27394 Fri Nov 08, 2024 NYT by Evans Clinchy

Across Clues :

1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle, 5. Jerks, 11. Potsticker vessel, 14. French bread, 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy", 17. Wax-coated wheel, 18. "Hold up, what?!", 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", 21. Travels all over, 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron, 23. Big brothers?, 25. Fanaticism, 30. Old Hollywood collectibles, 31. Where to take the high road?, 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived", 33. Makes angry, 34. ___-watch, 35. Allocate, 36. Goof, 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy, 38. Pizza topping, 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there", 41. Having kinks, say, 42. Earth, e.g., 43. Bump above a belt, 44. One working on a long-distance relationship, 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart, 52. Word with room or bot, 53. Humble requests, 54. Part of a succession plan, 55. Windows forerunner, in brief, 56. Lowdown, 57. Man, for one

Down Clues :

1. Put coins in, 2. Parent company of Bentley, 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps, 4. Doofuses, 5. Some underground channels, 6. Doesn't just wing it, 7. Settled (on), 8. Parks oneself, 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card, 10. Beyond clean, 11. Constitutional, 12. Eyeball, 13. E and G, e.g., 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year, 20. Same-old same-olds, 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian, 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper, 25. Sick burns, 26. Risqué, 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America, 28. Fix, as a bow, 29. Bond return, 31. Baltic capital, 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe, 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón, 37. Examines closely, 38. Word before or after head, 40. One who's on a roll, 41. Twee, 43. Like many wine barrels, 44. Kept up to speed, in a way, 45. "Dream on!", 46. "Sure, I'm game", 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor, 48. Reclined, 49. It comes down hard, 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 08, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FACT

  Possible Answer : fact




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

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

  The answer: SPASMS

  Possible Answer : muscle_spasm, cramp, spasm




• The clue is 11. Potsticker vessel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOK

  Possible Answer : wok




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

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer : euro




• The clue is 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIOTPAGE




• The clue is 17. Wax-coated wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer : Edam




• The clue is 18. "Hold up, what?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAITREALLY




• The clue is 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIFFRENTSTROKES




• The clue is 21. Travels all over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOURS

  Possible Answer : turn, hitch, circuit, Tours, tour_of_duty, spell, enlistment, term_of_enlistment, duty_tour, go, tour




• The clue is 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIL




• The clue is 23. Big brothers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBOTS

  Possible Answer : archimandrite, abbot




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

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

  The answer: ZEALOTRY

  Possible Answer : fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry




• The clue is 30. Old Hollywood collectibles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REELS

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




• The clue is 31. Where to take the high road?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDGE

  Possible Answer : ridgepole, ridge, ridgeline, rooftree




• The clue is 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI




• The clue is 33. Makes angry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRES

  Possible Answer : choler, anger, ira, wrath, ire




• The clue is 34. ___-watch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BINGE

  Possible Answer : bust, overeat, overgorge, glut, stuff, tear, ingurgitate, gormandize, gormandise, splurge, engorge, bout, overindulge, orgy, englut, binge, pig_out, satiate, gourmandize, scarf_out, gorge




• The clue is 35. Allocate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METE

  Possible Answer : boundary_line, borderline, border, mete, delimitation




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

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer : stray, slip, err, drift, mistake




• The clue is 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIGGY

  Possible Answer : piggish, porcine, swinish, hoggish, shoat, piglet, shote, piggy




• The clue is 38. Pizza topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIL

  Possible Answer : St._Basil, Basil_the_Great, basil, sweet_basil, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_of_Caesarea




• The clue is 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASVEGAS




• The clue is 41. Having kinks, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURLED

  Possible Answer : kink, curve, curled, curling, curl, coil, loop, wave, curl_up, draw_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 42. Earth, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORB

  Possible Answer : revolve, eyeball, ball, orb, globe, orbit




• The clue is 43. Bump above a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTIE




• The clue is 44. One working on a long-distance relationship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CULTURALATTACHE




• The clue is 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHEESECAKE

  Possible Answer : cheesecake




• The clue is 52. Word with room or bot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAT

  Possible Answer : chew_the_fat, chit-chat, chat, visit, schmooze, jaw, claver, confabulate, chatter, Old_World_chat, confabulation, New_World_chat, gossip, schmoose, natter, chitchat, chaffer, shoot_the_breeze, confab




• The clue is 53. Humble requests. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTREATIES

