September 04, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, September 04, 2021

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (32 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle September 04, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Rush order	9
2A	10. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea	5
3A	15. Bet involving score totals	9
4A	16. Sight at low tide	5
5A	17. Mental or fiscal tightness	9
6A	18. Just under way, so to speak	5
7A	19. "90 Day Fiancé" channel	3
8A	20. TV lingo for using established hits to prop up weaker shows	10
9A	22. Govt. plant inspector	4
10A	24. The Greek philosopher Empedocles leapt into its flames, in legend	6
11A	25. Annual celebration during which sweeping is taboo	3
12A	27. Car model whose name becomes an N.B.A. superstar when its middle letter is removed	7
13A	29. Move, informally	4
14A	30. Needing a jolt	8
15A	33. Iranian port near the Iraq border	6
16A	35. Out of whimsy	7
17A	36. In the works	7
18A	37. Waifs	6
19A	38. Latin American spread	8
20A	39. First two words of Shelley's "Ozymandias"	4
21A	40. Falling hard?	7
22A	42. Bivouac sight	3
23A	43. Term terminus	6
24A	44. Roves (about)	4
25A	48. Someone who has it all	10
26A	51. Favorite	3
27A	52. Favorite novelist of Twihards	5
28A	53. As you like it	9
29A	55. Sty sound	5
30A	56. Completely routs	9
31A	57. Try to get down	5
32A	58. Got in a lather, say	9

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Rush order"

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: COMEQUICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of ghana with a deep-water port
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of 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: ACCRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Bet involving score totals"

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: OVERUNDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Sight at low tide"

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 sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
• Words that mean the same thing: shallow, school
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Mental or fiscal tightness"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
• Words that mean the same thing: niggardness, minginess, thrift
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARSIMONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Just under way, so to speak"

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 any immature animal
• Words that mean the same thing: untried, Loretta Young, Whitney Young
• The opposite would be: old, aged
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOUNG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. "90 Day Fiancé" channel"

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 considerate and solicitous care
• Words that mean the same thing: tender loving care
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TLC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. TV lingo for using established hits to prop up weaker shows"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TENTPOLING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Govt. plant inspector"

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 government agency in the department of labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. The Greek philosopher Empedocles leapt into its flames, in legend"

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: MTETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Annual celebration during which sweeping is taboo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 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 12 Across: "27. Car model whose name becomes an N.B.A. superstar when its middle letter is removed"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LEBARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Move, informally"

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: RELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Needing a jolt"

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 lacking zest or vivacity
• Words that mean the same thing: dispirited
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LISTLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Iranian port near the Iraq border"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ABADAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Out of whimsy"

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: ONALARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. In the works"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
• Words that mean the same thing: brew
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREWING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Waifs"

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 (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
• Words that mean the same thing: gamin, throwaway, street arab
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAMINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Latin American spread"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large estate in spanish-speaking countries
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HACIENDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. First two words of Shelley's "Ozymandias""

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: IMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Falling hard?"

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 praise vociferously
• Words that mean the same thing: herald, acclaim, hail
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAILING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Bivouac sight"

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 sheath worn to protect a finger
• Words that mean the same thing: fingerstall, crib, camp bed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Term terminus"

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 final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
• Words that mean the same thing: final, final examination, final exam
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FINALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Roves (about)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
• Words that mean the same thing: jazz around, gad, GAD
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Someone who has it all"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something
• Words that mean the same thing: monopoliser, monopolizer
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONOPOLIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Favorite"

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 domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: favored, positron emission tomography, favorite
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Favorite novelist of Twihards"

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

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: MEYER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. As you like it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that worth having or seeking or achieving
• Words that mean the same thing: worthy, suitable
• The opposite would be: undesirable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESIRABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Sty sound"

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 disrespectful laugh
• Words that mean the same thing: boo, razz, bird
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Completely routs"

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: EATSALIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Try to get down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a detailed critical inspection
• Words that mean the same thing: survey, sketch, examine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Got in a lather, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that use shampoo on (hair)
• Words that mean the same thing: shampoo
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAMPOOED

  Great job if you got it right!

