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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crossword Clues Hints - August 21, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Use a loofah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCRUB

  Possible Answer : scouring, cancel, scrub, scrubbing, call_off, scour, chaparral, scratch, bush, scrub_up




• The clue is 6. Biodiverse underwater ecosystem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEF

  Possible Answer : Witwatersrand, Reef, Rand, reef




• The clue is 10. Something in the air. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : flatulence, bluster, vaunt, gasoline, throttle, natural_gas, boast, gun, flatulency, brag, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, blow, accelerator_pedal, accelerator, tout, gas, gasconade, petrol, swash, gaseous_state, gasolene




• The clue is 13. Cinnabon enticements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMAS

  Possible Answer : odour, fragrance, aroma, odor, olfactory_property, smell, scent, perfume




• The clue is 15. ___ mater. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALMA




• The clue is 16. "So ___ heard!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVE




• The clue is 17. Gathering for lathering?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUBADUBCLUB




• The clue is 19. Be a thorn in the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEX

  Possible Answer : stick, disturb, mystify, nark, raise_up, worry, bother, commove, beat, baffle, gravel, stir_up, irritate, shake_up, rag, get, puzzle, bewilder, stupefy, perplex, chafe, devil, get_to, amaze, vex, flummox, dumbfound, agitate, nonplus, annoy, pose, nettle, get_at, rile

  Possible Opposite Answer : reassure




• The clue is 20. Weapon for Viking warriors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : axe, ax




• The clue is 21. Feed, as a fire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOKE

  Possible Answer : stoke




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

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

  The answer: LEERY

  Possible Answer : untrusting, leery, wary, mistrustful, suspicious




• The clue is 24. Assistant who's always being questioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRI




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

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

  The answer: SASS

  Possible Answer : SAS, sass, mouth, back_talk, Special_Air_Service, lip, backtalk, sassing




• The clue is 26. Jewels for fools?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: DINGALINGBLING




• The clue is 32. Puerto ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICAN




• The clue is 33. What houses resemble from an airplane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOTS

  Possible Answer : Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, scatter, dit, constellate, dust, back_breaker, dose, disperse, point, pane, sprinkle, Zen, stud, Department_of_Transportation, Transportation, superman, Elvis, acid, DoT, battery-acid, loony_toons, window_pane, dot




• The clue is 34. Toy found in King Tut's tomb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOP

  Possible Answer : crest, tip, peak, clear, circus_tent, lead, top_out, crown, elevation, height, tiptop, top_of_the_inning, upper_side, top_off, superlative, cover, go_past, transcend, top_side, top, teetotum, summit, pinch, big_top, whirligig, spinning_top, exceed, overstep, meridian, acme, round_top, upside, pass, pinnacle

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom




• The clue is 35. Universal donor's blood type, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEG




• The clue is 36. Events at which you try not to lose track?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer : sports_meeting, fit, converge, assemble, encounter, conform_to, suffer, adjoin, meet, fulfil, touch, fulfill, see, forgather, play, get_together, cope_with, come_across, take_on, contact, run_into, satisfy, match, fill, receive, run_across, gather, foregather

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 38. The Floor Is ___ (kids' make-believe game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAVA

  Possible Answer : lava




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

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

  The answer: TAB

  Possible Answer : pill, tab_key, tablet, check, tab, chit, yellow_journalism, tabloid, lozenge




• The clue is 40. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOBA




• The clue is 41. Ancestral tales, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGAS

  Possible Answer : saga




• The clue is 42. Fryer piled higher?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CHOCKABLOCKWOK




• The clue is 46. Wolverine and others. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMEN




• The clue is 47. Like wafers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIN

  Possible Answer : reduce, slim_down, slender, dilute, flimsy, slight, thin_out, sparse, thinly, thin, melt_off, slenderize, slim, tenuous, lose_weight, cut, lean, fragile

  Possible Opposite Answer : full, thick, thickly, gain, fat, thicken




• The clue is 48. Gold coin of old Europe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUCAT

  Possible Answer : ducat




• The clue is 50. Apt setting for a French kiss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARIS

  Possible Answer : French_capital, genus_Paris, Paris, capital_of_France, City_of_Light




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

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : choler, anger, ira, wrath, ire




• The clue is 55. Outfit inspiration for a Swiftie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : era, earned_run_average, epoch, geological_era, ERA




• The clue is 56. Cup to drink up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUGALUGMUG




• The clue is 59. Interact with a Magic 8 Ball, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASK

  Possible Answer : necessitate, require, need, call_for, ask, expect, take, inquire, involve, postulate, demand, enquire

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate




• The clue is 60. Not out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOME

  Possible Answer : plate, household, domicile, home_plate, dwelling, menage, internal, interior, habitation, dwelling_house, place, rest_home, house, nursing_home, national, family, home_base, abode, home, base

  Possible Opposite Answer : away




• The clue is 61. What some credit cards offer rewards points for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINING

  Possible Answer : din, boom, dine, dining




• The clue is 62. Issa of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAE




• The clue is 63. Time machine entry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAR

  Possible Answer : class, year, twelvemonth, yr




• The clue is 64. Music, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNES

  Possible Answer : tune, line, melodic_phrase, tune_up, strain, air, melody, melodic_line

  Possible Opposite Answer : untune

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Fleetwood Mac song with Stevie Nicks on piano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA

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

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

  The answer: CRUX

  Possible Answer: crux, Crux, Southern_Cross, crux_of_the_matter, Crux_Australis

• The clue is 3. Post-shower wear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBE

  Possible Answer: vest, robe, gown, clothe, cloak, drape

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

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

  The answer: UMA

  Possible Answer: genus_Uma, Uma

• The clue is 5. Hardly a heartening harbinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADSIGN

• The clue is 6. Unlikely thing off of which to buy haute couture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACK

  Possible Answer: squeeze, torture, stand, rack, wheel, scud, extort, gouge, wring, wrack, torment, excruciate, single-foot

• The clue is 7. She: Fr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLE

• The clue is 8. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae

• The clue is 9. Workspaces with 3-D printers and laser cutters, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FABLABS

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

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

  The answer: GIVESITAGO

• The clue is 11. Declare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVER

  Possible Answer: swan, swear, verify, assert, affirm, allege, aver, avow, say

• The clue is 12. Descriptor for some Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXY

  Possible Answer: aphrodisiac, sexy, aphrodisiacal

  Possible Opposite Answer : anaphrodisiac, unsexy

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

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

  The answer: SUTRA

  Possible Answer: sutra

• The clue is 18. Simplify, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOIL

  Possible Answer: furuncle, moil, boiling_point, roil, seethe, boil, churn

  Possible Opposite Answer : freeze

• The clue is 23. Course for some new immigrants, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 24. Manage to get, as tickets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  Possible Answer: hang-up, rip, rub, tear, snag, split, hitch, rent

• The clue is 25. Pepper and others: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SGTS

• The clue is 26. Singer/actress Shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINAH

• The clue is 27. No-bake dessert that's chilled before serving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEBOXCAKE

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

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

  The answer: IDEAL

  Possible Answer: nonpareil, ideal, nonsuch, nonesuch, saint, idealistic, apotheosis, paragon

• The clue is 29. "Why ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOT

  Possible Answer: non, not

• The clue is 30. Most common Czech surname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVAK

• The clue is 31. Figs. on college transcripts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPAS

  Possible Answer: GPA, grade_point_average

• The clue is 32. Univ. program with cadets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTC

  Possible Answer: Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps, ROTC

• The clue is 36. Reaction upon tasting a decadent dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOAN

  Possible Answer: groan, moan

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

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebbing, ebb_away, wane, reflux, ebb

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 38. What a picket fence may enclose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWN

  Possible Answer: lawn

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

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

  The answer: SKETCHY

  Possible Answer: unelaborated, sketchy

• The clue is 41. Outfit for the mountains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKISUIT

• The clue is 43. Nashville-based awards org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMA

• The clue is 44. Other, in Oaxaca. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTRA

• The clue is 45. Dependent, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHILD

  Possible Answer: small_fry, tike, nipper, minor, shaver, tyke, nestling, fry, baby, child, youngster, kid, tiddler

  Possible Opposite Answer : parent

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

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

  The answer: DEAR

  Possible Answer: lamb, honey, costly, beloved, good, dearest, darling, pricy, devout, dearly, earnest, high-priced, love, affectionately, near, pricey, dear, heartfelt

• The clue is 49. Bear of constellations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URSA

• The clue is 50. Guinness record holder for "Mammal with the most names". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUMA

  Possible Answer: catamount, painter, mountain_lion, puma, Felis_concolor, panther, cougar

• The clue is 51. Golden ___ (retiree). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 52. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIN

• The clue is 53. Mysterious character. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNE

  Possible Answer: rune, runic_letter

• The clue is 54. Charges of male emperor penguins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGGS

  Possible Answer: bollock, ballock, orchis, testicle, eggs, ball, testis, nut, egg

• The clue is 57. Get into the weeds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer: hoe

• The clue is 58. Bearded beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNU

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

July 29, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 29, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword July 29, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. These don't hold water	10
2A	11. Canal implement	4
3A	15. "What?! That's absurd!"	10
4A	16. 100 cents, in Africa	4
5A	17. Season	10
6A	18. Arrangement for a prom, say	4
7A	19. Chuckleheads	4
8A	20. Stakes in the grass?	10
9A	22. Court activity, familiarly	5
10A	24. Like some stakes	4
11A	25. Literally, "way of the gods"	6
12A	27. Not just subpar	8
13A	31. Vodka cran alternative	5
14A	32. Prizewinner's winnings	5
15A	33. Delivery room offering, informally	3
16A	34. Simple sort	4
17A	35. Line at the vet's	5
18A	36. Lobster catchers?	4
19A	37. ___ hub (tech device)	3
20A	38. Biblical father of David	5
21A	39. Freak out	5
22A	40. Pass on	8
23A	42. Foods that can be prepared "hedgehog-style," so-named for the crisscross patterns of cuts	6
24A	43. See 52-Across	4
25A	44. Truck maker since 1947	5
26A	45. Sad declaration in a card game	10
27A	49. Storm warning, maybe	4
28A	52. With 43-Across, some feminine care products	4
29A	53. Cool brand to have around the kitchen	10
30A	55. Novelist Waugh	4
31A	56. Download source	10
32A	57. Quite a jerk	4
33A	58. Purveyor of game pieces	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. These don't hold water"

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: CAMELHUMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Canal implement"

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: QTIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. "What?! That's absurd!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AREYOUHIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. 100 cents, in Africa"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money in south africa; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: Ayn Rand, Reef, Witwatersrand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Season"

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: TIMEOFYEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Arrangement for a prom, 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 the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
• Words that mean the same thing: hairstyle, arrange, coiffe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Chuckleheads"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: exhaust, fool, tomfool
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Stakes in the grass?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FENCEPOSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Court activity, familiarly"

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 game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
• Words that mean the same thing: basket, basketball hoop, hoop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Like some stakes"

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 be obliged to pay or repay
• Words that mean the same thing: owe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Literally, "way of the gods""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the native religion and former ethnic cult of japan
• Words that mean the same thing: Shintoism, Shintoist, Shintoistic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Not just subpar"

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: QUITEBAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Vodka cran alternative"

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: COSMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Prizewinner's winnings"

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 container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
• Words that mean the same thing: pocketbook, handbag, wrinkle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PURSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Delivery room offering, informally"

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 self-report personality inventory based on hans eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
• Words that mean the same thing: Eysenck Personality Inventory
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Simple sort"

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 person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
• Words that mean the same thing: bumpkin, yahoo, yokel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Line at the vet's"

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 restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
• Words that mean the same thing: tether, three, triad
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Lobster catchers?"

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 top part of an apron; covering the chest
• Words that mean the same thing: bib, tipple
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. ___ hub (tech device)"

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: USB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Biblical father of David"

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: JESSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Freak out"

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 an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• Words that mean the same thing: scare, affright, terror
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Pass on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that leave or give by will after one's death
• Words that mean the same thing: leave, will
• The opposite would be: disinherit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEQUEATH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Foods that can be prepared "hedgehog-style," so-named for the crisscross patterns of cuts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: mango tree, Mangifera indica, mango
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. See 52-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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: inking pad, blow up, plod
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Truck maker since 1947"

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: TONKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Sad declaration in a card game"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: IGOTNOTHIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Storm warning, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sudden very loud noise
• Words that mean the same thing: spat, clack, gonorrhea
• The opposite would be: boo
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. With 43-Across, some feminine care products"

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 long skirt ending below the calf
• The opposite would be: mini
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAXI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Cool brand to have around the kitchen"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FRIGIDAIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Novelist Waugh"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Download source"

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: FILESERVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Quite a jerk"

