October 08, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (30 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, October 08, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (30 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - October 08, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Epiphanies	10
2A	11. Spoke to a judge, say	4
3A	15. Classic Warhol subject	10
4A	16. Lead-in to -stat	4
5A	17. Like hitting a million-dollar jackpot	10
6A	18. Grps. receiving Our Children magazine	4
7A	19. Classic O'Keeffe subject	6
8A	20. Get into	6
9A	22. Fox's ___ Choice Awards	4
10A	23. Pub container	7
11A	25. The "F" in F = ma	5
12A	27. Object	5
13A	30. Musician on the cover of Rolling Stone, often	8
14A	34. Martial arts actor Steven	6
15A	35. Obtain a sum via special relativity?	7
16A	36. Some like it dirty	7
17A	37. Model/TV personality Chrissy who wrote the cookbook series "Cravings"	6
18A	38. One who objects to screw caps, say	8
19A	39. Shocked	5
20A	40. Cry heard at a shoe auction?	5
21A	41. Per diem, e.g.	7
22A	43. Shortening used in many recipes	4
23A	47. Reason for a colonial "party"	6
24A	48. Mendeleev who created the periodic table	6
25A	50. Timely query	4
26A	51. "I'm ba-a-ack!"	10
27A	54. Anti-D.W.I. org.	4
28A	55. Be in direct competition	10
29A	56. Insult, slangily	4
30A	57. Epiphanies	10

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. Epiphanies"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: AHAMOMENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Spoke to a judge, say"

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 appeal or request earnestly
• Words that mean the same thing: plead
• 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: PLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Classic Warhol subject"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: TOMATOSOUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Lead-in to -stat"

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: AERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Like hitting a million-dollar jackpot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
• Words that mean the same thing: unbelievable, marvellous, marvelous
• The opposite would be: probable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPROBABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Grps. receiving Our Children magazine"

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: PTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Classic O'Keeffe subject"

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 any liliaceous plant of the genus lilium having showy pendulous flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: lily
• 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: LILIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Get into"

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 right to enter
• Words that mean the same thing: memory access, admission, get at
• 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: ACCESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Fox's ___ Choice Awards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Words that mean the same thing: stripling, teenager, teenage
• 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: TEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Pub container"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large drinking vessel with one handle
• 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: TANKARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. The "F" in F = ma"

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 powerful effect or influence
• Words that mean the same thing: pull, pressure, force play
• The opposite would be: push, pull
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Object"

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 special situation
• Words that mean the same thing: affair, 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: THING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "30. Musician on the cover of Rolling Stone, often"

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

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: ROCKIDOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "34. Martial arts actor Steven"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: SEAGAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Obtain a sum via special relativity?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that obtain from someone after their death
• 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: INHERIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Some like it dirty"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
• 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: MARTINI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Model/TV personality Chrissy who wrote the cookbook series "Cravings""

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

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: TEIGEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. One who objects to screw caps, 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: WINESNOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Shocked"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: AGASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Cry heard at a shoe auction?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that put a new sole on
• Words that mean the same thing: sole, resole
• The opposite would be: soleless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Per diem, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
• 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: STIPEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Shortening used in many recipes"

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

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: TSPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Reason for a colonial "party""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: TEATAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Mendeleev who created the periodic table"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: DMITRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Timely query"

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: WHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. "I'm ba-a-ack!""

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: ITSMEAGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Anti-D.W.I. org."

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: MADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Be in direct competition"

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: GOTOETOTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Insult, slangily"

