Tuesday, September 14, 1999 | NYT crosswords clues with answers - hints

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 14, 1999

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Contralto's counterpart -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  BASSO

  Possible Answer : bass, bass_voice, basso



• 6. Richard of "Pretty Woman" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  GERE



• 10. Arm or leg -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  LIMB

  Possible Answer : branch, limb, arm, tree_branch



• 14. Consumer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  EATER

  Possible Answer : eater, feeder



• 15. Part of I.C.U. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  UNIT

  Possible Answer : whole, social_unit, building_block, unit_of_measurement, unit



• 16. Race track -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OVAL

  Possible Answer : elliptical, oval, ovoid, elliptic, ellipse, ovate, oviform, egg-shaped, prolate, oval-shaped



• 17. Castle feature -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  DRAWBRIDGE

  Possible Answer : lift_bridge, drawbridge



• 19. Shuttle scheduler -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NASA

  Possible Answer : National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration, NASA



• 20. 50 minutes with a psychiatrist, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  SESSION

  Possible Answer : academic_term, academic_session, school_term, session, sitting, seance



• 21. Yeses -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  ASSENTS

  Possible Answer : assent, acquiesce, acquiescence, accede

  Possible Opposite: dissent



• 23. Ready for overtime -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TIED

  Possible Answer : trussed, even, level, bind, tied, splice, link, fastened, bond, connect, link_up, marry, draw, attach, laced, wed, tie

  Possible Opposite: untied, untie, disconnect, unlaced



• 25. Clear, as a disk -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ERASE

  Possible Answer : rub_out, delete, wipe_out, score_out, efface, wipe_off, erase

  Possible Opposite: record



• 26. "Joe" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  JAVA

  Possible Answer : Java, coffee, java



• 30. Honors -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  LAURELS

  Possible Answer : laurel, honour, Arthur_Stanley_Jefferson_Laurel, laurels, honor, Stan_Laurel, award, laurel_wreath, bay_wreath, Laurel, accolade

  Possible Opposite: dishonor



• 33. Home to 9,000 Maine collegians -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ORONO

  Possible Answer : Orono



• 35. "Oh, for Pete's ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SAKE

  Possible Answer : saki, sake, interest, rice_beer



• 36. Elsie's greeting -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  MOO

  Possible Answer : moo, low



• 39. Absolutely best part -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (15 letters) word

  JEWELINTHECROWN



• 43. Old spy org. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OSS

  Possible Answer : bone, osmium, atomic_number_76, oculus_sinister, Os, OS, operating_system, os



• 44. Result of melting -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DRIP

  Possible Answer : drip_mould, drip, dribble, drop, drip_mold, trickle, dripping



• 45. Gown fabric -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  TULLE

  Possible Answer : tulle



• 46. Troop formation -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  PHALANX

  Possible Answer : phalanx



• 49. Hardy heroine -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TESS

  Possible Answer : si, Te, atomic_number_52, te, ti, tellurium



• 50. Bewildered -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ATSEA



• 53. PBS Emmy winner -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOVA

  Possible Answer : nova



• 55. Plotzed -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  FAINTED

  Possible Answer : pass_out, conk, swoon, faint



• 58. African member of OPEC -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  NIGERIA

  Possible Answer : Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria, Nigeria



• 63. Time to make a move -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TURN

  Possible Answer : spell, go, work, crook, number, reverse, routine, bend, deform, ferment, twist, plough, turn_of_events, sprain, round, turn, bout, wrick, good_turn, change_by_reversal, change_state, turn_over, wrench, grow, sour, tour, become, plow, move_around, bit, turning, play, act, release, rick, flex, call_on

  Possible Opposite: unbend



• 64. Fruit or mincemeat, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  PIEFILLING



• 66. Duel tool -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EPEE

  Possible Answer : epee



• 67. "I had no ___!" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  IDEA

  Possible Answer : idea, thought, mind, theme, approximation, melodic_theme, estimation, estimate, musical_theme



• 68. Any song by the Supremes -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLDIE

  Possible Answer : oldie, golden_oldie



• 69. Slash -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  REND

  Possible Answer : pull, rive, rend, rip



• 70. Filly's brother -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  COLT

  Possible Answer : Colt, colt



• 71. Adam and Mae -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  WESTS

  Possible Answer : Occident, west, Cicily_Isabel_Fairfield, Dame_Rebecca_West, westward, Benjamin_West, W, Rebecca_West, western_United_States, Mae_West, West, due_west

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Resting places -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  BEDS

  Possible Answer: screw, hit_the_sack, love, bottom, have_it_away, make_love, retire, get_it_on, turn_in, be_intimate, have_sex, layer, hump, jazz, have_intercourse, fuck, roll_in_the_hay, eff, crawl_in, go_to_sleep, make_out, lie_with, do_it, have_a_go_at_it, sack_out, sleep_with, bonk, have_it_off, hit_the_hay, bed, get_laid, sleep_together, seam, bang, go_to_bed, kip_down, know

