February 10, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword February 10, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Hatchling	5
2A	6. Line crosser, of a sort	4
3A	10. Component of a cellphone bill	4
4A	14. World capital that's home to the Temple of Literature, built in 1070	5
5A	15. Show up	4
6A	16. Blue-violet shade	4
7A	17. Crime investigated by an insurance company	5
8A	18. "Strike three!" or "Yer out!"?	9
9A	20. Sit (down) heavily	4
10A	21. Noisy shouting	6
11A	22. Way to catch a conger?	7
12A	24. Alley prowler	6
13A	29. It's used in soapmaking	3
14A	30. Input	5
15A	33. One of four in the human heart	5
16A	34. Mo. with a holiday on its final day	3
17A	35. Loser at Waterloo	8
18A	37. The main characters of "Brokeback Mountain," e.g.?	15
19A	41. Resisting	8
20A	42. Uno y uno	3
21A	43. Apple centers	5
22A	44. "Darn it!"	5
23A	46. When the Kentucky Derby is held	3
24A	49. Breaks things off	6
25A	51. Drinking buddy?	7
26A	53. Fixate	6
27A	56. Spot	4
28A	57. Gross messages?	9
29A	61. "___ World" ("Sesame Street" segment)	5
30A	62. Princess who says "You're my only hope" in a hologram	4
31A	63. Number of M.V.P. awards won by Wayne Gretzky	4
32A	64. Kind of beer ... or a multi-word hint to 18-, 22-, 37-, 51- and 57-Across	5
33A	65. Rich soil	4
34A	66. Temperance proponents	4
35A	67. Slyly spiteful	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. Hatchling"

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 young bird especially of domestic fowl
• Words that mean the same thing: skirt, bird, biddy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Line crosser, of a sort"

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 someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
• Words that mean the same thing: fink, strikebreaker, blackleg
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Component of a cellphone bill"

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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Words that mean the same thing: datum, data point, information
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. World capital that's home to the Temple of Literature, built in 1070"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital city of vietnam; located in north vietnam
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Vietnam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HANOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Show up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
• Words that mean the same thing: arrive, seminal fluid, issue forth
• The opposite would be: go, leave
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Blue-violet shade"

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 plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Words that mean the same thing: flag, fleur-de-lis, iris diaphragm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Crime investigated by an insurance company"

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 malicious burning to destroy property
• Words that mean the same thing: incendiarism, fire-raising
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. "Strike three!" or "Yer out!"?"

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: UMPSPEECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Sit (down) heavily"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
• Words that mean the same thing: flump, plonk, plump down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Noisy shouting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loud harsh or strident noise
• Words that mean the same thing: clamouring, din, clamour
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Way to catch a conger?"

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: EELTRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Alley prowler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOMCAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. It's used in soapmaking"

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 strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Input"

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 to come or go into
• Words that mean the same thing: put down, infix, embark
• The opposite would be: exit, drop out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. One of four in the human heart"

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 structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through 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: VALVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Mo. with a holiday on its final day"

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 the month following september and preceding november
• Words that mean the same thing: October
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Loser at Waterloo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that french general who became emperor of the french (1769-1821)
• Words that mean the same thing: Napoleon I, Bonaparte, nap
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAPOLEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. The main characters of "Brokeback Mountain," e.g.?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RANGEBEDFELLOWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Resisting"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: AVERSETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Uno y uno"

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 federal department in the united states that sets and maintains foreign policies
• Words that mean the same thing: cause, execute, perform
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Apple centers"

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 small group of indispensable persons or things
• Words that mean the same thing: effect, inwardness, core 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: CORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. "Darn it!""

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: AWMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. When the Kentucky Derby is held"

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 the month following april and preceding june
• Words that mean the same thing: whitethorn, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Breaks things off"

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: ENDSIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Drinking buddy?"

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: ALEMATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Fixate"

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 haunt like a ghost; pursue
• Words that mean the same thing: ghost, haunt
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBSESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Spot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: domain, region, country
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Gross messages?"

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: ICKYNOTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. "___ World" ("Sesame Street" segment)"

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: ELMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Princess who says "You're my only hope" in a hologram"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Number of M.V.P. awards won by Wayne Gretzky"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Words that mean the same thing: ennead, Nina from Carolina, ball club
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Kind of beer ... or a multi-word hint to 18-, 22-, 37-, 51- and 57-Across"

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 strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops
• Words that mean the same thing: hardy, portly, stalwart
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Rich soil"

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 rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Temperance proponents"

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 a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• Words that mean the same thing: dry out, prohibitionist, dry
• The opposite would be: wet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Slyly spiteful"

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 of various units of weight used in southeastern asia (especially a chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
• Words that mean the same thing: bitchy, cattie, cattish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CATTY

  Great job if you got it right!