  Possible Answer : appeal, prayer, entreaty




• The clue is 54. Part of a succession plan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer : successor, inheritor, heir, heritor




• The clue is 55. Windows forerunner, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer : ut, disk_operating_system, make_out, execute, perform, answer, behave, coiffe, exercise, arrange, manage, dress, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, do, State_Department, coiffure, set, bash, practise, Department_of_State, DOS, cause, get_along, serve, DO, United_States_Department_of_State, DoS, suffice, practice, come, act, make, doh, fare, brawl, coif, State

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake




• The clue is 56. Lowdown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKINNY

  Possible Answer : tightly_fitting, cheeseparing, close, tightfitting, scraggy, near, penny-pinching, weedy, tight_fitting, tight-fitting, scrawny, skinny, underweight, boney




• The clue is 57. Man, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer : islet, isle

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Put coins in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEED

  Possible Answer: feast, tip, run, course, feed_in, flow, eat, provender, fertilise, prey, fertilize, fee, bung, give, feed

  Possible Opposite Answer : starve

• The clue is 2. Parent company of Bentley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUDI

• The clue is 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAFTBEERS

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

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

  The answer: TOMFOOLS

  Possible Answer: sap, fool, saphead, tomfool, muggins

• The clue is 5. Some underground channels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEWERS

  Possible Answer: toilet, gutter, sewerage, cloaca, sewer

• The clue is 6. Doesn't just wing it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANS

  Possible Answer: program, project, programme, contrive, architectural_plan, design, plan, be_after

• The clue is 7. Settled (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIT

• The clue is 8. Parks oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITS

  Possible Answer: sit_down, model, baby-sit, seat, sit_around, pose, ride, posture, sit

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTGAGE

  Possible Answer: mortgage

• The clue is 10. Beyond clean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STERILE

  Possible Answer: uninspired, unfertile, aseptic, sterile, uninventive, unimaginative, infertile

  Possible Opposite Answer : fertile

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

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

  The answer: WALK

  Possible Answer: pass, manner_of_walking, walk_of_life, walking, walkway, walk, take_the_air, base_on_balls, paseo

  Possible Opposite Answer : ride

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

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

  The answer: OGLE

  Possible Answer: ogle

• The clue is 13. E and G, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEYS

  Possible Answer: Florida_key, headstone, winder, samara, tonality, key_fruit, key, cay, identify, discover, Key, Francis_Scott_Key, key_out, keystone, paint, describe, distinguish, name

  Possible Opposite Answer : atonality

• The clue is 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAOLO

• The clue is 20. Same-old same-olds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUTS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus

• The clue is 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL

• The clue is 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERRA

  Possible Answer: Berra, Yogi_Berra, Yogi, Lawrence_Peter_Berra

• The clue is 25. Sick burns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZINGS

  Possible Answer: dynamism, pizzaz, pizzazz, zing, oomph

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

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

  The answer: EDGY

  Possible Answer: restive, uptight, highly_strung, high-strung, edgy, nervy, jittery, jumpy, overstrung

• The clue is 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRESLECHES

• The clue is 28. Fix, as a bow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETIE

  Possible Answer: retie

• The clue is 29. Bond return. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIELD

  Possible Answer: relent, pay, concede, afford, fruit, give_way, give_in, give, cede, bear, grant, issue, buckle_under, render, generate, payoff, move_over, takings, return, yield, soften, proceeds, production, output, ease_up, knuckle_under, succumb, take

  Possible Opposite Answer : survive, stand

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

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

  The answer: RIGA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Latvia, Riga

• The clue is 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGBREAK

• The clue is 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARIACHI

  Possible Answer: mariachi

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

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

  The answer: PERUSES

  Possible Answer: peruse

• The clue is 38. Word before or after head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTT

  Possible Answer: laughingstock, fundament, rear_end, coffin_nail, can, target, buns, fag, seat, border, bottom, bunt, tail_end, butt_against, bum, stern, tooshie, nates, butt_on, posterior, fanny, keister, derriere, rear, butt, backside, adjoin, tush, goat, tail, march, prat, edge, butt_joint, ass, cigaret, cigarette, stooge, abut, behind, rump, arse, stub, hind_end, buttocks, hindquarters, butt_end

• The clue is 40. One who's on a roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTER

  Possible Answer: elector, voter

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

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

  The answer: CUTESY

• The clue is 43. Like many wine barrels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKEN

  Possible Answer: oaken

• The clue is 44. Kept up to speed, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCED

• The clue is 45. "Dream on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHNO

• The clue is 46. "Sure, I'm game". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETS

  Possible Answer: Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, let, Lashkar-e-Taiba, countenance, rent, LET, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, get, have, permit, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, lease

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent

• The clue is 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI

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

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

  The answer: LAIN

  Possible Answer: consist, rest, lie_in, lie_down, dwell, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 49. It comes down hard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIL

  Possible Answer: acclaim, hail, herald, come

• The clue is 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE

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Across Clues and Answers (29)

Clue #1: 1. "Looks like it's settled!"

