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Friday, December 6, 2024

27420 Fri Dec 06, 2024 NYT by Robyn Weintraub

Across Clues :

1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa, 6. Just, 10. Have a rash reaction, 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number, 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant), 16. Teddy alternative, 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?, 19. Spam containers, 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math), 21. Tempted fate, 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?, 23. Successor of the Metroliner, 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin, 27. They might be fixed, 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts, 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?, 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps, 36. Zipped, 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna, 40. Join, as a table, 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures, 44. In need of ice, maybe, 46. Outed online, 47. Takeaway from a tale, 48. One of 18 on the periodic table, 50. Issa of "American Fiction", 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!", 54. Suggests something subtly, 56. Bit of hypertext, 57. Totally consumed, 58. Certain pops, 59. Midsummer arrivals, 60. Contact sites, 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier

Down Clues :

1. Seedless plant, 2. More than some, 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?", 4. ___ Maria (liqueur), 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature, 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India, 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab, 8. Good time to start an audiobook, 9. Omakase serving, 10. "These things don't happen overnight", 11. Urgent words during an emergency, 12. Small change, 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky, 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S., 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist, 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood, 26. China's ___ Dynasty, 27. What's on the agenda, 28. Zip, 29. Checker's move, 32. Like some histories, 33. Red and black, e.g., 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish, 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films, 39. Is for some?, 40. Beer buy, 42. Votes to accept, 43. We, to Louis, 44. Sense that dolphins lack, 45. "Yowza!", 49. You can skip it, 51. Overly fastidious, 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn, 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw, 55. Clear weeds, in a way

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 06, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, December 6, 2024
New York Times, Friday, December 6, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FAITH

    Possible Answer : organized_religion, religion, faith, trust, religious_belief


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

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

    The answer: MERE

    Possible Answer : simple, bare, mere


  • The clue is 10. Have a rash reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITCH

    Possible Answer : itching, scratch, spoil, rub, itch, urge, scabies, itchiness


  • The clue is 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELSIE


  • The clue is 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALOE

    Possible Answer : aloe


  • The clue is 16. Teddy alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEO


  • The clue is 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROTARYDIAL


  • The clue is 19. Spam containers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TINS

    Possible Answer : atomic_number_50, put_up, can, Sn, tin, tin_can, cannister, canister


  • The clue is 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NTH

    Possible Answer : nth, n-th


  • The clue is 21. Tempted fate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DARED

    Possible Answer : presume, defy, make_bold, dare


  • The clue is 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PASTE

    Possible Answer : spread, glue, paste, library_paste


  • The clue is 23. Successor of the Metroliner. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACELA


  • The clue is 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEKISS


  • The clue is 27. They might be fixed. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: INTERESTRATES


  • The clue is 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOADS

    Possible Answer : batrachian, salientian, frog, anuran, toad, toad_frog


  • The clue is 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WINESNOB


  • The clue is 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENYA


  • The clue is 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIP

    Possible Answer : sip


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

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

    The answer: TORE

    Possible Answer : bust, shoot_down, pull, torus, shoot, displume, tear, deplumate, tore, buck, snap, rupture, charge, deplume, pluck


  • The clue is 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEERKATS

    Possible Answer : mierkat, meerkat


  • The clue is 40. Join, as a table. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SITAT


  • The clue is 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: SPIRITANIMALS


  • The clue is 44. In need of ice, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWOLLEN

    Possible Answer : tumesce, swell_up, well, intumesce, tumefy, vain, conceited, swollen-headed, self-conceited, well_up, egotistic, egotistical, swell, swollen, puff_up


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

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

    The answer: DOXED


  • The clue is 47. Takeaway from a tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MORAL

    Possible Answer : lesson, moral

    Possible Opposite Answer : immoral


  • The clue is 48. One of 18 on the periodic table. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GROUP

    Possible Answer : chemical_group, mathematical_group, grouping, radical, aggroup, group


  • The clue is 50. Issa of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAE


  • The clue is 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EWAN


  • The clue is 54. Suggests something subtly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DROPSAHINT


  • The clue is 56. Bit of hypertext. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LINK

    Possible Answer : unite, associate, link, relate, tie-in, data_link, connectedness, liaison, nexus, link_up, connexion, join, colligate, yoke, contact, radio_link, connect, inter-group_communication, tie, connection, linkup, tie_in

