June 23, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

June 23, 2020 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Set a price of	3
2A	4. Recede	3
3A	7. Arrange in folds	5
4A	12. They may hang out at pubs	8
5A	15. Brendan of "Crash"	6
6A	16. Plain as day	8
7A	17. Way things look to the public, informally	6
8A	18. Buffalo's N.H.L. team	6
9A	19. Puffed snack food	8
10A	21. Give the go-ahead	3
11A	22. Revered Muslim	6
12A	23. Workers in puffy white hats	5
13A	25. Start of many young rappers' names	3
14A	26. Intrinsically	5
15A	30. 2011 U.S. Open champ McIlroy	4
16A	31. Hazard for takeoffs and landings	3
17A	32. Astronomical streaker	6
18A	33. Be behind, in a way	3
19A	34. Warrior	7
20A	36. One of two in Princess Leia's hairstyle	3
21A	37. Thornton ___, "Our Town" playwright	6
22A	39. Tit for ___	3
23A	40. First lady Truman	4
24A	41. Daniel who wrote "Robinson Crusoe"	5
25A	42. "The Star-Spangled Banner" contraction	3
26A	43. Key worker at a restaurant?	5
27A	44. Sources of saliva and sweat	6
28A	46. Slip up	3
29A	47. Game that requires bending	8
30A	50. Rude rejection	6
31A	53. Duds	6
32A	54. Sticker on green products	8
33A	56. Means of climbing over rural fences	6
34A	57. They can't lose	8
35A	58. One-on-one pupil	5
36A	59. Target of some football passes	3
37A	60. Spike of interest in movies?	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. Set a price 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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: inquire, call for, require
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Recede"

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 gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• Words that mean the same thing: ebb off, reflux, ebb down
• The opposite would be: tide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. Arrange in folds"

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 hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
• Words that mean the same thing: clothe, mantle, drapery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. They may hang out at pubs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BEERGUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Brendan of "Crash""

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: FRASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Plain as day"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CLEARCUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Way things look to the public, informally"

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 branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
• Words that mean the same thing: eye, optic, oculus
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPTICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Buffalo's N.H.L. team"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle
• Words that mean the same thing: cavalry sword, sabre, saber
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SABRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Puffed snack food"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: RICECAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Give the go-ahead"

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 brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Army of the Righteous, net ball
• The opposite would be: forbid, prevent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Revered Muslim"

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 the civil and religious leader of a muslim state considered to be a representative of allah on earth
• Words that mean the same thing: kalif, khalifah, khalif
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALIPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Workers in puffy white hats"

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

  The answer is: CHEFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Start of many young rappers' names"

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: LIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Intrinsically"

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: PERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. 2011 U.S. Open champ McIlroy"

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: RORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Hazard for takeoffs and landings"

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 droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: fogginess, haze over, obscure
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Astronomical streaker"

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 (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: shooting star, meteoroid
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METEOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Be behind, in a way"

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

  The answer is: OWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Warrior"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who fights (or is fighting)
• Words that mean the same thing: battler, belligerent, combatant
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIGHTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. One of two in Princess Leia's hairstyle"

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 small rounded bread either plain or sweet
• Words that mean the same thing: roll
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Thornton ___, "Our Town" playwright"

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 united states writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
• Words that mean the same thing: hazardous, Samuel Wilder, dotty
• The opposite would be: tame
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WILDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Tit for ___"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: Thematic Apperception Test, sleaze, cheapness
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. First lady Truman"

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: BESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. Daniel who wrote "Robinson Crusoe""

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 english writer remembered particularly for his novel about robinson crusoe (1660-1731)
• Words that mean the same thing: Daniel Defoe
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEFOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. "The Star-Spangled Banner" contraction"

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: OER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Key worker at a restaurant?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
• Words that mean the same thing: gentleman's gentleman, gentleman, valet de chambre
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VALET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. Sources of saliva and sweat"

