NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 05, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 05 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Pester
Clue #2: 6. Words to live by
Clue #3: 11. Legal ___ (writing paper)
Clue #4: 14. Undefeated boxer Ali
Clue #5: 15. Stadium employee who checks your tickets
Clue #6: 16. Sports figure informally called a "ribbie"
Clue #7: 17. The DeLorean in "Back to the Future," e.g.
Clue #8: 19. Hosp. surgery sites
Clue #9: 20. Nikon F2, for one
Clue #10: 21. Chicago airport named for a W.W. II ace
Clue #11: 22. Apple desktop computer
Clue #12: 23. More achy
Clue #13: 26. Farmers' market setups
Antonyms: sit, yield
Clue #14: 28. Furniture item that's usually next to a drill
Clue #15: 32. Disney film featuring Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui
Clue #16: 33. Had but didn't divulge, as information
Clue #17: 34. Purple "superfood"
Clue #18: 37. What's left after chopping down a tree
Clue #19: 40. The "L" of 20-Across
Clue #20: 41. Hoedown settings
Clue #21: 43. Big name in farming equipment
Clue #22: 45. Information for a loan officer
Clue #23: 49. ___ de Lempicka, Art Deco painter
Clue #24: 50. "Such a shame!"
Clue #25: 52. China's most-grown crop
Clue #26: 53. Open, as a tube of toothpaste
Clue #27: 56. Got together
Antonyms: diverge
Clue #28: 58. "Who am ___ judge?"
Clue #29: 59. "I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim?
Clue #30: 62. Up there in years
Antonyms: new, young
Clue #31: 63. Carne ___ (taqueria option)
Clue #32: 64. Unwelcome sound in a crowded subway car
Clue #33: 65. Garment at a merch table
Clue #34: 66. Wander from the group
Clue #35: 67. Considers, as a court case
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Secondary social media accounts, informally
Clue #2: 2. Nervous people might chew on them
Clue #3: 3. Numbskull
Clue #4: 4. Cry at a soccer stadium
Clue #5: 5. Candied vegetable at Thanksgiving
Clue #6: 6. The "M" of T.M.I.
Antonyms: little
Clue #7: 7. Govt. org. known for its constructive criticism?
Clue #8: 8. Feeling while walking in a desert
Clue #9: 9. Religious pillars
Clue #10: 10. Unrefined metal
Clue #11: 11. Companion who might wear a corsage or boutonniere
Clue #12: 12. Skin scrape
Clue #13: 13. ___ golf (sport with baskets)
Clue #14: 18. Main arteries
Clue #15: 22. Asthmatics' devices
Clue #16: 24. "Jog my memory ..."
Clue #17: 25. Ambient music pioneer Brian
Clue #18: 27. Must-haves during heat waves, for short
Antonyms: direct_current
Clue #19: 29. QB miscue: Abbr.
