June 21, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (40 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (40 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle June 21, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Arid Mongolian expanse	4
2A	5. Forensics facility at Quantico, Va.	6
3A	11. Driver's guide, for short	3
4A	14. Mireille ___, co-star of AMC's "The Killing"	4
5A	15. Yale, to alums	6
6A	16. Muscle worked by a kettlebell swing, informally	3
7A	17. "This is payback!"	11
8A	19. Manipulate	3
9A	20. N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Dawson	3
10A	21. "Hold your horses!"	4
11A	22. Cheese in a Greek salad	4
12A	23. Winning	5
13A	25. City that's home to the Anne Frank House	9
14A	27. Teri of "Mr. Mom"	4
15A	28. ___ punk (fusion genre with Jamaican rhythms)	3
16A	29. Toilette water	3
17A	30. Bit of firepit debris	3
18A	31. Bull with a horn, informally	5
19A	33. "Silence!"	5
20A	37. The Thinker and others	7
21A	39. ___ 500 (NASCAR's "Super Bowl")	7
22A	41. German bacteriologist who lent his name to a kind of dish	5
23A	42. "Ripped"	5
24A	44. Destination on a fast-food lover's bucket list?	3
25A	45. "Knives Out" actress de Armas	3
26A	47. Constitutional initiative passed in '72 but never ratified	3
27A	48. Self-description for many an expert hobbyist	4
28A	49. Desk item that's shaken	9
29A	53. Linger	5
30A	54. Countess's counterpart	4
31A	55. Actress Bonet	4
32A	56. "___ House" (1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young hit)	3
33A	57. Fright ___ (gag item)	3
34A	58. Instant … hinted at four times in this puzzle's circled letters	11
35A	62. Señora Perón	3
36A	63. Grimm sister	6
37A	64. One of 24	4
38A	65. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"	3
39A	66. Bullfighter	6
40A	67. CPR specialists	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. Arid Mongolian expanse"

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 desert in central china
• Words that mean the same thing: Gobi 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: GOBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Forensics facility at Quantico, Va."

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: FBILAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Driver's guide, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
• Words that mean the same thing: Global Positioning System
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Mireille ___, co-star of AMC's "The Killing""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Yale, to alums"

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: OLDELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Muscle worked by a kettlebell swing, informally"

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 broad flat muscle on either side of the back
• Words that mean the same thing: latissimus dorsi
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "This is payback!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOWWEREEVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Manipulate"

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 act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: economic consumption, habit, employ
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Dawson"

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: LEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. "Hold your horses!""

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 time during which some action is awaited
• Words that mean the same thing: waitress, hold, postponement
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Cheese in a Greek salad"

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: FETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Winning"

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 having the leading position or higher score in a contest
• Words that mean the same thing: before, forwards, forrader
• The opposite would be: backward, back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. City that's home to the Anne Frank House"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an industrial center and the nominal capital of the netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of The Netherlands, Dutch capital
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMSTERDAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Teri of "Mr. Mom""

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: GARR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. ___ punk (fusion genre with Jamaican rhythms)"

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: SKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Toilette water"

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: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. Bit of firepit debris"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "31. Bull with a horn, informally"

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 massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast asia and africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
• Words that mean the same thing: rhinoceros
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RHINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. "Silence!""

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: ZIPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. The Thinker and others"

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 sculpture representing a human or animal
• Words that mean the same thing: statue
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STATUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. ___ 500 (NASCAR's "Super Bowl")"

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: DAYTONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. German bacteriologist who lent his name to a kind of dish"

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

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: PETRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. "Ripped" "

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: SWOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Destination on a fast-food lover's bucket list?"

