XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 25, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 25 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Besmirch
Clue #2: 4. Sound of a bass drum
Clue #3: 9. "Challenge accepted!"
Clue #4: 14. TV newswoman Cabrera
Clue #5: 15. Drive back
Antonyms: attract
Clue #6: 16. Like avaricious eyes
Clue #7: 17. Historic agreement of 1215
Clue #8: 19. Wear on earth?
Clue #9: 20. "Through the fog it came" in Part I of Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
Clue #10: 21. Big name in Dadaism
Clue #11: 22. Lets borrow
Clue #12: 23. "Dream a Little Dream of Me" singer of 1968, familiarly
Clue #13: 27. What silken tofu may replace in vegan recipes
Clue #14: 28. Frog's friend in an easy-reader classic
Clue #15: 30. Ethnic group of Rwanda
Clue #16: 31. California ___ (abstaining from everything but cannabis, say)
Antonyms: playful, intoxicated
Clue #17: 34. Formally forces out
Antonyms: repatriate
Clue #18: 36. Onomatopoetic breakfast trio
Clue #19: 39. Facility for outpatients
Clue #20: 40. Yorkshire metropolis
Clue #21: 41. Delay deciding, informally
Clue #22: 42. Olympic blade
Clue #23: 44. Olympic "blade"
Clue #24: 47. 907, for a high one
Clue #25: 49. Bit of gear for Vermeer
Clue #26: 53. Bad bug
Clue #27: 54. 2008 romantic drama starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow
Clue #28: 56. Concern for an Allied ship
Clue #29: 58. Incentive to stay indoors on a sweltering day, informally … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle
Clue #30: 59. "Cheers" in Chiapas
Clue #31: 60. Bird-related
Clue #32: 61. Simu ___, portrayer of Rival Ken in "Barbie"
Clue #33: 62. "Ergo …"
Clue #34: 63. Flashy fish
Clue #35: 64. A person's soul mate, with "the"
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Tex-Mex treat
Clue #2: 2. Like a clock with hands
Antonyms: digital
Clue #3: 3. Miscellaneous collection
Clue #4: 4. Expansive parcels
Clue #5: 5. Love, in emoji-speak
Clue #6: 6. Tool for removing a tree stump
Clue #7: 7. M.L.B. team that retired Strawberry's #18
Clue #8: 8. Substance in stars and neon signs
Clue #9: 9. Flanged girder
Clue #10: 10. Healthful snack brand
Clue #11: 11. Home to the Museum of the Portuguese Language
Clue #12: 12. "That's unexpected …"
Antonyms: even
Clue #13: 13. Bill promoting science education
Clue #14: 18. One of the Bobbsey twins, in children's literature
Clue #15: 24. Top-selling musical artist of the 2010s
Clue #16: 25. Part of a dance
Clue #17: 26. Questionable, in modern lingo
Clue #18: 29. Source of prophecy
Clue #19: 31. Popular stocking stuffer?
Clue #20: 32. Nail polish brand with a MillenniYUM shade
Clue #21: 33. Quietly added to a thread
Clue #22: 35. Marked, in a way
Clue #23: 36. Legato notation, in music
Antonyms: focus
Clue #24: 37. Tripled, then tripled again
Clue #25: 38. "Don't let up. You've got this!"
Clue #26: 39. Tax prep pro
Clue #27: 43. Acquisition that may solve a mouse problem
Clue #28: 44. Opera with a baritone Iago
Clue #29: 45. "Quickest way to Harlem," in song
Clue #30: 46. Former stray, often
Clue #31: 48. Get the edge over
Clue #32: 50. Rite place at the rite time?
Clue #33: 51. ___ Doone (cookie brand)
Clue #34: 52. First lady of Italy?
Clue #35: 55. "___ got some difficult days ahead": Martin Luther King Jr.