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 god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
• Words that mean the same thing: insult, affront, Orcus
• 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: DISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Epiphanies"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: EYEOPENERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle October 08, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Not straight	5
2D	2. Bud	5
3D	3. More than enough	5
4D	4. California county that's home to Muir Woods	5
5D	5. Great Plains tribe	4
6D	6. Packs	4
7D	7. Spanish pronoun	3
8D	8. Head, in slang	3
9D	9. New Orleans university	6
10D	10. Iota	5
11D	11. Homemade headwear for kids	9
12D	12. "Time to eat!"	9
13D	13. Ballpark figs.	4
14D	14. ___ Equis	3
15D	21. Like many fancy parties	7
16D	23. Moderate pace	4
17D	24. ___ tear (sports injury)	3
18D	25. Place to roast marshmallows	7
19D	26. Norse war god	4
20D	28. Prefix with technology	4
21D	29. A bit too articulate, perhaps	4
22D	30. Eponym for an Italian ice chain	4
23D	31. 25-Across on Earth, in brief	4
24D	32. "Superfood" commonly used as a smoothie bowl topping	9
25D	33. Frat party stunts	9
26D	34. All there	4
27D	36. Like bell peppers, on the Scoville scale	4
28D	38. Earned	3
29D	40. Classic gag gift at a bachelorette party	6
30D	42. Negro leagues legend Satchel	5
31D	43. Portmanteau for a certain hybrid feline	5
32D	44. Washington, but not Jefferson	5
33D	45. Previous	5
34D	46. Right triangle ratios	5
35D	47. Like the ancestry of 37-Across	4
36D	48. Challenger ___ (lowest known point in the earth's oceans)	4
37D	49. Bud	4
38D	50. Nuclear bomb, e.g., for short	3
39D	52. Business card abbr.	3
40D	53. Jersey greeting	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. Not straight"

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 departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
• Words that mean the same thing: canted, tilted, leaning
• 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: ATILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Bud"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: HOMIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. More than enough"

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 more than enough in size or scope or capacity
• Words that mean the same thing: sizable, rich, sizeable
• The opposite would be: meager
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. California county that's home to Muir Woods"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: MARIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Great Plains tribe"

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 member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
• Words that mean the same thing: Oto
• 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: OTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Packs"

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 a disorderly crowd of people
• Words that mean the same thing: throng, rabble, ring
• 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: MOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Spanish pronoun"

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: ESA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Head, in slang"

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 informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
• Words that mean the same thing: toff
• 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: NOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. New Orleans university"

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: TULANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Iota"

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 very small spot
• Words that mean the same thing: pinpoint, hint, particle
• 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: SPECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Homemade headwear for kids"

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: PAPERHATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Time to eat!""

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: LETSDIGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Ballpark figs."

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: era, epoch, geological era
• 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: ERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. ___ Equis"

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 federal department in the united states that sets and maintains foreign policies
• Words that mean the same thing: coiffe, doh, Doctor of Osteopathy
• The opposite would be: unmake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Like many fancy parties"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
• Words that mean the same thing: supply, ply, provide
• 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: CATERED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Moderate pace"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slow pace of running
• Words that mean the same thing: clip, jog, Trotskyite
• 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: TROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. ___ tear (sports injury)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: ACL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Place to roast marshmallows"

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: FIREPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Norse war god"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
• 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: ODIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Prefix with technology"

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: NANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. A bit too articulate, perhaps"

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 marked by lack of intellectual depth
• Words that mean the same thing: slick, glib-tongued, smooth-tongued
• 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: GLIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Eponym for an Italian ice chain"

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: RITA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. 25-Across on Earth, in brief"

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: ONEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. "Superfood" commonly used as a smoothie bowl topping"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

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: CHIASEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Frat party stunts"

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: KEGSTANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. All there"

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 mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
• Words that mean the same thing: reasonable
• The opposite would be: insane
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Like bell peppers, on the Scoville 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 moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
• Words that mean the same thing: soft, meek, modest
• The opposite would be: intense
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. Earned"

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 basic unit of money in south korea
• Words that mean the same thing: gain ground, North Korean won, come through
• The opposite would be: lost, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Classic gag gift at a bachelorette party"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: SEXTOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Negro leagues legend Satchel"

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 united states baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)
• Words that mean the same thing: Leroy Robert Paige, Satchel Paige
• 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: PAIGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Portmanteau for a certain hybrid feline"

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 offspring of a male tiger and a female lion
• Words that mean the same thing: tiglon
• 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: TIGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. Washington, but not Jefferson"

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: land, State Department, submit
• 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 33 Down: "45. Previous"

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 head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
• Words that mean the same thing: anterior
• 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: PRIOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "46. Right triangle ratios"

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 ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
• Words that mean the same thing: sine, drop the ball, boob
• 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: SINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "47. Like the ancestry of 37-Across"

