No 27375 Sunday Oct 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Jerry Miccolis

Across Clues :

1. "Yikes!", 5. Italian sauce whose name sounds like a French stew, 9. Last word, 14. It can bust one's bracket, 19. Island west of Komodo National Park, 20. Privy to, 21. Call to mind, 22. 10th of 24, 23. Marquee at the Tri-Plex mistaken as a promo for ... "Godzilla"?, 26. ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey, 27. Fantasy football fodder, 28. Something seen framed in a Zoom background, perhaps, 29. Honors for David Beckham and Leona Lewis: Abbr., 31. Bandmate of Keith for 60+ years, 32. Hasten, old-style, 34. Rival of Forbes, 35. Futuristic microscopic machine, 37. ... "E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial"?, 43. Essen exclamations, 45. Bile, 46. Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B, 47. Grave words?, 48. "While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" poet, 49. ___ alai, 50. Sam who directed "Spider-Man", 52. D-Day craft: Abbr., 53. With 112-Down, a small laugh, 54. ... "Independence Day"?, 59. Having had a few bites, say, 60. What this is, 61. Mediterranean condiment, 62. "Mon ___!", 63. Liturgical vestment, 65. Center, 67. At sea, 71. Suitor of Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera", 73. Kind of shell that's easily broken, 74. Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity, 75. ... "Rush Hour"?, 81. "Devilish" cartoon character, 82. Publishing V.I.P.s, 83. Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States, 84. Unsafe?, 85. Modern H.R. initiative, 86. Bryn Mawr grad, e.g., 88. Nag, 89. Connections, 90. One in a line at a grocery store, 91. ... "Insomnia"?, 96. Person with attachment issues, perhaps, 97. "The Strife is ___, the Battle Done" (hymn), 98. Detergent brand, 99. Baja resort town, familiarly, 101. ___ Sidle, longtime role on "C.S.I.", 102. Moving day leftovers, 104. Overseas refusals, 108. Holding nothing back, 110. ... "Sex and the City"?, 113. "Welcome" introduction?, 114. Texas A&M athlete, 115. Girl's name that sounds like two adjacent letters, 116. Singer Horne, 117. Mount, 118. Detritus at the bottom of a bag of bagels, 119. Variety, 120. Novelist Johnson who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Down Clues :

1. Subsides, 2. Walk way?, 3. Aquarium growth, 4. "Check it out, man!", 5. Narrow inlet, 6. Antonio López de Santa ___, three-time president of Mexico, 7. Finally saw through a deception, 8. Emasculates, 9. Ward (off), 10. E.R. lines, 11. 0%, 12. Japanese art of flower arrangement, 13. Star in Venus's orbit?, 14. Island strings, 15. Ingredient in some lipsticks, pizza dough and biodiesel, 16. Cause of a hung jury, 17. Larger-than-life, 18. Assignment, 24. "Really?", 25. Marine menace, 30. Sensitive subject, 33. Pioneering computer, 36. Harsh, 37. From what place, 38. Actor-turned-policeman Estrada, 39. Jazz singer Cleo, 40. Some old PCs, 41. Ending with teen, 42. "That's a ___!" (chemist's punny observation), 43. Garden invader, 44. Raccoon relative, 49. Partner of pride, 50. Small brook, 51. Illness with chills, 52. Island rings, 55. Roil, 56. Give a lecture, say, 57. Sported, 58. Seasoned rice dish, 63. Listing agent's condition, 64. Voting day: Abbr., 65. Feature of some English gardens, 66. "Happy Birthday" writer, sometimes, 68. Athlete's out-of-character performance, say, 69. Lift ticket purchaser, 70. Unspoken, 72. Word after hidden or political, 73. Calorie-rich cake, 74. Apt name for a veterinarian, 75. Ankle bones, 76. Sky shade, 77. Claim on an egg carton, 78. Woodworking tool, 79. Tennille of Captain & Tennille, 80. Charlotte ___ (dessert), 81. Shooting marble, 87. Aide-___ (mnemonic device), 88. Nobility, 89. "Let's do this thing!", 90. Creator of colorful crafts, 92. Woolly pack animals, 93. Origin, 94. Hexad, 95. Rubik of puzzle cube fame, 99. Coral islets, 100. Quite often, 102. Sweeties, informally, 103. Barbershop sound, 105. Barely made, with "out", 106. Poke bowl ingredient, 107. Overcommunicate, say, 109. ___ Low, famed English pirate, 111. Secreted, 112. See 53-Across

