Friday August 02, 2024 - NYT CrosswordHints

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle

The NYT Crosswords:

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Carrier letters - Show Answer
  

  USS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: the_States, US, America, U.S.A., USA, United_States, U.S., United_States_of_America



• 4. Stuff of substance? - Show Answer
  

  ATOMS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: mote, molecule, corpuscle, speck, atom, particle



• 9. Phrase in a round of bidding - Show Answer
  

  IPASS

  (5 letters)



• 14. 0% - Show Answer
  

  NOTONEBIT

  (9 letters)



• 16. Initiate, as a campaign - Show Answer
  

  MOUNT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: mountain, riding_horse, backing, climb_up, climb, climb_on, hop_on, mount, mount_up, wax, jump_on, ride, get_on, bestride, rise, saddle_horse, go_up, put_on, setting

  Antonyms: hop_out, wane



• 17. Novel idea? - Show Answer
  

  STORYLINE

  (9 letters)

  Synonyms: storyline, plot_line



• 18. Stanley Tucci's character in "The Devil Wears Prada" - Show Answer
  

  NIGEL

  (5 letters)



• 19. Half of a train? - Show Answer
  

  CHOO

  (4 letters)



• 20. "I'll take the blame" - Show Answer
  

  ITSONME

  (7 letters)



• 22. Like some curries and currants - Show Answer
  

  RED

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: red-faced, crimson, cherry, cerise, Red_River, red, blood-red, loss, redness, ruddy, reddish, violent, Bolshevik, Red, red_ink, carmine, flushed, bolshy, reddened, scarlet, ruby-red, Marxist, cherry-red, ruby, bolshie

  Antonyms: gain



• 23. Flattest state in the U.S.: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  FLA

  (3 letters)



• 26. They might be booked for getaways - Show Answer
  

  SITTERS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: Sitter, artist's_model, broody, baby-sitter, broody_hen, setting_hen, brood_hen, babysitter, sitter, Willem_de_Sitter

  Antonyms: stander



• 28. Gradual diminutions - Show Answer
  

  EROSIONS

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: eating_away, wearing, erosion, corrosion, corroding, wearing_away, eroding



• 31. Forty winks - Show Answer
  

  CATNAP

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cat_sleep, catnap, snooze, catch_a_wink, forty_winks, nap, short_sleep



• 32. Acted like a maverick - Show Answer
  

  WENTROGUE

  (9 letters)



• 34. Run-down - Show Answer
  

  RATTY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: moth-eaten, ratty, shabby, tatty



• 35. Server's question after a drink order - Show Answer
  

  ISPEPSIOK

  (9 letters)



• 37. "Six days ___ thou labor …": Exodus - Show Answer
  

  SHALT

  (5 letters)



• 40. Starting line - Show Answer
  

  LETSBEGIN

  (9 letters)



• 44. Dress down - Show Answer
  

  YELLAT

  (6 letters)



• 46. Ring true - Show Answer
  

  RESONATE

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: resonate, come_across, vibrate



• 47. John Steinbeck's hometown - Show Answer
  

  SALINAS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: Salina



• 49. Absorb - Show Answer
  

  EAT

  (3 letters)

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



• 50. Part of a violin quartet? - Show Answer
  

  PEG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: stick, rowlock, nail_down, wooden_leg, tholepin, pin, thole, nail, nog, peg_down, pegleg, oarlock, leg, peg



• 51. "What's the ___?" - Show Answer
  

  VERDICT

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: finding_of_fact, verdict



• 53. Constellation named for an instrument - Show Answer
  

  LYRA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Lyra



• 54. For real - Show Answer
  

  LEGIT

  (5 letters)



• 55. Preference for long-legged types, maybe - Show Answer
  

  AISLESEAT

  (9 letters)



• 59. This and that - Show Answer
  

  THESE

  (5 letters)



• 60. Perfect romantic evening - Show Answer
  

  DREAMDATE

  (9 letters)



• 61. Nathan ___, physicist who collaborated with Einstein on a theory of wormholes - Show Answer
  

  ROSEN

  (5 letters)



• 62. Trickles - Show Answer
  

  SEEPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: seep, ooze



• 63. Something made for a dinner, for short - Show Answer
  

  RES

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ray, Re, re, atomic_number_75, RES, reticuloendothelial_system, rhenium, Ra

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Take off, as a cap - Show Answer
  

