0913 NYT Crossword: Fri Sept 13, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 13, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 13, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

 NYT Crosswords : Friday Sept 13, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. What jackknives can help to carve. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABS

  Possible Answer : type_AB, abdominal, ab, Bachelor_of_Arts, AB, abdominal_muscle, Av, Ab, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, ABS, BA, group_AB, Artium_Baccalaurens




• The clue is 4. "That's fair". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALID

  Possible Answer : valid

  Possible Opposite Answer : invalid




• The clue is 9. Account of a wild night out?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAB

  Possible Answer : pill, tab_key, tab, yellow_journalism, tablet, tabloid, lozenge, check, chit




• The clue is 12. Fail, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAP

  Possible Answer : turd, bull, make, ca-ca, defecate, take_a_crap, dirt, dogshit, take_a_shit, bullshit, shit, poop, Irish_bull, crap, stool, horseshit, shite




• The clue is 14. Site sieged by Santa Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer : Alamo




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

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

  The answer: SORE

  Possible Answer : sensitive, mad, tender, huffy, sore, raw, painful, afflictive




• The clue is 16. Cob, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALE

  Possible Answer : manful, manly, virile, manlike, Male, male, male_person

  Possible Opposite Answer : female




• The clue is 17. What's often made by doctors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXFIGURES




• The clue is 19. Together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENMASSE




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

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

  The answer: INANE

  Possible Answer : fatuous, asinine, vacuous, mindless, inane




• The clue is 22. "Actually, forget I asked". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: DONTANSWERTHAT




• The clue is 26. Like meetings of the U.N. General Assembly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNUAL

  Possible Answer : yearbook, yearly, one-year, annual

  Possible Opposite Answer : biennial




• The clue is 27. Group of zombies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORDE

  Possible Answer : swarm, host, legion, horde, drove




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

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

  The answer: PARTY

  Possible Answer : political_party, company, party




• The clue is 29. Gets high on a kite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARASAILS

  Possible Answer : parasail




• The clue is 33. Sch. in Ypsilanti whose mascot is an eagle, not another large 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 34. Bad thing to be out of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORTS

  Possible Answer : form, screen, variety, sorting, kind, sieve, class, sort, classify, assort, sort_out, screen_out, separate




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

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer : zip, aught, goose_egg, naught, nothing, nix, nil, null, cipher, zippo, cypher, zero, nada, zilch




• The clue is 36. Extraterrestrial menace in 5-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XENOMORPH




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

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

  The answer: SHANE




• The clue is 41. Murphy's co-star in "48 Hrs.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOLTE




• The clue is 42. Went after. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHASED

  Possible Answer : chamfer, chase_after, pursued, furrow, go_after, chase, chased, tag, trail, give_chase, dog, track, tail




• The clue is 43. Response to not getting the reference?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CITATIONNEEDED




• The clue is 47. Put into effect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENACT

  Possible Answer : act_out, reenact, ordain, enact




• The clue is 48. Sources of high-quality wool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPACAS

  Possible Answer : Lama_pacos, alpaca




• The clue is 50. Dynamic stance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTIONPOSE




• The clue is 54. No more. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GONE

  Possible Answer : plump, get_going, decease, get, pass, depart, conk_out, done_for, sound, croak, go_bad, give_way, break, kaput, pop_off, give_out, die, perish, kick_the_bucket, function, travel, snuff_it, belong, become, buy_the_farm, asleep, at_peace, choke, hold_out, rifle, go, endure, departed, exit, give-up_the_ghost, expire, blend_in, fit, blend, proceed, move, run_low, survive, live_on, hold_up, cash_in_one's_chips, gone, start, at_rest, bypast, work, pass_away, extend, live, run_short, go_away, drop_dead, fail, conk, run, bygone, locomote, lead, last, deceased, break_down, operate, foregone

  Possible Opposite Answer : come, stay_in_place, malfunction, be_born, stop




• The clue is 55. Went after, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUED

  Possible Answer : action, litigate, sue, process




• The clue is 56. At this point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFAR




• The clue is 57. At some point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCE

  Possible Answer : once, at_one_time, in_one_case, erstwhile, formerly, one_time, erst




• The clue is 58. Make a gaffe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERR

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




• The clue is 59. How Vin Diesel was cast in "The Fast and the Furious," you might say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APTLY

  Possible Answer : aptly, capably, competently, ably

  Possible Opposite Answer : incompetently




• The clue is 60. Ottoman setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEN

  Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ACME

  Possible Answer: tiptop, summit, apex, vertex, meridian, acme, superlative, top, peak, pinnacle, height, elevation

• The clue is 2. Dumpster or zipper, originally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRANDNAME

• The clue is 3. Boon for grizzly bears. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALMONRUN

• The clue is 4. One doing the lord's work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASSAL

  Possible Answer: feudatory, liegeman, liege, liege_subject, vassal

• The clue is 5. Sci-fi franchise since 1979. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIEN

  Possible Answer: extraterrestrial, disaffect, alien, stranger, extraterrestrial_being, outlander, exotic, unknown, alienate, estrange, foreigner, foreign, noncitizen

  Possible Opposite Answer : acquaintance, citizen

• The clue is 6. Laissez-faire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAX

  Possible Answer: lax, slack, loose

  Possible Opposite Answer : tense

• The clue is 7. Global lending org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMF

  Possible Answer: International_Monetary_Fund, IMF

• The clue is 8. Enthusiastic assent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOI

  Possible Answer: Department_of_the_Interior, DoI, Interior_Department, Interior

• The clue is 9. Numbers 1 through 36 are found in it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORAH

  Possible Answer: Torah, Pentateuch, Laws

• The clue is 10. Where some banners are hung. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer: scene_of_action, sphere, orbit, stadium, bowl, area, domain, arena, field, sports_stadium

• The clue is 11. Under siege. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESET

  Possible Answer: chivvy, harass, chevvy, harry, plague, molest, hassle, incrust, encrust, chevy, beset, provoke, chivy, set_upon

• The clue is 13. Bit of foam, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEANUT

  Possible Answer: earthnut, peanut_vine, Arachis_hypogaea, goober_pea, monkey_nut, goober, insignificant, peanut, groundnut

• The clue is 15. Beverage steeped in bright daylight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNTEA

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

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

  The answer: GIRDS

  Possible Answer: gird, girdle, fortify, encircle, arm, build_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm

• The clue is 20. Not take off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAY

  Possible Answer: last_out, continue, outride, appease, rest, hitch, stop, persist, halt, stick, stick_around, delay, arrest, stoppage, stay_on, abide, check, remain, detain, stay, stay_put, ride_out, quell, bide

  Possible Opposite Answer : depart, change, move

• The clue is 23. Improve, as an argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARPEN

  Possible Answer: focalise, focalize, focus, point, heighten, taper, sharpen

  Possible Opposite Answer : flatten, soften, blur, dull

• The clue is 24. Concern for an antiquer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORTH

  Possible Answer: Charles_Frederick_Worth, worth, Worth, deserving

  Possible Opposite Answer : worthlessness

• The clue is 25. They increase with blown saves, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

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

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

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

  The answer: APEX

  Possible Answer: apex_of_the_sun's_way, apex, vertex, solar_apex, acme, peak

  Possible Opposite Answer : antapex

• The clue is 29. ___-Novo, capital of Benin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORTO

  Possible Answer: Porto, Oporto

• The clue is 30. "Be right with you". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INASECOND

• The clue is 31. Cotton-Eyed Joe, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINEDANCE

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

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer: sledge, sled, sleigh

• The clue is 34. Most arias. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLI

  Possible Answer: solo

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

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

  The answer: ONACID

• The clue is 38. Minnesota's is French and California's is Greek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer: shibboleth, motto, slogan, catchword

• The clue is 39. "Old ___," country standard performed by Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEP

• The clue is 40. Attempted, with "at". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HADAGO

• The clue is 42. Food that's roughly 95% water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CELERY

  Possible Answer: cultivated_celery, Apium_graveolens_dulce, celery

• The clue is 43. Halt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEASE

  Possible Answer: discontinue, finish, terminate, lay_off, stop, cease, end, give_up, quit

  Possible Opposite Answer : continue, begin

• The clue is 44. Rack up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCUR

  Possible Answer: get, incur, find, obtain, receive

• The clue is 45. Eyed food, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATER

  Possible Answer: Irish_potato, murphy, spud, tater, white_potato, potato

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

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

  The answer: NASAL

  Possible Answer: nasal_bone, nasal_consonant, adenoidal, pinched, rhinal, nasal, os_nasale

• The clue is 49. A good way to feel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEN

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

• The clue is 51. Org. whose official number of employees is unknown to the public. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

• The clue is 52. Word with rock or Rocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POP

  Possible Answer: bulge, toss_off, pappa, daddy, down, kill, pop_up, soda_water, pop, come_out, crop_up, popular, soda_pop, belt_down, pop_out, soda, dada, bolt_down, start, drink_down, pop_music, bulge_out, pa, popping, pour_down, bug_out, tonic, protrude, papa, dad

• The clue is 53. O'er and o'er. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFT

  Possible Answer: ofttimes, frequently, oftentimes, oft, often

  Possible Opposite Answer : rarely, infrequently

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Gets rid of, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: OFFS

Word Help: Synonyms: slay, hit, off

Clue #2: 5. Parties with glowsticks

5-letter answer Answer: RAVES

Word Help: Synonyms: spout, RAF, Red_Army_Faction

Clue #3: 10. Old-fashioned taste?

3-letter answer Answer: SIP

Word Help: Synonyms: sip

Clue #4: 13. Menu at un café

5-letter answer Answer: CARTE

Word Help: Synonyms: menu, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare

Clue #5: 15. Amazon's biz

5-letter answer Answer: ETAIL

Clue #6: 16. Subj. for some aspiring bilinguals

3-letter answer Answer: ESL

Clue #7: 17. Clamoring for "The Bonfire of the Vanities"?

11-letter answer Answer: CRYINGWOLFE

Clue #8: 19. They can help you get out of a rut, for short

3-letter answer Answer: AAA

Word Help: Synonyms: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

Clue #9: 20. Business plan

6-letter answer Answer: AGENDA

Word Help: Synonyms: docket, agendum, order_of_business

Clue #10: 21. One of 20 on the Titanic

8-letter answer Answer: LIFEBOAT

Word Help: Synonyms: lifeboat

Clue #11: 23. TV alien played by Robin Williams

4-letter answer Answer: MORK

Clue #12: 24. Selling someone on "The Importance of Being Earnest"?

10-letter answer Answer: WILDEPITCH

Clue #13: 26. Group with lodges

4-letter answer Answer: ELKS

Word Help: Synonyms: Alces_alces, elk, wapiti

Clue #14: 28. Exam with logic questions, for short

4-letter answer Answer: LSAT

Clue #15: 29. "Any other place besides here?"

9-letter answer Answer: WHEREELSE

Clue #16: 34. Genesis creator

4-letter answer Answer: SEGA

Clue #17: 37. Curse

3-letter answer Answer: HEX

Word Help: Synonyms: glamour, witch, bewitch

Clue #18: 38. Kindle, e.g. ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme?

7-letter answer Answer: EREADER

Clue #19: 41. Hair color of about 2% of the world's population

3-letter answer Answer: RED

Word Help: Synonyms: ruddy, red-faced, scarlet
Antonyms: gain

Clue #20: 42. Not fooled by

4-letter answer Answer: ONTO

Clue #21: 44. They're a bit of a stretch

9-letter answer Answer: YOGAPOSES

Clue #22: 46. Some jeans features

4-letter answer Answer: RIPS

Word Help: Synonyms: tide_rip, rent, roue

Clue #23: 49. Humorist Bombeck

4-letter answer Answer: ERMA

Clue #24: 50. Spot to store "A Confederacy of Dunces"?

