August 12, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, August 12, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (35 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

August 12, 2019 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sharp's counterpart, in music	4
2A	5. "Livin' la Vida ___"	4
3A	9. Stories with many chapters	5
4A	14. Like rain forest vegetation	4
5A	15. "Ars Amatoria" poet	4
6A	16. Story that lets you off the hook	5
7A	17. Theatrical honor	9
8A	19. Mountaineering spike	5
9A	20. Person to exchange letters with overseas	6
10A	21. Fortune 500 listings: Abbr.	3
11A	23. Jane Austen novel	4
12A	24. "Star Wars" role for Alec Guinness	12
13A	27. Put into operation	7
14A	30. They: Fr.	3
15A	31. Zig or zag	4
16A	32. Lauder with beauty products	5
17A	35. Little extra attention, as from a repairer, for short	3
18A	38. Where education is pursued doggedly?	15
19A	42. "Mad ___" (Mel Gibson film)	3
20A	43. "It's a ___ shame"	5
21A	44. Approximately	4
22A	45. "You stink!"	3
23A	46. Sent out, as rays	7
24A	49. Delivery people?	12
25A	54. Foundry detritus	4
26A	55. Environmental prefix	3
27A	56. Inventor's quest	6
28A	60. Chicken raised for cooking	5
29A	62. "Hush, you!"	9
30A	64. Big-time football venue	5
31A	65. Honey-based drink	4
32A	66. Start to deteriorate, as a cord	4
33A	67. Put back to zero, say	5
34A	68. A and Z, in the alphabet	4
35A	69. Chop down	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Sharp's counterpart, in music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a level tract of land
• Words that mean the same thing: flavourless, directly, monotonous
• The opposite would be: indirectly, contrasty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "Livin' la Vida ___""

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: LOCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Stories with many chapters"

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 narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
• Words that mean the same thing: saga
• 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: SAGAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Like rain forest vegetation"

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 person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
• Words that mean the same thing: alcoholic, profuse, lavish
• 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: LUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "Ars Amatoria" poet"

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 roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 bc - ad 17)
• Words that mean the same thing: Publius Ovidius Naso
• 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: OVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Story that lets you off the hook"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
• Words that mean the same thing: self-justification, exculpation, excuse
• 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: ALIBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Theatrical honor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OBIEAWARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Mountaineering spike"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
• 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: PITON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Person to exchange letters with overseas"

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: PENPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Fortune 500 listings: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
• Words that mean the same thing: carbon monoxide gas, atomic number 27, romaine lettuce
• 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: COS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Jane Austen novel"

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

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: EMMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "Star Wars" role for Alec Guinness"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: OBIWANKENOBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Put into operation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that put in motion or move to act
• Words that mean the same thing: propel, trigger off, motivate
• 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: ACTUATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. They: Fr."

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 midwestern state in north-central united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Illinois, Prairie State, IL
• 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: ILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Zig or zag"

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 circular segment of a curve
• Words that mean the same thing: spell, routine, grow
• The opposite would be: unbend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TURN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Lauder with beauty products"

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: ESTEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Little extra attention, as from a repairer, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that considerate and solicitous care
• Words that mean the same thing: tender loving care
• 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: TLC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Where education is pursued doggedly?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OBEDIENCESCHOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. "Mad ___" (Mel Gibson film)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
• Words that mean the same thing: scoop, goop, liquid ecstasy
• 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: MAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "43. "It's a ___ shame""

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: CRYIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Approximately"

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: ORSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. "You stink!""

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 cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
• Words that mean the same thing: Bronx cheer, bird, hiss
• The opposite would be: applaud
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Sent out, as rays"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that expel (gases or odors)
• Words that mean the same thing: give off, pass off, give out
• The opposite would be: absorb
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMITTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Delivery people?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OBGYNDOCTORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Foundry detritus"

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 scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
• Words that mean the same thing: dross, scoria
• 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: SLAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Environmental prefix"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "56. Inventor's quest"

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 document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
• Words that mean the same thing: letters patent, manifest, plain
• 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: PATENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Chicken raised for cooking"

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 flesh of a castrated male chicken
• 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: CAPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. "Hush, you!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OHBEQUIET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "64. Big-time football venue"