Clue #20: 30. ___ Arabia
Clue #21: 31. Some hosp. staffers
Clue #22: 34. As easy as ___
Clue #23: 35. Proof of purchase for an auto owner
Clue #24: 36. 406, for the entire state of Montana
Clue #25: 38. Enero o abril
Clue #26: 39. Business that may offer "pawdicures"
Clue #27: 42. One-named singer of "Chandelier," 2014
Clue #28: 44. Australian hopper, for short
Clue #29: 46. Most factual
Antonyms: false, untruthful
Clue #30: 47. Plane's parking spot
Clue #31: 48. Manufacturer of pianos and motorcycles
Clue #32: 51. Interior designer's focus
Clue #33: 52. Prison outbreak
Clue #34: 54. Final passage of a symphony
Clue #35: 55. Not at home
Antonyms: home
Clue #36: 57. Some U.F.C. bout enders
Clue #37: 59. Once existed
Antonyms: differ
Clue #38: 60. "Boo-___!" (triumphant shout)
Clue #39: 61. Pre-A.D., in dating
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers | Complete guide
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Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Bread served with baba ghanouj. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PITA
Possible Answer : pocket_bread, pita
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The clue is 5. Consent (to). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ACCEDE
Possible Answer : accede, enter, give_in, defer, acquiesce, submit, bow, assent
Possible Opposite Answer : dissent
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The clue is 11. Symbol in the sky above Gotham City. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BAT
Possible Answer : at-bat, flutter, lick, clobber, cricket_bat, bat, chiropteran, squash_racket, cream, thrash, drub, squash_racquet
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The clue is 14. Reddit Q&As. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AMAS
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The clue is 15. Like the Bosporus, notably. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NARROW
Possible Answer : specify, constringe, narrow, minute, specialize, constrict, contract, narrow_down, specialise, pin_down, nail_down, peg_down, narrow-minded
Possible Opposite Answer : diversify, wide, widen, broad-minded
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The clue is 16. Zendaya's role on "Euphoria". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RUE
Possible Answer : sorrow, ruefulness, Ruta_graveolens, regret, herb_of_grace, rue, repent
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The clue is 17. Washington post?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: VALLEYFORGE
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The clue is 19. Sampled a beet, say. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ATE
Possible Answer : feed, exhaust, corrode, eat_on, run_through, use_up, deplete, rust, eat, consume, eat_up, Ate, wipe_out
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The clue is 20. Comedy club host. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMCEE
Possible Answer : master_of_ceremonies, emcee, host, compere
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The clue is 21. Lengthen with unnecessary material, as a speech. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PAD
Possible Answer : domiciliation, diggings, aggrandise, inkpad, tramp, launchpad, bolster, lard, digs, launching_pad, inking_pad, dramatise, footslog, embellish, slog, tablet, embroider, blow_up, plod, fill_out, trudge, launch_pad, pad_of_paper, launch_area, stamp_pad, lodgings, aggrandize, pad, dramatize
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The clue is 22. Molecule bit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ATOM
Possible Answer : speck, mote, atom, corpuscle, particle, molecule
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The clue is 23. State trees of Massachusetts. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ELMS
Possible Answer : elm, elm_tree, elmwood
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The clue is 26. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NAIR
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The clue is 28. London lad. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHAP
Possible Answer : chap, bloke, fissure, crevice, gent, fella, crack, cranny, feller, lad, blighter, cuss, fellow
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The clue is 31. San Francisco examiner?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: FORTYNINER
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The clue is 36. Was out in front. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LED
Possible Answer : conduce, conduct, light-emitting_diode, extend, LED, lead, run, precede, leave, guide, result, head, chair, go, take, top, direct, pass, contribute, moderate
Possible Opposite Answer : follow
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The clue is 37. Nickname for dad. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PAPA
Possible Answer : dad, pop, pa, pappa, papa, dada, daddy
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The clue is 38. What tahini is made from. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SESAME
Possible Answer : sesame, benny, benne, Sesamum_indicum, benni
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The clue is 39. Walker who wrote "The Color Purple". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALICE
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The clue is 41. [Not my typo]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SIC
Possible Answer : set, sic
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The clue is 43. Pie variety whose pronunciation inspires debate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PECAN
Possible Answer : pecan_tree, pecan, Carya_illinoinsis, Carya_illinoensis
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The clue is 44. Comes down as a wintry mix. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SLEETS
Possible Answer : sleet
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The clue is 46. Road crew's supply. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SALT
Possible Answer : Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, saltiness, SALT, common_salt, salinity, salt, table_salt
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The clue is 48. Single or double. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HIT
