270824 Tuesday, August NYT Crossword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 27, 2024

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

Tuesday Auguest 27,  NYT Crossword Clues 

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Campy rock subgenre of the early 1970s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLAM




• The clue is 5. Dance in single file. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONGA

  Possible Answer : conga




• The clue is 10. Totally smitten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGA

  Possible Answer : crazy, doddering, doddery, dotty, senile, wild, gaga




• The clue is 14. Social activity that one tries to get out of?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPEROOM




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

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

  The answer: UBER




• The clue is 17. Mathematician Benoit ___, coiner of the word "fractal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANDELBROT

  Possible Answer : Benoit_Mandelbrot, Mandelbrot




• The clue is 18. Shelter that's pitched. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENT

  Possible Answer : encamp, bivouac, tent, collapsible_shelter, camp_out, camp




• The clue is 19. Take the wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEER

  Possible Answer : maneuver, bullock, head, manoeuver, confidential_information, manoeuvre, direct, point, guide, tip, channelise, wind, steer, hint, channelize, lead




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

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

  The answer: DRAFTEE

  Possible Answer : draftee, inductee, conscript

  Possible Opposite Answer : volunteer




• The clue is 22. "You're the One That I Want," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUET

  Possible Answer : pas_de_deux, twosome, dyad, yoke, span, duo, couple, couplet, pair, duette, duet, duad, distich, brace, twain




• The clue is 25. Rank above viscount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARL

  Possible Answer : earl




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

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

  The answer: AGNOSTIC

  Possible Answer : agnostic, doubter, agnostical

  Possible Opposite Answer : gnostic




• The clue is 30. Former capital of Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KYOTO

  Possible Answer : Kyoto




• The clue is 33. Lead-in to algebra or calculus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE




• The clue is 34. ___ nous (between us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENTRE




• The clue is 36. Cornmeal cake in Colombian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREPA




• The clue is 38. Epigram or elegy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POEM

  Possible Answer : verse_form, poem




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

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

  The answer: ALIGN

  Possible Answer : line_up, aline, align, adjust, ordinate, array, coordinate

  Possible Opposite Answer : skew




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

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

  The answer: ANTI

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 43. Fizzy drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SODAS

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




• The clue is 45. Incorporate, as a hyperlink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMBED

  Possible Answer : embed, implant, engraft, plant, imbed




• The clue is 47. Sitcom narrator Mosby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer : Ted, Teddy_boy




• The clue is 48. "I tip ___ to you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYHAT




• The clue is 50. Fashion designer in "The Incredibles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNAMODE




• The clue is 52. Start of a texter's two cents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO




• The clue is 54. Storm relief org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMA

  Possible Answer : Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency, FEMA




• The clue is 55. Give one's two cents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIMEIN




• The clue is 58. Nobel Peace Prize winner Sadat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANWAR




• The clue is 62. Covid-19, slangily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RONA




• The clue is 63. Copywriter's handbook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLEGUIDE




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

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

  The answer: ITCH

  Possible Answer : itch, spoil, rub, scratch, scabies, urge, itching, itchiness




• The clue is 68. Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADBREAKUP




• The clue is 69. Asian cuisine choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAI

  Possible Answer : Tai, Siamese, Thai, Central_Thai




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

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

  The answer: EPSOM




• The clue is 71. "Slander!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIES

  Possible Answer : lie, lie_down, Lie, consist, prevarication, rest, lie_in, dwell, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, Trygve_Lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: GEMS

  Possible Answer: gemstone, precious_stone, treasure, stone, muffin, gem, jewel

• The clue is 2. Future J.D.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSAT

• The clue is 3. Skin affliction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACNE

  Possible Answer: acne

• The clue is 4. Worked with what's available. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEDO

• The clue is 5. Animation frame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEL

• The clue is 6. Celestial body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORB

  Possible Answer: eyeball, orbit, ball, revolve, globe, orb

• The clue is 7. "Water, water, every where, / ___ any drop to drink": "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR

• The clue is 8. Johnny B. of song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOODE

• The clue is 9. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMTRAK

• The clue is 10. Micro-organisms in the digestive tract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUTFLORA

• The clue is 11. Aid's partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

• The clue is 12. Apt name for a DNA expert?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENE

  Possible Answer: factor, cistron, gene

• The clue is 13. Commedia dell'___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

• The clue is 15. Read carefully ... or leisurely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERUSE

  Possible Answer: peruse

• The clue is 21. Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARYA

• The clue is 23. Europe's tallest active volcano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETNA

  Possible Answer: etna, bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna, Mount_Etna, Etna, bunsen

• The clue is 24. Museum placard info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITLE

  Possible Answer: deed, statute_title, entitle, title_of_respect, deed_of_conveyance, style, championship, form_of_address, title, rubric, claim

• The clue is 26. Phone screen array. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APPS

• The clue is 27. Bachelor party V.I.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROOM

  Possible Answer: neaten, stableman, dress, stableboy, groom, prepare, train, bridegroom, hostler, curry, ostler

• The clue is 28. Down-and-out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEEDY

  Possible Answer: destitute, necessitous, poverty-stricken, needy, indigent, impoverished

• The clue is 29. True ___ (podcast genre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIME

  Possible Answer: crime, offence, offense, criminal_offense, law-breaking, criminal_offence

• The clue is 31. Fifty minutes past the hour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENTO

• The clue is 32. Made a choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPTED

  Possible Answer: choose, prefer, opt

• The clue is 35. Musical staff letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGBDF

• The clue is 37. Capitol Hill staffer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer: aide, adjutant, aide-de-camp, auxiliary

• The clue is 39. Hawaiian fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAHIMAHI

  Possible Answer: dolphinfish, mahimahi, dolphin

• The clue is 41. Hawaiian goose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NENE

• The clue is 44. Word before day or difference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAME

  Possible Answer: Lapp, Saame, Saami, like, Lapplander, same, Sami, Same

  Possible Opposite Answer : other, different, unlike

• The clue is 46. Fallout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMAGE

  Possible Answer: impairment, terms, price, wrong, damage, scathe, hurt, harm, legal_injury, equipment_casualty

• The clue is 49. Pyramus' beloved, in myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISBE

• The clue is 51. Not automatic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANUAL

  Possible Answer: manual, manual_of_arms

  Possible Opposite Answer : automatic

• The clue is 53. Ready for use. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTAP

• The clue is 55. Feedback session in art school, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIT

• The clue is 56. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTH

  Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hoth, Hodr, Hothr

• The clue is 57. Largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer: Inca, Incan, Inka

• The clue is 59. Reference site, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIKI

• The clue is 60. Together, in music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADUE

• The clue is 61. Workout units. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPS

  Possible Answer: rep, repp

• The clue is 64. Gridiron gains: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YDS

• The clue is 65. Wall St. acquisition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LBO

• The clue is 66. Indecisive sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERM
  
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NYT Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ALIBI

  Possible Answer : alibi, exculpation, self-justification, excuse




• The clue is 6. Law mandating curb cuts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADA

  Possible Answer : adenosine_deaminase, ADA




• The clue is 9. A state slogan: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AESTX




• The clue is 14. Monument seen in the Pacific Northwest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTEM

  Possible Answer : totem




• The clue is 15. "It's a ___" (2021 miniseries chronicling the AIDS crisis). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer : hell, drop_the_ball, boob, goof, sinfulness, wickedness, trespass, sine, sin, Sin, blunder, transgress, sinning




• The clue is 16. Piece of equipment for a pitmaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMOKER

  Possible Answer : tobacco_user, smoker, smoking_carriage, stag_party, smoking_compartment, smoking_car

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonsmoker




• The clue is 17. A proverb about risk: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

  The answer: BASALLYOUREGGSKET




• The clue is 19. Party animal?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINATA

  Possible Answer : pinata




• The clue is 20. Govt. agency whose initialism omits "Explosives". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATF

  Possible Answer : Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms, ATF




• The clue is 21. Yankees slugger Juan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTO




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

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

  The answer: LID

  Possible Answer : lid, chapeau, eyelid, hat, palpebra




• The clue is 23. Miniature dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOY

  Possible Answer : miniature, play, flirt, fiddle, toy, dally, toy_dog, plaything, diddle




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

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

  The answer: THUS

  Possible Answer : so, frankincense, hence, olibanum, therefore, thus, gum_olibanum, thence, thusly




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

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

  The answer: NOUGAT

  Possible Answer : nougat




• The clue is 28. Department store department. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENS

  Possible Answer : manpower, hands, work_force, workforce, men




• The clue is 29. Haul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOW

  Possible Answer : tow, towage




• The clue is 31. In a subdued manner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMELY

  Possible Answer : tamely




• The clue is 33. Performers wearing oshiroi makeup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEISHAS

  Possible Answer : geisha_girl, geisha




• The clue is 37. Cable channel known for its original movies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIFETIME

  Possible Answer : life-time, life, lifetime, lifespan




• The clue is 41. A tip in the working world: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)

  The answer: PBLUESAISNUERSES




• The clue is 43. At the wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEERING

  Possible Answer : manoeuvre, point, steering, direction, channelise, head, steer, steerage, guide, channelize, direct, maneuver, guidance, manoeuver




• The clue is 44. Pasta specification. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALDENTE




• The clue is 45. Population centers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METROS

  Possible Answer : subway, metro, tube, underground, subway_system




• The clue is 47. Posed for a portrait. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer : posture, seat, Saturday, sit_around, baby-sit, pose, model, Sat, sit, Sabbatum, ride, sit_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




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

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

  The answer: MIME

  Possible Answer : mimic, pantomimer, pantomime, dumb_show, mime, mummer, mimer, pantomimist




• The clue is 51. Electricians, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIRERS

  Possible Answer : wireman, wirer




• The clue is 54. February Revolution abdicator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSAR

  Possible Answer : czar, tsar, tzar




• The clue is 57. An idiom about regret: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRY

  Possible Answer : battle_cry, yell, shout, squall, hollo, vociferation, shout_out, rallying_cry, exclaim, outcry, scream, war_cry, watchword, holler, cry, blazon_out, call, call_out, weep, cry_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : laugh




• The clue is 58. Rosten who wrote "The Joys of Yiddish". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




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

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

  The answer: SEGA




• The clue is 61. Group for alkali metals on the periodic table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONE

  Possible Answer : ace, unmatchable, unitary, single, peerless, nonpareil, unrivalled, unmatched, i, ane, unity, matchless, 1, I, one_and_only, unrivaled, one




• The clue is 62. More frosty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIMIER

  Possible Answer : rimy, frosty, rimed




• The clue is 64. A plea to plan wisely: Don't .... Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARTHORSE

  Possible Answer : cart_horse, drayhorse, carthorse




• The clue is 66. One way to be caught. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INALIE




• The clue is 67. President Obama's caused Reddit to crash, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMA




• The clue is 68. Made public. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRED

  Possible Answer : airy, publicize, broadcast, transmit, aerate, beam, air, send, ventilate, publicise, aired, air_out, bare, vent




• The clue is 69. Sets of elevators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANKS

  Possible Answer : Sir_Joseph_Banks, cant, coin_bank, savings_bank, bank_building, trust, swear, depository_financial_institution, banking_concern, banking_company, money_box, Banks, rely, deposit, bank, camber

  Possible Opposite Answer : withdraw, mistrust




• The clue is 70. Half a score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEN

  Possible Answer : decade, ten-spot, X, 10, tenner, x, ten




• The clue is 71. With a wink, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLYLY

  Possible Answer : trickily, craftily, foxily, knavishly, cunningly, slyly, artfully

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Attempting to beat the curve?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATBAT

• The clue is 2. Reluctant (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOATH

  Possible Answer: reluctant, indisposed, antipathetical, loth, loath, antipathetic, averse

• The clue is 3. "There's no point". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSFUTILE

• The clue is 4. Most important thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEALL

• The clue is 5. Jason Mraz hit that spent 76 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMYOURS

• The clue is 6. Request that one can. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKTO

• The clue is 7. Fade away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIEOUT

• The clue is 8. Leaf-cutter, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANT

  Possible Answer: emmet, ant, pismire

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

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 10. Long stretch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer: aeon, eon

• The clue is 11. Senator's footwear?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKATE

  Possible Answer: skate

• The clue is 12. Wyoming peak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TETON

  Possible Answer: Lakota, Teton, Teton_Sioux, Teton_Dakota

• The clue is 13. Diagnostics done with "Foot-o-scopes" in old shoe stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XRAYS

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

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

  The answer: SPITEFUL

  Possible Answer: despiteful, vindictive, spiteful

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

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

  The answer: EGGSON

• The clue is 22. Thin layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAMINA

  Possible Answer: lamina

• The clue is 25. "I said what I said!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSUEME

• The clue is 27. Some square dancers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALS

  Possible Answer: gallon, gal

• The clue is 28. "Put your wallet away!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYTREAT

• The clue is 30. Reporter's question. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHERE

• The clue is 32. Largest city in Yorkshire, England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEEDS

  Possible Answer: Leeds

• The clue is 33. Modern navigation aid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPS

  Possible Answer: GPS, Global_Positioning_System

• The clue is 34. Certain grocery payment option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBT

• The clue is 35. So to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASITWERE

• The clue is 36. Japanese company that created Hello Kitty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANRIO

• The clue is 38. Has no remorse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNTSORRY

• The clue is 39. Mr. ___ (baseball mascot). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer: run_into, satisfy, gather, cope_with, get_together, forgather, play, converge, come_across, suffer, adjoin, fill, conform_to, receive, encounter, match, assemble, see, fulfil, fit, run_across, contact, take_on, touch, fulfill, foregather, meet

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 40. L.A.-to-Austin dir.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

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

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

  The answer: IGOR

• The clue is 46. Bagel option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SESAME

  Possible Answer: benny, sesame, benni, benne, Sesamum_indicum

• The clue is 48. Fast-food sandwich that has had multiple "farewell tours". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCRIB

• The clue is 49. Character name in both "The Seagull" and "Three Sisters". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRINA

• The clue is 50. "I knew you'd come through, bro!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYMAN

• The clue is 52. Performed again, as an experiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RERAN

  Possible Answer: rerun, rebroadcast

• The clue is 53. Command ___ Maj. (onetime rank for Tim Walz). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SGT

• The clue is 55. Adams who co-founded the photography magazine Aperture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANSEL

• The clue is 56. Like a bassoon's sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEDY

  Possible Answer: reedy, wheezy, reedlike

• The clue is 58. Items given to arriving passengers at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

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

• The clue is 60. Sounds of realization. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAS

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

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

  The answer: ILK

  Possible Answer: like, ilk

• The clue is 64. Abraham Lincoln was the first to keep one at the White House. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer: big_cat, spew, cat, be_sick, quat, cast, guy, Caterpillar, regurgitate, purge, regorge, upchuck, cat-o'-nine-tails, computed_tomography, vomit_up, puke, spue, qat, chuck, bozo, CT, barf, computerized_axial_tomography, throw_up, disgorge, Arabian_tea, computerized_tomography, true_cat, vomit, sick, retch, CAT, khat, kat, computed_axial_tomography, hombre, African_tea, honk

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

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

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

  The answer: OIL

  Possible Answer: anoint, petroleum, inunct, oil_color, oil, vegetable_oil, embrocate, rock_oil, oil_colour, fossil_oil, anele, crude_oil, crude

NYT Crossword Answers & Hints - July 17, 2025 | XWordHint Today Vibez

NYT Crossword Answers & Hints – July 17, 2025 | XWordHint Today Trends & Vibez

Published on Thursday, July 17, 2025 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lover who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Today is Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

💡 Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

🔍 Across Clues - Strategic Hints (41 clues)

🧩 1A: "1. Top tier"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
• Similar words include: noggin, Ionic dialect, dome
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ATTIC

