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February 01, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Across Clues
Down Clues
Puzzle Statistics

Across Clues Explained - NYT Crossword February 01, 1990

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Kind of song or dance	4
2A	5. Code sounds	4
3A	9. Adult walking stick, e.g.	5
4A	14. Netman Nastase	4
5A	15. "Support Your Local Sheriff!" actor	4
6A	16. Broods of pheasants	5
7A	17. Upward of	4
8A	18. Hurting	4
9A	19. Green-skinned pear	5
10A	20. Actress Reichenberg's flambé	12
11A	23. Hiemal vehicle	4
12A	24. Broadcast	5
13A	27. Aquila's brightest star	6
14A	30. Kind of bath	4
15A	32. Kettle et al.	3
16A	34. Freebie's cousin	4
17A	35. Describing an Italian diva's pasta dish	10
18A	38. Harvard climbers	5
19A	40. "___ Dalmatians," Disney film	3
20A	41. Bear and Berra	5
21A	42. Russian count's treat	10
22A	45. Mispickels	4
23A	46. Catch	3
24A	47. What, to Watteau	4
25A	48. With wisdom	6
26A	50. Kyongsong	5
27A	52. Passage, anatomically	4
28A	53. Meat topping à la a French marshal	12
29A	59. Wahine's porch	5
30A	62. An anagram for deli	4
31A	63. Bow	4
32A	64. Girlfriend, in Grenada	5
33A	65. Be chockablock	4
34A	66. Author Shere ___	4
35A	67. Mingles	5
36A	68. Chow	4
37A	69. Flanders flower	4

Across Clues - Detailed Hints and Explanations

1A: "1. Kind of song or dance" (4 letters)

Think of something that people in general (often used in the plural)
Similar words include: common people, phratry, kinfolk
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: FOLK

2A: "5. Code sounds" (4 letters)

Think of something that the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
Similar words include: dah, dash
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DAHS

3A: "9. Adult walking stick, e.g." (5 letters)

Think of something that (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IMAGO

4A: "14. Netman Nastase" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ILIE

5A: "15. "Support Your Local Sheriff!" actor" (4 letters)

Think of something that an ancient country in southwestern asia to the east of the tigris river (in what is modern iran); was known for its warlike people
Similar words include: Susiana
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELAM

6A: "16. Broods of pheasants" (5 letters)

Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: NIDES

7A: "17. Upward of" (4 letters)

Think of something that quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
Similar words include: around, or so, more or less
Opposite of: no
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SOME

8A: "18. Hurting" (4 letters)

Think of something that an open skin infection
Similar words include: huffy, painful, tender
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SORE

9A: "19. Green-skinned pear" (5 letters)

Think of something that a former province of western france in the loire valley
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ANJOU

10A: "20. Actress Reichenberg's flambé" (12 letters)

Pattern: ____________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CREPESUZETTE

11A: "23. Hiemal vehicle" (4 letters)

Think of something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
Similar words include: sledge, sleigh
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SLED

12A: "24. Broadcast" (5 letters)

Think of something that expose to fresh air
Similar words include: aerate, publicize, bare
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AIRED

13A: "27. Aquila's brightest star" (6 letters)

Think of something that double star 15.7 light years from earth; the brightest star in the aquila constellation
Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALTAIR

14A: "30. Kind of bath" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SITZ

15A: "32. Kettle et al." (3 letters)

Think of something that informal terms for a mother
Similar words include: milliampere, mom, momma
Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MAS

16A: "34. Freebie's cousin" (4 letters)

Think of something that an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
Similar words include: gain vigor, perquisite, pick up
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PERK

17A: "35. Describing an Italian diva's pasta dish" (10 letters)

Think of something that a pasta dish with cream sauce and mushrooms
Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TETRAZZINI

18A: "38. Harvard climbers" (5 letters)

Think of something that old world vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
Similar words include: ivy, Hedera helix, English ivy
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IVIES

19A: "40. "___ Dalmatians," Disney film" (3 letters)

Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IOI

20A: "41. Bear and Berra" (5 letters)

