27407 Fri Nov 22, 2024 NYT by Sarah Sinclair and Rafael Musa

Across Clues :

1. One with an "accept all cookies" policy?, 6. Ladies' night attendee, 12. Bunch of Daisies, 13. Language written with runes, 15. Macronutrient grouping?, 16. Took advantage of a Saturday, say, 17. "You sure about that?", 18. Dentist's directive, 19. Allied (with), 20. Google's former motto, 23. Makeup brand known for its risqué product names, 24. "Wow, what a thrill!", 26. Bêtise, 28. Adroit, 29. Name that sounds like its first letter, 32. Sauce for a caprese sandwich, 33. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass, 34. Tolerate, 36. Be in the picture?, 37. Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 39. Beliefs, 40. Awkward setups, perhaps, 42. Irritation treated with a warm compress, 45. Ordinary person, idiomatically, 48. Puts on the back burner, say, 50. ___ lesson, 51. One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo, 52. Field of stars?, 54. Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often, 55. "You should leave", 56. Divvy up, 57. Understudy opportunities?, 58. Staff figures

Down Clues :

1. Humorless, 2. Playground comeback, 3. "Really, allow me!", 4. [Hey! The light turned green!], 5. Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon, 6. The U.S. has the world's largest, 7. Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day, 8. Reacting to a meme, maybe, 9. Hermès competitor, 10. Daisylike bloom, 11. City between York and Manchester, 13. Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 14. Album whose creation is profiled in 2021's "The Beatles: Get Back", 16. ___ script (screenwriter's pitch), 18. Like many Halloween costumes, 21. "Don't embarrass me!", 22. Small small?, 25. Close by, 26. "Hazy" beverage, 27. Cal. ender, 29. Where small plates are served?, 30. ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony, 31. "May I help you?", 33. Fragrant fire fodder, 35. Oktoberfest establishment, 38. "I Don't Know How to Love ___" ("Jesus Christ Superstar" song), 39. Made it, 40. Reveal unintentionally, 41. Go up against, 42. Fashion, 43. His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia, 44. English filmmaker David or Peter, 46. Cool, 47. Takes badly?, 49. Slugger with 609 career home runs, 53. "___ Fleurs du Mal" (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection), 54. Part of OOO

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 22, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, November 22, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. One with an "accept all cookies" policy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTA

  Possible Answer : Santa_Claus, Santa, Father_Christmas, Saint_Nicholas, St._Nick, Saint_Nick, Kriss_Kringle




• The clue is 6. Ladies' night attendee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALPAL




• The clue is 12. Bunch of Daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROOP

  Possible Answer : parade, flock, scout_troop, promenade, troop, scout_group




• The clue is 13. Language written with runes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDNORSE




• The clue is 15. Macronutrient grouping?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEIOU




• The clue is 16. Took advantage of a Saturday, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEPTLATE




• The clue is 17. "You sure about that?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT




• The clue is 18. Dentist's directive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer : spittle, ptyalise, spew, sprinkle, expectoration, ptyalize, spatter, saliva, tongue, pitter-patter, patter, skewer, spue, spit_out, spitting, spit




• The clue is 19. Allied (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDED

  Possible Answer : side




• The clue is 20. Google's former motto. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTBEEVIL




• The clue is 23. Makeup brand known for its risqué product names. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARS




• The clue is 24. "Wow, what a thrill!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOEXCITING




• The clue is 26. Bêtise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIOCY

  Possible Answer : idiocy, amentia




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

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, capable, able-bodied

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable




• The clue is 29. Name that sounds like its first letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAY




• The clue is 32. Sauce for a caprese sandwich. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESTO

  Possible Answer : pesto




• The clue is 33. Lead-in to ✔ on a boarding pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE




• The clue is 34. Tolerate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABIDE

  Possible Answer : bide, stay, bear, abide, stick_out, stomach, brook, digest, endure, tolerate, suffer, support, put_up, stand