February 10, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Place of worship	6
2D	2. Road hog?	6
3D	3. Foot support	6
4D	4. Appropriate	5
5D	5. Clan	3
6D	6. Bulk up, as muscles	6
7D	7. Out-of-it state	4
8D	8. Toggle on a clock	4
9D	9. Make drunk, quaintly	5
10D	10. Run out of juice	3
11D	11. "___ You My Mother?" (children's book)	3
12D	12. Personal quirk	3
13D	13. "Green," "black" or "white" tree	3
14D	19. Cheese in an Italian sub	9
15D	21. "I refuse to believe that!"	6
16D	23. Economic downturn	9
17D	25. Places to find food courts and kiosks	5
18D	26. Miss ___, famed TV psychic	4
19D	27. Profess	4
20D	28. Till compartment	4
21D	31. Furnish with money	5
22D	32. Mil. branch of the U.K.	3
23D	34. Fiona and Shrek, for two	5
24D	36. Cycles	6
25D	37. Speed	4
26D	38. Door-to-door sales company	4
27D	39. Homework lover, say	4
28D	40. Helpful info for a curbside pickup, briefly	3
29D	45. Society at large, with "the"	6
30D	46. Big, bushy-tailed squirrel	6
31D	47. Went to a restaurant	6
32D	48. Like some breads and beers	6
33D	50. Long-term U.S. security	5
34D	52. European country with a cross on its flag	5
35D	54. Tend to the sauce, say	4
36D	55. "___, meeny, miney, mo ..."	4
37D	57. "___ say!"	3
38D	58. Bus. driver?	3
39D	59. Sportage automaker	3
40D	60. Crop item grown in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"	3
41D	61. Key that exits full-screen video	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. Place of worship"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a place of worship that has its own altar
• Words that mean the same thing: chapel service
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Road hog?"

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: HARLEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Foot support"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
• Words that mean the same thing: innersole
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Appropriate"

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: COOPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Clan"

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 person having kinship with another or others
• Words that mean the same thing: consanguineal, tribe, akin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Bulk up, as muscles"

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 create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
• Words that mean the same thing: sculpture, grave
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCULPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Out-of-it state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: comatoseness
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Toggle on a clock"

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: AMPM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Make drunk, quaintly"

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 dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
• Words that mean the same thing: stupefy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BESOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Run out of juice"

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 small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: die out, become flat, drop dead
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "___ You My Mother?" (children's book)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: cost, ar, follow
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Personal quirk"

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 local and habitual twitching especially in the face
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Green," "black" or "white" tree"

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 the residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Cheese in an Italian sub"

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: PROVOLONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. "I refuse to believe that!""

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: CANTBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Economic downturn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the gdp and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
• Words that mean the same thing: recess, recessional, niche
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECESSION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Places to find food courts and kiosks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
• Words that mean the same thing: shopping centre, plaza, mall
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Miss ___, famed TV psychic"

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: CLEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Profess"

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 to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
• Words that mean the same thing: affirm, swan, aver
• The opposite would be: disavow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Till compartment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: ten-spot, tenner, 10
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Furnish with money"

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 give qualities or abilities to
• Words that mean the same thing: dower, invest, endue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Mil. branch of the U.K."

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 the airforce of great britain
• Words that mean the same thing: Royal Air Force, Red Army Faction
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Fiona and Shrek, for two"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: ogre, monster, devil
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Cycles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sustained bass note
• Words that mean the same thing: foot lever, treadle, bicycle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEDALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Speed"

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 any competition
• Words that mean the same thing: backwash, airstream, rush
• The opposite would be: linger
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Door-to-door sales company"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a river in southwestern england rising in gloucestershire and flowing through bristol to empty into the estuary of the severn
• Words that mean the same thing: Upper Avon, River Avon, Upper Avon River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Homework lover, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: grind, dweeb, wonk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Helpful info for a curbside pickup, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that 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: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• The 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 29 Down: "45. Society at large, with "the""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the common people generally
• Words that mean the same thing: deal, mickle, people
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Big, bushy-tailed squirrel"

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 stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARMOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Went to a restaurant"

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: ATEOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Like some breads and beers"

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 of or resembling or containing yeast
• Words that mean the same thing: zestful, barmy, zesty
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Long-term U.S. security"

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: TBOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. European country with a cross on its flag"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic on the island of malta in the mediterranean; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1964
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Malta
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Tend to the sauce, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Words that mean the same thing: raise, agitate, shake
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. "___, meeny, miney, mo ...""