Possible Answer : bang, attain, score, smasher, dispatch, polish_off, striking, smash, collision, make, off, stumble, arrive_at, run_into, gain, come_to, hitting, impinge_on, tally, bump_off, rack_up, remove, pip, hit, reach, murder, slay, shoot, collide_with, strike
Possible Opposite Answer : miss
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The clue is 49. Boston herald?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: PAULREVERE
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The clue is 51. Beltway bigwigs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: POLS
Possible Answer : politico, politician, pol, political_leader
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The clue is 52. What baking soda and vinegar simulate, in a classic science fair experiment. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LAVA
Possible Answer : lava
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The clue is 53. Facts and figures. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DATA
Possible Answer : data, datum, information, data_point
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The clue is 55. Signals on set. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CUES
Possible Answer : discriminative_stimulus, pool_cue, clew, remind, cue_stick, clue, cue, prompt, pool_stick
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The clue is 58. ___-warrior (certain activist). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ECO
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The clue is 60. Surveys. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SCANS
Possible Answer : skim, run_down, CAT_scan, read, scan, rake, glance_over
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The clue is 64. One of 20 quadrillion worldwide, per a recent estimate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ANT
Possible Answer : emmet, pismire, ant
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The clue is 65. Kansas City star?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: TRAVISKELCE
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The clue is 68. Item in a tailor's kit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PIN
Possible Answer : oarlock, stick, flag, fall, pin, peg, trap, immobilize, pin_tumbler, PIN_number, rowlock, personal_identification_number, bowling_pin, thole, tholepin, PIN, immobilise, pivot
Possible Opposite Answer : unpin
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The clue is 69. Untapped, as potential. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LATENT
Possible Answer : latent
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The clue is 70. Derrière. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: REAR
Possible Answer : tush, lift, set_up, fundament, prat, put_up, seat, erect, keister, derriere, behind, buttocks, bum, rump, back, tooshie, backside, posterior, rear, rear_end, hindquarters, bottom, butt, parent, buns, tail_end, bring_up, arse, ass, back_end, raise, rise, stern, fanny, can, tail, nurture, nates, rise_up, hind_end, rearward
Possible Opposite Answer : head, level, front
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The clue is 71. Southwest forecast, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ETA
Possible Answer : eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, ETA
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The clue is 72. Personnel in vestments. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CLERGY
Possible Answer : clergy
Possible Opposite Answer : laity
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The clue is 73. Evidence of healing. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SCAB
Possible Answer : strikebreaker, scab, rat, blackleg, fink
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Smooth over, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PAVE
Possible Answer: pave
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The clue is 2. Muslim leader. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IMAM
Possible Answer: imaum, imam
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The clue is 3. Bathroom powder. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TALC
Possible Answer: talc, talcum
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The clue is 4. What someone counting sheep wishes to be. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ASLEEP
Possible Answer: deceased, numb, departed, at_rest, at_peace, asleep, benumbed, gone
Possible Opposite Answer : awake
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The clue is 5. Choice for the indifferent. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ANY
Possible Answer: whatever, any, whatsoever
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The clue is 6. Half-___ (coffee order). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAF
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The clue is 7. Trim, as a photo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CROP
Possible Answer: lop, pasture, crop, range, work, dress, harvest, trim, cut_back, clip, browse, craw, prune, cultivate, snip, graze
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The clue is 8. Like a drive in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ERRANT
Possible Answer: errant
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The clue is 9. Hot summer period named for the constellation Sirius. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DOGDAYS
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The clue is 10. Doe : deer :: ___ : sheep. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EWE
Possible Answer: ewe, Ewe
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The clue is 11. Nanny's nightmare. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BRAT
Possible Answer: brat, little_terror, terror, holy_terror, bratwurst
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The clue is 12. Bronco or Beetle, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AUTO
Possible Answer: auto, motorcar, machine, automobile, car
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The clue is 13. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TEEM
Possible Answer: teem, pour, pullulate, stream, swarm
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The clue is 18. Fish that can swim backward. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EEL
