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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Sunday NYT Down Solutions December 28, 2025 - Every Vertical Clue Decoded with Hints

Sunday's NYT Down Dec 28 - Full Vertical Grid Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 71 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down clues solutions for December 28, 2025
NYT Down Clues - Sunday, December 28, 2025
Down Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 28, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Down Clues 71 clues
Direction Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty Tricky

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 71 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 1. Playground area, often
2 Down 2. Fearsome felines
3 Down 3. Plus
4 Down 4. "One of These Nights" band
5 Down 5. Makeshift tip collector
6 Down 6. Epitome of graceful beauty
7 Down 7. Arnaz of "I Love Lucy"
8 Down 8. Certain stock holder
9 Down 9. Came about
10 Down 10. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars"
11 Down 11. Gig of a lifetime
12 Down 12. Advanced
13 Down 13. Guitar, slangily
14 Down 14. Front-of-the-line credential
15 Down 15. Cousin of a mink
16 Down 16. Cheep trills?
17 Down 17. Dodger's comeuppance
18 Down 18. Indoor recess locale
19 Down 24. Super-excited, in slang
20 Down 26. One "T" of TNT
21 Down 30. Least hale
22 Down 33. Foxx of 1970s TV
23 Down 35. Judge pro ___
24 Down 36. Piano pupil's practice piece
25 Down 37. Short boxers, e.g.
26 Down 39. How some medicines are taken
27 Down 40. Apt name for a distance runner?
28 Down 42. Oldsmobile Cutlass model
29 Down 44. Like 45-Down's flaw
30 Down 45. Mythical figure undone by hubris
31 Down 46. Prima ballerina
32 Down 48. Uses an alternate account to play against easier opponents, in gamer-speak
33 Down 49. Police weapon
34 Down 52. Transition points
35 Down 56. Blue Ribbon brand
36 Down 57. Ice cream parlor offerings
37 Down 59. Borscht base
38 Down 61. Classic theater name
39 Down 63. Struggles with sibilant sounds
40 Down 65. Law, but not order
41 Down 66. Hints
42 Down 68. Word with record or union
43 Down 69. World capital near the Andean foothills
44 Down 70. Give a twist
45 Down 71. Downright mean
46 Down 73. Bit of wisdom
47 Down 74. Founder of the Mughal Empire
48 Down 77. String-plucking sound
49 Down 79. Sources in etymology
50 Down 80. Prone
51 Down 81. Some summers, in brief
52 Down 82. Black-and-white desserts
53 Down 83. Université with a Pierre and Marie Curie campus
54 Down 85. Shell filling stations
55 Down 87. Basic programming command
56 Down 89. Chicken pieces
57 Down 90. Part of AT&T: Abbr.
58 Down 92. Ballet or bourrée, in Bourgogne
59 Down 97. Do a diner job
60 Down 98. Gathering of moles
61 Down 100. Setting for Cole Porter's "Anything Goes"
62 Down 102. Continued interminably
63 Down 103. Discus throw at the Olympics, e.g.
64 Down 105. Buzzing nuisance
65 Down 107. Glitzy fabric
66 Down 108. Like some cheese
67 Down 110. "Gotcha"
68 Down 111. Blue-necked bird
69 Down 112. "___ Believer"
70 Down 114. Flock formation
71 Down 115. Blue-winged bird

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Down Solutions:

1 Down: "1. Playground area, often"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: P__K
  • Similar words: car park, commons
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PARK

2 Down: "2. Fearsome felines"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L___S
  • Similar words: Leo the Lion, Leo
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LIONS

3 Down: "3. Plus"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A___T
  • Similar words: plus
  • Opposite of: liability
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a useful or valuable quality
  • This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ASSET

4 Down: "4. "One of These Nights" band"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer THEEAGLES

5 Down: "5. Makeshift tip collector"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: chapeau, lid
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer HAT

6 Down: "6. Epitome of graceful beauty"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: S__N
  • Similar words: ramble, roll
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SWAN

7 Down: "7. Arnaz of "I Love Lucy""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: D__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DESI

8 Down: "8. Certain stock holder"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: C_______N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CATTLEPEN

9 Down: "9. Came about"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A___E
  • Similar words: develop, bob up
  • Opposite of: go to bed
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: come into existence; take on form or shape
  • This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AROSE