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: EENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. "___ say!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: sick, inauspicious, ominous
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Bus. driver?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief operating officer, chief executive officer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Sportage automaker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. Crop item grown in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart""

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 edible tuber of any of several yams
• Words that mean the same thing: yam 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: YAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "61. Key that exits full-screen video"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	68.4%
Short Answer	12	15.8%
Geography	5	6.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 19, 2025 at 02:19 PM

27452 Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Suddenly stopped moving, 6. Japanese noodle, 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse, 14. Japanese noodle soup, 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the", 16. Virtue signal?, 17. In plain sight, 18. The devil's workshop, it's said, 20. Hiccup, 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos, 23. Shade of black, 24. Pasture sound, 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream, 31. They elevate a choir's performance, 33. www addresses, 34. Comedian's stage performance, 37. Talk excessively, 39. State leader?, 40. Relating to form, 41. Burst of energy, 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …", 45. Hole near a sole, 46. Corridor, 48. Surveyor's measure, 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one, 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short, 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together, 58. Most tacky, 61. Wrinkle remover, 62. Dad humor, perhaps, 63. Bread in a tandoor, 64. Papal vestment, 65. Sacrifice a fly?, 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones", 67. Book often shelved on its side

Down Clues :

1. Word on a gift tag, 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock, 3. Black cat, maybe, 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star, 5. Catch in a sting, 6. Soup recipe instruction, 7. Surgeon, informally, 8. Shire resident, 9. Héloise's lover, 10. "Kapow!", 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty, 12. Word with style or fashioned, 13. Sept. and Oct., 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun", 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters, 24. Place to pick daisies, 25. Mysterious knowledge, 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame, 27. Earl of food storage fame, 28. Southwestern gully, 29. Attacked, as by a tiger, 30. Shakespearean dying words, 32. Party pooper, 35. Flight board posting: Abbr., 36. Near, 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth, 42. Cross-country runner's asset, 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference), 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal, 50. Warrior's weapon, 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen, 53. Not quite broken, say, 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge, 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr., 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine, 57. Noneternal flames?, 58. Loops in, in a way, 59. It's not one of the five W's, 60. The "E" of B.C.E.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 08, 2025

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

Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Suddenly stopped moving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROZE

  Possible Answer : freeze_down, suspend, freeze_out, block, immobilise, stop_dead, freeze, immobilize

  Possible Opposite Answer : boil, unblock, unfreeze




• The clue is 6. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOBA




• The clue is 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOM




• The clue is 14. Japanese noodle soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMEN




• The clue is 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIB




• The clue is 16. Virtue signal?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer : annulus, halo, doughnut, aureole, ring, gloriole, anchor_ring, glory, aura, nimbus




• The clue is 17. In plain sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERT

  Possible Answer : open, overt

  Possible Opposite Answer : covert




• The clue is 18. The devil's workshop, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLEHANDS




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

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

  The answer: MINORPROBLEM




• The clue is 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAS

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Arts, MA, momma, mom, mummy, AM, mama, mamma, mum, Artium_Magister, milliampere, Massachusetts, Bay_State, mA, Old_Colony, mammy, mommy, ma




• The clue is 23. Shade of black. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer : coal, ember, char




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

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

  The answer: MAA




• The clue is 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACOPIE




• The clue is 31. They elevate a choir's performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RISERS

  Possible Answer : riser_pipe, riser_pipeline, riser, riser_main




• The clue is 33. www addresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URLS

  Possible Answer : URL, universal_resource_locator, uniform_resource_locator




• The clue is 34. Comedian's stage performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANDUPACT




• The clue is 37. Talk excessively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRATE

  Possible Answer : blabber, prattle, tattle, gabble, chin_music, palaver, maunder, clack, gibber, chatter, piffle, twaddle, blether, idle_talk, tittle-tattle, blab, prate




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

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

  The answer: TRI




• The clue is 40. Relating to form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODAL

  Possible Answer : modal_verb, modal_auxiliary, average, modal_auxiliary_verb, modal




• The clue is 41. Burst of energy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POWERSURGE




• The clue is 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONE




• The clue is 45. Hole near a sole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYELET

  Possible Answer : cringle, grommet, grummet, eyelet, eyehole, loop




• The clue is 46. Corridor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALLWAY

  Possible Answer : hall, hallway




• The clue is 48. Surveyor's measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROD

  Possible Answer : rod, gat, retinal_rod, pole, rod_cell, perch




• The clue is 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASE

  Possible Answer : foot, stem, theme, baseborn, immoral, foundation, alkali, ground, home, cornerstone, nucleotide, lowly, stand, bag, root, basis, radical, base, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, root_word, fundament, establish, understructure, found, substructure, humble, al-Qaida, infrastructure, base_of_operations, floor, free-base, mean, groundwork, radix, meanspirited, Qaeda, Base, basal, pedestal




• The clue is 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer : Si, Systeme_International, International_System, International_System_of_Units, silicon, SI_unit, si, SI_system, te, sister, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI, ti, sis, atomic_number_14

