27406 Thu Nov 21, 2024 NYT by Katie Hoody

Across Clues :

1. Classic sitcom streaming on BritBox, familiarly, 6. Cos. offering connections, 10. Jordan's only coastal city, 15. San Francisco organization supporting women in the arts, 16. No longer relevant, 17. Burj Khalifa's home, 18. 1850: 350,000+ words, 21. Instrument that gave rise to the guitalele, in brief, 22. "Bam!", 23. Chevy coupes, 24. 1862: 530,000+ words, 27. Major highway through the southern U.S., 28. Early birds?, 32. Structural supports, 35. On ice longer than normal, say?, 36. Volume divided by height, 37. Tool, 38. Thénardier and Bovary: Abbr., 39. Princess played by Halle Bailey in a 2023 film, 40. Just pulls off, with "out", 41. Taunt, 42. One hanging out in the cold, 43. Students run for it, 45. "Stop with that!", 46. 1957: 550,000+ words, 51. Not easy to find, 54. Sewing machine inventor Howe, 55. Third letter of Athens, in ancient Athens, 56. Cheeky review of 18-, 24- and 46-Across, 59. 1990s sitcom nerd, 60. Dark purple shade, 61. Ancient region considered a birthplace of Western philosophy, 62. Records, 63. Acts like, 64. Some gag Christmas gifts

Down Clues :

1. Performer with a concert tour titled "Straight Up Paula!", 2. Stop with that!, 3. No. 1's, 4. Bird-related prefix, 5. Cry over spilled milk, perhaps?, 6. "Pass the ball to me!", 7. Abnormally deep sleep, 8. Eponymous youth sports organization, the largest of its kind in the U.S., 9. Location within an office building: Abbr., 10. Some eBay revenue, 11. "Why don't you take a picture — it'll last longer!", 12. Help with wrongdoing, 13. ___ grazing (winter farm feeding strategy), 14. Bolsters, 19. Court matters, 20. Place to park a camper, 25. Character in a classic whodunit, 26. Contemptuous chorus, 29. Prince saved from drowning by 39-Across, 30. Piece of old movie equipment, 31. Word with bake or fire, 32. Image file format, 33. Like some barrel-aged spirits, 34. Invoice unit, 35. "That's on me", 38. U.S. city named for a geological formation, 39. Not wired, say, 41. N.B.A. player-turned-sports analyst Rose, 42. ___ Khan, former Pakistani prime minister, 44. Battalion commanders in the U.S.M.C., 45. Dresses down, 47. Not a straight shot, 48. Davis with the memoir "Dying of Politeness", 49. .com commerce, 50. Tots' pops, 51. Theater throwaway, 52. Gala throwaway, 53. Informal green lights, 57. School record, for short, 58. Joey of children's lit

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 21, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, November 21, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Classic sitcom streaming on BritBox, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABFAB




• The clue is 6. Cos. offering connections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISPS




• The clue is 10. Jordan's only coastal city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AQABA

  Possible Answer : Akaba, Aqaba, Al_Aqabah




• The clue is 15. San Francisco organization supporting women in the arts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAVA




• The clue is 16. No longer relevant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOT

  Possible Answer : deliberate, disputable, debatable, arguable, moot, consider, turn_over, debate




• The clue is 17. Burj Khalifa's home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUBAI

  Possible Answer : Dubai




• The clue is 18. 1850: 350,000+ words. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: DAVIDCOPPERFIELD




• The clue is 21. Instrument that gave rise to the guitalele, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKE

  Possible Answer : uke, ukulele




• The clue is 22. "Bam!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAPOW




• The clue is 23. Chevy coupes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VETTES




• The clue is 24. 1862: 530,000+ words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESMISERABLES




• The clue is 27. Major highway through the southern U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITEN




• The clue is 28. Early birds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOSTERS

  Possible Answer : cock, rooster




• The clue is 32. Structural supports. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOISTS

  Possible Answer : joist




• The clue is 35. On ice longer than normal, say?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOT




• The clue is 36. Volume divided by height. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREA

  Possible Answer : sphere, field, domain, arena, region, area, expanse, country, surface_area, orbit




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

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

  The answer: PATSY

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




• The clue is 38. Thénardier and Bovary: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MMES




• The clue is 39. Princess played by Halle Bailey in a 2023 film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL




• The clue is 40. Just pulls off, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKES




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

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

  The answer: JEER

  Possible Answer : flout, jeer, barrack, scoffing, scoff, jeering, gibe, mockery




• The clue is 42. One hanging out in the cold. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICICLE

  Possible Answer : icicle




• The clue is 43. Students run for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GYMCLASS




• The clue is 45. "Stop with that!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMON




• The clue is 46. 1957: 550,000+ words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLASSHRUGGED




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

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

  The answer: SCARCE

  Possible Answer : scarcely, barely, hardly, scarce, just

  Possible Opposite Answer : abundant




• The clue is 54. Sewing machine inventor Howe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIAS

  Possible Answer : Elia, Lamb, Charles_Lamb




• The clue is 55. Third letter of Athens, in ancient Athens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, eta, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA




• The clue is 56. Cheeky review of 18-, 24- and 46-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: TOOLONGDIDNTREAD




• The clue is 59. 1990s sitcom nerd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URKEL




• The clue is 60. Dark purple shade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUCE

  Possible Answer : puce




• The clue is 61. Ancient region considered a birthplace of Western philosophy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  Possible Answer : Ionia




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

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

  The answer: BESTS

  Possible Answer : trump, scoop, Best, outdo, outflank, topper, Charles_Herbert_Best, best, C._H._Best

  Possible Opposite Answer : worst




• The clue is 63. Acts like. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APES

  Possible Answer : caricature, ape, copycat, emulator, aper, imitator, anthropoid




• The clue is 64. Some gag Christmas gifts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COALS

  Possible Answer : coal, char, ember

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Performer with a concert tour titled "Straight Up Paula!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABDUL

• The clue is 2. Stop with that!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAKE

  Possible Answer: bracken, Pteridium_aquilinum, pasture_brake, brake

• The clue is 3. No. 1's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAVES

• The clue is 4. Bird-related prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVI

• The clue is 5. Cry over spilled milk, perhaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADKITTY

• The clue is 6. "Pass the ball to me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOPEN

• The clue is 7. Abnormally deep sleep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOPOR

  Possible Answer: sopor, sleep

• The clue is 8. Eponymous youth sports organization, the largest of its kind in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPWARNER

• The clue is 9. Location within an office building: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE

• The clue is 10. Some eBay revenue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADFEES

• The clue is 11. "Why don't you take a picture — it'll last longer!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUITSTARING

• The clue is 12. Help with wrongdoing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 13. ___ grazing (winter farm feeding strategy). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALE

  Possible Answer: Basel, Basle, bale, Bale

• The clue is 14. Bolsters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDS

  Possible Answer: economic_aid, care, tending, acquired_immune_deficiency_syndrome, assistance, assist, AIDS, help, financial_aid, aid, attention

• The clue is 19. Court matters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASES

  Possible Answer: incase, display_case, vitrine, compositor's_case, fount, caseful, pillowcase, cause, subject, character, guinea_pig, event, instance, case, eccentric, grammatical_case, suit, showcase, type, shell, encase, typesetter's_case, slip, face, sheath, example, causa, pillow_slip, font, typeface, lawsuit, casing

• The clue is 20. Place to park a camper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RVLOT

• The clue is 25. Character in a classic whodunit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSSCARLET

• The clue is 26. Contemptuous chorus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOOS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud

• The clue is 29. Prince saved from drowning by 39-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIC

• The clue is 30. Piece of old movie equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEL

  Possible Answer: spool, Scottish_reel, careen, spin_around, Virginia_reel, stagger, spin, lurch, keel, gyrate, reel, whirl, swag, bobbin

• The clue is 31. Word with bake or fire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALE

  Possible Answer: cut-rate_sale, sale, sales_agreement, sales_event

• The clue is 32. Image file format. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JPEG

