XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: July 08, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 08 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Main idea
Clue #2: 5. Holders of squid ink
Clue #3: 9. Quickly put (together)
Clue #4: 13. Even once
Antonyms: never
Clue #5: 14. Acerbic humor
Clue #6: 15. Witch's incantation
Antonyms: unspell
Clue #7: 16. Airport that Captain Sully departed from
Clue #8: 18. Fusilli or fettuccine
Clue #9: 19. Channel with a yellow rectangle logo, informally
Clue #10: 20. British celebrity restaurateur Gordon ___
Clue #11: 21. Animation studio behind "Scooby-Doo"
Clue #12: 24. Speaker of Arabic or Hebrew
Clue #13: 27. One of many on a self-driving car
Clue #14: 28. What colors on opposite ends of the color wheel can do
Clue #15: 29. Went fast
Antonyms: decelerate, linger
Clue #16: 30. Nine months, typically, for a human pregnancy
Clue #17: 33. "___ me anything"
Antonyms: obviate
Clue #18: 34. Crave
Clue #19: 37. By way of
Clue #20: 38. Insects whose queens are fed royal jelly
Antonyms: differ
Clue #21: 40. His and ___
Clue #22: 41. Fails to mention
Antonyms: include, attend_to
Clue #23: 43. Long looks
Clue #24: 45. Cheddar, dough, bacon or cabbage
Clue #25: 46. What a pleasure-seeker seeks
Clue #26: 49. "La Traviata" and "La Bohème"
Clue #27: 50. Capital of Canada
Clue #28: 53. Alums
Clue #29: 54. Outstanding effort ... or a feature of 16-, 21-, 34- and 46-Across?
Clue #30: 57. Windows : Microsoft :: ___ : Apple
Clue #31: 58. Place for a coin collection?
Clue #32: 59. Body part covered by a cap
Clue #33: 60. [Um, I can hear everything you're saying, you know]
Clue #34: 61. Obedience class command
Clue #35: 62. Obedience class command
Antonyms: depart, change
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Styling product
Clue #2: 2. Tennis great Lendl
Clue #3: 3. Japanese video game giant
Clue #4: 4. "To be honest ..."
Clue #5: 5. Unruffled
Clue #6: 6. Supplementary part
Clue #7: 7. Some video effects, in brief
Clue #8: 8. Blue expanse
Clue #9: 9. Generator of junk mail
Clue #10: 10. Better choice, given the options
Clue #11: 11. Place for baptisms and wedding vows
Clue #12: 12. Beach, in Spanish
Clue #13: 15. Crosses swords
Clue #14: 17. Mystery writer Christie
Clue #15: 20. No-name
Clue #16: 22. Bad-mouth
Clue #17: 23. Disagreements
Clue #18: 24. Part of the healing process
Clue #19: 25. "What ___ can I say?"
Clue #20: 26. Lets bygones be bygones
Clue #21: 29. Lip gloss quality
Clue #22: 31. Pop singer Ora
Clue #23: 32. Turn to pulp
Clue #24: 35. Rock out on stage?