  Possible Opposite: turn_out, get_up

• 2. Swiss stream -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  AARE

  Possible Answer: Aare_River, Aar, Aare

• 3. Stops on the I.R.T. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  STAS

• 4. Wraps (up) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SEWS

  Possible Answer: stitch, sew, sew_together, tailor, run_up, tailor-make

• 5. Once around the world -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ORBIT

  Possible Answer: celestial_orbit, range, eye_socket, orbital_cavity, orb, reach, sphere, arena, orbit, compass, cranial_orbit, revolve, domain, scope, ambit, area, field, electron_orbit

• 6. Kind of pig -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  GUINEA

  Possible Answer: Guinea, guinea, guinea_fowl, Republic_of_Guinea, dago, Numida_meleagris, greaseball, French_Guinea, wop, ginzo

• 7. Butt -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  END

  Possible Answer: stop, remnant, cease, last, remainder, conclusion, end, close, death, terminate, destruction, final_stage, closing, oddment, ending, terminal, finish, goal

  Possible Opposite: beginning, begin

• 8. Latvia's capital -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  RIGA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Latvia, Riga

• 9. Summers in France -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ETES

• 10. Antisocial types -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  LONERS

  Possible Answer: loner, lone_wolf, lone_hand

• 11. Former Mrs. Trump -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  IVANA

• 12. Flag places -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  MASTS

  Possible Answer: mast

• 13. Not at all excited -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  BLASE

  Possible Answer: blase, worldly, bored

• 18. Disturb -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ROIL

  Possible Answer: boil, rile, churn, moil, roil

• 22. High-quality -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SELECT

  Possible Answer: take, pick_out, prime, quality, select, choice, choose, prize, blue-ribbon

• 24. Part of sweeping efforts? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  DUSTPAN

  Possible Answer: dustpan, dustpanful

• 26. Skater Starbuck -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  JOJO

• 27. God of war -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ARES

  Possible Answer: are, Ares, ar

• 28. Promises -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  VOWS

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• 29. Chemical ending -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ANE

  Possible Answer: one, i, 1, ane

• 31. When repeated, enthusiastic -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  RAH

• 32. Squeeze (out) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EKE

• 34. Passé -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  OLDHAT

• 36. Underground type -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  MOLE

  Possible Answer: bulwark, gram_molecule, groin, seawall, counterspy, mol, mole, breakwater, groyne, jetty

• 37. Predators on mice -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OWLS

  Possible Answer: bird_of_Minerva, bird_of_night, owl, hooter

• 38. End drawer in a till -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ONES

  Possible Answer: ace, unity, single, one, I, 1

• 40. Roth ___ (investment choice) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  IRA

  Possible Answer: Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, wrath, Provisional_IRA, anger, IRA, Provos, ire, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, ira

• 41. Zip -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NIL

  Possible Answer: nada, nothing, null, goose_egg, zilch, cipher, cypher, aught, zip, zero, nil, naught, zippo, nix

• 42. Grind, so to speak -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  RUT

  Possible Answer: estrus, groove, rut, heat, furrow, oestrus

  Possible Opposite: anestrus

• 46. Wrote -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  PENNED

  Possible Answer: write, pen, compose, indite

• 47. Like some yogurt -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  NONFAT

  Possible Answer: fatless, fat-free, nonfat

  Possible Opposite: fatty

• 48. The Louis whose mother was Marie Antoinette -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  XVII

  Possible Answer: XVII, xvii, 17, seventeen

• 50. Second photo in a testimonial ad -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  AFTER

  Possible Answer: subsequently, afterward, afterwards, later_on, after, later

• 51. Hose shade -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  TAUPE

  Possible Answer: taupe, fuscous

• 52. Signal to pull over -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SIREN

  Possible Answer: Siren, temptress, siren, Delilah, enchantress, femme_fatale

• 54. Radiant -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  AGLOW

  Possible Answer: aglow, lucent, luminous, lambent

• 56. "Ulysses," for one -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EPIC

  Possible Answer: epic_poem, epical, larger-than-life, heroic, heroic_poem, epos, epic

• 57. Queen of Carthage -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DIDO

  Possible Answer: Dido

• 59. Big fashion magazine -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ELLE

• 60. Clears (of) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  RIDS

  Possible Answer: disembarrass, free, rid

• 61. "What's ___ for me?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INIT

• 62. Ripens -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  AGES

  Possible Answer: historic_period, maturate, mature, geezerhood, long_time, age, get_on, old_age, years, senesce, eld

  Possible Opposite: rejuvenate

• 65. Sushi order -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

November 11, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, November 11, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - November 11, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. A test of one's humanity?	7
2A	8. Holding in a cryptocurrency wallet	7
3A	15. Watery	7
4A	16. Emphatic refusal	7
5A	17. Winter Olympics events since 1988	7
6A	18. "I suppose"	7
7A	19. Cartwheels and such	4
8A	20. Intensifies, with "up"	5
9A	22. It might be on the nose	4
10A	23. Staff	4
11A	24. Back in college?	5
12A	25. Noble title	4
13A	26. Fats Domino's "___ That a Shame"	4
14A	28. There are 5,164 along the Great Wall of China	5
15A	30. "A Death in the Family" writer	4
16A	31. Philippines battle site of W.W. II	6
17A	33. Hard-hit line drives, in slang	6
18A	35. KFC side dish	4
19A	36. Grub	4
20A	37. Hardly a green vehicle	6
21A	41. Land: Sp.	6
22A	45. "___, Red-Hot & Live" (1982 soul album)	4
23A	46. Extent	5
24A	49. Exactly right	4
25A	50. Change states, perhaps?	4
26A	51. Jostle	5
27A	52. Send out	4
28A	53. They go to great heights	4
29A	55. Second or third person?	5
30A	57. ___ Grande, city south of Phoenix	4
31A	58. Phone meeting, briefly	7
32A	60. Colossal	7
33A	62. Repeat	7
34A	63. Place to perform figure eights	7
35A	64. Nitpickers	7
36A	65. Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid	7

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. A test of one's humanity?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: CAPTCHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Holding in a cryptocurrency wallet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BITCOIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Watery"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that similar to or containing or dissolved in water
• Words that mean the same thing: sedimentary
• The opposite would be: igneous
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUEOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Emphatic refusal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMEANNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Winter Olympics events since 1988"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUPERGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. "I suppose""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GUESSSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Cartwheels and such"

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 headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
• Words that mean the same thing: hat, chapeau, lid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Intensifies, with "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 a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
• Words that mean the same thing: heat, inflame, rut
• The opposite would be: cool, coldness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. It might be on the nose"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man who is virile and sexually active
• Words that mean the same thing: he-man, dot, studhorse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Staff"

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 the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
• Words that mean the same thing: bunch, gang, crowd
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Back in college?"

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 give qualities or abilities to
• Words that mean the same thing: empower, invest, dower
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENDOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Noble title"

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 british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Fats Domino's "___ That a Shame""

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: AINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. There are 5,164 along the Great Wall of China"

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 flight of stairs or a flight of steps
• Words that mean the same thing: pace, gradation, step
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "A Death in the Family" writer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states novelist (1909-1955)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Agee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Philippines battle site of W.W. II"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the peninsula and island in the philippines where japanese forces besieged american forces in world war ii; united states forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
• Words that mean the same thing: Corregidor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BATAAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Hard-hit line drives, in slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
• Words that mean the same thing: optical maser, laser
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. KFC side dish"

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 basically shredded cabbage
• Words that mean the same thing: coleslaw
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Grub"

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 informal terms for a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: chuck, use up, run through
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Hardly a green vehicle"

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: GASHOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Land: Sp."

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: TIERRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. "___, Red-Hot & Live" (1982 soul album)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Extent"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
• Words that mean the same thing: ambit, setting, telescope
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Exactly right"

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: TOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Change states, perhaps?"

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 the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: warming, unthaw, thawing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Jostle"

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 hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
• Words that mean the same thing: articulatio cubiti, elbow joint, cubital joint
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELBOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Send out"

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 expel (gases or odors)
• Words that mean the same thing: give out, breathe, let 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: EMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. They go to great heights"

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 mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: alp, the Alps
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Second or third person?"

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 contestant who loses the contest
• Words that mean the same thing: unsuccessful person, failure, also-ran
• The opposite would be: achiever, winner
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. ___ Grande, city south of Phoenix"

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

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: CASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Phone meeting, briefly"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TELECON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Colossal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of great force or power
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TITANIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Repeat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to say, state, or perform again
• Words that mean the same thing: reiterate, retell, ingeminate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITERATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Place to perform figure eights"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICERINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Nitpickers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
• Words that mean the same thing: scholastic, bookworm, pedant
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEDANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid"

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 navigational instrument for finding directions
• Words that mean the same thing: dig, ambit, savvy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMPASS

  Great job if you got it right!