• The clue is 33. Like some barrel-aged spirits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKY

• The clue is 34. Invoice unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITEM

  Possible Answer: detail, token, point, particular, item

• The clue is 35. "That's on me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMESSEDUP

• The clue is 38. U.S. city named for a geological formation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESA

  Possible Answer: table, mesa, Mesa

• The clue is 39. Not wired, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACOUSTIC

  Possible Answer: acoustical, acoustic

• The clue is 41. N.B.A. player-turned-sports analyst Rose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JALEN

• The clue is 42. ___ Khan, former Pakistani prime minister. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMRAN

• The clue is 44. Battalion commanders in the U.S.M.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LTCOLS

• The clue is 45. Dresses down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIDES

  Possible Answer: take_to_task, call_on_the_carpet, jaw, chew_up, rebuke, dress_down, bawl_out, reprimand, scold, lambaste, lecture, chew_out, reproof, trounce, rag, remonstrate, call_down, chide, berate, have_words, lambast

• The clue is 47. Not a straight shot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLICE

  Possible Answer: piece, cut, fade, slit, slice_up, gash, slash, slice, slicing

• The clue is 48. Davis with the memoir "Dying of Politeness". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEENA

• The clue is 49. .com commerce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAIL

• The clue is 50. Tots' pops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DADAS

  Possible Answer: daddy, dadaism, dada, dad, pop, pa, papa, pappa

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

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

  The answer: STUB

  Possible Answer: ticket_stub, check_stub, butt, stub, counterfoil, nub

• The clue is 52. Gala throwaway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORE

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

• The clue is 53. Informal green lights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AOKS

• The clue is 57. School record, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPA

  Possible Answer: grade_point_average, GPA

• The clue is 58. Joey of children's lit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROO

January 24, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (42 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (42 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword January 24, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Luxuriate	4
2A	5. Bread that may be stuffed with shawarma	4
3A	9. Moves like a dog's tail	4
4A	13. Clamp that transposes a guitar's pitch	4
5A	14. "Hurry! We're late!"	4
6A	15. Horse, in Latin	5
7A	17. Unfair dig in an argument	9
8A	19. "We ___ please"	5
9A	20. Actress Ward of "CSI: NY" and "FBI"	4
10A	21. Choose	5
11A	23. Red October in "The Hunt for Red October," e.g.	3
12A	24. San Francisco neighborhood with the GLBT Historical Society Museum, with "the"	6
13A	26. "I'm not THAT gullible!"	6
14A	28. "Not feeling it"	3
15A	30. Witnessed	4
16A	31. One pitching in	6
17A	32. Scratch like an unhappy tabby	6
18A	34. Sci-fi or horror	5
19A	36. Challenge for a translator, maybe	5
20A	37. What free TV usually comes with	3
21A	38. Elephant of children's literature	5
22A	42. "Me too!"	5
23A	43. Quick plunge	3
24A	44. Sky-blue	5
25A	45. Cataclysm in the lore of many world cultures	5
26A	47. Space missions that collect data without landing	6
27A	48. Professional occupation	6
28A	51. Actor ___ Patrick Harris	4
29A	53. Article of cricket equipment	3
30A	54. Opposed (to)	6
31A	55. Distilled coal product used to preserve wood	6
32A	57. Maya who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial	3
33A	58. Some travel packages	5
34A	60. Roughly half of binary code	4
35A	62. Unleavened Passover staple	5
36A	64. On again, as a flame or romance	9
37A	67. Oktoberfest vessel	5
38A	68. Swanky party	4
39A	69. In the area	4
40A	70. Upper hand	4
41A	71. Ice cream brand	4
42A	72. Green that might go in a smoothie	4

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. Luxuriate"

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 derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
• Words that mean the same thing: relish, savour, savor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Bread that may be stuffed with shawarma"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
• Words that mean the same thing: pocket bread
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Moves like a dog's tail"

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 witty amusing person who makes jokes
• Words that mean the same thing: wit, card, shake
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Clamp that transposes a guitar's pitch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. "Hurry! We're late!""

