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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, June 04, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
June 04, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Florida panther, e.g. | 4 |
| 2A | 5. "Inside with Jen ___" (MSNBC show) | 5 |
| 3A | 10. The Crimson Tide, to fans | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Noted whale watcher of literature | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Enter a username and password | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Wide-screen theater option | 4 |
| 7A | 17. *Equipment for zooming | 10 |
| 8A | 19. The last "O" of YOLO | 4 |
| 9A | 20. "Woman in a ___" (Degas painting) | 3 |
| 10A | 21. With 24-Across, some summer coffee orders | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Conditional word in coding | 4 |
| 12A | 24. See 21-Across | 6 |
| 13A | 26. Kind of connector for a VCR cable | 3 |
| 14A | 27. Fill-in teacher, informally | 3 |
| 15A | 30. Vegetable whose name means "to eat" in some West African languages | 3 |
| 16A | 31. *Subject of a "Caution" sign on a park bench | 8 |
| 17A | 33. Egyptian viper | 3 |
| 18A | 35. Vibe | 4 |
| 19A | 37. Major muddle | 5 |
| 20A | 38. *Shocking thing found on a farm | 13 |
| 21A | 41. The Swinging ___, robe-wearing mascot for the Padres | 5 |
| 22A | 42. O'Rourke of Texas politics | 4 |
| 23A | 43. Drug whose name can be found in "spells danger" | 3 |
| 24A | 44. *Challenge for an under-achiever? | 8 |
| 25A | 46. Issa of "American Fiction" | 3 |
| 26A | 48. "Of course!" | 3 |
| 27A | 49. Get 21 in blackjack, say | 3 |
| 28A | 50. Emphasize | 6 |
| 29A | 53. Small dent | 4 |
| 30A | 55. Dressy attire | 4 |
| 31A | 56. Accessory for dressy attire | 3 |
| 32A | 58. Lots and lots | 4 |
| 33A | 60. *Where to look for fingerprints | 10 |
| 34A | 63. Fuzzy fruit | 4 |
| 35A | 64. Set one's sights on | 5 |
| 36A | 65. The gemstone Olympic Australis, for one | 4 |
| 37A | 66. With 67- and 68-Across, MC Hammer lyric that applies to each of the answers to the starred clues | 4 |
| 38A | 67. See 66-Across | 5 |
| 39A | 68. See 66-Across | 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. Florida panther, e.g."
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 large american feline resembling a lion
- Words that mean the same thing: catamount, mountain lion, panther
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. "Inside with Jen ___" (MSNBC show)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PSAKI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. The Crimson Tide, to fans"
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!
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The answer is: BAMA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Noted whale watcher of literature"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that according to the old testament he was a pagan king of israel and husband of jezebel (9th century bc)
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AHAB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Enter a username and password"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOGIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Wide-screen theater option"
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!
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The answer is: IMAX
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. *Equipment for zooming"
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!
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The answer is: CAMERALENS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "19. The last "O" of YOLO"
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 on one occasion
- Words that mean the same thing: one time, formerly, erstwhile
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ONCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. "Woman in a ___" (Degas painting)"
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 relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
- Words that mean the same thing: bathing tub, bath, bathtub
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TUB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. With 24-Across, some summer coffee orders"
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 decorate with frosting
- Words that mean the same thing: frost, ice
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ICED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Conditional word in coding"
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!
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The answer is: ELSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. See 21-Across"
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 strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
- Words that mean the same thing: caffe latte, latte
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LATTES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "26. Kind of connector for a VCR cable"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RCA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "27. Fill-in teacher, informally"
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 large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the united states
- Words that mean the same thing: grinder, substitute, stand in
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Vegetable whose name means "to eat" in some West African languages"
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 edible tuber of any of several yams
- Words that mean the same thing: yam plant
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "31. *Subject of a "Caution" sign on a park bench"
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!
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The answer is: WETPAINT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. Egyptian viper"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- Words that mean the same thing: Naja haje, Vipera aspis, Egyptian cobra
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. Vibe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
- Words that mean the same thing: gloriole, nimbus, glory
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AURA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "37. Major muddle"
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 acronym often used by soldiers in world war ii: situation normal all fucked up
- Words that mean the same thing: fucked-up
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNAFU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. *Shocking thing found on a farm"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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!
