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Break down the NYT Crosswords: June 18, 2012

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Piquancy -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ZEST

  
  

  Possible Answer : zest, piquancy, spice, spice_up, gusto, piquance, zestfulness, relish, nip, tang, piquantness, tanginess



• 5. Feel in one's ___ -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  GUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : bowel, intestine, catgut, gut



• 8. Sycophants, slangily -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  KISSUPS

  
  


• 15. 1/12 of a ruler -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INCH

  
  

  Possible Answer : edge, inch, column_inch, in



• 16. Durham sch. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  UNH

  
  


• 17. South Pacific region -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  OCEANIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Oceanica, Oceania



• 18. Nebraska tribe -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OTOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Otoe, Oto



• 19. "___ Beso" (Paul Anka hit) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ESO

  
  


• 20. 1970 song with the lyric "Whisper words of wisdom" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  LETITBE

  
  


• 21. 1965 song with the lyric "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  NOWHEREMAN

  
  


• 24. Wealthy Brits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOBS

  
  

  Possible Answer : toff, nob



• 25. Fictitious -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  UNREAL

  
  

  Possible Answer : insubstantial, unreal, artificial, unsubstantial

  Possible Opposite: real, substantial, natural



• 26. Chow down -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : eat_up, run_through, feed, wipe_out, use_up, eat_on, consume, corrode, eat, exhaust, rust, deplete



• 28. 1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (14 letters) word

  GOLDENSLUMBERS

  
  


• 33. Common people -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  FOLK

  
  

  Possible Answer : family, sept, folks, common_people, phratry, folk, kinsfolk, tribe, family_line, folk_music, kinfolk, ethnic_music



• 34. Lament loudly -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  WAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer : ululate, pule, yaup, lamentation, mewl, yawl, roar, howl, lament, wail, whimper, plaint



• 35. Sick -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ILL

  
  

  Possible Answer : sick, poorly, complaint, ailment, inauspicious, ominous, badly, ill

  Possible Opposite: well



• 37. Singer DiFranco -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ANI

  
  

  Possible Answer : ani



• 38. 1965 song with the lyric "These are words that go together well" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  MICHELLE

  
  


• 42. Low island -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CAY

  
  

  Possible Answer : Florida_key, cay, key



• 43. Election mo. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NOV

  
  

  Possible Answer : Nov, November



• 44. "Am ___ late?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ITOO

  
  


• 45. Heredity unit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  GENE

  
  

  Possible Answer : factor, gene, cistron



• 46. 1965 song with the lyric "Think of what you're saying" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (14 letters) word

  WECANWORKITOUT

  
  


• 52. Bear: Sp. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OSO

  
  


• 53. Nebraska neighbor -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  KANSAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Kansas_River, KS, Kaw_River, Kansa, Kansas, Sunflower_State



• 54. McCarthy-era attorney Roy -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  COHN

  
  

  Possible Answer : Cohn, Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn



• 57. 1968 song with the lyric "We all want to change the world" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  REVOLUTION

  
  

  Possible Answer : rotation, revolution, gyration



• 61. 1968 song with the lyric "Remember to let her into your heart" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  HEYJUDE

  
  


• 64. Suffix with zinc -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ITE

  
  


• 65. "Amos 'n' ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ANDY

  
  


• 66. Candid, as a photo -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  UNPOSED

  
  

  Possible Answer : unposed

  Possible Opposite: posed



• 67. Pecan or cashew -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : bollock, Nut, testis, testicle, ball, freak, junkie, addict, egg, crank, fruitcake, nut, junky, en, crackpot, orchis, nut_case, screwball, ballock



• 68. Some HDTV screens -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  LCDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : liquid_crystal_display, LCD



• 69. Slip-ups -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  BOOBOOS

  
  


• 70. Car rte. displayer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  GPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : GPS, Global_Positioning_System



• 71. Comfort -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EASE

  
  

  Possible Answer : facilitate, relaxation, comfort, relieve, alleviate, allay, ease, simplicity, informality, rest, repose, still, easiness, relief, simpleness

  Possible Opposite: difficulty

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Jewish homeland -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ZION

  
  

  Possible Answer: Yisrael, Israel, Sion, Utopia, Zion, State_of_Israel

• 2. Inner: Prefix -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ENTO

  
  
• 3. Garbage boat -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SCOW

  
  

  Possible Answer: scow

• 4. One of filmdom's Avengers -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  THEHULK

  
  
• 5. "C'est la ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  GUERRE

  
  
• 6. Invisible -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  UNSEEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: unseen, spiritual_world, unobserved, spiritual_domain

• 7. Cartoonist Nast -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  THOMAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Lowell_Thomas, Seth_Thomas, Thomas_the_doubting_Apostle, Thomas, Norman_Thomas, Lowell_Jackson_Thomas, Dylan_Thomas, Dylan_Marlais_Thomas, Norman_Mattoon_Thomas, Saint_Thomas, doubting_Thomas, St._Thomas

• 8. German cathedral city -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  KOLN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cologne, Koln

• 9. Cold cube -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ICE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ICE, frosting, ice-skating_rink, internal-combustion_engine, shabu, chicken_feed, methamphetamine, icing, trash, deoxyephedrine, chalk, frost, Methedrine, frappe, crank, water_ice, glass, ice_rink, meth, sparkler, ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride

• 10. Sink, as the sun -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  SET

  
  

  Possible Answer: mark, located, Set, fixed, solidification, curing, countersink, primed, solidifying, exercise_set, rig, prepare, localise, coiffure, placed, define, lay_out, specify, Seth, ready, band, laid, arrange, localize, jell, position, situated, do, put, fix, hardened, set_up, rigid, typeset, fructify, sic, coif, hardening, adjust, lot, determine, coiffe, dictated, place, correct, determined, go_down, gear_up, go_under, plant, fit, readiness, circle, pose, limit, lay, set, dress, congeal, stage_set, bent

  Possible Opposite: rise

• 11. Jeanne d'Arc, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SAINTE

  
  
• 12. "Do ___ others ..." -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  UNTO

  
  
• 13. Mr. ___ (soft drink) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  PIBB

  
  
• 14. Mailing encls. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SAES

  
  
• 22. Conclusion -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  END

  
  

  Possible Answer: stop, remnant, cease, last, remainder, conclusion, end, close, death, terminate, destruction, final_stage, closing, oddment, ending, terminal, finish, goal

  Possible Opposite: beginning, begin

• 23. "For ___ know ..." -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ALLWE

  
  
• 26. Disney's "___ and the Detectives" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EMIL

  
  
• 27. Up to the task -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ABLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: capable, able-bodied, able

  Possible Opposite: unable

• 28. First Moody Blues hit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  GONOW

  
  
• 29. Martini garnish -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLIVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: olive, Olea_europaea, European_olive_tree

• 30. Delta competitor: Abbr. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  UAL

  
  
• 31. Houston sch. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  RICEU

  
  
• 32. Bias -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SLANT

  
  

  Possible Answer: cant, angle, slant, rake, pitch, cant_over, lean, tilt, weight, tip

• 33. Enthusiast -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  FAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sports_fan, rooter, winnow, buff, devotee, lover, fan

• 36. Soapmaking stuff -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LYE

  
  

  Possible Answer: lye

• 38. Unaccounted-for G.I.'s -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  MIAS

  
  
• 39. "Pay ___ mind" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ITNO

  
  
• 40. Mooer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  COW

  
  

  Possible Answer: overawe, moo-cow, cow

• 41. Physicist with a law -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  HOOKE

  
  

  Possible Answer: Robert_Hooke, Hooke

• 45. Lose freshness -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  GOSTALE

  
  
• 47. Scam -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  CONJOB

  
  
• 48. Stark ___ mad -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  RAVING

  
  

  Possible Answer: spout, raving, rant, gush, mouth_off, jabber, ravingly, rave, rabbit_on

• 49. Get tense and hard, as a muscle -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  KNOTUP

  
  
• 50. Archipelago bits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  ISLETS

  
  

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• 51. Letter after sigma -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TAU

  
  

  Possible Answer: tau

• 54. Common bait fish -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  CHUB

  
  

  Possible Answer: chub, Leuciscus_cephalus

• 55. Wine: Prefix -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OENO

  
  
• 56. Syringe, for short -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  HYPO

  
  

  Possible Answer: hypo, hypodermic_syringe, sodium_thiosulfate, hypodermic, sodium_thiosulphate

• 57. Cherry and ruby -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  REDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: red_ink, Marxist, Red, redness, Bolshevik, bolshy, red, Red_River, loss, bolshie

  Possible Opposite: gain

• 58. Ancient Peruvian -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INCA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Inka, Incan, Inca

• 59. Bookies give them -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ODDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: betting_odds, odds