Think of something that united states baseball player (born 1925)
Similar words include: yogi, Yogi, Yogi Berra
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: YOGIS

21A: "42. Russian count's treat" (10 letters)

Think of something that a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum
Similar words include: Nesselrode pudding
Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: NESSELRODE

22A: "45. Mispickels" (4 letters)

Think of something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
Similar words include: ore
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ORES

23A: "46. Catch" (3 letters)

Think of something that a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
Similar words include: induce, start, become
Opposite of: leave, take away
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GET

24A: "47. What, to Watteau" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: QUEL

25A: "48. With wisdom" (6 letters)

Think of something that in a wise manner
Similar words include: wisely
Opposite of: foolishly
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SAGELY

26A: "50. Kyongsong" (5 letters)

Think of something that the capital of south korea and the largest city of asia; located in northwestern south korea
Similar words include: capital of South Korea
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SEOUL

27A: "52. Passage, anatomically" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ITER

28A: "53. Meat topping à la a French marshal" (12 letters)

Pattern: ____________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SOUBISESAUCE

29A: "59. Wahine's porch" (5 letters)

Think of something that an island of central hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
Similar words include: Lanai Island
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LANAI

30A: "62. An anagram for deli" (4 letters)

Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
Similar words include: out of work, laze, groundless
Opposite of: work, busy
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IDLE

31A: "63. Bow" (4 letters)

Think of something that front part of a vessel or aircraft
Similar words include: bow, fore, stem
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PROW

32A: "64. Girlfriend, in Grenada" (5 letters)

Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AMIGA

33A: "65. Be chockablock" (4 letters)

Think of something that be teeming, be abuzz
Similar words include: pour, stream, swarm
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TEEM

34A: "66. Author Shere ___" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HITE

35A: "67. Mingles" (5 letters)

Think of something that a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
Similar words include: blend, ruffle, premix
Opposite of: segregate
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MIXES

36A: "68. Chow" (4 letters)

Think of something that informal terms for a meal
Similar words include: corrode, use up, eat on
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EATS

37A: "69. Flanders flower" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: YSER

Solve the Down: NYT Crossword Help for February 01, 1990

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Exchequer	4
2D	2. Swan genus	4
3D	3. Key ___ pie	4
4D	4. Giftbooks	9
5D	5. Peach Melba, for one	7
6D	6. Audibly	5
7D	7. German mountain range	4
8D	8. Barrie baddie	4
9D	9. Agitated	8
10D	10. Pitman	5
11D	11. Pt. of speech	3
12D	12. Part of five Declaration of Independence signatures	3
13D	13. The Beavers' sch.	3
14D	21. "Whiffenpoof" singer	3
15D	22. "So long!"	4
16D	25. Expatriate	6
17D	26. Ortega or Defoe	6
18D	27. Little action	5
19D	28. Antiflood embankments	6
20D	29. Sorrowful, to Chopin	6
21D	30. " ... fettered to an office ___": G. & S.	5
22D	31. Crocus, e.g.	4
23D	33. Scaredy-cat	5
24D	36. Banshee's land	4
25D	37. Animal science	9
26D	39. Trees named for a Cherokee scholar	8
27D	43. Tubby's friend, Little ___	4
28D	44. Thinks well of	7
29D	49. D.D.E. opponent	3
30D	51. Bowwood	5
31D	52. Small land mass	5
32D	54. Snack	4
33D	55. Cogitator's reward	4
34D	56. "Mila 18" author	4
35D	57. Shed for pouters	4
36D	58. Wide-mouthed container	4
37D	59. Hasty retreat: Slang	3
38D	60. "___ Blue," 1929 tune	3
39D	61. Nope	3

Down Clues - Comprehensive Solutions and Tips

1D: "1. Exchequer" (4 letters)

Think of something that a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of rome or the emperor's private purse
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: FISC

2D: "2. Swan genus" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OLOR

3D: "3. Key ___ pie" (4 letters)

Think of something that a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
Similar words include: linden tree, fluxing lime, calcium hydrate
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LIME

4D: "4. Giftbooks" (9 letters)