10 Down: "10. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer REN

11 Down: "11. Gig of a lifetime"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'B'
  • Word pattern: D______B
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DREAMJOB

12 Down: "12. Advanced"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: L__T
  • Similar words: loan, add
  • Opposite of: borrow
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
  • This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LENT

13 Down: "13. Guitar, slangily"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: ax
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AXE

14 Down: "14. Front-of-the-line credential"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: V_____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer VIPPASS

15 Down: "15. Cousin of a mink"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: S___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
  • This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer STOAT

16 Down: "16. Cheep trills?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T______S
  • Similar words: chitter, chirrup
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a series of chirps
  • This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TWITTERS

17 Down: "17. Dodger's comeuppance"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: I______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IRSAUDIT

18 Down: "18. Indoor recess locale"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'M'
  • Similar words: gymnasium
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
  • This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GYM

19 Down: "24. Super-excited, in slang"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: T___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TURNT

20 Down: "26. One "T" of TNT"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'I'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TRI

21 Down: "30. Least hale"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: F______T
  • Similar words: weakly, rickety
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
  • This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FEEBLEST

22 Down: "33. Foxx of 1970s TV"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: R__D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer REDD

23 Down: "35. Judge pro ___"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'M'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TEM

24 Down: "36. Piano pupil's practice piece"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ETUDE

25 Down: "37. Short boxers, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P__S
  • Similar words: whelp, puppy
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
  • This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PUPS

26 Down: "39. How some medicines are taken"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: O____Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ORALLY

27 Down: "40. Apt name for a distance runner?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M___S
  • Similar words: mil, Admiralty mile
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a unit of length equal to 1
  • This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MILES

28 Down: "42. Oldsmobile Cutlass model"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: C___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CIERA

29 Down: "44. Like 45-Down's flaw"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: F___L
  • Similar words: disastrous, calamitous
  • Opposite of: nonfatal
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: bringing death
  • This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer FATAL

30 Down: "45. Mythical figure undone by hubris"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ICARUS

31 Down: "46. Prima ballerina"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E____E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ETOILE

32 Down: "48. Uses an alternate account to play against easier opponents, in gamer-speak"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S____S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SMURFS

33 Down: "49. Police weapon"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: T___R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TASER

34 Down: "52. Transition points"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: leaflet, cusp
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CUSPS

35 Down: "56. Blue Ribbon brand"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PABST

36 Down: "57. Ice cream parlor offerings"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: M___S
  • Similar words: malted, malt
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a milkshake made with malt powder
  • This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer MALTS

37 Down: "59. Borscht base"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B___S
  • Similar words: Beta vulgaris, beet
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BEETS

38 Down: "61. Classic theater name"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P____E
  • Similar words: castle
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a large and stately mansion
  • This is Down clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PALACE

39 Down: "63. Struggles with sibilant sounds"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L___S
  • Similar words: LISP, lisp
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LISPS

40 Down: "65. Law, but not order"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: C____R
  • Similar words: life history, vocation
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the particular occupation for which you are trained
  • This is Down clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CAREER

41 Down: "66. Hints"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T____S
  • Similar words: speck, jot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a slight but appreciable amount
  • This is Down clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TINGES

42 Down: "68. Word with record or union"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: L___L
  • Similar words: judge, tag
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a brief description given for purposes of identification
  • This is Down clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LABEL

43 Down: "69. World capital near the Andean foothills"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: S______O
  • Similar words: Gran Santiago
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: city in the northern Dominican Republic
  • This is Down clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SANTIAGO

44 Down: "70. Give a twist"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R____E
  • Similar words: go around, turn out
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: turn on or around an axis or a center
  • This is Down clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ROTATE

45 Down: "71. Downright mean"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: N___Y
  • Similar words: filthy, cruddy
  • Opposite of: nice
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer NASTY

46 Down: "73. Bit of wisdom"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: P___L
  • Similar words: ivory, bone
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PEARL

47 Down: "74. Founder of the Mughal Empire"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: B___R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BABUR

48 Down: "77. String-plucking sound"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: T___G
  • Similar words: nasal twang
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
  • This is Down clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TWANG

49 Down: "79. Sources in etymology"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ROOTWORDS

50 Down: "80. Prone"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: P_______E
  • Similar words: bow down, flat
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: get into a prostrate position
  • This is Down clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer PROSTRATE

51 Down: "81. Some summers, in brief"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C__S
  • Similar words: CPA
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer CPAS

52 Down: "82. Black-and-white desserts"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OREOPIES

53 Down: "83. Université with a Pierre and Marie Curie campus"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S______E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
  • This is Down clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer SORBONNE

54 Down: "85. Shell filling stations"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TACOBARS

55 Down: "87. Basic programming command"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: G__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GOTO

56 Down: "89. Chicken pieces"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T_____S
  • Similar words: stamp, attendant
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: something that can be used as an official medium of payment
  • This is Down clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TENDERS

57 Down: "90. Part of AT&T: Abbr."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'L'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer TEL

58 Down: "92. Ballet or bourrée, in Bourgogne"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: D___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer DANSE

59 Down: "97. Do a diner job"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Similar words: motorbus, omnibus
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer BUS

60 Down: "98. Gathering of moles"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: I___L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer INTEL

61 Down: "100. Setting for Cole Porter's "Anything Goes""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: O___N
  • Similar words: sea
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer OCEAN

62 Down: "102. Continued interminably"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: R___N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer RANON

63 Down: "103. Discus throw at the Olympics, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E___T
  • Similar words: effect, result
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: something that happens at a given place and time
  • This is Down clue number 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EVENT

64 Down: "105. Buzzing nuisance"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: G__T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer GNAT

65 Down: "107. Glitzy fabric"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: L__E
  • Similar words: crippled, cripple
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: someone who doesn't understand what is going on
  • This is Down clue number 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer LAME

66 Down: "108. Like some cheese"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A__D
  • Similar words: elderly, older
  • Opposite of: young
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: people who are old collectively
  • This is Down clue number 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer AGED

67 Down: "110. "Gotcha""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: I__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 67

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer ISEE

68 Down: "111. Blue-necked bird"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'U'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 68

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer EMU

69 Down: "112. "___ Believer""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 69

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer IMA

70 Down: "114. Flock formation"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'E'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 70

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer VEE

71 Down: "115. Blue-winged bird"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'Y'
  • Similar words: John Jay
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Down clue number 71

Answer:

Click to reveal the Down answer JAY

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

  • Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
  • Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
  • Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
  • Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
  2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

Time-Saving Down Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Down first Get a mental map of the vertical flow
Fill short Down words 3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes Related Down answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Down Clues

What are Down clues in crossword puzzles?

Down clues are the vertical entries in a crossword puzzle that read from top to bottom. They're numbered and correspond to specific columns in the grid.

Should I solve Down or Across clues first?

Many solvers alternate between Down and Across clues to build momentum. Down clues can help unlock difficult sections by providing key intersecting letters. The best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Down clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 71 Down clues.

Are Down clues easier than Across clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Down clues often contain helpful prefixes, suffixes, and word parts that can be easier to guess.

How do Down clues interact with Across clues?

Down and Across clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

February 22, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle February 22, 2023

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Bird's sound 5
2A 6. Lion's sound 4
3A 10. Dog's sound 4
4A 14. Recovers 5
5A 15. The "A" in A.D. 4
6A 16. "I wish I had more thumbs to put up!," e.g. 4
7A 17. Diplomat 5
8A 18. Tamagotchis are digital ones 4
9A 19. "Don't overdo it" 4
10A 20. Region in South America that's technically part of Europe 12
11A 23. Malia, to Sasha Obama, for short 3
12A 24. "Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their ___, they can just say they're dressing like a congresswoman": A.O.C. 5
13A 25. Saharan vipers 4
14A 28. Hang in the balance 4
15A 29. Southeast Asian noodle dish invented in a nationalist recipe contest 7
16A 32. Stayed in neutral 5
17A 35. Greek city renowned for its olives 8
18A 36. Brown University's mascot Bruno, for one 4
19A 37. Be cheap, say 5
20A 39. "Really, though?" 4
21A 40. African country with its own 13-month calendar 8
22A 42. TV producer Chaiken 5
23A 43. Loses one's temper 7
24A 44. Refuse to proceed 4
25A 46. Costa ___ 4
26A 47. Unappetizing drink 5
27A 49. Utmost 3
28A 52. Word sounded out by the ends of 20-, 35- and 40-Across 12
29A 55. "So much for that!" 4
30A 58. "This register's now open!" 4
31A 59. Amy of "Arrival" 5
32A 60. Burn soother 4
33A 61. It's bent while genuflecting 4
34A 62. Hold off from publishing, as a scoop 5
35A 63. Snake's sound 4
36A 64. Cat's sound 4
37A 65. Pig's sound 5