  UNSCREW

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: unscrew

  Antonyms: screw



• 2. "In your face!" - Show Answer
  

  SOTHERE

  (7 letters)



• 3. Used for support - Show Answer
  

  STOODON

  (7 letters)



• 4. Vague amount - Show Answer
  

  ANY

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: any, whatsoever, whatever



• 5. 10-digit no. - Show Answer
  

  TEL

  (3 letters)



• 6. Adornment for a kimono - Show Answer
  

  OBI

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: obeah, obi



• 7. Like some fridges and doughnuts - Show Answer
  

  MINI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: miniskirt, mini

  Antonyms: midi



• 8. Decides to leave - Show Answer
  

  STETS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stet



• 9. Testament to human nature? - Show Answer
  

  IMNOTAROBOT

  (11 letters)



• 10. "Fair enough" - Show Answer
  

  POINTTAKEN

  (10 letters)



• 11. Add to - Show Answer
  

  AUGMENT

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: augment



• 12. Look upon with disdain - Show Answer
  

  SNEERAT

  (7 letters)



• 13. Card letters - Show Answer
  

  STL

  (3 letters)



• 15. Color for un campeón - Show Answer
  

  ORO

  (3 letters)



• 21. Bracketed qualification - Show Answer
  

  SIC

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: sic, set



• 23. Start of a football drive - Show Answer
  

  FIRSTANDTEN

  (11 letters)



• 24. Drum machine creation - Show Answer
  

  LOOP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: eyelet, iteration, loop_topology, grommet, grummet, loop-the-loop, intertwine, curl, loop, closed_circuit, coil, cringle

  Antonyms: uncoil, open_circuit



• 25. Islam's Jibril, for one - Show Answer
  

  ANGEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: angel, Angel_Falls, holy_man, holy_person, backer, saint, Angel



• 27. Plant with bugs, maybe - Show Answer
  

  SPY

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: spot, spy, espy, snoop, sight, sleuth, stag, descry, undercover_agent



• 29. Classic poem whose subject is "a black ocean, leaping and wide" - Show Answer
  

  STILLIRISE

  (10 letters)



• 30. Really - Show Answer
  

  SUPER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: topnotch, exceedingly, extremely, passing, ace, tops, first-rate, top-notch, superintendent, crack, super, tiptop, A-one



• 33. First name in cosmetics - Show Answer
  

  ESTEE

  (5 letters)



• 36. Rae of "American Fiction" - Show Answer
  

  ISSA

  (4 letters)



• 37. Lead-in to "ops" - Show Answer
  

  SYS

  (3 letters)



• 38. Dismissal, informally - Show Answer
  

  HEAVEHO

  (7 letters)



• 39. Contends - Show Answer
  

  ALLEGES

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: say, allege, aver



• 41. Long break between classes - Show Answer
  

  GAPYEAR

  (7 letters)



• 42. Develop through experimentation - Show Answer
  

  ITERATE

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: repeat, iterate, reiterate, retell, restate, ingeminate



• 43. Cancels out - Show Answer
  

  NEGATES

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: negate, nullify, contradict, neutralize, contravene, belie, neutralise

  Antonyms: affirm



• 45. Language group of Southeast Asia - Show Answer
  

  TAI

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Thai, Siamese, Tai



• 48. Lots and lots - Show Answer
  

  SCADS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tons, slews, lots, stacks, piles, scores, wads, dozens, scads, heaps, loads, rafts, oodles, gobs, lashings, scad



• 52. Flag - Show Answer
  

  TIRE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: weary, tire_out, bore, fag_out, sap, tyre, wear_out, wear_upon, outwear, play_out, wear_down, pall, fag, run_down, fatigue, wear, exhaust, jade, tire

  Antonyms: refresh, interest



• 53. Alt tab? - Show Answer
  

  LSD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD



• 54. Page layout option: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  LTR

  (3 letters)



• 56. Make out - Show Answer
  

  SEE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: look, understand, reckon, regard, hear, ensure, check, realize, picture, discover, assure, control, visualize, find_out, meet, ascertain, see, run_across, go_steady, realise, examine, take_care, come_across, run_into, insure, get_wind, consider, determine, get_word, experience, go_out, interpret, construe, date, visualise, catch, escort, pick_up, visit, witness, get_a_line, learn, take_in, attend, go_through, figure, image, envision, watch, encounter, project, see_to_it, view, find, fancy



• 57. Once around - Show Answer
  

  LAP

  (3 letters)