Possible Answer: eel
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The clue is 22. Greet the day. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARISE
Possible Answer: go_up, rise, come_up, spring_up, develop, originate, grow, bob_up, get_up, uprise, lift, turn_out, arise, stand_up, rise_up, rebel, move_up
Possible Opposite Answer : turn_in, go_to_bed, fall, sit_down
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The clue is 24. R.I.S.D. grad's degree. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MFA
Possible Answer: Master_of_Fine_Arts, MFA
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The clue is 25. Absorbs, with "up". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SOPS
Possible Answer: sop, SOP, douse, drench, souse, standard_operating_procedure, standard_procedure, sops, soak_through, soak, dowse, standing_operating_procedure
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The clue is 27. Bumbling. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INEPT
Possible Answer: clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, awkward, tactless, inept, feckless, ill-chosen
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The clue is 28. Necklace fastener. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CLASP
Possible Answer: clench, hold, clutches, clutch, clasp, grip, buckle, brooch, grasp
Possible Opposite Answer : unbuckle, unclasp
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The clue is 29. Very, in slang. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HELLA
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The clue is 30. "Bye-bye," to Bonaparte. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ADIEU
Possible Answer: good_day, au_revoir, auf_wiedersehen, adieu, bye-bye, goodbye, so_long, cheerio, sayonara, adios, good-bye, good-by, bye, goodby, arrivederci
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The clue is 32. Hike. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RAISE
Possible Answer: ascent, arouse, enhance, lift, climb, set_up, hike, elicit, salary_increase, put_up, erect, fire, promote, advance, upgrade, leaven, evoke, wage_hike, farm, prove, stir, put_forward, rear, enkindle, provoke, parent, conjure_up, acclivity, bring_up, conjure, produce, kick_upstairs, recruit, call_forth, levy, heave, upraise, heighten, kindle, resurrect, wage_increase, elevate, call_down, raise, rise, grow, get_up, invoke, nurture
Possible Opposite Answer : demote, level, lower, descent
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The clue is 33. Kind of chip named for its inventor, Ignacio Anaya. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NACHO
Possible Answer: nacho
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The clue is 34. Part of an online thread. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMAIL
Possible Answer: email, electronic_mail, netmail, e-mail
Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail
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The clue is 35. Uses Airbnb or Vrbo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RENTS
Possible Answer: split, rip, charter, take, tear, lease, snag, economic_rent, let, engage, hire, rent
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The clue is 37. World Heritage Site in Jordan. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PETRA
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The clue is 40. Prison divisions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CELLS
Possible Answer: cadre, prison_cell, jail_cell, cell, electric_cell, cellular_telephone, cellphone, mobile_phone, cubicle, cellular_phone
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The clue is 42. One way to pay. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CARD
Possible Answer: card, wit, carte, visiting_card, posting, bill, placard, circuit_board, batting_order, add-in, tease, circuit_card, identity_card, poster, carte_du_jour, bill_of_fare, lineup, scorecard, wag, calling_card, menu, notice, plug-in, board
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The clue is 45. Multiple. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SEVERAL
Possible Answer: respective, various, several
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The clue is 47. Grazing land. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LEA
Possible Answer: pasture, grazing_land, pastureland, lea, ley
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The clue is 50. Clear out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: VACATE
Possible Answer: resign, vacate, renounce, lift, revoke, overturn, abandon, annul, countermand, repeal, rescind, empty, give_up, reverse
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The clue is 51. Hoosier hoopers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PACERS
Possible Answer: pacer, pacesetter, pacemaker
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The clue is 54. [Shaking my head]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TSK
Possible Answer: tut-tut, tut, tsk
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The clue is 55. Item of apparel for Zorro or Dracula. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CAPE
Possible Answer: mantle, cape, ness
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The clue is 56. Condo, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UNIT
Possible Answer: unit_of_measurement, whole, building_block, social_unit, unit
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The clue is 57. Sicilian volcano. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETNA
Possible Answer: Mount_Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen_burner, bunsen, Etna, etna
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The clue is 59. Concluded. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OVER
Possible Answer: complete, o'er, all_over, ended, terminated, concluded, over
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The clue is 61. Smart ___ (wiseacre). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALEC
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The clue is 62. Org. for the SEC and ACC. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NCAA
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The clue is 63. Belgrade native. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SERB