Clue #25: 36. Where hens rest in henhouses
Clue #26: 39. Fame and fortune
Clue #27: 42. Spiky hairdos
Clue #28: 44. Build up
Clue #29: 45. Going both ways
Antonyms: nonreciprocal
Clue #30: 46. Set of tenets
Clue #31: 47. Celebrity who sometimes put gifts under her audience members' seats
Clue #32: 48. John who married Pocahontas
Clue #33: 51. "It ___ be long"
Clue #34: 52. Half of base x height, for a triangle
Clue #35: 54. Campfire residue
Clue #36: 55. "The Raven" poet
Clue #37: 56. Mission-critical
Antonyms: atonality
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Monday, December 23, 2024
27436 Mon Dec 23, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by xword hints
Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 23, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Mon Dec 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues by xword hints |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Christmas baubles, often. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ORBS
Possible Answer : orb, globe, eyeball, ball, revolve, orbit
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The clue is 5. Ontario-based network that aired "Schitt's Creek". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CBC
Possible Answer : blood_profile, CBC, complete_blood_count
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The clue is 8. Billiards bounces. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CAROMS
Possible Answer : carom, cannon, ricochet
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The clue is 14. Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KALE
Possible Answer : loot, clams, borecole, dough, bread, kail, lolly, shekels, wampum, lettuce, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, sugar, dinero, cole, colewort, boodle, cabbage, kale, pelf, gelt, moolah, simoleons, scratch, lucre
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The clue is 15. Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: YAO
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The clue is 16. "So done with that". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OVERIT
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The clue is 17. *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: SNACKMIX
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The clue is 19. Become a new country, in a way. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SECEDE
Possible Answer : break_away, splinter, secede
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The clue is 20. Horses' homes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: STABLES
Possible Answer : stalls, stable, horse_barn
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The clue is 22. Joie de vivre. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ELAN
Possible Answer : ardour, zeal, flair, elan, ardor, dash, style, panache
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The clue is 23. Trim from the roster. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CUT
Possible Answer : thin, slice, shortened, track, reduce, baseball_swing, slew, weakened, cut_back, ignore, hack, cut, stinger, issue, write_out, rationalize, sheer, cutting, prune, foreshorten, abbreviate, deletion, swerve, edit, turn_off, turn_out, thin_out, rationalise, tailor, geld, burn, cold_shoulder, veer, swing, disregard, bring_down, trimmed, cut_of_meat, cut_off, slashed, thinned, trend, skip, slue, gelded, trim_down, excision, trim_back, dilute, curve, edit_out, switch_off, cutting_off, slash, shorten, cut_down, gash, snub, trim, make_out, emasculated, undercut, contract, abridge, mown
Possible Opposite Answer : untrimmed, expand, unmown, uncut, switch_on
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The clue is 25. *Buses, trains, subways, etc.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: MASSTRANSIT
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The clue is 28. Worldwide. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GLOBAL
Possible Answer : globose, spherical, worldwide, global, world, ball-shaped, planetary, spheric, orbicular, globular, world-wide
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The clue is 30. Hoppy holiday?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EASTER
Possible Answer : Easter, easter, easterly, east_wind
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The clue is 31. The "I" of FYI, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: INFO
Possible Answer : information, info
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The clue is 32. Look forward to. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AWAIT
Possible Answer : expect, wait, look, await
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The clue is 34. CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)
The answer: AFTERMIDNIGHT
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The clue is 40. Dirty, like a chimney. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SOOTY
Possible Answer : jet, pitchy, sooty, jet-black, coal-black
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The clue is 41. Q: "Why shouldn't you tell secrets on a farm?" A: "Because the corn has ___!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EARS
Possible Answer : capitulum, pinna, spike, ear, auricle
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The clue is 43. Whipped dessert. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MOUSSE
Possible Answer : gel, hair_mousse, hair_gel, mousse
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The clue is 46. ___ Mae (college loan provider). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SALLIE
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The clue is 48. *Rodeo footwear. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: COWBOYBOOTS
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The clue is 51. Sly animal. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FOX
Possible Answer : dodger, George_Fox, confound, pull_a_fast_one_on, confuse, trick, play_a_joke_on, throw, fox, play_tricks, fuddle, slyboots, play_a_trick_on, fob, discombobulate, flim-flam, bedevil, Charles_James_Fox, Fox, befuddle
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The clue is 52. The "A" in A.D.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ANNO
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The clue is 53. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ARREARS
Possible Answer : arrears
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The clue is 55. Tire patterns. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TREADS
Possible Answer : pace, step, tread, trample, stride
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The clue is 58. *Portrait artist's medium. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: OILPAINT
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The clue is 61. Rich cakes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TORTES
Possible Answer : torte
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The clue is 62. ___ de plume. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NOM
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The clue is 63. P, R, N, D or L. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: GEAR
Possible Answer : geartrain, power_train, pitch, gear, gear_wheel, cogwheel, paraphernalia, appurtenance, train, gear_mechanism, geared_wheel, gearing
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The clue is 64. Military affirmative. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: YESSIR
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The clue is 65. Musician/activist Yoko. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ONO
Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono
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The clue is 66. Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ESPY
Possible Answer : descry, spy, espy, spot
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Gives the green light. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OKS
Possible Answer: O.K., Oklahoma, okay, Sooner_State, okeh, OK, okey
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The clue is 2. Operated. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RAN
Possible Answer: move, course, lead, tend, ladder, execute, flow, unravel, black_market, scarper, scat, take_to_the_woods, range, lam, die_hard, bleed, operate, run_for, race, melt, draw, run, run_away, hightail_it, consort, guide, melt_down, fly_the_coop, hunt, carry, work, prevail, function, endure, extend, play, bunk, pass, be_given, persist, escape, feed, lean, track_down, turn_tail, ply, campaign, incline, go, head_for_the_hills, hunt_down, break_away
Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle
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The clue is 3. Words after "3, 2, 1 ...". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: BLASTOFF
Possible Answer: blastoff, shot
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The clue is 4. Religious offshoot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SECT
Possible Answer: faction, religious_sect, sect, religious_order
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The clue is 5. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CYMBAL
Possible Answer: cymbal
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The clue is 6. Backs out at the last second. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BAILS
Possible Answer: bail_bond, bond, bail
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The clue is 7. Rowing crew captains, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COXES
Possible Answer: cyclooxygenase, coxswain, Cox, cox
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The clue is 8. Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: COS
Possible Answer: atomic_number_27, cosine, cos, Colorado, cobalt, romaine_lettuce, romaine, cos_lettuce, carbon_monoxide, carbon_monoxide_gas, CO, Co, conscientious_objector, Centennial_State
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The clue is 9. "___ Maria" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AVE
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The clue is 10. Like yesterday. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RECENT
Possible Answer: recent, Recent_epoch, Holocene_epoch, Recent, late, Holocene
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The clue is 11. Ending words of an ultimatum. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ORELSE
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The clue is 12. Where juggling balls are often seen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MIDAIR
Possible Answer: midair
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The clue is 13. Arterial insert. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STENT
Possible Answer: stent
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The clue is 18. ___ Sutra. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KAMA
Possible Answer: Kama
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The clue is 21. Unwavering. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STEADY
Possible Answer: unwavering, regular, brace, steadily, stabilise, sweetheart, unfaltering, steadfast, firm, calm, stiff, sweetie, unbendable, truelove, becalm, stabilize, unshakable, steady, unfluctuating
Possible Opposite Answer : unsteady, unsteadily
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The clue is 23. Hollywood special effects, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CGI
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The clue is 24. Forearm bone. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ULNA
Possible Answer: ulna, elbow_bone
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The clue is 26. Rarity in a drought. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAIN
Possible Answer: pelting, rainfall, rain, rainwater, rain_down
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The clue is 27. Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASTI
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The clue is 29. Spam spreader. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: BOT
Possible Answer: bot
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The clue is 32. Single-celled organism. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: AMOEBA
Possible Answer: amoeba, ameba
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The clue is 33. Cleverness. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WIT
Possible Answer: wittiness, humor, wag, humour, wit, brain, brainpower, card, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, witticism
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The clue is 35. Canadian gas brand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ESSO
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The clue is 36. Optimistic, like an outlook. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ROSY
Possible Answer: blushful, rose-cheeked, fortunate, rosy, rosy-cheeked, flushed, rose-colored
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The clue is 37. Hair stiffener. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GEL
Possible Answer: gel, colloidal_gel, mousse, gelatin
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The clue is 38. Two equal parts, to kids. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: HALFSIES
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The clue is 39. Duo + one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TRIO
Possible Answer: 3, trio, leash, threesome, triad, trey, trinity, ternary, troika, triple, tercet, ternion, III, triplet, terzetto, trine, deuce-ace, three, tierce
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The clue is 42. Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album "Erotica". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SEX
Possible Answer: wind_up, arouse, excite, turn_on, sexual_practice, sex_activity, sex, gender, sexual_urge, sexual_activity, sexuality
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The clue is 43. Marilyn of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MONROE
Possible Answer: Marilyn_Monroe, Norma_Jean_Baker, James_Monroe, President_Monroe, Monroe
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The clue is 44. Deed holders. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OWNERS
Possible Answer: possessor, proprietor, owner
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The clue is 45. W.W. II naval menaces. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: UBOATS
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The clue is 46. Heavenly protector of sailors. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STELMO
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The clue is 47. "I need it yesterday!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASAP
Possible Answer: ASAP
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The clue is 48. Snarky, as a remark. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CATTY
Possible Answer: bitchy, cattie, cattish, catty
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The clue is 49. University of Maine town. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ORONO
Possible Answer: Orono
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The clue is 50. Constellation with a belt. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ORION
Possible Answer: Hunter, Orion
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The clue is 54. Apt anagram of ANGER minus N. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RAGE
Possible Answer: fury, craze, storm, rage, fad, madness, passion, furore, ramp, cult, furor
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The clue is 56. Opus ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DEI