• The clue is 36. Be in the picture?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : number, act, play, act_as, pretend, enactment, dissemble, do, human_action, roleplay, routine, work, playact, deed, human_activity, behave, turn, move, represent, bit

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 37. Home to Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer : Buckeye_State, Ohio, Ohio_River, OH




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

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

  The answer: CREDOS

  Possible Answer : credo, creed




• The clue is 40. Awkward setups, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLINDDATES




• The clue is 42. Irritation treated with a warm compress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYE

  Possible Answer : hordeolum, sty, eye_infection, stye




• The clue is 45. Ordinary person, idiomatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEREMORTAL




• The clue is 48. Puts on the back burner, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEATS

  Possible Answer : heating_plant, heating, stir_up, heating_system, high_temperature, ignite, estrus, oestrus, heat_energy, fire_up, warmth, hotness, wake, heat_up, rut, passion, hot_up, heat, inflame

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus, coldness, cool




• The clue is 50. ___ lesson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIFE

  Possible Answer : life-time, aliveness, life_story, life_sentence, life, lifetime, living, biography, lifespan, sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life_history, animation




• The clue is 51. One is seen above the pretzel in the Auntie Anne's logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer : anchor_ring, ring, annulus, aureole, doughnut, aura, gloriole, nimbus, glory, halo




• The clue is 52. Field of stars?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTROLOGY

  Possible Answer : astrology, star_divination




• The clue is 54. Like the subject of politics in a job interview, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABOO

  Possible Answer : forbidden, out, proscribed, prohibited, verboten, tabu, taboo




• The clue is 55. "You should leave". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLEASEGO




• The clue is 56. Divvy up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLOT

  Possible Answer : assign, parcel_out, grant, shell_out, dish_out, mete_out, administer, accord, lot, portion, allot, distribute, dole_out, dispense, deal_out, deal




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

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

  The answer: EASYAS




• The clue is 58. Staff figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEFS

  Possible Answer : clef

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: STAID

  Possible Answer: staid, sedate

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

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

  The answer: ARESO

• The clue is 3. "Really, allow me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOIINSIST

• The clue is 4. [Hey! The light turned green!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOTTOOT

• The clue is 5. Toon whose last name is Nahasapeemapetilon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APU

• The clue is 6. The U.S. has the world's largest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GDP

  Possible Answer: gross_domestic_product, GDP

• The clue is 7. Creatures that sleep by taking hundreds of minute-long naps throughout the day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  Possible Answer: emmet, pismire, ant

• The clue is 8. Reacting to a meme, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOLING

• The clue is 9. Hermès competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRADA

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

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

  The answer: ASTER

  Possible Answer: aster

• The clue is 11. City between York and Manchester. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEEDS

  Possible Answer: Leeds

• The clue is 13. Youngest artist to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLIVIARODRIGO

• The clue is 14. Album whose creation is profiled in 2021's "The Beatles: Get Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETITBE

• The clue is 16. ___ script (screenwriter's pitch). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEC

  Possible Answer: spec, specification

• The clue is 18. Like many Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXY

  Possible Answer: aphrodisiacal, aphrodisiac, sexy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsexy, anaphrodisiac

• The clue is 21. "Don't embarrass me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECOOL

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

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

  The answer: LIL

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

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

  The answer: NEARTO

• The clue is 26. "Hazy" beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPA

• The clue is 27. Cal. ender. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEC

  Possible Answer: Dec, December, dec, declination, celestial_latitude

• The clue is 29. Where small plates are served?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIDSTABLE

• The clue is 30. ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADO

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

• The clue is 31. "May I help you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer: yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no

• The clue is 33. Fragrant fire fodder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINELOG

• The clue is 35. Oktoberfest establishment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEERHALL

• The clue is 38. "I Don't Know How to Love ___" ("Jesus Christ Superstar" song). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIM

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

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

  The answer: CAME

  Possible Answer: number, come_up, add_up, descend, do, get_along, arrive, hail, come_in, occur, issue_forth, total, follow, get, come, amount, fall, fare, derive, make_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

