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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

XWordHint Crossword Answers July 08, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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

4-letter answer Answer: GIST
Word Help: Synonyms: gist, heart_and_soul, heart

Clue #2: 5. Holders of squid ink

4-letter answer Answer: SACS
Word Help: Synonyms: theca, Sauk, sack

Clue #3: 9. Quickly put (together)

4-letter answer Answer: SLAP
Word Help: Synonyms: bang, slap, slapdash

Clue #4: 13. Even once

4-letter answer Answer: EVER
Word Help: Synonyms: of_all_time, ever_so, e'er
Antonyms: never

Clue #5: 14. Acerbic humor

4-letter answer Answer: EDGE
Word Help: Synonyms: butt_against, border, sharpness

Clue #6: 15. Witch's incantation

5-letter answer Answer: SPELL
Word Help: Synonyms: tour, magical_spell, write
Antonyms: unspell

Clue #7: 16. Airport that Captain Sully departed from

9-letter answer Answer: LAGUARDIA

Clue #8: 18. Fusilli or fettuccine

5-letter answer Answer: PASTA
Word Help: Synonyms: pasta, alimentary_paste

Clue #9: 19. Channel with a yellow rectangle logo, informally

6-letter answer Answer: NATGEO

Clue #10: 20. British celebrity restaurateur Gordon ___

6-letter answer Answer: RAMSAY

Clue #11: 21. Animation studio behind "Scooby-Doo"

12-letter answer Answer: HANNABARBERA

Clue #12: 24. Speaker of Arabic or Hebrew

6-letter answer Answer: SEMITE
Word Help: Synonyms: Semitic, Semite

Clue #13: 27. One of many on a self-driving car

6-letter answer Answer: SENSOR
Word Help: Synonyms: detector, sensor, sensing_element

Clue #14: 28. What colors on opposite ends of the color wheel can do

5-letter answer Answer: CLASH
Word Help: Synonyms: clash, friction, encounter

Clue #15: 29. Went fast

4-letter answer Answer: SPED
Word Help: Synonyms: speed, step_on_it, rush
Antonyms: decelerate, linger

Clue #16: 30. Nine months, typically, for a human pregnancy

4-letter answer Answer: TERM
Word Help: Synonyms: term, terminus, terminal_figure

Clue #17: 33. "___ me anything"

3-letter answer Answer: ASK
Word Help: Synonyms: ask, postulate, require
Antonyms: obviate

Clue #18: 34. Crave

7-letter answer Answer: ACHEFOR

Clue #19: 37. By way of

3-letter answer Answer: VIA

Clue #20: 38. Insects whose queens are fed royal jelly

4-letter answer Answer: BEES
Word Help: Synonyms: equal, be, live
Antonyms: differ

Clue #21: 40. His and ___

4-letter answer Answer: HERS

Clue #22: 41. Fails to mention

5-letter answer Answer: OMITS
Word Help: Synonyms: miss, pretermit, overleap
Antonyms: include, attend_to

Clue #23: 43. Long looks

6-letter answer Answer: STARES
Word Help: Synonyms: star, asterisk, stare

Clue #24: 45. Cheddar, dough, bacon or cabbage

6-letter answer Answer: MOOLAH
Word Help: Synonyms: boodle, clams, gelt

Clue #25: 46. What a pleasure-seeker seeks

12-letter answer Answer: DOPAMINERUSH

Clue #26: 49. "La Traviata" and "La Bohème"

6-letter answer Answer: OPERAS
Word Help: Synonyms: opera_house, Opera, opera

Clue #27: 50. Capital of Canada

6-letter answer Answer: OTTAWA
Word Help: Synonyms: Canadian_capital, capital_of_Canada, Ottawa

Clue #28: 53. Alums

5-letter answer Answer: GRADS
Word Help: Synonyms: alum, alumnus, grad

Clue #29: 54. Outstanding effort ... or a feature of 16-, 21-, 34- and 46-Across?

9-letter answer Answer: APLUSWORK

Clue #30: 57. Windows : Microsoft :: ___ : Apple

5-letter answer Answer: MACOS

Clue #31: 58. Place for a coin collection?