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

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: KFC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. "Knives Out" actress de Armas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Constitutional initiative passed in '72 but never ratified"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, earned run average, epoch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Self-description for many an expert hobbyist"

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 carnival performer who does disgusting acts
• Words that mean the same thing: flake, eccentric, eccentric person
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. Desk item that's shaken"

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: SNOWGLOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Linger"

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 leave slowly and hesitantly
• Words that mean the same thing: linger, lurk, mill around
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Countess's counterpart"

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 31 Across: "55. Actress Bonet"

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: LISA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. "___ House" (1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young hit)"

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: OUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Fright ___ (gag item)"

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 hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
• Words that mean the same thing: wigging
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. Instant … hinted at four times in this puzzle's circled letters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SPLITSECOND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. Señora Perón"

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: EVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "63. Grimm sister"

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: GRETEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "64. One of 24"

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 period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
• Words that mean the same thing: 60 minutes, hr, minute
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "65. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars""

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: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "66. Bullfighter"

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 matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "67. CPR specialists"

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: EMTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword June 21, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. ___-X	3
2D	2. The Yoko of "Oh Yoko!"	3
3D	3. Headgear for Laurel or Hardy	9
4D	4. "Cross my heart!"	6
5D	5. Jump ___ joy	3
6D	6. Displayed affection from across the room, say	9
7D	7. He's got notions	7
8D	8. Some jeans	5
9D	9. Small building wing	6
10D	10. Container for recycling	3
11D	11. Stuck together, in a way	5
12D	12. Spaghetti, e.g.	5
13D	13. Emission from a whistling kettle	5
14D	18. Bitter ___	3
15D	22. Peach or persimmon	5
16D	23. Audibly astonished	5
17D	24. Undue hurry	5
18D	26. Rapper on 1988's "Straight Outta Compton"	5
19D	28. "___ Drives Me Crazy" (Fine Young Cannibals hit)	3
20D	31. Having misgivings about	5
21D	32. Shoe insert	9
22D	34. Part of a house that might have a full house	9
23D	35. Surmise	5
24D	36. Exhibiting poor taste	5
25D	38. Big drag on a fishing expedition?	5
26D	40. In the style of	3
27D	43. Place to get a cookie, maybe	7
28D	46. Yearly honor awarded for each N.F.L. position	6
29D	48. Lacking grace and refinement	6
30D	49. Ninja turtle hangout	5
31D	50. Unwise to the ways of the world	5
32D	51. Hymn player	5
33D	52. Edmonton athlete	5
34D	53. Piggy, in a nursery rhyme	3
35D	58. Pepper or Friday: Abbr.	3
36D	59. ___-mo	3
37D	60. Bolt's counterpart	3
38D	61. A.M.A. members: Abbr.	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. ___-X"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal term for information
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. The Yoko of "Oh Yoko!""

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Headgear for Laurel or Hardy"

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: BOWLERHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Cross my heart!""

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: ISWEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Jump ___ joy"

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: FOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Displayed affection from across the room, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BLEWAKISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. He's got notions"

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: IDEAMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Some jeans"

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 popular brand of jeans
• Words that mean the same thing: Saint Matthew the Apostle, Saint Matthew, Matthew
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEVIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Small building wing"

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: ALETTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Container for recycling"

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 container; usually has a lid
• Words that mean the same thing: ABA transit number, binful, bank identification number
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Stuck together, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that join or attach with or as if with glue
• Words that mean the same thing: pasted, paste, glue
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Spaghetti, e.g."

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 dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Emission from a whistling kettle"

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 water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: steam clean, steamer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Bitter ___"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: destruction, cease, stop
• 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: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Peach or persimmon"

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 ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
• Words that mean the same thing: yield
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FRUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Audibly astonished"

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: AGASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Undue hurry"

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 overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
• Words that mean the same thing: hastiness, hurriedness, precipitation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Rapper on 1988's "Straight Outta Compton""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EAZYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. "___ Drives Me Crazy" (Fine Young Cannibals hit)"

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: SHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Having misgivings about"

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 feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
• Words that mean the same thing: repent, rue, regret
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Shoe insert"

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: ODOREATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Part of a house that might have a full house"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: POKERROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Surmise"

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 reason by deduction; establish by deduction
• Words that mean the same thing: deduct, generalise, generalize
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Exhibiting poor taste"

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 (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
• Words that mean the same thing: gaudy, cheap, garish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Big drag on a fishing expedition?"