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 particular environment or walk of life
• Words that mean the same thing: bowl, stadium, scene of action
• 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: ARENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Honey-based drink"

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 united states anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
• Words that mean the same thing: Margaret Mead, George Herbert Mead
• 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: MEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Start to deteriorate, as a cord"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a noisy fight
• Words that mean the same thing: ruffle, scratch, rub
• 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: FRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Put back to zero, 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 device for resetting instruments or controls
• Words that mean the same thing: readjust
• 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: RESET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. A and Z, in the alphabet"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: terminate, oddment, cease
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Chop down"

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 dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
• Words that mean the same thing: fall, cut down, descend
• The opposite would be: increase, ascend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Monday NYT Crossword August 12, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Theatrical failure	4
2D	2. Auto maintenance job, informally	4
3D	3. X ___ xylophone	4
4D	4. Where stray animals are taken	8
5D	5. Darkish, as the interior of a restaurant	6
6D	6. Sperm targets	3
7D	7. Approximately	5
8D	8. Supplemental item	5
9D	9. Weaken	3
10D	10. "Futurama" figures	6
11D	11. U.S. base in 28-Down, informally	5
12D	12. Detonation of 7/16/45	5
13D	13. Egyptian peninsula	5
14D	18. Rhyme scheme of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"	4
15D	22. Irving Berlin's "Blue ___"	5
16D	25. Teeny-___	5
17D	26. Certain utility: Abbr.	4
18D	27. Quark's place	4
19D	28. Havana's home	4
20D	29. Image in the "Jurassic Park" logo, informally	4
21D	33. Biol., for one	3
22D	34. Guiding principle	5
23D	35. Legal wrong	4
24D	36. Misplace	4
25D	37. Lump of soil	4
26D	39. Stylized "W" for Microsoft Word, e.g.	4
27D	40. Wear away	5
28D	41. Something extremely cool, paradoxically	8
29D	45. Past	6
30D	47. Two-wheelers	6
31D	48. Baghdad's land	4
32D	49. One of five for composer John Williams	5
33D	50. Sound loudly, as a trumpet	5
34D	51. Registers awe	5
35D	52. "___, All Ye Faithful"	5
36D	53. Singer/songwriter Leonard	5
37D	57. Dublin's land	4
38D	58. Actress Patricia of "Hud"	4
39D	59. "Bye for now," in a text	4
40D	61. Singer ___ King Cole	3
41D	63. Deserving to get gonged	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. Theatrical failure"

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 arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: washout, right, floating-point operation
• 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: FLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Auto maintenance job, informally"

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 substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
• Words that mean the same thing: lubricating substance, lubricator, lubricant
• 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: LUBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. X ___ xylophone"

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 seventh month of the hindu calendar
• Words that mean the same thing: Asvina
• 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: ASIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Where stray animals are taken"

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: THEPOUND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Darkish, as the interior of a restaurant"

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: LOWLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sperm targets"

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: egg cell, ovum
• 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 7 Down: "7. Approximately"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CIRCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Supplemental item"

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: ADDON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Weaken"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: play out, exhaust, blackjack
• 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: SAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Futurama" figures"

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 person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
• Words that mean the same thing: disaffect, estrange, alienate
• The opposite would be: citizen, acquaintance
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. U.S. base in 28-Down, informally"

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: GITMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Detonation of 7/16/45"

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: ABOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Egyptian peninsula"

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 mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Desert
• 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: SINAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Rhyme scheme of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AABA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Irving Berlin's "Blue ___""

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 atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: sky, toss, pitch
• 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: SKIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Teeny-___"

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 (used informally) very small
• Words that mean the same thing: bitty, teensy-weensy, teensy
• 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: WEENY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Certain utility: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Quark's place"

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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: particle, speck, mote
• 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: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Havana's home"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a communist state in the caribbean on the island of cuba
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Cuba
• 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: CUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Image in the "Jurassic Park" logo, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TREX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Biol., for one"

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: SCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Guiding principle"

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 religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
• Words that mean the same thing: dogma
• 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: TENET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Legal wrong"

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 (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
• Words that mean the same thing: civil wrong
• 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: TORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Misplace"

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 fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: mislay, fall back, fall behind
• The opposite would be: gain, profit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Lump of soil"

