July 07, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
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• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

NYT Tuesday Crossword Across Clues - July 07, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Dress in Delhi	4
2A	5. Tree for a partridge, in a Christmas song	4
3A	9. Pale	5
4A	14. Used Facebook Messenger, for short	4
5A	15. Prefix with -vore	4
6A	16. Major purveyor of mattresses	5
7A	17. "Everything ___ go!"	4
8A	18. Big corporate news	10
9A	20. Word repeated before "Me" in a Beatles hit	6
10A	22. Worrier's words	6
11A	23. Canned	5
12A	24. Tribal unit	4
13A	25. Yours, to Yves	4
14A	28. Visitors from another planet, in brief	3
15A	29. It helps make you you	3
16A	31. L.L. Bean competitor	3
17A	33. "That's all ___ got"	3
18A	34. Left unexpectedly, in slang	6
19A	36. Titled	5
20A	38. Holiday purchase ... or a hint to the circled letters	13
21A	41. Deceive	5
22A	42. Slangy frat house request	6
23A	43. Number of lanterns "if by land"	3
24A	44. Big water filtration brand	3
25A	46. Australian critter	3
26A	47. Little troublemaker	3
27A	50. 007	4
28A	52. Fill to capacity	4
29A	54. Award for which 8-Down, surprisingly, has never been nominated	5
30A	56. Like a small room with a roaring fire	6
31A	58. Stick (to)	6
32A	59. 1956 Mideast imbroglio	10
33A	62. Redding who sang "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"	4
34A	63. One using Monster.com, maybe	5
35A	64. Cozy spot	4
36A	65. Sunset direction	4
37A	66. Like some binary questions	5
38A	67. Horned African beasts	4
39A	68. Grp. founded to resist Communism	4

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. Dress in Delhi"

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 dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Words that mean the same thing: saree
• 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: SARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Tree for a partridge, in a Christmas song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
• Words that mean the same thing: Pyrus communis, pear tree
• 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: PEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Pale"

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 anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - mary w. shelley
• Words that mean the same thing: bloodless, livid, white
• 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: ASHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Used Facebook Messenger, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: IMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Prefix with -vore"

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: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Major purveyor of mattresses"

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: SEALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "Everything ___ go!""

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 necessary or essential thing
• Words that mean the same thing: mustiness, moldiness
• 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: MUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Big corporate news"

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: STOCKSPLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Word repeated before "Me" in a Beatles hit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that give pleasure to or be pleasing to
• Words that mean the same thing: delight
• The opposite would be: displease
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Worrier's words"

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: WHATIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Canned"

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: LETGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Tribal unit"

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 group of people related by blood or marriage
• Words that mean the same thing: kindred, kinship group, kin group
• 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: CLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Yours, to Yves"

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: ATOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Visitors from another planet, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. It helps make you you"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
• Words that mean the same thing: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
• 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: DNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. L.L. Bean competitor"

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: REI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. "That's all ___ got""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Left unexpectedly, in slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that release after a security has been paid
• Words that mean the same thing: bail
• 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: BAILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Titled"

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 assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
• Words that mean the same thing: diagnose, describe, bring up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Holiday purchase ... or a hint to the circled letters"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WRAPPINGPAPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Deceive"

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: LIETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Slangy frat house request"

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: BEERME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Number of lanterns "if by land""

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 the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unrivaled, single, matchless
• 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: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Big water filtration brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Australian critter"

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: ROO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Little troublemaker"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: pixie, monkey, rapscallion
• 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: IMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. 007"

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 an electrical force linking atoms
• Words that mean the same thing: chemical bond, adherence, James Bond
• 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: BOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Fill to capacity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fill to satisfaction
• Words that mean the same thing: fill, replete, satiate
• 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: SATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Award for which 8-Down, surprisingly, has never been nominated"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
• Words that mean the same thing: Academy Award
• 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: OSCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Like a small room with a roaring fire"

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: TOASTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Stick (to)"

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 be compatible or in accordance with
• Words that mean the same thing: stick by, bind, bond
• 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: ADHERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. 1956 Mideast imbroglio"

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: SUEZCRISIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Redding who sang "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay""

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 united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Words that mean the same thing: Elisha Graves Otis, genus Otis
• 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: OTIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. One using Monster.com, maybe"

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 person responsible for hiring workers
• Words that mean the same thing: boss
• 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: HIRER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Cozy spot"

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 sheltered and secluded place
• Words that mean the same thing: corner
• 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: NOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Sunset direction"

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 countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
• Words that mean the same thing: western United States, Mae West, due west
• The opposite would be: east
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Like some binary questions"

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: YESNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. Horned African beasts"

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 large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
• Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest, gnu
• 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: GNUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Grp. founded to resist Communism"

