27393 Thu Nov 07, 2024 NYT by Joe Deeney

Across Clues :

1. Not quite burnt, say, 4. "The Joy of ___" ("The Simpsons" episode about a cult), 8. Not genuine, 14. Subject of many a grainy video, 15. Dungeons & Dragons beast, 16. Made do?, 17. Developer's purchase, 18. Fills in with the latest, 20. "Fannn-tastic!", 22. Yesterday, in Spanish, 23. Et ___, 24. Lilliputian, 26. They might clash on a star-studded team, 30. Petty complaint, 32. Gochujang paste or hoisin sauce, 35. Genius Bar staffer, perhaps, 38. Mario Kart character with a pink outfit and a mushroom cap, 39. Encyclopedia division: Abbr., 40. Given name of baseball's Ozzie Smith, 42. Body shop offering, 43. Greek language?, 45. Deep cuts, 47. Home to the Van Gogh Museum, 49. Meet up with, 50. Will of "The Waltons", 51. Thornfield Hall governess, 53. Place for a Lady chapel, 56. No challenge, 59. "Hold your head high!", 61. Result in a photo finish, 65. Banking giant based in 47-Across, 66. "Likewise", 67. Touched down, 68. San Antonio-to-Dallas dir., 69. Shaky start?, 70. ___ deal, 71. Carol contraction

Down Clues :

1. Midwest city known as the "Capital of Route 66", 2. On the bad side (of), 3. Freedom, per Janis Joplin, 4. Stylish Miami neighborhood, in brief, 5. Everglades hunter, 6. Rave party?, 7. Pink-colored euro banknote, 8. Online shop for some vintage items, 9. Got up, 10. Topping-laden pizza variety, 11. Sight in Congo's Virunga National Park, 12. ___ shot, 13. Debut character for Zadie Smith?, 19. "I Will Survive" Grammy winner, 21. Gaming console that preceded the Switch, 25. Totally unacceptable, 27. Not beat around the bush, 28. How ballerinas often dance, 29. Cooks, as tomatoes, 31. Frequently recurring theme, 33. "Rats!", 34. Noodle nuggets, 35. Drip source in an E.R., 36. Crooner Mel, 37. Beta tester, e.g., 41. One might require a higher prescription, 44. Grid components, 46. Prepare, as scallops, 48. Claymation character of old "S.N.L.", 52. Chilling, 54. Like the majority of Egyptians, 55. Crimped parts of ravioli, 57. Subject of the obsolete "plum pudding model", 58. "Beat it!", 60. Org. with a white rabbit in its logo, 61. Not trans, 62. Written homage, 63. L'état, à Louis XIV, 64. 2020 #1 hit for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 07, 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 7, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Not quite burnt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAN

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




• The clue is 4. "The Joy of ___" ("The Simpsons" episode about a cult). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer : sect, faction, religious_order, religious_sect




• The clue is 8. Not genuine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERSATZ

  Possible Answer : ersatz, substitute




• The clue is 14. Subject of many a grainy video. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer : unidentified_flying_object, UFO, flying_saucer




• The clue is 15. Dungeons & Dragons beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer : demon, devil, monster, fiend, ogre




• The clue is 16. Made do?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUPEE

  Possible Answer : toupe, toupee




• The clue is 17. Developer's purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOT

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




• The clue is 18. Fills in with the latest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRINGSUPTOSPEED




• The clue is 20. "Fannn-tastic!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUHWEET




• The clue is 22. Yesterday, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYER




• The clue is 23. Et ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALII




• The clue is 24. Lilliputian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINY

  Possible Answer : tiny, diminutive, bantam, flyspeck, midget, lilliputian, petite




• The clue is 26. They might clash on a star-studded team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOS

  Possible Answer : ego, egotism, self, self-importance




• The clue is 30. Petty complaint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer : nit




• The clue is 32. Gochujang paste or hoisin sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONDIMENT

  Possible Answer : condiment




• The clue is 35. Genius Bar staffer, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITGURU




• The clue is 38. Mario Kart character with a pink outfit and a mushroom cap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOADETTE




• The clue is 39. Encyclopedia division: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOL




• The clue is 40. Given name of baseball's Ozzie Smith. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSBORNE

  Possible Answer : John_James_Osborne, Osborne, John_Osborne




• The clue is 42. Body shop offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOW

  Possible Answer : tow, towage




• The clue is 43. Greek language?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BROSPEAK




• The clue is 45. Deep cuts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASHES

  Possible Answer : gash, cut, slash, slice




• The clue is 47. Home to the Van Gogh Museum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMSTERDAM

  Possible Answer : capital_of_The_Netherlands, Dutch_capital, Amsterdam




• The clue is 49. Meet up with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEE

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




• The clue is 50. Will of "The Waltons". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEER




• The clue is 51. Thornfield Hall governess. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYRE

  Possible Answer : Eyre, Lake_Eyre




• The clue is 53. Place for a Lady chapel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APSE

  Possible Answer : apse, apsis




• The clue is 56. No challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASY

  Possible Answer : well-heeled, tardily, easy, sluttish, well-to-do, promiscuous, wanton, soft, well-fixed, prosperous, leisurely, well-situated, slow, easygoing, gentle, loose, well-off, easily, comfortable, light, slowly

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneasy, quickly, difficult




• The clue is 59. "Hold your head high!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEPROUD




• The clue is 61. Result in a photo finish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

  The answer: COMEDOWNTOTHEWIRE




• The clue is 65. Banking giant based in 47-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING




• The clue is 66. "Likewise". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOTOO




• The clue is 67. Touched down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIT




• The clue is 68. San Antonio-to-Dallas dir.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NNE

  Possible Answer : north_northeast, NNE, nor'-nor'-east




• The clue is 69. Shaky start?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEISMO




• The clue is 70. ___ deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEA

  Possible Answer : plea, supplication




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

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

  The answer: TIS

  Possible Answer : ti, Cordyline_terminalis, te, titanium, atomic_number_22, si, Ti

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Midwest city known as the "Capital of Route 66". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TULSA

  Possible Answer: Tulsa

• The clue is 2. On the bad side (of). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFOUL

  Possible Answer: fouled, afoul, foul

• The clue is 3. Freedom, per Janis Joplin. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

  The answer: NOTHINGLEFTTOLOSE

• The clue is 4. Stylish Miami neighborhood, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOBE

• The clue is 5. Everglades hunter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGRET

  Possible Answer: egret

• The clue is 6. Rave party?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRITIC

  Possible Answer: critic

• The clue is 7. Pink-colored euro banknote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEN

  Possible Answer: x, X, tenner, decade, ten, 10, ten-spot

• The clue is 8. Online shop for some vintage items. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 9. Got up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSE

  Possible Answer: pink_wine, jump, arise, rosaceous, lift, roseate, wax, rise_up, spring_up, mount, rose, uprise, turn_out, climb_up, ascend, prove, originate, rebel, develop, rose_wine, grow, go_up, blush_wine, rosiness, rise, rear, stand_up, get_up, heighten, climb, surface, resurrect, rosebush, move_up, come_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : turn_in, wane, sit_down, go_to_bed, fall, set

• The clue is 10. Topping-laden pizza variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUPREME

  Possible Answer: supreme, sovereign

• The clue is 11. Sight in Congo's Virunga National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APE

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

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

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

  The answer: TEE

  Possible Answer: teeing_ground, tee, golf_tee, tee_up, football_tee

• The clue is 13. Debut character for Zadie Smith?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZED

  Possible Answer: izzard, zee, z, ezed, Z, zed

• The clue is 19. "I Will Survive" Grammy winner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAYNOR

• The clue is 21. Gaming console that preceded the Switch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIIU

• The clue is 25. Totally unacceptable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTOKAY

• The clue is 27. Not beat around the bush. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: GETRIGHTTOTHEPOINT

• The clue is 28. How ballerinas often dance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTOE

• The clue is 29. Cooks, as tomatoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEWS

  Possible Answer: grizzle, swither, brood, stew, fret, grudge, sweat, lather

• The clue is 31. Frequently recurring theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROPE

  Possible Answer: figure_of_speech, trope, figure, image

• The clue is 33. "Rats!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANG

• The clue is 34. Noodle nuggets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAS

  Possible Answer: approximation, mind, melodic_theme, theme, estimation, musical_theme, estimate, idea, thought

• The clue is 35. Drip source in an E.R.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVBAG

• The clue is 36. Crooner Mel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORME

• The clue is 37. Beta tester, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USER

  Possible Answer: substance_abuser, user, exploiter, drug_user

• The clue is 41. One might require a higher prescription. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADEYE

• The clue is 44. Grid components. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STREETS

  Possible Answer: street

• The clue is 46. Prepare, as scallops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAR

  Possible Answer: shrivelled, blacken, withered, shriveled, singe, char, dried-up, scorch, sere, sear, parch

• The clue is 48. Claymation character of old "S.N.L.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRBILL

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

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer: eery, eerie

• The clue is 54. Like the majority of Egyptians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNNI

  Possible Answer: Sunni_Muslim, Sunni_Islam, Sunnite, Sunni

• The clue is 55. Crimped parts of ravioli. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGES

  Possible Answer: bound, adjoin, abut, march, border, butt_on, inch, edge, boundary, butt_against, butt, sharpness

• The clue is 57. Subject of the obsolete "plum pudding model". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOM

  Possible Answer: mote, speck, atom, corpuscle, molecule, particle

• The clue is 58. "Beat it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOO

  Possible Answer: shoo_away, shoo, shoo_off

• The clue is 60. Org. with a white rabbit in its logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETA

• The clue is 61. Not trans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIS

  Possible Answer: Ci, curie, CIS, Commonwealth_of_Independent_States

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

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer: ode

• The clue is 63. L'état, à Louis XIV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOI

• The clue is 64. 2020 #1 hit for Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAP

August 02, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, August 02, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle August 02, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. General plan?	6
2A	7. Reproductive part	6
3A	13. Locks that might not be totally secure?	7
4A	15. Cause of wheezing	6
5A	16. Put on the line, perhaps	8
6A	18. Check names	6
7A	19. It gets cleared for takeoff	8
8A	21. Bit of gymnastics equipment	3
9A	22. Important thing to know, if you will	9
10A	24. Big biceps, in slang	4
11A	25. Photos from drones, e.g.	5
12A	26. Trail mix morsel	3
13A	27. "How ___ it?"	3
14A	28. Some works by poets laureate	4
15A	29. Crime for which Al Capone went to prison	10
16A	33. Yank	3
17A	34. Put on the line	7
18A	35. PC "brain"	3
19A	36. Character raised in "Rosemary's Baby"	10
20A	38. In the thick of	4
21A	39. One relatively close either way?	3
22A	40. Female role in "Pulp Fiction"	3
23A	41. Silly	5
24A	42. Pitfall	4
25A	44. Theater ticket option	9
26A	46. Debtor's letters	3
27A	47. Ones flying in circles	8
28A	48. BBQ offering	6
29A	50. Settlers of disputes	8
30A	54. Noted library opened in 2001	6
31A	55. Traveler who picks up three companions in a classic film	7
32A	56. Pledge to	6
33A	57. Ill will	6

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. General plan?"

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 the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
• Words that mean the same thing: still-hunt, lying in wait, waylay
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMBUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Reproductive part"

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 female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PISTIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Locks that might not be totally secure?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
• Words that mean the same thing: toupee, toupe
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOUPEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Cause of wheezing"

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 respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin
• Words that mean the same thing: asthma attack, bronchial asthma
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTHMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Put on the line, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AIRDRIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Check names"

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 to whom money is paid
• Words that mean the same thing: payee
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAYEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. It gets cleared for takeoff"

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: AISLEWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Bit of gymnastics 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 a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
• Words that mean the same thing: matte up, mat up, entangle
• The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Important thing to know, if you will"

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: ESTATELAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Big biceps, in slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
• Words that mean the same thing: artillery, accelerator pedal, 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: GUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Photos from drones, e.g."

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: INTEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Trail mix morsel"

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

  The answer is: NUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. "How ___ it?""

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 state in northwestern united states on the pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: exist, follow, cost
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Some works by poets laureate"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Words that mean the same thing: ode
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Crime for which Al Capone went to prison"

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: TAXEVASION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Yank"

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 sudden abrupt pull
• Words that mean the same thing: tower, lug, jerk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Put on the line"

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 stake on the outcome of an issue
• Words that mean the same thing: bet, play, wager
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAGERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. PC "brain""

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 (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
• Words that mean the same thing: central processing unit, central processor, mainframe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Character raised in "Rosemary's Baby""

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

  The answer is: APOSTROPHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. In the thick of"

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: AMID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. One relatively close either way?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: SI, te, Systeme International
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Female role in "Pulp Fiction""

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: MIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Silly"

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 devoid of intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: fatuous, vacuous, mindless
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Pitfall"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: yap, maw, pin down
• The 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 25 Across: "44. Theater ticket option"

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 first or lowest balcony
• Words that mean the same thing: mezzanine floor, first balcony, entresol
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEZZANINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Debtor's letters"

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 informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Ones flying in circles"

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 new world vulture that is common in south america and central america and the southern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: buzzard, Buteo buteo, turkey vulture
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUZZARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. BBQ offering"

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 united states jurist appointed chief justice of the united states supreme court by richard nixon (1907-1995)
• Words that mean the same thing: Warren Burger, hamburger, Warren E. Burger
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BURGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. Settlers of disputes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone with the power to settle matters at will
• Words that mean the same thing: arbitrator, umpire, supreme authority
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARBITERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Noted library opened in 2001"