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 any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
• Words that mean the same thing: secreter, secretory organ, gland
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. Slip up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: slip, mistake, drift
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "47. Game that requires bending"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAPFROG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Rude rejection"

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: BITEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "53. Duds"

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 clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: trick out, garb, dress
• The opposite would be: underdress, dress down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "54. Sticker on green products"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ECOLABEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. Means of climbing over rural fences"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
• Words that mean the same thing: stile
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. They can't lose"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUREBETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "58. One-on-one pupil"

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

  The answer is: TUTEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "59. Target of some football passes"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: death, final stage, close
• 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 37 Across: "60. Spike of interest in movies?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Richard Henry Lee, Bruce Lee, Robert E. Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

June 23, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Some kindergarten lessons	4
2D	2. Ward of "CSI: NY"	4
3D	3. Mascot on cookie boxes	10
4D	4. Long-legged waders	6
5D	5. Florida gridders, in headlines	4
6D	6. A/C measure, for short	3
7D	7. Forrest Gump's favorite soft drink	8
8D	8. Gradually increase, with "up"	7
9D	9. Source of a big percentage of U.S. auto imports	4
10D	10. Hunt-and-___ typing	4
11D	11. Gaelic tongue	4
12D	13. Make thinner, as air	6
13D	14. Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have	13
14D	15. Points of convergence	4
15D	20. Ailing	3
16D	22. Target of a plumber's snake	4
17D	23. Throng	5
18D	24. Mandel of "America's Got Talent"	5
19D	27. David Bowie hit with the lyric "You've torn your dress, your face is a mess"	10
20D	28. Boozehound	5
21D	29. Physicist Mach of Mach number fame	5
22D	31. Many a Christmas tree	3
23D	32. Convened	3
24D	34. "Be my guest!"	8
25D	35. Blackens	4
26D	38. Group on top of a loose football	7
27D	40. Bill for a 28-Down	6
28D	42. Yoko often seen in sunglasses	3
29D	43. Like some brides or threats	6
30D	45. Bellicose Greek god	4
31D	47. Persist	4
32D	48. Rebuke to Brutus	4
33D	49. Going ___ (bickering)	4
34D	50. Brought into the world	4
35D	51. Ration, with "out"	4
36D	52. Conditional word	4
37D	55. Line that an actor waits to hear	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. Some kindergarten lessons"

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 elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Words that mean the same thing: first principle, alphabet, ABC's
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Ward of "CSI: NY""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: SELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Mascot on cookie boxes"

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: KEEBLERELF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Long-legged waders"

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 any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• Words that mean the same thing: egret
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGRETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Florida gridders, in headlines"

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: BUCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. A/C measure, 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 a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
• Words that mean the same thing: B.Th.U., British thermal unit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Forrest Gump's favorite soft drink"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: DRPEPPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Gradually increase, with "up""

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 mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
• Words that mean the same thing: ratch, rachet, rachet 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: RATCHET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Source of a big percentage of U.S. auto imports"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Hunt-and-___ typing"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: wad, stack, lot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Gaelic tongue"

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 any of several related languages of the celts in ireland and scotland
• Words that mean the same thing: Goidelic, Gaelic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Make thinner, as air"

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 lessen the density or solidity of
• Words that mean the same thing: subtilize, sublimate, attenuate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAREFY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
• Words that mean the same thing: straightedge
• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRAIGHTEDGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Points of convergence"

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 concentration of attention or energy on something
• Words that mean the same thing: focus, stress, nidus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Ailing"

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 an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: poorly, ominous, complaint
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Target of a plumber's snake"

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 footwear usually with wooden soles
• Words that mean the same thing: overload, clog dance, choke
• The opposite would be: unclog
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Throng"

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 a large number of things or people considered together
• Words that mean the same thing: gang, herd, push
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Mandel of "America's Got Talent""

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: HOWIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. David Bowie hit with the lyric "You've torn your dress, your face is a mess""

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: REBELREBEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Boozehound"

