NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 14, 2024

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

NYT Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints 

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. When the stage direction "Enter three Witches" appears in "Macbeth". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI




• The clue is 5. Mower houses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEDS

  Possible Answer : shake_off, throw_off, pour_forth, cast_off, drop, disgorge, shed, spill, cast, throw_away, molt, exuviate, slough, moult, throw




• The clue is 10. Admits (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPS

  Possible Answer : nail, apprehend, pick_up, snitch, pig, arrest, hook, cop, glom, nab, fuzz, bull, copper, knock_off, thieve, collar




• The clue is 14. "High" time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOON

  Possible Answer : twelve_noon, noonday, high_noon, noon, midday, noontide




• The clue is 15. Like abandoned malls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer : eery, eerie




• The clue is 16. Chain with a "2 x 2 x 2" breakfast combo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP




• The clue is 17. Seventh heaven. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLOUDTHREE




• The clue is 19. Purina rival. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPO




• The clue is 20. Virginia Tech athletes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOKIES




• The clue is 21. Texting format, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_62, MS, samarium, Master_of_Science, SM, MSc, Sm




• The clue is 23. Lead-in to -meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODO

  Possible Answer : Otho, Odo_of_Lagery, Otho_of_Lagery, Urban_II, Odo




• The clue is 24. Preach, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORATE

  Possible Answer : orate




• The clue is 25. March Madness round. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEETFOUR




• The clue is 28. Barbecue joint offering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBS

  Possible Answer : guy, roast, costa, poke_fun, jest_at, rib, laugh_at, blackguard, make_fun, ridicule




• The clue is 29. Thermostat piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIAL

  Possible Answer : telephone_dial, dial




• The clue is 30. Big name in Greek yogurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OIKOS




• The clue is 31. ___-Caps (movie treat). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNO




• The clue is 32. Gym rep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURL

  Possible Answer : gyre, curve, coil, whorl, Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr., kink, loop, curlicue, curl, scroll, Robert_F._Curl, curl_up, Curl, ringlet, lock, draw_in, Robert_Curl, roll, wave

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 33. Church founded by Joseph Smith, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LDS




• The clue is 34. Beatles hit written by a teenage Paul McCartney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHENIMEIGHT




• The clue is 38. Dedicated work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




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

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

  The answer: ARMY

  Possible Answer : army, United_States_Army, ground_forces, regular_army, U._S._Army, Army, USA, US_Army




• The clue is 40. Morning hrs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_95, Am, AM, amplitude_modulation, Artium_Magister, Master_of_Arts, americium, MA




• The clue is 43. Like a go-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPEA




• The clue is 46. Word following sand or steel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAP

  Possible Answer : pin_down, pin, trammel, immobilise, ambuscade, yap, gob, ambush, cakehole, maw, sand_trap, entrap, bunker, snare, immobilize, trap, lying_in_wait, hole, ensnare




• The clue is 47. Composer ___ Carlo Menotti. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIAN




• The clue is 48. With 56-Across, hairstylist's observation (that also applies to 17-, 25- and 34-Across?). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOURROOTS




• The clue is 50. "Keep Climbing" airline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELTA

  Possible Answer : delta




• The clue is 51. St. Louis summer setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDT




• The clue is 52. Dallas sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMU




• The clue is 53. Wilbur, to Fern, in "Charlotte's Web". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETPIG




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

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer : oust, kick_out, throw_out, boot_out, drum_out, expel




• The clue is 56. See 48-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARESHOWING




• The clue is 59. Gym bag emanation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODOR

  Possible Answer : olfactory_sensation, odor, aroma, smell, olfactory_perception, scent, odour, olfactory_property




• The clue is 60. Preprinted word on some nametags. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLO

  Possible Answer : how-do-you-do, hi, hello, hullo, howdy




• The clue is 61. Olympic blade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPEE

  Possible Answer : epee




• The clue is 62. Leakes of reality TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENE




• The clue is 63. "So long," in Seville. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIOS

  Possible Answer : bye, adieu, goodbye, arrivederci, cheerio, sayonara, auf_wiedersehen, au_revoir, bye-bye, adios, goodby, good_day, good-bye, good-by, so_long




• The clue is 64. Prepared to drive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer : tee_up, tee 

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Last members of relay teams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANCHORS

  Possible Answer: ground_tackle, backbone, anchor, anchorman, ground, linchpin, keystone, drop_anchor, lynchpin, mainstay, cast_anchor, anchorperson

• The clue is 2. Fill, as with crayon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLORIN

• The clue is 3. Acknowledged applause. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: TOOKABOW

• The clue is 4. Many residents of Nunavut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INUITS

  Possible Answer: Eskimo, Inuit, Esquimau

• The clue is 5. Comedians' collections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETS

  Possible Answer: bent, readiness, lot, Set, define, typeset, lay_out, pose, ready, dress, set_up, stage_set, arrange, congeal, determine, Seth, place, localize, do, coiffe, circle, sic, correct, lay, plant, rig, solidification, prepare, hardening, solidifying, set, adjust, specify, limit, go_down, coiffure, coif, mark, countersink, go_under, band, curing, position, fix, exercise_set, put, gear_up, fructify, localise, jell

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise

• The clue is 6. "Good one". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEH

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

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer: stray, mistake, slip, err, drift

• The clue is 8. Pump option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIESEL

  Possible Answer: diesel, diesel_motor, Diesel, Rudolf_Diesel, diesel_engine, Rudolf_Christian_Karl_Diesel

• The clue is 9. Note by a poor grade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEME

• The clue is 10. Employer of Carrie Mathison on "Homeland," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer: CIA, Central_Intelligence_Agency

• The clue is 11. "Well, whaddya know!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHLOOK

• The clue is 12. Tegan and Sara, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POPDUO

• The clue is 13. Trackable scents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOORS

  Possible Answer: spoor

• The clue is 18. Ruby of "A Raisin in the Sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEE

• The clue is 22. Insistently unhip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STODGY

  Possible Answer: stuffy, mossy, fogyish, stodgy, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud

• The clue is 25. iPhone speaker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRI

• The clue is 26. Retail giant headquartered in Bentonville, Ark.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WALMART

• The clue is 27. Angle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISH

  Possible Answer: Pisces_the_Fishes, Fish, angle, Pisces, fish

• The clue is 29. 2021 sci-fi epic nominated for Best Picture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUNE

  Possible Answer: dune, sand_dune

• The clue is 32. Evergreens with fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDARS

  Possible Answer: cedar, true_cedar, cedarwood, cedar_tree

• The clue is 33. Like a wet noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMP

  Possible Answer: wilted, hobble, hitch, limp, gimp

• The clue is 35. One making a bed, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOER

• The clue is 36. Significant stretches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERAS

  Possible Answer: geological_era, era, epoch, earned_run_average, ERA

• The clue is 37. Part of a car's exhaust system. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: TAILPIPE

  Possible Answer: tailpipe

• The clue is 41. Afternoon attraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATINEE

  Possible Answer: matinee

• The clue is 42. Obtained, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAGGED

  Possible Answer: snag

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

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

  The answer: TYCOON

  Possible Answer: business_leader, power, mogul, tycoon, top_executive, big_businessman, king, baron, magnate

• The clue is 44. Bro's greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODUDE

• The clue is 45. Stages, as a play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUTSON

• The clue is 46. Went on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOURED

  Possible Answer: tour

• The clue is 47. Lose in a logrolling match, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETWET

• The clue is 49. Poker variant with four hole cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAHA

  Possible Answer: Omaha, Maha

• The clue is 50. "In excelsis ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEO

• The clue is 53. Vietnamese soups. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHOS

• The clue is 55. Uno + due. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

• The clue is 57. ___ Lilly and Company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

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

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

  The answer: SLO

September 02, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, September 02, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