Clue #36: 56. Team for gymnasts Biles and Chiles
Clue #37: 57. Blacklist
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Friday, December 13, 2024
27426 Fri Dec 13, 2024 nyt by Ryan Patrick Smith
Across Clues :
1. Put a lid on it!, 8. To which a "To/From" label might be attached, 15. Chance meeting greeting, 16. Away for a while, 17. Question after an untimely joke, 18. Attacked from the sides, 19. Pronouncing "pronunciation" as "pronounciation," e.g., 20. Drift, 21. Dorothea who documented the Great Depression, 22. Lodge, 23. What Han Solo never wants to be told, 25. Stars are big ones, 27. Open, as a compressed file, 28. Sexually charged title track of a hit 1973 album, 33. Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, 34. Spanish pronoun, 35. Something to show for a tow, 36. Recurring quirk, 37. Contribute to a company, say, 38. Hallmark of a hypocrite, 40. Trig ratio, 42. ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983), 43. Place for an ornament, 44. Cornmeal cake, 46. "My heart is like a singing bird / ___ nest is in a water'd shoot": Christina Rossetti, 50. Features of work boots, 52. Elevated pitches, 53. Main course?, 54. "The Fault in Our Stars" genre, informally, 55. Touchdown, e.g., 56. Without exception, 57. Slack alternative, in brief, 58. Major product of Jordan
Down Clues :
1. W, for one, 2. Now, in Spanish, 3. Garden-variety poker?, 4. Steps down, 5. 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan hit with a melancholy title, 6. Draining issue, 7. ___Mari (organization method), 8. Office lackey, 9. Nacre on a nice guitar, say, 10. Dessert made with a double boiler, 11. Achilles, e.g., 12. Cheesy casserole, 13. Went too far, 14. Struck (out), 20. Performers of note?, 22. Test releases, 24. Scatterbrained, 26. Statistics calculation, 27. Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag, 28. Drain (away), 29. Chargeable conveyances, 30. Makeup of a sleeve, 31. Soeur de la mère, 32. What's black and white and wet all over?, 39. Singer with the 2009 double-platinum album "Rated R", 41. Antarctic penguin, 44. First airline to fly a jumbo jet, 45. Cars known as Vauxhalls in the U.K., 47. Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu, 48. Book identifier, often, 49. Compound formed from an alcohol and an acid, 51. Drink similar to Champagne, 52. Bean on the screen, 53. Tech entrepreneur Altman, 54. "American Dad!" airer
Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 13, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| New York Times, Friday, December 13, 2024 |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Put a lid on it!. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: HATRACK
Possible Answer : hatrack, coat_rack, coatrack
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The clue is 8. To which a "To/From" label might be attached. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: GIFTBOX
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The clue is 15. Chance meeting greeting. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: OHHELLO
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The clue is 16. Away for a while. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ONLEAVE
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The clue is 17. Question after an untimely joke. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: TOOSOON
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The clue is 18. Attacked from the sides. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: FLANKED
Possible Answer : flank
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The clue is 19. Pronouncing "pronunciation" as "pronounciation," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ERRING
Possible Answer : drift, error-prone, erring, mistake, slip, stray, err
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The clue is 20. Drift. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: MEANDER
Possible Answer : meander, thread, wander, wind, weave, ramble
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The clue is 21. Dorothea who documented the Great Depression. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LANGE
Possible Answer : Lange, Dorothea_Lange
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The clue is 22. Lodge. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BURY
Possible Answer : eat_up, lay_to_rest, swallow_up, sink, entomb, bury, forget, inhume, immerse, swallow, inter
Possible Opposite Answer : remember
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The clue is 23. What Han Solo never wants to be told. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ODDS
Possible Answer : odds, betting_odds
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The clue is 25. Stars are big ones. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NAMES
Possible Answer : cite, list, nominate, mention, refer, advert, make, figure, identify, appoint, distinguish, constitute, bring_up, diagnose, public_figure, name_calling, discover, gens, key, epithet, describe, names, key_out, name, call
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The clue is 27. Open, as a compressed file. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: UNZIP
Possible Answer : unzip
Possible Opposite Answer : zip_up
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The clue is 28. Sexually charged title track of a hit 1973 album. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: LETSGETITON
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The clue is 33. Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IDA
Possible Answer : International_Development_Association, IDA
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The clue is 34. Spanish pronoun. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESA
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The clue is 35. Something to show for a tow. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: AAACARD