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: ITUNES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Traveler who picks up three companions in a classic film"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DOROTHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Pledge 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 make certain of
• Words that mean the same thing: reassure, guarantee, insure
• The opposite would be: worry
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Ill will"

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 feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
• Words that mean the same thing: gall, resentment, bitterness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANCOR

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - August 02, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. One-time connection	3
2D	2. Affected response to an allegation	3
3D	3. Prickly husk	3
4D	4. Keeps current	7
5D	5. First podcast to win a Peabody Award (2015)	6
6D	6. Job requiring a car, say	5
7D	7. Fruit in the custard apple family	5
8D	8. "Here's my two cents ..."	4
9D	9. Dump	3
10D	10. Tony winner set in River City, Iowa	11
11D	11. "Um ... er ..."	5
12D	12. Doesn't die	5
13D	14. Singer with the #1 albums "Stars Dance" (2013) and "Revival" (2015)	11
14D	17. Pie that comes "fully loaded"	11
15D	20. Green protector	11
16D	22. Become, finally	5
17D	23. Colorado's official state dinosaur	11
18D	24. Wonderful time	3
19D	25. Tiny bit	4
20D	27. Roll of bread	3
21D	29. Road goo	3
22D	30. Peace sign	3
23D	31. Pontificate	5
24D	32. Titian's "Venus Anadyomene," e.g.	4
25D	34. Lbs. and ozs.	3
26D	37. Tiny bit	3
27D	38. "Friends" co-star	7
28D	41. One of the Gandhis	6
29D	42. Shankbone	5
30D	43. Romps	5
31D	44. Modern handbag portmanteau	5
32D	45. Shady area	5
33D	47. Zymurgist's interest	4
34D	49. Animal that doesn't have a sound coming out of its head?	3
35D	51. Series end	3
36D	52. P	3
37D	53. Aleppo's land: 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. One-time connection"

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: ATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Affected response to an allegation"

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: MOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Prickly husk"

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 seed vessel having hooks or prickles
• Words that mean the same thing: burr
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Keeps current"

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 news that updates your information
• Words that mean the same thing: update
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPDATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. First podcast to win a Peabody Award (2015)"

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 a serialized set of programs
• Words that mean the same thing: sequent, serial publication, series
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Job requiring a car, 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 the act of stealing
• Words that mean the same thing: stickup, burglarize, rip-off
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Fruit in the custard apple family"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small tree native to the eastern united states having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: pawpaw, Asimina triloba, papaw tree
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAPAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Here's my two cents ...""

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: ISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Dump"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: pigpen, eye infection, pigsty
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Tony winner set in River City, Iowa"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: THEMUSICMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Um ... er ...""

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: IMEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Doesn't die"

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 temporal end; the concluding time
• Words that mean the same thing: endure, hold out, finale
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Singer with the #1 albums "Stars Dance" (2013) and "Revival" (2015)"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SELENAGOMEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Pie that comes "fully loaded""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: DELUXEPIZZA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Green protector"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WATERHAZARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Become, finally"

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: ENDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Colorado's official state dinosaur"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: Stegosaur stenops, stegosaur
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEGOSAURUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Wonderful time"

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: accelerator pedal, shoot a line, brag
• The 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 19 Down: "25. Tiny bit"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: smidgen, shred, smidgeon
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IOTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Roll of bread"

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 mass of soft material
• Words that mean the same thing: hatful, plug, raft
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Road goo"

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 any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Words that mean the same thing: seaman, Jack, gob
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Peace sign"

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: VEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Pontificate"

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 express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
• Words that mean the same thing: speak up, think, suppose
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Titian's "Venus Anadyomene," 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 painting of a naked human figure
• Words that mean the same thing: bare, nude painting, nude statue
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Lbs. and ozs."

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: WTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Tiny bit"

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

  The answer is: SIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. "Friends" co-star"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ANISTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. One of the Gandhis"

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: INDIRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Shankbone"

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 the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
• Words that mean the same thing: shin bone, shin, shinbone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIBIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Romps"

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 disorderly crowd of people
• Words that mean the same thing: mob, expel, gouge
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. Modern handbag portmanteau"

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: MURSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Shady area"

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 tree (as opposed to shrub)
• Words that mean the same thing: bower, arbour, mandril
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARBOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Zymurgist's interest"

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 general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Animal that doesn't have a sound coming out of its head?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GNU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Series end"

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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. P"

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 17th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. Aleppo's land: 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: SYR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	40	57.1%
Short Answer	21	30.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
History	2	2.9%
Geography	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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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