September 02, 2019 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Place to get a mud bath	3
2A	4. "Got it now!"	3
3A	7. Airport about 13 miles from the Loop	5
4A	12. Perfect scores for divers	4
5A	14. "Good heavens!"	4
6A	15. Polite palindromic term of address	5
7A	16. Spice holder	4
8A	17. *Arthur Carlson portrayer on "WKRP in Cincinnati"	10
9A	19. Ancient Chinese book of divination	6
10A	21. Prefix with angle or cycle	3
11A	22. Extremely fun, as a party	3
12A	23. *Job for a model	10
13A	26. Website for some custom-designed jewelry	4
14A	27. Use steel wool on	5
15A	28. Hacks with an axe	4
16A	30. Pro-___ (some golf tourneys)	3
17A	33. Dead set against	4
18A	34. Street sign with an arrow	6
19A	37. Country between Togo and Nigeria	5
20A	39. Sheepskin boot brand	3
21A	41. Assault or kidnapping	5
22A	42. Producer Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal"	6
23A	44. Coupe or sedan	4
24A	46. National park freebie	3
25A	47. Showers with flowers and chocolates, maybe	4
26A	48. Native New Zealander	5
27A	50. Inflatable transport	4
28A	52. *2000 stop-motion animated comedy hit	10
29A	57. Deep anger	3
30A	58. Colorful pond fish	3
31A	59. Bust out of jail	6
32A	60. Summer Olympics contest whose participants do the ends of the answers to the starred clues	10
33A	64. Sugar bowl invaders	4
34A	65. Acquire, as debts	5
35A	66. Helps	4
36A	67. Traditional wearer of plaid	4
37A	68. Fitness program popularized in the 1990s	5
38A	69. Bit of clothing often worn with shorts	3
39A	70. DeskJet printers and others	3

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. Place to get a mud bath"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health club, watering hole, watering place
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. "Got it now!""

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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. Airport about 13 miles from the Loop"

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: OHARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Perfect scores for divers"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: ten, ten-spot, X
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. "Good heavens!""

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: EGAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Polite palindromic term of address"

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 woman of refinement
• Words that mean the same thing: lady, gentlewoman, ma'am
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Spice holder"

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 framework for holding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: scud, squeeze, excruciate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. *Arthur Carlson portrayer on "WKRP in Cincinnati""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GORDONJUMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Ancient Chinese book of divination"

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: ICHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Prefix with angle or cycle"

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: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Extremely fun, as a party"

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 humanistic study of a body of literature
• Words that mean the same thing: illuminated, illume, alight
• The opposite would be: unlighted, extinguish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. *Job for a model"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PHOTOSHOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Website for some custom-designed jewelry"

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: ETSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Use steel wool on"

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 place that is scoured (especially by running water)
• Words that mean the same thing: purge, abrade, flush
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Hacks with an axe"

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 make or shape as with an axe
• Words that mean the same thing: hew, hew out
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Pro-___ (some golf tourneys)"

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 radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
• Words that mean the same thing: americium, Master of Arts, Artium Magister
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Dead set against"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• The opposite would be: pro
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Street sign with an arrow"

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: ONEWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Country between Togo and Nigeria"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a country on western coast of africa; formerly under french control
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Benin, Dahomey
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BENIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Sheepskin boot brand"

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: UGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Assault or kidnapping"

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 (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
• Words that mean the same thing: offence, criminal offense, criminal offence
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Producer Rhimes who created "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal""

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: SHONDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Coupe or sedan"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: motorcar, automobile, car
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. National park freebie"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
• Words that mean the same thing: represent, mathematical function, function
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Showers with flowers and chocolates, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that seek someone's favor
• Words that mean the same thing: court, solicit, woo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Native New Zealander"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ethnic minority of polynesian and melanesian descent who speak maori and live in new zealand
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Inflatable transport"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
• Words that mean the same thing: peck, sight, batch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. *2000 stop-motion animated comedy hit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHICKENRUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Deep anger"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: choler, wrath, ira
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Colorful pond fish"

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: KOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Bust out of jail"

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 act of escaping physically
• Words that mean the same thing: leakage, outflow, get by
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESCAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Summer Olympics contest whose participants do the ends of the answers to the starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athletic contest consisting of five different events
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENTATHLON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Sugar bowl invaders"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: pismire, ant, emmet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. Acquire, as debts"

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 make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
• Words that mean the same thing: find, obtain, receive
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Helps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
• Words that mean the same thing: aid, help, assist
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Traditional wearer of plaid"

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 native or inhabitant of scotland
• Words that mean the same thing: Scotsman, Scotchman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Fitness program popularized in the 1990s"

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: TAEBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. Bit of clothing often worn with shorts"

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

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

  The answer is: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "70. DeskJet printers and others"

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 unit of power equal to 746 watts
• Words that mean the same thing: horsepower, H.P., HP
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HPS