10-letter answer Answer: TOOLECHEST

Clue #25: 54. ___ Zor-El, real name of Supergirl

4-letter answer Answer: KARA

Clue #26: 58. Battle with clearly defined sides

8-letter answer Answer: USVSTHEM

Clue #27: 59. "Now wait just a second!"

6-letter answer Answer: HOLDIT

Clue #28: 61. With 14-Down, what "Fin" might mean

3-letter answer Answer: THE

Clue #29: 62. Positive review of a Nancy Drew mystery?

11-letter answer Answer: PEACHYKEENE

Clue #30: 64. "Jingle Bells" contraction

3-letter answer Answer: OER

Clue #31: 65. Architect born in Guangzhou

5-letter answer Answer: IMPEI

Clue #32: 66. A dance or a dip

5-letter answer Answer: SALSA

Word Help: Synonyms: salsa

Clue #33: 67. Narc (on)

3-letter answer Answer: RAT

Word Help: Synonyms: scum_bag, informer, rotter

Clue #34: 68. Six of the first 10 elements on the periodic table

5-letter answer Answer: GASES

Word Help: Synonyms: gasconade, boast, petrol

Clue #35: 69. Units of poetry

4-letter answer Answer: FEET

Word Help: Synonyms: foot, fundament, groundwork
Antonyms: head

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Philosopher with a "razor"

5-letter answer Answer: OCCAM

Word Help: Synonyms: Ockham, William_of_Ockham, Occam

Clue #2: 2. Crime drama set in the Midwest

5-letter answer Answer: FARGO

Word Help: Synonyms: Fargo

Clue #3: 3. Fast-food fixture

5-letter answer Answer: FRYER

Word Help: Synonyms: pullet, frier, fryer

Clue #4: 4. Rascal

7-letter answer Answer: STINKER

Word Help: Synonyms: scum_bag, stinker, dirty_dog

Clue #5: 5. Counterpart of "FF"

3-letter answer Answer: REW

Clue #6: 6. Bikini, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: ATOLL

Word Help: Synonyms: atoll

Clue #7: 7. Sound

5-letter answer Answer: VALID

Word Help: Synonyms: valid
Antonyms: invalid

Clue #8: 8. Towering figure of architecture?

6-letter answer Answer: EIFFEL

Word Help: Synonyms: Alexandre_Gustave_Eiffel, Eiffel

Clue #9: 9. Is out

6-letter answer Answer: SLEEPS

Word Help: Synonyms: eternal_rest, quietus, eternal_sleep
Antonyms: wake

Clue #10: 10. Creatures that have the densest fur of any mammal (up to 1 million hairs per square inch)

9-letter answer Answer: SEAOTTERS

Clue #11: 11. Hayes with three Grammys and an Oscar

5-letter answer Answer: ISAAC

Word Help: Synonyms: Isaac

Clue #12: 12. "Lady Lazarus" poet Sylvia

5-letter answer Answer: PLATH

Word Help: Synonyms: Sylvia_Plath, Plath

Clue #13: 14. See 61-Across

3-letter answer Answer: END

Word Help: Synonyms: destruction, closing, final_stage
Antonyms: beginning, begin

Clue #14: 18. Onetime popular blog that covered Manhattan gossip

6-letter answer Answer: GAWKER

Word Help: Synonyms: gawker

Clue #15: 22. Predisposition

4-letter answer Answer: BIAS

Word Help: Synonyms: predetermine, prejudice, diagonal

Clue #16: 25. R&B's ___ Brothers

5-letter answer Answer: ISLEY

Clue #17: 27. Big name in jeans

3-letter answer Answer: LEE

Word Help: Synonyms: Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee, Shelton_Jackson_Lee
Antonyms: windward

Clue #18: 29. "___ goes there?"

3-letter answer Answer: WHO

Word Help: Synonyms: WHO, World_Health_Organization

Clue #19: 30. Lay figure?

3-letter answer Answer: HEN

Word Help: Synonyms: biddy, hen

Clue #20: 31. People person, perhaps

9-letter answer Answer: EXTROVERT

Word Help: Synonyms: extroverted, extrovert, extravert
Antonyms: introvert

Clue #21: 32. Portuguese title with a tilde

3-letter answer Answer: SAO

Clue #22: 33. Cusps

5-letter answer Answer: EDGES

Word Help: Synonyms: bound, butt_on, boundary

Clue #23: 35. "My word!"

3-letter answer Answer: GEE

Word Help: Synonyms: gee, g-force, g

Clue #24: 36. Often-skipped parts of podcasts

3-letter answer Answer: ADS

Word Help: Synonyms: advertizing, advert, advertising

Clue #25: 39. Coarse

6-letter answer Answer: EARTHY

Word Help: Synonyms: earthy, down-to-earth, gross

Clue #26: 40. Dashboard abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: RPM

Word Help: Synonyms: rev, revolutions_per_minute, rpm

Clue #27: 43. "Essential" things

4-letter answer Answer: OILS

Word Help: Synonyms: rock_oil, petroleum, oil_color

Clue #28: 45. Gold insignia of the armed forces

7-letter answer Answer: OAKLEAF

Clue #29: 47. Babe or Wilbur, in film

6-letter answer Answer: PETPIG

Clue #30: 48. Conceptual framework

6-letter answer Answer: SCHEMA

Word Help: Synonyms: scheme, schema, outline

Clue #31: 50. Aristotle, to Alexander the Great

5-letter answer Answer: TUTOR

Word Help: Synonyms: coach, tutor, private_instructor

Clue #32: 51. Tony nominee Milo

5-letter answer Answer: OSHEA

Clue #33: 52. A host

5-letter answer Answer: HEAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: mountain, flock, lot

Clue #34: 53. Host

5-letter answer Answer: EMCEE

Word Help: Synonyms: emcee, compere, host

Clue #35: 55. Singer of the titular song in 2012's "Skyfall"

5-letter answer Answer: ADELE

Clue #36: 56. Clear one's plate, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: RINSE

Word Help: Synonyms: wash, rinsing, gargle

Clue #37: 57. Bothered terribly

5-letter answer Answer: ATEAT

Clue #38: 60. Gives the thumbs-up

3-letter answer Answer: OKS

Word Help: Synonyms: okay, okey, okeh

Clue #39: 63. "___ Last Bow" (Sherlock Holmes story)

3-letter answer Answer: HIS

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NY Times Crossword Answers July 14, 2021 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 14, 2021

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Gets rid of, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: OFFS

Word Help: Synonyms: murder, bump_off, remove

Clue #2: 5. Parties with glowsticks

5-letter answer Answer: RAVES

Word Help: Synonyms: rant, gush, jabber

Clue #3: 10. Old-fashioned taste?

3-letter answer Answer: SIP

Word Help: Synonyms: sip

Clue #4: 13. Menu at un café

5-letter answer Answer: CARTE

Word Help: Synonyms: menu, card, bill_of_fare

Clue #5: 15. Amazon's biz

5-letter answer Answer: ETAIL

Clue #6: 16. Subj. for some aspiring bilinguals

3-letter answer Answer: ESL

Clue #7: 17. Clamoring for "The Bonfire of the Vanities"?

11-letter answer Answer: CRYINGWOLFE

Clue #8: 19. They can help you get out of a rut, for short

3-letter answer Answer: AAA

Word Help: Synonyms: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

Clue #9: 20. Business plan

6-letter answer Answer: AGENDA

Word Help: Synonyms: agendum, docket, schedule

Clue #10: 21. One of 20 on the Titanic

8-letter answer Answer: LIFEBOAT

Word Help: Synonyms: lifeboat

Clue #11: 23. TV alien played by Robin Williams

4-letter answer Answer: MORK

Clue #12: 24. Selling someone on "The Importance of Being Earnest"?

10-letter answer Answer: WILDEPITCH

Clue #13: 26. Group with lodges

4-letter answer Answer: ELKS

Word Help: Synonyms: Cervus_elaphus, American_elk, European_elk

Clue #14: 28. Exam with logic questions, for short

4-letter answer Answer: LSAT

Clue #15: 29. "Any other place besides here?"

9-letter answer Answer: WHEREELSE

Clue #16: 34. Genesis creator

4-letter answer Answer: SEGA

Clue #17: 37. Curse

3-letter answer Answer: HEX

Word Help: Synonyms: curse, hexadecimal, enchant

Clue #18: 38. Kindle, e.g. ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme?

7-letter answer Answer: EREADER

Clue #19: 41. Hair color of about 2% of the world's population

3-letter answer Answer: RED

Word Help: Synonyms: ruby-red, ruby, crimson
Antonyms: gain

Clue #20: 42. Not fooled by

4-letter answer Answer: ONTO

Clue #21: 44. They're a bit of a stretch

9-letter answer Answer: YOGAPOSES

Clue #22: 46. Some jeans features

4-letter answer Answer: RIPS

Word Help: Synonyms: tide_rip, split, rake

Clue #23: 49. Humorist Bombeck

4-letter answer Answer: ERMA

Clue #24: 50. Spot to store "A Confederacy of Dunces"?

10-letter answer Answer: TOOLECHEST

Clue #25: 54. ___ Zor-El, real name of Supergirl

4-letter answer Answer: KARA

Clue #26: 58. Battle with clearly defined sides

8-letter answer Answer: USVSTHEM

Clue #27: 59. "Now wait just a second!"

6-letter answer Answer: HOLDIT

Clue #28: 61. With 14-Down, what "Fin" might mean

3-letter answer Answer: THE

Clue #29: 62. Positive review of a Nancy Drew mystery?

11-letter answer Answer: PEACHYKEENE

Clue #30: 64. "Jingle Bells" contraction

3-letter answer Answer: OER

Clue #31: 65. Architect born in Guangzhou

5-letter answer Answer: IMPEI

Clue #32: 66. A dance or a dip

5-letter answer Answer: SALSA

Word Help: Synonyms: salsa

Clue #33: 67. Narc (on)

3-letter answer Answer: RAT

Word Help: Synonyms: bum, scum_bag, lowlife

Clue #34: 68. Six of the first 10 elements on the periodic table

5-letter answer Answer: GASES

Word Help: Synonyms: accelerator_pedal, gas_pedal, bluster

Clue #35: 69. Units of poetry

4-letter answer Answer: FEET

Word Help: Synonyms: infantry, pes, base
Antonyms: head

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Philosopher with a "razor"

5-letter answer Answer: OCCAM

Word Help: Synonyms: Ockham, William_of_Occam, William_of_Ockham

Clue #2: 2. Crime drama set in the Midwest

5-letter answer Answer: FARGO

Word Help: Synonyms: Fargo

Clue #3: 3. Fast-food fixture

5-letter answer Answer: FRYER

Word Help: Synonyms: pullet, frier, fryer

Clue #4: 4. Rascal

7-letter answer Answer: STINKER

Word Help: Synonyms: bum, scum_bag, lowlife

Clue #5: 5. Counterpart of "FF"

3-letter answer Answer: REW

Clue #6: 6. Bikini, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: ATOLL

Word Help: Synonyms: atoll

Clue #7: 7. Sound

5-letter answer Answer: VALID

Word Help: Synonyms: valid
Antonyms: invalid

Clue #8: 8. Towering figure of architecture?

