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 (33)

Clue #1: 1. Intellectual

9-letter answer Answer: EGGHEADED

Clue #2: 10. Like embers

5-letter answer Answer: AGLOW

Word Help: Synonyms: luminous, aglow, lambent

Clue #3: 15. Tantric meditation practiced while in a sleeping state

9-letter answer Answer: DREAMYOGA

Clue #4: 16. Pointless

5-letter answer Answer: INANE

Word Help: Synonyms: inane, fatuous, mindless

Clue #5: 17. "Would you like a bite?"

9-letter answer Answer: WANTTOTRY

Clue #6: 18. Fruit high in antioxidants

5-letter answer Answer: DATES

Word Help: Synonyms: go_steady, appointment, see

Clue #7: 19. Prestigious octad

5-letter answer Answer: IVIES

Word Help: Synonyms: Hedera_helix, English_ivy, common_ivy

Clue #8: 20. Emily ___, winner of the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel

4-letter answer Answer: TESH

Clue #9: 22. "The young man who has not ___ is a savage": George Santayana

4-letter answer Answer: WEPT

Word Help: Synonyms: cry, weep
Antonyms: laugh

Clue #10: 23. Countdown occasion, for short

3-letter answer Answer: NYE

Clue #11: 24. Relative of a trivet

6-letter answer Answer: HOTPAD

Clue #12: 26. ___ Dunn (brand of ceramic art and other housewares)

3-letter answer Answer: RAE

Clue #13: 27. "That's so relatable," in modern slang

4-letter answer Answer: MOOD

Word Help: Synonyms: mood, humour, mode

Clue #14: 29. Aquarius is one, perhaps surprisingly

7-letter answer Answer: AIRSIGN

Clue #15: 31. Literally, "good word"

6-letter answer Answer: BONMOT

Clue #16: 33. Expired

6-letter answer Answer: LAPSED

Word Help: Synonyms: pass, regress, slip_by

Clue #17: 34. Source of an unsigned love letter

13-letter answer Answer: SECRETADMIRER

Clue #18: 36. Charge

6-letter answer Answer: RUSHAT

Clue #19: 37. Not as nice

6-letter answer Answer: MEANER

Word Help: Synonyms: tight, miserly, mingy

Clue #20: 38. ___ Prime, protagonist in the "Transformers" franchise

7-letter answer Answer: OPTIMUS

Clue #21: 40. Gaelic language

4-letter answer Answer: ERSE

Word Help: Synonyms: Gaelic, Erse, Goidelic

Clue #22: 41. Vote for

3-letter answer Answer: YEA

Word Help: Synonyms: yea, yeah
Antonyms: nay

Clue #23: 42. "Gossip Girl" fashion descriptor

6-letter answer Answer: PREPPY

Clue #24: 44. "... your point being?"

3-letter answer Answer: AND

Clue #25: 47. Parabolic paths

4-letter answer Answer: ARCS

Word Help: Synonyms: arch, arc, bow

Clue #26: 49. Land granted to a vassal

4-letter answer Answer: FIEF

Word Help: Synonyms: feoff, fief

Clue #27: 50. Circus performer

5-letter answer Answer: TAMER

Word Help: Synonyms: meek, tamer, tamed
Antonyms: wild

Clue #28: 52. Discovered unexpectedly

5-letter answer Answer: LITON

Clue #29: 54. Rely on audience support during a show?

9-letter answer Answer: STAGEDIVE

Clue #30: 56. Author whose name sounds like a canine

5-letter answer Answer: WOOLF

Word Help: Synonyms: Woolf, Adeline_Virginia_Stephen_Woolf, Virginia_Woolf

Clue #31: 57. Do the impossible

9-letter answer Answer: MAKEMAGIC

Clue #32: 58. Flynn of old Hollywood

5-letter answer Answer: ERROL

Clue #33: 59. Eye shadow for a night out?