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 an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
• Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• 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: NATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle July 07, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Easy as pie	6
2D	2. It works like a charm!	6
3D	3. Puts back to zero, say	6
4D	4. Aid for returning a lost pet	5
5D	5. Get ready for the camera	4
6D	6. CPR expert	3
7D	7. Wise as ___	5
8D	8. "Pretty Woman" co-star	11
9D	9. Part of P.D.A.: Abbr.	4
10D	10. Tone of some old photos	5
11D	11. Occasion for a locker room pep talk	8
12D	12. One of the Manning brothers	3
13D	13. Its slogan is "All the News That's Fit to Print": Abbr.	3
14D	19. "Citizen ___"	4
15D	21. Pepsi or Sprite, quaintly	7
16D	24. Marking, as a gauge	11
17D	26. On top of	4
18D	27. Iraq War danger, for short	3
19D	30. It may be in the autumn air	3
20D	32. Feeling unhappy or angry	7
21D	34. Cricket implement	3
22D	35. New Mexico-to-Missouri dir.	3
23D	37. Boorish sort	3
24D	38. Certain drunkard	4
25D	39. Joins again, as a race	8
26D	40. Expert	3
27D	41. Easy ball to smash	3
28D	45. Red state, once, for short	4
29D	47. Component of an Arnold Palmer	6
30D	48. ___ College (school in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)	6
31D	49. Magician's cry	6
32D	51. "Dirty" number	5
33D	53. 1980s-'90s heavyweight champ Mike	5
34D	55. Demonstrated	5
35D	57. Height: Prefix	4
36D	58. Inquires	4
37D	59. Not comfortable with the limelight	3
38D	60. One-eighty	3
39D	61. Debtor's note	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. Easy as pie"

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 herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
• Words that mean the same thing: wide-eyed, uncomplicated, round-eyed
• The opposite would be: compound, complex
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIMPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. It works like a charm!"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
• Words that mean the same thing: talisman
• 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: AMULET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Puts back to zero, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that device for resetting instruments or controls
• Words that mean the same thing: reset, readjust
• 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: RESETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Aid for returning a lost pet"

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: IDTAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Get ready for the camera"

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 affected manners intended to impress others
• Words that mean the same thing: posture, puzzle, bewilder
• 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: POSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. CPR expert"

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: EMT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Wise as ___"

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: ANOWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Pretty Woman" co-star"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: RICHARDGERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Part of P.D.A.: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ASST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Tone of some old photos"

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 shade of brown with a tinge of red
• Words that mean the same thing: reddish brown, mahogany, burnt sienna
• 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: SEPIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Occasion for a locker room pep talk"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an intermission between the first and second half of a game
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALFTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. One of the Manning brothers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Its slogan is "All the News That's Fit to Print": 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: NYT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. "Citizen ___""

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: KANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Pepsi or Sprite, quaintly"

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: SODAPOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Marking, as a gauge"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
• Words that mean the same thing: graduate, calibrate, fine-tune
• 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: CALIBRATING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. On top of"

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• Words that mean the same thing: terminated, all over, o'er
• 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: OVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Iraq War danger, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an explosive device that is improvised
• Words that mean the same thing: improvised explosive device, I.E.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: IED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. It may be in the autumn air"

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 a small drink of liquor
• Words that mean the same thing: zest, savour, smack
• 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: NIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Feeling unhappy or angry"

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: INAMOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Cricket implement"

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 nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
• Words that mean the same thing: squash racquet, cricket bat, cream
• 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: BAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. New Mexico-to-Missouri dir."

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 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 23 Down: "37. Boorish sort"

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 any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
• Words that mean the same thing: caricature, anthropoid, emulator
• 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: APE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Certain drunkard"

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 chronic drinker
• Words that mean the same thing: rummy, sot, inebriate
• 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: WINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Joins again, as a race"

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: REENTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Expert"

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 an athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: amateur, anti
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Easy ball to smash"

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 easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
• 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: LOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Red state, once, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia
• 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: USSR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Component of an Arnold Palmer"

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: ICETEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. ___ College (school in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)"

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: MARIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Magician's cry"

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 (of tempo) very fast
• 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: PRESTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. "Dirty" number"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
• Words that mean the same thing: xii, twelve, 12
• 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: DOZEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. 1980s-'90s heavyweight champ Mike"

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 prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)
• Words that mean the same thing: Michael Gerald Tyson, Mike Tyson
• 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: TYSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Demonstrated"

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 give an exhibition of to an interested audience
• Words that mean the same thing: register, indicate, usher
• The opposite would be: disprove, hide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Height: Prefix"

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: ACRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Inquires"

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

  The answer is: ASKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Not comfortable with the limelight"

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 a quick throw
• Words that mean the same thing: timid, diffident, unsure
• The opposite would be: confident
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. One-eighty"

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: UIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Debtor's note"