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

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

  The answer: BETRAY

  Possible Answer: snitch, cheat_on, cuckold, sell, betray, rat, tell_on, wander, shit, deceive, grass, shop, lead_astray, give_away, fail, bewray, denounce, cheat, stag

  Possible Opposite Answer : undeceive

• The clue is 41. Go up against. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFY

  Possible Answer: hold_up, resist, withstand, refuse, hold, dare, defy

  Possible Opposite Answer : lend_oneself

• The clue is 42. Fashion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPE

  Possible Answer: conformation, contour, shape, pattern, forge, form, configuration, mould, Supreme_Headquarters_Allied_Powers_Europe, determine, figure, influence, regulate, cast, work, chassis, SHAPE, frame, physical_body, soma, physique, flesh, embodiment, human_body, bod, condition, anatomy, material_body, build, mold

• The clue is 43. His birthday is celebrated as National Science Day in Serbia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESLA

  Possible Answer: Nikola_Tesla, tesla, Tesla

• The clue is 44. English filmmaker David or Peter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YATES

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

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

  The answer: ALOOF

  Possible Answer: distant, upstage, aloof

• The clue is 47. Takes badly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOTS

  Possible Answer: scratch, sugar, strip, swag, wampum, simoleons, prize, rifle, shekels, gelt, despoil, lettuce, loot, pelf, bread, boodle, cabbage, foray, plunder, booty, lucre, clams, dirty_money, dough, ransack, moolah, pillage, reave, kale, lolly, dinero

• The clue is 49. Slugger with 609 career home runs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSA

• The clue is 53. "___ Fleurs du Mal" (Charles Baudelaire poetry collection). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LES

  Possible Answer: lupus_erythematosus, LE

• The clue is 54. Part of OOO. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAC

December 09, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, December 09, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

December 09, 2019 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. The Mayflower had three of them	5
2A	6. Rocker Lofgren	4
3A	10. Story of heroes	4
4A	14. Hawaiian greeting	5
5A	15. Grp. with many Mideast members	4
6A	16. Outpouring from a volcano	4
7A	17. Sweet citrus fruits from Southern California	15
8A	20. Winter Olympics need	4
9A	21. Tack on	3
10A	22. Most frigid	6
11A	23. ___-bodied	4
12A	25. Abba of Israel	4
13A	26. Only N.F.L. team that doesn't have a logo on its helmets	15
14A	33. Tied, as shoes	5
15A	34. Be under the weather	3
16A	35. "___ till you drop"	4
17A	36. W.W. II zone that D.D.E. commanded	3
18A	37. Completely enchanted	7
19A	41. The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conf.	3
20A	42. Pimply outbreak	4
21A	44. Like some batteries and baseball leagues	3
22A	45. Did something	5
23A	47. Some chickens	15
24A	51. Angry driver's signal	4
25A	52. Lover boy	4
26A	53. "Quaking" trees	6
27A	56. Nightly "NewsHour" presenter	3
28A	57. Queen in Disney's "Frozen"	4
29A	61. Hit 1980s cop show	15
30A	64. Dutch town with a cheese named after it	4
31A	65. Light and open	4
32A	66. Deity of Islam	5
33A	67. Store department with jackets and ties	4
34A	68. Shaggy beasts	4
35A	69. Come from behind, in scoring	5

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. The Mayflower had three of them"

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 vertical spar for supporting sails
• Words that mean the same thing: mast
• 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: MASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Rocker Lofgren"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: nada, nil, zippo
• 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: NILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Story of heroes"

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 long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Words that mean the same thing: larger-than-life, epic poem, epos
• 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: EPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Hawaiian greeting"

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 acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Words that mean the same thing: ciao
• 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: ALOHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Grp. with many Mideast members"

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 organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum
• Words that mean the same thing: Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries
• 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: OPEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Outpouring from a volcano"

