No 27379, Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT Crossword by Ella Dershowitz

Across Clues :

1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln, 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches, 8. Promote oneself, 13. Had beef, perhaps, 14. Sport, 15. Writes with a point?, 17. Selecting for a jury, 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy, 20. Bash, 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice), 23. Vinyl records, slangily, 24. Stinging jellyfish, 26. North Dakota's most populous city, 28. Epsilon follower, 29. They end in diciembre, 31. "Darn it!", 32. Emphasis-providing suffix, 33. Thick Japanese noodle, 34. Words of protest, 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them, 38. Get ready to fly, 40. Ancient Peruvian, 41. "Also also ...," for short, 44. Hefty read, 45. "Dude!", 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress", 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come", 50. Arrogantly confident, 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr., 53. Actress Salma, 55. Radiator sound, 56. Proponents of crystal healing, 58. On the same side, 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally, 62. Sports team's assignment, 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown", 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster, 65. Move gradually, 66. GPS option: Abbr.

 Thursday Oct 24, 2024 NYT- 27379

Down Clues :

1. Antioxidant-infused water brand, 2. Costs of withdrawing, 3. Emphasizes, in a way, 4. Baby that's up all night?, 5. Big name in outdoor gear, 6. "Must this conversation happen again?", 7. Cry of frustration, 8. Fighting fish, 9. Last choice, often, 10. Crush, 11. Take to the door, 12. Security deposit payers, 16. Makes more alluring, with "up", 18. Flour in Indian cuisine, 22. Theoreticals, 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill", 25. Word after leading or lunch, 27. Serengeti herd, 30. Live, 33. Prefix with directional, 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna), 35. Got rid of, 36. Really got to work, with "down", 37. Second, 38. Abdominal floor exercises, 39. Mishmash, 41. Cook until a crust forms, 42. Roll call response, 43. Voice, 44. Becomes less tense, 45. "I tell ya ...", 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor, 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent, 49. French cup, 51. Reproach, 54. Deftness, 57. Prefix with system, 59. Table support, 60. Block in Atlantic City

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 24, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Workplace for a young Abraham Lincoln. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAR

  Possible Answer : bar, banish, stop, prevention, Browning_automatic_rifle, block_off, taproom, legal_profession, BAR, streak, debar, stripe, ginmill, blockade, saloon, barricade, exclude, barroom, relegate, legal_community, cake, block_up, block, measure

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbar




• The clue is 4. Marine animal with distinctive eye patches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer : killer, orca, killer_whale, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus




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

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

  The answer: BOAST

  Possible Answer : swash, feature, blow, bluster, gas, self-praise, tout, shoot_a_line, brag, boasting, jactitation, sport, vaunt, boast, gasconade




• The clue is 13. Had beef, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATE

  Possible Answer : run_through, corrode, eat_on, use_up, rust, exhaust, wipe_out, eat, consume, eat_up, deplete, Ate, feed




• The clue is 14. Sport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer : fall_apart, assume, have_on, bear, wear_off, bust, article_of_clothing, break, wear_thin, outwear, wear_down, fag, tire, put_on, endure, don, jade, tire_out, fatigue, wearing, wear, wear_upon, get_into, wear_out, clothing, wearable, hold_out, vesture, fag_out, weary, habiliment

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 15. Writes with a point?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCHES

  Possible Answer : etch, engrave




• The clue is 17. Selecting for a jury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMPANELING

  Possible Answer : impanel, panel, empanel




• The clue is 19. Nickname alternative to Teddy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEO




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

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

  The answer: FETE

  Possible Answer : festival, feast, fiesta, fete, celebrate




• The clue is 21. "If it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's ___, say goodnight!" (bear advice). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHITE

  Possible Answer : egg_white, Stanford_White, flannel, Patrick_White, clean, Edward_White, white-hot, Andrew_D._White, Edward_Douglas_White_Jr., blanched, white, Patrick_Victor_Martindale_White, livid, bloodless, T._H._White, Caucasian, E._B._White, Elwyn_Brooks_White, gabardine, ovalbumin, snowy, ashen, lily-white, whiteness, Edward_D._White, Andrew_Dickson_White, whitened, whiten, blank, tweed, Theodore_Harold_White, White_River, White, White_person, albumen

  Possible Opposite Answer : black, blacken




• The clue is 23. Vinyl records, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAX

  Possible Answer : wax, full, climb, mount, rise

  Possible Opposite Answer : wane




• The clue is 24. Stinging jellyfish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEANETTLE




• The clue is 26. North Dakota's most populous city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FARGO

  Possible Answer : Fargo




• The clue is 28. Epsilon follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer : zeta




• The clue is 29. They end in diciembre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANOS

  Possible Answer : Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Black_September, Abu_Nidal_Organization, ANO, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah-RC




• The clue is 31. "Darn it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUTS

  Possible Answer : haywire, bollock, loco, fruitcake, loony, crackers, junky, kookie, round_the_bend, junkie, bonkers, nut, freak, barmy, buggy, nutty, egg, batty, fruity, ball, ballock, wacky, Nut, crackpot, loopy, bats, nuts, testicle, daft, crank, orchis, around_the_bend, kooky, balmy, en, testis, screwball, dotty, nut_case, whacky, addict, cracked




• The clue is 32. Emphasis-providing suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : butt, hind_end, prat, nooky, atomic_number_33, arsenic, tush, American_Samoa, Eastern_Samoa, tail_end, piece_of_tail, can, stern, fucking, shag, screwing, rump, tail, roll_in_the_hay, rear_end, posterior, shtup, seat, nates, screw, fanny, rear, ass, bum, piece_of_ass, fundament, tooshie, backside, behind, derriere, AS, buttocks, fuck, nookie, arse, keister, bottom, hindquarters, As, buns




• The clue is 33. Thick Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UDON




• The clue is 34. Words of protest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTS




• The clue is 35. "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYTAKERS




• The clue is 38. Get ready to fly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAXI

  Possible Answer : taxi, taxicab, hack, cab




• The clue is 40. Ancient Peruvian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer : Inca, Inka, Incan




• The clue is 41. "Also also ...," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PPS




• The clue is 44. Hefty read. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOME

  Possible Answer : tome




• The clue is 45. "Dude!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRUH




• The clue is 46. Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 47. Frank Sinatra's reads "The best is yet to come". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEADSTONE

  Possible Answer : tombstone, headstone, key, gravestone, keystone




• The clue is 50. Arrogantly confident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCKY

  Possible Answer : cocky




• The clue is 52. City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATL




• The clue is 53. Actress Salma. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAYEK

  Possible Answer : Hayek, Friedrich_August_von_Hayek




• The clue is 55. Radiator sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HISS

  Possible Answer : sizz, whoosh, siss, bird, boo, sibilate, hushing, hoot, sibilation, snort, razz, fizzle, Bronx_cheer, raspberry, hissing, razzing, hiss

  Possible Opposite Answer : applaud




• The clue is 56. Proponents of crystal healing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWAGERS




• The clue is 58. On the same side. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIED

  Possible Answer : allied, ally, Allied, confederate, confederative




• The clue is 61. Totally forgets to do something, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACES

  Possible Answer : distance, outer_space, infinite, blank, blank_space, place, quad, space




• The clue is 62. Sports team's assignment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : source, come, cum, ejaculate, seminal_fluid, semen, germ, seed, sow, seeded_player




• The clue is 63. DiFranco who played Persephone in "Hadestown". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer : ani




• The clue is 64. Tip-off that you've forgotten something in the toaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKE

  Possible Answer : dope, sens, fastball, locoweed, pot, green_goddess, hummer, Mary_Jane, smoke, smoking, roll_of_tobacco, fume, gage, bullet, grass, skunk, sess, weed, heater




• The clue is 65. Move gradually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGE

  Possible Answer : butt, bound, boundary, inch, march, butt_against, abut, sharpness, border, edge, adjoin, butt_on




• The clue is 66. GPS option: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Antioxidant-infused water brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAI

  Possible Answer: Bai, Baic

• The clue is 2. Costs of withdrawing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEES

• The clue is 3. Emphasizes, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPEATS

  Possible Answer: reiterate, reduplicate, repeat, ingeminate, retell, take_over, repetition, echo, reprise, replicate, recapitulate, duplicate, reprize, restate, recur, iterate, double

• The clue is 4. Baby that's up all night?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWLET

  Possible Answer: owlet

• The clue is 5. Big name in outdoor gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI

• The clue is 6. "Must this conversation happen again?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANWENOT

• The clue is 7. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGH

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

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

  The answer: BETTA

• The clue is 9. Last choice, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

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

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer: champion, hotshot, tops, maven, I, whiz, virtuoso, adept, sensation, topnotch, ace, wiz, top-notch, A-one, star, one, first-rate, Allied_Command_Europe, nail, single, breeze_through, whizz, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, superstar, ACE, tiptop, sweep_through, unity, crack, genius, sail_through, pass_with_flying_colors, wizard, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, super, mavin, 1

• The clue is 11. Take to the door. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOWOUT

• The clue is 12. Security deposit payers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENANTS

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 16. Makes more alluring, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXES

  Possible Answer: sex, excite, wind_up, sexuality, turn_on, gender, sexual_practice, sexual_urge, arouse, sexual_activity, sex_activity

• The clue is 18. Flour in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA

• The clue is 22. Theoreticals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFS

• The clue is 24. Singer with the 2023 #1 hit "Kill Bill". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SZA

• The clue is 25. Word after leading or lunch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LADY

  Possible Answer: peeress, gentlewoman, Lady, lady, dame, madam, noblewoman, ma'am

  Possible Opposite Answer : Lord, nobleman

• The clue is 27. Serengeti herd. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNUS

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

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

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

  The answer: ONAIR

• The clue is 33. Prefix with directional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNI

• The clue is 34. Cone ___ (iconic costume piece for Madonna). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  Possible Answer: bra, brassiere, bandeau

• The clue is 35. Got rid of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXED

  Possible Answer: ax, axe

• The clue is 36. Really got to work, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNUCKLED

  Possible Answer: knuckle

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

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: reverberate, Echo, replication, repeat, sound_reflection, recall, echo, ring, reverberation, resound

• The clue is 38. Abdominal floor exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOETAPS

• The clue is 39. Mishmash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMALGAM

  Possible Answer: dental_amalgam, amalgam

• The clue is 41. Cook until a crust forms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANSEAR

• The clue is 42. Roll call response. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRESENT

  Possible Answer: salute, stage, represent, present, demo, pose, gift, acquaint, portray, lay_out, submit, nowadays, exhibit, face, deliver, award, show, confront, introduce, give, present_tense, demonstrate

  Possible Opposite Answer : absent, future

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

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

  The answer: SAY

  Possible Answer: read, allege, order, enjoin, say, suppose, state, pronounce, tell, sound_out, aver, articulate, enounce, enunciate

• The clue is 44. Becomes less tense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAWS

  Possible Answer: unfreeze, warming, melting, dissolve, unthaw, dethaw, thaw, thawing, melt

• The clue is 45. "I tell ya ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOY

  Possible Answer: male_child, boy, son

  Possible Opposite Answer : female_child, daughter, girl

• The clue is 46. Personal stake, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIN

  Possible Answer: pare, cutis, bark, peel, hide, shinny, tegument, scrape, shin, pelt, sputter, struggle, clamber, scramble, skin

• The clue is 48. Animated film character with a Scottish accent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHREK

• The clue is 49. French cup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASSE

  Possible Answer: tasse, tasset

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

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

  The answer: CHIDE

  Possible Answer: call_down, berate, bawl_out, take_to_task, trounce, dress_down, chide, reproof, scold, call_on_the_carpet, lambaste, rag, remonstrate, reprimand, chew_up, chew_out, have_words, jaw, rebuke, lecture, lambast

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

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer: still, relief, comfort, easiness, informality, alleviate, simpleness, ease, simplicity, allay, relieve, repose, rest, facilitate, relaxation

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty

• The clue is 57. Prefix with system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 59. Table support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEG

  Possible Answer: branch, ramification, pegleg, stage, peg, leg, wooden_leg

• The clue is 60. Block in Atlantic City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIE

  Possible Answer: exit, break, drop_dead, fail, die, give_way, expire, croak, choke, perish, become_flat, break_down, cash_in_one's_chips, pall, go, buy_the_farm, die_out, conk_out, give-up_the_ghost, dice, kick_the_bucket, decease, give_out, snuff_it, go_bad, pass_away, pop_off, conk, pass

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born

April 06, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, April 06, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (34 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - April 06, 2024 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Vivacious	6
2A	7. White Russians, e.g.	8
3A	15. "That just clicked"	6
4A	16. Competitor on "MasterChef"	8
5A	17. Can't they all just git along?	6
6A	18. High station	8
7A	19. Lands resoundingly	5
8A	20. Eponymous Milwaukee brewer Frederick	5
9A	21. Cue word	3
10A	22. Intend	4
11A	23. Deep shade of blue	5
12A	24. Something that many people share	4
13A	25. Dodgers' foes, for short	3
14A	26. Film with the tagline "In space, no one can hear you clean"	5
15A	27. Presented with a ticket	5
16A	28. "Heard enough?"	12
17A	31. Request to chat	7
18A	32. Option for claustrophobic patients	7
19A	36. Book it!	12
20A	38. London dunderhead	5
21A	41. ___ van Rossum, programmer who created the Python language	5
22A	42. Lead-in to location	3
23A	43. Ideal for home theaters, for short	4
24A	44. Notably circular formations on Mars	5
25A	45. Cup alternative	4
26A	46. Ruckus	3
27A	47. ___ table	5
28A	48. Flowers that are a source of the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine	5
29A	49. Afghan region whose name means "black cave"	8
30A	51. Gathering like Brick Fest Live, informally	6
31A	52. Encouraging signs in the market	8
32A	53. Cold weather outerwear	6
33A	54. Longtime name in Top 40 radio	8
34A	55. Stereotypical beatnik accessories	6

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. Vivacious"

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 a white sparkling wine either produced in champagne or resembling that produced there
• Words that mean the same thing: effervescing, spumy, champagne
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUBBLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. White Russians, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CZARISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. "That just clicked""

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: AHISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Competitor on "MasterChef""

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: HOMECOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Can't they all just git along?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that motherless calf in a range herd of cattle
• Words that mean the same thing: dogy, leppy, dogie
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. High station"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that high status importance owing to marked superiority
• Words that mean the same thing: distinction, tubercle, note
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMINENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Lands resoundingly"

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 heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
• Words that mean the same thing: thumping, crump, scrunch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Eponymous Milwaukee brewer Frederick"

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: PABST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Cue word"

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 momentary present
• Words that mean the same thing: at present, nowadays, straightaway
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Intend"

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 specific instance of feeling hopeful
• Words that mean the same thing: go for, promise, trust
• The opposite would be: despair
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Deep shade of blue"

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: LAPIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Something that many people share"

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 cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Dodgers' foes, 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 the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Words that mean the same thing: Internal Revenue Service
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Film with the tagline "In space, no one can hear you clean""

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

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: WALLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Presented with a ticket"

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 make reference to
• Words that mean the same thing: advert, summon, adduce
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. "Heard enough?""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: NEEDISAYMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Request to chat"

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: GOTASEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Option for claustrophobic patients"

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: OPENMRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Book it!"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: RESERVEDSEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. London dunderhead"

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: HOSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. ___ van Rossum, programmer who created the Python language"

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: GUIDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Lead-in to location"

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 god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
• Words that mean the same thing: 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: DIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Ideal for home theaters, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: INHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Notably circular formations on Mars"

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 ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
• Words that mean the same thing: dun, crucify, rag
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUNES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Cup alternative"

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 british imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
• Words that mean the same thing: dry pint
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Ruckus"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: hustle, bustle, stir
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. ___ table"

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 expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
• Words that mean the same thing: poop, defecate, stool
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Flowers that are a source of the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine"

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: CROCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Afghan region whose name means "black cave""

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: TORABORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. Gathering like Brick Fest Live, informally"

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: TOYCON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Encouraging signs in the market"

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: UPTRENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Cold weather outerwear"