Think of something that something of sentimental value
Similar words include: relic, token, keepsake
Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: KEEPSAKES

5D: "5. Peach Melba, for one" (7 letters)

Think of something that a dish served as the last course of a meal
Similar words include: sweet, afters
Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DESSERT

6D: "6. Audibly" (5 letters)

Think of something that using the voice; not silently
Similar words include: out loud, loud, loudly
Opposite of: softly
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALOUD

7D: "7. German mountain range" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HARZ

8D: "8. Barrie baddie" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SMEE

9D: "9. Agitated" (8 letters)

Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: INATIZZY

10D: "10. Pitman" (5 letters)

Think of something that laborer who works in a mine
Similar words include: mineworker
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MINER

11D: "11. Pt. of speech" (3 letters)

Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ADJ

12D: "12. Part of five Declaration of Independence signatures" (3 letters)

Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GEO

13D: "13. The Beavers' sch." (3 letters)

Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OSU

14D: "21. "Whiffenpoof" singer" (3 letters)

Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELI

15D: "22. "So long!"" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TATA

16D: "25. Expatriate" (6 letters)

Think of something that someone who leaves one country to settle in another
Similar words include: outgoer, emigrant, emigree
Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EMIGRE

17D: "26. Ortega or Defoe" (6 letters)

Think of something that (old testament) a youth who was taken into the court of nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century bc)
Similar words include: Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel
Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DANIEL

18D: "27. Little action" (5 letters)

Think of something that imitate uncritically and in every aspect
Similar words include: caricature, ape
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: APING

19D: "28. Antiflood embankments" (6 letters)

Think of something that a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
Similar words include: levee
Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LEVEES

20D: "29. Sorrowful, to Chopin" (6 letters)

Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TRISTE

21D: "30. " ... fettered to an office ___": G. & S." (5 letters)

Think of something that a simple seat without a back or arms
Similar words include: ca-ca, pot, can
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: STOOL

22D: "31. Crocus, e.g." (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IRID

23D: "33. Scaredy-cat" (5 letters)

Think of something that a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
Similar words include: cissy, sissified, effeminate
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SISSY

24D: "36. Banshee's land" (4 letters)

Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
Similar words include: Irish Republic, Republic of Ireland, Ireland
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EIRE

25D: "37. Animal science" (9 letters)

Pattern: _________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ZOOGRAPHY

26D: "39. Trees named for a Cherokee scholar" (8 letters)

Think of something that either of two huge coniferous california trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the taxodiaceae
Similar words include: sequoia, redwood
Pattern: ________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SEQUOIAS

27D: "43. Tubby's friend, Little ___" (4 letters)

Think of something that a very attractive or seductive looking woman
Similar words include: smasher, beauty, mantrap
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LULU

28D: "44. Thinks well of" (7 letters)

Think of something that the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
Similar words include: repute, value, look on
Opposite of: disesteem, disrespect
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ESTEEMS

29D: "49. D.D.E. opponent" (3 letters)

Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AES

30D: "51. Bowwood" (5 letters)

Think of something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in missouri in the valleys of the missouri and osage rivers; oil was found on osage lands early in the 20th century
Similar words include: Osage River
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OSAGE

31D: "52. Small land mass" (5 letters)

Think of something that a small island
Similar words include: isle
Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ISLET

32D: "54. Snack" (4 letters)

Think of something that a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
Similar words include: burn, sharpness, bit
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BITE

33D: "55. Cogitator's reward" (4 letters)

Think of something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
Similar words include: estimate, mind, musical theme
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IDEA

34D: "56. "Mila 18" author" (4 letters)

Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: URIS

35D: "57. Shed for pouters" (4 letters)

Think of something that a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: COTE

36D: "58. Wide-mouthed container" (4 letters)

Think of something that an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
Similar words include: pitcher
Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EWER

37D: "59. Hasty retreat: Slang" (3 letters)

Think of something that a rapid escape (as by criminals)
Similar words include: scarper, escape, break away
Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LAM

38D: "60. "___ Blue," 1929 tune" (3 letters)

Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AMI

39D: "61. Nope" (3 letters)