    Possible Opposite Answer : disconnectedness, dissociate, disconnect


  • The clue is 57. Totally consumed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAPT

    Possible Answer : rhapsodic, ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous


  • The clue is 58. Certain pops. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COLAS

    Possible Answer : cola, dope, genus_Cola, Cola


  • The clue is 59. Midsummer arrivals. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEOS

    Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion


  • The clue is 60. Contact sites. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYES

    Possible Answer : eyes, heart, center, eye, centre, optic, eyeball, oculus, middle


  • The clue is 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KELLY

    Possible Answer : Princess_Grace_of_Monaco, Emmett_Kelly, Gene_Kelly, Eugene_Curran_Kelly, Grace_Kelly, Weary_Willie, Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Kelly


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Seedless plant. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FERN

    Possible Answer: fern

  • The clue is 2. More than some. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALOT

  • The clue is 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISTHATAYESORANO

  • The clue is 4. ___ Maria (liqueur). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIA

    Possible Answer: TIA, transient_ischemic_attack

  • The clue is 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HERDERS

    Possible Answer: herder, Johann_Gottfried_von_Herder, drover, herdsman, Herder

  • The clue is 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MADRAS

    Possible Answer: madras, Chennai, Madras, Tamil_Nadu

  • The clue is 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELIE

  • The clue is 8. Good time to start an audiobook. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROADTRIP

  • The clue is 9. Omakase serving. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EEL

    Possible Answer: eel

  • The clue is 10. "These things don't happen overnight". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

    The answer: ITTAKESTIME

  • The clue is 11. Urgent words during an emergency. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THISISNOTADRILL

  • The clue is 12. Small change. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CENTS

    Possible Answer: centime, penny, cent

  • The clue is 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOSES

    Possible Answer: hose, hosepipe, hosiery, hose_down

  • The clue is 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YALE

    Possible Answer: Yale_University, Yale, Elihu_Yale

  • The clue is 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PETE

  • The clue is 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

    The answer: CEDARPLANKS

  • The clue is 26. China's ___ Dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAN

    Possible Answer: Han, Han_dynasty

  • The clue is 27. What's on the agenda. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITEM

    Possible Answer: item, point, token, detail, particular

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

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

    The answer: NONE

    Possible Answer: none

  • The clue is 29. Checker's move. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TWIST

    Possible Answer: wind, distort, deform, spin, squirm, curve, winding, sprain, turn, twine, wrick, twisting, convolute, worm, turn_of_events, flex, crook, wrench, pervert, twirl, kink, rick, plait, bend, twist_around, tress, wrestle, device, eddy, pull, wriggle, gimmick, sophisticate, writhe, construction, twist, whirl, braid

    Possible Opposite Answer : untwist, unbend

  • The clue is 32. Like some histories. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORAL

    Possible Answer: viva, oral, viva_voce, oral_exam, oral_examination, unwritten

    Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal

  • The clue is 33. Red and black, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BETS

    Possible Answer: wager, stake, look, reckon, calculate, depend, play, stakes, bet, count

  • The clue is 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STINGRAY

    Possible Answer: stingray

  • The clue is 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KILL

    Possible Answer: shoot_down, stamp_out, toss_off, pop, belt_down, defeat, kill, vote_out, bolt_down, killing, pour_down, obliterate, vote_down, wipe_out, down, putting_to_death, drink_down

  • The clue is 39. Is for some?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARE

    Possible Answer: ar, live, cost, make_up, personify, embody, are, equal, comprise, follow, exist, represent, constitute, be

    Possible Opposite Answer : differ

  • The clue is 40. Beer buy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIXPACK

    Possible Answer: sixpack, six_pack, six-pack

  • The clue is 42. Votes to accept. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADOPTS

    Possible Answer: acquire, assume, sweep_up, take_over, take_up, espouse, take, dramatize, take_on, embrace, follow, borrow, adopt, take_in, dramatise

  • The clue is 43. We, to Louis. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOUS

    Possible Answer: nous, brain, head, mind, psyche

  • The clue is 44. Sense that dolphins lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SMELL