6-letter answer Answer: EIFFEL

Word Help: Synonyms: Alexandre_Gustave_Eiffel, Eiffel

Clue #9: 9. Is out

6-letter answer Answer: SLEEPS

Word Help: Synonyms: sopor, eternal_sleep, slumber
Antonyms: wake

Clue #10: 10. Creatures that have the densest fur of any mammal (up to 1 million hairs per square inch)

9-letter answer Answer: SEAOTTERS

Clue #11: 11. Hayes with three Grammys and an Oscar

5-letter answer Answer: ISAAC

Word Help: Synonyms: Isaac

Clue #12: 12. "Lady Lazarus" poet Sylvia

5-letter answer Answer: PLATH

Word Help: Synonyms: Plath, Sylvia_Plath

Clue #13: 14. See 61-Across

3-letter answer Answer: END

Word Help: Synonyms: destruction, closing, stop
Antonyms: beginning, begin

Clue #14: 18. Onetime popular blog that covered Manhattan gossip

6-letter answer Answer: GAWKER

Word Help: Synonyms: gawker

Clue #15: 22. Predisposition

4-letter answer Answer: BIAS

Word Help: Synonyms: bias, prejudice, diagonal

Clue #16: 25. R&B's ___ Brothers

5-letter answer Answer: ISLEY

Clue #17: 27. Big name in jeans

3-letter answer Answer: LEE

Word Help: Synonyms: lee_side, downwind, Shelton_Jackson_Lee
Antonyms: windward

Clue #18: 29. "___ goes there?"

3-letter answer Answer: WHO

Word Help: Synonyms: World_Health_Organization, WHO

Clue #19: 30. Lay figure?

3-letter answer Answer: HEN

Word Help: Synonyms: hen, biddy

Clue #20: 31. People person, perhaps

9-letter answer Answer: EXTROVERT

Word Help: Synonyms: extrovert, extrovertive, extravertive
Antonyms: introvert

Clue #21: 32. Portuguese title with a tilde

3-letter answer Answer: SAO

Clue #22: 33. Cusps

5-letter answer Answer: EDGES

Word Help: Synonyms: boundary, adjoin, sharpness

Clue #23: 35. "My word!"

3-letter answer Answer: GEE

Word Help: Synonyms: g-force, gee, g

Clue #24: 36. Often-skipped parts of podcasts

3-letter answer Answer: ADS

Word Help: Synonyms: ad, advertising, advertisement

Clue #25: 39. Coarse

6-letter answer Answer: EARTHY

Word Help: Synonyms: vulgar, down-to-earth, earthy

Clue #26: 40. Dashboard abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: RPM

Word Help: Synonyms: rpm, rev, revolutions_per_minute

Clue #27: 43. "Essential" things

4-letter answer Answer: OILS

Word Help: Synonyms: oil, anoint, fossil_oil

Clue #28: 45. Gold insignia of the armed forces

7-letter answer Answer: OAKLEAF

Clue #29: 47. Babe or Wilbur, in film

6-letter answer Answer: PETPIG

Clue #30: 48. Conceptual framework

6-letter answer Answer: SCHEMA

Word Help: Synonyms: outline, scheme, schema

Clue #31: 50. Aristotle, to Alexander the Great

5-letter answer Answer: TUTOR

Word Help: Synonyms: coach, tutor, private_instructor

Clue #32: 51. Tony nominee Milo

5-letter answer Answer: OSHEA

Clue #33: 52. A host

5-letter answer Answer: HEAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: wads, heap, mickle

Clue #34: 53. Host

5-letter answer Answer: EMCEE

Word Help: Synonyms: host, master_of_ceremonies, emcee

Clue #35: 55. Singer of the titular song in 2012's "Skyfall"

5-letter answer Answer: ADELE

Clue #36: 56. Clear one's plate, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: RINSE

Word Help: Synonyms: rinsing, wash, rinse

Clue #37: 57. Bothered terribly

5-letter answer Answer: ATEAT

Clue #38: 60. Gives the thumbs-up

3-letter answer Answer: OKS

Word Help: Synonyms: Oklahoma, okeh, okay

Clue #39: 63. "___ Last Bow" (Sherlock Holmes story)

3-letter answer Answer: HIS

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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