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. Bird's sound"

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 short weak cry of a young bird
  • Words that mean the same thing: chirrup, chirp, peep
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHEEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Lion's sound"

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 deep prolonged loud noise
  • Words that mean the same thing: hollo, thunder, yawl
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Dog's sound"

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 tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
  • Words that mean the same thing: barque, skin
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BARK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Recovers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that heal or recover
  • Words that mean the same thing: heal, mend, cure
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HEALS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. The "A" in A.D."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ANNO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "I wish I had more thumbs to put up!," e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
  • Words that mean the same thing: rant, rabbit on, gush
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Diplomat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
  • Words that mean the same thing: emissary, minister plenipotentiary, envoy extraordinary
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ENVOY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Tamagotchis are digital ones"

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 domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
  • Words that mean the same thing: favourite, pet, favorite
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. "Don't overdo it""

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 posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
  • Words that mean the same thing: loose, slow, well-situated
  • The opposite would be: quickly, difficult
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EASY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Region in South America that's technically part of Europe"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: FRENCHGUIANA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Malia, to Sasha Obama, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a female person who has the same parents as another person
  • Words that mean the same thing: SI unit, International System, Si
  • The opposite would be: brother
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "Next time someone tells Bronx girls to take off their ___, they can just say they're dressing like a congresswoman": A.O.C."

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 game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
  • Words that mean the same thing: wicket, basket, basketball hoop
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HOOPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Saharan vipers"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
  • Words that mean the same thing: Egyptian cobra, asp viper, asp
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Hang in the balance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PEND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Southeast Asian noodle dish invented in a nationalist recipe contest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PADTHAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Stayed in neutral"

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 run disconnected or idle
  • Words that mean the same thing: tick over, stagnate, slug
  • The opposite would be: work, run
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IDLED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Greek city renowned for its olives"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: KALAMATA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Brown University's mascot Bruno, for one"

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 massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
  • Words that mean the same thing: expect, contain, assume
  • The opposite would be: bull
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Be cheap, say"

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 work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
  • Words that mean the same thing: scant, scrimp, stint
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SKIMP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. "Really, though?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ISIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. African country with its own 13-month calendar"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that ethiopia is a republic in northeastern africa on the red sea; formerly called abyssinia
  • Words that mean the same thing: Yaltopya, Abyssinia, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETHIOPIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. TV producer Chaiken"

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ILENE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Loses one's temper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GETSMAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Refuse to proceed"

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 area on a billiard table behind the balkline
  • Words that mean the same thing: rafter, resist, jib
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BALK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Costa ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: RICA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Unappetizing drink"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
  • Words that mean the same thing: slop, pigswill, pigwash
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SWILL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Utmost"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
  • Words that mean the same thing: n-th
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Word sounded out by the ends of 20-, 35- and 40-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that using words that imitate the sound they denote
  • The word looks like this: ____________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONOMATOPOEIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. "So much for that!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WELP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. "This register's now open!""

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 immediately following in time or order
  • Words that mean the same thing: succeeding, future, side by side
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEXT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Amy of "Arrival""

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 american revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the boston tea party and signer of the declaration of independence (1722-1803)
  • Words that mean the same thing: ecstasy, Samuel Adams, Robert Adam
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADAMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Burn soother"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. It's bent while genuflecting"

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 hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
  • Words that mean the same thing: knee joint, stifle, genu
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KNEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Hold off from publishing, as a scoop"

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SITON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Snake's sound"

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 fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
  • Words that mean the same thing: snort, boo, razz
  • The opposite would be: applaud
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HISS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Cat's sound"

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 low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
  • Words that mean the same thing: whirr, whizz, make vibrant sounds
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PURR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. Pig's sound"

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 disrespectful laugh
  • Words that mean the same thing: boo, razz, huff
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SNORT