    Possible Answer: olfaction, smell, olfactory_sensation, sense_of_smell, smelling, smack, odor, aroma, feel, odour, olfactory_modality, olfactory_property, reek, flavour, sense, olfactory_perception, flavor, look, spirit, smell_out, feeling, scent, tone

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

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

    The answer: WOWIE

  • The clue is 49. You can skip it. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROPE

    Possible Answer: circle, roach, rope, Mexican_valium, rophy, leash, R-2, roofy, forget_me_drug, lasso

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

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

    The answer: ANAL

    Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal

    Possible Opposite Answer : oral

  • The clue is 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETSY

  • The clue is 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRE

  • The clue is 55. Clear weeds, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOE

    Possible Answer: hoe

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, October 08, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (30 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - October 08, 2021 Solutions

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

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Epiphanies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AHAMOMENTS

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that appeal or request earnestly
  • Words that mean the same thing: plead
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PLED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Classic Warhol subject"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TOMATOSOUP

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AERO

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IMPROBABLE

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PTAS

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any liliaceous plant of the genus lilium having showy pendulous flowers
  • Words that mean the same thing: lily
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LILIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Get into"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the right to enter
  • Words that mean the same thing: memory access, admission, get at
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACCESS

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • Words that mean the same thing: stripling, teenager, teenage
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Pub container"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that large drinking vessel with one handle
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TANKARD

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: FORCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Object"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a special situation
  • Words that mean the same thing: affair, matter
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THING

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ROCKIDOL

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SEAGAL

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that obtain from someone after their death
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INHERIT

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MARTINI

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TEIGEN

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WINESNOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Shocked"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AGASP

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SOLED

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STIPEND

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TSPS

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TEATAX

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DMITRI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Timely query"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WHEN

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ITSMEAGAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MADD

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GOTOETOTOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Insult, slangily"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
  • Words that mean the same thing: insult, affront, Orcus
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DISS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Epiphanies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EYEOPENERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle October 08, 2021

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

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Not straight"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
  • Words that mean the same thing: canted, tilted, leaning
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATILT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Bud"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HOMIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. More than enough"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AMPLE

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MARIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Great Plains tribe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
  • Words that mean the same thing: Oto
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OTOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Packs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a disorderly crowd of people
  • Words that mean the same thing: throng, rabble, ring
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Spanish pronoun"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ESA

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
  • Words that mean the same thing: toff
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. New Orleans university"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TULANE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Iota"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a very small spot
  • Words that mean the same thing: pinpoint, hint, particle
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPECK

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PAPERHATS

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LETSDIGIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Ballpark figs."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Words that mean the same thing: era, epoch, geological era
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. ___ Equis"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DOS

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  • Words that mean the same thing: supply, ply, provide
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CATERED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Moderate pace"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a slow pace of running
  • Words that mean the same thing: clip, jog, Trotskyite
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TROT

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ACL

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: FIREPIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Norse war god"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ODIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Prefix with technology"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: NANO

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that marked by lack of intellectual depth
  • Words that mean the same thing: slick, glib-tongued, smooth-tongued
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GLIB

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: RITA

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONEG

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: CHIASEEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Frat party stunts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: KEGSTANDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. All there"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SANE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Like bell peppers, on the Scoville scale"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
  • Words that mean the same thing: soft, meek, modest
  • The opposite would be: intense
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MILD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. Earned"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WON

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SEXTOY

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Leroy Robert Paige, Satchel Paige
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PAIGE

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that offspring of a male tiger and a female lion
  • Words that mean the same thing: tiglon
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIGON

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
  • Words that mean the same thing: land, State Department, submit
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "45. Previous"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
  • Words that mean the same thing: anterior
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRIOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "46. Right triangle ratios"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
  • Words that mean the same thing: sine, drop the ball, boob
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SINES

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a native or inhabitant of thailand
  • Words that mean the same thing: Central Thai, Siamese, Tai
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: THAI

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DEEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "49. Bud"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the officer below the master on a commercial ship
  • Words that mean the same thing: fellow, Ilex paraguariensis, copulate
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MATE

    Great job if you got it right!

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

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons)
  • Words that mean the same thing: weapon of mass destruction, W.M.D.
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WMD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "52. Business card abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: STE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "53. Jersey greeting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the sound made by a cow or bull
  • Words that mean the same thing: low
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

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

Complete Puzzle Statistics

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

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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