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 compact mass
• Words that mean the same thing: ball, goon, chunk
• 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: CLOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Stylized "W" for Microsoft Word, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
• Words that mean the same thing: ikon, picture, image
• 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: ICON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Wear away"

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 become ground down or deteriorate
• Words that mean the same thing: gnaw, wear away, eat at
• 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: ERODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Something extremely cool, paradoxically"

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: HOTSTUFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Past"

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 past events to be put aside
• Words that mean the same thing: gone, departed, water under the bridge
• 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: BYGONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Two-wheelers"

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 motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine
• Words that mean the same thing: moped
• 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: MOPEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Baghdad's land"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic in the middle east in western asia; the ancient civilization of mesopotamia was in the area now known as iraq
• Words that mean the same thing: Irak, Al-Iraq, Republic of Iraq
• 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: IRAQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. One of five for composer John Williams"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an annual award by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
• Words that mean the same thing: Academy Award
• 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: OSCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Sound loudly, as a trumpet"

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 loud harsh or strident noise
• Words that mean the same thing: blaring, beep, clamor
• 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: BLARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Registers awe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an expression of openmouthed astonishment
• Words that mean the same thing: gap, breach, gawp
• 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: GAPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. "___, All Ye Faithful""

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: OCOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Singer/songwriter Leonard"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: COHEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Dublin's land"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Ireland, Ireland, Irish Republic
• 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: EIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. 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 39 Down: "59. "Bye for now," in a text"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TTYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Singer ___ King Cole"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Deserving to get gonged"

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 that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
• Words that mean the same thing: sorry, tough, defective
• The opposite would be: unregretful, goodness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	71.1%
Short Answer	7	9.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.6%
Abbreviation	3	3.9%
Music	2	2.6%
Geography	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually 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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April 25, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle April 25, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Florida city nicknamed the "Big Guava"	5
2A	6. Finnish telecom giant	5
3A	11. Ruler divs.	3
4A	14. Terrain of which less than 10% has been mapped	5
5A	15. Corner office types	5
6A	16. "You've got mail" co.	3
7A	17. "It's worth only 20 cents," "It has Abe Lincoln on it" and others?	11
8A	19. "___ bien"	3
9A	20. Decorative vases	4
10A	21. Crime genre	4
11A	22. Actor Omar	4
12A	24. Greasy spoon, e.g.	6
13A	26. Flute-playing Greek god makes an effort?	8
14A	29. Combustible rock	4
15A	31. Sees through	6
16A	32. Part of a coat of arms	5
17A	35. Sound from a sty	4
18A	38. Some skin-care products	4
19A	39. "Rooster" that's not a rooster	3
20A	40. Terse summary of Alec d'Urberville's fate? (spoiler alert!)	7
21A	43. One who's easily fooled	3
22A	44. Decides	4
23A	46. Substance, so to speak	4
24A	47. Like thin clouds	5
25A	49. To a greater degree	6
26A	51. Digitize, as a document	4
27A	53. Peel the apples, roll out the dough, turn the oven on, etc.?	8
28A	56. Like some grounders in baseball	6
29A	60. "Toodle-oo!"	4
30A	61. 1990s "Weekend Update" host Macdonald	4
31A	63. Seized vehicle, for short	4
32A	64. So far	3
33A	65. Neckwear reserved for fancy occasions?	11
34A	68. Mined find	3
35A	69. Half of a 1960s folk quartet	5
36A	70. Preferred seat assignment, to many	5
37A	71. Nasdaq currency: Abbr.	3
38A	72. Genre	5
39A	73. Fall guy	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. Florida city nicknamed the "Big Guava""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a resort city in western florida; located on tampa bay on the gulf of mexico
• 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: TAMPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Finnish telecom giant"

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: NOKIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Ruler divs."

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 metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
• Words that mean the same thing: centimeter, cm, atomic number 96
• 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: CMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Terrain of which less than 10% has been mapped"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: sea
• 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: OCEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Corner office types"

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 chief executive department of the united states government
• Words that mean the same thing: White House, EXEC
• 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: EXECS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "You've got mail" co."

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: AOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "It's worth only 20 cents," "It has Abe Lincoln on it" and others?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)
• Words that mean the same thing: quarterly
• 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: QUARTERLIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "___ bien""

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: MUY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Decorative vases"

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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• Words that mean the same thing: urn
• 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: URNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Crime genre"

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: NOIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Actor Omar"

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: EPPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Greasy spoon, e.g."

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 building where people go to eat
• Words that mean the same thing: eating place, eating house, restaurant
• 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: EATERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Flute-playing Greek god makes an effort?"

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 small storeroom for storing foods or wines
• Words that mean the same thing: pantry, buttery, larder
• 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: PANTRIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Combustible rock"

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 fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the carboniferous period
• Words that mean the same thing: char, ember
• 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: COAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Sees through"

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: ISONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Part of a coat of arms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
• Words that mean the same thing: cap, top, tip
• 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: CREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Sound from a sty"

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 short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
• Words that mean the same thing: squeal, grunt
• 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: OINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Some skin-care products"

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 amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
• Words that mean the same thing: blood serum, serum
• 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: SERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. "Rooster" that's not a rooster"

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 adult female chicken
• Words that mean the same thing: biddy
• 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: HEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Terse summary of Alec d'Urberville's fate? (spoiler alert!)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
• Words that mean the same thing: tea caddy, caddie, golf caddie
• 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: CADDIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. One who's easily fooled"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: run down, fool, tire
• 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: SAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Decides"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: opt, prefer, choose
• 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: OPTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Substance, so to speak"

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 flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: heart, essence, marrow
• 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: MEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Like thin clouds"

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 thin and weak; - edmund wilson
• Words that mean the same thing: vague, wisplike, shadowy
• 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: WISPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. To a greater degree"

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: MORESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Digitize, as a document"

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 act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
• Words that mean the same thing: run down, read, glance over
• 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: SCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Peel the apples, roll out the dough, turn the oven on, etc.?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PREPPIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Like some grounders in baseball"

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: ONEHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. "Toodle-oo!""

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: TATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. 1990s "Weekend Update" host Macdonald"

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 standard or model or pattern regarded as typical
• Words that mean the same thing: average
• 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: NORM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Seized vehicle, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REPO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. So far"

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 up to the present time
• Words that mean the same thing: still, in time, thus far
• 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: YET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Neckwear reserved for fancy occasions?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an asset of special worth or utility
• Words that mean the same thing: specialism, specialisation, strength
• The opposite would be: weak point
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPECIALTIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Mined find"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• 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: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Half of a 1960s folk quartet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal terms for a mother
• Words that mean the same thing: mum, mom, mammy
• 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: MAMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Preferred seat assignment, to many"

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 long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• Words that mean the same thing: gangway
• 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: AISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Nasdaq currency: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "72. Genre"

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 how something is done or how it happens
• Words that mean the same thing: stylus, flair, elan
• 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: STYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "73. Fall guy"

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 person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
• Words that mean the same thing: chump, fool, mark
• 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: PATSY

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Tuesday Crossword Down Clues - April 25, 2023 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Headwear for a chef	5
2D	2. Honda's luxury brand	5
3D	3. Stood for	5
4D	4. Units of distance erroneously mentioned as units of time by Han Solo	7
5D	5. Aardvark's prey	3
6D	6. Infamous emperor	4
7D	7. Yellow primrose	5
8D	8. Actress Knightley	5
9D	9. Drink cooler	3
10D	10. Net worth components	6
11D	11. Characteristic of John Waters movies	9
12D	12. Classic board game inspired by Rube Goldberg machines	9
13D	13. ___ and the Family Stone (pioneering funk band)	3
14D	18. "Orinoco Flow" singer	4
15D	23. Big-leaguers	4
16D	25. Org. for college cadets	4
17D	27. Greek goddess of victory	4
18D	28. Lathered up	5
19D	30. Mined find	4
20D	32. Eat like Pac-Man	5
21D	33. Press conference attendees	9
22D	34. Beseeched	9
23D	36. Activist ___ B. Wells	3
24D	37. Trivial criticisms	4
25D	41. Mine, in France	4
26D	42. Word with song or dive	4
27D	45. Equinox mo.	4
28D	48. Tendency to stay at rest	7
29D	50. Twitches	6
30D	52. Unconscious state	4
31D	54. "No ___ is worse than bad advice": Sophocles	5
32D	55. L.A. region	5
33D	57. Plot point in the "The Thomas Crown Affair"	5
34D	58. Some German cars	5
35D	59. Actress Parker	5
36D	62. Climb	4
37D	64. Pronoun that sounds like its last letter	3
38D	66. ___ on the back	3
39D	67. Once around the track	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. Headwear for a chef"