Think of something that a quantity of no importance
Similar words include: nada, veto, null
Opposite of: allow, permit
Click to reveal answer
Answer: NIX

Puzzle Statistics

Category	Count
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76

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Last Updated: August 24, 2025 at 07:19 AM

Monday, November 4, 2024

No 27390, Mon Nov 04, 2024 NYT by Colin Adams

Across Clues :

1. [Hey, over here!], 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short, 9. Grub, 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby, 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice, 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam", 16. Keep a close eye on, 19. Unit of biological inheritance, 20. Gives the go-ahead for, 21. Form of nonviolent protest, 22. www.wikipedia.___, 23. Anger, 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much", 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say, 29. Extremely off-putting, 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur, 31. Still up in the air, for short, 34. Remove from political office, 35. Fraction of a byte, 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board, 37. Speedometer stat, 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald, 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg, 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!", 44. Rainy-day reserves, 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr., 48. Dec. 31, in brief, 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation, 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing", 51. Nickel or dime, 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across, 56. Give off, 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino, 58. Regarding, 59. Deteriorates, like old wood, 60. Double-reed woodwind, 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

Down Clues :

1. Turned on, as a laptop, 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example, 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person, 4. Special attention, for short, 5. Houston N.B.A. player, 6. Historical stretches, 7. ___ for the course, 8. Cry at a bullring, 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does, 10. 18 on a golf course, 11. Basic skateboarding trick, 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City, 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon, 18. Stand at the side of, 19. Make a loud exploding noise, 23. Promise to pay, 24. "___ just me, or ...?", 25. Scam, 27. Little kid, 28. Friendship, 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator, 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell", 33. Overwhelm with noise, 35. Hangers from cave ceilings, 36. Toy pellets, for short, 38. Largest branch of Islam, 39. Marlboro offering, informally, 40. Hullabaloo, 41. Tax-collecting agcy., 42. Tourist guide listings, 43. Strange case, 44. Less dangerous, 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember", 46. Pop in on, 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross, 51. House, in Havana, 53. "Well, lookie there!", 54. Noggin, in slang, 55. Roll of cash

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 04, 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, November 4, 2024"

Across Clues with Answers:

The clue is 1. [Hey, over here!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: PSST

The clue is 5. Vehicle taken back by the bank, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: REPO

The clue is 9. Grub. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: CHOW

Possible Answer : Chou, Chou_dynasty, chuck, eats, chow_chow, Zhou_dynasty, Chow, grub, Zhou, Chow_dynasty, chow

The clue is 13. Birthstone for a Halloween baby. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: OPAL

Possible Answer : opal

The clue is 14. Kind of exam where "Picture everyone naked" may be given as advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ORAL

Possible Answer : viva_voce, unwritten, viva, oral_exam, oral, oral_examination
Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal

The clue is 15. ___ Bunny, Bugs's love interest in "Space Jam". Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: LOLA

The clue is 16. Keep a close eye on. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: WATCHCAREFULLY

The clue is 19. Unit of biological inheritance. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: GENE

Possible Answer : gene, cistron, factor

The clue is 20. Gives the go-ahead for. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: OKS

Possible Answer : OK, Sooner_State, okay, O.K., okey, Oklahoma, okeh

The clue is 21. Form of nonviolent protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: LIEIN

The clue is 22. www.wikipedia.___. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ORG

The clue is 23. Anger. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: IRE

Possible Answer : ire, anger, choler, wrath, ira

The clue is 24. "No need to point it out, thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ICANSEE

The clue is 26. Perform karaoke with passion, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: BELTOUTASONG

The clue is 29. Extremely off-putting. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ODIOUS

Possible Answer : odious, abominable, execrable, detestable

The clue is 30. Ferret-like mammal with prized fur. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: MINK

Possible Answer : mink, mink_coat

The clue is 31. Still up in the air, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: TBD

The clue is 34. Remove from political office. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: OUST

Possible Answer : boot_out, expel, oust, kick_out, throw_out, drum_out

The clue is 35. Fraction of a byte. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: BIT