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The clue is 36. Recurring quirk. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TIC
Possible Answer : tic
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The clue is 37. Contribute to a company, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ACT
Possible Answer : represent, work, play, human_action, bit, do, number, dissemble, enactment, deed, routine, roleplay, behave, human_activity, pretend, act_as, playact, act, turn, move
Possible Opposite Answer : refrain
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The clue is 38. Hallmark of a hypocrite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: INSINCERITY
Possible Answer : falseness, insincerity, hollowness
Possible Opposite Answer : sincerity
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The clue is 40. Trig ratio. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COTAN
Possible Answer : cotan, cotangent
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The clue is 42. ___ shock (Japan's term for the video game crash of 1983). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATARI
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The clue is 43. Place for an ornament. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HOOD
Possible Answer : exhaust_hood, cowl, goon, cowling, thug, cap, lens_hood, punk, bonnet, tough, strong-armer, hood, hoodlum, toughie
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The clue is 44. Cornmeal cake. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PONE
Possible Answer : pone, cornpone
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The clue is 46. "My heart is like a singing bird / ___ nest is in a water'd shoot": Christina Rossetti. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: WHOSE
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The clue is 50. Features of work boots. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: TOECAPS
Possible Answer : toecap
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The clue is 52. Elevated pitches. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SHARPS
Possible Answer : sharp
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The clue is 53. Main course?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SEALANE
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The clue is 54. "The Fault in Our Stars" genre, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: TEENLIT
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The clue is 55. Touchdown, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ARRIVAL
Possible Answer : reaching, comer, arrival, arriver
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The clue is 56. Without exception. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: BARNONE
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The clue is 57. Slack alternative, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: MSTEAMS
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The clue is 58. Major product of Jordan. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SNEAKER
Possible Answer : canary, sneaker, stoolie, sneak, stool_pigeon, tennis_shoe, stoolpigeon, fink, snitcher, gym_shoe, snitch
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. W, for one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HOTEL
Possible Answer: hotel
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The clue is 2. Now, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AHORA
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The clue is 3. Garden-variety poker?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: THORN
Possible Answer: spikelet, thorn, sticker, prickle, irritant, pricker, spine
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The clue is 4. Steps down. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: RESIGNS
Possible Answer: step_down, leave_office, quit, vacate, free, reconcile, submit, give_up, renounce, release, resign, relinquish
Possible Opposite Answer : take_office
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The clue is 5. 1972 Gilbert O'Sullivan hit with a melancholy title. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ALONEAGAIN
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The clue is 6. Draining issue. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CLOG
Possible Answer: geta, sabot, clog_dancing, clot, choke_off, clog_up, choke, congest, clog_dance, clog, constipate, foul, back_up, overload, patten
Possible Opposite Answer : unclog
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The clue is 7. ___Mari (organization method). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KON
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The clue is 8. Office lackey. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GOFER
Possible Answer: gofer
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The clue is 9. Nacre on a nice guitar, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INLAY
Possible Answer: inlay
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The clue is 10. Dessert made with a double boiler. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: FLAN
Possible Answer: flan
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The clue is 11. Achilles, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TENDON
Possible Answer: tendon, sinew
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The clue is 12. Cheesy casserole. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: BAKEDZITI
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The clue is 13. Went too far. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: OVERDIDIT
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The clue is 14. Struck (out). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: XED
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The clue is 20. Performers of note?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: MUSICIANS