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 a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
• Words that mean the same thing: sop, alky, boozer
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Physicist Mach of Mach number fame"

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 painter (born in germany, resident of france and the united states) who was a cofounder of dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976)
• Words that mean the same thing: Max Ernst
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERNST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Many a Christmas tree"

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 nonresinous wood of a fir tree
• Words that mean the same thing: fir tree, true fir
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Convened"

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 come together
• Words that mean the same thing: come across, suffer, gather
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. "Be my guest!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FEELFREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Blackens"

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 any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
• Words that mean the same thing: tar, sea dog, Jack-tar
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Group on top of a loose football"

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: DOGPILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Bill for a 28-Down"

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: BARTAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Yoko often seen in sunglasses"

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 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 29 Down: "43. Like some brides or threats"

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 to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil
• Words that mean the same thing: obscure, veil, hide
• The opposite would be: unveiled, unveil
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Bellicose Greek god"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
• Words that mean the same thing: ar, are
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Persist"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the temporal end; the concluding time
• Words that mean the same thing: utmost, last-place, go
• The opposite would be: first
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Rebuke to Brutus"

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: ETTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Going ___ (bickering)"

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: ATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Brought into the world"

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 british nuclear physicist (born in germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
• Words that mean the same thing: deport, natural, suffer
• The opposite would be: unborn
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Ration, with "out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a line that indicates a boundary
• Words that mean the same thing: border, borderline, delimitation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: METE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Conditional word"

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: ELSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Line that an actor waits to hear"

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 an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
• Words that mean the same thing: pool cue, pool stick, discriminative stimulus
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	67.6%
Short Answer	13	17.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
Sports	2	2.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.7%
History	2	2.7%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 24, 2025 at 09:42 AM

May 29, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, May 29, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

May 29, 2023 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Org. that operates the James Webb telescope	4
2A	5. Money owed	4
3A	9. "___, poor Yorick!": Shak.	4
4A	13. Sleeps out under the stars	5
5A	14. Sharif who played Doctor Zhivago	4
6A	15. Not in danger	4
7A	16. Longest side of a right triangle	10
8A	18. Funerary fire	4
9A	19. Arrange by category	6
10A	20. Write-___ (protest votes, typically)	3
11A	22. Jerry's cartoon counterpart	3
12A	23. Reckless way to play things	12
13A	27. Fling	4
14A	30. Six-pack units, in brief	3
15A	31. Veer, as a ship	3
16A	32. Play component	3
17A	33. Unadorned	4
18A	35. Bisected evenly	6
19A	38. Dessert made with cocoa and egg whites	15
20A	41. Goldilocks's complaint about the first bowl of porridge	6
21A	42. Walked (on)	4
22A	43. Bit of body ink, for short	3
23A	44. Public prosecutors, in brief	3
24A	45. Opus ___	3
25A	46. ___ noire (bane)	4
26A	47. Quaint cry of surprise	12
27A	52. Owns	3
28A	53. Bro or sis	3
29A	54. Bat, rat or cat, but not a gnat	6
30A	58. Very eager	4
31A	60. Smoothie chain founded in 1990	10
32A	63. Give up, as territory	4
33A	64. Lead-in to boy or girl	4
34A	65. App customers	5
35A	66. Was certain of	4
36A	67. Large group of people or birds	4
37A	68. Bird seen on the drive to Haleakala National Park	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. Org. that operates the James Webb telescope"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent agency of the united states government responsible for aviation and spaceflight
• Words that mean the same thing: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NASA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Money owed"

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 state of owing something (especially money)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEBT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. "___, poor Yorick!": Shak."