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



• 58. Letters on a first responder vehicle - Show Answer
  

  EMS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: em, mutton_quad, pica_em, pica, em_quad

2412 Mon Dec 16, 2024 NYT by Ailee Yoshida

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 16, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, December 16, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Team that won the most medals at the 2024 Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer : United_States, US, Army, United_States_of_America, USA, United_States_Army, America, U.S., U.S.A., US_Army, U._S._Army, the_States




• The clue is 4. Ann ___, Mich.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARBOR

  Possible Answer : bower, mandril, spindle, mandrel, arbour, pergola, arbor




• The clue is 9. Some laptops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PCS

  Possible Answer : personal_computer, PC, microcomputer




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

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

  The answer: NORA




• The clue is 14. Real smooth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUAVE

  Possible Answer : bland, debonaire, politic, debonair, suave, debonnaire, smooth




• The clue is 15. What cilantro tastes like to some people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAP

  Possible Answer : Georgia_home_boy, grievous_bodily_harm, scoop, goop, liquid_ecstasy, lather, max, easy_lay, soap




• The clue is 16. Enemy of the Jedi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITH




• The clue is 17. Sound of an unfortunate bird poop landing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLAT

  Possible Answer : splat




• The clue is 18. Blab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELL

  Possible Answer : William_Tell, order, tell_apart, Tell, narrate, severalise, secernate, say, differentiate, distinguish, assure, severalize, enjoin, secern, tell, evidence, state, separate, recount, recite




• The clue is 19. Tidbit in a nutritious pudding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIASEED




• The clue is 21. Bulgy belly button. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTIE




• The clue is 22. Hi-___ image. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RES

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_75, re, Re, RES, Ra, rhenium, ray, reticuloendothelial_system




• The clue is 23. Department handling media inquiries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESSOFFICE




• The clue is 26. Is distressing to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATSAT




• The clue is 28. End of a college URL. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDU




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

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

  The answer: CON

  Possible Answer : confidence_trick, confidence_game, gyp, hornswoggle, con, scam, memorise, bunko_game, sting, learn, gip, hustle, inmate, rook, short-change, defraud, con_game, yardbird, nobble, goldbrick, victimize, bunco, memorize, diddle, mulct, bunko, yard_bird, bunco_game, swindle, convict, flimflam

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 30. Habeas corpus, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WRIT

  Possible Answer : writ, judicial_writ




• The clue is 31. Like the direction of this answer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACROSS

  Possible Answer : crossways, across, crosswise




• The clue is 34. Timeout at work … as represented visually by this puzzle's circled letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COFFEEBREAK




• The clue is 38. Bits of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEARLS

  Possible Answer : drop, bone, off-white, pearl, bead, ivory




• The clue is 39. Faller during fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAF

  Possible Answer : riff, leaf, flick, foliage, flip, leafage, riffle, thumb, folio




• The clue is 42. "Don't mind ___ do". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFI




• The clue is 45. Prefix with -ceratops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI




• The clue is 46. Packaging for a stack of cookies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEEVE

  Possible Answer : sleeve, arm




• The clue is 48. Competition whose winner gets a tiara and sash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSAMERICA




• The clue is 52. Gesture of approval. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOD

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 53. Carelessly sits (down). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOPS

  Possible Answer : plump, plop, plunk_down, plunk, plank, flump, plump_down, plonk




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

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

  The answer: ELEGANCE

  Possible Answer : elegance

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelegance




• The clue is 56. Muppet with his own "world" on "Sesame Street". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMO




• The clue is 57. Blingy piece of neckwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAIN

  Possible Answer : chain_of_mountains, range, strand, chain, Chain, Ernst_Boris_Chain, concatenation, Sir_Ernst_Boris_Chain, range_of_mountains, mountain_range, string, mountain_chain, chemical_chain

  Possible Opposite Answer : unchain




• The clue is 59. Teddy Grahams shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEAR

  Possible Answer : endure, suffer, stand, assume, pay, yield, acquit, tolerate, bear, comport, put_up, give_birth, accept, support, deport, abide, birth, stomach, deliver, wear, hold, expect, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, turn_out, behave, brook, take_over, carry, gestate, stick_out, contain, have, conduct, digest

  Possible Opposite Answer : bull




• The clue is 60. Ingredient in bug spray. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEET




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

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

  The answer: VALUE

  Possible Answer : respect, evaluate, valuate, rate, measure, prize, treasure, esteem, appraise, note_value, prise, value, economic_value, time_value, assess, appreciate

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 62. Initials on an "Organic" sticker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USDA

  Possible Answer : USDA, Department_of_Agriculture, Agriculture_Department, Agriculture




• The clue is 63. Make a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer : slip, stray, drift, err, mistake




• The clue is 64. Phil ___, QB who won two Super Bowls with the Giants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMMS




• The clue is 65. Sun, in San Juan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOL

  Possible Answer : Sol, soh, so, sol, colloidal_suspension, colloidal_solution

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Remove, as a bottle cap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSCREW

  Possible Answer: unscrew

  Possible Opposite Answer : screw

• The clue is 2. "That's the word on the street". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOIHEAR

• The clue is 3. Good with a paintbrush, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTISTIC

  Possible Answer: aesthetic, artistic, esthetic

• The clue is 4. Declare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSERT

  Possible Answer: verify, asseverate, swan, affirm, put_forward, avow, assert, swear, aver, insist, maintain

• The clue is 5. Calcutta currency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUPEE

  Possible Answer: Pakistani_rupee, Sri_Lanka_rupee, rupee, Mauritian_rupee, Nepalese_rupee, Seychelles_rupee, Indian_rupee

• The clue is 6. Loses one's hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALDS

  Possible Answer: bald

• The clue is 7. Egg cells. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer: egg_cell, ovum

• The clue is 8. No longer working: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RET

  Possible Answer: ret

• The clue is 9. Like lines / that rhyme / and keep / good time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POETIC

  Possible Answer: poetical, poetic

• The clue is 10. Cat with a colorful coat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CALICO

  Possible Answer: multicolor, multi-coloured, particolored, particoloured, multi-colour, varicoloured, motley, pied, multi-color, multicoloured, painted, varicolored, multicolored, multi-colored, multicolour, calico, piebald

• The clue is 11. Bad temper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLEEN

  Possible Answer: irascibility, lien, spleen, quick_temper, short_temper

• The clue is 13. "I've got it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA

• The clue is 15. Double ___ Oreos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STUF

• The clue is 20. Place to get a cucumber mask. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer: watering_place, watering_hole, resort_hotel, spa, health_club, health_spa

• The clue is 21. Coming in handy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFUSE

• The clue is 24. Belgrade natives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERBS

  Possible Answer: Serbian, Serb

• The clue is 25. This stinks!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOR

  Possible Answer: odour, scent, odor, olfactory_perception, olfactory_sensation, olfactory_property, aroma, smell

• The clue is 27. Word on the street?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOP

  Possible Answer: halt, break_off, hitch, plosive_speech_sound, give_up, quit, hold_back, cease, layover, closure, diaphragm, occlusive, intercept, stay, block_up, stoppage, plosive_consonant, plosive, period, stop_over, blockage, terminate, break, stop, barricade, point, blockade, full_stop, occlusion, discontinue, stop_consonant, hold_on, full_point, bar, block, finish, check, lay_off, kibosh, turn_back, arrest, block_off, contain, end, catch, stopover

  Possible Opposite Answer : continuant_consonant, start, continue, begin

• The clue is 31. Eagle's nest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERIE

  Possible Answer: aerie, eyry, aery, eyrie

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

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

  The answer: CEL

• The clue is 33. Discount offer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALE

  Possible Answer: sales_agreement, cut-rate_sale, sales_event, sale

• The clue is 35. Crumbly Greek cheeses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FETAS

• The clue is 36. U-pick locale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARM

  Possible Answer: grow, farm, raise, produce

• The clue is 37. Observant quality. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEENNESS

  Possible Answer: avidness, acuteness, keenness, eagerness, avidity, sharpness, acuity

  Possible Opposite Answer : dullness

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

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

  The answer: AVOCADO

  Possible Answer: avocado_tree, Persea_Americana, aguacate, avocado_pear, avocado, alligator_pear

• The clue is 41. The "F" of F.B.I.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEDERAL

  Possible Answer: Federal, Fed, federal, Union, Union_soldier, Federal_soldier, federal_official

  Possible Opposite Answer : unitary

• The clue is 42. Stand in the way of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPEDE

  Possible Answer: hinder, occlude, block, close_up, jam, impede, obstruct, obturate

  Possible Opposite Answer : free

• The clue is 43. Lip-plumping injection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FILLER