September 04, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Admit	5
2D	2. Cricket fields, e.g.	5
3D	3. Swag for sale	5
4D	4. Sounds of hesitation	3
5D	5. Give notice	4
6D	6. Access to a country club, in brief?	12
7D	7. "Better off not knowing"	8
8D	8. Hockey players who face off in a face-off	7
9D	9. Superman's dog	6
10D	10. Havens	5
11D	11. "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik	4
12D	12. Considered a participant	9
13D	13. Chaparral or savanna	9
14D	14. Calculus prerequisite: Abbr.	3
15D	21. 1914 Freud essay that introduced the concept of "ego ideal"	12
16D	23. Mostly online writing genre	6
17D	26. Kingdom whose capital is Nuku'alofa	5
18D	28. Effervescence	4
19D	29. Tartare topper	6
20D	30. "___ is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end": Spock	5
21D	31. Shortly	9
22D	32. "Right back atcha"	9
23D	34. Hippie confab	4
24D	36. Ancient siege weapon for launching stones	8
25D	38. Florida city with a large Cuban American population (70+%)	7
26D	41. Electron attractors	6
27D	43. Malt liquor bottle, in slang	5
28D	45. Where some high schoolers get DNA tests?	5
29D	46. Burrow (into)	5
30D	47. Marengo, for Napoleon	5
31D	49. "Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___" (2015 TV movie)	4
32D	50. Hip-hop subgenre	4
33D	52. Slush pile contents: Abbr.	3
34D	54. Greeting in Rio	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. Admit"

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: COPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Cricket fields, e.g."

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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Words that mean the same thing: oval, ellipse
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Swag for sale"

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: MERCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Sounds of hesitation"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: ER, Er, atomic number 68
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Give notice"

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 put an end to a state or an activity
• Words that mean the same thing: give up, stop, foreswear
• The opposite would be: take office, enter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Access to a country club, in brief?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNMEMBERSHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Better off not knowing""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IDONTASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hockey players who face off in a face-off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area that is approximately central within some larger region
• Words that mean the same thing: center field, revolve about, middle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CENTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Superman's dog"

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: KRYPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Havens"

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: ASYLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik"

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: CHOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Considered a participant"

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: COUNTEDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Chaparral or savanna"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that land suitable for grazing livestock
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANGELAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Calculus prerequisite: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. 1914 Freud essay that introduced the concept of "ego ideal""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: ONNARCISSISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Mostly online writing genre"

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: ALTLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Kingdom whose capital is Nuku'alofa"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a monarchy on a polynesian archipelago in the south pacific; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1970
• Words that mean the same thing: Friendly Islands, Kingdom of Tonga
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Effervescence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: dash, panache, ardour
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Tartare topper"

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: RAWEGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. "___ is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end": Spock"

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 branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
• Words that mean the same thing: logical system, system of logic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOGIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Shortly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INAMOMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. "Right back atcha""

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: SAMETOYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Hippie confab"

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: BEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Ancient siege weapon for launching stones"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
• Words that mean the same thing: trebuchet, arbalist, catapult
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALLISTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Florida city with a large Cuban American population (70+%)"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: HIALEAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Electron attractors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• Words that mean the same thing: anode
• The opposite would be: cathode
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Malt liquor bottle, in slang"

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 cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
• Words that mean the same thing: XL, xl, 40
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Where some high schoolers get DNA tests?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: APBIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Burrow (into)"

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 turn up, loosen, or remove earth
• Words that mean the same thing: dig, cut into, turn over
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Marengo, for Napoleon"

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 (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. "Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___" (2015 TV movie)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NERD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Hip-hop subgenre"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: yap, lying in wait, snare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Slush pile contents: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
• Words that mean the same thing: MS, ms, Magnolia State
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Greeting in Rio"

