0917 NYT Crossword Tuesday, Sept 17, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

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NYT Crossword puzzle answers and clues for tuesday, September 17, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BEAT

  Possible Answer : measure, shell, beat, bunk, musical_rhythm, amaze, quiver, get, stupefy, pulse, all_in, pound, thump, mystify, trounce, exhaust, tucker_out, beat_out, outsmart, tucker, round, puzzle, drum, cadence, work_over, pulsation, ticktack, pulsate, rhythm, metre, flummox, pose, vanquish, flap, scramble, bushed, stick, overreach, nonplus, circumvent, perplex, gravel, dead, dumbfound, outfox, thrum, heartbeat, vex, baffle, bewilder, meter, beat_up, tick, outwit, beatnik, crush, ticktock, wash_up




• The clue is 5. Edinburgher or Glaswegian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOT

  Possible Answer : Scotsman, Scot, Scotchman




• The clue is 9. Bottom of the barrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORST

  Possible Answer : uncollectible, pip, high-risk, big, unsound, defective, tough, worst, speculative, regretful, rack_up, risky, whip, forged, sorry, bad, spoiled, unfit, spoilt, mop_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, best, unregretful




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

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

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer : remodel, remake, make_over, redo, refashion, reconstruct




• The clue is 15. Brand owned by Purina. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPO




• The clue is 16. ___ Holmes, teen detective played by Millie Bobby Brown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENOLA




• The clue is 17. "AB negatve" or "B poditive"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOODTYPO




• The clue is 19. Strung along. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEDON




• The clue is 20. Verbally gave the thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAIDOK




• The clue is 21. "Naughty" and "Nice," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISTS

  Possible Answer : inclination, leaning, number, heel, list, name, listing, tilt, lean




• The clue is 22. Dessert drink made from frozen grapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEWINE




• The clue is 25. Wrinkle-faced dogs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUGS

  Possible Answer : pug, pug-dog




• The clue is 27. Islanders and Sharks, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NHLERS




• The clue is 28. Odysseus vis-à-vis Ulysses?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMEHERO




• The clue is 32. Father/son surname in Chicago politics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALEY




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

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

  The answer: CLINE

  Possible Answer : Martin_Cline, Cline




• The clue is 34. Pre-___ (undergrad track). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MED

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Education, MEd




• The clue is 35. Still standing, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INIT




• The clue is 36. Italian for "good". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUONO




• The clue is 37. What one might do to the rules or the truth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEND

  Possible Answer : flexure, fold, crouch, turn, bending, stoop, crimp, bend, bend_dexter, turn_away, crease, deflect, Bend, curve, crook, bow, plication, deform, twist, flex

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbend, straighten




• The clue is 38. In the past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer : agone, ago




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

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

  The answer: CALMS

  Possible Answer : calmness, composure, calm_air, becalm, cool_off, equanimity, quiet, chill_out, cool_it, sedate, calm, still, quieten, steady, simmer_down, calm_down, tranquillize, lull, tranquilize, tranquillise, settle_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : agitate, discomposure, stimulate




• The clue is 40. ___ blanche. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARTE

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




• The clue is 41. Surprising answer to the question "What is Ecuador's most populous city?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTQUITO




• The clue is 43. Stuffs (oneself). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GORGES

  Possible Answer : gourmandize, esophagus, glut, stuff, overgorge, defile, ingurgitate, scarf_out, overindulge, gormandize, oesophagus, gorge, gullet, pig_out, englut, overeat, binge, gormandise, satiate, engorge




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

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

  The answer: SELF

  Possible Answer : self, ego




• The clue is 45. Late-night host who coined the word "truthiness". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLBERT

  Possible Answer : Colbert, Colbert_butter




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

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

  The answer: EVICT

  Possible Answer : force_out, evict




• The clue is 49. How the mendacious might be caught. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INALIE




• The clue is 51. Capital of Vietnam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer : Hanoi, capital_of_Vietnam




• The clue is 52. Prom transport that keeps breaking down?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEMONLIMO




• The clue is 56. Illegally seize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USURP

