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Saturday, November 23, 2024

27408 Sat Nov 23, 2024 NYT by Ryan McCarty

Across Clues :

1. In need of a trim, say, 8. Superficially attractive, 14. Romance language?, 16. Something that may be passed down in a family, 17. Reclusive emperor who succeeded his stepfather Augustus, 18. Restaurateur and humanitarian José, 19. Immature pigeon, 20. Bonkers, 22. "Tropic Thunder" setting, for short, 23. Hearty kiss, 24. Substances in culture dishes, 25. Alert to prejudice, 26. Notwithstanding, 27. Like many a dad joke, 28. One of football's Kelce brothers, 29. "I wouldn't count on it", 31. Bad person to take a cue from?, 32. Full-body armor in science fiction stories, 33. Stories that can be read both forward and backward?, 34. Opposite of avant, 35. Make some calls, 38. North ___ Sea, body of water since the late 1980s, 39. Actress Garson with seven Oscar nominations, 40. Seat filler, 41. Stop for the night, 42. Double ___, 43. Excel shortcut, 44. Spot-checked?, 46. Easily stacked pet food, 48. Reacts like a superfan, 49. Dangerous place for Indiana Jones, 50. Common crab covering, 51. Desperate for affection, in modern slang

Down Clues :

1. Remains unmoved, 2. Theater kids, e.g., 3. Full-bodied, as a wine, 4. Places for irises, 5. Disney Channel pal of Phineas, 6. "Just a heads-up …", 7. Not acting one's age, in a way, 8. Ganja, 9. Winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2014, 10. Condition that may be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy, for short, 11. Private rejection?, 12. Talk about, 13. Bootlicking sorts, 15. 1995 crime thriller named for a line in "Casablanca," with "The", 21. Activity requiring a map, 24. One bit, 25. Subject of union negotiations, 27. Round that's finished quickly?, 28. Leaves in the lurch, 29. Utter, 30. Middling in rank, informally, 31. Zeus, Odin or the Dagda, 32. Nocturnal flier with a distinctive screech, 33. Affirmed as much, 35. Gives the quick and dirty, 36. Get something through hard work, 37. Holiday character with a "button nose", 39. Full of pluck, 40. Anchor, e.g., 42. CNN anchor Bash, 43. Sushi roll wrapped in seaweed, 45. More than tear up, 47. "I'm good, thanks"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 23, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, November 23, 2024
New York Times, Saturday, November 23, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. In need of a trim, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCRUFFY

    Possible Answer : seedy, scruffy


  • The clue is 8. Superficially attractive. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GLOSSY

    Possible Answer : glossy, showy, sheeny, calendered, shiny, slick_magazine, lustrous, shining, glistening, slick


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

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

    The answer: ILOVEYOU


  • The clue is 16. Something that may be passed down in a family. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RECIPE

    Possible Answer : formula, recipe


  • The clue is 17. Reclusive emperor who succeeded his stepfather Augustus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIBERIUS

    Possible Answer : Tiberius_Claudius_Nero_Caesar_Augustus, Tiberius


  • The clue is 18. Restaurateur and humanitarian José. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANDRES


  • The clue is 19. Immature pigeon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SQUAB

    Possible Answer : squabby, squab, dove


  • The clue is 20. Bonkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NUTSO


  • The clue is 22. "Tropic Thunder" setting, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAM


  • The clue is 23. Hearty kiss. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUSS

    Possible Answer : osculate, coach, omnibus, busbar, bus, osculation, motorbus, buss, double-decker, passenger_vehicle, heap, motorcoach, kiss, bus_topology, snog, jitney, jalopy, charabanc, autobus


  • The clue is 24. Substances in culture dishes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGARS

    Possible Answer : agar-agar, agar, nutrient_agar


  • The clue is 25. Alert to prejudice. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WOKE

    Possible Answer : heat, fire_up, come_alive, wake_up, stir_up, arouse, inflame, rouse, waken, awaken, wake, awake, ignite

    Possible Opposite Answer : cause_to_sleep, fall_asleep, sleep


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

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

    The answer: YET

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


  • The clue is 27. Like many a dad joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STALE

    Possible Answer : dusty, stale, cold, moth-eaten

    Possible Opposite Answer : fresh


  • The clue is 28. One of football's Kelce brothers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JASON

    Possible Answer : Jason


  • The clue is 29. "I wouldn't count on it". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THATSABIGIF


  • The clue is 31. Bad person to take a cue from?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POOLHUSTLER


  • The clue is 32. Full-body armor in science fiction stories. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BATTLESUITS


  • The clue is 33. Stories that can be read both forward and backward?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAGAS

    Possible Answer : saga


  • The clue is 34. Opposite of avant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APRES


  • The clue is 35. Make some calls. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REF