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 20, 2024

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

Sunday 20 Oct 2024 nyt crosswords

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Yikes!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGAD




• The clue is 5. Italian sauce whose name sounds like a French stew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGU




• The clue is 9. Last word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINIS

  Possible Answer : stopping_point, finis, closing_curtain, last, finish, conclusion, finale, close




• The clue is 14. It can bust one's bracket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPSET

  Possible Answer : worried, derangement, untune, perturbation, turnover, bowl_over, disturbed, discompose, disconcert, upturned, disturbance, overturn, discomfit, broken, disorder, trouble, distressed, confused, overturned, disquieted, overthrow, upset, tump_over, swage, disturb, tip_over, disordered, knock_over, turn_over




• The clue is 19. Island west of Komodo National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALI

  Possible Answer : Bali




• The clue is 20. Privy to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INON




• The clue is 21. Call to mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVOKE

  Possible Answer : extract, suggest, put_forward, call_forth, arouse, call_down, raise, elicit, fire, bring_up, paint_a_picture, draw_out, enkindle, kick_up, evoke, invoke, provoke, kindle, conjure_up, stir, conjure, educe




• The clue is 22. 10th of 24. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAPPA

  Possible Answer : kappa




• The clue is 23. Marquee at the Tri-Plex mistaken as a promo for ... "Godzilla"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: BIGGIANTMONSTER




• The clue is 26. ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIS

  Possible Answer : Elli




• The clue is 27. Fantasy football fodder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STATS




• The clue is 28. Something seen framed in a Zoom background, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWARD

  Possible Answer : accolade, honor, prize, present, awarding, grant, honour, award, laurels




• The clue is 29. Honors for David Beckham and Leona Lewis: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBES




• The clue is 31. Bandmate of Keith for 60+ years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICK

  Possible Answer : Mickey, Mick, Paddy




• The clue is 32. Hasten, old-style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIE

  Possible Answer : hie, hotfoot, pelt_along, belt_along, hasten, race, step_on_it, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, rush, speed

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger




• The clue is 34. Rival of Forbes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INC

  Possible Answer : INC, Iraqi_National_Congress




• The clue is 35. Futuristic microscopic machine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NANOBOT




• The clue is 37. ... "E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: WITNESSALIENARRIVAL




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

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

  The answer: ACHS




• The clue is 45. Bile. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : choler, ire, wrath, anger, ira




• The clue is 46. Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBA




• The clue is 47. Grave words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EULOGY

  Possible Answer : eulogium, eulogy, panegyric, encomium, pean, paean




• The clue is 48. "While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POE

  Possible Answer : Edgar_Allan_Poe, Poe




• The clue is 49. ___ alai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAI




• The clue is 50. Sam who directed "Spider-Man". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIMI




• The clue is 52. D-Day craft: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LST




• The clue is 53. With 112-Down, a small laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEE

  Possible Answer : tee_up, football_tee, golf_tee, teeing_ground, tee




• The clue is 54. ... "Independence Day"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: HANCOCKSIGNSTHEPAPER




• The clue is 59. Having had a few bites, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCHY

  Possible Answer : fidgety, antsy, fretful, itchy




• The clue is 60. What this is. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUE

  Possible Answer : cue, clue, clew, hint




• The clue is 61. Mediterranean condiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIOLI

  Possible Answer : aioli, garlic_sauce, aioli_sauce




• The clue is 62. "Mon ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIEU




• The clue is 63. Liturgical vestment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOLE

  Possible Answer : steal, slip, stole




• The clue is 65. Center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDST

  Possible Answer : midst, thick




• The clue is 67. At sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOST

  Possible Answer : misplace, suffer, missed, deep_in_thought, recede, confounded, miss, at_sea, bewildered, lose, confused, mislay, baffled, drop_off, lost, mazed, fall_back, doomed, mixed-up, helpless, preoccupied, turn_a_loss, bemused, befuddled, disoriented, fall_behind

  Possible Opposite Answer : profit, won, saved, found, find, gain, win, keep




• The clue is 71. Suitor of Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAOUL




• The clue is 73. Kind of shell that's easily broken. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACO

  Possible Answer : wetback, taco, greaser




• The clue is 74. Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAFKA

  Possible Answer : Kafka, Franz_Kafka




• The clue is 75. ... "Rush Hour"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: TANGLEDFROZENTRAFFIC




• The clue is 81. "Devilish" cartoon character. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAZ




• The clue is 82. Publishing V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDS

  Possible Answer : ED, explosive_detection_system, male_erecticle_dysfunction, EDS, erectile_dysfunction




• The clue is 83. Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARER

  Possible Answer : rare, rarified, rarefied, uncommon




• The clue is 84. Unsafe?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUT

  Possible Answer : come_out, away, proscribed, extinct, kayoed, stunned, forbidden, prohibited, taboo, knocked_out, verboten, KO'd, tabu, come_out_of_the_closet, out

  Possible Opposite Answer : safe




• The clue is 85. Modern H.R. initiative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEI




• The clue is 86. Bryn Mawr grad, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUMNA

  Possible Answer : graduate, alumnus, grad, alum, alumna




• The clue is 88. Nag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEST

  Possible Answer : pest, gadfly, plague, cuss, pestilence, blighter, pesterer, pestis




• The clue is 89. Connections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer : in, Indiana, Hoosier_State, atomic_number_49, IN, inch, Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, indium, In, INS




• The clue is 90. One in a line at a grocery store. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CART

  Possible Answer : go-cart, pushcart, drag, cart, hale, haul, handcart




• The clue is 91. ... "Insomnia"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: WIREDSLEEPERSMISERY




• The clue is 96. Person with attachment issues, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAILER




• The clue is 97. "The Strife is ___, the Battle Done" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 98. Detergent brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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




• The clue is 99. Baja resort town, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CABO




• The clue is 101. ___ Sidle, longtime role on "C.S.I.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 102. Moving day leftovers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOXES

  Possible Answer : box, corner, boxful, loge, package, boxwood, box_seat

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbox




• The clue is 104. Overseas refusals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYETS




• The clue is 108. Holding nothing back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIN




• The clue is 110. ... "Sex and the City"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MANHATTANHOOKUP




• The clue is 113. "Welcome" introduction?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOURE




• The clue is 114. Texas A&M athlete. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGGIE




• The clue is 115. Girl's name that sounds like two adjacent letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIE




• The clue is 116. Singer Horne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LENA

  Possible Answer : Lena_River, Lena




• The clue is 117. Mount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEED

  Possible Answer : steed




• The clue is 118. Detritus at the bottom of a bag of bagels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEDS

  Possible Answer : cum, come, semen, ejaculate, seminal_fluid, source, germ, seeded_player, seed, sow




• The clue is 119. Variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPE

  Possible Answer : type, character, typewrite, eccentric, typecast, case

  Possible Opposite Answer : antitype




• The clue is 120. Novelist Johnson who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAM

  Possible Answer : Robert_Adam, X, go, Adam, disco_biscuit, hug_drug, XTC, cristal, ecstasy

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Subsides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBBS

  Possible Answer: ebb_out, ebbing, ebb_off, ebb, ebb_away, reflux, wane, ebb_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 2. Walk way?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAIT

  Possible Answer: pace, gait

• The clue is 3. Aquarium growth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer: algae, alga

• The clue is 4. "Check it out, man!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIGTHIS

• The clue is 5. Narrow inlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIA

• The clue is 6. Antonio López de Santa ___, three-time president of Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer: anna