15-letter answer Answer: THATANSWERSTHAT

Clue #2: 16. Cultural attraction in London's Covent Garden neighborhood

15-letter answer Answer: ROYALOPERAHOUSE

Clue #3: 17. Campaign reminder

15-letter answer Answer: EVERYVOTECOUNTS

Clue #4: 18. Brief moment in time

3-letter answer Answer: SEC

Word Help: Synonyms: sec, SEC, secant

Clue #5: 19. Medical drama sites, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ERS

Word Help: Synonyms: emergency_room, erbium, Er

Clue #6: 20. Queen Elizabeth II owned over 30 of them

6-letter answer Answer: CORGIS

Word Help: Synonyms: corgi, Welsh_corgi

Clue #7: 21. Sound from a crib

6-letter answer Answer: RATTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: rale, rattling, rattle

Clue #8: 24. Concave cooking items

4-letter answer Answer: WOKS

Word Help: Synonyms: wok

Clue #9: 25. One side of a list

4-letter answer Answer: PROS

Word Help: Synonyms: pro, professional
Antonyms: amateur, con

Clue #10: 26. K

4-letter answer Answer: THOU

Word Help: Synonyms: yard, thou, 1000

Clue #11: 27. ___ Jung-jae, Emmy-winning star of "Squid Game"

3-letter answer Answer: LEE

Word Help: Synonyms: downwind, Bruce_Lee, Richard_Henry_Lee
Antonyms: windward

Clue #12: 30. Sci-fi droid, familiarly

5-letter answer Answer: ARTOO

Clue #13: 32. Crux

9-letter answer Answer: MAINPOINT

Clue #14: 34. Go about

4-letter answer Answer: ROAM

Word Help: Synonyms: stray, ramble, drift

Clue #15: 35. Loose items in a purse, perhaps

5-letter answer Answer: COINS

Word Help: Synonyms: strike, coin, mint

Clue #16: 36. Reddit rule enforcers

4-letter answer Answer: MODS

Word Help: Synonyms: mod, mods

Clue #17: 37. Retro means of communication

9-letter answer Answer: FLIPPHONE

Clue #18: 39. Variety of violet

5-letter answer Answer: PANSY

Word Help: Synonyms: fagot, queer, fag

Clue #19: 40. Jaden Smith, to Will Smith

3-letter answer Answer: SON

Word Help: Synonyms: Logos, boy, Son
Antonyms: daughter, girl

Clue #20: 41. Torn

4-letter answer Answer: RENT

Word Help: Synonyms: economic_rent, snag, hire

Clue #21: 42. Hairstyles that can be "messy"

4-letter answer Answer: BUNS

Word Help: Synonyms: derriere, butt, seat

Clue #22: 43. Leaning

4-letter answer Answer: BIAS

Word Help: Synonyms: preconception, bias, predetermine

Clue #23: 44. Like Greenland

6-letter answer Answer: DANISH

Word Help: Synonyms: danish, danish_pastry, Danish

Clue #24: 46. Part of many a car's dashboard

6-letter answer Answer: CDSLOT

Clue #25: 49. "You can no more win a ___ than you can win an earthquake": Jeannette Rankin

3-letter answer Answer: WAR

Word Help: Synonyms: war, warfare, state_of_war
Antonyms: make_peace, peace

Clue #26: 50. Trendy

3-letter answer Answer: HIP

Word Help: Synonyms: hip_joint, rosehip, coxa

Clue #27: 52. Nonchalant comeback

15-letter answer Answer: HATERSGONNAHATE

Clue #28: 56. Very, very close

15-letter answer Answer: ONINTIMATETERMS

Clue #29: 57. Everybody's talking about it

15-letter answer Answer: WORDONTHESTREET

Across Clues and Answers (29)

Clue #1: 1. "___ jolie!"