    Possible Answer : ref, referee


  • The clue is 38. North ___ Sea, body of water since the late 1980s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARAL


  • The clue is 39. Actress Garson with seven Oscar nominations. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GREER


  • The clue is 40. Seat filler. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REAR

    Possible Answer : bottom, put_up, nurture, set_up, rear_end, lift, behind, fundament, bring_up, hind_end, back, posterior, rearward, derriere, butt, keister, buttocks, bum, tush, rise_up, rear, buns, arse, seat, hindquarters, can, back_end, tooshie, ass, rise, tail_end, parent, nates, rump, prat, fanny, erect, backside, stern, raise, tail

    Possible Opposite Answer : front, head, level


  • The clue is 41. Stop for the night. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INN

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


  • The clue is 42. Double ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DUTCH

    Possible Answer : Dutch_people, Dutch


  • The clue is 43. Excel shortcut. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MACRO

    Possible Answer : macro_instruction, macro


  • The clue is 44. Spot-checked?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOGSAT


  • The clue is 46. Easily stacked pet food. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUNACANS


  • The clue is 48. Reacts like a superfan. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWOONS

    Possible Answer : conk, syncope, pass_out, faint, swoon, deliquium


  • The clue is 49. Dangerous place for Indiana Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNAKEPIT


  • The clue is 50. Common crab covering. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLDBAY


  • The clue is 51. Desperate for affection, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THIRSTY

    Possible Answer : hungry, athirst, thirsty

    Possible Opposite Answer : hungry


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Remains unmoved. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SITSBY

  • The clue is 2. Theater kids, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLIQUE

    Possible Answer: coterie, ingroup, clique, inner_circle, camp, pack

  • The clue is 3. Full-bodied, as a wine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROBUST

    Possible Answer: rich, full-bodied, racy, robust

    Possible Opposite Answer : frail

  • The clue is 4. Places for irises. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UVEAS

    Possible Answer: uvea

  • The clue is 5. Disney Channel pal of Phineas. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FERB

  • The clue is 6. "Just a heads-up …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FYI

  • The clue is 7. Not acting one's age, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: YOUNGATHEART

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

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

    The answer: GRASS

    Possible Answer: tell_on, shit, betray, pasture, sess, sens, denounce, forage, rat, grass, stag, smoke, shop, Gunter_Wilhelm_Grass, green_goddess, Grass, skunk, Mary_Jane, weed, locoweed, pot, grass_over, eatage, pasturage, supergrass, dope, snitch, Gunter_Grass, give_away, gage

  • The clue is 9. Winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2014. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LENO

  • The clue is 10. Condition that may be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OCD

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

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

    The answer: SIRNOSIR

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

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

    The answer: SPEAKOF

  • The clue is 13. Bootlicking sorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YESMEN

  • The clue is 15. 1995 crime thriller named for a line in "Casablanca," with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USUALSUSPECTS

  • The clue is 21. Activity requiring a map. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: TREASUREHUNT

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

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

    The answer: ATALL

  • The clue is 25. Subject of union negotiations. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WAGES

    Possible Answer: engage, pay, wag, reward, wage, earnings, payoff, wages, waggle, salary, remuneration

  • The clue is 27. Round that's finished quickly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHOTS

    Possible Answer: stroke, nip, guesswork, injection, dead_reckoning, shooting, barb, pellet, shooter, guessing, guess, slam, snap, dig, crack, stab, shot, shaft, gibe, scene, blastoff, snapshot, jibe

  • The clue is 28. Leaves in the lurch. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JILTS

    Possible Answer: jilt

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

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

    The answer: TOTAL

    Possible Answer: summate, amount, total, full, add, sum, tot, add_up, tot_up, tote_up, tally, totality, sum_up, add_together, aggregate, come, number, entire

  • The clue is 30. Middling in rank, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BTIER

  • The clue is 31. Zeus, Odin or the Dagda. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAGANGOD

  • The clue is 32. Nocturnal flier with a distinctive screech. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BARNOWL

  • The clue is 33. Affirmed as much. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAIDSO

  • The clue is 35. Gives the quick and dirty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RECAPS

    Possible Answer: review, retread, recapitulate, recapitulation, recap

  • The clue is 36. Get something through hard work. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EARNIT

  • The clue is 37. Holiday character with a "button nose". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FROSTY

    Possible Answer: glacial, rimed, rimy, snappy, frigid, nippy, crisp, wintry, nipping, icy, frozen, frosty

  • The clue is 39. Full of pluck. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUTSY

    Possible Answer: plucky, gutsy

    Possible Opposite Answer : gutless

  • The clue is 40. Anchor, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RACER

    Possible Answer: racer, race_driver, race_car, racing_car, automobile_driver

  • The clue is 42. CNN anchor Bash. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DANA

    Possible Answer: Danu, Dana

  • The clue is 43. Sushi roll wrapped in seaweed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAKI

  • The clue is 45. More than tear up. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOB

    Possible Answer: sobbing, prick, whoreson, son_of_a_bitch, bastard, mother_fucker, shortness_of_breath, asshole, breathlessness, SOB, shit, sob, dickhead, motherfucker, cocksucker

  • The clue is 47. "I'm good, thanks". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAH

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, May 28, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (31 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - May 28, 2020 Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Get back (to) 4
2A 5. Hunk 3
3A 8. Trim 6
4A 14. Totally trounced 8
5A 16. Yellow creature in a series of hit animated films 6
6A 17. Profit column figure 8
7A 18. On a par with, in terms of tidiness 6
8A 19. What to do if you want to win bar trivia? 15
9A 21. Cause of swollen feet and ankles 5
10A 22. :-O !! 3
11A 23. Depleted 6
12A 27. Habitually 5
13A 32. Iowa State city 4
14A 35. "Olé!" cousin 3
15A 36. Flasher at a rock concert 6
16A 37. Medical professional with a passion for pep rallies? 15
17A 40. Golden rule word 6
18A 41. Flagship sch. with famed serpentine garden walls 3
19A 42. Those, in Quito 4
20A 43. Electrical problem 5
21A 44. "Scandal" creator Rhimes 6
22A 46. Confucian scholar Chu ___ 3
23A 48. Community spirit 5
24A 52. Predictable result of a choir's Barry White singing contest? 15
25A 59. Compound like NaCl or HCl 6
26A 60. Cause of just deserts 8
27A 61. Fortune 500 company that started out selling books 6
28A 62. Commencement week tradition at many colleges 8
29A 63. "My turn now" 6
30A 64. For example 3
31A 65. Striped blue balls 4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Get back (to)"

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: RSVP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Hunk"

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 man who serves as a sailor
  • Words that mean the same thing: seafarer, old salt, trap
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Trim"

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 showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
  • Words that mean the same thing: lithesome, slight, slim
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SVELTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Totally trounced"

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: ATEALIVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Yellow creature in a series of hit animated films"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a servile or fawning dependant
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MINION

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Profit column figure"

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: NETSALES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. On a par with, in terms of tidiness"

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: ASNEAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. What to do if you want to win bar trivia?"

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: GETSMARTFRIENDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Cause of swollen feet and ankles"

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 swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities
  • Words that mean the same thing: oedema, hydrops, dropsy
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDEMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. :-O !!"

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: OMG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Depleted"

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: USEDUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Habitually"

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 many times at short intervals
  • Words that mean the same thing: oft, a great deal, oftentimes
  • The opposite would be: infrequently, rarely
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OFTEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "32. Iowa State city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AMES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "35. "Olé!" cousin"

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: RAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "36. Flasher at a rock concert"

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 scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
  • Words that mean the same thing: stroboscope, strobe light
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STROBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Medical professional with a passion for pep rallies?"

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: DOCTORWHOCHEERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "40. Golden rule word"

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: OTHERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "41. Flagship sch. with famed serpentine garden walls"

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: UVA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Those, in Quito"

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: ESOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. Electrical problem"

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 location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
  • Words that mean the same thing: dead, unforesightful, curtly
  • The opposite would be: tall, long
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHORT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. "Scandal" creator Rhimes"

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: SHONDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Confucian scholar Chu ___"

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: HSI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "48. Community spirit"

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 (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETHOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Predictable result of a choir's Barry White singing contest?"

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: THESOPRANOSLOST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "59. Compound like NaCl or HCl"

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 salt of any halogen acid
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HALIDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "60. Cause of just deserts"

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: BADKARMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "61. Fortune 500 company that started out selling books"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a large strong and aggressive woman
  • Words that mean the same thing: Amazon River, virago
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AMAZON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "62. Commencement week tradition at many colleges"

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: CLASSDAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "63. "My turn now""

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: IMNEXT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. For example"

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 chance to speak
  • Words that mean the same thing: articulate, suppose, read
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Striped blue balls"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
  • Words that mean the same thing: decade, X, ten-spot
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TENS

    Great job if you got it right!

