Friday August 09 2024 New York Times Crossword Answers

Friday, August 9, 2024 New York Times Crosswords with Answers

The Crossword Hints is one of the most popular nyt crossword clue puzzles with answers. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle.

 NYT Crosswords Clues: August 09, 2024

Let's go into the August 09 2024 puzzle , starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Friday August 09 2024 New York Times Crossword Answers

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Listing on a résumé 
  

  SKILL

  (5 letters)

  Possible Answers: accomplishment, acquisition, skill, science, attainment, acquirement



• 6. Bad news from a maître d' - Show Answer
  

  WAIT

  (4 letters)

  Possible Answers: expect, time_lag, look, wait, hold_back, postponement, waitress, hold, waiting, delay, await, hold_off



• 10. Ocean spray - Show Answer
  

  MIST

  (4 letters)

  Possible Answers: mist, obscure, haze_over, fog, obnubilate, mist_over, cloud, befog, becloud



• 14. The Black Keys and the White Stripes, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  INDIEBANDS

  (10 letters)



• 16. "Why would you ever think that?!" - Show Answer
  

  UMNO

  (4 letters)



• 17. Retire while successful - Show Answer
  

  GOOUTONTOP

  (10 letters)



• 18. Music magazine since 1985 - Show Answer
  

  SPIN

  (4 letters)

  Predict Answers: gyrate, spin, spin_around, reel, birl, spin_out, twist, twisting, whirl, tailspin, twirl



• 19. Short elevations? - Show Answer
  

  HTS

  (3 letters)



• 20. T, for one - Show Answer
  

  MODEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: framework, sit, mock_up, manikin, poser, exemplary, role_model, mold, pose, modeling, pattern, mannequin, model, fashion_model, good_example, theoretical_account, mould, simulate, manakin, modelling, simulation, exemplar, example, mannikin, posture



• 21. Sparkly collectible - Show Answer
  

  GEODE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: geode



• 22. Early stage - Show Answer
  

  BETA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: genus_Beta, Beta, beta



• 23. Top marks - Show Answer
  

  APLUSES

  (7 letters)



• 25. Goes easy on - Show Answer
  

  SPARES

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: spare_part, spar, fifth_wheel, part_with, save, give_up, spare, dispense_with



• 28. Sub groups - Show Answer
  

  BTEAMS

  (6 letters)



• 29. Email ancestor - Show Answer
  

  TELEX

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: teletype_machine, telex, telex_machine, teleprinter, teletypewriter



• 30. Taps one's foot, maybe - Show Answer
  

  KEEPSTIME

  (9 letters)



• 33. Where you can find ME - Show Answer
  

  USMAP

  (5 letters)



• 34. Nonstandard: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  IRR

  (3 letters)



• 35. Unlit? - Show Answer
  

  SOBER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sober_up, unplayful, sedate, serious, sombre, somber, drab, sober, grave, solemn

  Antonyms: intoxicated, playful



• 36. Subway fare - Show Answer
  

  FOOTLONGS

  (9 letters)



• 38. City once home to Black Wall Street - Show Answer
  

  TULSA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Tulsa



• 39. Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees - Show Answer
  

  SHARKS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: shark



• 40. Unlawful coercion - Show Answer
  

  DURESS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: duress



• 41. Sources of some political gaffes - Show Answer
  

  HOTMICS

  (7 letters)



• 43. Middle word of a Stowe title - Show Answer
  

  TOMS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: tom, tomcat, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, gobbler, Tom, turkey_cock



• 44. Introduce to the mix - Show Answer
  

  ADDIN

  (5 letters)



• 45. What awakens Godzilla from the ocean, informally - Show Answer
  

  HBOMB

  (5 letters)



• 47. "Les ___" - Show Answer
  

  MIZ

  (3 letters)



• 50. Japanese noodles - Show Answer
  

  UDON

  (4 letters)



• 51. Rodeo event - Show Answer
  

  BARRELRACE

  (10 letters)



• 53. Camp sight - Show Answer
  

  TENT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: camp_out, encamp, tent, collapsible_shelter, bivouac, camp



• 54. "It's been too long!" - Show Answer
  

  IMISSEDYOU

  (10 letters)