  Possible Answer: makeweight, filler

• The clue is 44. Compound with the same number of atoms in a different arrangement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISOMER

  Possible Answer: isomer

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

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

  The answer: SCENES

  Possible Answer: conniption, scene, vista, prospect, view, scenery, fit, shot, setting, picture, aspect, tantrum, panorama

• The clue is 47. Fall behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAG

  Possible Answer: interim, lag, remand, meanwhile, immure, fall_behind, incarcerate, jug, imprison, gaol, put_behind_bars, dawdle, meantime, retardation, fall_back, jail, stave, put_away, slowdown

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

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

  The answer: SPOT

  Possible Answer: smudge, maculation, spy, tell_apart, spot, situation, descry, blot, recognize, pick_out, blob, smirch, espy, pip, topographic_point, touch, smear, place, billet, dapple, distinguish, fleck, discern, blemish, daub, point, stain, bit, patch, recognise, berth, make_out, speckle, slur, office, post, spotlight, position

• The clue is 50. King's domain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REALM

  Possible Answer: land, kingdom, realm, region

• The clue is 51. Pelvic bone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILIUM

  Possible Answer: ilium, Troy, Ilion, Ilium

• The clue is 55. ___ Dhabi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABU

• The clue is 57. Drugstore that prints famously long receipts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CVS

  Possible Answer: curriculum_vitae, CV, resume

• The clue is 58. Yes, in Japanese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAI

NY Times Crossword Answers May 18, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 18, 2025

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Across Clues and Answers (65)

Clue #1: 1. Verso's counterpart

5-letter answer Answer: RECTO

Word Help: Synonyms: recto
Antonyms: verso

Clue #2: 6. Alternative to an onion bagel

5-letter answer Answer: BIALY

Word Help: Synonyms: bialystoker, bialy

Clue #3: 11. Jai ___

4-letter answer Answer: ALAI

Clue #4: 15. Where the Pilgrims first landed in the New World

4-letter answer Answer: CAPE

Word Help: Synonyms: ness, cape, mantle

Clue #5: 19. Skating gold medalist Oksana

5-letter answer Answer: BAIUL

Clue #6: 20. Host

5-letter answer Answer: EMCEE

Word Help: Synonyms: master_of_ceremonies, compere, emcee

Clue #7: 21. Quick look

4-letter answer Answer: PEEK

Word Help: Synonyms: peep, glance, glint

Clue #8: 22. Has a tab open, say

4-letter answer Answer: OWES

Word Help: Synonyms: owe

Clue #9: 23. Hip-hop's "Puba" and "Daddy I.U."?

11-letter answer Answer: GRANDRAPIDS

Clue #10: 25. Station near Madison Square Garden, for short

4-letter answer Answer: PENN

Word Help: Synonyms: University_of_Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn

Clue #11: 26. Fleet

4-letter answer Answer: FAST

Word Help: Synonyms: quick, degraded, profligate
Antonyms: slow

Clue #12: 27. Hung around

8-letter answer Answer: LOITERED

Word Help: Synonyms: mill_about, loiter, footle

Clue #13: 28. Remove from the champagne bucket?

10-letter answer Answer: TAKEOFFICE

Clue #14: 30. "Just kidding!"

3-letter answer Answer: NOT

Word Help: Synonyms: not, non

Clue #15: 31. Feeling rash?

5-letter answer Answer: ITCHY

Word Help: Synonyms: itchy, fidgety, fretful

Clue #16: 34. Hip-hop artist with the 2019 hit "My Type"

8-letter answer Answer: SAWEETIE

Clue #17: 35. Crisis involving cartels

7-letter answer Answer: DRUGWAR

Clue #18: 39. Goes "Vroom!"

5-letter answer Answer: ROARS

Word Help: Synonyms: thunder, bellow, roaring

Clue #19: 41. Royal title

4-letter answer Answer: SIRE

Word Help: Synonyms: forefather, sire, mother

Clue #20: 42. Casting a total brat in the school play?

14-letter answer Answer: MAKINGANIMPACT

Clue #21: 45. Some govt. securities

6-letter answer Answer: TNOTES

Clue #22: 49. ___-tempered

4-letter answer Answer: EVEN

Word Help: Synonyms: evening, even, eve
Antonyms: odd, uneven

Clue #23: 50. "Super cool!"