November 11, 2021 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Bygone game show with a mobile set	7
2D	2. School houses?	7
3D	3. Accommodations on a scouting trip	7
4D	4. Driving needs	4
5D	5. It covers 90+ million acres of the U.S.	4
6D	6. ___ Jass, subject of one of Bart Simpson's prank calls	4
7D	7. OK	6
8D	8. Circus venue	6
9D	9. Onetime radio host Don	4
10D	10. Many a TikToker	4
11D	11. Mama of pop	4
12D	12. Making a scene, say	7
13D	13. It's got you covered	7
14D	14. Chinese restaurant fare	7
15D	21. Arabian gulf port	4
16D	27. ___ Smith, star of Tyler Perry's "For Better or Worse"	5
17D	28. Issues while fishing	5
18D	29. Put on the schedule	5
19D	30. It's on the plus side	5
20D	32. Business that makes cuts in order to turn a profit?	5
21D	34. Smooth, lustrous material	5
22D	37. Be informed, perhaps	7
23D	38. Olympian, e.g.	7
24D	39. Like many paper handouts	7
25D	40. Breaks down	4
26D	42. Homeland of gymnast Nadia Comaneci	7
27D	43. California ___	7
28D	44. Paroxysms	7
29D	47. Double figures?	6
30D	48. Kind of justice or license	6
31D	54. Red Cross fluids	4
32D	55. Former senator Trent	4
33D	56. Puerto ___	4
34D	57. Complaining fish?	4
35D	59. Car radio button	4
36D	61. Acronym in academics	4

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. Bygone game show with a mobile set"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CASHCAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. School houses?"

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 tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
• Words that mean the same thing: aquarium, fish tank, marine museum
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AQUARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Accommodations on a scouting trip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PUPTENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Driving needs"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: tee up, golf tee, football tee
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. It covers 90+ million acres of the U.S."

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 tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in america in many varieties; the principal cereal in mexico and central and south america since pre-columbian times
• Words that mean the same thing: Indian corn, clavus, corn whiskey
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. ___ Jass, subject of one of Bart Simpson's prank calls"

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: HUGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. OK"

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 agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: acquiescence, accede, acquiesce
• The opposite would be: dissent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Circus venue"

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: BIGTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Onetime radio host Don"

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 terrorist group of islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an islamic state in central asia; is a conduit for drugs from afghanistan to central asian countries
• Words that mean the same thing: IMU, Islamic Party of Turkestan, Islamic Group of Uzbekistan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Many a TikToker"

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 juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
• Words that mean the same thing: adolescent, teenage, teenaged
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Mama of pop"

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: CASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Making a scene, say"

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 situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience
• The opposite would be: offstage
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONSTAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. It's got you covered"

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 financial institution that sells insurance
• Words that mean the same thing: insurance underwriter, insurance company, underwriter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSURER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Chinese restaurant fare"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ribbonlike strip of pasta
• Words that mean the same thing: attic, noodle, bean
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOODLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Arabian gulf port"

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 important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "27. ___ Smith, star of Tyler Perry's "For Better or Worse""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TASHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Issues while fishing"

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 sharp protuberance
• Words that mean the same thing: hang-up, rub, split
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Put on the schedule"

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 (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
• Words that mean the same thing: ticket, slating
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. It's on the plus side"

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 useful or valuable quality
• Words that mean the same thing: plus
• 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: ASSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Business that makes cuts in order to turn a profit?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that gallery where works of art can be displayed
• Words that mean the same thing: beauty salon, beauty parlour, beauty parlor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Smooth, lustrous material"

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 smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Be informed, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GETATIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. Olympian, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person trained to compete in sports
• Words that mean the same thing: jock
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATHLETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Like many paper handouts"

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 secure or fasten with a staple or staples
• Words that mean the same thing: staple
• The opposite would be: unstaple
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAPLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Breaks 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 a dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: breathlessness, bastard, shit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Homeland of gymnast Nadia Comaneci"

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 republic in southeastern europe with a short coastline on the black sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Roumania, Rumania
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROMANIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. California ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that dried grape
• Words that mean the same thing: raisin
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAISINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Paroxysms"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
• Words that mean the same thing: flak, plan of attack, blast
• The opposite would be: defend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTACKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Double figures?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is almost identical to another
• Words that mean the same thing: clon, clone, knockoff
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Kind of justice or license"

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 of or relating to poetry
• Words that mean the same thing: poetical
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POETIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. Red Cross fluids"

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 32 Down: "55. Former senator Trent"

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: LOTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Puerto ___"

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 intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
• Words that mean the same thing: anti-racketeering law, RICO Act, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RICO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Complaining fish?"

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 lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
• Words that mean the same thing: chicane, cavil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Car radio button"

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: skim, glance over, rake
• The 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 36 Down: "61. Acronym in academics"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
• Words that mean the same thing: stem turn, root, base
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	63	87.5%
Sports	2	2.8%
Geography	2	2.8%
Literature	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	4 letters
Longest Answer	7 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 13, 2025 at 07:37 PM