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The clue is 57. Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SSR
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The clue is 59. Short snooze. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NAP
Possible Answer: nap, forty_winks, pile, sleep, catnap, short_sleep, cat_sleep, snooze, Napoleon, catch_a_wink
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The clue is 60. Give some effort. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TRY
Possible Answer: attempt, assay, test, try, judge, taste, try_out, effort, sample, adjudicate, render, seek, essay, stress, strain, endeavor, prove, examine, hear, try_on, endeavour
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Wednesday August 07, 2024 NYT Crossword clues hints
Wednesday August 07, 2024 - NYT Crossword puzzle hints
Welcome to NYT puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:
NYT Crosswords Clues: August 07, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues and Answers:
- 1. Rhyme of 49-Across, but not a homophone of 19-Across - Show Answer
BUFF
(4 letters)
Synonyms: buffet, lover, raw_sienna, buffer, fan, yellowish_brown, buff, burnish, furbish, devotee, caramel_brown, caramel
- 5. On the ___ - Show Answer
LAM
(3 letters)
Synonyms: head_for_the_hills, break_away, run, thrash, flail, thresh, escape, turn_tail, fly_the_coop, bunk, getaway, scat, hightail_it, scarper, take_to_the_woods, run_away, lam
- 8. Rhyme of 46-Across, but not a homophone of 21-Across - Show Answer
DOFF
(4 letters)
Synonyms: doff
- 12. Key that might be part of a chain - Show Answer
ISLE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: isle, islet
- 13. Olay competitor - Show Answer
NIVEA
(5 letters)
- 15. Spaniard's "other" - Show Answer
OTRA
(4 letters)
- 16. Opposite of hopping - Show Answer
DEAD
(4 letters)
Synonyms: absolutely, bushed, short, numb, stagnant, drained, beat, utterly, dead, suddenly, utter, perfectly, deadened, idle, abruptly, all_in
Antonyms: live, living, alive
- 17. Customer service worker - Show Answer
AGENT
(5 letters)
Synonyms: federal_agent, agent, factor, agentive_role, broker
- 18. "Serves you right!" - Show Answer
GOOD
(4 letters)
Synonyms: near, in_effect, estimable, soundly, trade_good, dear, sound, safe, well, skilful, right, upright, unspoilt, thoroughly, dependable, beneficial, commodity, in_force, honest, adept, salutary, ripe, serious, goodness, good, honorable, proficient, full, undecomposed, respectable, effective, unspoiled, skillful, just, practiced, expert, secure
Antonyms: bad, badness, ill, evilness, evil
- 19. Main branch of a tree - Show Answer
BOUGH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: bough
- 21. It gets baked - Show Answer
DOUGH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: clams, wampum, lucre, moolah, pelf, gelt, loot, shekels, kale, simoleons, boodle, cabbage, sugar, lettuce, dinero, bread, dough, lolly, scratch
- 23. Take a break - Show Answer
REST
(4 letters)
Synonyms: pillow, catch_one's_breath, stay, rest, relief, residue, relaxation, quietus, respite, balance, residuum, remainder, reside, roost, ease, rest_period, eternal_rest, remain, repose, eternal_sleep, lie, perch, residual, sleep, take_a_breather, breathe
Antonyms: be_active, change
- 24. Not on board with - Show Answer
ANTI
(4 letters)
Synonyms: anti
Antonyms: pro
- 25. Evaluate for purity - Show Answer
ASSAY
(5 letters)
Synonyms: seek, check, assay, try, essay, attempt
- 28. Like Plan B, for short - Show Answer
OTC
(3 letters)
Synonyms: over-the-counter, otc
- 30. Wee - Show Answer
EENSY
(5 letters)
- 34. Marshland - Show Answer
FEN
(3 letters)
Synonyms: fenland, marshland, marsh, fen
- 35. "___ Choice" - Show Answer
SOPHIES
(7 letters)
- 38. "Another sheep pun? ___ gotta be kidding!" - Show Answer
EWE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: ewe, Ewe
- 39. Field for grazing - Show Answer
LEA
(3 letters)
Synonyms: ley, lea, grazing_land, pastureland, pasture
- 40. Everglades wader - Show Answer
HERON
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Heron, heron, Hero_of_Alexandria, Hero
- 41. Shade - Show Answer
HUE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: hue, imbue, chromaticity
- 42. Gun-regulating grp. - Show Answer
ATF
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms, ATF
- 43. By way of - Show Answer
THROUGH
(7 letters)
Synonyms: through_with, through_and_through, done, through
- 45. I.C.U. staffers - Show Answer
RNS
(3 letters)
Synonyms: radon, RN, Rn, atomic_number_86, registered_nurse
- 46. Attention-getting sound - Show Answer
COUGH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: coughing, cough
- 48. Sounds of sympathy - Show Answer
AWS
(3 letters)
- 49. Uneven - Show Answer
ROUGH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: rocky, grating, jolty, scratchy, jolting, approximate, bumpy, crude, jumpy, boisterous, rasping, rough, harsh, unsmooth, pugnacious, rough_in, uncut, fierce, raspy, approximative, rough_out, roughly, gravelly
Antonyms: smooth, cut
- 51. Conditional words - Show Answer
ORS
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Beaver_State, operating_theatre, surgery, OR, Oregon, operating_room, operating_theater
- 53. Pacific ___ - Show Answer
RIM
(3 letters)
Synonyms: lip, brim, rim, flange
- 54. Unfair outcome, informally - Show Answer
BUMDEAL
(7 letters)
- 58. Corkscrew-shaped pasta - Show Answer
FUSILLI
(7 letters)
- 62. A pop star might go by this - Show Answer
ONENAME
(7 letters)
- 63. Stay away (from) - Show Answer
ABSTAIN
(7 letters)
Synonyms: refrain, desist, abstain
Antonyms: consume
- 64. Used as a platform - Show Answer
STOODON
(7 letters)
- 65. More timid - Show Answer
MOUSIER
(7 letters)
Synonyms: mouse-colored, mousey, mousy, mouselike
- 66. Rhyme of 19-Across, but not a homophone of 46-Across - Show Answer
COW
(3 letters)
Synonyms: overawe, moo-cow, cow
- 67. Heavy-hearted - Show Answer
SAD
(3 letters)
Synonyms: pitiful, distressing, deplorable, sorry, sad, lamentable
Antonyms: glad
- 68. Denver-to-Omaha dir. - Show Answer
ENE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: east_northeast, ENE
- 69. Rhyme of 43-Across, but not a homophone of 49-Across - Show Answer
RUE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: ruefulness, regret, Ruta_graveolens, rue, herb_of_grace, sorrow, repent
Down Clues and Answers:
- 1. Put in an offer - Show Answer
BID
(3 letters)
Synonyms: wish, entreat, bid, adjure, bidding, press, play, dictation, beseech, tender, conjure, command, call, invite, offer
- 2. Avail - Show Answer
USE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: usage, role, expend, employment, employ, function, enjoyment, utilization, use, manipulation, use_of_goods_and_services, exercise, usance, consumption, habituate, purpose, practice, economic_consumption, apply, utilisation, habit, utilise, utilize
- 3. Exerciser's target - Show Answer
FLAB
(4 letters)
Synonyms: flab
- 4. Classic accessory for Humphrey Bogart - Show Answer
FEDORA
(6 letters)
Synonyms: homburg, trilby, fedora, felt_hat, Stetson
- 5. Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work - Show Answer
LIGHTOPERA
(10 letters)
- 6. Park in N.Y.C., e.g. - Show Answer
AVE
(3 letters)
- 7. Untruthful - Show Answer
MENDACIOUS
(10 letters)
Synonyms: mendacious
- 8. Pooch - Show Answer
DOGGIE
(6 letters)
Synonyms: doggie, doggy, bow-wow, barker, pooch
- 9. "Conversely …," in a text - Show Answer
OTOH
(4 letters)
- 10. Not to - Show Answer
FRO
(3 letters)
- 11. It doesn't stay hot for long - Show Answer
FAD
(3 letters)
Synonyms: fad, rage, furore, furor, craze, cult
- 13. Keeps at - Show Answer
NAGS
(4 letters)
Synonyms: plug, jade, scold, common_scold, hen-peck, nag, hack, peck, nagger, scolder
- 14. Lots - Show Answer
ATON
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Aten, Aton
- 20. Remedies for missed turns - Show Answer
UEYS
(4 letters)
- 22. Native Coloradans - Show Answer
UTES
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Ute
- 25. Insurer with an avian mascot - Show Answer
AFLAC
(5 letters)
- 26. Take care of - Show Answer
SEETO
(5 letters)
- 27. Real mess - Show Answer
SNAFU
(5 letters)
Synonyms: snafu, fucked-up
- 29. Rhyme of 21-Across, but not a homophone of 43-Across - Show Answer
THROW
(5 letters)
Synonyms: cast_off, hurl, shake_off, make, bemuse, hold, give, shed, confuse, fuddle, cast, thrust, confound, befuddle, bewilder, fox, discombobulate, drop, switch, flip, throw_off, stroke, have, cam_stroke, throw, project, bedevil, throw_away, contrive
- 31. Leader who wrote "The Discovery of India" - Show Answer
NEHRU
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru
- 32. Totally shifted the momentum of - Show Answer
SWUNG
(5 letters)
Synonyms: sway, swing, swing_over, drop, sweep, swing_out, get_around, dangle
- 33. "Hoo-boy!" - Show Answer
YEESH
(5 letters)
- 36. Exclamation of understanding - Show Answer
OHH
(3 letters)
- 37. Subj. taught by Fulbright scholars - Show Answer
ENG
(3 letters)
- 43. Clothing, colloquially - Show Answer
THREADS
(7 letters)
Synonyms: screw_thread, string, meander, togs, yarn, weave, thread, wander, wind, train_of_thought, threads, ribbon, duds, draw
- 44. Serious workplace problem, for short - Show Answer
HRISSUE
(7 letters)
- 47. "Puh-lease!" - Show Answer
GODNO
(5 letters)
- 50. Leaves out - Show Answer
OMITS
(5 letters)
Synonyms: pretermit, leave_off, omit, miss, except, take_out, overlook, exclude, neglect, leave_out, drop, overleap
Antonyms: attend_to, include
- 52. Island country that's 24 hours ahead of its closest neighbor - Show Answer
SAMOA
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Samoa_i_Sisifo, Independent_State_of_Samoa, Samoa, Samoan_Islands, Western_Samoa
- 53. Apply, as sunscreen - Show Answer
RUBON
(5 letters)
- 54. Brownish pear - Show Answer
BOSC
(4 letters)
Synonyms: bosc
- 55. "Once more ___ the breach" - Show Answer
UNTO
(4 letters)
- 56. Communicate like a Sphynx - Show Answer
MEOW
(4 letters)
Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaow, miaou, mew
- 57. Give for a time - Show Answer
LEND
(4 letters)
Synonyms: contribute, impart, add, lend, bestow, loan, bring
Antonyms: borrow
- 58. "___ is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day": Gabriel García Márquez - Show Answer
FAME
(4 letters)
Synonyms: celebrity, fame, renown
Antonyms: infamy
- 59. Leopard's spot - Show Answer
LAIR
(4 letters)
Synonyms: den, lair
- 60. Place - Show Answer
LIEU
(4 letters)
Synonyms: position, place, stead, lieu
- 61. Memo line - Show Answer
INRE
(4 letters)