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 rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
• 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: LAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Sweet citrus fruits from Southern California"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VALENCIAORANGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Winter Olympics need"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: bamboozle, coke, snowfall
• 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: SNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Tack on"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: summate, minimal brain damage, attention deficit disorder
• The opposite would be: take away, subtract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Most frigid"

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 devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
• Words that mean the same thing: arctic, frozen, polar
• 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: ICIEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. ___-bodied"

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 (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: able-bodied, capable
• The opposite would be: unable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Abba of Israel"

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: EBAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Only N.F.L. team that doesn't have a logo on its helmets"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CLEVELANDBROWNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Tied, as shoes"

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 spin,wind, or twist together
• Words that mean the same thing: enlace, fortify, plait
• The opposite would be: untwine, unlaced
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LACED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Be under the weather"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: trouble, garlic, pain
• 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: AIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. "___ till you drop""

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: frequent, give away, shit
• The opposite would be: boycott
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. W.W. II zone that D.D.E. commanded"

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: ETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Completely enchanted"

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 inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: infatuated, taken with, soft on
• 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: SMITTEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conf."

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: ISU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Pimply outbreak"

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 inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
• 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: ACNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Like some batteries and baseball leagues"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• 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: AAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Did something"

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 perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, playact, play
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Some chickens"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: RHODEISLANDREDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "51. Angry driver's signal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: disgorge, regurgitate, upchuck
• 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: HONK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "52. Lover boy"

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 man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
• Words that mean the same thing: young man, swain, dandy
• 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: BEAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. "Quaking" trees"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several trees of the genus populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
• Words that mean the same thing: aspen
• 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: ASPENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Nightly "NewsHour" presenter"

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 solution containing a phosphate buffer
• Words that mean the same thing: PiB, lead, petabit
• 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: PBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Queen in Disney's "Frozen""

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: ELSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Hit 1980s cop show"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HILLSTREETBLUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Dutch town with a cheese named after it"

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 mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
• 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: EDAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Light and open"

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 open to or abounding in fresh air
• Words that mean the same thing: aired, aeriform, impractical
• 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: AIRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Deity of Islam"

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 muslim name for the one and only god
• 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: ALLAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Store department with jackets and ties"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the force of workers available
• Words that mean the same thing: men, hands, workforce
• 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: MENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Shaggy beasts"

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 large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
• Words that mean the same thing: cackle, chatter, yakety-yak
• 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: YAKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Come from behind, in scoring"

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 large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
• Words that mean the same thing: summon, rebound, beat up
• The opposite would be: demobilize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

December 09, 2019 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Dallas N.B.A. team, informally	4
2D	2. Actor Alda	4
3D	3. Like Lindbergh's 1927 flight to Paris	4
4D	4. Crowd activity at a stadium	7
5D	5. ___ Rafael, Calif.	3
6D	6. "Who knows?!"	6
7D	7. Apple tablet	4
8D	8. Sign before Virgo	3
9D	9. Write quickly and none too carefully	8
10D	10. Weather phenomena from the Pacific	7
11D	11. "Doctor Jones, you're needed at the front desk," e.g.	4
12D	12. Currier and ___	4
13D	13. Group of actors	4
14D	18. Dial on a telephone	4
15D	19. Rent-___ (Hertz or Avis)	4
16D	24. Hotel units	4
17D	25. Polish, as text	4
18D	26. Unambiguous	5
19D	27. Gate fastener	5
20D	28. Cheap, in commercial names	5
21D	29. Birth-related	5
22D	30. "___ Christmas" (holiday song)	5
23D	31. Edged (out)	5
24D	32. Taters	5
25D	38. Chief support	8
26D	39. "Can ___ you a question?"	4
27D	40. Zilch	4
28D	43. Actor who played Andy Bernard on "The Office"	7
29D	46. ___ De Vil, "101 Dalmatians" role	7
30D	48. Earth's longest time divisions, geologically	4
31D	49. Homes for nuns	6
32D	50. Hatchlings' home	4
33D	53. *cough, cough*	4
34D	54. Point of view, as in an argument	4
35D	55. Blueprint	4
36D	56. Employee's reserved parking space, for one	4
37D	58. Brief down period	4
38D	59. Circus animal with flippers	4
39D	60. Wan	4
40D	62. Small inlet	3
41D	63. What a priest, a minister and a rabbi might walk into	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. Dallas N.B.A. team, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Actor Alda"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like Lindbergh's 1927 flight to Paris"

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 any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: alone, unaccompanied
• 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: SOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Crowd activity at a stadium"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEWAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. ___ Rafael, Calif."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Who knows?!""

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: NOIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Apple tablet"

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: IPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Sign before Virgo"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo the Lion, Lion
• 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: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Write quickly and none too carefully"

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 poor handwriting
• Words that mean the same thing: scrawl, doodle, cacography
• 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: SCRIBBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Weather phenomena from the Pacific"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELNINOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Doctor Jones, you're needed at the front desk," e.g."

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 one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
• Words that mean the same thing: varlet, Sir Frederick Handley Page, foliate
• 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: PAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Currier and ___"

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 composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Ives, Charles Edward Ives, James Merritt Ives
• 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: IVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Group of actors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the actors in a play
• Words that mean the same thing: mould, disgorge, roam
• 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: CAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Dial on a telephone"

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 telephone connection
• Words that mean the same thing: visit, call in, bid
• The opposite would be: put option
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Rent-___ (Hertz or Avis)"

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: ACAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Hotel units"

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 piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: roll in the hay, have it away, seam
• The opposite would be: get up, turn out
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Polish, as text"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: redact, edit out, blue-pencil
• 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: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Unambiguous"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state of being free of suspicion
• Words that mean the same thing: open, light up, brighten
• The opposite would be: unclear, convict
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Gate fastener"

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 spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
• Words that mean the same thing: door latch
• 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: LATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cheap, in commercial names"

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: ECONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Birth-related"

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 region of eastern south africa on the indian ocean
• Words that mean the same thing: KwaZulu-Natal
• 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: NATAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. "___ Christmas" (holiday song)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the caucasoid race
• Words that mean the same thing: Edward D. White, White person, tweed
• The opposite would be: blacken, black
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Edged (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 search or inquire in a meddlesome way
• Words that mean the same thing: pry, horn in, poke
• The opposite would be: noseless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Taters"

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 an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: white potato, bourgeon, tater
• 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: SPUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Chief support"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a prominent supporter
• Words that mean the same thing: backbone, pillar, keystone
• 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: MAINSTAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. "Can ___ you a question?""

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: IASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Zilch"

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 quantity of no importance
• Words that mean the same thing: nil, zippo, aught
• 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: NADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Actor who played Andy Bernard on "The Office""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EDHELMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. ___ De Vil, "101 Dalmatians" role"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CRUELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Earth's longest time divisions, geologically"

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 longest division of geological time
• Words that mean the same thing: aeon, eon
• 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: EONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Homes for nuns"

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 church associated with a monastery or convent
• Words that mean the same thing: abbey
• 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: ABBEYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Hatchlings' home"

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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Words that mean the same thing: draw close, cuddle, nestle
• 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: NEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. *cough, cough*"

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 utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: hem
• 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: AHEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Point of view, as in an argument"

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 place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
• Words that mean the same thing: incline, slope, side of meat
• The opposite would be: top
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Blueprint"

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 series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
• Words that mean the same thing: design, programme, architectural plan
• 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: PLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Employee's reserved parking space, for one"

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: fringe benefit, percolate, perquisite
• 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: "58. Brief down period"

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 pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
• Words that mean the same thing: quiet, letup, tranquilize
• The opposite would be: agitate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Circus animal with flippers"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Words that mean the same thing: seal off, seal of approval, stamp
• The opposite would be: unseal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Wan"

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 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Small inlet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. What a priest, a minister and a rabbi might walk into"

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 room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
• Words that mean the same thing: measure, cake, block off
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	76.3%
Short Answer	10	13.2%
Sports	3	3.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Geography	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM