27454 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crosswords: January 10, 2025

 Fri Jan 10, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ducked (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNUCK

  Possible Answer : mouse, pinch, abstract, slip, nobble, sneak, swipe, snarf, creep, lift, filch, hook, pussyfoot, pilfer, cabbage, purloin




• The clue is 6. High chairs?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOOLS

  Possible Answer : faeces, faecal_matter, crap, pot, take_a_shit, take_a_crap, BM, can, toilet, ordure, stool, dejection, shit, fecal_matter, feces, make, defecate, crapper, ca-ca, throne, potty, commode, tiller




• The clue is 12. Polo participants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PONIES

  Possible Answer : shot_glass, pony, trot, crib, jigger




• The clue is 14. Sarcastic response to an obvious statement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOKNEW




• The clue is 15. GarageBand and iMovie, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOSAPPS




• The clue is 17. "Don't wait up" occasion, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTDATE




• The clue is 18. "This is ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CNN




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

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

  The answer: TAILORS

  Possible Answer : sartor, sew, tailor-make, orient, seamster, cut, tailor




• The clue is 21. It might change your perspective. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSD

  Possible Answer : lysergic_acid_diethylamide, LSD




• The clue is 22. "No doubt in my mind". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAHIMSURE




• The clue is 24. Do some light work?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASE




• The clue is 25. Brainstorm out loud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPITBALL

  Possible Answer : spitball, spitter




• The clue is 26. Text with 114 suwar, in a classic spelling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KORAN

  Possible Answer : al-Qur'an, Quran, Koran, Book




• The clue is 27. Walk in the park, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STROLL

  Possible Answer : amble, perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll




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

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

  The answer: PINKY

  Possible Answer : little_finger, pinky, pinkie




• The clue is 29. M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METS




• The clue is 30. Group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GANG

  Possible Answer : gang_up, bunch, pack, work_party, crowd, ring, crew, gang, mob




• The clue is 31. Some court statements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEAS

  Possible Answer : plea, supplication




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

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

  The answer: BURDEN

  Possible Answer : gist, weight, burthen, encumbrance, onus, loading, effect, core, burden, charge, saddle, essence, incumbrance, weight_down, load

  Possible Opposite Answer : unburden




• The clue is 35. Capital where the won is spent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEOUL

  Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul




• The clue is 36. "Be right there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAITASEC




• The clue is 38. Org. for seniors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AARP

  Possible Answer : AARP, Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons




• The clue is 39. Insert in a tall glass, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENDYSTRAW




• The clue is 41. Basic cable channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

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




• The clue is 42. Component of many a trial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLACEBO

  Possible Answer : placebo




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

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

  The answer: FUR

  Possible Answer : pelt, fur




• The clue is 44. Private watering hole?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANTEEN

  Possible Answer : canteen, mobile_canteen




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

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

  The answer: SURMISE

  Possible Answer : speculation, hypothesis, surmisal, surmise, conjecture, supposition, guess, suspect




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

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

  The answer: ENGROSS

  Possible Answer : engage, immerse, steep, plunge, absorb, soak_up, engross, occupy, engulf




• The clue is 49. They're set in rings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STONES

  Possible Answer : Harlan_F._Stone, gemstone, Harlan_Fiske_Stone, Oliver_Stone, endocarp, gem, Stone, Harlan_Stone, Harlan_Fisk_Stone, Lucy_Stone, Edward_Durell_Stone, Isidor_Feinstein_Stone, lapidate, stone, pit, I._F._Stone, rock




• The clue is 50. Rathskeller supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEINS

  Possible Answer : stein, beer_mug, Gertrude_Stein, Stein




• The clue is 51. Growing pain?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGST

  Possible Answer : angst

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SPICY

  Possible Answer: piquant, racy, gamy, hot, risque, juicy, gamey, savory, naughty, spicy, zesty, savoury, blue

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

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

  The answer: NOONES

• The clue is 3. Opens, as a onesie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSNAPS

• The clue is 4. Counterpart to Britain's MI6. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

• The clue is 5. Didn't soft-pedal something, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPTITREAL

• The clue is 6. Surf site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORE

  Possible Answer: land, shore_up, set_ashore, shoring, prop_up, prop, shore

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

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

  The answer: TOTS

  Possible Answer: yearling, tote_up, add_together, sum_up, add_up, sum, tally, total, add, bambino, summate, tot_up, tot, toddler

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

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

  The answer: OKD

• The clue is 9. For fun. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONALARK

• The clue is 10. Hypothetical starting point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSSAY

• The clue is 11. 2024 NATO inductee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEDEN

  Possible Answer: Sweden, Sverige, Kingdom_of_Sweden

• The clue is 13. Sources of many unwelcome messages online. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMBOTS

• The clue is 14. It stands out in a print. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHORL

  Possible Answer: spiral, gyre, volute, curlicue, helix, roll, whorl, coil, scroll, curl, ringlet, lock

• The clue is 16. Natural rug fibers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SISALS