Possible Answer : morsel, turn, flake, routine, snatch, chip, burn, fleck, scrap, piece, prick, spot, bite, seize_with_teeth, mo, moment, second, sting, act, minute, bit, number

The clue is 36. Cheese that might go unsliced on a charcuterie board. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: BRIE

Possible Answer : Brie

The clue is 37. Speedometer stat. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: MPH

Possible Answer : miles_per_hour, mph

The clue is 38. Freestyle like Ella Fitzgerald. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: SCAT

Possible Answer : lam, break_away, scat, scarper, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, run, turn_tail, run_away, bunk, scat_singing, fly_the_coop, escape

The clue is 40. Long, thin bone of the lower leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: FIBULA

Possible Answer : fibula, calf_bone

The clue is 42. "Fine, ignore my advice!". Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: SUITYOURSELF

The clue is 44. Rainy-day reserves. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: SAVINGS

Possible Answer : rescue, saving, economy, delivery, preservation, deliverance, nest_egg, savings

The clue is 47. Stethoscope users: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: DRS

The clue is 48. Dec. 31, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: NYE

The clue is 49. What the stars do in a perfect situation. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ALIGN

Possible Answer : line_up, adjust, coordinate, align, aline, ordinate, array
Possible Opposite Answer : skew

The clue is 50. Shakespeare's "Much ___ About Nothing". Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ADO

Possible Answer : ado, hustle, stir, flurry, bustle, fuss

The clue is 51. Nickel or dime. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: COIN

Possible Answer : mint, strike, coin

The clue is 52. Following the latest style trends ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 26- and 42-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: FASHIONFORWARD

The clue is 56. Give off. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: EMIT

Possible Answer : give_off, give_out, breathe, utter, pass_off, let_loose, let_out, emit
Possible Opposite Answer : absorb

The clue is 57. Feature of a unicorn or rhino. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: HORN

Possible Answer : automobile_horn, trump, horn, hooter, car_horn, French_horn, motor_horn, saddle_horn, tusk, cornet, trumpet

The clue is 58. Regarding. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ASTO

The clue is 59. Deteriorates, like old wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ROTS

Possible Answer : waste, hogwash, moulder, rotting, bunkum, molder, guff, bunk, buncombe, decomposition, rot, putrefaction, decompose

The clue is 60. Double-reed woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: OBOE

Possible Answer : hautbois, oboe, hautboy

The clue is 61. Roald who wrote "Fantastic Mr. Fox". Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: DAHL

Possible Answer : pigeon_pea, catjang_pea, pigeon-pea_plant, dhal, Cajanus_cajan, red_gram, dahl, cajan_pea

Down Clues and Answers:

The clue is 1. Turned on, as a laptop. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: POWEREDUP
The clue is 2. "Dónde está la library?," for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: SPANGLISH
The clue is 3. Completely fill, as a hungry person. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: SATE

Possible Answer: satiate, replete, fill, sate
The clue is 4. Special attention, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: TLC

Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care
The clue is 5. Houston N.B.A. player. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ROCKET

Possible Answer: projectile, roquette, Eruca_sativa, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, skyrocket, rocket_salad, rocket_engine, garden_rocket, rocket, arugula
The clue is 6. Historical stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ERAS

Possible Answer: ERA, geological_era, epoch, era, earned_run_average
The clue is 7. ___ for the course. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: PAR

Possible Answer: equation, equality, equivalence, par
The clue is 8. Cry at a bullring. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: OLE
The clue is 9. Writing hints, as a crossword constructor does. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: CLUING

Possible Answer: clew, clue
The clue is 10. 18 on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: HOLES

Possible Answer: jam, trap, yap, golf_hole, hole, pickle, muddle, maw, hollow, kettle_of_fish, mess, gob, hole_out, cakehole, fix
The clue is 11. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: OLLIE
The clue is 12. Bruce ___, alter ego in Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: WAYNE

Possible Answer: Anthony_Wayne, Duke_Wayne, Mad_Anthony_Wayne, John_Wayne, Wayne
The clue is 17. Egyptian god with the head of a falcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: HORUS

Possible Answer: Horus
The clue is 18. Stand at the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: FLANK

Possible Answer: wing, flank
The clue is 19. Make a loud exploding noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: GOBOOM
The clue is 23. Promise to pay. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: IOU

Possible Answer: IOU
The clue is 24. "___ just me, or ...?". Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ISIT
The clue is 25. Scam. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: CON

Possible Answer: con_game, yard_bird, scam, confidence_trick, gyp, learn, convict, confidence_game, gip, nobble, memorize, short-change, inmate, con, bunko, hornswoggle, yardbird, bunco, goldbrick, mulct, swindle, defraud, victimize, bunko_game, bunco_game, sting, hustle, rook, memorise, flimflam, diddle
Possible Opposite Answer : pro
The clue is 27. Little kid. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: TOT

Possible Answer: total, sum, tally, bambino, add, tote_up, add_together, add_up, tot, summate, sum_up, yearling, tot_up, toddler
The clue is 28. Friendship. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: AMITY

Possible Answer: amity, cordiality
The clue is 31. Direction pointing straight up from the Equator. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: TRUENORTH
The clue is 32. British punk rocker with the hit "Rebel Yell". Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: BILLYIDOL
The clue is 33. Overwhelm with noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: DEAFEN

Possible Answer: deafen, deaf
The clue is 35. Hangers from cave ceilings. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: BATS

Possible Answer: barmy, loony, balmy, nuts, bonkers, kookie, kooky, nutty, batty, crackers, flutter, squash_racket, drub, loopy, daft, fruity, round_the_bend, wacky, haywire, chiropteran, cream, lick, cracked, around_the_bend, whacky, bats, bat, thrash, clobber, cricket_bat, buggy, at-bat, dotty, loco, squash_racquet
The clue is 36. Toy pellets, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: BBS

Possible Answer: BB, bulletin_board_system, BB_shot, bulletin_board, electronic_bulletin_board, bbs
The clue is 38. Largest branch of Islam. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: SUNNI

Possible Answer: Sunni_Muslim, Sunnite, Sunni_Islam, Sunni
The clue is 39. Marlboro offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: CIG
The clue is 40. Hullabaloo. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: FUROR

Possible Answer: fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage
The clue is 41. Tax-collecting agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: IRS

Possible Answer: Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS
The clue is 42. Tourist guide listings. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: SIGHTS

Possible Answer: great_deal, ken, muckle, wad, pot, deal, sights, tidy_sum, flock, raft, visual_sense, mountain, spy, pile, vision, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, survey, peck, mint, slew, batch, good_deal, plenty, sight, view, mass, mickle, mess, visual_modality, spate
The clue is 43. Strange case. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: ODDONE
The clue is 44. Less dangerous. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: SAFER

Possible Answer: secure, good, safe, dependable
Possible Opposite Answer : out, dangerous
The clue is 45. Landmark that Texans are urged to "remember". 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 46. Pop in on. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: VISIT

Possible Answer: chaffer, inspect, chew_the_fat, travel_to, bring_down, inflict, impose, chitchat, natter, call_in, chatter, jaw, call, claver, chat, chit-chat, gossip, visit, shoot_the_breeze, confab, confabulate, see, sojourn
The clue is 50. Iconic hairstyle for Diana Ross or Bob Ross. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: AFRO

Possible Answer: Afro_hairdo, Afro
The clue is 51. House, in Havana. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: CASA
The clue is 53. "Well, lookie there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: OHO
The clue is 54. Noggin, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: NOB

Possible Answer: toff, nob
The clue is 55. Roll of cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

The answer: WAD

Possible Answer: great_deal, muckle, wad, jampack, pot, deal, tidy_sum, flock, cud, chew, raft, mountain, plug, chock_up, pile, heap, lot, passel, stack, hatful, quite_a_little, peck, chaw, mint, jam, slew, batch, compact, pack, cram, good_deal, plenty, sight, quid, ram, mass, mickle, mess, bundle, spate

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

27424 Wed Dec 11, 2024 NYT Kathy Bloomer and Jeff Chen

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 11, 2024