Possible Answer: Serb, Serbian
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The clue is 65. Extra attention, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TLC
Possible Answer: TLC, tender_loving_care
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The clue is 66. Gerund suffix. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ING
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The clue is 67. Total dump. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: STY
Possible Answer: eye_infection, stye, sty, hordeolum, pigpen, pigsty
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
April 10, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (35 clues)
- Down Clues (41 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle April 10, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Response to "Have a nice day!" | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Cribs | 4 |
| 3A | 11. Spell that's "broken" by 23-Across | 3 |
| 4A | 14. Hit song from "Flashdance" | 6 |
| 5A | 15. Outside, as a pitch | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Place for a tiny hammer | 3 |
| 7A | 17. Popular Italian entree, informally | 11 |
| 8A | 19. Al Jolson's actual first name | 3 |
| 9A | 20. "La Cage ___ Folles" | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Traditional crustless fruit pie | 10 |
| 11A | 23. First U.S. secretary of war | 9 |
| 12A | 25. "This looks bad for me!" | 7 |
| 13A | 28. Fatty acid compound | 6 |
| 14A | 32. Beginner gamers, in lingo | 5 |
| 15A | 33. Kiln for hops | 4 |
| 16A | 36. When doubled, beanie topper | 3 |
| 17A | 37. Spell that's "broken" by 59-Across | 5 |
| 18A | 38. Play date participant | 3 |
| 19A | 39. Spell that's "broken" by 17-Across | 5 |
| 20A | 41. Device first deployed in the U.S. by Chemical Bank (1969) | 3 |
| 21A | 42. Actress Palmer with a reduplicative name | 4 |
| 22A | 43. Feeder of the iliac arteries | 5 |
| 23A | 44. Shepherd formerly of "The View" | 6 |
| 24A | 47. Fees that may be based on cost-per-click | 7 |
| 25A | 49. Container in a kid's backpack | 9 |
| 26A | 52. Crayola color that debuted in 1972 | 10 |
| 27A | 55. Make public | 3 |
| 28A | 58. Mess up | 3 |
| 29A | 59. Intensive study program | 11 |
| 30A | 62. Sheltered side | 3 |
| 31A | 63. Shock, in a way | 4 |
| 32A | 64. Word derived from the Arabic for "lot" | 6 |
| 33A | 65. Spell that's "broken" by 49-Across | 3 |
| 34A | 66. Not delete | 4 |
| 35A | 67. Killed it at open mic night, say | 6 |
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. Response to "Have a nice day!""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YOUTOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "7. Cribs"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- Words that mean the same thing: launching pad, aggrandize, footslog
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PADS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "11. Spell that's "broken" by 23-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an evil spell
- Words that mean the same thing: witch, curse, glamour
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Hit song from "Flashdance""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an insane person
- Words that mean the same thing: lunatic, maniacal, madman
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANIAC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Outside, as a pitch"
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 not present; having left
- Words that mean the same thing: aside, off, by
- The opposite would be: home
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AWAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Place for a tiny hammer"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- Words that mean the same thing: capitulum, spike, pinna
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. Popular Italian entree, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHICKENPARM
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Clue 8 Across: "19. Al Jolson's actual first name"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. "La Cage ___ Folles""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AUX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Traditional crustless fruit pie"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APPLEBETTY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. First U.S. secretary of war"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HENRYKNOX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. "This looks bad for me!""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IMTOAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. Fatty acid compound"
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!
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The answer is: OLEATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "32. Beginner gamers, in lingo"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NOOBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Kiln for hops"
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 kiln for drying hops
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "36. When doubled, beanie topper"
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 disparaging term for a british person
- Words that mean the same thing: pommy
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "37. Spell that's "broken" by 59-Across"
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 profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- Words that mean the same thing: scourge, hex, maledict
- The opposite would be: bless, communicate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CURSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "38. Play date participant"
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 small amount (especially of a drink)
- Words that mean the same thing: add up, tot up, add
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "39. Spell that's "broken" by 17-Across"
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 attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- Words that mean the same thing: enamor, entrance, enamour
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CHARM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "41. Device first deployed in the U.S. by Chemical Bank (1969)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.