• 55. You are, on the Yucatán - Show Answer
  

  ERES

  (4 letters)



• 56. Helpful how-to - Show Answer
  

  DEMO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: demonstration, present, exhibit, demonstrate, demo, show



• 57. "Why don't sheep shrink when it ___?": George Carlin - Show Answer
  

  RAINS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: rain, rain_down, rainfall, pelting, rainwater

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Something to heave - Show Answer
  

  SIGH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: suspire, sigh, suspiration



• 2. Wedding planning website, with "the" - Show Answer
  

  KNOT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: naut_mi, mile, international_nautical_mile, slub, greyback, ravel, mi, grayback, tangle, Calidris_canutus, knot, air_mile, nautical_mile, burl, gnarl

  Antonyms: unravel, unknot



• 3. Wedding exchange - Show Answer
  

  IDOS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Ido



• 4. Fourth-most-common surname in China (after Wang, Li and Zhang) - Show Answer
  

  LIU

  (3 letters)



• 5. "Don't get mad yet …" - Show Answer
  

  LETMEEXPLAIN

  (12 letters)



• 6. Marvel's Maximoff - Show Answer
  

  WANDA

  (5 letters)



• 7. Entry fee for some clubs? - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 8. Blind worshipers - Show Answer
  

  IDOLATERS

  (9 letters)

  Synonyms: idolizer, idolater, idol_worshiper, idoliser



• 9. Alternative to a pinch: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  TSP

  (3 letters)



• 10. Journeys into the past? - Show Answer
  

  MUSEUMTOURS

  (11 letters)



• 11. Out of the question - Show Answer
  

  IMPOSSIBLE

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: unimaginable, impossible, unacceptable, out_of_the_question, inconceivable, insufferable, unsufferable

  Antonyms: possible



• 12. Nasty, as a remark - Show Answer
  

  SNIDE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: snide, sneering, supercilious



• 13. Busy signals, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  TONES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: quality, look, note, inflect, flavor, musical_note, feel, tone_up, whole_step, shade, flavour, chant, tincture, timber, smell, tonicity, tone, intone, strengthen, feeling, timbre, whole_tone, tonus, tone_of_voice, spirit, pure_tone, step, modulate, tint

  Antonyms: atonicity



• 15. Kicks (out) - Show Answer
  

  BOOTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: kick, charge, thrill, the_boot, boot, bang, iron_boot, flush, reboot, iron_heel, bring_up, kicking, rush



• 21. Cocktail vessel - Show Answer
  

  GLASSTUMBLER

  (12 letters)



• 22. Apt anagram of TINS BEAR THEM, minus an E - Show Answer
  

  BREATHMINTS

  (11 letters)



• 24. Dynamism - Show Answer
  

  PEP

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pep, ginger, peppiness



• 25. Double ___ (cookie descriptor) - Show Answer
  

  STUF

  (4 letters)



• 26. Replacement for the Spanish colonial real - Show Answer
  

  PESO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Uruguayan_peso, Mexican_peso, Cuban_peso, peso, Dominican_peso, Chilean_peso, Colombian_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Philippine_peso



• 27. "One more minute!" - Show Answer
  

  ALMOSTDONE

  (10 letters)



• 28. They might fall off a shelf - Show Answer
  

  BERGS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: iceberg, berg, Berg, Alban_Berg



• 30. Stigmatize sexual preferences, in modern lingo - Show Answer
  

  KINKSHAME

  (9 letters)



• 31. Fiasco - Show Answer
  

  MESS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: mussiness, flock, muss, pickle, jam, messiness, batch, sight, mountain, fix, lot, hole, raft, good_deal, stack, tidy_sum, mickle, hatful, peck, pot, kettle_of_fish, mass, wad, mess_hall, passel, plenty, spate, heap, pile, mess, muddle, quite_a_little, muckle, great_deal, mint, mess_up, deal, slew



• 32. Meiji and Taisho, in Japanese history - Show Answer
  

  ERAS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: era, earned_run_average, ERA, geological_era, epoch



• 37. Middle-earth menace - Show Answer
  

  ORC

  (3 letters)



• 40. Heads, slangily - Show Answer
  

  DOMES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: dome, noodle, attic, bean, domed_stadium, noggin, bonce, covered_stadium



• 41. ___ cuisine - Show Answer
  

  HAUTE

  (5 letters)



• 42. Less expected - Show Answer
  

  ODDER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: funny, unpaired, left_over, peculiar, remaining, odd, uneven, unmated, leftover, left, queer, unexpended, singular, rum, curious, rummy, unmatched

  Antonyms: even



• 43. Line drawn after an early wrong guess in hangman - Show Answer
  

  TORSO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: trunk, torso, body



• 46. Part of a hat - Show Answer
  

  BRIM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lip, rim, brim



• 47. Question that's often a directive to step aside - Show Answer
  

  MAYI

  (4 letters)



• 48. Taskbar image - Show Answer
  

  ICON

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: picture, ikon, icon, image



• 49. A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Show Answer
  

  ZEUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: genus_Zeus, Zeus



• 51. Prospective Olympic city's campaign - Show Answer
  

  BID

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: dictation, press, adjure, wish, invite, play, offer, call, bidding, beseech, conjure, entreat, tender, command, bid



• 52. Vitamin qty. - Show Answer
  

  RDA

  (3 letters)

No. 27,383 Mon Oct 28, 2024 NYT Crossword By Michael Lieberman

Across Clues :

1. Many a customer service assistant, nowadays, 4. Animal on the state seal of Maine, 9. Lacking slack, 13. Blackjack card worth 1 or 11, 14. Friend of Mickey and Goofy, 15. Actress Kendrick, 16. "___ all good!", 17. Nursery rhyme about a disastrous trip up a hill, 19. How salt and pepper may be added, in a recipe, 21. Southeast Asian language, 22. Knotted neckwear, 23. Susceptible to sunburn, 24. "Four score and seven years ___ …", 26. Pesky summer swarm, 28. Nursery rhyme about the perils of sitting on a wall, 31. Doesn't waste, 32. Dine, 33. How heavy metal bands typically play, 37. ___ Z, a.k.a. Zoomers, 38. Comedian Schumer or Poehler, 39. Verbalize, 40. Water, in French, 41. Subject of a will, 43. "My Zoom joke flopped … I guess it's not remotely funny," e.g., 44. Marx who co-wrote "The Communist Manifesto", 45. Nursery rhyme about the hazards of decaying infrastructure, 48. Energy, idiomatically, 51. Flat tire's lack, 52. Fashion magazine with a palindromic name, 53. Commodity measured in barrels, 54. Hypotheticals, 56. This typeface, 59. Nickname for the World Series … or what you might call 17-, 28- or 45-Across?, 62. Word repeated in a double negative, 63. Operatic highlight, 64. Purpose, 65. Barely scratch (out), 66. Quality of a hoarse voice, 67. Drunk-ish, 68. Work with needle and thread

27,383 Mon Oct 28, 2024 NYT Crossword By Michael Lieberman

Down Clues :

1. Angler's supply, 2. Eight-armed creatures, 3. The Bible has an Old and New one, 4. Obstacle for a would-be castle attacker, 5. How often many people brush their teeth (avert your eyes, dentists!), 6. Acorn-bearing tree, 7. Downhill skiing event, 8. Poet St. Vincent Millay, 9. ___ Mahal, 10. R&B singer Baker, 11. Like birthday candles before the party starts, 12. Stories, 14. Turn at the turntables, for short, 18. One might be squeaky or shaped like a bone, 20. "Napoleon Crossing the ___" (painting series), 25. Belly, 27. Sch. in Lower Manhattan, 28. Ginormous, 29. Country south of Saudi Arabia, 30. Fallback option, 34. "Submit by" dates, 35. Beverage with a Big Mac, perhaps, 36. Christmas season, 38. Kind of clock that's ultraprecise, 39. They brighten everyone's days, 42. ___ carte, 43. Hawaiian taro dish, 44. Pass idly, as time, 46. Bottled water brand, 47. Respond to a stimulus, 48. To date, 49. Sparkly headwear, 50. ___ Island (historic entry point for immigrants), 55. Dart around, 57. Very small, 58. Hearty meal in a bowl, 60. Place for a snuggly cat, 61. Valvoline competitor