• The clue is 7. Finally saw through a deception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTWISE

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

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

  The answer: UNMANS

  Possible Answer: unman

• The clue is 9. Ward (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEND

  Possible Answer: resist, fend, stand

• The clue is 10. E.R. lines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVS

  Possible Answer: quartet, IV, quadruplet, four, foursome, 4, intravenous_feeding, Little_Joe, tetrad, quaternary, quaternion, quatern, quaternity

• The clue is 11. 0%. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTONEBIT

• The clue is 12. Japanese art of flower arrangement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEBANA

• The clue is 13. Star in Venus's orbit?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERENA

• The clue is 14. Island strings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKE

  Possible Answer: ukulele, uke

• The clue is 15. Ingredient in some lipsticks, pizza dough and biodiesel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALMOIL

• The clue is 16. Cause of a hung jury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLITVOTE

• The clue is 17. Larger-than-life. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPIC

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

• The clue is 18. Assignment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASK

  Possible Answer: labor, project, undertaking, job, task, tax, chore

• The clue is 24. "Really?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT

• The clue is 25. Marine menace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer: killer_whale, orca, killer, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus

• The clue is 30. Sensitive subject. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORESPOT

• The clue is 33. Pioneering computer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENIAC

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

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

  The answer: BRUTAL

  Possible Answer: brutal, unrelenting, fell, savage, bestial, brute, brutish, roughshod, barbarous, vicious, beastly, cruel

• The clue is 37. From what place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHENCE

  Possible Answer: whence

• The clue is 38. Actor-turned-policeman Estrada. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIK

• The clue is 39. Jazz singer Cleo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAINE

• The clue is 40. Some old PCs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBMS

• The clue is 41. Ending with teen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 42. "That's a ___!" (chemist's punny observation). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

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

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

  The answer: APHID

  Possible Answer: aphid

• The clue is 44. Raccoon relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COATI

  Possible Answer: Nasua_narica, coati-mundi, coon_cat, coati, coati-mondi

• The clue is 49. Partner of pride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOY

  Possible Answer: joyfulness, rejoice, joy, joyousness, gladden, pleasure, delight

  Possible Opposite Answer : sorrow, sadden

• The clue is 50. Small brook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RILL

  Possible Answer: rill, streamlet, run, rivulet, runnel

• The clue is 51. Illness with chills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGUE

  Possible Answer: acute, chills_and_fever, ague, acute_accent

• The clue is 52. Island rings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: coronal, chaplet, lei, garland, wreath

• The clue is 55. Roil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHURN

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

• The clue is 56. Give a lecture, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOLD

  Possible Answer: lecture, chew_out, chide, scold, reprimand, rag, call_down, chew_up, lambaste, reproof, bawl_out, common_scold, berate, lambast, dress_down, call_on_the_carpet, grumble, have_words, jaw, nagger, scolder, rebuke, remonstrate, nag, take_to_task, trounce, grouch

• The clue is 57. Sported. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HADON

• The clue is 58. Seasoned rice dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILAF

  Possible Answer: pilaf, pilaw, pilaff, pilau

• The clue is 63. Listing agent's condition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLDASIS

• The clue is 64. Voting day: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUES

  Possible Answer: Tuesday, Tues

• The clue is 65. Feature of some English gardens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAZE

  Possible Answer: snarl, labyrinth, maze, tangle

• The clue is 66. "Happy Birthday" writer, sometimes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICER

  Possible Answer: ic, 99, ninety-nine

• The clue is 68. Athlete's out-of-character performance, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFDAY

• The clue is 69. Lift ticket purchaser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIER

  Possible Answer: skier

• The clue is 70. Unspoken. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACIT

  Possible Answer: understood, silent, tacit

• The clue is 72. Word after hidden or political. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENDA

  Possible Answer: docket, agendum, agenda, schedule, order_of_business

• The clue is 73. Calorie-rich cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORTE

  Possible Answer: torte

• The clue is 74. Apt name for a veterinarian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAT

  Possible Answer: cat, quat, qat, khat, kat, African_tea, Arabian_tea

• The clue is 75. Ankle bones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALI

  Possible Answer: anklebone, scree, astragal, talus, astragalus

• The clue is 76. Sky shade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUREBLUE

• The clue is 77. Claim on an egg carton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREERANGE

• The clue is 78. Woodworking tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASP

  Possible Answer: wood_file, rasp, rasping

• The clue is 79. Tennille of Captain & Tennille. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONI

• The clue is 80. Charlotte ___ (dessert). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUSSE

• The clue is 81. Shooting marble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAW

  Possible Answer: shooter, taw

• The clue is 87. Aide-___ (mnemonic device). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEMOIRE

• The clue is 88. Nobility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEERAGE

  Possible Answer: baronage, peerage

• The clue is 89. "Let's do this thing!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMREADY

• The clue is 90. Creator of colorful crafts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYOLA

• The clue is 92. Woolly pack animals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LLAMAS

  Possible Answer: llama

• The clue is 93. Origin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOT

  Possible Answer: settle, base, source, radical, theme, origin, ancestor, etymon, beginning, solution, rootage, antecedent, rootle, root, steady_down, take_root, tooth_root, stem, settle_down, root_word, ascendent, ascendant, rout

  Possible Opposite Answer : descendant

• The clue is 94. Hexad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXTET

  Possible Answer: sextet, 6, half_a_dozen, sextuplet, six, Captain_Hicks, VI, sestet, hexad, sextette, sixer, sise, sixsome

• The clue is 95. Rubik of puzzle cube fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNO

• The clue is 99. Coral islets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAYS

  Possible Answer: Florida_key, key, cay

• The clue is 100. Quite often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOT

• The clue is 102. Sweeties, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAES

• The clue is 103. Barbershop sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIP

  Possible Answer: snip_off, trim, lop, snippet, cut_back, crop, snip, clipping, nip_off, clip, snipping, prune, nip, dress

• The clue is 105. Barely made, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKED

• The clue is 106. Poke bowl ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  Possible Answer: Opuntia_tuna, Anguilla_sucklandii, tuna_fish, tunny, tuna

• The clue is 107. Overcommunicate, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAM

  Possible Answer: Spam, junk_e-mail, spam

• The clue is 109. ___ Low, famed English pirate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NED

• The clue is 111. Secreted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HID

  Possible Answer: hide_out, enshroud, veil, obscure, conceal, blot_out, cover, hide, obliterate, shroud

  Possible Opposite Answer : show

• The clue is 112. See 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEE

March 23, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (33 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

March 23, 2024 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. They're seen around diners	4
2A	5. "Ambassador" cut	10
3A	15. Worrisome word from a barber	4
4A	16. Response akin to "Says who?!"	10
5A	17. Sizzling	4
6A	18. Speaking volumes?	10
7A	19. Extra security	9
8A	21. Lead-in to male or female	3
9A	22. Limerick group	5
10A	23. 2022 rom-com with a predominantly L.G.B.T.Q. cast	4
11A	25. Easily crushable	4
12A	26. Troy setting, for short	7
13A	28. Standards of purity	6
14A	30. [Smacks forehead]	3
15A	31. "My goodness!"	4
16A	33. ___ cat, holiday creature in Icelandic folklore	4
17A	34. Grant or Benjamin	9
18A	36. Slack	4
19A	37. Prefix in some health product names	4
20A	38. Print source	3
21A	41. "End of discussion!"	6
22A	43. Way up in the mountains	7
23A	45. Resort that prohibits snowboarding	4
24A	46. Bench cover?	4
25A	48. Rubs the wrong way	5
26A	49. Li Mu ___, Chow Yun-fat's role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"	3
27A	50. Veteran N.F.L. quarterback whose name anagrams to SOMETHING	9
28A	52. Modern money kiosk	10
29A	56. "Off the Court" memoirist, 1981	4
30A	57. Venezuela landmark that's the tallest of its kind in the world (3,212 feet)	10
31A	58. Lastin' line?	4
32A	59. Looked quickly	10
33A	60. Baby raccoons	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. They're seen around diners"

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 top part of an apron; covering the chest
• Words that mean the same thing: tipple, bib
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "Ambassador" cut"

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: STRIPSTEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Worrisome word from a barber"

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: UHOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Response akin to "Says who?!""