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 an informal debt instrument; representing `i owe you'
• 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: IOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	62.8%
Short Answer	19	24.4%
History	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Music	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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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July 11, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, July 11, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle July 11, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Takes out	4
2A	5. Deckhand	4
3A	9. Covertly drops a line to	4
4A	13. Make faces, perhaps	4
5A	14. Window's counterpart	5
6A	16. ___-chic (hippie-influenced style)	4
7A	17. RED ROOT	10
8A	19. Groan-inducing dice roll	4
9A	20. Note below F, perhaps?	5
10A	21. Judean king	5
11A	23. Undefined degree	3
12A	24. Certain red wine, to connoisseurs	3
13A	26. SLIP UP	8
14A	28. Kind of scenario	6
15A	31. Comfort	6
16A	32. Give a good beatin'	4
17A	33. Ornamental pond fish	3
18A	35. One of many in Jesus' crown	5
19A	37. Line of clothing	3
20A	38. DIAPER	7
21A	41. Org. whose members meet in an alley	3
22A	42. Live in a studio	5
23A	44. "___: Cyber" (2010s TV spinoff)	3
24A	45. Symbol of England	4
25A	46. Altogether	6
26A	49. Long-handled weapon	6
27A	51. WENT ON	8
28A	53. Fortune	3
29A	54. It "lives from constraints and dies from freedom," per Leonardo da Vinci	3
30A	55. Went after	5
31A	57. Tennis star Naomi	5
32A	61. "I dare you!"	4
33A	63. NAME TAG	10
34A	65. Blood moon, to some	4
35A	66. Slightly brown	5
36A	67. Old Dodge	4
37A	68. Cause of class struggle?	4
38A	69. Video file extension	4
39A	70. Handful of golfers?	4

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. Takes out"

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 kill intentionally and with premeditation
• Words that mean the same thing: murder, remove, hit
• 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: OFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Deckhand"

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 implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
• Words that mean the same thing: swob, mop, dab
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Covertly drops a line to"

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: BCCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Make faces, 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 a gully that is shallower than a ravine
• Words that mean the same thing: describe, delineate, drawing card
• The opposite would be: deposit, push
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Window's counterpart"

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 long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• Words that mean the same thing: gangway
• 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: AISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. ___-chic (hippie-influenced style)"

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: BOHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. RED ROOT"

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: DEZIMOTSUC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Groan-inducing dice roll"

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 obscene terms for feces
• Words that mean the same thing: stool, make, take a crap
• 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: CRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Note below F, perhaps?"

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: SEEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Judean king"

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 king of judea who (according to the new testament) tried to kill jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in bethlehem (73-4 bc)
• Words that mean the same thing: Herod the Great
• 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: HEROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Undefined degree"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• 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: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Certain red wine, to connoisseurs"

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 a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
• Words that mean the same thing: hack, taxicab, taxi
• 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: CAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. SLIP UP"

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: STNEDUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Kind of scenario"

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: WHATIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Comfort"

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 comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
• Words that mean the same thing: soothe, consolation, comfort
• 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: SOLACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Give a good beatin'"

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: WHUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Ornamental pond fish"

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: KOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. One of many in Jesus' crown"

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 something that causes irritation and annoyance
• Words that mean the same thing: irritant, sticker, spine
• 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: THORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Line of clothing"

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 edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
• Words that mean the same thing: ahem
• 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: HEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. DIAPER"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: DEGNEVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Org. whose members meet in an alley"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Live in a studio"

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: ONAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. "___: Cyber" (2010s TV spinoff)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Symbol of England"

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 large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo, Leo the Lion, social lion
• 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: LION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Altogether"

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: INTOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Long-handled weapon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade
• Words that mean the same thing: poleaxe
• 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: POLEAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. WENT 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: GNITSIXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Fortune"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: good deal, dole out, mete out
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. It "lives from constraints and dies from freedom," per Leonardo da Vinci"

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 the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: artistic production, artwork, graphics
• 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: ART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Went after"

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: SETAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Tennis star Naomi"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that port city on southern honshu on osaka bay; a commercial and industrial center of japan
• 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: OSAKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. "I dare you!""