4-letter answer Answer: DOPE

Word Help: Synonyms: the_skinny, cola, dummy

Clue #24: 51. Get ready to take a shot

3-letter answer Answer: AIM

Word Help: Synonyms: train, get, purpose

Clue #25: 53. Ship propeller

5-letter answer Answer: SCREW

Word Help: Synonyms: have_intercourse, sleep_with, have_it_away
Antonyms: unscrew

Clue #26: 54. French for "from"

3-letter answer Answer: DES

Word Help: Synonyms: stilbesterol, stilboestrol, diethylstilboestrol

Clue #27: 55. Release

4-letter answer Answer: EMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: give_out, utter, pass_off
Antonyms: absorb

Clue #28: 57. Dante's guide in the "Inferno"

6-letter answer Answer: VIRGIL

Word Help: Synonyms: Vergil, Publius_Vergilius_Maro, Virgil

Clue #29: 60. Singer Del Rey

4-letter answer Answer: LANA

Clue #30: 61. "The score upon which reality is written," per Henry Miller

5-letter answer Answer: CHAOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Chaos, topsy-turvyness, chaos

Clue #31: 62. Apps might be seen on one

4-letter answer Answer: MENU

Word Help: Synonyms: card, computer_menu, carte

Clue #32: 63. Sediment, e.g.

7-letter answer Answer: DEPOSIT

Word Help: Synonyms: stick, bank_deposit, sediment
Antonyms: dislodge, withdraw

Clue #33: 65. "The co-star of 'Duck Soup' has to be sore after that!"?

19-letter answer Answer: GROUCHOMARXMUSTACHE

Clue #34: 69. Anonymous guy

7-letter answer Answer: JOHNDOE

Clue #35: 70. Pauperism, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: RAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: rally, annoy, rebuke

Clue #36: 71. Author of the 2020 memoir "Cubed"

5-letter answer Answer: RUBIK

Clue #37: 72. Lots

4-letter answer Answer: ATON

Word Help: Synonyms: Aten, Aton

Clue #38: 73. "Because I'm the boss!"

6-letter answer Answer: SAYSME

Clue #39: 75. Pinged online

4-letter answer Answer: IMED

Clue #40: 76. Condition for which Luvox may be prescribed, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: OCD

Clue #41: 79. "Wonder Woman" star

5-letter answer Answer: GADOT

Clue #42: 81. Mountain ___

3-letter answer Answer: DEW

Word Help: Synonyms: dew

Clue #43: 82. Late singer Payne of One Direction

4-letter answer Answer: LIAM

Clue #44: 84. Modern home of where cuneiform writing originated

4-letter answer Answer: IRAQ

Word Help: Synonyms: Iraq, Republic_of_Iraq, Al-Iraq

Clue #45: 85. Way up or way down

6-letter answer Answer: STAIRS

Word Help: Synonyms: stair, steps, step

Clue #46: 87. "How long have beavers blocked this river?"?

14-letter answer Answer: WHATSTHEDAMAGE

Clue #47: 92. "As ___ …"

4-letter answer Answer: SUCH

Word Help: Synonyms: such

Clue #48: 94. Earthenware pots

5-letter answer Answer: OLLAS

Word Help: Synonyms: ola, olla

Clue #49: 95. Was comparable to

7-letter answer Answer: RIVALED

Word Help: Synonyms: rival, equal, touch

Clue #50: 96. Apparel feature that a bandeau lacks

8-letter answer Answer: BRASTRAP

Clue #51: 100. Function in the role of

5-letter answer Answer: ACTAS

Clue #52: 102. Monk's title

3-letter answer Answer: DOM

Clue #53: 103. Be crazy about Chicago trains with broken A.C.s?

10-letter answer Answer: LOVEHOTELS

Clue #54: 105. Much in quantity

8-letter answer Answer: BEAUCOUP

Clue #55: 109. Baseball family name

4-letter answer Answer: ALOU

Clue #56: 110. Actor Jared

4-letter answer Answer: LETO

Word Help: Synonyms: Leto, Latona

Clue #57: 111. Metric in a competitive family business?