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Monday Crossword Down Clues - September 02, 2019 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Peel off	5
2D	2. Popular cobbler fruit	5
3D	3. Dried chili in Mexican food	5
4D	4. In the past	3
5D	5. Belly laugh syllable	3
6D	6. Toss in	5
7D	7. Hyatt alternative	4
8D	8. Mecca pilgrimage	3
9D	9. *Late-night Cartoon Network programming block	9
10D	10. Harold who directed "Caddyshack"	5
11D	11. Opposite of full	5
12D	13. Comic sketches	5
13D	14. Goads	6
14D	18. Company that makes Bug B Gon	5
15D	20. "Sorry, pal"	7
16D	24. Member of the largest Rwandan ethnic group	4
17D	25. A folder is needed for this	7
18D	26. Still-life vessel	4
19D	29. Stage comebacks?	7
20D	30. Muscles strengthened by belly dancing, for short	3
21D	31. "I'm not impressed"	3
22D	32. *Winter barrier	9
23D	35. Org. for physicians	3
24D	36. "Uh-huh"	3
25D	38. How some exciting N.B.A. games are won	4
26D	40. Avocado dip, informally	4
27D	43. Noted British racecourse	5
28D	45. Substitutes for coins	6
29D	49. Ancient Peruvians	5
30D	50. Hit the ball out of the park	5
31D	51. Staples Center, for one	5
32D	53. Component of a drum kit	5
33D	54. Cowhands' home	5
34D	55. "Give me five!"	5
35D	56. Tree houses	5
36D	58. Corn syrup brand	4
37D	61. Soaking spot	3
38D	62. Make up a cover story, say	3
39D	63. Laudatory poem	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. Peel off"

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 relatively long narrow piece of something
• Words that mean the same thing: cartoon strip, uncase, unclothe
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Popular cobbler fruit"

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 cultivated in temperate regions
• Words that mean the same thing: babble, peach tree, stunner
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Dried chili in Mexican food"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: ANCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. In the past"

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 gone by; or in the past
• Words that mean the same thing: agone
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Belly laugh syllable"

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: HAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Toss in"

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: ADDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Hyatt alternative"

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: OMNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Mecca pilgrimage"

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 fifth pillar of islam is a pilgrimage to mecca during the month of dhu al-hijja; at least once in a lifetime a muslim is expected to make a religious journey to mecca and the kaaba
• Words that mean the same thing: hadj, hajj
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAJ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. *Late-night Cartoon Network programming block"

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: ADULTSWIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Harold who directed "Caddyshack""

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: RAMIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Opposite of full"

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 container that has been emptied
• Words that mean the same thing: vacate, void, empty-bellied
• The opposite would be: full, fill
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMPTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Comic sketches"

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 short theatrical episode
• Words that mean the same thing: skit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Goads"

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: EGGSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Company that makes Bug B Gon"

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: ORTHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. "Sorry, pal""

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: NOCANDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Member of the largest Rwandan ethnic group"

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 member of a bantu people living in rwanda and burundi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. A folder is needed for this"

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 the japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIGAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Still-life vessel"

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 open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
• Words that mean the same thing: pitcher
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Stage comebacks?"

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 an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
• Words that mean the same thing: encore
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENCORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Muscles strengthened by belly dancing, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: Av, Artium Baccalaurens, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. "I'm not impressed""

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: MEH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. *Winter barrier"

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: SNOWFENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Org. for physicians"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. "Uh-huh""

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: YEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. How some exciting N.B.A. games are won"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: INOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Avocado dip, informally"

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: GUAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Noted British racecourse"

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 cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Substitutes for coins"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an individual instance of a type of symbol
• Words that mean the same thing: souvenir, keepsake, relic
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOKENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Ancient Peruvians"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
• Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Incan, Inca
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Hit the ball out of the park"

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: RIPIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Staples Center, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular environment or walk of life
• Words that mean the same thing: field, domain, scene of action
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Component of a drum kit"

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: HIHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Cowhands' home"

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 farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
• Words that mean the same thing: cattle ranch, spread, cattle farm
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. "Give me five!""

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: UPTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Tree houses"

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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Words that mean the same thing: nest, nestle, cuddle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Corn syrup brand"

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: KARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Soaking spot"

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 relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
• Words that mean the same thing: vat, bath, bathing tub
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Make up a cover story, say"

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 statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: Trygve Lie, dwell, consist
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Laudatory poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	19	24.4%
History	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Geography	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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