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: DOIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. NAME TAG"

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: RETEPTNIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Blood moon, to some"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: betoken, prodigy, augur
• 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: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Slightly brown"

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 dish of sauteed food
• Words that mean the same thing: sauteed
• 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: SAUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Old Dodge"

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: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Cause of class struggle?"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: exam, examine, mental test
• 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: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. Video file extension"

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 set of standards adopted by the moving pictures experts group for the compression of digital video and audio data or a file of data compressed according to those standards
• 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: MPEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "70. Handful of golfers?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: tee, football tee, golf tee
• 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: TEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword July 11, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Figures at a racetrack	4
2D	2. Let go	4
3D	3. Rattle	4
4D	4. Stretchy headwear	7
5D	5. ___ João de Meriti, Brazil	3
6D	6. Employed by	4
7D	7. They may be packed for a trip in the mountains	5
8D	8. Says quickly without thinking	6
9D	9. ___ World Service	3
10D	10. Thanksgiving centerpiece	10
11D	11. One talking on and on and on	10
12D	12. They outrank frosh	5
13D	15. Affordable, in company names	5
14D	18. It may be well done	4
15D	22. "Keep Climbing" sloganeer	5
16D	25. Need for a triathlon	4
17D	27. -	3
18D	28. "Well, I guess if everyone else is ..."	10
19D	29. History and literature, e.g.	10
20D	30. Problem for a mariner	3
21D	32. "Am I supposed to know this person?"	3
22D	34. Close of business?	3
23D	36. Old ___, "Game of Thrones" caretaker	3
24D	38. Rubbish	5
25D	39. Subj. of some thought experiments	3
26D	40. Six-stringed instrument	4
27D	43. ___ Tech, notable bankruptcy of 2016	3
28D	45. "I'd rather we skip it"	7
29D	47. Strata	5
30D	48. Yoked pair	6
31D	50. Pillage	4
32D	51. Gal in "Wonder Woman"	5
33D	52. Gobble	5
34D	56. Place for un béret	4
35D	58. "Je t'___" (French for "I love you")	4
36D	59. Xanadu resident	4
37D	60. Without change	4
38D	62. It may be placed in mines	3
39D	64. Coatroom item	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. Figures at a racetrack"

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 2 Down: "2. Let go"

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 people who are free
• Words that mean the same thing: relieve, dislodge, disengage
• The opposite would be: unfree, confine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rattle"

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 disturb the composure of
• Words that mean the same thing: unnerve, unsettle, enervate
• 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: FAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Stretchy headwear"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: SWIMCAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ João de Meriti, Brazil"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Employed by"

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: WITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. They may be packed for a trip in the mountains"

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

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: seat, keister, shag
• 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: ASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Says quickly without thinking"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that utter impulsively
• Words that mean the same thing: blurt, ejaculate, blunder out
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLURTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ World Service"

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: BBC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Thanksgiving centerpiece"

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 a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
• Words that mean the same thing: richness, profuseness, profusion
• 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: CORNUCOPIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. One talking on and on and on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that orchid growing along streams or ponds of western north america having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
• Words that mean the same thing: Epipactis gigantea, spouter, prater
• 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: CHATTERBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. They outrank frosh"

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 second-year undergraduate
• Words that mean the same thing: sophomore, soph
• 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: SOPHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Affordable, in company names"

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: ECONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. It may be well done"

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 flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: sum, inwardness, heart
• 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: MEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Keep Climbing" sloganeer"

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 low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
• 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: DELTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Need for a triathlon"

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 motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
• Words that mean the same thing: pedal, cycle, bicycle
• 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: BIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. -"

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 longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Words that mean the same thing: dash
• 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: DAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. "Well, I guess if everyone else is ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHENINROME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. History and literature, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: humanity, humans, man
• 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: HUMANITIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Problem for a mariner"

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 droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: befog, haze over, cloud
• 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: FOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "Am I supposed to know this person?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a united nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
• Words that mean the same thing: World Health Organization
• 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: WHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Close of business?"

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 a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to saddam hussein's government of iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of sunni and shiite arabs and kurds who hope to build a new government
• Words that mean the same thing: Iraqi National Congress
• 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: INC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Old ___, "Game of Thrones" caretaker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that your grandmother
• Words that mean the same thing: nanna, grannie, gran
• 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: NAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Rubbish"

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 worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
• Words that mean the same thing: scoria, impurity, slag
• 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: DROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Subj. of some thought experiments"

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, second sight, extrasensory perception
• 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: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Six-stringed instrument"

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 any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
• 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: VIOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. ___ Tech, notable bankruptcy of 2016"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. "I'd rather we skip it""

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: LETSNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Strata"

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 relative position or degree of value in a graded group
• Words that mean the same thing: tier up, grade, level
• 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: TIERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Yoked pair"

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: OXTEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Pillage"

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 goods or money obtained illegally
• Words that mean the same thing: gelt, simoleons, pillage
• 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: LOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Gal in "Wonder Woman""

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: GADOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Gobble"

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: EATUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Place for un béret"

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: TETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. "Je t'___" (French for "I love you")"

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: AIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Xanadu resident"

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: KANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Without change"

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: ASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. It may be placed in mines"

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 explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
• 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: TNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. Coatroom item"

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 wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: wooden leg, tholepin, stick
• 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: PEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	71.8%
Short Answer	18	23.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 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: October 01, 2025 at 06:30 PM