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: ALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	71.2%
Short Answer	6	9.1%
Geography	4	6.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.5%
Abbreviation	2	3.0%
Literature	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	6.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, June 03, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (35 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle June 03, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Puzzle genre	5
2A	6. Company with the motto "When you rise, we shine"	4
3A	10. Arcade game ender	4
4A	14. Jimi Hendrix vis-à-vis the Monkees, in 1967	10
5A	16. Eastern leader	4
6A	17. Supplied with dough, as a bakery	10
7A	18. Giving chocolate to the dog, e.g.	4
8A	19. "Woo-hoo!," in Oaxaca	3
9A	20. Proceed during rush hour, say	5
10A	21. It's down in France	5
11A	22. Totals	4
12A	23. Graham of "Gilmore Girls"	6
13A	25. Plant with oily seeds	6
14A	28. Give and take	6
15A	29. African river with a notorious name	5
16A	30. "Well, who'da thunk it!"	9
17A	33. Actor Burton	5
18A	34. Hot flash?	3
19A	35. One of three brothers in a Puzo best seller	5
20A	36. Employer of Kirk and Spock	9
21A	38. Like O negative vis-à-vis O positive	5
22A	39. Hucksters have them	6
23A	40. Dressed, so to speak	6
24A	41. Went up	6
25A	42. Magazine with the slogan "All you need to know about everything that matters," with "The"	4
26A	43. The average American spends over four hours a day on it	5
27A	44. All 12 Disney princesses, e.g.	5
28A	46. Small-business partner, perhaps	3
29A	49. Clip	4
30A	50. Period before a big deadline	10
31A	52. It's not good	4
32A	53. Buildings with many wings	10
33A	54. Ingredients in mattar paneer	4
34A	55. Place to park	4
35A	56. Hoi polloi	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. Puzzle genre"

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 branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
• Words that mean the same thing: system of logic, logical system
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOGIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Company with the motto "When you rise, we shine""

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 united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Words that mean the same thing: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Arcade game ender"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
• Words that mean the same thing: disceptation, inclination, wobble
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Jimi Hendrix vis-à-vis the Monkees, in 1967"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPENINGACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Eastern leader"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Words that mean the same thing: ameer, emeer, amir
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Supplied with dough, as a bakery"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that provide with sufficient funds; finance
• Words that mean the same thing: bankroll
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BANKROLLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Giving chocolate to the dog, e.g."

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: NONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "Woo-hoo!," in Oaxaca"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Proceed during rush hour, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
• Words that mean the same thing: sneak, weirdie, mouse
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. It's down in France"

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 soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
• Words that mean the same thing: continental quilt, eiderdown
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUVET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Totals"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a quantity of money
• Words that mean the same thing: totality, join, sum of money
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Graham of "Gilmore Girls""

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: LAUREN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Plant with oily seeds"

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 vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids
• Words that mean the same thing: canola oil
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Give and take"

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 equal exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: swap, swop, trade
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. African river with a notorious name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to africa
• Words that mean the same thing: Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola fever
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. "Well, who'da thunk it!""

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: FANCYTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Actor Burton"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEVAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Hot flash?"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: ira, anger, choler
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. One of three brothers in a Puzo best seller"

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: FREDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Employer of Kirk and Spock"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STARFLEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Like O negative vis-à-vis O positive"

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 not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
• Words that mean the same thing: rare, rarefied, rarified
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RARER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Hucksters have them"

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 plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
• Words that mean the same thing: spiel, patter, line of gab
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Dressed, so to speak"

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 socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
• Words that mean the same thing: decently, seemly, properly
• The opposite would be: improperly, indecent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. Went up"

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 measure by or as if by a scale
• Words that mean the same thing: surmount, scaly, scale
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCALED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. Magazine with the slogan "All you need to know about everything that matters," with "The""

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 any period of seven consecutive days
• Words that mean the same thing: hebdomad, calendar week, workweek
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. The average American spends over four hours a day on it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
• Words that mean the same thing: speech sound, call, telephone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. All 12 Disney princesses, e.g."

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 time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
• Words that mean the same thing: teen, stripling, teenager
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. Small-business partner, perhaps"

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 informal terms for a mother
• Words that mean the same thing: mummy, mum, momma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Clip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
• Words that mean the same thing: rank, order, grade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Period before a big deadline"

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: CRUNCHTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. It's not good"

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 morally objectionable behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: vicious, malefic, immorality
• The opposite would be: good, goodness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Buildings with many wings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BIRDHOUSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Ingredients in mattar paneer"

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 seed of a pea plant used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: pea plant, pea
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Place to park"

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 point located with respect to surface features of some region
• Words that mean the same thing: smear, situation, descry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "56. Hoi polloi"

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 laborer who is obliged to do menial work
• Words that mean the same thing: peon, drudge, navvy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword June 03, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Endangered Western wolf	4
2D	2. Olympic Australis is a noted one	4
3D	3. Tiny inheritance	4
4D	4. It commonly comes in black and blue	3
5D	5. Trash can, jocularly	12
6D	6. Looks like a jerk	5
7D	7. Chronicle	4
8D	8. Hoth, in "The Empire Strikes Back"	9
9D	9. Regular: Abbr.	3
10D	10. Path at a university	11
11D	11. Comment made while waving in a crowd	10
12D	12. Wrinkle-prone fabric	5
13D	13. Parade, with "out"	4
14D	15. Designer Kamali who made Farrah Fawcett's iconic red swimsuit	5
15D	21. Non-taxing part of airline travel?	12
16D	22. They work using photovoltaic cells	11
17D	24. Bow	3
18D	25. Images of Pluto, perhaps	4
19D	26. Assist on the job	4
20D	27. Part of Canada named for part of Europe	10
21D	28. Shows	5
22D	30. Reason some kids won't go to class	9
23D	31. Yemeni seaport	4
24D	32. It may be part of a suit	4
25D	37. Abstract artist Krasner	3
26D	40. Actress who played Queens Elizabeth and Victoria in film	5
27D	41. Take a plane to	5
28D	42. "Cheers" actor George	5
29D	43. Gear up	4
30D	45. Dollar alternative	4
31D	46. Paste in soup	4
32D	47. Dark clouds, e.g.	4
33D	48. Private dining room	4
34D	50. "The Carol Burnett Show" network	3
35D	51. Day associated with Mars, in astrology: Abbr.	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Endangered Western wolf"

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: LOBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Olympic Australis is a noted one"

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 a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Tiny inheritance"

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 (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
• Words that mean the same thing: cistron, factor
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: GENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. It commonly comes in black and blue"

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

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• This could be something that a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Trash can, jocularly"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

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• The word looks like this: ____________
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  The answer is: CIRCULARFILE

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Clue 6 Down: "6. Looks like a jerk"

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

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• This could be something that look at with amorous intentions
• Words that mean the same thing: ogle
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: OGLES

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Clue 7 Down: "7. Chronicle"

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

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• This could be something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• Words that mean the same thing: narration, tarradiddle, story
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hoth, in "The Empire Strikes Back""

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

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• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ICEPLANET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Regular: Abbr."

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

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• This could be something that a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
• Words that mean the same thing: venereal infection, Cupid's disease, VD
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: STD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Path at a university"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___________
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  The answer is: TENURETRACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Comment made while waving in a crowd"

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

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• The word looks like this: __________
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  The answer is: IMOVERHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Wrinkle-prone fabric"

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

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• This could be something that a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
• Words that mean the same thing: linen paper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: LINEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Parade, with "out""

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

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• This could be something that a slow pace of running
• Words that mean the same thing: crib, lope, Trotskyist
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Designer Kamali who made Farrah Fawcett's iconic red swimsuit"

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

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• This could be something that a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near lupus and ara in the milky way
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NORMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Non-taxing part of airline travel?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

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• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DUTYFREESHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. They work using photovoltaic cells"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___________
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  The answer is: SOLARPANELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Bow"

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

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• This could be something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: electric discharge, bow, discharge
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Images of Pluto, perhaps"

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

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• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: CELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Assist on the job"

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

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• This could be something that assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ABET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Part of Canada named for part of Europe"

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

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• The word looks like this: __________
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  The answer is: NOVASCOTIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Shows"

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

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• This could be something that make public
• Words that mean the same thing: publicize, denude, block up
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Reason some kids won't go to class"

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

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• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: FIELDTRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Yemeni seaport"

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

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• This could be something that an important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. It may be part of a suit"

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 (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
• Words that mean the same thing: civil wrong
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Abstract artist Krasner"

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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Spike Lee, Shelton Jackson Lee, Lee Yuen Kam
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Actress who played Queens Elizabeth and Victoria in film"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
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  The answer is: DENCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Take a plane to"

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 act of removing hair with a razor
• Words that mean the same thing: trim, plane, shaving
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SHAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. "Cheers" actor George"

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

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• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: WENDT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Gear up"

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 preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
• Words that mean the same thing: preparation, homework
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PREP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Dollar alternative"

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

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• This could be something that the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EURO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. Paste in soup"

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

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• This could be something that a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in japanese cooking to make soups or sauces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Dark clouds, e.g."

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: Oman, prodigy, bode
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. Private dining room"

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

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• This could be something that a state of confusion and disorderliness
• Words that mean the same thing: mickle, hole, muss
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: MESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. "The Carol Burnett Show" network"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: CBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Day associated with Mars, in astrology: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	77.1%
Short Answer	7	10.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Sports	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Geography	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 04:26 PM