May 28, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Actor's asset 5
2D 2. Snorty ride 5
3D 3. Sporty ride, informally 5
4D 4. Measure up 10
5D 5. ___ monster 4
6D 6. The boss of 4
7D 7. Alternative to "Yours truly" 4
8D 8. Insincere charm 5
9D 9. Moor's foe in the early eighth century 8
10D 10. Suffix similar to -ess 4
11D 11. Property interest 4
12D 12. Pride : lion :: knot : ___ 4
13D 13. Specialist M.D.s 4
14D 15. Teachers of the dharma 5
15D 20. Dandy 3
16D 24. Goes wrong 4
17D 25. Crow relative 3
18D 26. "Yup" 5
19D 28. Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech 10
20D 29. Tips for a shoeshiner 4
21D 30. River through Spain 4
22D 31. Playable kid in the Super Smash Bros. games 4
23D 32. Bustles 4
24D 33. Bulb circler 4
25D 34. Resound 4
26D 36. Checkers do it 4
27D 38. Keenly observant 8
28D 39. Ab ___ (from the beginning) 3
29D 44. British title 3
30D 45. Things many people work on all day long 5
31D 47. Depleted 5
32D 49. Marauding group 5
33D 50. Ottoman Empire founder 5
34D 51. Corset bones and collar stiffeners 5
35D 52. Popular takeout option 4
36D 53. Mia who appeared on a Wheaties box in 1999 4
37D 54. Style 4
38D 55. Order specification 4
39D 56. Intro-level info 4
40D 57. "The Lion King" queen 4
41D 58. Jazz vocalist Anita 4

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. Actor's asset"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
  • Words that mean the same thing: range of mountains, lay out, swan
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RANGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Snorty ride"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: STEED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Sporty ride, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: VETTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Measure up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PASSMUSTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ monster"

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 river that rises in western new mexico and flows westward through southern arizona to become a tributary of the colorado river
  • Words that mean the same thing: Gila 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: GILA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. The boss of"

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
  • Words that mean the same thing: concluded, ended, o'er
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Alternative to "Yours truly""

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 supreme effort one can make
  • Words that mean the same thing: right, undecomposed, advantageously
  • The opposite would be: worst, disadvantageously
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Insincere charm"

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 excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
  • Words that mean the same thing: fulsomeness, unction
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SMARM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Moor's foe in the early eighth century"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a member of the western group of goths who sacked rome and created a kingdom in present-day spain and southern france
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VISIGOTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Suffix similar to -ess"

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: ENNE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Property 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 the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
  • Words that mean the same thing: spleen
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Pride : lion :: knot : ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  • Words that mean the same thing: toad frog, salientian, anuran
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Specialist M.D.s"

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: ENTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Teachers of the dharma"

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 tibetan or mongolian priest of lamaism
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lama, genus Lama, lama
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LAMAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Dandy"

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 man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  • Words that mean the same thing: fashion plate, swell, clotheshorse
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Goes wrong"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
  • Words that mean the same thing: stray, err, mistake
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERRS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Crow relative"

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 common black-and-grey eurasian bird noted for thievery
  • Words that mean the same thing: jackdaw, Corvus monedula
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. "Yup""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: UHHUH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech"

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: FREEATLAST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Tips for a shoeshiner"

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 one of the digits of the foot
  • Words that mean the same thing: toenail, toe
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. River through Spain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a river in northeastern spain; flows into the mediterranean
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ebro 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: EBRO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Playable kid in the Super Smash Bros. games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a strip of land projecting into a body of water
  • Words that mean the same thing: cape
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Bustles"

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

    The answer is: ADOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Bulb circler"

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 typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Resound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
  • Words that mean the same thing: resound, reverberate, repeat
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ECHO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Checkers do it"

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 act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
  • Words that mean the same thing: glance over, read, CAT scan
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SCAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Keenly observant"

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 of or pertaining to or characteristic of judaism
  • Words that mean the same thing: Jewish-Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox
  • The opposite would be: unorthodox
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORTHODOX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Ab ___ (from the beginning)"

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: OVO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. British title"

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

    The answer is: SIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Things many people work on all day long"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
  • Words that mean the same thing: desk
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DESKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Depleted"

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 pass time in a specific way
  • Words that mean the same thing: fatigued, dog-tired, drop
  • The opposite would be: unexhausted
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Marauding group"

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 vast multitude
  • Words that mean the same thing: host, drove, swarm
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HORDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Ottoman Empire founder"

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: OSMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Corset bones and collar stiffeners"

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 woman's close-fitting foundation garment
  • Words that mean the same thing: stoppage, check, continue
  • The opposite would be: change, depart
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STAYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Popular takeout option"

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 native or inhabitant of thailand
  • Words that mean the same thing: Tai, Central Thai, Siamese
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Mia who appeared on a Wheaties box in 1999"

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: HAMM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Style"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ELAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Order specification"

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 physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
  • Words that mean the same thing: size of it, sizing
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIZE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. Intro-level info"

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 elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
  • Words that mean the same thing: first principle, alphabet, rudiment
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABCS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "57. "The Lion King" queen"

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: NALA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "58. Jazz vocalist Anita"

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: ODAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 54 75.0%
Short Answer 10 13.9%
Geography 2 2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.8%
Sports 2 2.8%
Movies/Film 1 1.4%
History 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 31
Down Clues 41
Total Clues 72
Average Answer Length 5.3 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 Thursday, 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 24, 2025 at 09:18 PM