• 60. Big Board inits. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NYSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: N._Y._Stock_Exchange, New_York_Stock_Exchange, big_board, NYSE

• 62. Troop-entertaining grp. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  USO

  
  
• 63. "In excelsis ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  DEO

  
  

September 23, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, September 23, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle September 23, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Jargon	5
2A	6. Symbol of Hawaii	4
3A	10. Cry from a doll	4
4A	14. Setting for "Life of Pi"	5
5A	15. What makes juice expensive?	9
6A	17. Strength	5
7A	18. Ethnocentric lens critiqued by Toni Morrison	9
8A	19. Makes plans for the future?	7
9A	21. Some sculptures and sexts	5
10A	22. Breakaway groups	5
11A	23. Not to be trusted	5
12A	26. Agent, informally	3
13A	27. Limbo prerequisite	4
14A	28. Neopronoun with a nod to folklore	3
15A	31. Something not to look after?	4
16A	33. Pisces, but not Aquarius	9
17A	35. "Gotcha"	15
18A	37. Washer dryer?	9
19A	38. Capitalizes on	4
20A	39. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion ___ Tina Snow	3
21A	40. It's often drawn with three ellipses	4
22A	41. Overcome decision fatigue	3
23A	42. British weight	5
24A	43. Gives an edge	5
25A	46. ___ Beer Hall (Tokyo landmark)	5
26A	49. Question to an indecisive pet	7
27A	51. Record skip?	9
28A	55. Sought help from during a crisis	5
29A	56. "Knew that was coming"	9
30A	57. Sympathetic assurance	5
31A	58. Alphabetize, e.g.	4
32A	59. Tyne with six Emmys	4
33A	60. Book that becomes a synonym for "Finally!" when "t" is added to the end	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Jargon"

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 characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
• Words that mean the same thing: vernacular, argot, cant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Symbol of Hawaii"

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 polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: hula-hula, Hawaiian dancing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HULA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Cry from a doll"

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

  The answer is: MAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Setting for "Life of Pi""

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 large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: sea
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. What makes juice expensive?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENERGYTAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Strength"

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 asset of special worth or utility
• Words that mean the same thing: long suit, loud, strong point
• The opposite would be: piano, weak point
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Ethnocentric lens critiqued by Toni Morrison"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHITEGAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Makes plans for the future?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make an investment
• Words that mean the same thing: vest, endow, empower
• The opposite would be: divest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INVESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Some sculptures and sexts"

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 painting of a naked human figure
• Words that mean the same thing: nude painting, nude sculpture, nude statue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Breakaway groups"

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 subdivision of a larger religious group
• Words that mean the same thing: religious order, faction, sect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SECTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Not to be trusted"

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 (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
• Words that mean the same thing: shadowy, umbrageous, fly-by-night
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHADY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Agent, informally"

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 informal abbreviation of `representative'
• Words that mean the same thing: repp
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Limbo prerequisite"

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 long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
• Words that mean the same thing: perch, celestial pole, terminal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Neopronoun with a nod to folklore"

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 device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
• Words that mean the same thing: fuel-air explosive
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Something not to look after?"

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 a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
• Words that mean the same thing: spring, bounce, bound
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Pisces, but not Aquarius"

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: WATERSIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. "Gotcha""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: MESSAGERECEIVED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Washer dryer?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BATHTOWEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Capitalizes on"

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 the act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: economic consumption, United States, 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: USES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion ___ Tina Snow"

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: AKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. It's often drawn with three ellipses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: speck, mote, corpuscle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Overcome decision fatigue"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: choose, prefer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. British weight"

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 lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Words that mean the same thing: pit, Lucy Stone, gemstone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Gives an edge"

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 make keen or more acute
• Words that mean the same thing: whet, quicken
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. ___ Beer Hall (Tokyo landmark)"

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: ASAHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Question to an indecisive pet"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: INOROUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Record skip?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOCOMMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Sought help from during a crisis"

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: RANTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. "Knew that was coming""

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: THEREITIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Sympathetic assurance"

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: ICARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Alphabetize, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• Words that mean the same thing: sort out, kind, sorting
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Tyne with six Emmys"

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: DALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Book that becomes a synonym for "Finally!" when "t" is added to the end"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
• Words that mean the same thing: telamon, map collection, atlas vertebra
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