  Possible Answer: sisal, Agave_sisalana, sisal_hemp

• The clue is 20. Quiet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULL

  Possible Answer: tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, quieten, still, letup, calm, calm_down, tranquillise, quiet

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate

• The clue is 23. "Feel free to reach out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITMEUP

• The clue is 24. Nile superlative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONGEST

  Possible Answer: longsighted, tenacious, farseeing, prospicient, farsighted, foresightful, foresighted, long, longest, recollective, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 26. Not quite, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINDASORTA

• The clue is 28. Rolling source of entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTYBUS

• The clue is 30. They'll show you the way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUIDES

  Possible Answer: run, maneuver, pathfinder, guide_on, guidebook, scout, lead, direct, draw, channelise, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, guide, conduct, channelize, usher, take, template, templet, steer, pass, head

• The clue is 31. ___ poet (description of Robert Burns). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEASANT

  Possible Answer: provincial, Goth, tyke, churl, tike, peasant, bucolic, boor, barbarian

• The clue is 32. Grand Marnier ingredient avec un cognac. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORANGE

• The clue is 33. Court seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANC

• The clue is 34. Making weaker, in gamer jargon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERFING

• The clue is 35. Sriracha and sambal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAUCES

  Possible Answer: sauce

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

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

  The answer: WEANS

  Possible Answer: ablactate, wean

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

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

  The answer: CAUSES

  Possible Answer: do, crusade, reason, cause, movement, have, induce, lawsuit, stimulate, campaign, make, causal_agent, causa, drive, effort, get, causal_agency, case, suit, grounds

• The clue is 39. "God ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLESS

  Possible Answer: sanctify, bless, sign, consecrate, hallow

  Possible Opposite Answer : desecrate, curse

• The clue is 40. Pull with force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WREST

  Possible Answer: wrest

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

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

  The answer: PEON

  Possible Answer: navvy, drudge, galley_slave, peon

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

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

  The answer: TRI

• The clue is 47. Start to work?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MON

  Possible Answer: Mon, Monday

July 30, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (20 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, July 30, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 59 (20 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword July 30, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. & 5. Fiancée	8
2A	9. & 14. Recyclable metal	9
3A	15. & 16. Real estate showing	9
4A	17. & 18. It's all downhill from here	8
5A	19. & 20. Graphic artist's medium	8
6A	21. & 22. Something neat, with "the"	9
7A	23. & 25. Pasties, e.g.	8
8A	26. & 27. Close with a handle	8
9A	29. & 32. Partisan divide, so to speak	8
10A	33. & 35. Exhausts	8
11A	36. & 37. Bunny hill, for one	8
12A	39. & 41. "Hang on ..."	8
13A	42. & 43. Some perfume ingredients	8
14A	44. & 46. What a considerate speaker tries to strike	8
15A	47. & 49. Toppled by the wind	9
16A	51. & 54. Appropriate ratio for this puzzle?	8
17A	55. & 56. Raised one's paddle, say	8
18A	57. & 58. Quaker in the woods	9
19A	59. & 60. Ones whose livelihoods are derived from agriculture or forestry work	9
20A	61. & 62. Some retirement savings	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. & 5. Fiancée"

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: WIFETOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "9. & 14. Recyclable metal"

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: SCRAPIRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. & 16. Real estate showing"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPENHOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "17. & 18. It's all downhill from here"

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: FALLLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "19. & 20. Graphic artist's medium"

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: INDIAINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "21. & 22. Something neat, with "the""

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: BEESKNEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "23. & 25. Pasties, e.g."

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: MEATPIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "26. & 27. Close with a handle"

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: PULLSHUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "29. & 32. Partisan divide, so to speak"

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: THEAISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "33. & 35. Exhausts"

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: TIRESOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "36. & 37. Bunny hill, for one"

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: SKISLOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "39. & 41. "Hang on ...""

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: WAITASEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "42. & 43. Some perfume ingredients"

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: ROSEOILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "44. & 46. What a considerate speaker tries to strike"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOODTONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "47. & 49. Toppled by the wind"

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: BLOWNDOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "51. & 54. Appropriate ratio for this puzzle?"

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: TWOTOONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "55. & 56. Raised one's paddle, say"

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: MADEABID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "57. & 58. Quaker in the woods"

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: ASPENTREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "59. & 60. Ones whose livelihoods are derived from agriculture or forestry work"

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: LANDUSERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "61. & 62. Some retirement savings"

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: NESTEGGS

  Great job if you got it right!

July 30, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Connection you might miss while flying?	4
2D	2. Charter member of OPEC	4
3D	3. Genre for Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez	9
4D	4. Photo lab request: Abbr.	3
5D	5. Rental availability sign	5
6D	6. Boy on "The Andy Griffith Show"	4
7D	7. $100 bills, in slang	4
8D	8. Chemical suffix that's also a direction	3
9D	9. Perform brilliantly	5
10D	10. Items set up in agility drills	5
11D	11. "Wow, no manners!"	4
12D	12. Warts and all	4
13D	13. Smallest hail size, about a quarter-inch in diameter	3
14D	21. Hayride seats	5
15D	22. High flier	4
16D	24. Approximate shape of the British pound sign	3
17D	25. Baby food form	5
18D	26. Fish with a pointed snout	4
19D	27. Remained in effect	5
20D	28. Source of power for a golf swing	4
21D	29. Holder of a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, etc.	9
22D	30. Shacks	4
23D	31. Ticket abbr. that's found inside "ticket abbr."	3
24D	32. Buffoon	3
25D	34. Faint from emotion	5
26D	38. ___ Hubbard, Scientology founder	4
27D	40. French department that borders Switzerland	3
28D	44. Sort who's lost all hope	5
29D	45. Jesse who broke three world records in 45 minutes	5
30D	46. Message that can be favorited	5
31D	47. "Like a ___!"	4
32D	48. Easy run	4
33D	49. Choice in a sleepover game	4
34D	50. Extolling poetry	4
35D	52. Turkey piece	4
36D	53. Casino calculation	4
37D	54. Greek consonant	3
38D	55. Any of the Sierra Nevadas: Abbr.	3
39D	56. Sierra Nevada, e.g.	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. Connection you might miss while flying?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet; uses ethernet protocol
• Words that mean the same thing: wireless fidelity, WLAN, wireless local area network
• 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: WIFI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Charter member of OPEC"

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 theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Persia, Islamic Republic of Iran
• 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: IRAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Genre for Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez"

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: FOLKMUSIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Photo lab request: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face
• Words that mean the same thing: erythema nodosum leprosum
• 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: ENL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Rental availability sign"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Boy on "The Andy Griffith Show""

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: OPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. $100 bills, in slang"

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 mountain or tall hill
• Words that mean the same thing: ben
• 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: BENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Chemical suffix that's also a direction"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the compass point midway between northeast and east
• Words that mean the same thing: east northeast
• 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: ENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Perform brilliantly"

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 quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
• Words that mean the same thing: gleam, radiancy, glow
• 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: SHINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Items set up in agility drills"

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 any cone-shaped artifact
• Words that mean the same thing: victimize, short-change, defraud
• 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: CONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Wow, no manners!""

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 socially incorrect in behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: yokelish, bad-mannered, natural
• The opposite would be: civil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Warts and all"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Smallest hail size, about a quarter-inch in diameter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that seed of a pea plant used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
• 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: PEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Hayride seats"

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 large bundle bound for storage or transport
• Words that mean the same thing: bale, Basle, Bale
• 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: BALES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. High flier"

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 bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
• 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: KITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Approximate shape of the British pound sign"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
• 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: ELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Baby food form"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
• Words that mean the same thing: strain
• 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: PUREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Fish with a pointed snout"

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 broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
• Words that mean the same thing: freeway, thruway, expressway
• 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: PIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Remained in effect"

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 be standing; be upright
• Words that mean the same thing: stand up, brook, remain firm
• The opposite would be: yield, sit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Source of power for a golf swing"

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 either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
• Words that mean the same thing: pelvic girdle, articulatio coxae, pelvis
• 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: HIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Holder of a toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, etc."

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: TOILETBAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Shacks"

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 temporary military shelter
• Words that mean the same thing: army hut, shack, shanty
• 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: HUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Ticket abbr. that's found inside "ticket abbr.""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
• 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: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Buffoon"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: tush, hindquarters, keister
• 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: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Faint from emotion"

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 spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
• Words that mean the same thing: conk, syncope, deliquium
• 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: SWOON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. ___ Hubbard, Scientology founder"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. French department that borders Switzerland"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
• Words that mean the same thing: own
• 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: AIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Sort who's lost all hope"

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 person in desperate straits; someone doomed
• Words that mean the same thing: toast
• 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: GONER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Jesse who broke three world records in 45 minutes"

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 united states athlete and black american whose success in the 1936 olympic games in berlin outraged hitler (1913-1980)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Cleveland Owens, Jesse Owens, Robert Owen
• 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: OWENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Message that can be favorited"

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 weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• Words that mean the same thing: twitch, pinch, twinge
• 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: TWEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. "Like a ___!""

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 person who exercises control over workers
• Words that mean the same thing: hirer, knob, gaffer
• 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: BOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Easy run"

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 slow pace of running
• Words that mean the same thing: canter, trot, jog
• 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: LOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Choice in a sleepover 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 challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
• Words that mean the same thing: presume, defy, make bold
• 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: DARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Extolling poetry"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Words that mean the same thing: ode
• 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: ODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Turkey piece"

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 movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
• Words that mean the same thing: fender, annexe, annex
• 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: WING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Casino 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 the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• 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: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Greek consonant"

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 19th letter of the greek alphabet
• 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: TAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. Any of the Sierra Nevadas: 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: MTN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. Sierra Nevada, e.g."

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• 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: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	44	74.6%
Short Answer	6	10.2%
Abbreviation	3	5.1%
History	2	3.4%
Geography	1	1.7%
Science/Technology	1	1.7%
Food & Drink	1	1.7%
Sports	1	1.7%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	20
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	59
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 23, 2025 at 02:20 PM