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 a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
• Words that mean the same thing: trawl net, dragnet, setline
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. In the style of"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Place to get a cookie, maybe"

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 a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: web site, site, internet site
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEBSITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Yearly honor awarded for each N.F.L. position"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALLPRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Lacking grace and refinement"

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 lacking social polish
• Words that mean the same thing: unpolished, graceless
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAUCHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Ninja turtle hangout"

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 waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
• Words that mean the same thing: gutter, toilet, cloaca
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Unwise to the ways of the world"

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 marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
• Words that mean the same thing: primitive, unenlightened, uninitiated
• The opposite would be: sophisticated
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Hymn player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
• Words that mean the same thing: harmonium, pipe organ, electric organ
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Edmonton athlete"

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 worker who oils engines or machinery
• Words that mean the same thing: tanker, oil tanker, oil well
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OILER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Piggy, in a nursery rhyme"

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 one of the digits of the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: toenail
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Pepper or Friday: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: SGT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. ___-mo"

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: SLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Bolt's counterpart"

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 usually large hard-shelled seed
• Words that mean the same thing: screwball, bollock, junkie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. A.M.A. members: 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: DRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	59.0%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
Geography	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
History	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	38
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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 09, 2025 at 07:39 AM

XWordHint Crossword Answers November 03, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (37 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (41 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Medium

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fizzy pop	4
2A	5. Eve's mate	4
3A	9. Film that may have inspired "Sharknado"	4
4A	13. "Jurassic Park" beast, for short	4
5A	14. Yawning, say	5
6A	16. Land on the Tigris and Euphrates	4
7A	17. *PIN, e.g.	10
8A	19. Restaurant handout	4
9A	20. Tennis star Osaka	5
10A	21. Pint-size	5
11A	23. Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace	3
12A	24. Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!"	3
13A	26. *Stray feline	8
14A	28. Skull	7
15A	32. AMC's "Better Call ___"	4
16A	33. Guffaw, in internet lingo	3
17A	34. Abruptly call off one's plans	4
18A	37. Gooey goody	5
19A	40. *Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively	15
20A	44. Shade of purple	5
21A	45. "I suppose so"	4
22A	46. ___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin	3
23A	47. More than a snack	4
24A	49. Clairol product	7
25A	52. *Gangster a.k.a. Scarface	8
26A	56. "As I see it," to texters	3
27A	57. August birth sign, for the most part	3
28A	58. Give a talking-to	5
29A	60. Dispense carefully	5
30A	64. Red-hot flow	4
31A	66. *Morning waker-upper	10
32A	68. French "with"	4
33A	69. "Gotta run!"	5
34A	70. Recording studio effect	4
35A	71. Gender-specific possessive	4
36A	72. Word made up of the four main compass points	4
37A	73. Aussie critters	4

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Fizzy pop"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
• Similar words include: soda ash, tonic, soda pop
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SODA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2A: "5. Eve's mate"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) in judeo-christian mythology; the first man and the husband of eve and the progenitor of the human race
• Similar words include: cristal, X, go
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADAM

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3A: "9. Film that may have inspired "Sharknado""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
• Similar words include: masticate, chew, dress down
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: JAWS

Remember this word for future puzzles!

4A: "13. "Jurassic Park" beast, for short"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TREX

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5A: "14. Yawning, say"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cause to be bored
• Similar words include: world-weary, drill, blase
• Opposite of: interest

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BORED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

6A: "16. Land on the Tigris and Euphrates"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic in the middle east in western asia; the ancient civilization of mesopotamia was in the area now known as iraq
• Similar words include: Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IRAQ

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7A: "17. *PIN, e.g."

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACCESSCODE

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8A: "19. Restaurant handout"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a list of dishes available at a restaurant
• Similar words include: fare, carte, carte du jour
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MENU

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9A: "20. Tennis star Osaka"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the mother-in-law of ruth whose story is told in the book of ruth in the old testament
• Similar words include: Noemi
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NAOMI

Remember this word for future puzzles!

10A: "21. Pint-size"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the slender part of the back
• Similar words include: diminished, minuscule, low
• Opposite of: large, big

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SMALL

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11A: "23. Pioneering computer engineer Lovelace"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
• Similar words include: adenosine deaminase
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADA

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12A: "24. Fleming who was the original host of "Jeopardy!""

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
• Similar words include: nontextual matter, artistry, prowess
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ART

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13A: "26. *Stray feline"

8 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALLEYCAT

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14A: "28. Skull"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of the skull that encloses the brain
• Similar words include: brainpan, braincase
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CRANIUM

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15A: "32. AMC's "Better Call ___""

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (old testament) the first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
• Similar words include: Apostle of the Gentiles, Apostle Paul, St. Paul
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SAUL

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16A: "33. Guffaw, in internet lingo"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LOL

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17A: "34. Abruptly call off one's plans"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• Similar words include: bail bond, bond
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAIL

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18A: "37. Gooey goody"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SMORE

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19A: "40. *Overly eager personal injury lawyer, derisively"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AMBULANCECHASER

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20A: "44. Shade of purple"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a moderate purple
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MAUVE

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21A: "45. "I suppose so""

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that not only so, but
• Similar words include: yea
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YEAH

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22A: "46. ___ Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELI

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23A: "47. More than a snack"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the food served and eaten at one time
• Similar words include: repast
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MEAL

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24A: "49. Clairol product"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HAIRDYE

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25A: "52. *Gangster a.k.a. Scarface"

8 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALCAPONE

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26A: "56. "As I see it," to texters"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Similar words include: International Maritime Organization
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IMO

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27A: "57. August birth sign, for the most part"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Similar words include: Lion, Leo the Lion
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LEO

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28A: "58. Give a talking-to"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
• Similar words include: dress down, chew out, trounce
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SCOLD

Remember this word for future puzzles!

29A: "60. Dispense carefully"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that allow to have
• Similar words include: administer, dish out, dole out
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALLOT

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30A: "64. Red-hot flow"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LAVA

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31A: "66. *Morning waker-upper"

10 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALARMCLOCK

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32A: "68. French "with""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AVEC

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33A: "69. "Gotta run!""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that coming at a subsequent time or stage
• Similar words include: afterwards, ulterior, after
• Opposite of: early

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LATER

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34A: "70. Recording studio effect"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Similar words include: sound reflection, recall, replication
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ECHO

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35A: "71. Gender-specific possessive"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HERS

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36A: "72. Word made up of the four main compass points"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that information about recent and important events
• Similar words include: word, newsworthiness, news show
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NEWS

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37A: "73. Aussie critters"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROOS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Slang for a huge fan	4
2D	2. Large toothed whale	4
3D	3. Roaring Twenties style, informally	4
4D	4. Guitarist, in slang	6
5D	5. "Six-pack" muscles	3
6D	6. Physicians, for short	4
7D	7. Enticing scent	5
8D	8. Olympics reward	5
9D	9. Singer Morrison of the Doors	3
10D	10. *Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence	10
11D	11. Stand-up comic Sykes	5
12D	12. Diddly-___	5
13D	15. Secluded valleys	5
14D	18. Apple's digital assistant	4
15D	22. Line for Lassie	5
16D	25. Oom-pah band instrument	4
17D	27. Arizona city or Native American tribe	4
18D	28. Happy as a ___	4
19D	29. Egg-shaped tomato	4
20D	30. *Record art space	10
21D	31. Oodles	4
22D	35. "Rocks," to a bartender	3
23D	36. Two-time Emmy winner Remini	4
24D	38. Depend (on)	4
25D	39. The "E" of HOMES	4
26D	41. Layer of the eye	4
27D	42. Emulates a tree frog or ballerina	5
28D	43. Masala ___ (Indian spiced tea)	4
29D	48. Not express, as a train	5
30D	50. Apple on a desk, perhaps	4
31D	51. Word before derby or coaster	6
32D	52. Koran's Almighty	5
33D	53. Depart	5
34D	54. Christopher who directed "The Dark Knight Rises"	5
35D	55. Thrill	5
36D	59. Classic teen sleuth Nancy	4
37D	61. Nutso	4
38D	62. Eight, in Spanish	4
39D	63. Some boxing wins, in brief	4
40D	65. Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues	3
41D	67. Title for Doubtfire, Fields or Maisel	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Slang for a huge fan"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STAN

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. Large toothed whale"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Similar words include: grampus, Orcinus orca, sea wolf
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ORCA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

3D: "3. Roaring Twenties style, informally"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
• Similar words include: art deco
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DECO

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4D: "4. Guitarist, in slang"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AXEMAN