4-letter answer Answer: SOFA
Word Help: Synonyms: couch, lounge, sofa

Clue #32: 59. Body part covered by a cap

4-letter answer Answer: KNEE
Word Help: Synonyms: stifle, genu, knee_joint

Clue #33: 60. [Um, I can hear everything you're saying, you know]

4-letter answer Answer: AHEM
Word Help: Synonyms: ahem, hem

Clue #34: 61. Obedience class command

4-letter answer Answer: HEEL
Word Help: Synonyms: cad, heel, blackguard

Clue #35: 62. Obedience class command

4-letter answer Answer: STAY
Word Help: Synonyms: stop, last_out, stay_put
Antonyms: depart, change

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Styling product

3-letter answer Answer: GEL
Word Help: Synonyms: colloidal_gel, mousse, gel

Clue #2: 2. Tennis great Lendl

4-letter answer Answer: IVAN

Clue #3: 3. Japanese video game giant

4-letter answer Answer: SEGA

Clue #4: 4. "To be honest ..."

7-letter answer Answer: TRUTHIS

Clue #5: 5. Unruffled

6-letter answer Answer: SERENE
Word Help: Synonyms: calm, tranquil, serene

Clue #6: 6. Supplementary part

5-letter answer Answer: ADDON

Clue #7: 7. Some video effects, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: CGI

Clue #8: 8. Blue expanse

3-letter answer Answer: SEA
Word Help: Synonyms: ocean, sea

Clue #9: 9. Generator of junk mail

7-letter answer Answer: SPAMBOT

Clue #10: 10. Better choice, given the options

10-letter answer Answer: LESSEREVIL

Clue #11: 11. Place for baptisms and wedding vows

5-letter answer Answer: ALTAR
Word Help: Synonyms: communion_table, altar, Lord's_table

Clue #12: 12. Beach, in Spanish

5-letter answer Answer: PLAYA

Clue #13: 15. Crosses swords

5-letter answer Answer: SPARS
Word Help: Synonyms: spar, sparring

Clue #14: 17. Mystery writer Christie

6-letter answer Answer: AGATHA

Clue #15: 20. No-name

5-letter answer Answer: RANDO

Clue #16: 22. Bad-mouth

7-letter answer Answer: ASPERSE
Word Help: Synonyms: denigrate, defame, asperse

Clue #17: 23. Disagreements

5-letter answer Answer: BEEFS
Word Help: Synonyms: bellyache, beef, gripe

Clue #18: 24. Part of the healing process

4-letter answer Answer: SCAB
Word Help: Synonyms: rat, fink, strikebreaker

Clue #19: 25. "What ___ can I say?"

4-letter answer Answer: ELSE

Clue #20: 26. Lets bygones be bygones

10-letter answer Answer: MAKESPEACE

Clue #21: 29. Lip gloss quality

5-letter answer Answer: SHEEN
Word Help: Synonyms: sheen, lustre, luster

Clue #22: 31. Pop singer Ora

4-letter answer Answer: RITA

Clue #23: 32. Turn to pulp

4-letter answer Answer: MASH
Word Help: Synonyms: grind, comminute, chat_up

Clue #24: 35. Rock out on stage?

5-letter answer Answer: CHRIS

Clue #25: 36. Where hens rest in henhouses

6-letter answer Answer: ROOSTS
Word Help: Synonyms: rest, roost, perch

Clue #26: 39. Fame and fortune

7-letter answer Answer: STARDOM
Word Help: Synonyms: stardom

Clue #27: 42. Spiky hairdos

7-letter answer Answer: MOHAWKS
Word Help: Synonyms: mohawk_haircut, Mohawk, mohawk

Clue #28: 44. Build up

5-letter answer Answer: AMASS
Word Help: Synonyms: amass, hoard, gather

Clue #29: 45. Going both ways

6-letter answer Answer: MUTUAL
Word Help: Synonyms: mutual, common, reciprocal
Antonyms: nonreciprocal

Clue #30: 46. Set of tenets

5-letter answer Answer: DOGMA
Word Help: Synonyms: tenet, dogma

Clue #31: 47. Celebrity who sometimes put gifts under her audience members' seats

5-letter answer Answer: OPRAH

Clue #32: 48. John who married Pocahontas

5-letter answer Answer: ROLFE

Clue #33: 51. "It ___ be long"

4-letter answer Answer: WONT
Word Help: Synonyms: habit, wont

Clue #34: 52. Half of base x height, for a triangle

4-letter answer Answer: AREA
Word Help: Synonyms: domain, country, area

Clue #35: 54. Campfire residue

3-letter answer Answer: ASH
Word Help: Synonyms: ash_tree, ash

Clue #36: 55. "The Raven" poet

3-letter answer Answer: POE
Word Help: Synonyms: Edgar_Allan_Poe, Poe

Clue #37: 56. Mission-critical

3-letter answer Answer: KEY
Word Help: Synonyms: describe, central, key_fruit
Antonyms: atonality

Expert Solving Strategies

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NYT Crosswords: December 09, 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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Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Discontinued Apple music player. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPOD

    Possible Answer : iPod


  • The clue is 5. Baker's amts.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TSPS


  • The clue is 9. Iranian language. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FARSI

    Possible Answer : Farsi, Persian


  • The clue is 14. Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MUCH

    Possible Answer : practically, a_lot, a_great_deal, very_much, often, a_good_deal, lots, much

    Possible Opposite Answer : little


  • The clue is 15. Backboard attachment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOOP

    Possible Answer : wicket, basketball_hoop, hoop, ring, basket


  • The clue is 16. "Break the ice" or "break a leg". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDIOM

    Possible Answer : idiom, parlance, dialect, phrasal_idiom, accent, artistic_style, set_phrase, idiomatic_expression, phrase


  • The clue is 17. "Guilty," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLEA

    Possible Answer : plea, supplication


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

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

    The answer: EDGE

    Possible Answer : butt_against, border, adjoin, march, boundary, bound, sharpness, inch, edge, butt, butt_on, abut


  • The clue is 19. Accept eagerly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAPUP


  • The clue is 20. Cocktail made with Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto and orange juice. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: ALABAMASLAMMER


  • The clue is 23. Give a positive or negative charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IONIZE

    Possible Answer : ionize, ionise


  • The clue is 24. Flat-screen TV type, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LCD

    Possible Answer : liquid_crystal_display, LCD


  • The clue is 25. Drs.' colleagues. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RNS

    Possible Answer : radon, Rn, registered_nurse, atomic_number_86, RN


  • The clue is 26. Subdivision. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNIT

    Possible Answer : unit_of_measurement, social_unit, unit, building_block, whole


  • The clue is 29. Relax, or a place to relax. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOUNGE

    Possible Answer : couch, tarry, waiting_room, loaf, linger, sofa, lurk, lounge, loiter, footle, mill_about, hang_around, mess_about, waiting_area, lollygag, lallygag, mill_around


  • The clue is 34. Crinkly kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: ALUMINUMFOIL


  • The clue is 36. Prank on the public. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOAX

    Possible Answer : fraud, put-on, play_a_joke_on, dupery, humbug, pull_someone's_leg, hoax, fraudulence


  • The clue is 39. Actor Daniel ___ Kim. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DAE


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

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

    The answer: ORGS


  • The clue is 41. Writer, director and co-star of "Defending Your Life," 1991. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

    The answer: ALBERTBROOKS


  • The clue is 46. Capital of the Bahamas. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NASSAU

    Possible Answer : capital_of_the_Bahamas, Nassau


  • The clue is 47. Green Gables girl. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANNE

    Possible Answer : Anne


  • The clue is 48. Passé. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLD

    Possible Answer : erstwhile, Old, old, older, previous, onetime, former, sure-enough, sometime, quondam, one-time, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness

    Possible Opposite Answer : young, new


  • The clue is 51. Stephen Colbert's network. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CBS


  • The clue is 53. ___ Babies (stuffed toys). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEANIE

    Possible Answer : beanie, beany


  • The clue is 55. 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

    The answer: YOUCANCALLMEAL


  • The clue is 60. Pianist's pace. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEMPO

    Possible Answer : tempo, pace, pacing


  • The clue is 61. Predator sometimes called the "wolf of the sea". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORCA

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


  • The clue is 62. "To write is human, to ___ is divine": Stephen King. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDIT

    Possible Answer : edit_out, cut, blue-pencil, delete, redact, edit


  • The clue is 63. $100, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUNDO


  • The clue is 64. Humdrum routines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUTS

    Possible Answer : heat, furrow, estrus, groove, oestrus, rut

    Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus


  • The clue is 65. Grp. whose logo features an orbiting spacecraft. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NASA

    Possible Answer : National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration, NASA


  • The clue is 66. The "U" of 22-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNION

    Possible Answer : North, trade_union, coupling, Union, unification, sexual_union, uniting, union, pairing, join, wedlock, spousal_relationship, conglutination, brotherhood, trades_union, conjugation, matrimony, mating, jointure, Federal, sum, marriage, labor_union

    Possible Opposite Answer : disunion, nonunion, separation


  • The clue is 67. Sign in a parking garage. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXIT

    Possible Answer : perish, kick_the_bucket, snuff_it, pass_away, passing, go, go_out, going, leave, cash_in_one's_chips, outlet, conk, drop_dead, choke, decease, get_out, release, buy_the_farm, give-up_the_ghost, expire, exit, expiration, croak, pass, pop_off, issue, departure, die, way_out, loss

    Possible Opposite Answer : be_born, enter


  • The clue is 68. Some food additives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DYES

    Possible Answer : dye, dyestuff


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Cause damage to. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMPAIR

    Possible Answer: deflower, spoil, impair, vitiate, mar

  • The clue is 2. Like many comfy pants. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PULLON

  • The clue is 3. Vast blue expanses. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OCEANS

    Possible Answer: ocean, sea

  • The clue is 4. Abu ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DHABI

  • The clue is 5. 2022 dark comedy that satirized haute cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THEMENU

  • The clue is 6. Bubbly beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SODA

    Possible Answer: pop, soda_water, sal_soda, tonic, sodium_carbonate, soda, soda_ash, washing_soda, soda_pop

  • The clue is 7. Collectible cardboard caps of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POGS

  • The clue is 8. Compete in a bee. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPELL

    Possible Answer: spell, while, import, trance, enchantment, magical_spell, charm, tour, piece, magic_spell, write, go, spell_out, patch, turn

    Possible Opposite Answer : unspell

  • The clue is 9. The movie industry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FILMDOM

    Possible Answer: filmdom, screenland, screen

  • The clue is 10. Politician Schiff or Kinzinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADAM

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

  • The clue is 11. Like yellow bananas. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RIPE

    Possible Answer: ripe, good, mature, right, advanced

    Possible Opposite Answer : green

  • The clue is 12. Like lemons. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOUR

    Possible Answer: rancid, acetify, off-key, morose, dark, work, false, moody, saturnine, glowering, tartness, acidulate, glum, sour, sourness, sullen, acidify, turn, acidity, dour, ferment, turned, off

    Possible Opposite Answer : sweeten, sweet

  • The clue is 13. Little hell-raiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMP

    Possible Answer: rapscallion, imp, rascal, pixy, elf, hob, scalawag, gremlin, brownie, scallywag, scamp, pixie, monkey

  • The clue is 21. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AZUL

  • The clue is 22. Free speech grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACLU

  • The clue is 27. Online source for cinephiles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMDB

  • The clue is 28. Bejeweled topper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIARA

    Possible Answer: tiara

  • The clue is 30. Sci-fi vehicles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UFOS

    Possible Answer: UFO, flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object

  • The clue is 31. "We can neither confirm ___ deny that this is our first tweet" (how @CIA opened its Twitter account). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOR

  • The clue is 32. Short-term engagement. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GIG

    Possible Answer: fizgig, gig, fishgig, spear, lance

  • The clue is 33. Chi-town trains. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELS

    Possible Answer: elevated_railroad, elevated, altitude, el, ALT, overhead_railway, EL, elevation, elevated_railway

  • The clue is 34. x and y, on a graph. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AXES

    Possible Answer: Axis, axis_of_rotation, ax, bloc, axe, axis_vertebra, axis

  • The clue is 35. Highlighter-colored. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEON

    Possible Answer: Ne, atomic_number_10, neon

  • The clue is 36. Chinese dynasty during which paper was invented. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAN

    Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

  • The clue is 37. Hello, in Portuguese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLA

    Possible Answer: ola, olla

  • The clue is 38. Six-pack muscles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABS

    Possible Answer: BA, Ab, Av, ab, abdominal, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, group_AB, abdominal_muscle, Bachelor_of_Arts, ABS, Artium_Baccalaurens, type_AB, AB

  • The clue is 42. Trash-loving critter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RACCOON

    Possible Answer: raccoon, racoon

  • The clue is 43. What's deep in a pit?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUBA

    Possible Answer: sousaphone, tuba, bass_horn

  • The clue is 44. Subjected to public condemnation, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONBLAST

  • The clue is 45. Ship's spine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KEEL

    Possible Answer: swag, stagger, reel, careen, lurch, keel

  • The clue is 48. Eventually. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONEDAY

  • The clue is 49. Work together (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIAISE

    Possible Answer: intermediate, mediate, arbitrate, liaise, intercede

  • The clue is 50. These upper- and lowercase Greek letters: Δ δ. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DELTAS

    Possible Answer: delta

  • The clue is 52. Apt rhyme for "bore". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNORE

    Possible Answer: stertor, snoring, snore, saw_wood, saw_logs

  • The clue is 54. Change, as a bill or a will. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMEND

    Possible Answer: meliorate, improve, remediate, better, ameliorate, rectify, remedy, amend, repair

    Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

  • The clue is 55. Steven ___, Oscar-nominated actor for "Minari". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEUN

  • The clue is 56. Prefix meaning "everything". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OMNI

  • The clue is 57. Hairstyle that's swept. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UPDO

  • The clue is 58. Pivotal point. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRUX

    Possible Answer: crux_of_the_matter, crux, Crux_Australis, Crux, Southern_Cross

  • The clue is 59. Play opener. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACTI

  • The clue is 60. Two after Tue.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THU

Saturday, October 19, 2024

No 27373 Sat Oct 19 NYT Crossword by August Miller and Joel Fagliano

Across Clues :

1. Lab evidence, perhaps, 10. Illustrations in many fantasy novels, 14. Some tabloid fodder, 16. Kinda, 17. Comes to terms, 18. Source of a South American herbal tea, 19. "Anything goes" period in early Hollywood history, 20. View of the moon?, 21. Beyoncé's 2009-10 ___ Tour, 22. Pumpkin substitute, 24. Block for "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood", 28. Was painted by, say, 29. Carpet fiber or human hair, maybe, 30. Greenland's capital, 32. Title for 10-Down, 33. Half of LV, 34. Roomy Toyotas, 36. Put a restriction on, 37. Actress Day of "The United States vs. Billie Holiday", 39. Made a case against?, 40. Half of a matching pair, 41. Six-time U.S. Open champion, familiarly, 43. Annual media award, 45. Grip improver, 47. C.V. listing: Abbr., 48. Dialect in the Black community, in brief, 49. Vehicle for criminal activity, 55. Indie ___, 56. Plant matter?, 57. Rim attachment, 58. "Travel as a Political Act" author, 2009, 59. Freshness, 60. "Cool trick"

Down Clues :

1. Premium outlet?, 2. Really out there, 3. "Stay ___", 4. Meticulous, 5. Hit with another water balloon, 6. Apple debut of 2012, 7. Branching point, 8. Branching point?, 9. Plays a big role, 10. Speaker of the line "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day", 11. Did a 180, 12. Game that involves drawing lots?, 13. Local legislation passers, 15. Sides of a summer cookout, 23. Sustenance, slangily, 24. Parts of many science museums, 25. They may open doors for you, 26. Some yearly payments, 27. Vampire's bedtime, 29. Impressively respectful types, 31. Support for a proposal, 34. Hit bottom, maybe, 35. Titular scientist in a 2016 children's book by Andrea Beaty, 38. Moves away, 40. Priors, e.g., 42. Portend, 44. Real wowers, 46. "Charms strike the sight, but ___ wins the soul": Alexander Pope, 50. Dash device, 51. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" singer, 1959, 52. Quiet place to lay anchor, 53. See 54-Down, 54. With 53-Down, spot for picnic tables

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 19, 2024

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

No 27373 Sat Oct 19 NYT Crossword by August Miller and Joel Fagliano
 Sat Oct 19 NYT Crossword 