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 native or inhabitant of thailand
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Thai, Siamese, Tai
• 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: THAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "48. Challenger ___ (lowest known point in the earth's oceans)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the central and most intense or profound part
• Words that mean the same thing: cryptic, deeply, oceanic abyss
• The opposite would be: shallow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "49. Bud"

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 the officer below the master on a commercial ship
• Words that mean the same thing: fellow, Ilex paraguariensis, copulate
• 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: MATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "50. Nuclear bomb, e.g., for short"

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 weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
• Words that mean the same thing: weapon of mass destruction, W.M.D.
• 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: WMD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "52. Business card 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 40 Down: "53. Jersey greeting"

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 cow or bull
• Words that mean the same thing: low
• 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: MOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	74.3%
Short Answer	5	7.1%
History	4	5.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Music	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	30
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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!

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Last Updated: September 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM

27449 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 06, 2025

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

 Mon Jan 06, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Supersonic speed number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACH

  Possible Answer : Ernst_Mach, Mach




• The clue is 5. Cookies that are sometimes dunked in milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREOS

  Possible Answer : oreo_cookie, oreo




• The clue is 10. Whole lot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAD

  Possible Answer : scad




• The clue is 14. Cousin of a clarinet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautboy, oboe, hautbois




• The clue is 15. What "duty-free" means. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTAX




• The clue is 16. Westover with the best-selling memoir "Educated". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARA

  Possible Answer : Tara




• The clue is 17. Theatrical description. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: CHARACTERSKETCH




• The clue is 20. Position of greatest stress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTSEAT




• The clue is 21. "Campbell's Soup Cans" painter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARHOL

  Possible Answer : Andy_Warhol, Warhol




• The clue is 22. "___ longa, vita brevis". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARS

  Possible Answer : ar, atomic_number_18, argon, Land_of_Opportunity, are, Ar, AR, Arkansas




• The clue is 23. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  Possible Answer : sledge, sleigh, sled




• The clue is 26. Follower of double-you, ex, wye. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEE

  Possible Answer : zed, Z, zee, ezed, z, izzard




• The clue is 27. Dog crossbreed known for its teddy bear appearance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLDENDOODLE




• The clue is 31. Recovered from a fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTUP




• The clue is 34. Modern anxiety source, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOMO




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

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

  The answer: RIA




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

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

  The answer: USES

  Possible Answer : apply, use_of_goods_and_services, U.S., United_States_of_America, employment, the_States, purpose, usage, US, employ, U.S.A., enjoyment, habituate, utilisation, practice, utilization, exercise, manipulation, utilise, habit, function, role, USA, use, usance, economic_consumption, United_States, America, expend, consumption, utilize




• The clue is 37. Sandwiches that often contain tuna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELTS

  Possible Answer : melt_down, thawing, meld, mellow_out, melting, dissolve, dethaw, fade, unthaw, mellow, unfreeze, disappear, melt, evaporate, thaw, run




• The clue is 39. Overnight ___ (breakfast option). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATS

  Possible Answer : oat




• The clue is 40. Brewery offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 41. Crimson Tide univ.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAMA




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

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

  The answer: INLET

  Possible Answer : inlet, recess, intake




• The clue is 43. Track exposures to a disease, as an epidemiologist might. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONTACTTRACE




• The clue is 47. Hosp. V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRS




• The clue is 48. Note on a failed test, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEME




• The clue is 49. Ball club V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMS

  Possible Answer : gm, gramme, g, gram




• The clue is 52. Valiant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEROIC

  Possible Answer : heroical, heroic, desperate, heroic_meter, larger-than-life, heroic_verse, epic, grand, expansive




• The clue is 55. Amy who voiced Joy in "Inside Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POEHLER




• The clue is 57. Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: DRAWCONCLUSIONS




• The clue is 60. Proctor's cry at the end of a test. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIME

  Possible Answer : fourth_dimension, clock, meter, prison_term, time, clock_time, metre, sentence, clip




• The clue is 61. South Korea's second-largest city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSAN




• The clue is 62. Actor Esparza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAUL




• The clue is 63. Calf's meat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEAL

  Possible Answer : veau, veal




• The clue is 64. Stretch of work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STINT

  Possible Answer : stint, skimp, Erolia_minutilla, scant, least_sandpiper, stretch, scrimp




• The clue is 65. Custom gift site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Chocolaty coffee drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOCHA

  Possible Answer: mocha_coffee, mocha

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

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

  The answer: ABHOR

  Possible Answer: execrate, abominate, abhor, loathe

• The clue is 3. Nail polish layers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COATS

  Possible Answer: pelage, surface, coat, coating, cake

• The clue is 4. His and ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERS

• The clue is 5. Available if needed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCALL

• The clue is 6. Went bad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTTED

  Possible Answer: rot, waste, molder, rotted, rotten, decompose, moulder, decayed

• The clue is 7. Saison of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETE

• The clue is 8. Rower's blade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 9. Annual festival in Austin, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SXSW

• The clue is 10. Sound system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEREO

  Possible Answer: stereo_system, stereoscopic_photograph, stereophonic, stereophonic_system, two-channel, stereoscopic_picture, stereo, stereophony

• The clue is 11. Paris's Notre-Dame, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATHEDRAL

  Possible Answer: cathedral, duomo

• The clue is 12. West Coast gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCO

  Possible Answer: arco

• The clue is 13. Roald who wrote "Matilda" and "The BFG". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAHL

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

• The clue is 18. "The Tortoise and the Hare" author. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AESOP

  Possible Answer: Aesop

• The clue is 19. Instrument that may be included in a birthday goodie bag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAZOO

  Possible Answer: kazoo

• The clue is 24. Take down, as a bouncy house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFLATE

  Possible Answer: deflate, puncture

  Possible Opposite Answer : inflate

• The clue is 25. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOT

  Possible Answer: snot, snob, snoot, prig

• The clue is 27. "Gloomy" fellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUS

  Possible Answer: GU, Guam

• The clue is 28. Chats with on Insta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DMS

  Possible Answer: DM, decimetre, diabetes_mellitus, decimeter, dm

• The clue is 29. Lo-cal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LITE

  Possible Answer: light, low-cal, calorie-free, lite

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

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer: eastward, eastern_United_States, due_east, East, E, Orient, east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west

• The clue is 31. One layer in a seven-layer dip, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUAC

• The clue is 32. Norway's capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania

• The clue is 33. "Riverdale" or "XO, Kitty". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENDRAMA

• The clue is 37. ___ and cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAC

  Possible Answer: mackintosh, mac, mack, macintosh

• The clue is 38. Ambulance personnel, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMTS

• The clue is 39. Start of a count. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer: single, one, unitary, one_and_only, peerless, unmatched, unrivalled, nonpareil, unmatchable, unity, i, unrivaled, ace, ane, matchless, 1, I

• The clue is 41. >7 on the pH scale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIC

  Possible Answer: basic, canonical, canonic, BASIC, introductory, staple

  Possible Opposite Answer : incidental

• The clue is 42. Colorful summer drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEES

  Possible Answer: ice, frost

• The clue is 44. Gardener's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROWEL

  Possible Answer: trowel

• The clue is 45. Come up with a new schedule. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLAN

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

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

  The answer: AMOUNT

  Possible Answer: sum, measure, amount, amount_of_money, sum_of_money, total, quantity, number, come, add_up

• The clue is 49. Show bad sportsmanship, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLOAT

  Possible Answer: crow, gloat, triumph, gloating, glee

• The clue is 50. Kids might be given these with crayons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENUS

  Possible Answer: fare, computer_menu, carte, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, menu, card

• The clue is 51. "r u kidding?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRSLY

• The clue is 52. Flat-screen, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HDTV

  Possible Answer: high-definition_television, HDTV

• The clue is 53. Scary-sounding Great Lake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

• The clue is 54. Corn waste. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COBS

  Possible Answer: cobnut, Larus_marinus, great_black-backed_gull, black-backed_gull, filbert, hazelnut, cob

• The clue is 56. Bring on, as workers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIRE

  Possible Answer: hire, employ, rent, take, engage, lease, charter

  Possible Opposite Answer : fire

• The clue is 58. Pecan or pistachio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUT

  Possible Answer: ballock, testis, en, addict, fruitcake, ball, nut_case, bollock, testicle, orchis, junkie, nut, screwball, crackpot, Nut, crank, freak, egg, junky

• The clue is 59. CBS procedural that ran for 15 seasons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CSI