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 a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a british term)
• Words that mean the same thing: windcheater, parka, windbreaker
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANORAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Longtime name in Top 40 radio"

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: SEACREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Stereotypical beatnik accessories"

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 a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
• Words that mean the same thing: beret
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BERETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword April 06, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Demerit	8
2D	2. Onetime treat with chocolate creme and vanilla cookies	8
3D	3. Cinderella's calling card	8
4D	4. Under cut?	5
5D	5. Winemaking sediment	4
6D	6. Thick envelope during admissions season, say	3
7D	7. For a song	7
8D	8. Pictures where people are headscarfed?	12
9D	9. Off	5
10D	10. "Take Me or Leave Me" musical	4
11D	11. Off	3
12D	12. "Death Be Not Proud," for one	6
13D	13. On tap	6
14D	14. Oblique	6
15D	20. Court order?	12
16D	23. Practices photodynamic therapy on	5
17D	24. Bearings	5
18D	26. Older companion?	5
19D	27. Philosophy profession	5
20D	29. Didn't shrink	5
21D	30. Pieces of punditry	5
22D	33. Nothing to write home about	8
23D	34. Mac, for example	8
24D	35. "Zero stars"	8
25D	37. Present for the approval of	7
26D	38. Show stopper?	6
27D	39. Not clean, in a way	6
28D	40. Black heart?	6
29D	44. Didgeridoo sound	5
30D	45. Recipient of the inaugural Mark Twain Prize for American Humor	5
31D	47. Many a ten-code user	4
32D	48. Cup alternative	4
33D	50. Azimuth, e.g.	3
34D	51. Check	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. Demerit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BADTHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Onetime treat with chocolate creme and vanilla cookies"

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: UHOHOREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Cinderella's calling card"

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: BIGUPSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Under cut?"

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: BSIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Winemaking sediment"

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 sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
• Words that mean the same thing: Lee Yuen Kam, leeward, Shelton Jackson Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Thick envelope during admissions season, say"

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 affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. For a song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in a stingy manner
• Words that mean the same thing: tattily, stingily, chintzily
• The opposite would be: expensively
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEAPLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Pictures where people are headscarfed?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: ZOMBIEMOVIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Off"

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 not functioning properly
• Words that mean the same thing: wrong, imperfectly, haywire
• The opposite would be: perfectly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Take Me or Leave Me" musical"

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 a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Words that mean the same thing: let, rip, tear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Off"

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: chalk, methamphetamine hydrochloride, meth
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Death Be Not Proud," for one"

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 verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. On tap"

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: TOCOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Oblique"

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 turn or place at an angle
• Words that mean the same thing: skew
• The opposite would be: align
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKEWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Court order?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: PALACEGUARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Practices photodynamic therapy on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Bearings"

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 dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: comportment, presence, mien
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Older companion?"

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 having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
• Words that mean the same thing: smart, impudent, knowing
• The opposite would be: foolish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Philosophy profession"

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 any system of principles or beliefs
• Words that mean the same thing: creed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Didn't shrink"

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 take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
• Words that mean the same thing: presume, dare, make bold
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Pieces of punditry"

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: OPEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Nothing to write home about"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that moderate to inferior in quality
• Words that mean the same thing: fair, average, middling
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDIOCRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Mac, for example"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a water-resistant coat
• Words that mean the same thing: waterproof
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAINCOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. "Zero stars""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ITSTINKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Present for the approval of"

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: RUNPAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Show stopper?"

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 an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
• Words that mean the same thing: foramen, reprieve, abatement
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIATUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Not clean, in a way"

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: ONDOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Black heart?"

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: SHORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Didgeridoo sound"

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 stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
• Words that mean the same thing: poke, monotone, dawdler
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Recipient of the inaugural Mark Twain Prize for American Humor"

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: PRYOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Many a ten-code user"

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: CBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Cup alternative"

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 cone-shaped artifact
• Words that mean the same thing: strobilus, conoid, cone shape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Azimuth, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: electric discharge, curve, arch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Check"

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 bill in a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: tablet, tabloid, chit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	77.9%
Short Answer	7	10.3%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Music	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 Saturday, 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: August 26, 2025 at 03:23 PM