11-letter answer Answer: SALESPERSON

Word Help: Synonyms: salesperson, sales_rep, sales_representative

Clue #58: 114. Prince, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: HEIR

Word Help: Synonyms: inheritor, heritor, successor

Clue #59: 115. In ___ parentis

4-letter answer Answer: LOCO

Word Help: Synonyms: loopy, nuts, haywire

Clue #60: 116. Blow

5-letter answer Answer: ERUPT

Word Help: Synonyms: break_through, recrudesce, burst_out

Clue #61: 117. Designer Hilfiger

5-letter answer Answer: TOMMY

Clue #62: 118. Lays turf on

4-letter answer Answer: SODS

Word Help: Synonyms: superoxide_dismutase, SOD, sodomite

Clue #63: 119. Little twerp

4-letter answer Answer: SNOT

Word Help: Synonyms: snoot, snob, snot

Clue #64: 120. Trunk

5-letter answer Answer: TORSO

Word Help: Synonyms: body, trunk, torso

Clue #65: 121. Head of Slytherin House in the Harry Potter books

5-letter answer Answer: SNAPE

Across Clues and Answers (65)

Clue #1: 1. Subject of the 2018 biopic "On the Basis of Sex," familiarly

3-letter answer Answer: RBG

Clue #2: 2. Noble title

4-letter answer Answer: EARL

Word Help: Synonyms: earl

Clue #3: 3. "Ci vediamo in giro!"

4-letter answer Answer: CIAO

Word Help: Synonyms: ciao, aloha

Clue #4: 4. Getting ready to listen

8-letter answer Answer: TUNINGIN

Clue #5: 5. Historic district of a city

7-letter answer Answer: OLDTOWN

Clue #6: 6. Gnarly problem, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: BEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: have_a_bun_in_the_oven, gestate, conduct
Antonyms: bull

Clue #7: 7. Architect of Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower

5-letter answer Answer: IMPEI

Clue #8: 8. Certain hallucinatory experience

8-letter answer Answer: ACIDTRIP

Clue #9: 9. Directed

3-letter answer Answer: LED

Word Help: Synonyms: conduct, precede, leave
Antonyms: follow

Clue #10: 10. Last word of James Joyce's "Ulysses"

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #11: 11. Dad, in Korean

4-letter answer Answer: APPA

Clue #12: 12. Ingredients in some potato soups

5-letter answer Answer: LEEKS

Word Help: Synonyms: leek, Allium_porrum, scallion

Clue #13: 13. Son of Aphrodite

6-letter answer Answer: AENEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Aeneas

Clue #14: 14. "You don't have to tell me"

7-letter answer Answer: IKNOWIT

Clue #15: 15. Time for a pick-me-up, humorously

12-letter answer Answer: COFFEEOCLOCK

Clue #16: 16. Lie ahead

5-letter answer Answer: AWAIT

Word Help: Synonyms: expect, await, wait

Clue #17: 17. Joe of "Home Alone"

5-letter answer Answer: PESCI

Clue #18: 18. First name in perfumes

5-letter answer Answer: ESTEE

Clue #19: 24. Label anew

5-letter answer Answer: RETAG

Clue #20: 28. Banks from Los Angeles

4-letter answer Answer: TYRA

Clue #21: 29. Maidenhair and others

5-letter answer Answer: FERNS

Word Help: Synonyms: fern

Clue #22: 32. Common dog command

4-letter answer Answer: COME

Word Help: Synonyms: issue_forth, occur, total
Antonyms: go, leave

Clue #23: 33. Chance

3-letter answer Answer: HAP

Word Help: Synonyms: go_on, come_about, fall_out

Clue #24: 35. Hit up on Instagram, informally

4-letter answer Answer: DMED

Clue #25: 36. Overnight party with light shows and "cuddle puddles"

4-letter answer Answer: RAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: rabbit_on, rave, spout

Clue #26: 37. Luau strings

4-letter answer Answer: UKES

Word Help: Synonyms: ukulele, uke

Clue #27: 38. Rock group with the 1992 hit "Creep"

9-letter answer Answer: RADIOHEAD

Clue #28: 40. Harum-___ (reckless)

6-letter answer Answer: SCARUM

Clue #29: 43. Untrue

5-letter answer Answer: NOTSO

Clue #30: 44. Notaro of comedy

3-letter answer Answer: TIG

Clue #31: 46. Drag-and-drop disposal icon

5-letter answer Answer: TRASH

Word Help: Synonyms: trumpery, pan, applesauce

Clue #32: 47. Start of a counting rhyme

5-letter answer Answer: EENIE

Clue #33: 48. Hit with a smack

4-letter answer Answer: SWAT

Word Help: Synonyms: swat

Clue #34: 52. Time in a Shakespeare title

9-letter answer Answer: MIDSUMMER

Word Help: Synonyms: midsummer, summer_solstice, June_21
Antonyms: winter_solstice

Clue #35: 55. Former Israeli P.M. Olmert

4-letter answer Answer: EHUD

Clue #36: 56. Platform for Safari and FaceTime

5-letter answer Answer: MACOS

Clue #37: 57. Borderline

5-letter answer Answer: VERGE

Word Help: Synonyms: brink, sceptre, threshold

Clue #38: 58. "Need You Tonight" band, 1987

4-letter answer Answer: INXS

Clue #39: 59. Leave alone

5-letter answer Answer: LETBE

Clue #40: 61. Arbiters of taste

12-letter answer Answer: CONNOISSEURS

Word Help: Synonyms: cognoscente, connoisseur

Clue #41: 62. Polite term of address

4-letter answer Answer: MAAM

Clue #42: 64. Stamp on an invoice

4-letter answer Answer: PAID

Word Help: Synonyms: make_up, bear, devote
Antonyms: unpaid, default

Clue #43: 65. Implied

5-letter answer Answer: GOTAT

Clue #44: 66. Valerie Harper title role

5-letter answer Answer: RHODA

Clue #45: 67. One of three immortal elders in "A Wrinkle in Time"

6-letter answer Answer: MRSWHO

Clue #46: 68. Dickens's ___ Heep

5-letter answer Answer: URIAH

Word Help: Synonyms: Uriah

Clue #47: 69. Bouts

4-letter answer Answer: JAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: dag, jag

Clue #48: 74. Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun

3-letter answer Answer: YEW

Word Help: Synonyms: yew

Clue #49: 76. Word with history or hygiene

4-letter answer Answer: ORAL

Word Help: Synonyms: oral, viva_voce, oral_examination
Antonyms: aboral, anal

Clue #50: 77. Shut up

4-letter answer Answer: CAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: coop, John_Cage, Cage

Clue #51: 78. Threw out of a contest, informally

4-letter answer Answer: DQED

Clue #52: 80. Philosopher's pursuit

5-letter answer Answer: TRUTH

Word Help: Synonyms: Truth, the_true, trueness
Antonyms: inaccuracy, falsity

Clue #53: 82. Exam with an argumentative writing section, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: LSAT

Clue #54: 83. "You know, I can't quite remember"

8-letter answer Answer: ITSABLUR

Clue #55: 84. "Oh geez, the answer was staring me in the face!"

8-letter answer Answer: IMAMORON

Clue #56: 86. Goes through screen after screen

7-letter answer Answer: SCROLLS

Word Help: Synonyms: roll, scroll, coil

Clue #57: 88. "Sadly …"

4-letter answer Answer: ALAS

Word Help: Synonyms: regrettably, alas, unluckily
Antonyms: luckily, fortunately

Clue #58: 89. Special attention, for short

3-letter answer Answer: TLC

Word Help: Synonyms: tender_loving_care, TLC

Clue #59: 90. Made nice

5-letter answer Answer: DIDUP

Clue #60: 91. Wading birds

7-letter answer Answer: AVOCETS

Word Help: Synonyms: avocet

Clue #61: 93. Publicly bash

6-letter answer Answer: HATEON

Clue #62: 96. Doldrums

5-letter answer Answer: BLAHS

Word Help: Synonyms: claptrap, blahs, bombast

Clue #63: 97. Lumberjacks' competition

5-letter answer Answer: ROLEO

Clue #64: 98. Walk around, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: AVOID

Word Help: Synonyms: nullify, avert, invalidate
Antonyms: validate, confront

Clue #65: 99. Where one might pick up litter

5-letter answer Answer: PETCO

Clue #66: 101. Oozes

5-letter answer Answer: SEEPS

Word Help: Synonyms: seep, ooze

Clue #67: 104. Burgle

4-letter answer Answer: LOOT

Word Help: Synonyms: dirty_money, pelf, moolah

Clue #68: 106. About

4-letter answer Answer: ASTO

Clue #69: 107. West Point inst.

4-letter answer Answer: USMA

Clue #70: 108. Fanfare

4-letter answer Answer: POMP

Word Help: Synonyms: pomp, gaudery, eclat

Clue #71: 111. Like a diamond in a ring

3-letter answer Answer: SET

Word Help: Synonyms: band, localise, fit
Antonyms: rise

Clue #72: 112. Queer identity, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ARO

Clue #73: 113. 12/31

3-letter answer Answer: NYE

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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