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5D: "5. "Six-pack" muscles"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Similar words include: type AB, Artium Baccalaurens, Av
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ABS

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6D: "6. Physicians, for short"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a licensed medical practitioner
• Similar words include: doc, medico, doctor
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: DOCS

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7D: "7. Enticing scent"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any property detected by the olfactory system
• Similar words include: odour, scent, perfume
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AROMA

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8D: "8. Olympics reward"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
• Similar words include: medallion, ribbon, palm
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: MEDAL

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9D: "9. Singer Morrison of the Doors"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: JIM

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10D: "10. *Warning sign that might be seen on a chain-link fence"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: AREACLOSED

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11D: "11. Stand-up comic Sykes"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: WANDA

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12D: "12. Diddly-___"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles
• Similar words include: diddly-shit, hunker, chunky
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SQUAT

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13D: "15. Secluded valleys"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small wooded hollow
• Similar words include: dell, dingle
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: DELLS

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14D: "18. Apple's digital assistant"

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: SIRI

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15D: "22. Line for Lassie"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
• Similar words include: troika, triplet, collar
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LEASH

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16D: "25. Oom-pah band instrument"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lowest brass wind instrument
• Similar words include: bass horn, sousaphone
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TUBA

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17D: "27. Arizona city or Native American tribe"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of the north american indian people of arizona and adjacent mexico and california
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: YUMA

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18D: "28. Happy as a ___"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
• Similar words include: dollar, buck, one dollar bill
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CLAM

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19D: "29. Egg-shaped tomato"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern india but now are living on all continents (but mostly in europe, north africa, and north america)
• Similar words include: Romany, fixed storage, Gypsy
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ROMA

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20D: "30. *Record art space"

10 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: __________

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Answer: ALBUMCOVER

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21D: "31. Oodles"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
• Opposite of: few
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: MANY

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22D: "35. "Rocks," to a bartender"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: ice-skating rink, frappe, frosting
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ICE

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23D: "36. Two-time Emmy winner Remini"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LEAH

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24D: "38. Depend (on)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that have confidence or faith in
• Similar words include: trust, swear, bank
• Opposite of: mistrust

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Answer: RELY

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25D: "39. The "E" of HOMES"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ERIE

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26D: "41. Layer of the eye"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: UVEA

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27D: "42. Emulates a tree frog or ballerina"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
• Similar words include: bound, spring, leap
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: LEAPS

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28D: "43. Masala ___ (Indian spiced tea)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: CHAI

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29D: "48. Not express, as a train"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
• Similar words include: topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, local anaesthetic
• Opposite of: national, general

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Answer: LOCAL

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30D: "50. Apple on a desk, perhaps"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: IMAC

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31D: "51. Word before derby or coaster"

6 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a grounder that rolls along the infield
• Similar words include: hair curler, rolling wave, tumbler
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: ROLLER

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32D: "52. Koran's Almighty"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that muslim name for the one and only god
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: ALLAH

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33D: "53. Depart"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
• Similar words include: will, get out, leave behind
• Opposite of: enter, disinherit

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Answer: LEAVE

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34D: "54. Christopher who directed "The Dark Knight Rises""

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: NOLAN

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35D: "55. Thrill"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Similar words include: lift up, intoxicate, uplift
• Opposite of: depress

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Answer: ELATE

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36D: "59. Classic teen sleuth Nancy"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states actor (born in ireland); father of georgiana emma barrymore (1827-1862)
• Similar words include: cast, delineate, tie
• Opposite of: repel, push

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Answer: DREW

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37D: "61. Nutso"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Similar words include: batty, nuts, kookie
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LOCO

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38D: "62. Eight, in Spanish"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OCHO

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39D: "63. Some boxing wins, in brief"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue
• Similar words include: technical knockout, TKO
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: TKOS

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40D: "65. Summer coolers, for short … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
• Similar words include: atomic number 89, Ac, AC
• Opposite of: direct current

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Answer: ACS

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41D: "67. Title for Doubtfire, Fields or Maisel"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a form of address for a married woman
• Similar words include: Mrs., Mister, Mr.
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: MRS

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Today's Puzzle Stats

37 Across Clues

41 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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