4-letter answer Answer: TRES

Clue #2: 2. Appear overprotective, say

5-letter answer Answer: HOVER

Word Help: Synonyms: linger, vibrate, brood

Clue #3: 3. Mate's reply

10-letter answer Answer: AYECAPTAIN

Clue #4: 4. Natural pitch

3-letter answer Answer: TAR

Word Help: Synonyms: sea_dog, pitch, tar

Clue #5: 5. Olympian Raisman

3-letter answer Answer: ALY

Clue #6: 6. They're long stories

6-letter answer Answer: NOVELS

Word Help: Synonyms: novel

Clue #7: 7. Mushroom-to-be

5-letter answer Answer: SPORE

Word Help: Synonyms: spore

Clue #8: 8. Makes slick

4-letter answer Answer: WETS

Word Help: Synonyms: moisture, wet
Antonyms: dry

Clue #9: 9. Before, in a poem

3-letter answer Answer: ERE

Clue #10: 10. Masked bandits?

8-letter answer Answer: RACCOONS

Word Help: Synonyms: racoon, raccoon

Clue #11: 11. In a state

7-letter answer Answer: SHOOKUP

Clue #12: 12. Offerings at colleges and museums

5-letter answer Answer: TOURS

Word Help: Synonyms: duty_tour, tour_of_duty, Tours

Clue #13: 13. Was suspended

4-letter answer Answer: HUNG

Word Help: Synonyms: hang, fall, give_ear

Clue #14: 14. Bubbly option

4-letter answer Answer: ASTI

Clue #15: 15. Model Holliday

4-letter answer Answer: TESS

Clue #16: 22. Trudge

5-letter answer Answer: TROMP

Clue #17: 23. What "2" can stand for

3-letter answer Answer: TOO

Word Help: Synonyms: as_well, besides, likewise

Clue #18: 24. Puppy's plaint

5-letter answer Answer: WHINE

Word Help: Synonyms: whimper, screak, screech

Clue #19: 26. Spoil

5-letter answer Answer: TAINT

Word Help: Synonyms: defile, infect, corrupt
Antonyms: disinfect

Clue #20: 27. This is the greatest part!

10-letter answer Answer: LIONSSHARE

Clue #21: 28. Winds up

4-letter answer Answer: ENDS

Word Help: Synonyms: last, close, end
Antonyms: begin, beginning

Clue #22: 29. Its first sale was a flamingo-print zip pouch for $8

4-letter answer Answer: ETSY

Clue #23: 30. Pet sayings?

4-letter answer Answer: ARFS

Clue #24: 31. Caramel-filled sweet

4-letter answer Answer: ROLO

Clue #25: 32. Idly dreams

5-letter answer Answer: MOONS

Word Help: Synonyms: daydream, moon_around, moonlight

Clue #26: 33. Dweller near Dubai

5-letter answer Answer: OMANI

Word Help: Synonyms: Omani

Clue #27: 35. Moves slightly closer, as a baseball fielder

8-letter answer Answer: CHEATSIN

Clue #28: 38. Preceding

7-letter answer Answer: PRIORTO

Clue #29: 39. "I was reading a book about mazes ... I got lost in it," e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: PUN

Word Help: Synonyms: pun, paronomasia, punning

Clue #30: 42. Big name in bookstores

6-letter answer Answer: BARNES

Clue #31: 43. Coffee roaster's creation

5-letter answer Answer: BLEND

Word Help: Synonyms: coalesce, combine, flux

Clue #32: 44. Writer with a monument in Florence's Piazza Santa Croce

5-letter answer Answer: DANTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Dante_Alighieri, Dante

Clue #33: 45. Request by those under 21

5-letter answer Answer: HITME

Clue #34: 46. Munch

4-letter answer Answer: CHOW

Word Help: Synonyms: Chou, chuck, Zhou

Clue #35: 47. Actor Paul of "12 Years a Slave"

4-letter answer Answer: DANO

Clue #36: 48. Mix up

4-letter answer Answer: STIR

Word Help: Synonyms: fuss, call_down, touch

Clue #37: 49. "OMG!," in a modern spelling

4-letter answer Answer: WOAH

Clue #38: 51. Little annoyance

4-letter answer Answer: PEST

Word Help: Synonyms: pesterer, gadfly, blighter

Clue #39: 53. Clock standard: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: GMT

Word Help: Synonyms: GMT, Greenwich_Time, Greenwich_Mean_Time

Clue #40: 54. T-Mobile competitor, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ATT