9-letter answer Answer: SLEEPMASK

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Dickens's Drood

5-letter answer Answer: EDWIN

Word Help: Synonyms: Edwin

Clue #2: 2. ___ boat

5-letter answer Answer: GRAVY

Word Help: Synonyms: gravy, bonanza, windfall

Clue #3: 3. Bottled spirit

5-letter answer Answer: GENIE

Word Help: Synonyms: jinni, djinni, genie

Clue #4: 4. Word before mail or watch

4-letter answer Answer: HATE

Word Help: Synonyms: hatred, detest, hate
Antonyms: love

Clue #5: 5. Ones trained to administer naloxone, for short

4-letter answer Answer: EMTS

Clue #6: 6. Actress and comedian Edebiri

3-letter answer Answer: AYO

Clue #7: 7. Connections puzzle?

8-letter answer Answer: DOTTODOT

Clue #8: 8. Creature in the National Audubon Society logo

5-letter answer Answer: EGRET

Word Help: Synonyms: egret

Clue #9: 9. Destination for dermaplaning

6-letter answer Answer: DAYSPA

Clue #10: 10. Relief

3-letter answer Answer: AID

Word Help: Synonyms: assistance, tending, attention

Clue #11: 11. Eat (at)

4-letter answer Answer: GNAW

Word Help: Synonyms: wear_away, gnaw, erode

Clue #12: 12. Night owl, typically

9-letter answer Answer: LATERISER

Clue #13: 13. Short product overview, in business lingo

8-letter answer Answer: ONEPAGER

Clue #14: 14. Theater district where "The Mousetrap" has been playing continuously since 1952

7-letter answer Answer: WESTEND

Clue #15: 21. Hard pass?

8-letter answer Answer: HAILMARY

Clue #16: 24. Where an athlete has an advantage

8-letter answer Answer: HOMETURF

Clue #17: 25. They're grated outdoors

6-letter answer Answer: DRAINS

Word Help: Synonyms: drainage, drainpipe, enfeeble

Clue #18: 27. Traditional treat in Japanese New Year celebrations

5-letter answer Answer: MOCHI

Clue #19: 28. Artery access point

6-letter answer Answer: ONRAMP

Clue #20: 30. Tear

5-letter answer Answer: SPREE

Word Help: Synonyms: spree, fling

Clue #21: 31. Words on a statue honoring Washington

9-letter answer Answer: BESTACTOR

Clue #22: 32. Soft-topped cap

3-letter answer Answer: TAM

Word Help: Synonyms: tam, tammy, tam-o'-shanter

Clue #23: 34. Lake ___, setting for "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

8-letter answer Answer: SUPERIOR

Word Help: Synonyms: victor, superscript, Lake_Superior
Antonyms: subscript, inferior

Clue #24: 35. Convincing A.I.-created video

8-letter answer Answer: DEEPFAKE

Clue #25: 36. Pronoun also known as pluralis majestatis

7-letter answer Answer: ROYALWE

Clue #26: 39. Shakes, but not sundaes

6-letter answer Answer: SEISMS

Word Help: Synonyms: seism, quake, earthquake

Clue #27: 43. Something picked in a fortunetelling game

5-letter answer Answer: PETAL

Word Help: Synonyms: petal, flower_petal

Clue #28: 44. Early home computer brand

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGA

Clue #29: 45. "Forgotten spot in the Caribbean," per "Hamilton"

5-letter answer Answer: NEVIS

Word Help: Synonyms: Nevis

Clue #30: 46. Junk

5-letter answer Answer: DRECK

Word Help: Synonyms: dreck, schlock, shlock

Clue #31: 48. How Joshua Slocum sailed around the world starting in 1895, becoming the first person to do so

4-letter answer Answer: SOLO

Word Help: Synonyms: solo, alone, unaccompanied

Clue #32: 50. Ski resort worker, often

4-letter answer Answer: TEMP

Word Help: Synonyms: temp, temporary, temporary_worker

Clue #33: 51. "East of Eden" role

4-letter answer Answer: ADAM

Word Help: Synonyms: X, Robert_Adam, go

Clue #34: 53. Bills' org.

3-letter answer Answer: NFL

Clue #35: 55. "Golly!"