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 28, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Many a customer service assistant, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOT

  Possible Answer : bot




• The clue is 4. Animal on the state seal of Maine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOSE

  Possible Answer : elk, European_elk, Alces_alces, moose




• The clue is 9. Lacking slack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAUT

  Possible Answer : tight, taut




• The clue is 13. Blackjack card worth 1 or 11. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : champion, tiptop, tops, A-one, wiz, 1, I, nail, ace, one, topnotch, genius, adept, star, hotshot, whiz, mavin, ACE, sensation, maven, wizard, whizz, crack, first-rate, pass_with_flying_colors, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, superstar, single, sweep_through, top-notch, breeze_through, unity, super, virtuoso, Allied_Command_Europe, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, sail_through




• The clue is 14. Friend of Mickey and Goofy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONALD




• The clue is 15. Actress Kendrick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer : anna




• The clue is 16. "___ all good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 17. Nursery rhyme about a disastrous trip up a hill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JACKANDJILL




• The clue is 19. How salt and pepper may be added, in a recipe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTASTE




• The clue is 21. Southeast Asian language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAO

  Possible Answer : Lao, Laotian




• The clue is 22. Knotted neckwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer : marry, splice, link, affiliation, association, standoff, wed, bond, draw, connect, tie, linkup, sleeper, attach, tie-up, tie_beam, crosstie, tie-in, railroad_tie, bind, link_up, necktie

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnect, untie




• The clue is 23. Susceptible to sunburn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALE

  Possible Answer : blanch, picket, wan, pallid, blench, sick, pale




• The clue is 24. "Four score and seven years ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer : ago, agone




• The clue is 26. Pesky summer swarm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNATS

  Possible Answer : gnat




• The clue is 28. Nursery rhyme about the perils of sitting on a wall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUMPTYDUMPTY




• The clue is 31. Doesn't waste. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USES

  Possible Answer : enjoyment, United_States, function, U.S.A., purpose, utilise, usance, practice, employ, the_States, usage, role, exercise, U.S., expend, US, consumption, habit, economic_consumption, utilization, manipulation, utilisation, utilize, United_States_of_America, America, use_of_goods_and_services, USA, apply, use, employment, habituate




• The clue is 32. Dine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAT

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




• The clue is 33. How heavy metal bands typically play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUDLY

  Possible Answer : forte, loudly, loud, obstreperously, clamorously, aloud

  Possible Opposite Answer : softly, piano




• The clue is 37. ___ Z, a.k.a. Zoomers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEN

  Possible Answer : gen




• The clue is 38. Comedian Schumer or Poehler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMY




• The clue is 39. Verbalize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer : order, state, say, sound_out, articulate, aver, enjoin, pronounce, enounce, allege, suppose, read, tell, enunciate




• The clue is 40. Water, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAU




• The clue is 41. Subject of a will. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTATE

  Possible Answer : the_three_estates, landed_estate, acres, demesne, land, estate_of_the_realm, estate




• The clue is 43. "My Zoom joke flopped … I guess it's not remotely funny," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUN

  Possible Answer : wordplay, punning, pun, paronomasia




• The clue is 44. Marx who co-wrote "The Communist Manifesto". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KARL




• The clue is 45. Nursery rhyme about the hazards of decaying infrastructure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONDONBRIDGE




• The clue is 48. Energy, idiomatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAM

  Possible Answer : steam_clean, steam, steamer




• The clue is 51. Flat tire's lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer : tune, aerate, melodic_phrase, publicize, aura, melody, airwave, ventilate, zephyr, melodic_line, gentle_wind, air_out, vent, beam, bare, breeze, atmosphere, air, send, publicise, aviation, broadcast, transmit, strain, air_travel, line




• The clue is 52. Fashion magazine with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLE




• The clue is 53. Commodity measured in barrels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OIL

  Possible Answer : inunct, anele, anoint, embrocate, oil_color, crude_oil, rock_oil, crude, petroleum, vegetable_oil, fossil_oil, oil, oil_colour




• The clue is 54. Hypotheticals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFS




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

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

  The answer: ITALICS

  Possible Answer : italic, Italic, Italic_language




• The clue is 59. Nickname for the World Series … or what you might call 17-, 28- or 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALLCLASSIC




• The clue is 62. Word repeated in a double negative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOT

  Possible Answer : non, not




• The clue is 63. Operatic highlight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIA

  Possible Answer : aria




• The clue is 64. Purpose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTENT

  Possible Answer : wrapped, design, absorbed, intention, engrossed, intent, captive, enwrapped, spirit, purport, purpose, aim




• The clue is 65. Barely scratch (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKE




• The clue is 66. Quality of a hoarse voice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASP

  Possible Answer : rasp, wood_file, rasping




• The clue is 67. Drunk-ish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIPSY

  Possible Answer : tipsy, potty, tiddly




• The clue is 68. Work with needle and thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEW

  Possible Answer : tailor, sew_together, sew, stitch, tailor-make, run_up

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Angler's supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAIT

  Possible Answer: tantalize, razz, rag, hook, come-on, cod, tantalise, ride, sweetener, bait, decoy, twit, taunt, tease, rally, lure

• The clue is 2. Eight-armed creatures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTOPUSES

  Possible Answer: octopus, devilfish

• The clue is 3. The Bible has an Old and New one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESTAMENT

  Possible Answer: Testament, will, testament

• The clue is 4. Obstacle for a would-be castle attacker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOAT

  Possible Answer: fosse, moat

• The clue is 5. How often many people brush their teeth (avert your eyes, dentists!). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCEADAY

• The clue is 6. Acorn-bearing tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAK

  Possible Answer: oak, oak_tree

• The clue is 7. Downhill skiing event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLALOM

  Possible Answer: slalom

• The clue is 8. Poet St. Vincent Millay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 9. ___ Mahal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAJ

• The clue is 10. R&B singer Baker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANITA

• The clue is 11. Like birthday candles before the party starts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNLIT

  Possible Answer: unlighted, unlit, lightless, unilluminated

  Possible Opposite Answer : lighted

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

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

  The answer: TALES

  Possible Answer: narrative, tarradiddle, story, tale, taradiddle, narration, fib

• The clue is 14. Turn at the turntables, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJSET

• The clue is 18. One might be squeaky or shaped like a bone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGTOY

• The clue is 20. "Napoleon Crossing the ___" (painting series). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPS

  Possible Answer: the_Alps, Alps, alp

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

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

  The answer: GUT

  Possible Answer: intestine, gut, catgut, bowel

• The clue is 27. Sch. in Lower Manhattan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU

• The clue is 28. Ginormous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGE

  Possible Answer: huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagian

• The clue is 29. Country south of Saudi Arabia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEMEN

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Yemen, Yemen

• The clue is 30. Fallback option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANB

• The clue is 34. "Submit by" dates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEADLINES

  Possible Answer: deadline

• The clue is 35. Beverage with a Big Mac, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGECOKE

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

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

  The answer: YULE

  Possible Answer: Yuletide, Christmastide, Christmastime, Christmas, Yule, Noel

• The clue is 38. Kind of clock that's ultraprecise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMIC

  Possible Answer: atomic, nuclear

  Possible Opposite Answer : conventional

• The clue is 39. They brighten everyone's days. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNRISES

  Possible Answer: sunrise, dawn, morning, break_of_day, break_of_the_day, sunup, dayspring, cockcrow, daybreak, aurora, dawning, first_light

  Possible Opposite Answer : sunset

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

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

• The clue is 43. Hawaiian taro dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POI

  Possible Answer: poi

• The clue is 44. Pass idly, as time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILL

  Possible Answer: down, defeat, belt_down, pour_down, toss_off, shoot_down, bolt_down, pop, drink_down, kill, obliterate, vote_down, putting_to_death, vote_out, wipe_out, stamp_out, killing

• The clue is 46. Bottled water brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DASANI

• The clue is 47. Respond to a stimulus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REACT

  Possible Answer: oppose, respond, react

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

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

  The answer: SOFAR

• The clue is 49. Sparkly headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 50. ___ Island (historic entry point for immigrants). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIS

  Possible Answer: Elli

• The clue is 55. Dart around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIT

  Possible Answer: dart, fleet, flutter, flit

• The clue is 57. Very small. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINY

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

• The clue is 58. Hearty meal in a bowl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

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

• The clue is 60. Place for a snuggly cat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAP

  Possible Answer: lave, lap_up, lap_covering, lick, overlap, circuit, swish, swoosh, swosh, circle, lap, wash

• The clue is 61. Valvoline competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer: s.t.p., STP

August 25, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

August 25, 2023 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Worst place imaginable	9
2A	10. Backs out suddenly	5
3A	15. First African-born naturalized citizen in Congress	9
4A	16. Like something wicked and dark?	5
5A	17. Most populous majority-Hispanic county in the U.S.	9
6A	18. Most common last name in Brazil	5
7A	19. What ties can get you into, for short	3
8A	20. It's passable	4
9A	21. Shuck it!	6
10A	22. A large one might have more sides	4
11A	24. Selling point	4
12A	26. Rulers' divisions?	4
13A	27. Small grouse	5
14A	30. Really impresses	4
15A	32. N.F.L. cornerback Apple	3
16A	33. Adage for getting through tough times	12
17A	36. Certain page with blanks	6
18A	38. "Gotta run!"	6
19A	39. Heads outside?	12
20A	41. Note-taking spot?	3
21A	42. Mulligan	4
22A	43. House channel	5
23A	46. Nickname that drops -an	4
24A	48. Gas used in semiconductor chip manufacturing	4
25A	50. Flat-bottomed boat	4
26A	52. Welcomes	6
27A	54. Little ___	4
28A	57. Certain business adviser, in brief	3
29A	58. Big name in wine	5
30A	59. Portmanteau in 2010s fandom	9
31A	61. Structure in an apse	5
32A	62. Didn't cover for	9
33A	63. En ___	5
34A	64. Insomniac's accrual	9

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Worst place imaginable"

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: HELLSCAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Backs out suddenly"

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 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• Words that mean the same thing: bond, bail, bail bond
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. First African-born naturalized citizen in Congress"

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: ILHANOMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Like something wicked and dark?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not set afire or burning
• Words that mean the same thing: lightless, unlighted, unilluminated
• The opposite would be: lighted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Most populous majority-Hispanic county in the U.S."

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: MIAMIDADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Most common last name in Brazil"

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 forest trees growing in a country or region
• Words that mean the same thing: sylva
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. What ties can get you into, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. It's passable"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: exam, examine, try
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Shuck it!"

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 marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
• Words that mean the same thing: huitre
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OYSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. A large one might have more sides"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the food served and eaten at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: repast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Selling point"

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 mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: shit, sponsor, store
• The opposite would be: boycott
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Rulers' divisions?"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, epoch, earned run average
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Small grouse"

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 old or new world straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
• Words that mean the same thing: attack, sharpshoot, lash out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNIPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Really impresses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Words that mean the same thing: veneration, awe, fear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. N.F.L. cornerback Apple"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Adage for getting through tough times"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOPAINNOGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Certain page with blanks"

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: MADLIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. "Gotta run!""

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: IMLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Heads outside?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PORTAPOTTIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Note-taking spot?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Mulligan"

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 do over, as of (part of) a house
• Words that mean the same thing: remake, remodel, refashion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. House channel"

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: CSPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Nickname that drops -an"

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 standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
• Words that mean the same thing: average
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NORM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Gas used in semiconductor chip manufacturing"

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 colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, Ne
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Flat-bottomed boat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Welcomes"

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 express greetings upon meeting someone
• Words that mean the same thing: greet, recognize, recognise
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GREETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Little ___"

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 lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Words that mean the same thing: rock candy, shake, John Rock
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Certain business adviser, 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 an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Big name in wine"

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: ROSSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Portmanteau in 2010s fandom"

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: BELIEBERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Structure in an apse"

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 table in christian churches where communion is given
• Words that mean the same thing: Lord's table, communion table
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Didn't cover for"

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: TATTLEDON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. En ___"

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 shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
• Words that mean the same thing: masse shot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Insomniac's accrual"

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: SLEEPDEBT

  Great job if you got it right!

