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Friday, December 20, 2024

27433 Fri Dec 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clue and Answer

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 20, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Abbr. in a scholarly paper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETAL

    1. Abbr. in a scholarly paper


  • The clue is 5. Places with scrubs and masks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAS

    Possible Answer : health_club, watering_hole, spa, health_spa, resort_hotel, watering_place


  • The clue is 9. Acquire, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCORE

    Possible Answer : score, account, musical_score, grudge, hit, make, tally, scotch, seduce, mark, sexual_conquest, nock, rack_up, grievance, grade


  • The clue is 14. Common motifs in high art?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MARIJUANALEAVES

    MARIJUANALEAVES
    MARIJUANALEAVES


  • The clue is 17. Major success stories in the entrepreneurial world. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNICORNSTARTUPS

    • Visit wiki about unicornstartups

  • The clue is 18. Goddess often depicted clothed in green. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAIA

    Possible Answer : Gaea, Ge, Gaia


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

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

    The answer: WIN

    Possible Answer : pull_ahead, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods, come_through, gain, profits, make_headway, winnings, gain_ground, succeed, win, advance, acquire, get_ahead

    Possible Opposite Answer : losings, fall_back, lose, fail


  • The clue is 20. Barn greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOO

    Possible Answer : low, moo


  • The clue is 21. #1 overall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOPSEEDED


  • The clue is 26. One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACT

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : refrain


  • The clue is 29. 2023 film in which Michael Jordan is only shown from behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIR

    Possible Answer : publicize, line, aura, air, publicise, send, melody, transmit, bare, zephyr, tune, ventilate, vent, beam, air_travel, gentle_wind, atmosphere, aviation, air_out, melodic_line, aerate, strain, airwave, broadcast, breeze, melodic_phrase


  • The clue is 30. Check mark alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: XES

    Possible Answer : go, tenner, XTC, x, ex, disco_biscuit, ten, X, decade, xenon, Adam, atomic_number_54, Xe, cristal, 10, hug_drug, ecstasy


  • The clue is 32. Symbol of America's first transcontinental railroad. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEGOLDENSPIKE


  • The clue is 38. Veins, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MINERALDEPOSITS


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

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

    The answer: TONGUETWISTERS


  • The clue is 41. Mens ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REA


  • The clue is 42. Pablo Neruda wrote one to a large tuna in the market. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODE

    Possible Answer : ode


  • The clue is 43. Where to watch the cubs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEN

    Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair


  • The clue is 44. Young and inexperienced, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNOTNOSED


  • The clue is 49. Egg ___ yung. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FOO


  • The clue is 52. Subject of 199 silkscreen paintings by Warhol. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAO

    Possible Answer : MAO, Mao_Zedong, Mao_Tsetung, monoamine_oxidase, Mao


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

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

    The answer: LOBS

    Possible Answer : lob


  • The clue is 56. "Sorry, those secrets are *beyond* classified". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDHAVETOKILLYOU


  • The clue is 62. Refuse to sign one's work, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REMAINANONYMOUS


  • The clue is 63. Like the ruins in Tulum. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAYAN

    Possible Answer : Mayan_language, Mayan, Maya


  • The clue is 64. It comes straight from the horse's mouth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REIN

    Possible Answer : draw_rein, harness, rule, rein_in, rein


  • The clue is 65. Willing partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABLE

    Possible Answer : able, able-bodied, capable

    Possible Opposite Answer : unable


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Rhea's relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMU

    Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

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

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

    The answer: TANG

    Possible Answer: piquancy, relish, Tang_dynasty, Fucus_vesiculosus, tang, sea_tang, sapidity, savor, serrated_wrack, flavour, Tang, bladder_fucus, zest, sea_tangle, flavor, Fucus_serratus, savour, black_rockweed, piquantness, nip, tanginess, smack, bladderwrack, piquance

  • The clue is 3. Performance that might elicit a "Brava!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARIA

    Possible Answer: aria

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

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

    The answer: LICIT

    Possible Answer: licit, legitimate, lawful

    Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

  • The clue is 5. Lead-in to pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUR

    Possible Answer: Sur, Tyre

  • The clue is 6. Certain film shot, or film reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAN

    Possible Answer: pan, cooking_pan, Pan, pan_off, goat_god, genus_Pan, trash, tear_apart, pan_out

  • The clue is 7. Had carte blanche. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANSWEREDTONOONE

  • The clue is 8. French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SATIE

    Possible Answer: Erik_Alfred_Leslie_Satie, Erik_Satie, Satie

  • The clue is 9. Spanish 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SER

  • The clue is 10. Garfield, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAT

    Possible Answer: barf, regorge, computed_tomography, guy, honk, computerized_axial_tomography, vomit, khat, computed_axial_tomography, qat, throw_up, disgorge, be_sick, purge, true_cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, puke, upchuck, CT, regurgitate, kat, retch, hombre, chuck, Arabian_tea, Caterpillar, spue, sick, vomit_up, cat, spew, bozo, computerized_tomography, CAT, African_tea, quat, cast, big_cat

    Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

  • The clue is 11. Largest cell in the human body. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVUM

    Possible Answer: ovum, egg_cell

  • The clue is 12. Certain seizure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REPO

  • The clue is 13. Aptly named descendant of Standard Oil. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESSO

  • The clue is 15. John, in Portuguese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JOAO

  • The clue is 16. Sighting from the crow's nest. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAND

    Possible Answer: earth, realm, put_down, landed_estate, farming, Edwin_Herbert_Land, soil, kingdom, solid_ground, Land, set_down, terra_firma, down, nation, Din_Land, commonwealth, set_ashore, bring_down, dry_land, body_politic, estate, ground, domain, country, state, demesne, land, acres, res_publica, bring, shoot_down, shore

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

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

    The answer: PALAU

    Possible Answer: Palau_Islands, Belau, Pelew, Republic_of_Palau, Palau, TT

  • The clue is 23. Move like a crab. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIDLE

    Possible Answer: sidle, sashay

  • The clue is 24. M.L.B. team that once drafted Tom Brady. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXPOS

    Possible Answer: exposition, expo, exhibition

  • The clue is 25. Many a founding father, religiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEIST

    Possible Answer: deist, deistic, freethinker

  • The clue is 26. Place to take notes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATM

    Possible Answer: ATM, cash_machine, standard_pressure, automatic_teller_machine, automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_dispenser, automatic_teller, automated_teller, atm, atmosphere, standard_atmosphere


  • The clue is 27. I.O.U.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHIT

    Possible Answer: check, tab, chit

  • The clue is 28. Lin-Manuel Miranda, vocally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENOR

    Possible Answer: tenor, strain, tenor_voice

  • The clue is 31. Came down after getting lifted up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKIED

    Possible Answer: ski

  • The clue is 33. Pool contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GENES

    Possible Answer: cistron, gene, factor

  • The clue is 34. Lymph node, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORGAN

    Possible Answer: electronic_organ, organ, electric_organ, reed_organ, harmonium, Hammond_organ, pipe_organ

  • The clue is 35. Hairstyle change. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEWDO

  • The clue is 36. Masters of disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIES

    Possible Answer: stag, sight, undercover_agent, descry, sleuth, spot, snoop, espy, spy

  • The clue is 37. French 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETRE

  • The clue is 39. Fig. that's often redacted. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SSN

  • The clue is 45. The sun emerging from the clouds at exactly the right time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OMEN

    Possible Answer: auspicate, prognostication, augur, prognostic, predict, Oman, betoken, foretell, portent, Sultanate_of_Oman, forecast, prefigure, Muscat_and_Oman, omen, prognosticate, prodigy, foreshadow, portend, presage, bode

  • The clue is 46. Member of the Golden Horde. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TATAR

    Possible Answer: Tartar, Mongol_Tatar, Tatar

  • The clue is 47. 2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La Cruz. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELLY

  • The clue is 48. Dish whose name is Turkish for "stuffed". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOLMA

  • The clue is 49. Like some handshakes and mattresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FIRM

    Possible Answer: firm, steadfastly, unfaltering, tauten, truehearted, unbendable, business_firm, immobile, fast, stiff, firmly, steady, solid, unwaveringly, house, steadfast, strong, unwavering, unshakable, loyal, unfluctuating

    49. Like some handshakes and mattresses
    49. Like some handshakes and mattresses

  • The clue is 50. Ancient music halls. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODEA

  • The clue is 51. "Jeepers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHMY

  • The clue is 54. Letters on an invite. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BYOB

  • The clue is 55. "'Hope' is the thing with feathers / That perches in the ___": Emily Dickinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOUL

    Possible Answer: someone, soulfulness, somebody, soul, individual, person, mortal, psyche

  • The clue is 57. Org. with towers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AAA

    Possible Answer: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

  • The clue is 58. Chablis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VIN

  • The clue is 59. Splash of orange in a Japanese pond. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KOI

  • The clue is 60. Stay there!. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INN

    Possible Answer: hostel, lodge, auberge, inn, hostelry

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

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

    The answer: USE

    Possible Answer: habituate, use_of_goods_and_services, role, manipulation, consumption, utilization, purpose, use, enjoyment, expend, usage, habit, practice, utilisation, utilise, economic_consumption, employ, employment, function, exercise, apply, utilize, usance

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

NYT Mini Trivia Week 3 May 17, 2026 - Hints & Answers

Quick NYT Mini Crossword May 17, 2026 (Trivia Week 3) - Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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NYT Mini Crossword solutions for May 17, 2026
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Puzzle Statistics
Detail Information
Date May 17, 2026
Grid Size 5 x 5 squares
Total Clues 20 clues
Across Clues 10 clues
Down Clues 10 clues
Average Solve Time Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
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How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

  1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
  2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
  3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
  4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
  5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

  • Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
  • Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
  • Best time to play: During a coffee break
  • Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 84. Cologne conjunction
2 Across 26. University of Alabama rallying cry
3 Across 100. Go downhill, in a way
4 Across 102. Fire starter?
5 Across 96. Page (through)
6 Across 120. Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way
7 Across 7. Italian sparkling wine
8 Across 37. Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna
9 Across 60. Symbol of the American West
10 Across 45. Acquire, in a way

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. Also check out these helpful guides:

1 Across: "84. Cologne conjunction"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'D'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal UND

2 Across: "26. University of Alabama rallying cry"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 8 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R______E

Answer:

Click to reveal ROLLTIDE

3 Across: "100. Go downhill, in a way"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S__D

Answer:

Click to reveal SLED

4 Across: "102. Fire starter?"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 9 letters
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: C_______R

Answer:

Click to reveal CANOPENER

5 Across: "96. Page (through)"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'F'
  • Word pattern: L__F

Answer:

Click to reveal LEAF

6 Across: "120. Demonstrate complete disrespect for, in a way"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S____T

Answer:

Click to reveal SPITAT

7 Across: "7. Italian sparkling wine"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: A__I

Answer:

Click to reveal ASTI

8 Across: "37. Guido ___, Baroque painter from Bologna"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: R__I

Answer:

Click to reveal RENI

9 Across: "60. Symbol of the American West"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: S_____O

Answer:

Click to reveal SAGUARO

10 Across: "45. Acquire, in a way"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'X'
  • Word pattern: A___X

Answer:

Click to reveal ANNEX

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 2. Entice
2 Down 55. Cask wood
3 Down 40. Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally
4 Down 35. Misjudgment
5 Down 108. "Hey there!"
6 Down 21. Alternative to a bouncy house
7 Down 95. Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou
8 Down 51. Seasoning from the ocean
9 Down 105. Fail to mention
10 Down 10. Iconic role for Harrison Ford

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

1 Down: "2. Entice"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: L__E

Answer:

Click to reveal LURE

2 Down: "55. Cask wood"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'K'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal OAK

3 Down: "40. Crazylegs Hirsch, from 1949 to 1957, informally"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: L___M

Answer:

Click to reveal LARAM

4 Down: "35. Misjudgment"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: E_____Y

Answer:

Click to reveal ERRANCY

5 Down: "108. "Hey there!""

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P__T

Answer:

Click to reveal PSST

6 Down: "21. Alternative to a bouncy house"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: B_____T

Answer:

Click to reveal BALLPIT

7 Down: "95. Pollster Lou or singer Emmylou"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 6 letters
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: H____S

Answer:

Click to reveal HARRIS

8 Down: "51. Seasoning from the ocean"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S_____T

Answer:

Click to reveal SEASALT

9 Down: "105. Fail to mention"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: O__T

Answer:

Click to reveal OMIT

10 Down: "10. Iconic role for Harrison Ford"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I_____A

Answer:

Click to reveal INDIANA

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

  1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
  2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
  3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
  4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
  5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

  • The letter E is the most common in English
  • Words ending in S are often plurals
  • If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
  • Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time Skill Level What It Means
Under 30 seconds Expert You know the puzzle patterns very well!
30-60 seconds Advanced Great job! You solve quickly.
1-2 minutes Good You're doing well. Keep practicing!
Over 2 minutes Learning You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers
Total Clues: 20 clues to solve
Grid Size: 5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares: 25 squares to fill
Average Time: Most people solve in 1 minute 10 seconds
Difficulty: Easy

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Common Questions About Trivia Week 3

When can I play the Trivia Week 3 Mini?

The Trivia Week 3 puzzle is available at 10 PM Eastern Time the night before.

How fast should I be able to solve Trivia Week 3?

Most people solve the Trivia Week 3 Mini in 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Don't worry if you take longer - speed comes with practice!

Do I need to pay to play Trivia Week 3?

No! The Trivia Week 3 NYT Mini is completely free. You don't need a subscription like the big crossword.

What makes a good Trivia Week 3 solver?

Good Trivia Week 3 solvers know common short words, can spot wordplay quickly, and use crossing letters well. Practice helps a lot!

Are the puzzles harder during Trivia Week 3?

Trivia Week 3 puzzles can vary in difficulty. Saturdays are often the hardest, while Mondays are the easiest.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, October 15, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

October 15, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

October 15, 2021 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Enthusiastic assent 4
2A 5. Certain service 4
3A 9. Packs (down) 5
4A 14. Important leadership skill 9
5A 16. Classic neo-grotesque typeface 5
6A 17. "Losing some illusions ... perhaps to acquire others," per Virginia Woolf 9
7A 18. Gloomy and drab 5
8A 19. Cause of an early lead, maybe 8
9A 20. Like a spitball 6
10A 21. Darth Vader's childhood nickname 3
11A 22. Author who wrote "The heaventree of stars hung with humid nightblue fruit" 5
12A 24. Sticky stuff 3
13A 25. Hardly mainstream 5
14A 28. Pluto, e.g. 3
15A 29. Sudden sensation 4
16A 30. Cutesy "I beg your pardon?" 11
17A 34. "What a shocker" 11
18A 35. "Heaven forbid!" 11
19A 36. Singer Mitchell 4
20A 37. Shapiro of NPR 3
21A 38. John B. Goodenough is the oldest person ever to get one (at age 97) 5
22A 42. Travel guess, for short 3
23A 43. Joyous song 5
24A 46. "Ambient 1: Music for Airports" musician 3
25A 47. Candy cooked until it reaches the hard-crack stage 6
26A 50. Approach 8
27A 53. Tell all 5
28A 54. Strutting one's stuff 9
29A 55. Kind of moment worth recording 5
30A 56. Xenomorphs, e.g. 9
31A 57. Cart contents 5
32A 58. What air is not for an anaerobe 4
33A 59. Looked at suspiciously 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. Enthusiastic assent"

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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
  • Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amon
  • 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: AMEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Certain service"

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 property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
  • Words that mean the same thing: deal, pile, stack
  • 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: MASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Packs (down)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
  • Words that mean the same thing: tamp down, tamp, tamper
  • 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: TAMPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Important leadership skill"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
  • Words that mean the same thing: prospicience, farsightedness, prevision
  • 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: FORESIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Classic neo-grotesque typeface"

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: ARIAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. "Losing some illusions ... perhaps to acquire others," per Virginia Woolf"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GROWINGUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Gloomy and drab"

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 thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  • Words that mean the same thing: raunchy, drear, dismal
  • 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: DINGY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Cause of an early lead, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HOTSTART

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Like a spitball"

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 compress into a wad
  • Words that mean the same thing: compact, wad, bundle
  • 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: WADDED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Darth Vader's childhood nickname"

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 black tropical american cuckoo
  • 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: ANI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Author who wrote "The heaventree of stars hung with humid nightblue fruit""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that influential irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
  • Words that mean the same thing: James Joyce, James Augustine Aloysius Joyce
  • 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: JOYCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Sticky stuff"

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 any thick, viscous matter
  • Words that mean the same thing: gunk, guck, slime
  • 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: GOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Hardly mainstream"

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 position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
  • Words that mean the same thing: recess, ecological niche, recession
  • 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: NICHE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Pluto, 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 the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
  • Words that mean the same thing: ball, globe, orbit
  • 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: ORB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Sudden sensation"

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 sudden sharp feeling
  • Words that mean the same thing: sting, twinge, stab
  • 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: PANG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Cutesy "I beg your pardon?""

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EXSQUEEZEME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. "What a shocker""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BIGSURPRISE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. "Heaven forbid!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: GODIHOPENOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Singer Mitchell"

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: JONI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Shapiro of NPR"

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: ARI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. John B. Goodenough is the oldest person ever to get one (at age 97)"

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 swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the nobel prizes (1833-1896)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Alfred Nobel, Alfred Bernhard Nobel
  • 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: NOBEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Travel guess, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
  • Words that mean the same thing: Basque Homeland and Freedom, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna
  • 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: ETA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Joyous 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 formal expression of praise
  • Words that mean the same thing: encomium, panegyric, pean
  • 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: PAEAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. "Ambient 1: Music for Airports" musician"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ENO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Candy cooked until it reaches the hard-crack stage"

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 caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
  • Words that mean the same thing: toffy, brittle
  • 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: TOFFEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Approach"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: HEADINTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Tell all"

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 liquid that is spilled
  • Words that mean the same thing: shed, talk, spillway
  • 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: SPILL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Strutting one's stuff"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WORKINGIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Kind of moment worth recording"

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: KODAK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Xenomorphs, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ALIENRACE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Cart contents"

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 distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
  • Words that mean the same thing: detail, particular, point
  • 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: ITEMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. What air is not for an anaerobe"

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 condition requiring relief
  • Words that mean the same thing: pauperism, demand, ask
  • The opposite would be: obviate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Looked at suspiciously"

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 having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
  • Words that mean the same thing: eye, eyeball
  • The opposite would be: eyeless
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EYED

    Great job if you got it right!

October 15, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Throw on the couch 6
2D 2. Angel said to have visited Joseph Smith 6
3D 3. Like shunga woodblock prints 6
4D 4. What breaks as it first comes out 4
5D 5. "The Pinkprint" rapper 5
6D 6. Belligerent, slangily 5
7D 7. "Put a sock in it!" 15
8D 8. 500 letters? 3
9D 9. "I did it!" 4
10D 10. Like Mars 4
11D 11. Psychological trick 8
12D 12. It's just the beginning of the story 7
13D 13. Sneaky sort 6
14D 15. Model (for) 3
15D 20. Composer Anton who used the 12-tone technique 6
16D 23. Main component in the Chinese street food jianbing 5
17D 26. Children's classic originally written in German 5
18D 27. Nov. 11 honoree 4
19D 29. Sauce whose name derives from "pound" in Italian 5
20D 31. Double curve 6
21D 32. Crowdsourced Q&A site 5
22D 33. The Promised Land 4
23D 34. Honest-to-goodness 8
24D 35. Fall apart 7
25D 36. Zippy resort rental 6
26D 39. Joint application? 6
27D 40. Tempt 6
28D 41. Took inventory? 6
29D 44. Home with a view 5
30D 45. Unembellished, as the truth 5
31D 48. Bit of deception 4
32D 49. Lodge group 4
33D 51. Loud bugling, e.g. 3
34D 52. Concerning 4
35D 54. Appearing ill or exhausted, say 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. Throw on the couch"

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 blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
  • Words that mean the same thing: Afghani, sheepskin coat, Afghan hound
  • 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: AFGHAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Angel said to have visited Joseph Smith"

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: MORONI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like shunga woodblock prints"

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 an erotic person
  • Words that mean the same thing: titillating
  • 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: EROTIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. What breaks as it first comes out"

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 information about recent and important events
  • Words that mean the same thing: newsworthiness, tidings, word
  • 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: NEWS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "The Pinkprint" rapper"

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: MINAJ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Belligerent, slangily"

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 (informal british usage) aggravation or aggression
  • 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: AGGRO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Put a sock in it!""

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: SHUTYOURPIEHOLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. 500 letters?"

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 standard temperature and pressure
  • Words that mean the same thing: s.t.p.
  • 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: STP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "I did it!""

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: TADA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Like Mars"

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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  • Words that mean the same thing: desiccated, waterless, desiccate
  • 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: ARID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Psychological trick"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MINDGAME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. It's just the beginning of the story"

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: PAGEONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Sneaky sort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SLYDOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Model (for)"

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 be around, often idly or without specific purpose
  • Words that mean the same thing: sit around, ride, pose
  • The opposite would be: arise, stand
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Composer Anton who used the 12-tone technique"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WEBERN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Main component in the Chinese street food jianbing"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
  • Words that mean the same thing: French pancake, crepe paper, crape
  • 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: CREPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Children's classic originally written in German"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HEIDI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Nov. 11 honoree"

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: EXGI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Sauce whose name derives from "pound" in Italian"

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 sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and parmesan cheese in olive oil
  • 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: PESTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Double curve"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SSHAPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Crowdsourced Q&A site"

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: QUORA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. The Promised Land"

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 originally a stronghold captured by david (the 2nd king of the israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of jerusalem
  • Words that mean the same thing: Israel, Yisrael, Sion
  • 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: ZION

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Honest-to-goodness"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: BONAFIDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Fall apart"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GOTOPOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Zippy resort rental"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: JETSKI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Joint application?"

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: BENGAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Tempt"

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 provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
  • Words that mean the same thing: tempt, lure
  • 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: ENTICE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Took inventory?"

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 take illegally; of intellectual property
  • Words that mean the same thing: ransack, rifle, strip
  • 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: LOOTED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Home with a view"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
  • Words that mean the same thing: eyry, eyrie, aery
  • 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: AERIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Unembellished, as the truth"

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 completely unclothed
  • Words that mean the same thing: au naturel, raw, nude
  • 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: NAKED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Bit of deception"

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: FLAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Lodge group"

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 northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
  • Words that mean the same thing: elk, Alces alces, American elk
  • 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: ELKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Loud bugling, 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 a loud harsh or strident noise
  • Words that mean the same thing: ruckus, tumult, commotion
  • 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: DIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Concerning"

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Appearing ill or exhausted, say"

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 computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
  • Words that mean the same thing: wide area network, pale, sick
  • 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: WAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 53 77.9%
Short Answer 8 11.8%
Music 3 4.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.9%
Abbreviation 1 1.5%
Food & Drink 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 33
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 68
Average Answer Length 5.6 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 14, 2025 at 09:18 AM

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