NYT Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Crossword Clues Hints with Answers

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 13, 2024

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NYT Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Pathetic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAD

  Possible Answer : distressing, sad, sorry, lamentable, deplorable, pitiful

  Possible Opposite Answer : glad




• The clue is 4. Sound hoarse. 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 8. 1992 novel set in 1920s Harlem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAZZ

  Possible Answer : bed, get_laid, screw, nothingness, have_sex, hump, bonk, sleep_with, have_it_away, make_out, have_a_go_at_it, get_it_on, malarkey, wind, eff, lie_with, have_intercourse, love, bang, know, idle_words, fuck, malarky, be_intimate, roll_in_the_hay, do_it, make_love, have_it_off, sleep_together, jazz




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

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

  The answer: PLOD

  Possible Answer : slog, plod, footslog, trudge, plodding, pad, tramp




• The clue is 14. Concur with by repeating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer : repeat, reverberation, reverberate, sound_reflection, recall, echo, replication, Echo, ring, resound




• The clue is 15. Covered veranda often equipped with a ceiling fan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANAI

  Possible Answer : Lanai, lanai, Lanai_Island




• The clue is 16. Exude, as confidence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOZE

  Possible Answer : seepage, transude, oozing, exudate, slime, gook, goo, ooze_out, goop, sludge, guck, gunk, seep, exude, muck, ooze




• The clue is 17. Ergo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THUS

  Possible Answer : olibanum, thence, thusly, therefore, frankincense, gum_olibanum, hence, so, thus




• The clue is 18. Take in or take on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOPT

  Possible Answer : espouse, take_over, borrow, follow, take_in, sweep_up, assume, take_on, acquire, dramatize, embrace, dramatise, adopt, take_up, take




• The clue is 19. 1970 novel exploring racism's effect on a young girl's self-esteem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEBLUESTEYE




• The clue is 22. One who dies for a cause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTYR

  Possible Answer : sufferer, martyrise, martyrize, martyr




• The clue is 23. Home for a queen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIVE

  Possible Answer : beehive, hive




• The clue is 24. Modernizing prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 27. Road curve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer : Es, E, atomic_number_99, einsteinium




• The clue is 28. Like Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING




• The clue is 30. 1981 novel about the interplay of privilege and poverty in a Caribbean romance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARBABY




• The clue is 32. No later than. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNTIL




• The clue is 34. Deep-dish pizza chain, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNOS




• The clue is 35. 1977 novel whose title references a lyrical Old Testament book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONGOFSOLOMON




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

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer : add, bring, bestow, impart, contribute, loan, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow




• The clue is 41. Collaborations like those on "Ella and Louis". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUETS

  Possible Answer : duette, duo, dyad, pas_de_deux, twain, twosome, pair, span, yoke, couple, duad, brace, couplet, distich, duet




• The clue is 42. 1987 Pulitzer-winning novel about the haunting of a formerly enslaved family's home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELOVED

  Possible Answer : honey, darling, dearest, dear, beloved, love




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

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

  The answer: RAT

  Possible Answer : skunk, shit, betrayer, denounce, scab, shop, fink, squealer, grass, rotter, scum_bag, blabber, crumb, bum, dirty_dog, give_away, so-and-so, snitch, lowlife, rat, stag, puke, tell_on, git, stinkpot, strikebreaker, betray, blackleg, informer, stinker




• The clue is 47. It might welcome you home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAT

  Possible Answer : tangle, entangle, mat_up, matting, lusterlessness, gym_mat, matt-up, flat, mat, felt_up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, matted, lustrelessness, matte, matt, snarl, flatness, matte_up, MAT, felt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disentangle, unsnarl




• The clue is 50. Backdrop for a shooting star. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKY

  Possible Answer : sky, pitch, flip, toss




• The clue is 51. Folk wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORE

  Possible Answer : lore, traditional_knowledge




• The clue is 53. "Burning" feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESIRE

  Possible Answer : want, trust, desire, hope




• The clue is 55. Author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on the basis of her first six novels, all featured in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONIMORRISON




• The clue is 57. Clean up, as software. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBUG

  Possible Answer : debug




• The clue is 60. Burkina ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FASO




• The clue is 61. Sound of a fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THUD

  Possible Answer : scrunch, clunk, clump, thud, thump, thumping, crump




• The clue is 62. Shooting stars, some believe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMENS

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




• The clue is 63. Cache for cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TILL

  Possible Answer : till, boulder_clay, cashbox, trough, money_box, public_treasury




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

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

  The answer: EASE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty




• The clue is 65. 1973 novel set in "the Bottom," a neighborhood slated to be demolished for a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SULA

  Possible Answer : genus_Sula, Sula




• The clue is 66. ___ gin fizz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  Possible Answer : Alleghany_plum, Prunus_spinosa, Allegheny_plum, sloe, blackthorn, Prunus_alleghaniensis




• The clue is 67. For each. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PER

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Request in the weight room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOTME

• The clue is 2. Kauai goodbyes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOHAS

  Possible Answer: aloha, ciao

• The clue is 3. Earth-moving machines, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOZERS

  Possible Answer: dozer, bulldozer

• The clue is 4. Pick up again, as a book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETURNTO

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

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer: yearn, suffer, ache, yen, languish, smart, pine, hurt, aching

• The clue is 6. "Pipe down!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHUSH

  Possible Answer: shush

• The clue is 7. Sticky note. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSTIT

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

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

  The answer: JADE

  Possible Answer: wear_upon, jade, weary, loose_woman, outwear, nag, pall, plug, hack, strumpet, jade-green, adulteress, tire_out, fornicatress, slut, wear_down, fag_out, trollop, fatigue, tire, wear, jadestone, fag, hussy, jade_green, wear_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh

• The clue is 9. "That's ___-brainer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

  Possible Answer: Abu_Nidal_Organization, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, ANO, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council

• The clue is 10. Heat in the microwave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZAP

  Possible Answer: atomise, zap, atomize, microwave, micro-cook, vaporize, nuke

• The clue is 11. Photo retoucher's focus, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIT

  Possible Answer: zit, hickey, pimple

• The clue is 13. Something that can be racked up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBT

  Possible Answer: debt

• The clue is 15. Coat of paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYER

  Possible Answer: level, layer, bed, stratum

• The clue is 20. Telling tall tales. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYING

  Possible Answer: lie, consist, lying, lie_in, prevarication, rest, fabrication, dwell, lie_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

• The clue is 21. #bestfriends4___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVA

• The clue is 24. iPod model. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NANO

• The clue is 25. Black, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBON

  Possible Answer: ebon, ebony

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

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

  The answer: OYS

• The clue is 29. Looping animation file. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIF

• The clue is 31. Mooches, as a cigarette. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMS

  Possible Answer: bum_around, tail_end, skunk, posterior, bum_about, loafer, tooshie, sponge, prat, tail, rear, ass, seat, do-nothing, arse_about, rotter, cadge, scum_bag, rear_end, crumb, can, hobo, loll, bum, derriere, arse, dirty_dog, hind_end, mooch, rump, keister, layabout, behind, buttocks, buns, so-and-so, butt, grub, tramp, hindquarters, loaf, lowlife, rat, lounge_about, puke, fanny, idler, git, backside, stern, fuck_off, nates, waste_one's_time, loll_around, fundament, tush, lounge_around, stinkpot, frig_around, stinker, arse_around, bottom

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

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

  The answer: UNDO

  Possible Answer: untie, unmake, unwrap, undo, loosen

  Possible Opposite Answer : make, wrap

• The clue is 33. Mind-altering drug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSD

  Possible Answer: LSD, lysergic_acid_diethylamide

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

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

  The answer: SEEK

  Possible Answer: attempt, try, seek, search, essay, look_for, assay

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

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

  The answer: ONLY

  Possible Answer: simply, alone, lonesome, just, but, lone, only_if, exclusively, solitary, sole, only, merely, entirely, only_when, solely

• The clue is 37. Your and my. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUR

• The clue is 38. Top billing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEADROLE

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

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

  The answer: OTTER

  Possible Answer: otter

• The clue is 40. Scale units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LBS

  Possible Answer: lb, pound

• The clue is 43. YouTube journals, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VLOGS

• The clue is 44. Very long time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer: eon, aeon

• The clue is 45. Heaps of windblown snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIFTS

  Possible Answer: vagabond, impetus, drift, err, be_adrift, trend, ramble, range, cast, stray, purport, impulsion, gallery, tramp, wander, rove, movement, heading, swan, blow, float, freewheel, roam, roll

• The clue is 47. Unfortunate incident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISHAP

  Possible Answer: mishap, bad_luck, misadventure, mischance

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

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

  The answer: AROUSE

  Possible Answer: excite, wake_up, evoke, put_forward, arouse, energise, waken, come_alive, raise, conjure_up, wind_up, enkindle, stimulate, elicit, sex, wake, bring_up, invoke, brace, awake, turn_on, kindle, provoke, stir, call_forth, energize, awaken, rouse, conjure, call_down, fire, perk_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : fall_asleep, de-energize, de-energise, sedate, cause_to_sleep

• The clue is 49. Sensitive to the touch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENDER

  Possible Answer: offer, attendant, pinnace, tender, affectionate, legal_tender, crank, supply_ship, tippy, tenderize, warm, untoughened, cranky, sensitive, cutter, raw, tenderise, fond, sore, bid, lovesome, attender, ship's_boat, stamp

  Possible Opposite Answer : tough

• The clue is 52. One might begin "Hope this finds you well". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAIL

  Possible Answer: netmail, electronic_mail, email, e-mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail

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

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

  The answer: SITE

  Possible Answer: site, web_site, land_site, internet_site, website, situation, place, locate

• The clue is 55. "Chicken of the sea". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  Possible Answer: tuna_fish, Anguilla_sucklandii, Opuntia_tuna, tuna, tunny

• The clue is 56. World capital on the same latitude as Tallinn and Stockholm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania

• The clue is 57. Half of cuatro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

• The clue is 58. Australia's tallest bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 59. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEL

  Possible Answer: B, Bel

May 06, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, May 06, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

May 06, 2021 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "How to Be an Anti-___" (best-selling book of 2020)	6
2A	7. Big kahuna	3
3A	10. Way up to go downhill	4
4A	14. Totally original	6
5A	15. Bird that's the source of Kalaya oil	3
6A	16. Dance sometimes done to klezmer music	4
7A	17. Play-by-play job?	10
8A	19. A little cracked	4
9A	20. Spanish for "weight"	4
10A	21. Presidential nickname of the 19th century	9
11A	23. Kansas or Kentucky, politically	8
12A	26. Cap'n's mate	4
13A	27. Details, details	5
14A	29. Certain Miller beers	7
15A	31. Gear tooth	3
16A	34. Soaks up a lot of sun	5
17A	36. Improv comic's forte	5
18A	38. Chicago-style pizza chain, familiarly	4
19A	40. Big Ten nickname	5
20A	42. Architectural style of Nebraska's capitol building, informally	4
21A	43. Rhetoric for the political base, figuratively	7
22A	45. Warning sign	7
23A	47. Word with high or dive	3
24A	48. "Cómo ___?"	5
25A	50. Follower of "Too bad," in an expression of mock pity	5
26A	52. Gomer Pyle's outfit: Abbr.	4
27A	53. Low humming sounds	6
28A	56. "Stay calm"	9
29A	60. Stand-up comedian Bargatze	4
30A	62. "___ Am Telling You" (song from "Dreamgirls")	4
31A	63. Traffic go-ahead that should be followed four times in this puzzle	10
32A	66. Dance done to fiddle music	4
33A	67. Director Lee	3
34A	68. No longer under wraps?	6
35A	69. Lagerfeld of fashion	4
36A	70. ___ leaf (stew additive)	3
37A	71. Over a large area	6

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. "How to Be an Anti-___" (best-selling book of 2020)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others
• Words that mean the same thing: antiblack, racialist, anti-Semite
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Big kahuna"

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 important or influential (and often overbearing) person
• Words that mean the same thing: very important person, high-up, dignitary
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Way up to go downhill"

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: TBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Totally original"

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: ALLNEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Bird that's the source of Kalaya oil"

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 any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• Words that mean the same thing: electromagnetic unit, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Dance sometimes done to klezmer music"

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

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: HORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Play-by-play job?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STAGEACTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. A little cracked"

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

  The answer is: AJAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Spanish for "weight""

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 basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Words that mean the same thing: Guinea-Bissau peso, Mexican peso, Cuban peso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Presidential nickname of the 19th century"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HONESTABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Kansas or Kentucky, politically"

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: REDSTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Cap'n's mate"

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: BOSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Details, details"

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 optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
• Words that mean the same thing: specification, glasses, spec
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPECS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Certain Miller beers"

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: REDDOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Gear tooth"

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 subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• Words that mean the same thing: sprocket
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Soaks up a lot of 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 cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
• Words that mean the same thing: broil, bake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Improv comic's forte"

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: ADLIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Chicago-style pizza chain, familiarly"

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: UNOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Big Ten nickname"

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: TERPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Architectural style of Nebraska's capitol building, informally"

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 style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
• Words that mean the same thing: art deco
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Rhetoric for the political base, figuratively"

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: REDMEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Warning sign"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REDFLAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Word with high or dive"

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 atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: flip, toss, pitch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. "Cómo ___?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ESTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Follower of "Too bad," in an expression of mock pity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOSAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Gomer Pyle's outfit: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an amphibious division of the united states navy
• Words that mean the same thing: Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, United States Marines
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Low humming sounds"

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

  The answer is: THRUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. "Stay calm""

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: DONTPANIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Stand-up comedian Bargatze"

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: NATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. "___ Am Telling You" (song from "Dreamgirls")"

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

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: ANDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Traffic go-ahead that should be followed four times in this puzzle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIGHTONRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Dance done to fiddle music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
• Words that mean the same thing: spin around, Virginia reel, gyrate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Director Lee"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a civilian reserve component of the united states air force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies
• Words that mean the same thing: Air National Guard
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. No longer under wraps?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to open or to become open
• Words that mean the same thing: unfold, open, afford
• The opposite would be: close, closed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPENED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Lagerfeld of fashion"

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: KARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. ___ leaf (stew additive)"

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 indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
• Words that mean the same thing: Laurus nobilis, alcove, embayment
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Over a large area"

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

  The answer is: WIDELY

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - May 06, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. File type	4
2D	2. Drunkenness or hypnosis	12
3D	3. It may be dismissed	5
4D	4. Some metal castings	6
5D	5. "Get it?"	3
6D	6. Onetime United competitor	3
7D	7. Refuse to pick up the bill?	4
8D	8. "That's my cue!"	4
9D	9. Poodles, but not schnoodles or doodles	12
10D	10. "How strange ..."	8
11D	11. Nickname for tap-dancing legend Bill Robinson	9
12D	12. ___ League	4
13D	13. Unusual	4
14D	18. Something waved when a race is won	13
15D	22. Common mixer	4
16D	24. P.D. alert	3
17D	25. Udder end	4
18D	28. Lord's laborers	5
19D	30. Warped, as a sense of humor	4
20D	31. Pancetta or prosciutto	9
21D	32. "My treat!"	4
22D	33. Becomes insolvent	9
23D	35. Inkblot, e.g.	7
24D	37. Early man?	3
25D	39. Behaved for a haircut, say	8
26D	41. Glazier's frame	4
27D	44. Pack down	4
28D	46. Long-bodied fish	3
29D	49. Bug that inspired Poe's "The Gold-Bug"	6
30D	51. Persistently demanded payment from	6
31D	54. French river in W.W. I fighting	5
32D	55. Metaphor for strength	5
33D	56. Like yin but not yang	4
34D	57. Suited to serve	4
35D	58. Simone known as the "High Priestess of Soul"	4
36D	59. Punk's Pop	4
37D	61. Water whirl	4
38D	64. AAA offering	3
39D	65. Nail polish brand with a Bubble Bath shade	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. File type"