August 25, 2023 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Classic shout-out	5
2D	2. Crème de la crème	6
3D	3. Like Tibet's Potala Palace	6
4D	4. Bolt	3
5D	5. Bad mood	4
6D	6. Binary, e.g.	4
7D	7. Stockpile	5
8D	8. Dish flavored with tamarind paste and fish sauce	7
9D	9. Palindromic adverb	3
10D	10. Opposite of plain	4
11D	11. Spice used as a breath freshener	5
12D	12. "It's on me!"	8
13D	13. Pretend to be someone else	8
14D	14. Headlines	7
15D	21. Event with no cover charge, perhaps	7
16D	23. Swiss chocolatier	5
17D	25. Embrace something embarrassing	5
18D	28. Like some regions that experience midnight sun	5
19D	29. Providers of some allergy shots	7
20D	31. Converse parts	5
21D	34. Quarters	5
22D	35. Reacts to shocking news	5
23D	36. Maker of the world's best-selling flip phone	8
24D	37. Places to rub elbows?	8
25D	39. Spelling Bee feature	7
26D	40. Extremely close to home	7
27D	44. Acquiesce	6
28D	45. "Easy!"	6
29D	47. Literally, "tables"	5
30D	49. Actor Nick	5
31D	51. "That ___ funny!"	5
32D	53. Flag	4
33D	55. Give credit to, in a way	4
34D	56. ___ fries (Krusty Krab menu item)	4
35D	59. Band whose fans are known as "ARMY"	3
36D	60. King or queen, e.g.	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. Classic shout-out"

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: HIMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Crème de la crème"

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 group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Words that mean the same thing: elite, elite group
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like Tibet's Potala Palace"

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: LHASAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Bolt"

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 rapid escape (as by criminals)
• Words that mean the same thing: run away, bunk, head for the hills
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Bad mood"

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

  The answer is: SNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Binary, 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 set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
• Words that mean the same thing: encipher, cypher, computer code
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Stockpile"

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 collect or gather
• Words that mean the same thing: roll up, conglomerate, collect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Dish flavored with tamarind paste and fish sauce"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PADTHAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Palindromic adverb"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Opposite of plain"

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 keep busy with
• Words that mean the same thing: busybodied, meddlesome, occupy
• The opposite would be: idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Spice used as a breath freshener"

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 native to egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
• Words that mean the same thing: aniseed, anise seed, anise plant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "It's on me!""

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: ILLTREAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Pretend to be someone else"

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: LIVEALIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Headlines"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STARSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Event with no cover charge, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPENMIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Swiss chocolatier"

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: LINDT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Embrace something embarrassing"

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: OWNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Like some regions that experience midnight sun"

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 having a pair of equal and opposite charges
• Words that mean the same thing: gelid, opposite, glacial
• The opposite would be: equatorial
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Providers of some allergy shots"

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: EPIPENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Converse parts"

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 colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: Sol, resole, sole
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Quarters"

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 any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: stay, endure, bear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Reacts to shocking news"

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 short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
• Words that mean the same thing: gasp, heave, pant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GASPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Maker of the world's best-selling flip phone"

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: MOTOROLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Places to rub elbows?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARMRESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Spelling Bee feature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PANGRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Extremely close to home"

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: TOOREAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Acquiesce"

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 yield to another's wish or opinion
• Words that mean the same thing: acquiesce, submit, assent
• The opposite would be: dissent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACCEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. "Easy!""

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: NOPROB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Literally, "tables""

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 flat tableland with steep edges
• Words that mean the same thing: table, mesa, Mesa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Actor Nick"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOLTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. "That ___ funny!""

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: WASNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Flag"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: fatigue, wear upon, tire out
• The opposite would be: interest, refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Give credit to, in a way"

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 short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
• Words that mean the same thing: reference, name, adduce
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. ___ fries (Krusty Krab menu item)"

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 large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KELP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Band whose fans are known as "ARMY""

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: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. King or queen, e.g."

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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: sleep with, have it off, bang
• The opposite would be: get up, turn out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	84.3%
Short Answer	7	10.0%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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: August 31, 2025 at 07:18 AM