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother




• The clue is 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMPSETSPIKE




• The clue is 58. Most tacky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHEESIEST

  Possible Answer : cheesy, cheap, chintzy, punk, tinny, sleazy, bum, crummy




• The clue is 61. Wrinkle remover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTOX

  Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A




• The clue is 62. Dad humor, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORN

  Possible Answer : corn_whisky, Zea_mays, maize, clavus, corn_whiskey, corn, Indian_corn, edible_corn




• The clue is 63. Bread in a tandoor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAAN

  Possible Answer : naan, nan




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

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

  The answer: ORALE




• The clue is 65. Sacrifice a fly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAT

  Possible Answer : swat




• The clue is 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARYA




• The clue is 67. Book often shelved on its side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLAS

  Possible Answer : map_collection, atlas_vertebra, Atlas, atlas, telamon, book_of_maps

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Word on a gift tag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROM

• The clue is 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

• The clue is 3. Black cat, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: augur, Oman, predict, forecast, prognostication, foretell, omen, bode, prefigure, prognosticate, auspicate, portent, presage, prognostic, Sultanate_of_Oman, foreshadow, Muscat_and_Oman, portend, prodigy, betoken

• The clue is 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEROMOSTEL

• The clue is 5. Catch in a sting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRAP

  Possible Answer: trammel, ensnare, trap, entrap, set_up, snare, frame

• The clue is 6. Soup recipe instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: stir, conjure, splash, invoke, bustle, excite, arouse, conjure_up, shift, call_down, call_forth, put_forward, budge, agitate, stimulate, shake_up, hustle, fuss, shake, raise, touch, bring_up, flurry, ado, evoke

• The clue is 7. Surgeon, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

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

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

  The answer: BILBO

• The clue is 9. Héloise's lover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABELARD

  Possible Answer: Abelard, Peter_Abelard, Pierre_Abelard

• The clue is 10. "Kapow!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHAM

  Possible Answer: wham, wallop, whop, whack

• The clue is 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

• The clue is 12. Word with style or fashioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: previous, old, former, quondam, erstwhile, honest-to-god, one-time, sometime, honest-to-goodness, older, onetime, sure-enough, Old

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 13. Sept. and Oct.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: Mo, MO, minute, mo, bit, Show_Me_State, second, molybdenum, atomic_number_42, Missouri, moment

• The clue is 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELIUM

  Possible Answer: He, atomic_number_2, helium

• The clue is 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSIS

  Possible Answer: pounds_per_square_inch, psi

• The clue is 24. Place to pick daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEADOW

  Possible Answer: hayfield, meadow

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

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

  The answer: ARCANA

  Possible Answer: secret, arcanum

• The clue is 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTLEY

• The clue is 27. Earl of food storage fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUPPER

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

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

  The answer: ARROYO

  Possible Answer: arroyo

• The clue is 29. Attacked, as by a tiger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAWED

  Possible Answer: clawed, taloned, claw

• The clue is 30. Shakespearean dying words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTU

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

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

  The answer: SPOILSPORT

  Possible Answer: spoilsport, killjoy, wet_blanket, party_pooper

• The clue is 35. Flight board posting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARR

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

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

  The answer: NIGH

  Possible Answer: nearly, virtually, close, well-nigh, about, almost, near, most, nigh

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EREBUS

  Possible Answer: Erebus

• The clue is 42. Cross-country runner's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMINA

  Possible Answer: stamina, staying_power, toughness, stamen

• The clue is 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer: eastern_United_States, East, Orient, E, east, eastward, due_east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west

• The clue is 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISBOA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Portugal, Lisbon, Lisboa

• The clue is 50. Warrior's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer: lance, fizgig, spear, gig, fishgig, spear_up, shaft

• The clue is 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSAY

  Possible Answer: seek, examine, prove, assay, try, attempt, try_out, test, essay

• The clue is 53. Not quite broken, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENT

  Possible Answer: stoop, deflect, crouch, crumpled, knack, set, dented, flex, turn_away, twist, turn, bend, hang, bent-grass, deform, out_to, bended, dead_set, bow, bent_on, bent, bent_grass

  Possible Opposite Answer : straighten, unbend

• The clue is 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna, bunsen, Etna, Mount_Etna, etna

• The clue is 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITAL

• The clue is 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOLA

  Possible Answer: kola_nut_tree, Daba, Kola, Cola_acuminata, kola, Musgoi, goora_nut, kola_nut

• The clue is 57. Noneternal flames?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXES

  Possible Answer: x, ex-wife, ex-husband, X, ex

• The clue is 58. Loops in, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCS

  Possible Answer: millilitre, mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, cubic_centimetre, cc, milliliter

• The clue is 59. It's not one of the five W's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOW

• The clue is 60. The "E" of B.C.E.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average, ERA, era