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 uttering in an irritated tone
• Words that mean the same thing: wood file, rasping
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Drunkenness or hypnosis"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: ALTEREDSTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. It may be dismissed"

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 collection of things sharing a common attribute
• Words that mean the same thing: sort out, grade, course
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Some metal castings"

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 metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
• Words that mean the same thing: ingot, metal bar, block of metal
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INGOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Get it?""

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 seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: encounter, view, take in
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Onetime United competitor"

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: TWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Refuse to pick up the bill?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vote that blocks a decision
• Words that mean the same thing: blackball, disallow, nix
• The opposite would be: allow, permit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "That's my cue!""

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: IMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Poodles, but not schnoodles or doodles"

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: PUREBREDDOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "How strange ...""

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: THATSODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Nickname for tap-dancing legend Bill Robinson"

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: BOJANGLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. ___ League"

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 member of a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
• Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Unusual"

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 not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
• Words that mean the same thing: rarified, uncommon, rarefied
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Something waved when a race is won"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHECKEREDFLAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Common mixer"

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 sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
• Words that mean the same thing: soda water, soda ash, washing soda
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SODA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. P.D. alert"

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: APB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Udder end"

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 small projection of a mammary gland
• Words that mean the same thing: pap, tit, mammilla
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Lord's laborers"

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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: helot, serf, villein
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SERFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Warped, as a sense of humor"

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 people who are sick
• Words that mean the same thing: pale, macabre, demented
• The opposite would be: keep down, well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Pancetta or prosciutto"

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: CUREDMEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "My treat!""

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: ONME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Becomes insolvent"

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: GOESUNDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Inkblot, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an irregularly shaped spot
• Words that mean the same thing: splodge, blotch
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPLOTCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Early man?"

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 youthful male person
• Words that mean the same thing: son, male child
• The opposite would be: girl, female child
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Behaved for a haircut, say"

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: SATSTILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Glazier's frame"

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 framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: waistband, girdle, waistcloth
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Pack down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: tamping bar, tamper, pack
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Long-bodied fish"

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 primitive predaceous north american fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
• Words that mean the same thing: needlefish, billfish, garpike
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Bug that inspired Poe's "The Gold-Bug""

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 scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient egyptians
• Words that mean the same thing: scarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCARAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Persistently demanded payment from"

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

  The answer is: DUNNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. French river in W.W. I fighting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MARNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "55. Metaphor for strength"

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 an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
• Words that mean the same thing: nerve, sword, blade
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Like yin but not yang"

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 absence of light or illumination
• Words that mean the same thing: iniquity, blue, dreary
• The opposite would be: day, light
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Suited to serve"

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: ONEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Simone known as the "High Priestess of Soul""

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 babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of ea
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Punk's Pop"

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: IGGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Water whirl"

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 founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Words that mean the same thing: Mary Baker Eddy, whirlpool, purl
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: EDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. AAA offering"

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 act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
• Words that mean the same thing: towage
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. Nail polish brand with a Bubble Bath shade"

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: OPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	71.1%
Short Answer	12	15.8%
Music	3	3.9%
History	3	3.9%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 17, 2025 at 06:29 PM