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The answer is: ELECTRICFENCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. The Swinging ___, robe-wearing mascot for the Padres"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
- Words that mean the same thing: mendicant
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRIAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "42. O'Rourke of Texas politics"
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!
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The answer is: BETO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "43. Drug whose name can be found in "spells danger""
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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
- Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LSD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. *Challenge for an under-achiever?"
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!
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The answer is: LIMBOBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "46. Issa of "American Fiction""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "48. "Of course!""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an affirmative
- The opposite would be: no
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. Get 21 in blackjack, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- Words that mean the same thing: advance, come through, profits
- The opposite would be: losings, fail
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "50. Emphasize"
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 relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- Words that mean the same thing: punctuate, accentuate, focus
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STRESS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "53. Small dent"
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 ringing sound
- Words that mean the same thing: nick, dong, dingdong
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "55. Dressy attire"
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 set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
- Words that mean the same thing: case, fit, lawsuit
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SUIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "56. Accessory for dressy attire"
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 neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- Words that mean the same thing: tie-up, necktie, wed
- The opposite would be: disconnect, untie
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "58. Lots and lots"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
- Words that mean the same thing: Aten
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ATON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "60. *Where to look for fingerprints"
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!
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The answer is: CRIMESCENE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "63. Fuzzy fruit"
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 climbing vine native to china; cultivated in new zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
- Words that mean the same thing: kiwi vine, Actinidia deliciosa, apteryx
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KIWI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "64. Set one's sights on"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AIMAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "65. The gemstone Olympic Australis, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OPAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "66. With 67- and 68-Across, MC Hammer lyric that applies to each of the answers to the starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
- Words that mean the same thing: cant over, jargon, pious platitude
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "67. See 66-Across"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the event of something coming in contact with the body
- Words that mean the same thing: speck, extend to, stir
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOUCH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "68. See 66-Across"
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!
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The answer is: THIS
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle June 04, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Diplomat's success | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Rental for a D.I.Y. mover | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Black ___ (snake) | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Tallest president in U.S. history, familiarly | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Something a kids' menu might double as | 8 |
| 6D | 6. Boot bottoms | 5 |
| 7D | 7. Developed, in a way | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Family | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Cricket, e.g. | 6 |
| 10D | 10. Book jacket profiles | 4 |
| 11D | 11. The main characters in "The Bourne Identity" and "Memento," notably | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Computer debut of 1984 | 3 |
| 13D | 13. Rail-splitter's tool | 3 |
| 14D | 18. "Lovely" lady in a Beatles hit | 4 |
| 15D | 23. Expire | 5 |
| 16D | 25. Like about 4% of human blood | 6 |
| 17D | 26. Blink or jump, say | 5 |
| 18D | 28. Hungry | 5 |
| 19D | 29. A/C meas. | 3 |
| 20D | 31. More sardonic | 5 |
| 21D | 32. Founder of the American Shakers | 6 |
| 22D | 33. Nest for a raptor | 5 |
| 23D | 34. Gets thinner | 9 |
| 24D | 36. ___ Outfitters (clothing chain) | 5 |
| 25D | 39. Feature of the Rolex logo | 5 |
| 26D | 40. Like zirconium on the periodic table | 8 |
| 27D | 41. "A ___ Went By" (classic children's book) | 3 |
| 28D | 45. 1-Across, for one | 6 |
| 29D | 47. Ceramics and sculpture, for two | 4 |
| 30D | 50. "Poison" shrub | 5 |
| 31D | 51. N.B.A. star Curry | 5 |
| 32D | 52. Where Moses received the Ten Commandments | 5 |
| 33D | 54. Still competing | 4 |
| 34D | 55. Actor Liu of "Barbie" | 4 |
| 35D | 57. Ursula's slithery pets in "The Little Mermaid" | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Dog show org. | 3 |
| 37D | 59. La hermana de mamá | 3 |
| 38D | 61. 2016 Olympics host, informally | 3 |
| 39D | 62. Collapsible camping convenience | 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. Diplomat's success"
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 written agreement between two states or sovereigns
- Words that mean the same thing: accord, treaty
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PACT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Rental for a D.I.Y. mover"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UHAUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Black ___ (snake)"
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 arboreal snake of central and southern africa whose bite is often fatal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAMBA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Tallest president in U.S. history, familiarly"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Something a kids' menu might double as"
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!
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The answer is: PLACEMAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Boot bottoms"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
- Words that mean the same thing: fillet of sole, resole, sole
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SOLES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Developed, in a way"
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 people who are old collectively
- Words that mean the same thing: age, of age, senior
- The opposite would be: young, rejuvenate
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Family"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person having kinship with another or others
- Words that mean the same thing: family, consanguineous, kindred
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Cricket, e.g."
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 small air-breathing arthropod
- Words that mean the same thing: worm, dirt ball, louse
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INSECT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Book jacket profiles"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BIOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. The main characters in "The Bourne Identity" and "Memento," notably"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a person suffering from amnesia
- Words that mean the same thing: amnesic, amnesiac
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMNESIACS
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Clue 12 Down: "12. Computer debut of 1984"
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 waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
- Words that mean the same thing: mack, macintosh, mackintosh
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAC
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Rail-splitter's tool"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
- Words that mean the same thing: ax
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AXE
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Clue 14 Down: "18. "Lovely" lady in a Beatles hit"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RITA
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Clue 15 Down: "23. Expire"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a mistake resulting from inattention
- Words that mean the same thing: go along, elapse, relapsing
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LAPSE
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Clue 16 Down: "25. Like about 4% of human blood"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: TYPEAB
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Clue 17 Down: "26. Blink or jump, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that show a response or a reaction to something
- Words that mean the same thing: oppose, respond
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: REACT
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Clue 18 Down: "28. Hungry"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that not given support
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: UNFED
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Clue 19 Down: "29. A/C meas."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
- Words that mean the same thing: B.Th.U., British thermal unit
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BTU
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Clue 20 Down: "31. More sardonic"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that humorously sarcastic or mocking
- Words that mean the same thing: ironic, ironical, wry
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: WRIER
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Clue 21 Down: "32. Founder of the American Shakers"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ANNLEE
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Clue 22 Down: "33. Nest for a raptor"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
- Words that mean the same thing: eyry, eyrie, aery
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: AERIE
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Clue 23 Down: "34. Gets thinner"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _________
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The answer is: SLIMSDOWN
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Clue 24 Down: "36. ___ Outfitters (clothing chain)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
- The opposite would be: rural
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: URBAN
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Clue 25 Down: "39. Feature of the Rolex logo"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
- Words that mean the same thing: crownwork, diadem, cap
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: CROWN
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Clue 26 Down: "40. Like zirconium on the periodic table"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that position 40 in a countable series of things
- Words that mean the same thing: 40th
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: FORTIETH
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Clue 27 Down: "41. "A ___ Went By" (classic children's book)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about literature.
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- This could be something that two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- Words that mean the same thing: fly ball, aviate, fell
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: FLY
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Clue 28 Down: "45. 1-Across, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: BIGCAT
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Clue 29 Down: "47. Ceramics and sculpture, for two"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about history.
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- This could be something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
- Words that mean the same thing: graphics, humanistic discipline, prowess
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARTS
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Clue 30 Down: "50. "Poison" shrub"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that wood of a sumac
- Words that mean the same thing: shumac, sumach
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SUMAC
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Clue 31 Down: "51. N.B.A. star Curry"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: STEPH
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Clue 32 Down: "52. Where Moses received the Ten Commandments"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
- Words that mean the same thing: Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Desert, Mount Sinai
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SINAI
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Clue 33 Down: "54. Still competing"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: INIT
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Clue 34 Down: "55. Actor Liu of "Barbie""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SIMU
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Clue 35 Down: "57. Ursula's slithery pets in "The Little Mermaid""
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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
- Words that mean the same thing: eel
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: EELS
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Dog show org."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: AKC
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Clue 37 Down: "59. La hermana de mamá"
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 brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
- Words that mean the same thing: transient ischemic attack
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TIA
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Clue 38 Down: "61. 2016 Olympics host, informally"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
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- This could be something that the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
- Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: RIO
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Clue 39 Down: "62. Collapsible camping convenience"
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 sheath worn to protect a finger
- Words that mean the same thing: fingerstall, camp bed, crib
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: COT
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 51 | 65.4% |
| Short Answer | 17 | 21.8% |
| History | 3 | 3.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 3 | 3.8% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.6% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 25, 2025 at 07:40 AM