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - February 22, 2023 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Ones who will give you a mouthful? 5
2D 2. Painter Matisse 5
3D 3. Pronounced features of American Craftsman-style houses 5
4D 4. Musk of new cars? 4
5D 5. Pumped 7
6D 6. Eminem song with a Guinness world record for "most words in a hit single" (1,560 in six minutes) 6
7D 7. Extra life, in video games 5
8D 8. Like some email filters 8
9D 9. Activist Parks 4
10D 10. Liquid that may be pumped 10
11D 11. Small battery 3
12D 12. Some music festival lodgings 3
13D 13. Shift or Enter 3
14D 21. Sweetie 3
15D 22. "De ___" ("You're welcome," in Spanish) 4
16D 26. Terrible twos, e.g. 5
17D 27. Lustrous fabric 5
18D 28. They help you see at sea 10
19D 30. Mont Blanc, for one 3
20D 31. "Must be something ___" 4
21D 32. "___ of you!" 4
22D 33. Dissuade 5
23D 34. "Chicago Hope" actress Christine 5
24D 35. Car company whose name roughly translates to "rising out of Asia" 3
25D 37. There's the rub! 3
26D 38. It might be printed on a placemat 8
27D 41. Arab nation that's a top exporter of gypsum 4
28D 42. "None for me, thanks" 7
29D 44. Like grapefruit or arugula 6
30D 45. Teléfono greeting 3
31D 48. Salon specialist 5
32D 49. "Swell!" 5
33D 50. Island shared by two countries 5
34D 51. "It ___ sunk in yet" 5
35D 53. Peeling potatoes, perhaps 4
36D 54. Thor's father 4
37D 55. Half a trombone sound 3
38D 56. Horror director Roth 3
39D 57. Part of L.A. 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. Ones who will give you a mouthful?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a professional cook
  • Words that mean the same thing: chef
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHEFS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Painter Matisse"

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HENRI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Pronounced features of American Craftsman-style houses"

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 the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EAVES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Musk of new cars?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ELON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Pumped"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PSYCHED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Eminem song with a Guinness world record for "most words in a hit single" (1,560 in six minutes)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: RAPGOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Extra life, in video games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONEUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Like some email filters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ANTISPAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Activist Parks"

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 genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
  • Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROSA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Liquid that may be pumped"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BREASTMILK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Small battery"

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 aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
  • Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AAA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Some music festival lodgings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities
  • Words that mean the same thing: recreational vehicle, RV, R.V.
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RVS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Shift or Enter"

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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
  • Words that mean the same thing: cardinal, paint, name
  • The opposite would be: atonality
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KEY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Sweetie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "De ___" ("You're welcome," in Spanish)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a quantity of no importance
  • Words that mean the same thing: zilch, zero, zip
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NADA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Terrible twos, e.g."

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 any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  • Words that mean the same thing: form, stage, phase angle
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PHASE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Lustrous fabric"

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 smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SATIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. They help you see at sea"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field
  • Words that mean the same thing: periscope
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PERISCOPES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Mont Blanc, for one"

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

    The answer is: ALP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. "Must be something ___""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "___ of you!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: IBEG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Dissuade"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that try to prevent; show opposition to
  • Words that mean the same thing: discourage, dissuade
  • The opposite would be: persuade
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DETER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. "Chicago Hope" actress Christine"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LAHTI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Car company whose name roughly translates to "rising out of Asia""

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. There's the rub!"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
  • Words that mean the same thing: health spa, watering place, watering hole
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. It might be printed on a placemat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: KIDSMENU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Arab nation that's a top exporter of gypsum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the arabian peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
  • Words that mean the same thing: Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Oman
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. "None for me, thanks""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ILLPASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Like grapefruit or arugula"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that english term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
  • Words that mean the same thing: blistering, vitriolic, piercingly
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BITTER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Teléfono greeting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ALO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Salon specialist"

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WAXER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. "Swell!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: NEATO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Island shared by two countries"

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 island in indonesia in the malay archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the lesser sunda islands
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIMOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. "It ___ sunk in yet""

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HASNT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Peeling potatoes, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ONKP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Thor's father"

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 (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ODIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Half a trombone sound"

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!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Horror director Roth"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ELI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Part of L.A."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 56 73.7%
Short Answer 10 13.2%
Food & Drink 2 2.6%
Geography 2 2.6%
Music 2 2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.6%
Abbreviation 1 1.3%
Sports 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 76
Average Answer Length 4.9 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 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 Wednesday, 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: September 04, 2025 at 04:24 AM

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