3-letter answer Answer: GEE

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

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, December 24, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (35 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword December 24, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Retreated	8
2A	9. Drop	4
3A	13. Artificial intelligence system modeled on the human brain	9
4A	15. Something that gets passed around a lot	4
5A	16. Golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, for two	10
6A	18. So much	4
7A	19. All the king's men?	6
8A	20. Simple and glib	3
9A	21. School with the slogan "Ex scientia tridens," familiarly	4
10A	22. Ancient symbols of life	5
11A	23. Velcro alternative	5
12A	25. Democratic leader?	3
13A	26. Recipe direction	4
14A	27. Strong, dark quaff	4
15A	28. The British royal family has one called the Cambridge Lover's Knot	5
16A	30. Some abbey attire	5
17A	31. Up	5
18A	32. "I wasn't going to say anything, but since you brought it up ..."	13
19A	36. Crew	5
20A	37. Many a confession on a theater stage	5
21A	38. Throws, informally	5
22A	39. "I'm game"	4
23A	40. Last ___	4
24A	44. ___ Miguel Island, largest of the Azores	3
25A	45. Currency units in Peru	5
26A	47. Puccini opera ... or the first five letters of the maestro who conducted its La Scala premiere	5
27A	48. What Twix bars are sold in	4
28A	50. Companion of the droid BB-8, in the "Star Wars" universe	3
29A	51. Ear hair?	6
30A	52. Calculus calculation	4
31A	53. Gained some courage	10
32A	55. What Shøp on "The Simpsons" is a parody of	4
33A	56. Agronomic analyses	9
34A	57. A cold wave can produce one	4
35A	58. Yule log?	8

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. Retreated"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DREWBACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. Drop"

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 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Words that mean the same thing: neglect, take out, drop
• The opposite would be: attend to, include
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Artificial intelligence system modeled on the human brain"

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: NEURALNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Something that gets passed around a lot"

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 cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
• 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: MEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white native of cape province who is a descendant of dutch settlers and who speaks afrikaans
• Words that mean the same thing: Boer, Afrikaner, Afrikander
• 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: AFRIKANERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. So much"

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 sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
• Words that mean the same thing: Aten
• 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: ATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. All the king's men?"

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 a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
• Words that mean the same thing: vassal, feudatory, Luik
• 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: LIEGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Simple and glib"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: slick, chuck, dab
• 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: PAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. School with the slogan "Ex scientia tridens," familiarly"

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 an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
• Words that mean the same thing: United States Navy, US Navy, USN
• 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: NAVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Ancient symbols of life"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ANKHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Velcro alternative"

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 cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• Words that mean the same thing: interlace, plait, spike
• The opposite would be: untwine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Democratic leader?"

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: DEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Recipe direction"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a regular route for a sentry or policeman
• Words that mean the same thing: shell, nonplus, tucker out
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Strong, dark quaff"

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 very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
• Words that mean the same thing: bock beer
• 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: BOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. The British royal family has one called the Cambridge Lover's Knot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• 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: TIARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Some abbey attire"

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 protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
• Words that mean the same thing: cowling, bonnet, cowl
• 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: COWLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that on the move
• Words that mean the same thing: about, up
• 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: ASTIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. "I wasn't going to say anything, but since you brought it up ...""

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: YEAHABOUTTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Crew"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a temporary police force
• Words that mean the same thing: posse comitatus
• 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: POSSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Many a confession on a theater stage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
• Words that mean the same thing: by, apart, divagation
• 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: ASIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Throws, informally"

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 toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric
• Words that mean the same thing: huckaback, huck
• 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: HUCKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. "I'm game""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: rent, Army of the Pure, countenance
• The opposite would be: prevent, forbid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Last ___"

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

  The answer is: GASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. ___ Miguel Island, largest of the Azores"

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: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Currency units in Peru"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Puccini opera ... or the first five letters of the maestro who conducted its La Scala premiere"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: TOSCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. What Twix bars are sold in"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: II, 2, deuce
• 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: TWOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Companion of the droid BB-8, in the "Star Wars" universe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Ear hair?"

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 adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
• 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: TASSEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Calculus calculation"

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 magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
• Words that mean the same thing: place, charge per unit, range
• 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: RATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "53. Gained some courage"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: GREWASPINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. What Shøp on "The Simpsons" is a parody of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IKEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. Agronomic analyses"

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: SOILTESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. A cold wave can produce one"

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 city in the european part of russia
• Words that mean the same thing: Molotov, permanent wave, permanent
• 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: PERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "58. Yule log?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NICELIST

  Great job if you got it right!