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: WHYSHOULDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Sizzling"

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 marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
• Words that mean the same thing: aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal
• The opposite would be: anaphrodisiac, unsexy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEXY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Speaking volumes?"

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: AUDIOBOOKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Extra security"

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: SAFETYNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Lead-in to male or female"

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 alliance made up of states that had been soviet socialist republics in the soviet union prior to its dissolution in dec 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: curie, Commonwealth of Independent States, Ci
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Limerick group"

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 people of ireland or of irish extraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Irish Gaelic, Irish whisky, Irish people
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. 2022 rom-com with a predominantly L.G.B.T.Q. cast"

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: BROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Easily crushable"

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 inferior in strength or significance
• Words that mean the same thing: runty, shrimpy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PUNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Troy setting, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NYSTATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Standards of purity"

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 unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
• Words that mean the same thing: kt, carat, karat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KARATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. [Smacks forehead]"

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: GAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "My goodness!""

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 terms referring to the judeo-christian god
• Words that mean the same thing: overlord, Almighty, Jehovah
• The opposite would be: Lady, noblewoman
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. ___ cat, holiday creature in Icelandic folklore"

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 period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
• Words that mean the same thing: Christmas, Christmastime, Yuletide
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YULE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Grant or Benjamin"

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: LARGEBILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Slack"

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 uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
• Words that mean the same thing: gimp, hitch, hobble
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Prefix in some health product names"

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: MEDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Print source"

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 clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• Words that mean the same thing: manus, hand, mitt
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. "End of discussion!""

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 amount of time
• Words that mean the same thing: flow, menstruum, menses
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERIOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Way up in the mountains"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
• Words that mean the same thing: car, gondola 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: GONDOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Resort that prohibits snowboarding"

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: ALTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Bench cover?"

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 any loose flowing garment
• Words that mean the same thing: vest, gown, cloak
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Rubs the wrong way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
• Words that mean the same thing: bile, bitterness, crust
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Li Mu ___, Chow Yun-fat's role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon""

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 tibeto-burman language spoken in the dali region of yunnan
• Words that mean the same thing: Baic
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Veteran N.F.L. quarterback whose name anagrams to SOMETHING"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert 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: GENOSMITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Modern money kiosk"

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: BITCOINATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. "Off the Court" memoirist, 1981"

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 united states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
• Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Ashe, Arthur Robert Ashe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Venezuela landmark that's the tallest of its kind in the world (3,212 feet)"

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: ANGELFALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Lastin' line?"

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 mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
• Words that mean the same thing: pock, cicatrice, mark
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Looked quickly"

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: STOLEAPEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Baby raccoons"

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 case for containing a set of articles
• Words that mean the same thing: kit, kit out, outfit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KITS

  Great job if you got it right!

March 23, 2024 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Taking off the table	7
2D	2. "Yep, totally feel that"	7
3D	3. Species named for its squarish shape	7
4D	4. Like Beth among the March sisters	6
5D	5. Bring around	4
6D	6. Activist "born at 375 p.p.m.," per her social media bio	8
7D	7. Big name in trucks	5
8D	8. "Would you mind ...?"	6
9D	9. Bowlful often served with bean sprouts	3
10D	10. Blue belt?	3
11D	11. Yours, in Torino	3
12D	12. Declaim	7
13D	13. Trace of music	6
14D	14. Lovey-dovey, in a way	5
15D	20. Egg-shaped brain structures	7
16D	24. Get hitched	6
17D	25. Gloomy atmosphere	4
18D	27. Lassitude	6
19D	29. They may come with opinions	7
20D	32. Cleveland, e.g.: Abbr.	3
21D	34. Turkey bacon?	4
22D	35. "Easy now!"	8
23D	36. Advice to move on	7
24D	38. Hill-adjacent field, in brief	7
25D	39. Legit	7
26D	40. Plates for nuts	7
27D	41. Grievance	6
28D	42. Take, as a pointer	6
29D	44. Fabric named for a Mideast capital	6
30D	45. Fathers, in Hebrew	5
31D	47. ___ Street Music Festival (annual May event)	5
32D	51. City of 1+ million near the Russia/Kazakhstan border	4
33D	53. Picture of Pluto, perhaps	3
34D	54. Cry of encouragement	3
35D	55. "___ Girl Isn't Pretty" ("Funny Girl" song)	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. Taking off the table"