  Possible Answer : assume, arrogate, usurp, take_over, seize




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

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

  The answer: MIEN

  Possible Answer : comportment, presence, mien, bearing




• The clue is 58. Prominent part of a bowline knot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOP

  Possible Answer : loop, closed_circuit, coil, loop_topology, iteration, eyelet, cringle, grummet, intertwine, grommet, curl, loop-the-loop

  Possible Opposite Answer : open_circuit, uncoil




• The clue is 59. Hockey fake-outs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEKES




• The clue is 60. Real grind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOG

  Possible Answer : trudge, swig, slog, peg_away, footslog, slug, keep_one's_nose_to_the_grindstone, tramp, keep_one's_shoulder_to_the_wheel, plod, pad, plug_away




• The clue is 61. Foul mood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIT

  Possible Answer : snit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Texter's "Hang on a sec". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRB

• The clue is 2. Typically nocturnal predatory fish. 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 3. "Without further ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer: ado, flurry, fuss, bustle, stir, hustle

• The clue is 4. Cloying. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOSWEET

• The clue is 5. Luxurious fabrics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATINS

  Possible Answer: satin

• The clue is 6. Basketball great Drexler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDE

  Possible Answer: Clyde

• The clue is 7. Research on a rival, in D.C.-speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPPO

• The clue is 8. Made significant efforts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOKPAINS

• The clue is 9. "Why, I'll be!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WELLGEE

• The clue is 10. Vague early afternoon time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEISH

• The clue is 11. Certain pretzel shapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RODS

  Possible Answer: rod, perch, rod_cell, retinal_rod, gat, pole

• The clue is 12. Assigned position. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOT

  Possible Answer: one-armed_bandit, time_slot, expansion_slot, slot

• The clue is 13. Treats, as animal hide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANS

  Possible Answer: tangent, burn, bronze, suntan, sunburn, topaz, tan

• The clue is 18. Eating it with meat isn't kosher. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAIRY

  Possible Answer: dairy, dairy_farm

• The clue is 22. Like some tigers, rhinoceroses and elephants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INDIAN

  Possible Answer: Amerindian_language, Amerindic, Indian, Amerind, American-Indian_language, American_Indian, Red_Indian, Native_American

• The clue is 23. "Presto ___!" ... or a hint to 17-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHANGO

• The clue is 24. Page of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIOT

• The clue is 26. "That's just … completely incorrect". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMNO

• The clue is 28. Instant replay effect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOMO

• The clue is 29. Move from darkness into light, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMERGE

  Possible Answer: issue, come_out, emerge, egress, come_forth, go_forth

• The clue is 30. Resident with monthly payments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENTER

  Possible Answer: tenant, renter

• The clue is 31. Most offbeat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODDEST

  Possible Answer: unpaired, left, rum, singular, left_over, rummy, odd, unmatched, peculiar, curious, leftover, unexpended, remaining, uneven, unmated, funny, queer

  Possible Opposite Answer : even

• The clue is 33. "Rushmore" and "Clerks," for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CULTFILMS

• The clue is 36. Abandon one's social plans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAIL

  Possible Answer: bail, bail_bond, bond

• The clue is 37. People are often spotted pressing them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARBELLS

  Possible Answer: barbell

• The clue is 39. Targets of pool chalk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUETIPS

• The clue is 40. Jost of "Saturday Night Live". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLIN

• The clue is 42. Brand popularity metric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QSCORE

• The clue is 43. "Get ready for a bomb!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLONG

• The clue is 45. Celebrity appearance, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMEO

  Possible Answer: cameo

• The clue is 46. ___ Barak, former prime minister of Israel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EHUD

• The clue is 47. Florist's container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASE

  Possible Answer: vase

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

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

  The answer: INUK

• The clue is 50. Astronaut Armstrong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEIL

• The clue is 53. Particle in an electrolyte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ION

  Possible Answer: ion

• The clue is 54. "Pretentious? ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOI

• The clue is 55. Choose, with "for". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer: opt, prefer, choose