Possible Answer: musician, instrumentalist, player
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The clue is 22. Test releases. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BETAS
Possible Answer: beta, Beta, genus_Beta
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The clue is 24. Scatterbrained. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPACY
Possible Answer: spacey, spacy, spaced-out
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The clue is 26. Statistics calculation. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MEAN
Possible Answer: mean, imply, miserly, mean_value, meanspirited, stand_for, beggarly, bastardly, base, mingy, have_in_mind, intend, entail, think_of, hateful, think, signify, average, tight
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The clue is 27. Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: UNDERWHERE
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The clue is 28. Drain (away). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LEACH
Possible Answer: percolate, strip, leach, leaching
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The clue is 29. Chargeable conveyances. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ESCOOTERS
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The clue is 30. Makeup of a sleeve. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: TATTOOART
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The clue is 31. Soeur de la mère. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TANTE
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The clue is 32. What's black and white and wet all over?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORCA
Possible Answer: sea_wolf, grampus, killer_whale, orca, Orcinus_orca, killer
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The clue is 39. Singer with the 2009 double-platinum album "Rated R". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: RIHANNA
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The clue is 41. Antarctic penguin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ADELIE
Possible Answer: Pygoscelis_adeliae, Adelie, Adelie_penguin
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The clue is 44. First airline to fly a jumbo jet. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PANAM
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The clue is 45. Cars known as Vauxhalls in the U.K.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OPELS
Possible Answer: Opel, Wilhelm_von_Opel
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The clue is 47. Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ORLOK
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The clue is 48. Book identifier, often. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPINE
Possible Answer: rachis, spur, spikelet, vertebral_column, thorn, sticker, spinal_column, prickle, acantha, pricker, backbone, spine, back
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The clue is 49. Compound formed from an alcohol and an acid. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ESTER
Possible Answer: ester
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The clue is 51. Drink similar to Champagne. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CAVA
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The clue is 52. Bean on the screen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SEAN
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The clue is 53. Tech entrepreneur Altman. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SAM
Possible Answer: SAM, surface-to-air_missile
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The clue is 54. "American Dad!" airer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TBS
Possible Answer: TiB, TB, Tbit, terabyte, tebibyte, tuberculosis, T.B., terbium, atomic_number_65, terabit, Tb
Monday, September 22, 2025
September 10, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (35 clues)
- Down Clues (43 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
- Related Crossword Solutions
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (35 Across, 43 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
Across Clues Explained - Thursday NYT Crossword September 10, 2020
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Mind-set | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Shells you can eat | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Spoiled | 3 |
| 4A | 13. With 70-Across, dramatic opening of 62-Across's Fifth | 8 |
| 5A | 14. A computer hacker usually uses this | 5 |
| 6A | 15. It's next to nada | 3 |
| 7A | 16. Like boardinghouse rooms, again and again | 5 |
| 8A | 18. Like all of the 62-Across works in this puzzle | 9 |
| 9A | 20. Some garden machinery | 7 |
| 10A | 22. It's a laugh | 3 |
| 11A | 23. Jewish month of 30 days | 6 |
| 12A | 27. ___ limits (political issue) | 4 |
| 13A | 30. Ricky Martin, e.g. [Third] | 11 |
| 14A | 35. Big seller of camping gear | 3 |
| 15A | 36. About | 4 |
| 16A | 37. Pivot | 4 |
| 17A | 38. Abbr. after Brooklyn or Cleveland | 3 |
| 18A | 39. Exercise before a trip to Latin America, say [Sixth] | 15 |
| 19A | 44. "___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" (hymn) | 3 |
| 20A | 45. Quaking cause | 4 |
| 21A | 46. Pelvic bones | 4 |
| 22A | 47. When sung three times, a soccer anthem | 3 |
| 23A | 48. Event before a college football game [Ninth] | 11 |
| 24A | 52. ___ ball | 4 |
| 25A | 54. Walk stylishly | 6 |
| 26A | 55. Is down with | 3 |
| 27A | 57. Like many retired academics | 7 |
| 28A | 62. Composer whose works are hidden in 30-, 39- and 48-Across | 9 |
| 29A | 67. Only part of Egypt located in Asia | 5 |
| 30A | 68. Potential starts of new generations | 3 |
| 31A | 69. Broadcasting | 5 |
| 32A | 70. See 13-Across | 4 |
| 33A | 71. Marked incorrect | 3 |
| 34A | 72. Trifle | 5 |
| 35A | 73. Schlep | 4 |
Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!
Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!
Clue 1 Across: "1. Mind-set"
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 characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- Words that mean the same thing: temper, mode, modality
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: MOOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Shells you can eat"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
- Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: PASTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Spoiled"
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 that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
- Words that mean the same thing: defective, unsound, badness
- The opposite would be: goodness, good
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: BAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "13. With 70-Across, dramatic opening of 62-Across's Fifth"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: GGGEFLAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "14. A computer hacker usually uses this"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a name that has been assumed temporarily
- Words that mean the same thing: false name, a.k.a., also known as
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ALIAS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "15. It's next to nada"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: UNO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "16. Like boardinghouse rooms, again and again"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: RELET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. Like all of the 62-Across works in this puzzle"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony
- Words that mean the same thing: symphonious
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: SYMPHONIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Some garden machinery"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person who seeds clouds
- Words that mean the same thing: cloud seeder, seeder
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEEDERS
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Clue 10 Across: "22. It's a laugh"
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!
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The answer is: YUK
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Clue 11 Across: "23. Jewish month of 30 days"
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 the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the jewish calendar (in january and february)
- Words that mean the same thing: Shevat
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHEBAT
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Clue 12 Across: "27. ___ limits (political issue)"
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 word or expression used for some particular thing
- Words that mean the same thing: terminus, terminal figure, condition
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TERM
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Clue 13 Across: "30. Ricky Martin, e.g. [Third]"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
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The answer is: PUERTORICAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "35. Big seller of camping gear"
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!
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The answer is: REI
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Clue 15 Across: "36. About"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INRE
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Clue 16 Across: "37. Pivot"
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 turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- Words that mean the same thing: cut, curve, sheer
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLUE
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Clue 17 Across: "38. Abbr. after Brooklyn or Cleveland"
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!
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The answer is: HTS
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Clue 18 Across: "39. Exercise before a trip to Latin America, say [Sixth]"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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!
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The answer is: SPANISHTUTORIAL
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Clue 19 Across: "44. "___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" (hymn)"
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 light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
- Words that mean the same thing: Cordyline terminalis, titanium, si
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIS
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Clue 20 Across: "45. Quaking cause"
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 emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
- Words that mean the same thing: dread, fearfulness, revere
- The opposite would be: fearlessness
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FEAR
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Clue 21 Across: "46. Pelvic bones"
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 ancient city in asia minor that was the site of the trojan war
- Words that mean the same thing: Ilion, Troy, ilium
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILIA
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Clue 22 Across: "47. When sung three times, a soccer anthem"
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!
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The answer is: OLE
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Clue 23 Across: "48. Event before a college football game [Ninth]"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
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The answer is: SCHOOLRALLY
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Clue 24 Across: "52. ___ ball"
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!
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The answer is: NERF
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Clue 25 Across: "54. Walk stylishly"
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 square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps
- Words that mean the same thing: jaunt, strut, prance
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SASHAY
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Clue 26 Across: "55. Is down with"
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 (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
- Words that mean the same thing: possess, cause, make
- The opposite would be: abstain, refuse
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAS
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Clue 27 Across: "57. Like many retired academics"
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!