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 touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: osculate, snog, buss
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUSSING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Yep, totally feel that""

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: IHEARYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Species named for its squarish shape"

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 any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
• Words that mean the same thing: trunkfish
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOXFISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Like Beth among the March sisters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lacking self-confidence
• Words that mean the same thing: timid, shy, unsure
• The opposite would be: confident
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHYEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Bring around"

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 controlling influence
• Words that mean the same thing: rock, careen, persuade
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Activist "born at 375 p.p.m.," per her social media bio"

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: THUNBERG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Big name in trucks"

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: _____
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  The answer is: RYDER

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Clue 8 Down: "8. "Would you mind ...?""

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

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• The word looks like this: ______
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  The answer is: ISITOK

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Clue 9 Down: "9. Bowlful often served with bean sprouts"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: PHO

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Clue 10 Down: "10. Blue belt?"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: shortness of breath, breathlessness, prick
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Yours, in Torino"

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

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

  The answer is: TUO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Declaim"

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

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• This could be something that declaim in an elocutionary manner
• The word looks like this: _______
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  The answer is: ELOCUTE

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Clue 13 Down: "13. Trace of music"

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

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• The word looks like this: ______
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  The answer is: ADKINS

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Clue 14 Down: "14. Lovey-dovey, in a way"

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

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• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: KISSY

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Clue 15 Down: "20. Egg-shaped brain structures"

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

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• This could be something that large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
• Words that mean the same thing: thalamus
• The word looks like this: _______
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  The answer is: THALAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Get hitched"

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

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• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SAYIDO

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Clue 17 Down: "25. Gloomy atmosphere"

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

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• This could be something that a sudden numbing dread
• Words that mean the same thing: cerement, curtain, dull
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: PALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Lassitude"

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 state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
• Words that mean the same thing: listlessness, torpidity, torpidness
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORPOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. They may come with opinions"

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

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• This could be something that the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
• Words that mean the same thing: ruling, opinion
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RULINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Cleveland, e.g.: Abbr."

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

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• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Turkey bacon?"

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 basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: Turkish lira, Italian lira, Maltese lira
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: LIRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. "Easy now!""

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

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• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BEGENTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. Advice to move on"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: LETITGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Hill-adjacent field, in brief"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: POLISCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Legit"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ALLTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Plates for nuts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who washes things for a living
• Words that mean the same thing: washing machine, automatic washer, washer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WASHERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Grievance"

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 (united kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
• Words that mean the same thing: lament, wail, lamentation
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Take, as a pointer"

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

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

  The answer is: DOGNAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Fabric named for a Mideast capital"

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

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• This could be something that a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: DAMASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Fathers, in Hebrew"

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

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

  The answer is: ABBAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. ___ Street Music Festival (annual May event)"

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

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

  The answer is: BEALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. City of 1+ million near the Russia/Kazakhstan border"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in the asian part of russia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: OMSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Picture of Pluto, perhaps"

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

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

  The answer is: CEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Cry of encouragement"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. "___ Girl Isn't Pretty" ("Funny Girl" song)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IFA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	73.5%
Short Answer	9	13.2%
Geography	3	4.4%
Music	3	4.4%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
History	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.6 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 Saturday, 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: August 26, 2025 at 09:18 PM