September 23, 2022 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Like old-fashioned sound reproduction	4
2D	2. Legends	5
3D	3. Cheek or backbone	5
4D	4. Pretend to know the host, say	9
5D	5. Not in bounds?	14
6D	6. Chops	4
7D	7. Granite State sch.	3
8D	8. Symbol of Hawaii	3
9D	9. Graffiti, e.g.	3
10D	10. "Bro!"	5
11D	11. Ever so slightly	4
12D	12. Robotics club challenge	4
13D	13. Chops	4
14D	16. Joy that might come from being aligned in one's body	14
15D	20. Recipe abbr.	3
16D	23. "Please, can you just not"	7
17D	24. Place that distributes things in tiny bottles	5
18D	25. ___ Hardison, Aldis Hodge's character on "Leverage"	4
19D	28. V	4
20D	29. Characteristics that rarely change in cartoons	4
21D	30. Wind up	3
22D	31. Bit of whistle-blowing, maybe	4
23D	32. "___ bien"	4
24D	33. Champions' cry	5
25D	34. Movie whose sequel was subtitled "Back in the Habit"	9
26D	35. Aid in getting a job in marketing, in brief	3
27D	36. Attend	4
28D	41. Be accountable for	3
29D	42. Current issue?	5
30D	44. Like the Navajo language	5
31D	45. Ancient Hindu text	5
32D	46. ___ climbing a tree (Sichuan noodle dish)	4
33D	47. N.Y.C. neighborhood near Little Italy	4
34D	48. Multinational hardware and electronics brand	4
35D	49. Really teeny	4
36D	50. They're separated at some salons	4
37D	52. Prefix with week or wife	3
38D	53. "When are you getting here?"	3
39D	54. Bagel	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. Like old-fashioned sound reproduction"

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: LOFI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Legends"

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 (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
• Words that mean the same thing: image, picture, icon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Cheek or backbone"

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 bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: boldness, steel, mettle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Pretend to know the host, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GATECRASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Not in bounds?"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONESTEPATATIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Chops"

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 make or shape as with an axe
• Words that mean the same thing: hew out, hew
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Granite State sch."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: UNH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Symbol of Hawaii"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: garland, chaplet, wreath
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Graffiti, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: artistic creation, graphics, artistic production
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Bro!""

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: MYGUY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Ever so slightly"

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: ATAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Robotics club challenge"

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 complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
• Words that mean the same thing: snarl, tangle, labyrinth
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Chops"

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 edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: axis of rotation, axe, bloc
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Joy that might come from being aligned in one's body"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GENDEREUPHORIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Recipe abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: TSP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. "Please, can you just not""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SPAREME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Place that distributes things in tiny bottles"

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 building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOTEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. ___ Hardison, Aldis Hodge's character on "Leverage""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: ALEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. V"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• Words that mean the same thing: 5, cinque, quintet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Characteristics that rarely change in cartoons"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: mature, age, eld
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Wind up"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: oddment, remainder, destruction
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Bit of whistle-blowing, maybe"

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 an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
• Words that mean the same thing: escape, news leak, leakage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. "___ bien""

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: ESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Champions' cry"

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: WEWON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Movie whose sequel was subtitled "Back in the Habit""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SISTERACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Aid in getting a job in marketing, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a master's degree in business
• Words that mean the same thing: Master in Business Administration, Master in Business
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Attend"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: GOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Be accountable for"

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 have ownership or possession of
• Words that mean the same thing: possess, have, ain
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Current issue?"

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 location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
• Words that mean the same thing: short circuit, myopic, curt
• The opposite would be: long, tall
• 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 30 Down: "44. Like the Navajo language"

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 employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words
• Words that mean the same thing: tonic
• The opposite would be: atonal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Ancient Hindu text"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a rule or aphorism in sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. ___ climbing a tree (Sichuan noodle dish)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: ant, emmet, pismire
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. N.Y.C. neighborhood near Little Italy"

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 district in southwestern manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
• Words that mean the same thing: South of Houston
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Multinational hardware and electronics brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Really teeny"

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: ITSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. They're separated at some salons"

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 37 Down: "52. Prefix with week or wife"

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

  The answer is: MID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "53. "When are you getting here?""

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "54. Bagel"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: null, zilch, zip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	70.8%
Short Answer	12	16.7%
History	3	4.2%
Geography	2	2.8%
Food & Drink	2	2.8%
Literature	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.2 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!

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

Last Updated: September 07, 2025 at 06:46 AM