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: automated teller, automatic teller machine, automatic teller
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "42. Actress Palmer with a reduplicative name"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KEKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "43. Feeder of the iliac arteries"
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 large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AORTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "44. Shepherd formerly of "The View""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHERRI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "47. Fees that may be based on cost-per-click"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ADRATES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "49. Container in a kid's backpack"
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!
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The answer is: PENCILBOX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "52. Crayola color that debuted in 1972"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOTMAGENTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "55. Make public"
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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- Words that mean the same thing: ventilate, gentle wind, publicise
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "58. Mess up"
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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
- Words that mean the same thing: stray, slip, mistake
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "59. Intensive study program"
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!
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The answer is: CRASHCOURSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "62. Sheltered side"
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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
- Words that mean the same thing: Robert Edward Lee, Richard Henry Lee, downwind
- The opposite would be: windward
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "63. Shock, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "64. Word derived from the Arabic for "lot""
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 (islam) the will of allah
- Words that mean the same thing: kismat
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KISMET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "65. Spell that's "broken" by 49-Across"
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 common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
- Words that mean the same thing: lues, syph, lues venerea
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "66. Not delete"
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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "67. Killed it at open mic night, say"
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 kill intentionally and with premeditation
- Words that mean the same thing: remove, off, slay
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLAYED
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle April 10, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Org. often referred to by its first letter | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Island that's home to a state capital | 4 |
| 3D | 3. What macOS is based on | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Game piece? | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Cabinet material | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Loads | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Father, in regional lingo | 5 |
| 8D | 8. ___ in the park | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Be afraid to | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Semiotician's interest | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Recipe verb | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Where runway 9 is always oriented at an airport | 4 |
| 13D | 13. … Whiskey, ___, Yankee … | 4 |
| 14D | 18. Iconic fund-raising "thank you" gift | 7 |
| 15D | 22. PC program file extension | 3 |
| 16D | 23. Canterbury cooktops | 4 |
| 17D | 24. Gently acclimate, with "in" | 4 |
| 18D | 25. Atahualpa's subjects | 5 |
| 19D | 26. Communicate silently, in a way | 5 |
| 20D | 27. Crooner Mel | 5 |
| 21D | 29. In a bicoastal relationship, say | 5 |
| 22D | 30. Linzer ___ (pastry) | 5 |
| 23D | 31. Heroines in novels by Flaubert and Austen | 5 |
| 24D | 34. Fine and dandy | 3 |
| 25D | 35. Ninja's forte | 7 |
| 26D | 39. Dear, in Italian | 4 |
| 27D | 40. The Cardiff Giant, for one | 4 |
| 28D | 42. 1965 film starring George Segal that was set in a P.O.W. camp | 7 |
| 29D | 45. Tach measure | 3 |
| 30D | 46. Flinches or smiles, e.g. | 6 |
| 31D | 48. Winners over the Yanks in the 2001 World Series | 6 |
| 32D | 50. Stop | 5 |
| 33D | 51. Like crown jewels | 5 |
| 34D | 52. Give a boost | 4 |
| 35D | 53. Popular name for a tuxedo cat | 4 |
| 36D | 54. Prehistoric predator, informally | 4 |
| 37D | 55. "Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the ___" (song from "White Christmas") | 4 |
| 38D | 56. "Mm-hmm" | 4 |
| 39D | 57. No longer working: Abbr. | 4 |
| 40D | 60. How John D. Rockefeller made his money | 3 |
| 41D | 61. Letters on a Forever stamp | 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. Org. often referred to by its first letter"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YMCA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Island that's home to a state capital"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
- Words that mean the same thing: Oahu Island
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAHU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. What macOS is based on"
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 trademark for a powerful operating system
- Words that mean the same thing: UNIX system, UNIX operating system
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNIX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Game piece?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Cabinet material"
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 hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
- Words that mean the same thing: oak tree
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OAK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Loads"
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 large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
- Words that mean the same thing: ocean, sea
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OCEANS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Father, in regional lingo"
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!
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The answer is: PAPPY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. ___ in the park"
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!
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The answer is: AWALK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Be afraid to"
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!
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The answer is: DARENOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Semiotician's interest"
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 arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
- Words that mean the same thing: symbolic representation, symbolization, symbolisation
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SYMBOL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Recipe verb"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
- Words that mean the same thing: wake, hotness, heating plant
- The opposite would be: cool, coldness
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Where runway 9 is always oriented at an airport"
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 cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
- Words that mean the same thing: Orient, E, eastern United States
- The opposite would be: west
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EAST
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. … Whiskey, ___, Yankee …"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: XRAY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Iconic fund-raising "thank you" gift"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NPRTOTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. PC program file extension"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EXE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "23. Canterbury cooktops"
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 (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- Words that mean the same thing: pixie, hobgoblin, goblin
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOBS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Gently acclimate, with "in""
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 freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- Words that mean the same thing: informality, repose, comfort
- The opposite would be: difficulty
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "25. Atahualpa's subjects"
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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
- Words that mean the same thing: Incan, Inca, Inka
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INCAS
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Clue 19 Down: "26. Communicate silently, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
- Words that mean the same thing: back talk, oral fissure, utter
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOUTH
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Clue 20 Down: "27. Crooner Mel"
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!
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The answer is: TORME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "29. In a bicoastal relationship, say"
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 remote and separate physically or socially; ; - w.h.hudson
- Words that mean the same thing: isolated, aside, asunder
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: APART
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Clue 22 Down: "30. Linzer ___ (pastry)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in austria
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TORTE
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Clue 23 Down: "31. Heroines in novels by Flaubert and Austen"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EMMAS
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Clue 24 Down: "34. Fine and dandy"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AOK
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Clue 25 Down: "35. Ninja's forte"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that avoiding detection by moving carefully
- Words that mean the same thing: stealing
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: STEALTH
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Clue 26 Down: "39. Dear, in Italian"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CARO
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Clue 27 Down: "40. The Cardiff Giant, for 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 something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
- Words that mean the same thing: put-on, dupery, fraudulence
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HOAX
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Clue 28 Down: "42. 1965 film starring George Segal that was set in a P.O.W. camp"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: KINGRAT
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Clue 29 Down: "45. Tach measure"
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 rate of revolution of a motor
- Words that mean the same thing: revolutions per minute, rev
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RPM
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Clue 30 Down: "46. Flinches or smiles, e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that show a response or a reaction to something
- Words that mean the same thing: respond, oppose, react
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: REACTS
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Clue 31 Down: "48. Winners over the Yanks in the 2001 World Series"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DBACKS
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Clue 32 Down: "50. Stop"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- Words that mean the same thing: end, give up, quit
- The opposite would be: continue, begin
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The answer is: CEASE
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Clue 33 Down: "51. Like crown jewels"
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 small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
- Words that mean the same thing: gusset, insert
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: INSET
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Give a boost"
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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
- Words that mean the same thing: assist, assistance, aid
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: HELP
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Clue 35 Down: "53. Popular name for a tuxedo cat"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: OREO
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Clue 36 Down: "54. Prehistoric predator, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TREX
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Clue 37 Down: "55. "Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the ___" (song from "White Christmas")"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
- Words that mean the same thing: USA, United States Army, ground forces
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARMY
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Clue 38 Down: "56. "Mm-hmm""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ISEE
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Clue 39 Down: "57. No longer working: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RETD
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Clue 40 Down: "60. How John D. Rockefeller made his money"
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 slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
- Words that mean the same thing: fossil oil, anoint, oil color
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: OIL
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Clue 41 Down: "61. Letters on a Forever stamp"
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 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 Army, the States
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: USA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 48 | 63.2% |
| Short Answer | 16 | 21.1% |
| Music | 2 | 2.6% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.6% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Science/Technology | 1 | 1.3% |
| Geography | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 41 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: August 26, 2025 at 01:33 PM