December 24, 2021 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Sequencing locale	6
2D	2. Polish	6
3D	3. Triumphant shout	6
4D	4. "Black Boy" memoirist Richard	6
5D	5. Gets the batter out, say	5
6D	6. "___ poor Romeo!": Shak.	4
7D	7. Wolf's home	3
8D	8. Monitor	15
9D	9. Besides Brunei, the only current sovereign sultanate	4
10D	10. Creation date, file size and location, for an iPhone photo	8
11D	11. "That doesn't bother me anymore"	8
12D	12. Like an F.B.I. director's term	7
13D	14. Fast fashion?	10
14D	17. Office address abbr.	3
15D	23. Ones making insulting offers	10
16D	24. Part of many university names	5
17D	27. Flamboyant prop	3
18D	29. "Black" follower	3
19D	30. "The gymnasium of the mind," per Blaise Pascal	5
20D	32. Question that cannot be answered if its answer is "no"	8
21D	33. Two-wheeler at a charging station	8
22D	34. "___ away!"	3
23D	35. Cardinal points?: Abbr.	3
24D	36. Alternative to litmus paper	7
25D	40. It's the truth!	6
26D	41. Noted basilica town	6
27D	42. Things picked up on a trail	6
28D	43. Most likely to burn, maybe	6
29D	46. Kind of chart, informally	3
30D	47. Decorum	5
31D	49. Underground band	4
32D	51. One end of the Mohs scale	4
33D	54. GameCube successor	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. Sequencing locale"

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: DNALAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Polish"

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 improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
• Words that mean the same thing: complicate, fine-tune, rarify
• 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: REFINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Triumphant shout"

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 an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
• Words that mean the same thing: constantan
• 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: EUREKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Black Boy" memoirist Richard"

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 united states writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
• Words that mean the same thing: Willard Huntington Wright, Wilbur Wright, Fanny Wright
• 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: WRIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Gets the batter out, say"

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 cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
• Words that mean the same thing: bake, broil
• 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 6 Down: "6. "___ poor Romeo!": Shak."

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: unluckily, regrettably, ala
• The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Wolf's home"

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: CNN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Monitor"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: KEEPACLOSEEYEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Besides Brunei, the only current sovereign sultanate"

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 strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the arabian peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Oman
• 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: OMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Creation date, file size and location, for an iPhone photo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that data about data
• 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: METADATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "That doesn't bother me anymore""

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: IMOVERIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Like an F.B.I. director's term"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TENYEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Fast fashion?"

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: TRACKSUITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Office address abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Ones making insulting offers"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: LOWBALLERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Part of many university names"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
• Words that mean the same thing: express, posit, state of matter
• 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: STATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Flamboyant prop"

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 long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
• Words that mean the same thing: feather boa
• 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: BOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. "Black" follower"

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: ISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. "The gymnasium of the mind," per Blaise Pascal"

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 weedy annual native to europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
• Words that mean the same thing: cheat, Bromus secalinus, chess game
• 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: CHESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Question that cannot be answered if its answer is "no""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YOUAWAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Two-wheeler at a charging station"

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: ESCOOTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. "___ away!""

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: involve, take, call for
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Cardinal points?: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Alternative to litmus paper"

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: PHSTRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. It's the truth!"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the four books in the new testament (matthew, mark, luke, and john) that tell the story of christ's life and teachings
• Words that mean the same thing: Gospels, gospel singing, religious doctrine
• 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: GOSPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Noted basilica town"

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: ASSISI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Things picked up on a trail"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a distinctive odor that is pleasant
• Words that mean the same thing: nose, fragrance, perfume
• The opposite would be: deodourise, deodorize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Most likely to burn, maybe"

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 very light colored; highly diluted with white
• Words that mean the same thing: pale, pallid, sick
• 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: PALEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Kind of chart, informally"

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: ORG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Decorum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
• Words that mean the same thing: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, predilection
• 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: TASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Underground band"

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 joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
• Words that mean the same thing: bed, crease, wrinkle
• 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: SEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. One end of the Mohs scale"

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 fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder
• Words that mean the same thing: talcum
• 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: TALC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. GameCube successor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WII

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	75.0%
Short Answer	8	11.8%
History	2	2.9%
Sports	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM