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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 10, 2024

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NYT Saturday, August 10, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Political adviser Dunn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANITA




• The clue is 6. Disapproving sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSK

  Possible Answer : tut, tsk, tut-tut




• The clue is 9. They don't usually produce change. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMS

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




• The clue is 13. Brand of brightly colored hair dye with a rhyming name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANICPANIC




• The clue is 16. Celebratory gloat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWIN




• The clue is 17. Sport that has generated noise complaints across the country in recent years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICKLEBALL




• The clue is 18. Rapper ___ Nasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICO

  Possible Answer : Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act, RICO_Act, RICO, anti-racketeering_law




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

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

  The answer: SLAT

  Possible Answer : slat, spline




• The clue is 20. Finish a study session at the library, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOUT




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

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

  The answer: SRO




• The clue is 23. Not fooled by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTO




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

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

  The answer: BIGTOP




• The clue is 27. "That's not good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIKES




• The clue is 29. Regular joes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COFFEES

  Possible Answer : coffee_tree, coffee_berry, chocolate, java, deep_brown, coffee_bean, burnt_umber, umber, coffee




• The clue is 31. Becomes inseparable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONDS

  Possible Answer : attachment, bring_together, adhesiveness, bail_bond, alliance, Julian_Bond, adherence, bind, bond_certificate, bail, bond_paper, chemical_bond, hamper, trammel, attach, adhere, shackle, Bond, stick, draw_together, hold_fast, James_Bond, stick_to, bond, adhesion, tie




• The clue is 32. Ferocious, as winds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALEFORCE




• The clue is 34. Field of the supernatural. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AURA

  Possible Answer : halo, atmosphere, aura, nimbus, gloriole, glory, aureole, air




• The clue is 35. "Aw, that's a shame". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSAD




• The clue is 36. Exclamation of exasperation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMON




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

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

  The answer: OPENLYGAY




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

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

  The answer: LEAPT

  Possible Answer : jump_off, leap, spring, jump, bound




• The clue is 40. Gambling venues with a portmanteau name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACINOS




• The clue is 41. Any of the Apennines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONTE

  Possible Answer : three-card_monte, four-card_monte, monte




• The clue is 42. Open, waist-length jacket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOLERO

  Possible Answer : bolero




• The clue is 43. ___ suit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOOT




• The clue is 44. Inits. on a food assistance card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBT




• The clue is 45. Photographers' considerations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGLES

  Possible Answer : weight, lean, tilt, angle, slant, Angle, tip, fish




• The clue is 48. Animals from which shofars can be made. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMS

  Possible Answer : pound, random_access_memory, drive, force, crash, jampack, random_memory, random-access_memory, read/write_memory, Ram, Aries_the_Ram, ram, cram, wad, Aries, tup, ram_down, chock_up, jam, RAM




• The clue is 52. Landed (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIT




• The clue is 54. Ultraconfident affirmation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUBETICAN




• The clue is 56. Name that's Latin for "nobody". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO




• The clue is 57. She's so full of herself!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATRYOSHKA




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

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

  The answer: OMEN

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




• The clue is 59. Gossip, in modern lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEA

  Possible Answer : afternoon_tea, teatime, tea, tea_leaf, Camellia_sinensis




• The clue is 60. Getting a high grade?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEEP

  Possible Answer : infuse, steep, exorbitant, extortionate, unconscionable, engross, plunge, immerse, engulf, soak_up, outrageous, absorb, usurious

  Possible Opposite Answer : gradual

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: AMPS

  Possible Answer: ampere, AMP, amp, adenosine_monophosphate, A, adenylic_acid

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

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

  The answer: NAIL

  Possible Answer: blast, cop, pinpoint, sail_through, ace, sweep_through, arrest, nail, smash, nail_down, pass_with_flying_colors, peg, pick_up, apprehend, collar, nab, boom, breeze_through, complete

• The clue is 3. First civilization to cultivate potatoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer: Inka, Inca, Incan

• The clue is 4. Noted 21st-century movement?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIKTOKDANCE

• The clue is 5. Knee part, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACL

• The clue is 6. Don't mention it!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABOO

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

• The clue is 7. Pitfall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

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

• The clue is 8. Grand opening?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILO

  Possible Answer: kg, kilogram, kilo

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

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

  The answer: AIR

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

• The clue is 10. People hold complicated positions on it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWISTERMAT

• The clue is 11. Metaphor for scrutiny. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICROSCOPE

  Possible Answer: microscope

• The clue is 12. Poke around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOP

  Possible Answer: snoop, snooper, spy, sleuth, stag

• The clue is 14. Some animal products. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PELTS

  Possible Answer: skin, hide, bombard, pepper, fur, rain_buckets, pour, rain_cats_and_dogs, pelt, stream

• The clue is 15. Relatively nice prison, humorously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUBFED

• The clue is 21. Quarrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIFF

  Possible Answer: tiff, pettifoggery, bicker, squabble, spat, fuss, bickering

• The clue is 24. Switch's ancestor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NES

  Possible Answer: Nebraska, nor'-east, neon, northeastward, Cornhusker_State, atomic_number_10, Ne, NE, northeast

• The clue is 26. To whom one might say "Not everything revolves around you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEOCENTRIST

• The clue is 27. Another's issue, in modern lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUPROBLEM

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

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

  The answer: INREALTIME

• The clue is 29. Barrio makeup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASAS

• The clue is 30. Cosmetics giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAY

• The clue is 31. Steamed bun of Chinese cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAO

• The clue is 32. "Faster!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOGO

• The clue is 33. Suffix that turns a verb into an adjective. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENT

• The clue is 35. Contracts for shrinks, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYNONYM

  Possible Answer: equivalent_word, synonym

  Possible Opposite Answer : antonym

• The clue is 38. Turkey's currency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIRA

  Possible Answer: Italian_lira, lira, Maltese_lira, Turkish_lira

• The clue is 39. ___ roll (toilet paper, in Britspeak). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOO

  Possible Answer: W.C., water_closet, loo, closet

• The clue is 41. Walk leisurely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOSEY

  Possible Answer: amble, mosey

• The clue is 42. Gas relief brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEANO

  Possible Answer: keno, bingo, beano, lotto

• The clue is 43. Animal whose pattern allows it to camouflage into grassland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEBRA

  Possible Answer: zebra

• The clue is 46. Best ever, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOAT

  Possible Answer: Goat, Capricorn, Capricorn_the_Goat, butt, goat, laughingstock, caprine_animal, stooge

• The clue is 47. Chordophone popular in medieval times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUTE

  Possible Answer: lute, luting

• The clue is 49. Be in pain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer: hurt, smart, suffer, ache, aching, yearn, languish, yen, pine

• The clue is 50. Arrive in time for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAKE

  Possible Answer: ca-ca, micturate, piddle, work, piss, relieve_oneself, take, do, defecate, constitute, stool, pee, earn, have, wee-wee, cause, progress_to, create, construct, form, shuffling, hold, take_a_crap, prepare, stimulate, attain, seduce, spend_a_penny, hit, brand, arrive_at, clear, get_to, establish, give, make, produce, draw, build, crap, ready, realize, shit, lay_down, score, urinate, fix, pass_water, pee-pee, make_believe, puddle, wee, induce, gain, shuffle, nominate, pull_in, take_in, make_water, realise, get, throw, make_up, take_a_shit, cook, pretend, take_a_leak, name, reach, bring_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : break, unmake

• The clue is 51. Lose one's cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer: bust, snarl, photograph, flick, snap_fastener, snap_bean, cinch, press_stud, picnic, crack, catch, shot, ginger_nut, pushover, snatch_up, centering, break_down, snap, elasticity, cracking, tear, snapshot, snatch, ginger_snap, child's_play, click, piece_of_cake, lose_it, gingersnap, walkover, duck_soup, rupture, shoot, grab, breeze

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 53. The "long" version of it is 12% heavier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TON

  Possible Answer: ton, long_ton, short_ton, gross_ton, net_ton

• The clue is 55. How-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOS

December 31, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

NYT Tuesday Crossword Across Clues - December 31, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Diving gear	5
2A	6. Home to seven "-stan" countries	4
3A	10. Drive-up bank conveniences	4
4A	14. Wagner on a very valuable baseball card	5
5A	15. James of Her Majesty's Secret Service	4
6A	16. Actress Patricia of "Hud"	4
7A	17. *Currency replaced by the euro	10
8A	19. ___ a soul (no one)	4
9A	20. G.O.P. fund-raising org.	3
10A	21. Makes a boo-boo	4
11A	22. Apply suddenly, as brakes	6
12A	24. Not go bad	4
13A	26. Just one small bite	6
14A	28. Pigeon's sound	3
15A	29. Trip through the bush	6
16A	31. *Decorative garden feature with fish	7
17A	33. Many an adopted pet	6
18A	36. Star pitchers	4
19A	37. *Almost-identical pair, figuratively	13
20A	41. ___ Sea (mostly dried-up lake)	4
21A	42. Country on an isthmus	6
22A	43. *It flows through Turin	7
23A	46. Big name in sunglasses	6
24A	50. Clinch victory in	3
25A	51. Result of a coup	6
26A	54. Top-notch	4
27A	55. Preachers preach it	6
28A	57. Oodles	4
29A	59. Periods after the fourth qtr.	3
30A	60. Duchess of ___ (Goya subject)	4
31A	61. Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues	10
32A	64. "Dear Santa" requests	4
33A	65. Like 2, 4, 6, 8 ...	4
34A	66. The mermaid in "The Little Mermaid"	5
35A	67. Magnetite and cassiterite	4
36A	68. Common first word	4
37A	69. "___ after class"	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. Diving gear"

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 device (trade name aqua-lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
• Words that mean the same thing: aqualung, Aqua-Lung
• 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: SCUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Home to seven "-stan" countries"

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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• 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: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Drive-up bank conveniences"

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 unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: atmosphere, automatic teller machine, cash dispenser
• 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: ATMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Wagner on a very valuable baseball card"

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: HONUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. James of Her Majesty's Secret Service"

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 electrical force linking atoms
• Words that mean the same thing: adhesiveness, bail, hamper
• 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: BOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Actress Patricia of "Hud""

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: NEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. *Currency replaced by the euro"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IRISHPOUND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. ___ a soul (no one)"

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 (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
• 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: NARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. G.O.P. fund-raising org."

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: RNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Makes a boo-boo"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: mistake, err, drift
• 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: ERRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Apply suddenly, as brakes"

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: SLAMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Not go bad"

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 financial means whereby one lives
• Words that mean the same thing: support, donjon, hold back
• The opposite would be: lose, break
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Just one small bite"

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: ATASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Pigeon's sound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound made by a pigeon
• 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: COO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Trip through the bush"

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 overland journey by hunters (especially in africa)
• Words that mean the same thing: hunting expedition, campaign
• 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: SAFARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. *Decorative garden feature with fish"

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: KOIPOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Many an adopted pet"

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 recovery or preservation from loss or danger
• Words that mean the same thing: saving, deliverance, delivery
• 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: RESCUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Star pitchers"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: maven, 1, sensation
• 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: ACES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. *Almost-identical pair, figuratively"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TWOPEASINAPOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. ___ Sea (mostly dried-up lake)"

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: ARAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Country on an isthmus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic on the isthmus of panama; achieved independence from colombia in 1903
• Words that mean the same thing: boater, leghorn, Republic of Panama
• 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: PANAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. *It flows through Turin"

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: RIVERPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Big name in sunglasses"

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: RAYBAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Clinch victory in"

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 water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: shabu, trash, methamphetamine
• 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: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Result of a coup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who ousts or supplants someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: ousting, ejector
• 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: OUSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Top-notch"

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: AONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Preachers preach it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the four books in the new testament (matthew, mark, luke, and john) that tell the story of christ's life and teachings
• Words that mean the same thing: Gospels, creed, religious doctrine
• 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: GOSPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. Oodles"

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: ALOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Periods after the fourth qtr."

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: OTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Duchess of ___ (Goya subject)"

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: ALBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. "Dear Santa" requests"

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 artifact designed to be played with
• Words that mean the same thing: flirt, fiddle, dally
• 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: TOYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Like 2, 4, 6, 8 ..."

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 latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
• Words that mean the same thing: eve, level, even out
• The opposite would be: odd, uneven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. The mermaid in "The Little Mermaid""

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: ARIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Magnetite and cassiterite"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• Words that mean the same thing: ore
• 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: ORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Common first word"

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 informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: dadaism, pappa, pop
• 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: DADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. "___ after class""

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: SEEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle December 31, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Neglects, as responsibilities	6
2D	2. It's reshaped by Lasik surgery	6
3D	3. Humanitarian org. since 1946	6
4D	4. Clear tables in a restaurant	3
5D	5. Tennis's Arthur ___ Stadium	4
6D	6. Call off, as a mission	5
7D	7. Composer whose work might be appropriate during March Madness?	5
8D	8. Alternative to an Airbnb	3
9D	9. Supplements	6
10D	10. Elsa's sister in "Frozen"	4
11D	11. Fans of Conan O'Brien, colloquially	8
12D	12. Cast away, like Crusoe	8
13D	13. Subtle acknowledgments	7
14D	18. Give kudos	6
15D	23. Floral necklace	3
16D	25. Sentence shortener	6
17D	27. Yarn purchase	5
18D	30. Gym lifter's unit	3
19D	32. Tropical fruit with orange flesh	6
20D	34. Mafia bosses	5
21D	35. Olympics chant	3
22D	37. Like the French and Italian flags	8
23D	38. Silently bids adieu	8
24D	39. Limited, as a search	6
25D	40. Doctors' org.	3
26D	41. Thank you, in Tokyo	7
27D	44. Eggs on sushi	3
28D	45. Like some teeth, pork and punches	6
29D	47. Get down on the dance floor	6
30D	48. "God Save the Queen," for one	6
31D	49. Big name in chocolate and bottled water	6
32D	52. Zapped at a riot, perhaps	5
33D	53. Kagan on the bench	5
34D	56. Comment at a bridge table	4
35D	58. Herbal brews	4
36D	62. Egg cells	3
37D	63. Emotion that's "raised"	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. Neglects, as responsibilities"

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 avoid (one's assigned duties)
• Words that mean the same thing: shirk, fiddle, goldbrick
• 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: SHIRKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. It's reshaped by Lasik surgery"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
• 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: CORNEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Humanitarian org. since 1946"

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 agency of the united nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
• Words that mean the same thing: United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
• 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: UNICEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Clear tables in a restaurant"

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 vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• Words that mean the same thing: coach, motorbus, double-decker
• 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: BUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Tennis's Arthur ___ Stadium"

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 tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
• 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: ASHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Call off, as a mission"

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 act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
• 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: ABORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Composer whose work might be appropriate during March Madness?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a united states bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Philip Sousa, March King
• 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: SOUSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Alternative to an Airbnb"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: lodge, hostelry, auberge
• 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: INN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Supplements"

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: ADDSTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Elsa's sister in "Frozen""

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 former copper coin of pakistan and india
• 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: ANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Fans of Conan O'Brien, colloquially"

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: TEAMCOCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Cast away, like Crusoe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
• Words that mean the same thing: maroon, isolated, stranded
• 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: MAROONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Subtle acknowledgments"

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: SLYNODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Give kudos"

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 an expression of approval and commendation
• Words that mean the same thing: extolment, kudos, congratulations
• The opposite would be: criticize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Floral necklace"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: garland, chaplet, leu
• 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: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Sentence shortener"

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 secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
• Words that mean the same thing: word, password, word of honor
• 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: PAROLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Yarn purchase"

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 coils of worsted yarn
• 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: SKEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Gym lifter's unit"

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 informal abbreviation of `representative'
• Words that mean the same thing: repp
• 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: REP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "32. Tropical fruit with orange flesh"

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 tropical american shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: Carica papaya, pawpaw, papaya tree
• 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: PAPAYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. Mafia bosses"

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 head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate
• Words that mean the same thing: capo
• 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: CAPOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Olympics chant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: United States, United States of America, Army
• 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: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Like the French and Italian flags"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flag having three colored stripes (especially the french flag)
• Words that mean the same thing: trichrome, trichromatic, tricolour
• 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: TRICOLOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Silently bids adieu"

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: WAVESBYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Limited, as a search"

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 narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
• Words that mean the same thing: specialize, specialise, peg down
• The opposite would be: widen, broad-minded
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NARROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Doctors' org."

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: AMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Thank you, in Tokyo"

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: ARIGATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Eggs on sushi"

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• 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: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Like some teeth, pork and punches"

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 cause to move by pulling
• Words that mean the same thing: pull up, extract, rip
• The opposite would be: push, repel
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PULLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Get down on the dance floor"

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 instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
• Words that mean the same thing: boogie-woogie
• 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: BOOGIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. "God Save the Queen," for one"

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 song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
• Words that mean the same thing: hymn
• 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: ANTHEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Big name in chocolate and bottled water"

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 close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
• Words that mean the same thing: nest, draw close, cuddle
• 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: NESTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Zapped at a riot, perhaps"

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: TASED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Kagan on the bench"

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: ELENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. Comment at a bridge table"

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 (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
• Words that mean the same thing: excrete, spend, slip away
• The opposite would be: running, failing
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Herbal brews"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: Camellia sinensis, tea leaf, teatime
• 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: TEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. Egg cells"

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 female reproductive cell; the female gamete
• Words that mean the same thing: ovum, egg cell
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Emotion that's "raised""

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: choler, wrath, anger
• 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: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	75.7%
Short Answer	12	16.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
Geography	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Tuesday, 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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