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NYT Crossword Monday, Sept 16, 2024 Clues

August 25, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (34 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

August 25, 2023 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Worst place imaginable	9
2A	10. Backs out suddenly	5
3A	15. First African-born naturalized citizen in Congress	9
4A	16. Like something wicked and dark?	5
5A	17. Most populous majority-Hispanic county in the U.S.	9
6A	18. Most common last name in Brazil	5
7A	19. What ties can get you into, for short	3
8A	20. It's passable	4
9A	21. Shuck it!	6
10A	22. A large one might have more sides	4
11A	24. Selling point	4
12A	26. Rulers' divisions?	4
13A	27. Small grouse	5
14A	30. Really impresses	4
15A	32. N.F.L. cornerback Apple	3
16A	33. Adage for getting through tough times	12
17A	36. Certain page with blanks	6
18A	38. "Gotta run!"	6
19A	39. Heads outside?	12
20A	41. Note-taking spot?	3
21A	42. Mulligan	4
22A	43. House channel	5
23A	46. Nickname that drops -an	4
24A	48. Gas used in semiconductor chip manufacturing	4
25A	50. Flat-bottomed boat	4
26A	52. Welcomes	6
27A	54. Little ___	4
28A	57. Certain business adviser, in brief	3
29A	58. Big name in wine	5
30A	59. Portmanteau in 2010s fandom	9
31A	61. Structure in an apse	5
32A	62. Didn't cover for	9
33A	63. En ___	5
34A	64. Insomniac's accrual	9

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. Worst place imaginable"

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: HELLSCAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Backs out suddenly"

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 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• Words that mean the same thing: bond, bail, bail bond
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. First African-born naturalized citizen in Congress"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ILHANOMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Like something wicked and dark?"

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 not set afire or burning
• Words that mean the same thing: lightless, unlighted, unilluminated
• The opposite would be: lighted
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Most populous majority-Hispanic county in the U.S."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MIAMIDADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Most common last name in Brazil"

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 the forest trees growing in a country or region
• Words that mean the same thing: sylva
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SILVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. What ties can get you into, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. It's passable"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: exam, examine, try
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Shuck it!"

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 marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
• Words that mean the same thing: huitre
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OYSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. A large one might have more sides"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the food served and eaten at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: repast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Selling point"

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 mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: shit, sponsor, store
• The opposite would be: boycott
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Rulers' divisions?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, epoch, earned run average
• The 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 13 Across: "27. Small grouse"

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 old or new world straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
• Words that mean the same thing: attack, sharpshoot, lash out
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNIPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Really impresses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Words that mean the same thing: veneration, awe, fear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. N.F.L. cornerback Apple"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Adage for getting through tough times"

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: NOPAINNOGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Certain page with blanks"

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: MADLIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. "Gotta run!""

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: IMLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Heads outside?"

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: PORTAPOTTIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Note-taking spot?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: automatic teller, asynchronous transfer mode, cash machine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Mulligan"

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 do over, as of (part of) a house
• Words that mean the same thing: remake, remodel, refashion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. House channel"

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: CSPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Nickname that drops -an"

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 standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
• Words that mean the same thing: average
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NORM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Gas used in semiconductor chip manufacturing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, Ne
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Flat-bottomed boat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. Welcomes"

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 express greetings upon meeting someone
• Words that mean the same thing: greet, recognize, recognise
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GREETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Little ___"

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 lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
• Words that mean the same thing: rock candy, shake, John Rock
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Certain business adviser, in brief"

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 accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Big name in wine"

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: ROSSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Portmanteau in 2010s fandom"

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: BELIEBERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Structure in an apse"

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 table in christian churches where communion is given
• Words that mean the same thing: Lord's table, communion table
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Didn't cover for"

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: TATTLEDON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. En ___"

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 shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
• Words that mean the same thing: masse shot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Insomniac's accrual"

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: SLEEPDEBT

  Great job if you got it right!