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: unfortunately, ala, regrettably
• The opposite would be: luckily, fortunately
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Sleeps out under the stars"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
• Words that mean the same thing: encampment, bivouac, inner circle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Sharif who played Doctor Zhivago"

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: OMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Not in danger"

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 strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
• Words that mean the same thing: dependable, condom, rubber
• The opposite would be: out, dangerous
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Longest side of a right triangle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HYPOTENUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Funerary fire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
• Words that mean the same thing: funeral pyre
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Arrange by category"

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 keep company with; hang out with
• Words that mean the same thing: affiliate, sort, consort
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Write-___ (protest votes, typically)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: in, IN, Immigration and Naturalization Service
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Jerry's cartoon 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 (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
• Words that mean the same thing: Uncle Tom, tom turkey, gobbler
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Reckless way to play things"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FASTANDLOOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Fling"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of flipping a coin
• Words that mean the same thing: cast aside, chuck out, chuck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Six-pack units, in brief"

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 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: acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, AB, Bachelor of Arts
• The 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 15 Across: "31. Veer, as a ship"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an erratic deflection from an intended course
• Words that mean the same thing: yawn, swerve, gape
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Play component"

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 legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, do, move
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Unadorned"

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 make public
• Words that mean the same thing: naked, unornamented, air
• The opposite would be: covered, sheathed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Bisected evenly"

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: INHALF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Dessert made with cocoa and egg whites"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHOCOLATEMOUSSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Goldilocks's complaint about the first bowl of porridge"

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: TOOHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Walked (on)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that put down or press the foot, place the foot
• Words that mean the same thing: step, tread, trample
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Bit of body ink, 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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
• Words that mean the same thing: sleaze, cheapness, intertwine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Public prosecutors, in brief"

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 any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
• Words that mean the same thing: district attorney, hyrax, DA
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Opus ___"

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: DEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. ___ noire (bane)"

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: BETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Quaint cry of surprise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHATTHEDEUCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Owns"

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 (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
• Words that mean the same thing: take, deliver, experience
• The opposite would be: lack, refuse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Bro or sis"

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 person's brother or sister
• Words that mean the same thing: cognate, blood relation, sibling
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Bat, rat or cat, but not a gnat"

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 any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk
• Words that mean the same thing: mammalian
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAMMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Very eager"

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 (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
• Words that mean the same thing: devouring, greedy, esurient
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Smoothie chain founded in 1990"

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: JAMBAJUICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Give up, as territory"

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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Words that mean the same thing: concede, grant, deliver
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Lead-in to boy or girl"

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: ATTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "65. App customers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Words that mean the same thing: drug user, exploiter, substance abuser
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Was certain of"

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 be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
• Words that mean the same thing: recognise, roll in the hay, sleep together
• The opposite would be: ignore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Large group of people or birds"

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 large gathering of people of a particular type
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Bird seen on the drive to Haleakala National Park"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NENE

  Great job if you got it right!

May 29, 2023 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. No votes	4
2D	2. Some sound equipment on stage	4
3D	3. Comedic sendups	6
4D	4. Ad ___ (Latin for "to the stars")	5
5D	5. Put on	3
6D	6. Down Under bird	3
7D	7. Washtubs	6
8D	8. One might be statistically significant	5
9D	9. Cairo cobra	3
10D	10. Completely destroy	10
11D	11. Voluminous hairstyles	5
12D	12. Worrisome note to get from a boss	5
13D	13. "___-ching!"	3
14D	17. U.F.O. pilots	3
15D	21. Surreptitious gesture with the head	6
16D	24. "Gone With the Wind" estate	4
17D	25. Aided and ___ (helped illegally)	7
18D	26. Island home to Honolulu	4
19D	27. Good skill for a diplomat	4
20D	28. Cuatro + cuatro	4
21D	29. Got out of the way	10
22D	33. Gives a leg up	6
23D	34. Ctrl-___-Del	3
24D	35. "If u ask me ..."	3
25D	36. Aspiring J.D.'s exam	4
26D	37. Big bash	4
27D	39. Converse	4
28D	40. One of the Great Lakes	4
29D	45. Argue back and forth	6
30D	46. Perplex	6
31D	47. Off, in mob-speak	5
32D	48. Peaceful refuge	5
33D	49. Head covering whose name means "curtain" in Arabic	5
34D	50. Actress Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"	3
35D	51. Cuisine style of Louisiana	5
36D	55. Personal appearance	4
37D	56. Land unit	4
38D	57. "___ Misérables"	3
39D	59. Drops on a lawn	3
40D	61. Cable channel that was launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll"	3
41D	62. San Francisco/Oakland separator	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. No votes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: nay
• The opposite would be: yea
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Some sound equipment on stage"

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 basic unit of electric current adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: AMP, amp, ampere
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Comedic sendups"

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 composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
• Words that mean the same thing: pasquinade, put-on, takeoff
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOOFS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Ad ___ (Latin for "to the stars")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Put on"

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 spanish gentleman or nobleman
• Words that mean the same thing: assume, Don River, get into
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Down Under bird"

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 any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• Words that mean the same thing: Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae, electromagnetic unit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Washtubs"

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 bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids
• Words that mean the same thing: river basin, catchment basin, basin
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. One might be statistically significant"

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 general direction in which something tends to move
• Words that mean the same thing: style, cut, drift
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Cairo cobra"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: Naja haje, asp viper, Egyptian cobra
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Completely destroy"

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: LAYTOWASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Voluminous hairstyles"

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 rounded thickly curled hairdo
• Words that mean the same thing: Afro hairdo, Afro
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Worrisome note to get from a boss"

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: SEEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "___-ching!""

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: CHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. U.F.O. pilots"

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: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Surreptitious gesture with the head"

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: SLYNOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. "Gone With the Wind" estate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a village in eastern ireland (northwest of dublin); seat of irish kings until 6th century
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Aided and ___ (helped illegally)"

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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• Words that mean the same thing: abet
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABETTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Island home to Honolulu"

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 island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
• Words that mean the same thing: Oahu Island
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Good skill for a diplomat"

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 consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
• Words that mean the same thing: tactfulness
• The opposite would be: tactlessness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cuatro + cuatro"

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: OCHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Got out of the way"

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: STOODASIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Gives a leg up"

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 giving hope or support to someone
• Words that mean the same thing: hike, cost increase, encourage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Ctrl-___-Del"

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 angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: altitude, elevation, EL
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. "If u ask me ...""

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 united nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
• Words that mean the same thing: International Maritime Organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Aspiring J.D.'s exam"

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: LSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Big bash"

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 elaborate party (often outdoors)
• Words that mean the same thing: celebrate, feast, festival
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Converse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal conversation
• Words that mean the same thing: chew the fat, schmooze, natter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. One of the Great Lakes"

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Argue back and forth"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
• Words that mean the same thing: disputation, moot, turn over
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEBATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Perplex"

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 cause to be confused emotionally
• Words that mean the same thing: throw, discombobulate, bewilder
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEMUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Off, in mob-speak"

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 sound made by a sharp swift blow
• Words that mean the same thing: whop, wham, rap
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Peaceful refuge"

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 shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
• Words that mean the same thing: harbor, seaport, harbour
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Head covering whose name means "curtain" in Arabic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a headscarf worn by muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIJAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Actress Thurman of "Pulp Fiction""

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 a benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Cuisine style of Louisiana"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a louisianian descended from acadian immigrants from nova scotia (`cajun' comes from `acadian')
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAJUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Personal appearance"

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 dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: presence, bearing, comportment
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Land unit"

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 unit of area (4840 square yards) used in english-speaking countries
• Words that mean the same thing: Akka, Akko, Accho
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. "___ Misérables""

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 chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
• Words that mean the same thing: LE, lupus erythematosus
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Drops on a lawn"

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 water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Cable channel that was launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll""

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: MTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. San Francisco/Oakland separator"

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 an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
• Words that mean the same thing: true laurel, Laurus nobilis, quest
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
History	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 02, 2025 at 04:45 AM