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Lab evidence, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAWPRINTS


  • The clue is 10. Illustrations in many fantasy novels. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAPS

    Possible Answer : mathematical_function, map, function, single-valued_function, represent, mapping, map_out


  • The clue is 14. Some tabloid fodder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UFOREPORTS


  • The clue is 16. Kinda. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABIT


  • The clue is 17. Comes to terms. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAKESADEAL


  • The clue is 18. Source of a South American herbal tea. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COCA

    Possible Answer : Imogene_Coca, Erythroxylon_coca, coca_plant, Coca, coca


  • The clue is 19. "Anything goes" period in early Hollywood history. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRECODEERA


  • The clue is 20. View of the moon?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUTT

    Possible Answer : stub, stern, butt_joint, ass, abut, hindquarters, backside, laughingstock, fanny, march, bum, rear_end, rear, keister, edge, arse, tail_end, butt, cigarette, border, prat, seat, goat, posterior, butt_end, target, coffin_nail, tooshie, tail, fag, derriere, buns, fundament, nates, hind_end, rump, bottom, adjoin, cigaret, stooge, behind, can, tush, bunt, butt_on, butt_against, buttocks


  • The clue is 21. Beyoncé's 2009-10 ___ Tour. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IAM


  • The clue is 22. Pumpkin substitute. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWEETIE

    Possible Answer : sweetheart, truelove, sweetie, steady


  • The clue is 24. Block for "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PBSKIDS


  • The clue is 28. Was painted by, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SATFOR


  • The clue is 29. Carpet fiber or human hair, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLUE

    Possible Answer : hint, cue, clue, clew


  • The clue is 30. Greenland's capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NUUK


  • The clue is 32. Title for 10-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THANE

    Possible Answer : thane


  • The clue is 33. Half of LV. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAS

    Possible Answer : LA, Pelican_State, lanthanum, lah, atomic_number_57, La, Louisiana, la


  • The clue is 34. Roomy Toyotas. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIENNAS

    Possible Answer : sienna


  • The clue is 36. Put a restriction on. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAP

    Possible Answer : detonator, crest, ceiling, jacket_crown, pileus, jacket, hood, chapiter, cap, roof, crown, detonating_device, capital, crownwork


  • The clue is 37. Actress Day of "The United States vs. Billie Holiday". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANDRA


  • The clue is 39. Made a case against?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUED

    Possible Answer : action, process, sue, litigate


  • The clue is 40. Half of a matching pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HERS


  • The clue is 41. Six-time U.S. Open champion, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SERENA


  • The clue is 43. Annual media award. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEABODY

    Possible Answer : Peabody, Elizabeth_Peabody, Elizabeth_Palmer_Peabody


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

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

    The answer: STICKUM


  • The clue is 47. C.V. listing: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEL


  • The clue is 48. Dialect in the Black community, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AAVE

    Possible Answer : African_American_English, Black_English_Vernacular, African_American_Vernacular_English, Black_English, Black_Vernacular, Ebonics, AAVE, Black_Vernacular_English


  • The clue is 49. Vehicle for criminal activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GETAWAYCAR


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

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

    The answer: CRED

    Possible Answer : street_credibility, street_cred, cred


  • The clue is 56. Plant matter?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: URANIUMORE


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

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

    The answer: TIRE

    Possible Answer : wear, wear_out, fatigue, jade, fag_out, tire_out, outwear, wear_down, play_out, weary, exhaust, pall, sap, wear_upon, fag, run_down, tyre, tire, bore

    Possible Opposite Answer : interest, refresh


  • The clue is 58. "Travel as a Political Act" author, 2009. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RICKSTEVES


  • The clue is 59. Freshness. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SASS

    Possible Answer : sassing, mouth, backtalk, sass, lip, SAS, back_talk, Special_Air_Service


  • The clue is 60. "Cool trick". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THATSNEAT


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Premium outlet?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUMP

    Possible Answer: ticker, heart, pump

  • The clue is 2. Really out there. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AFAR

    Possible Answer: afar

  • The clue is 3. "Stay ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WOKE

    Possible Answer: wake_up, rouse, ignite, heat, awaken, wake, stir_up, arouse, inflame, come_alive, waken, awake, fire_up

    Possible Opposite Answer : fall_asleep, sleep, cause_to_sleep

  • The clue is 4. Meticulous. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRECISE

    Possible Answer: accurate, precise, exact

    Possible Opposite Answer : imprecise

  • The clue is 5. Hit with another water balloon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RESOAK

  • The clue is 6. Apple debut of 2012. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPADMINI

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

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

    The answer: NODE

    Possible Answer: client, knob, node, guest, lymph_node, leaf_node, thickening, lymph_gland

    Possible Opposite Answer : antinode

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

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

    The answer: TREE

    Possible Answer: tree, Tree, shoetree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, tree_diagram, corner

  • The clue is 9. Plays a big role. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STARS

    Possible Answer: sensation, champion, hotshot, star, adept, asterisk, headliner, star_topology, genius, whiz, superstar, whizz, maven, ace, wiz, lead, mavin, principal, virtuoso, wizard

  • The clue is 10. Speaker of the line "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MACBETH

    Possible Answer: Macbeth

  • The clue is 11. Did a 180. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABOUTFACED

  • The clue is 12. Game that involves drawing lots?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PICTIONARY

  • The clue is 13. Local legislation passers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STATEREPS

  • The clue is 15. Sides of a summer cookout. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLAWS

    Possible Answer: coleslaw, slaw

  • The clue is 23. Sustenance, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EATS

    Possible Answer: eats, chow, wipe_out, eat, run_through, chuck, corrode, eat_on, eat_up, grub, consume, feed, exhaust, rust, use_up, deplete

  • The clue is 24. Parts of many science museums. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLANETARIA

    Possible Answer: planetarium

  • The clue is 25. They may open doors for you. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUSDRIVERS

  • The clue is 26. Some yearly payments. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DUES

    Possible Answer: due

  • The clue is 27. Vampire's bedtime. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUNUP

    Possible Answer: daybreak, morning, break_of_the_day, sunup, dawning, sunrise, dayspring, cockcrow, aurora, dawn, break_of_day, first_light

    Possible Opposite Answer : sunset

  • The clue is 29. Impressively respectful types. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLASSACTS

  • The clue is 31. Support for a proposal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KNEE

    Possible Answer: knee, knee_joint, human_knee, stifle, articulatio_genus, genu

  • The clue is 34. Hit bottom, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SANK

    Possible Answer: subside, go_down, drop, sink, go_under, fall_off, slump, drop_down, lapse, settle, pass, dip, slide_down, bury

    Possible Opposite Answer : float

  • The clue is 35. Titular scientist in a 2016 children's book by Andrea Beaty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADATWIST

  • The clue is 38. Moves away. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RECEDES

    Possible Answer: fall_back, draw_back, retire, move_back, recede, pull_back, pull_away, lose, fall_behind, drop_off, withdraw, retreat

    Possible Opposite Answer : advance, gain

  • The clue is 40. Priors, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOLYMEN

  • The clue is 42. Portend. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AUGUR

    Possible Answer: prefigure, predict, prognosticate, portend, bode, betoken, auspex, auspicate, presage, foreshadow, augur, foretell, omen, forecast

  • The clue is 44. Real wowers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEAUTS

    Possible Answer: beauty, beaut

  • The clue is 46. "Charms strike the sight, but ___ wins the soul": Alexander Pope. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MERIT

    Possible Answer: meritoriousness, merit, deserve, virtue, deservingness

    Possible Opposite Answer : demerit

  • The clue is 50. Dash device. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TACH

    Possible Answer: tach, tachometer

  • The clue is 51. "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" singer, 1959. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANKA

  • The clue is 52. Quiet place to lay anchor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COVE

    Possible Answer: cove

  • The clue is 53. See 54-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AREA

    Possible Answer: field, domain, country, area, arena, expanse, orbit, region, surface_area, sphere

  • The clue is 54. With 53-Down, spot for picnic tables. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REST

    Possible Answer: perch, roost, eternal_sleep, catch_one's_breath, residuum, lie, respite, quietus, residue, breathe, relaxation, sleep, remainder, pillow, reside, repose, rest, stay, remain, rest_period, eternal_rest, balance, ease, take_a_breather, relief, residual

    Possible Opposite Answer : be_active, change