August 25, 2023 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Classic shout-out	5
2D	2. Crème de la crème	6
3D	3. Like Tibet's Potala Palace	6
4D	4. Bolt	3
5D	5. Bad mood	4
6D	6. Binary, e.g.	4
7D	7. Stockpile	5
8D	8. Dish flavored with tamarind paste and fish sauce	7
9D	9. Palindromic adverb	3
10D	10. Opposite of plain	4
11D	11. Spice used as a breath freshener	5
12D	12. "It's on me!"	8
13D	13. Pretend to be someone else	8
14D	14. Headlines	7
15D	21. Event with no cover charge, perhaps	7
16D	23. Swiss chocolatier	5
17D	25. Embrace something embarrassing	5
18D	28. Like some regions that experience midnight sun	5
19D	29. Providers of some allergy shots	7
20D	31. Converse parts	5
21D	34. Quarters	5
22D	35. Reacts to shocking news	5
23D	36. Maker of the world's best-selling flip phone	8
24D	37. Places to rub elbows?	8
25D	39. Spelling Bee feature	7
26D	40. Extremely close to home	7
27D	44. Acquiesce	6
28D	45. "Easy!"	6
29D	47. Literally, "tables"	5
30D	49. Actor Nick	5
31D	51. "That ___ funny!"	5
32D	53. Flag	4
33D	55. Give credit to, in a way	4
34D	56. ___ fries (Krusty Krab menu item)	4
35D	59. Band whose fans are known as "ARMY"	3
36D	60. King or queen, e.g.	3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

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

Clue 1 Down: "1. Classic shout-out"

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: HIMOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Crème de la crème"

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 group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
• Words that mean the same thing: elite, elite group
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like Tibet's Potala Palace"

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: LHASAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Bolt"

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 escape (as by criminals)
• Words that mean the same thing: run away, bunk, head for the hills
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Bad mood"

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

  The answer is: SNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Binary, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
• Words that mean the same thing: encipher, cypher, computer code
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Stockpile"

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 collect or gather
• Words that mean the same thing: roll up, conglomerate, collect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Dish flavored with tamarind paste and fish sauce"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: PADTHAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Palindromic adverb"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Opposite of plain"

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 keep busy with
• Words that mean the same thing: busybodied, meddlesome, occupy
• The opposite would be: idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Spice used as a breath freshener"

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 native to egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
• Words that mean the same thing: aniseed, anise seed, anise plant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "It's on me!""

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: ILLTREAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Pretend to be someone else"

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: LIVEALIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Headlines"

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: STARSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Event with no cover charge, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: OPENMIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Swiss chocolatier"

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: LINDT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Embrace something embarrassing"

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: OWNIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Like some regions that experience midnight sun"

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 a pair of equal and opposite charges
• Words that mean the same thing: gelid, opposite, glacial
• The opposite would be: equatorial
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POLAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Providers of some allergy shots"

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: EPIPENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Converse parts"

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 colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: Sol, resole, sole
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Quarters"

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 any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: stay, endure, bear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Reacts to shocking news"

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 short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
• Words that mean the same thing: gasp, heave, pant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GASPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Maker of the world's best-selling flip phone"

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: MOTOROLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Places to rub elbows?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARMRESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Spelling Bee feature"

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: PANGRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Extremely close to home"

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: TOOREAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Acquiesce"

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 yield to another's wish or opinion
• Words that mean the same thing: acquiesce, submit, assent
• The opposite would be: dissent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACCEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. "Easy!""

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: NOPROB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Literally, "tables""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that flat tableland with steep edges
• Words that mean the same thing: table, mesa, Mesa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MESAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Actor Nick"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: NOLTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. "That ___ funny!""

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: WASNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Flag"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: fatigue, wear upon, tire out
• The opposite would be: interest, refresh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Give credit to, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
• Words that mean the same thing: reference, name, 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: CITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. ___ fries (Krusty Krab menu item)"

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 large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KELP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Band whose fans are known as "ARMY""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. King or queen, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: sleep with, have it off, bang
• The opposite would be: get up, turn out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BED

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	84.3%
Short Answer	7	10.0%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 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 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 31, 2025 at 07:18 AM