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: CMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Horse, in Latin"

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 type genus of the equidae: only surviving genus of the family equidae
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Equus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EQUUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Unfair dig in an argument"

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: CHEAPSHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "We ___ please""

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: AIMTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Actress Ward of "CSI: NY" and "FBI""

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: SELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Choose"

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 exclusive group of people
• Words that mean the same thing: elite, chosen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Red October in "The Hunt for Red October," 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 large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: hoagie, hoagy, torpedo
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. San Francisco neighborhood with the GLBT Historical Society Museum, with "the""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a marxist socialist state in cuba (born in 1927)
• Words that mean the same thing: Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CASTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. "I'm not THAT gullible!""

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: OHSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. "Not feeling it""

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: NAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Witnessed"

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 perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
• Words that mean the same thing: consider, watch, construe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. One pitching in"

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 person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: assistant, help, benefactor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Scratch like an unhappy tabby"

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: CLAWAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Sci-fi or horror"

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 kind of literary or artistic work
• Words that mean the same thing: literary genre, musical style, music genre
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GENRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Challenge for a translator, maybe"

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 manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
• Words that mean the same thing: artistic style, parlance, phrase
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDIOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. What free TV usually comes with"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: ad, advertizing, advert
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Elephant of children's literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of french books for children
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. "Me too!""

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: SODOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Quick plunge"

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 depression in an otherwise level surface
• Words that mean the same thing: dunk, souse, magnetic dip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Sky-blue"

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 light shade of blue
• Words that mean the same thing: bright blue, lazuline, sapphire
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AZURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Cataclysm in the lore of many world cultures"

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 the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
• Words that mean the same thing: alluvion, deluge, torrent
• The opposite would be: ebbtide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Space missions that collect data without landing"

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: FLYBYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Professional occupation"

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 particular occupation for which you are trained
• Words that mean the same thing: calling, life history, vocation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAREER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Actor ___ Patrick Harris"

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: NEIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Article of cricket equipment"

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 nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• Words that mean the same thing: squash racquet, cream, flutter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Opposed (to)"

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 (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed
• Words that mean the same thing: loath, loth, antipathetical
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Distilled coal product used to preserve wood"

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: TAROIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Maya who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial"

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 united states sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the vietnam war in washington (born in 1959)
• Words that mean the same thing: Maya Lin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Some travel packages"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an industrial city in western france on the loire river
• Words that mean the same thing: go, tour, hitch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOURS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. Roughly half of binary code"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: ace, single, one
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. Unleavened Passover staple"

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 brittle flat bread eaten at passover
• Words that mean the same thing: matzah, unleavened bread, matzoh
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATZO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. On again, as a flame or romance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ignite anew, as of something burning
• Words that mean the same thing: reignite
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REIGNITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Oktoberfest vessel"

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 mug intended for serving beer
• Words that mean the same thing: beer mug, Gertrude Stein
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. Swanky party"

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 gay festivity
• Words that mean the same thing: gala affair, jamboree, blowout
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. In the area"

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 move towards
• Words that mean the same thing: almost, draw near, most
• The opposite would be: far
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "70. Upper hand"

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 boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: boundary, adjoin, bound
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "71. Ice cream brand"

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: EDYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Across: "72. Green that might go in a smoothie"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: clams, wampum, dinero
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle January 24, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Include covertly in an email thread	3
2D	2. Sounds of bliss	4
3D	3. Electronic device for a person with voice impairment	9
4D	4. Eucalyptus-eating "bear"	5
5D	5. Mac alternatives	3
6D	6. Egotist's "The party can start now!"	6
7D	7. Response from someone who merely glanced at an online post, maybe	16
8D	8. Poker buy-in	4
9D	9. What a U.F.O. might turn out to be	14
10D	10. E.P.A. pollution stat	3
11D	11. Clogs, as a machine or process	6
12D	12. Surgeon's stitch	6
13D	16. Clearheaded	5
14D	18. Go through one of life's significant moments	14
15D	22. Journalist/political analyst Nate	4
16D	25. Vietnamese New Year	3
17D	27. Sordid	6
18D	28. Long-running CBS police drama	4
19D	29. Designer Gucci	4
20D	33. Low-frequency speaker	6
21D	35. Mind reader's ability, in brief	3
22D	37. Hubbub	3
23D	39. Beverage mixed with tapioca pearls ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?	9
24D	40. One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones"	4
25D	41. Breather	4
26D	46. Black-and-white cookie	4
27D	47. Christmas tree	3
28D	48. Quiets	5
29D	49. Pilot a plane	6
30D	50. Like apartments and many tuxedos	6
31D	52. With little effort	6
32D	56. Bold way to solve a sudoku	5
33D	59. Impulse	4
34D	61. Notary public's authorizing stamp	4
35D	63. Sharp turn	3
36D	65. Nitrous oxide, e.g.	3
37D	66. "Dr." who performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show	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. Include covertly in an email thread"

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: BCC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Sounds of bliss"

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: aah, ooh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Electronic device for a person with voice impairment"

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: SPEECHAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Eucalyptus-eating "bear""

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 sluggish tailless australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
• Words that mean the same thing: kangaroo bear, koala bear, native bear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Mac alternatives"

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 digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
• Words that mean the same thing: PC, personal computer, microcomputer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Egotist's "The party can start now!""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: IMHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Response from someone who merely glanced at an online post, maybe"

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: TOOLONGDIDNTREAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Poker buy-in"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. What a U.F.O. might turn out to be"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: WEATHERBALLOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. E.P.A. pollution stat"

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: AQI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Clogs, as a machine or process"

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: GUMSUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Surgeon's stitch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)
• Words that mean the same thing: surgical seam, sutura, fibrous joint
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUTURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "16. Clearheaded"

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 cause to become sober
• Words that mean the same thing: drab, grave, serious
• The opposite would be: playful, intoxicated
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Go through one of life's significant moments"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: PASSAMILESTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Journalist/political analyst Nate"

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 german botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants
• Words that mean the same thing: Ferdinand Julius Cohn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COHN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Vietnamese New Year"

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 new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Sordid"

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 of cloth; thin and loosely woven
• Words that mean the same thing: bum, seamy, tinny
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEAZY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Long-running CBS police drama"

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: NCIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Designer Gucci"

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: ALDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Low-frequency speaker"

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 loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOOFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Mind reader's ability, in brief"

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, second sight, E.S.P.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Hubbub"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: fuss, flurry, stir
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "39. Beverage mixed with tapioca pearls ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: BUBBLETEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. One of the Starks on "Game of Thrones""

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: ARYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Breather"

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 something left after other parts have been taken away
• Words that mean the same thing: catch one's breath, remainder, residual
• The opposite would be: change, be active
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "46. Black-and-white cookie"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "47. Christmas tree"

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 nonresinous wood of a fir tree
• Words that mean the same thing: fir tree, true fir
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. Quiets"

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 steadiness of mind under stress
• Words that mean the same thing: settle down, calmness, calm down
• The opposite would be: discomposure, stimulate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Pilot a plane"

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 operate an airplane
• Words that mean the same thing: fly, pilot
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVIATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Like apartments and many tuxedos"

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 let for money
• Words that mean the same thing: rent, let, engage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. With little effort"

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 with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
• Words that mean the same thing: easy, well
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASILY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. Bold way to solve a sudoku"

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: ININK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "59. Impulse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an instinctive motive
• Words that mean the same thing: press, root on, itch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "61. Notary public's authorizing stamp"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Words that mean the same thing: Navy SEAL, sealskin, cachet
• The opposite would be: unseal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "63. Sharp turn"

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 angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions
• Words that mean the same thing: zigzag, zag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ZIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "65. Nitrous oxide, e.g."

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 state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Words that mean the same thing: gasoline, blow, shoot a line
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "66. "Dr." who performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show"

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: DRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	68.4%
Short Answer	15	19.0%
History	5	6.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	42
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.1 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!

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

Last Updated: September 04, 2025 at 05:39 PM