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The answer is: EMERITA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "62. Composer whose works are hidden in 30-, 39- and 48-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that german composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
- Words that mean the same thing: van Beethoven, Ludwig van Beethoven
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEETHOVEN
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Clue 29 Across: "67. Only part of Egypt located in Asia"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
- Words that mean the same thing: Mount Sinai, Sinai Desert, Sinai Peninsula
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SINAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "68. Potential starts of new generations"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
- Words that mean the same thing: ovum, egg cell
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OVA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "69. Broadcasting"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONAIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "70. See 13-Across"
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!
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The answer is: FFFD
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Clue 33 Across: "71. Marked incorrect"
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!
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The answer is: XED
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Clue 34 Across: "72. Trifle"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a fractional monetary unit of ireland and the united kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
- Words that mean the same thing: cent, centime
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PENNY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "73. Schlep"
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 capacious bag or basket
- Words that mean the same thing: holdall, lug, tug
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOTE
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NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - September 10, 2020 Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Supervisors: Abbr. | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Curved molding | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Randy look | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Released air from, as a balloon | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Quarterback, often | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Prince ___ Khan | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Kind of card | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Choose | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Like barbecue pits | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Historic Boston locale | 10 |
| 11D | 11. What every infinitive in Esperanto ends with | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Grumpy co-worker | 3 |
| 13D | 17. Class struggle? | 4 |
| 14D | 19. Not at home ... or caught at home | 3 |
| 15D | 21. Part of the Greek spelling of "Aristotle" | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Paris hangouts | 7 |
| 17D | 25. Vocal opponent of 2001's Patriot Act, for short | 4 |
| 18D | 26. Like violin strings | 4 |
| 19D | 28. The price you pay | 6 |
| 20D | 29. Lose | 6 |
| 21D | 30. Detroit pro player | 6 |
| 22D | 31. Disentangle, in a way | 6 |
| 23D | 32. David Lynch's first feature-length film | 10 |
| 24D | 33. Last name in "Star Wars" | 3 |
| 25D | 34. Prefix with cortex | 3 |
| 26D | 40. Possibilities | 3 |
| 27D | 41. Brief moments | 4 |
| 28D | 42. It's a laugh | 4 |
| 29D | 43. Coastal feature | 3 |
| 30D | 49. Literary master of irony | 6 |
| 31D | 50. Skedaddle | 3 |
| 32D | 51. Stock at a saloon | 4 |
| 33D | 53. Trimmable part | 3 |
| 34D | 56. Get the goods | 4 |
| 35D | 58. It may precede a breakup | 4 |
| 36D | 59. Lowdown | 4 |
| 37D | 60. Loser to Wilson in 1912 | 4 |
| 38D | 61. Person carrying a briefcase, maybe | 4 |
| 39D | 62. Pricey seating area | 3 |
| 40D | 63. December 24, e.g. | 3 |
| 41D | 64. It's next to nothing | 3 |
| 42D | 65. Part of 62-Across's name | 3 |
| 43D | 66. 64-Down, to 62-Across | 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. Supervisors: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MGRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Curved molding"
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 molding that (in section) has the shape of an s with the convex part above and the concave part below
- Words that mean the same thing: cyma reversa
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OGEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Randy look"
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 look at with amorous intentions
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OGLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Released air from, as a balloon"
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 collapse by releasing contained air or gas
- Words that mean the same thing: chapfallen, deflate, chopfallen
- The opposite would be: inflate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DEFLATED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Quarterback, often"
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 person who passes by casually or by chance
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Passer, passerby, passer-by
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PASSER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Prince ___ Khan"
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!
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The answer is: ALY
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Kind of card"
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!
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The answer is: SIM
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Choose"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sound made by a gentle blow
- Words that mean the same thing: pink, hydrant, water tap
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Like barbecue pits"
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 of a light grey
- Words that mean the same thing: ash-grey, ash-gray
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASHY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Historic Boston locale"
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!