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 tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
• Words that mean the same thing: turban, pillbox
• 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: TOQUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Honda's luxury brand"

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: ACURA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Stood for"

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 mean or intend to express or convey
• Words that mean the same thing: mean, entail, think
• 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: MEANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Units of distance erroneously mentioned as units of time by Han Solo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
• Words that mean the same thing: parsec, secpar
• 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: PARSECS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Aardvark's prey"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
• 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: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Infamous emperor"

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 roman emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of rome in 64) but the roman empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
• Words that mean the same thing: Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
• 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: NERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Yellow primrose"

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 eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel
• Words that mean the same thing: Primula elatior, paigle
• 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: OXLIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Actress Knightley"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: KEIRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Drink cooler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: deoxyephedrine, methamphetamine, Methedrine
• 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 10 Down: "10. Net worth components"

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 anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
• Words that mean the same thing: plus, asset
• The opposite would be: liability
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Characteristic of John Waters movies"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CAMPINESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Classic board game inspired by Rube Goldberg machines"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trap for catching mice
• Words that mean the same thing: trap play
• 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: MOUSETRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. ___ and the Family Stone (pioneering funk band)"

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 marked by skill in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: foxy, cunning, slick
• 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: SLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "Orinoco Flow" singer"

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: ENYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Big-leaguers"

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 an athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional, pro
• The opposite would be: con, amateur
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Org. for college cadets"

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 training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
• Words that mean the same thing: Reserve Officers Training Corps
• 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: ROTC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Greek goddess of victory"

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 (greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with roman victoria
• 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: NIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Lathered up"

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 resembling or having the qualities of soap
• Words that mean the same thing: saponaceous, oleaginous, unctuous
• 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: SOAPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Mined find"

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 deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
• Words that mean the same thing: load
• 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: LODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Eat like Pac-Man"

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 gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
• Words that mean the same thing: bite, champ
• 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: CHOMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Press conference attendees"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
• Words that mean the same thing: newsperson, newsman, reporter
• 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: REPORTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Beseeched"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ask for or request earnestly
• Words that mean the same thing: bid, press, conjure
• 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: ENTREATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Activist ___ B. Wells"

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 agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
• Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association
• 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: IDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Trivial criticisms"

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 luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
• Words that mean the same thing: nit
• 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: NITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Mine, in France"

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: AMOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Word with song or dive"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
• Words that mean the same thing: roam, ramble, swear
• 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: SWAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Equinox mo."

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 month following august and preceding october
• Words that mean the same thing: folk, family, kinsfolk
• 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: SEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. Tendency to stay at rest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a disposition to remain inactive or inert
• Words that mean the same thing: inactivity, inactiveness
• The opposite would be: activeness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INERTIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Twitches"

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 painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Words that mean the same thing: muscle spasm, spasm, cramp
• 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: SPASMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Unconscious state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: comatoseness
• 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: COMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. "No ___ is worse than bad advice": Sophocles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an opposing military force
• Words that mean the same thing: foe, foeman, opposition
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENEMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "55. L.A. region"

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: SOCAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "57. Plot point in the "The Thomas Crown Affair""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of stealing
• Words that mean the same thing: armed robbery, burglarise, burgle
• 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: HEIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Some German cars"

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 german industrialist who was the first in germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)
• Words that mean the same thing: Opel, Wilhelm von Opel
• 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: OPELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Actress Parker"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: POSEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. Climb"

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 growth in strength or number or importance
• Words that mean the same thing: cost increase, get up, wage increase
• The opposite would be: fall, turn in
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "64. Pronoun that sounds like its last letter"

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: YOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "66. ___ on the back"

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 sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: dab, tap, slick
• 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: PAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "67. Once around the track"

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 upper side of the thighs of a seated person
• Words that mean the same thing: swoosh, circle, lap covering
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	67.9%
Short Answer	13	16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
Geography	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 08:38 PM