Clue #41: 55. Old what's-___-name

3-letter answer Answer: HER

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• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, January 08, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - January 08, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Longtime soft drink slogan	8
2A	9. Cosmetics brand owned by Revlon	5
3A	14. Simply not done	9
4A	16. Make one's hair stand on end?	5
5A	17. Welcome abroad	9
6A	18. Rage	5
7A	19. Tours can be found on it	5
8A	20. Like una montaña	4
9A	22. Drop a line, say	4
10A	23. Brook no refusal	6
11A	25. Locale in a children's song title	4
12A	27. Lead-in to brain or body	3
13A	28. "The Gray Lady": Abbr.	3
14A	29. Curry on TV	3
15A	31. Fabric choice for a gown	6
16A	33. Signal	6
17A	36. Award-winning architect Zaha ___	5
18A	37. "See, SOMEONE understands what I'm saying!"	13
19A	40. Blackens	5
20A	41. A real head-scratcher?	6
21A	42. Void, in a way	6
22A	44. Team ___	3
23A	45. Pro in Ohio, in brief	3
24A	48. Saharan menace	3
25A	49. Whom Grogu resembles on "The Mandalorian"	4
26A	51. Actress Kidman	6
27A	54. "___ that?"	4
28A	56. Weighs (down)	4
29A	58. Cozy spots	5
30A	59. Algerian currency	5
31A	61. Token reprimand	9
32A	63. Whiff, say	5
33A	64. Resolve	9
34A	65. Loser to Roosevelt in 1944	5
35A	66. Rechargeable city transport	8

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. Longtime soft drink slogan"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

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: DOTHEDEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Cosmetics brand owned by Revlon"

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: ALMAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Simply not done"

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: UNHEARDOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Make one's hair stand on end?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
• Words that mean the same thing: taunt, annoyer, pester
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Welcome abroad"

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: BIENVENUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Rage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
• Words that mean the same thing: manic disorder, cacoethes, passion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Tours can be found on it"

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 longest french river; rises in the massif central and flows north and west to the atlantic ocean
• Words that mean the same thing: Loire River
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Like una montaña"

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: ALTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Drop a line, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
• Words that mean the same thing: Pisces the Fishes, angle, Pisces
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Brook no refusal"

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 be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
• Words that mean the same thing: assert, take a firm stand, importune
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Locale in a children's song title"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small wooded hollow
• Words that mean the same thing: dingle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Lead-in to brain or body"

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

  The answer is: PEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. "The Gray Lady": 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: NYT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Curry on TV"

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: ANN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Fabric choice for a gown"

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 cotton fabric with a satiny finish
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Signal"

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 be a sign or indication of
• Words that mean the same thing: announce, refer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DENOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Award-winning architect Zaha ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HADID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. "See, SOMEONE understands what I'm saying!""

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: THISGUYGETSIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Blackens"

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 charred substance
• Words that mean the same thing: charr, cleaning lady, woman
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. A real head-scratcher?"

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: NOOGIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Void, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
• Words that mean the same thing: revoke, overturn, vacate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Team ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: U.S., US, U.S.A.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Pro in Ohio, in brief"

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: CAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Saharan menace"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: asp viper, Naja haje, Vipera aspis
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Whom Grogu resembles on "The Mandalorian""

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: YODA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Actress Kidman"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: NICOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. "___ that?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
• Words that mean the same thing: why, wherefore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Weighs (down)"

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 wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
• Words that mean the same thing: bog down, peat bog, bog
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Cozy spots"

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 sheltered and secluded place
• Words that mean the same thing: nook, corner
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOOKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Algerian currency"

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 100 dinars equal 1 rial in iran
• Words that mean the same thing: Bahrain dinar, Iraqi dinar, Jordanian dinar
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DINAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Token reprimand"

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: WRISTSLAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Whiff, 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 any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: odour, odor, scent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AROMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Resolve"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
• Words that mean the same thing: shape, square up, check
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DETERMINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Loser to Roosevelt in 1944"

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 united states librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
• Words that mean the same thing: Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey, Admiral Dewey, George Dewey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEWEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Rechargeable city transport"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ESCOOTER

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Friday Crossword Down Clues - January 08, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Home to the so-called "Silicon Docks," a European equivalent to Silicon Valley	6
2D	2. Like the taste of a bialy	6
3D	3. Muslim or Christian, e.g.	6
4D	4. Milliner Bendel with a bygone chain of women's accessories stores	5
5D	5. Rain gutter locales	5
6D	6. Dr. ___	3
7D	7. Chef Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking"	4
8D	8. "Right?"	15
9D	9. This can help you find your balance	3
10D	10. Part of some tables	4
11D	11. Digital filing service?	8
12D	12. Lead-in to an opinion	8
13D	13. "Your point being ...?"	7
14D	15. Bash	4
15D	21. Ice Bucket Challenge cause, for short	3
16D	24. Sharp quality	4
17D	26. "Chicago Hope" actress Christine	5
18D	30. Friend or foe	4
19D	32. Stun, in a way	4
20D	33. Pressing	4
21D	34. Assignment that sounds like its third and fourth letters	5
22D	35. Headaches for talent agents	4
23D	37. Setting with hobbit-holes	8
24D	38. "See what you've started?"	8
25D	39. Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer	4
26D	40. Cajun cuisine catch	7
27D	43. Really easy question	3
28D	45. Order to stop	6
29D	46. Certain hydrocarbon	6
30D	47. Evening prayer	6
31D	50. Columnist Maureen	4
32D	52. First class	5
33D	53. Pink drink, for short	5
34D	55. Uniform	4
35D	57. Doesn't go anywhere	4
36D	60. Good name for a marine biologist?	3
37D	62. Jiffy	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. Home to the so-called "Silicon Docks," a European equivalent to Silicon Valley"

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 capital and largest city and major port of the irish republic
• Words that mean the same thing: Irish capital, capital of Ireland
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUBLIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Like the taste of a bialy"

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: ONIONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Muslim or Christian, e.g."

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 one who believes in the existence of a god or gods
• Words that mean the same thing: theistical, theistic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Milliner Bendel with a bygone chain of women's accessories stores"

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: HENRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Rain gutter locales"

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 overhang at the lower edge of a roof
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Dr. ___"

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: DRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Chef Lewis who wrote "The Taste of Country Cooking""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: EDNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Right?""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: WOULDNTYOUAGREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. This can help you find your balance"

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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: standard pressure, automatic teller, asynchronous transfer mode
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Part of some tables"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
• Words that mean the same thing: riffle, flick, folio
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Digital filing service?"

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: MANIPEDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Lead-in to an opinion"

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: ASISEEIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Your point being ...?""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: YEAHAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Bash"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an elaborate party (often outdoors)
• Words that mean the same thing: feast, festival, celebrate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Ice Bucket Challenge cause, for short"

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 thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
• Words that mean the same thing: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Camellia State, Lou Gehrig's disease
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Sharp quality"

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 tart spicy quality
• Words that mean the same thing: sea tang, smack, flavor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. "Chicago Hope" actress Christine"

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: LAHTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Friend or foe"

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 content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Stun, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. Pressing"

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 fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; ; - g.c.marshall
• Words that mean the same thing: fearful, dread, dreaded
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Assignment that sounds like its third and fourth letters"

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 an analytic or interpretive literary composition
• Words that mean the same thing: examine, attempt, try
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESSAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Headaches for talent agents"

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 inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: self-importance, self, egotism
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Setting with hobbit-holes"

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!
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  The answer is: THESHIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. "See what you've started?""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: HAPPYNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer"

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: EGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Cajun cuisine catch"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
• Words that mean the same thing: ecrevisse, crawfish, crawdaddy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAWDAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Really easy question"

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 easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Order to stop"

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: COOLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Certain hydrocarbon"

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 series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula cnh(2n+2)
• Words that mean the same thing: alkane series, paraffin, methane 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: ALKANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Evening prayer"

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 planet (usually venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
• Words that mean the same thing: evening star, Hesperus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VESPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Columnist Maureen"

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: DOWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. First class"

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 formally making a person known to another or to the public
• Words that mean the same thing: introduction, presentation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Pink drink, for short"

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

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: COSMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Uniform"

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 member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
• Words that mean the same thing: Saame, like, Lapp
• The opposite would be: other, different
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Doesn't go anywhere"

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 be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: ride, model, baby-sit
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Good name for a marine biologist?"

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 column of light (as from a beacon)
• Words that mean the same thing: beam of light, irradiation, shaft
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "62. Jiffy"

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 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: unsweet, s, second
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	68.1%
Short Answer	9	12.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.6%
Food & Drink	3	4.2%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
Geography	2	2.8%
Music	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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 20, 2025 at 06:28 AM