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 american who lives in the north (especially during the american civil war)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yankee, jerk, Northerner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Purveyor of game pieces"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard 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: SPORTSDESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword July 29, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Subjects of many viral videos	4
2D	2. Song in mariachi?	4
3D	3. Some slow-cooked Southern fare, informally	10
4D	4. Command for attention	8
5D	5. Looky-___ (overcurious sort)	3
6D	6. Daily Beast alternative, familiarly	6
7D	7. "I mean, obviously!"	5
8D	8. Attitude	4
9D	9. Pebble Beach or Quail Hollow, e.g.	9
10D	10. Like Shakespeare's Katherina	8
11D	11. Element of many modern ads	6
12D	12. Where Southern Methodist University has a satellite campus	4
13D	13. Still fighting	4
14D	14. Things that a Mac's Preview app helps to preview	4
15D	21. St. ___ (popular spring break locale, informally)	4
16D	23. Prefix with -plasty	3
17D	25. Cancel	5
18D	26. Accommodate, in a way	5
19D	27. Shut down	5
20D	28. Song from "Company" that marks the show's climax	10
21D	29. Class for future scientists, in brief	5
22D	30. Nickels and dimes	5
23D	32. Fly catcher, maybe	9
24D	35. They're up before anyone else	8
25D	36. Precious plastic	8
26D	38. Unfancy jacket material	4
27D	39. Work (out)	3
28D	41. Increase	6
29D	42. Philosophical denier of duality	6
30D	44. Year of the ___ (2022)	5
31D	45. "Perhaps"	4
32D	46. Met highlight	4
33D	47. Weight pullers	4
34D	48. Home of Wailuku River State Park	4
35D	50. Epic battle figure	4
36D	51. Free lunches, maybe	4
37D	54. Bleu ___ Causses (cheese)	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. Subjects of many viral videos"

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 feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
• Words that mean the same thing: bozo, cat, computed axial tomography
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Song in mariachi?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an elaborate song for solo voice
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Some slow-cooked Southern fare, informally"

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: MEMPHISBBQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Command for attention"

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: EYESONME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Looky-___ (overcurious sort)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a toilet in britain
• Words that mean the same thing: closet, water closet, W.C.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Daily Beast alternative, familiarly"

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: HUFFPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "I mean, obviously!""

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: UHYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Attitude"

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

  The answer is: MIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Pebble Beach or Quail Hollow, e.g."

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: PGACOURSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Like Shakespeare's Katherina"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that continually complaining or faultfinding
• Words that mean the same thing: nagging
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHREWISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Element of many modern ads"

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

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: QRCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Where Southern Methodist University has a satellite campus"

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 member of the pueblo people living in northern new mexico
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist, Tao
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Still fighting"

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: INIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Things that a Mac's Preview app helps to preview"

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: PDFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. St. ___ (popular spring break locale, informally)"

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: PETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Prefix with -plasty"

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

  The answer is: OTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Cancel"

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 dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
• Words that mean the same thing: cancel, scouring, scratch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCRUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Accommodate, in a way"

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 dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
• Words that mean the same thing: sign of the zodiac, home, household
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Shut down"

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 put down by force or intimidation
• Words that mean the same thing: subjugate, reduce, avoid
• The opposite would be: validate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Song from "Company" that marks the show's climax"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: BEINGALIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Class for future scientists, in brief"

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: APBIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Nickels and dimes"

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 sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
• Words that mean the same thing: disc, magnetic disk, platter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Fly catcher, maybe"

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: PESTSTRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. They're up before anyone 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: LEADOFFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Precious plastic"

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: BANKCARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Unfancy jacket material"

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 (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
• Words that mean the same thing: blue jean, denim, dungaree
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Work (out)"

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 cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: goat god, cooking pan, genus Pan
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Increase"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction
• The opposite would be: downtick
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UPTICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Philosophical denier of duality"

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: MONIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Year of the ___ (2022)"

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 fierce or audacious person
• Words that mean the same thing: Panthera tigris
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. "Perhaps""

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: IMAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Met highlight"

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 gay festivity
• Words that mean the same thing: jamboree, blowout, gala affair
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Weight pullers"

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 domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - bible
• Words that mean the same thing: kine, Bos taurus, cows
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OXEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Home of Wailuku River State Park"

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 a town in hawaii on the island of hawaii
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HILO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Epic battle figure"

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 (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Words that mean the same thing: are, ar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "51. Free lunches, maybe"

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 an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
• Words that mean the same thing: gain vigor, pick up, perk up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Bleu ___ Causses (cheese)"

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 potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
• Words that mean the same thing: First State, diethylstilbesterol, diethylstilbestrol
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DES

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	77.1%
Short Answer	6	8.6%
History	2	2.9%
Sports	2	2.9%
Music	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Science/Technology	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.6 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 07:15 PM