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🧩 2A: "6. Environmental concern in Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
• Similar words include: smogginess
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SMOG

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🧩 3A: "10. Mild cheese"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EDAM

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🧩 4A: "14. Search engine giant based in China"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAIDU

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🧩 5A: "15. Flaky white fish"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HAKE

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🧩 6A: "16. Drag"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TOKE

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🧩 7A: "17. Microsoft offering whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distinguish oneself
• Similar words include: stand out, surpass
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EXCEL

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🧩 8A: "18. Ones who are out of cite, in brief?"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ETAL

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🧩 9A: "19. Skip over"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• Similar words include: overleap, neglect, overlook
• Opposite of: include, attend to

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OMIT

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🧩 10A: "20. Hang outdoors, say"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AIRDRY

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🧩 11A: "22. Expensive topper"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TIARA

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🧩 12A: "23. Subj. of evaluation by a college panel"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: APP

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🧩 13A: "26. Intrusive"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that offensively curious or inquisitive
• Similar words include: nosey, snoopy, prying
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOSY

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🧩 14A: "27. Like respect for a parent"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
• Opposite of: parental
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FILIAL

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🧩 15A: "28. It has its ups and downs"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
• Similar words include: teeterboard, totter, dandle board
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEESAW

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 16A: "30. Characters in "There Will Be Blood""

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person who owns or operates oil wells
• Similar words include: oilman
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OILMEN

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🧩 17A: "32. Navigate"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an indication of potential opportunity
• Similar words include: manoeuver, channelize, channelise
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STEER

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 18A: "33. Talking point at a political debate"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
• Similar words include: event, effect, yield
• Opposite of: recall

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISSUE

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 19A: "34. Small sticking point"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NIT

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🧩 20A: "37. Layout of solar panels, e.g."

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an orderly arrangement
• Similar words include: align, range, raiment
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARRAY

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 21A: "38. Elvis Costello hit featured in "Notting Hill""

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SHE

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🧩 22A: "39. Film heroine in search of the demigod Maui"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MOANA

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🧩 23A: "41. Precursor of the International Space Station"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MIR

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 24A: "42. Similar"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having the same or similar characteristics
• Similar words include: likewise, similar, like
• Opposite of: unalike

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALIKE

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🧩 25A: "44. Something carried into battle"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that protective covering made of metal and used in combat
• Similar words include: armour
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ARMOR

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 26A: "45. Section at the end of a textbook, often"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
• Similar words include: literal, literal error, typo
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERRATA

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 27A: "47. Manner of speaking"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distinctive manner of oral expression
• Similar words include: emphasis, speech pattern, punctuate
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACCENT

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 28A: "48. Jet wing fasteners"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
• Similar words include: rivet, centre, center
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RIVETS

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 29A: "50. Sprint"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that distinctive and stylish elegance
• Similar words include: flash, elan, dart
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DASH

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 30A: "52. Word before foot, fire or free"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Similar words include: placed, readiness, coiffe
• Opposite of: rise

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SET

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 31A: "53. Grand tales"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Similar words include: epos, epic, heroic poem
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EPICS

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 32A: "54. Badlands discovery, maybe"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that someone whose style is out of fashion
• Similar words include: fogy, fogey, dodo
• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FOSSIL

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 33A: "56. Surface ___"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Similar words include: orbit, sphere, arena
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AREA

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 34A: "57. Afflicts"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Similar words include: ail, garlic, pain
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AILS

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🧩 35A: "58. Explosive stuff, familiarly"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NITRO

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🧩 36A: "62. Setting for some White House events"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a field of cultivated and mowed grass
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LAWN

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 37A: "63. Like some chatter"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling
• Similar words include: slug, out of work, groundless
• Opposite of: busy, work

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IDLE

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 38A: "64. Cartoon character who says "Shhh. Be vewy vewy quiet""

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ELMER

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 39A: "65. Pioneering puzzle-laden computer game"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MYST

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🧩 40A: "66. Yearbook superlative"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
• Similar words include: to the highest degree, well-nigh, about
• Opposite of: fewest, least

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MOST

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 41A: "67. Smart"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
• Similar words include: bite, prick, hustle
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: STING

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🔍 Down Clues - Strategic Hints (37 clues)

🧩 1D: "1. Prez on a penny"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ABE

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 2D: "2. Burden"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
• Similar words include: taxation, task, revenue enhancement
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TAX

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 3D: "3. Nervous twitch"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TIC

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 4D: "4. That's a thought"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Similar words include: thought, estimate, mind
• Pattern: ____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IDEA

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 5D: "5. (Stops (false (not any) witness) filming)"

📏 12 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CULINARYARTS

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🧩 6D: "6. Makes a mess, in a way, as a pet"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
• Similar words include: cast off, pour forth, spill
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SHEDS

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 7D: "7. Compact wooden figures ... and a hint to 5-, 11-, 22- and 25-Down"

📏 15 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MATRYOSHKADOLLS

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 8D: "8. Agree to"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an endorsement
• Similar words include: alright, fine, all right
• Opposite of: disapprove

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OKAY

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 9D: "9. Come together"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Similar words include: gelatin, mousse, colloidal gel
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GEL

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 10D: "10. Alpha Centauri A, par exemple"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ETOILE

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 11D: "11. (Bucks' (lady's (roadside stopover) title) mates)"

📏 11 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DOMAINNAMES

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 12D: "12. Director Kurosawa"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: AKIRA

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 13D: "13. Headbanger's genre"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
• Similar words include: alloy, metallic element, metallic
• Opposite of: nonmetallic

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: METAL

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 14D: "21. Part of a seat assignment"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
• Similar words include: run-in, dustup, quarrel
• Pattern: ___

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROW

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 15D: "22. (Baseball (German (physicist Ernst) possessive) rarities)"

📏 12 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TIMEMACHINES

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 16D: "23. Region known for its silk and tea"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that state in northeastern india
• Pattern: _____

🔓 Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASSAM

💡 Remember this word for future puzzles!

🧩 17D: "24. ___ dish"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: PETRI

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🧩 18D: "25. (Church (Buffalo's (minister, informally) waters) seats)"

📏 11 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___________

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Answer: PEERREVIEWS

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🧩 19D: "27. Seasonal malady"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
• Similar words include: influenza, grippe
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: FLU

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🧩 20D: "29. Pirates' sphere"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Similar words include: ocean
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SEA

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🧩 21D: "31. "Gotcha""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISEE

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🧩 22D: "33. "You sure?""

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: ISIT

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🧩 23D: "35. Words often appearing after a number and a hyphen"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: INONE

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🧩 24D: "36. Jamie ___, "Ted Lasso" character"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: TARTT

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🧩 25D: "40. Tolkien creature"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORC

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🧩 26D: "43. ___ Vegan (resident of Nevada's largest city)"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
• Similar words include: LA, atomic number 57, La
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: LAS

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🧩 27D: "46. Withdraw one's testimony"

📏 6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
• Similar words include: retract, forswear, abjure
• Pattern: ______

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Answer: RECANT

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🧩 28D: "47. Pack animal"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Similar words include: buns, shtup, can
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ASS

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🧩 29D: "48. Kingdom"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a domain in which something is dominant
• Similar words include: region, kingdom, land
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: REALM

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🧩 30D: "49. "Here's hoping …""

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

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Answer: IPRAY

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🧩 31D: "51. Plus"

📏 5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a useful or valuable quality
• Similar words include: plus
• Opposite of: liability

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Answer: ASSET

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🧩 32D: "54. Classic pet name"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: FIDO

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🧩 33D: "55. Cheerful air"

📏 4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a jaunty rhythm in music
• Similar words include: swing
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: LILT

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🧩 34D: "57. Target"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Similar words include: objective, design, object
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: AIM

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🧩 35D: "59. "You're oversharing""

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TMI

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🧩 36D: "60. Cartoon canine"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: REN

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🧩 37D: "61. Alternative to .com"

📏 3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

🎯 Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: ORG

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41 Across Clues

37 Down Clues

78 Total Clues

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