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The answer is: BUNKERHILL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. What every infinitive in Esperanto ends with"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that black tropical american cuckoo
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Grumpy co-worker"
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 licensed medical practitioner
- Words that mean the same thing: Dr., medico, doctor
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DOC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "17. Class struggle?"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that trying something to find out about it
- Words that mean the same thing: screen, mental testing, try out
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "19. Not at home ... or caught at home"
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 (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- Words that mean the same thing: extinct, verboten, prohibited
- The opposite would be: safe
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Part of the Greek spelling of "Aristotle""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the 17th letter of the greek alphabet
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RHO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Paris hangouts"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a small informal restaurant; serves wine
- Words that mean the same thing: bistro
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BISTROS
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Clue 17 Down: "25. Vocal opponent of 2001's Patriot Act, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ACLU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "26. Like violin strings"
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 pulled or drawn tight
- Words that mean the same thing: tight
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAUT
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Clue 19 Down: "28. The price you pay"
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 the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale
- The opposite would be: wholesale
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RETAIL
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Lose"
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 place (something) where one cannot find it again
- Words that mean the same thing: lose, misplace
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MISLAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "30. Detroit pro player"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
- Words that mean the same thing: Walter Piston, plunger
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PISTON
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Clue 22 Down: "31. Disentangle, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNPILE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "32. David Lynch's first feature-length film"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERASERHEAD
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Clue 24 Down: "33. Last name in "Star Wars""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 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!
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The answer is: REN
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Clue 25 Down: "34. Prefix with cortex"
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 (used as a combining form) recent or new
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NEO
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Possibilities"
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!
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The answer is: IFS
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Clue 27 Down: "41. Brief moments"
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 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
- Words that mean the same thing: SEC, secant, second
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SECS
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Clue 28 Down: "42. It's a laugh"
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!
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The answer is: HAHA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Down: "43. Coastal feature"
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!
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The answer is: RIA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Down: "49. Literary master of irony"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OHENRY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Down: "50. Skedaddle"
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: escape, bunk, thrash
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Down: "51. Stock at a saloon"
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 seed of the cereal grass
- Words that mean the same thing: rye whisky, Secale cereale, rye whiskey
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RYES
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Clue 33 Down: "53. Trimmable part"
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 soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- Words that mean the same thing: fatty, fatten, flesh out
- The opposite would be: leanness, thin
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The answer is: FAT
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Clue 34 Down: "56. Get the goods"
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: shop at, rat, sponsor
- The opposite would be: boycott
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The answer is: SHOP
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Clue 35 Down: "58. It may precede a breakup"
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 gap between cloud masses
- Words that mean the same thing: break, rupture, breach
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RIFT
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Clue 36 Down: "59. Lowdown"
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 message received and understood
- Words that mean the same thing: information
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: INFO
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Clue 37 Down: "60. Loser to Wilson in 1912"
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 united states sculptor (1860-1936)
- Words that mean the same thing: President Taft, Lorado Taft, William Howard Taft
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TAFT
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Clue 38 Down: "61. Person carrying a briefcase, 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 officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
- Words that mean the same thing: aide-de-camp, adjutant, auxiliary
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AIDE
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Clue 39 Down: "62. Pricey seating area"
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 (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- Words that mean the same thing: corner, boxwood, loge
- The opposite would be: unbox
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The answer is: BOX
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Clue 40 Down: "63. December 24, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
- Words that mean the same thing: evening, eventide, even
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EVE
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Clue 41 Down: "64. It's next to nothing"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
- Words that mean the same thing: nonpareil, unmatchable, I
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ONE
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Clue 42 Down: "65. Part of 62-Across's name"
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 any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
- Words that mean the same thing: vanguard, new wave, caravan
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: VAN
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Clue 43 Down: "66. 64-Down, to 62-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: EIN
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 43 | 55.1% |
| Short Answer | 24 | 30.8% |
| Abbreviation | 3 | 3.8% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 2 | 2.6% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 43 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 22, 2025 at 04:45 PM