27414 Fri Nov 29, 2024 NYT by Willa Angel Chen Miller and Matthew Stock

Across Clues :

1. "Never mind", 12. Hosp. care providers, 15. Question that can't possibly be answered "No", 16. Solid :: glace : liquid :: ___, 17. Bond theme song that won an Academy Award in 2022, 18. Fender product, 19. Water bottle confiscator, for short, 20. Merely, 21. Chemistry research centers?, 23. Unchanged, 25. Light lager variety, casually, 28. Anti-apartheid activist Alan, 29. Makes into a soft fabric, as wool, 31. Mohawk culture, 33. Number of U.S. states starting with "B", 34. Mystic associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls, 36. Ghastly, 38. Certain lifelike sculpture … or what you might call 26-Down?, 40. Gather together, 42. They might be down for a ski trip, 46. Fill up, 47. Sullies, 49. Big name in water filters, 50. Where burnt offerings are placed, 52. ___ review, 54. War head?, 55. Ransacked, 57. Ones receiving free room and board, for short, 59. Bit of wit, 60. "The ___ of the Starfish" (1965 sequel to "A Wrinkle in Time"), 61. Illustrative example, 65. Coastal waterway, 66. Facing big trouble, 67. Coin with cherry blossoms on its front, 68. Juuuuuuust about done

Down Clues :

1. U.S. state capital with the highest altitude (7,200 feet), 2. XXX, in a way, 3. Goes (for), 4. Ghanaian author ___ Kwei Armah, 5. Napoleon's is found at Paris's Hôtel des Invalides, 6. Put on deck, 7. Polite gesture of acknowledgment, 8. Something indicated with the index and middle fingers, 9. Bore, 10. Analogous, 11. Begin a hole, 12. One whose hard work is showing?, 13. Skeptic's retort, 14. Lying face up, 22. World capital at roughly the same latitude as Montevideo, 24. Protein source in a hearty meal, 26. Cogsworth's compatriot in "Beauty and the Beast", 27. Bump in the road, 30. Clothing fastener, 32. Branded coffee pod, 35. Script directive, 37. Like most practitioners of Druzism, 39. Piece of a children's book, perhaps, 40. Burn unit?, 41. Hassock, by another name, 43. Sautéed-and-simmered Japanese dish, 44. Made harmonious, 45. Simply divine, 46. Pay, 48. Hit podcast beginning in 2014, 51. Gather some intel, 53. Passed in a flash, 56. Half of a noted arcade pair, 58. Go a few rounds, 62. Geographical feature sometimes named for a color, 63. Stray, 64. Chalcocyanite, for example

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 29, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, November 29, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Never mind". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SCRATCHTHAT




• The clue is 12. Hosp. care providers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RNS

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




• The clue is 15. Question that can't possibly be answered "No". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: AREYOUAWAKE




• The clue is 16. Solid :: glace : liquid :: ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAU




• The clue is 17. Bond theme song that won an Academy Award in 2022. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: NOTIMETODIE




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

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

  The answer: AMP

  Possible Answer : amp, AMP, adenosine_monophosphate, ampere, adenylic_acid, A




• The clue is 19. Water bottle confiscator, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer : Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA




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

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

  The answer: BUT

  Possible Answer : simply, just, but, only, merely




• The clue is 21. Chemistry research centers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUCLEI

  Possible Answer : core, karyon, nucleus, core_group, lens_nucleus, cell_nucleus




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

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

  The answer: ASIS




• The clue is 25. Light lager variety, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILS




• The clue is 28. Anti-apartheid activist Alan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATON

  Possible Answer : Alan_Paton, Alan_Stewart_Paton, Paton




• The clue is 29. Makes into a soft fabric, as wool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FELTS

  Possible Answer : felt, mat, mat_up, felt_up, matte_up, matt-up, matte




• The clue is 31. Mohawk culture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUNK

  Possible Answer : spunk, crummy, touchwood, bum, punk_rock, cheap, sleazy, strong-armer, tinder, punk, hoodlum, chintzy, tinny, cheesy, goon, thug, punk_rocker, tough, kindling, toughie, hood




• The clue is 33. Number of U.S. states starting with "B". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer : none




• The clue is 34. Mystic associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSENE

  Possible Answer : Essene




• The clue is 36. Ghastly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACABRE

  Possible Answer : sick, ghastly, macabre, gruesome, grim, grisly




• The clue is 38. Certain lifelike sculpture … or what you might call 26-Down?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAXFIGURE




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

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

  The answer: COMPILE

  Possible Answer : accumulate, collect, compile, hoard, amass, compose, roll_up, pile_up




• The clue is 42. They might be down for a ski trip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARKAS

  Possible Answer : windcheater, anorak, parka, windbreaker




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

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

  The answer: SATE

  Possible Answer : fill, sate, satiate, replete




• The clue is 47. Sullies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARS

  Possible Answer : pitch, sea_dog, seaman, mariner, Jack, Jack-tar, gob, old_salt, tar, seafarer




• The clue is 49. Big name in water filters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRITA




• The clue is 50. Where burnt offerings are placed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTAR

  Possible Answer : communion_table, Lord's_table, altar




• The clue is 52. ___ review. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEER

  Possible Answer : match, equal, peer, compeer




• The clue is 54. War head?. 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 55. Ransacked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOTED

  Possible Answer : ransack, rifle, strip, pillage, plunder, foray, plundered, ransacked, looted, loot, despoil, reave, pillaged




• The clue is 57. Ones receiving free room and board, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAS

  Possible Answer : celestial_longitude, Re, RA, Ra, right_ascension, atomic_number_88, radium, reticular_activating_system, RAS




• The clue is 59. Bit of wit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUN

  Possible Answer : punning, pun, wordplay, paronomasia




• The clue is 60. "The ___ of the Starfish" (1965 sequel to "A Wrinkle in Time"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARM

  Possible Answer : limb, arm, build_up, gird, subdivision, sleeve, branch, weapon_system, weapon, fortify

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm




• The clue is 61. Illustrative example. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: CASEINPOINT




• The clue is 65. Coastal waterway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIA




• The clue is 66. Facing big trouble. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: OVERABARREL




• The clue is 67. Coin with cherry blossoms on its front. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer : ache, hankering, languish, yen, yearn, pine




• The clue is 68. Juuuuuuust about done. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: NEARLYREADY

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. U.S. state capital with the highest altitude (7,200 feet). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SANTAFE

• The clue is 2. XXX, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROSSES

  Possible Answer: hybridize, crosse, spoil, cover, sweep, hybridisation, frustrate, interbreed, intersect, bilk, queer, cut_through, scotch, hybridization, mark, thwart, get_across, crossbreeding, traverse, crown_of_thorns, foil, hybrid, interbreeding, span, crossbreed, track, get_over, crossing, pass_over, hybridise, cross, crisscross, hybridizing, cut_across, Cross, baffle

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncross

• The clue is 3. Goes (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETAILS

  Possible Answer: retail

  Possible Opposite Answer : wholesale

• The clue is 4. Ghanaian author ___ Kwei Armah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYI

• The clue is 5. Napoleon's is found at Paris's Hôtel des Invalides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMB

  Possible Answer: grave, tomb

• The clue is 6. Put on deck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUEUP

• The clue is 7. Polite gesture of acknowledgment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATTIP

• The clue is 8. Something indicated with the index and middle fingers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWO

  Possible Answer: ii, deuce, 2, II, two

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

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

  The answer: HAD

  Possible Answer: receive, suffer, own, let, give, have_got, take, experience, make, give_birth, deliver, stimulate, sustain, ingest, cause, hold, bear, possess, throw, consume, induce, accept, take_in, have, birth, get, feature

  Possible Opposite Answer : refuse, abstain, lack

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

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

  The answer: AKIN

  Possible Answer: cognate, kindred, consanguineal, blood-related, consanguineous, kin, akin, consanguine

• The clue is 11. Begin a hole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEUP

• The clue is 12. One whose hard work is showing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REALTOR

  Possible Answer: Realtor

• The clue is 13. Skeptic's retort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMEONE

• The clue is 14. Lying face up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUPINE

  Possible Answer: resupine, unresisting, resistless, supine

• The clue is 22. World capital at roughly the same latitude as Montevideo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANBERRA

  Possible Answer: Canberra, capital_of_Australia, Australian_capital

• The clue is 24. Protein source in a hearty meal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEWMEAT

• The clue is 26. Cogsworth's compatriot in "Beauty and the Beast". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUMIERE

• The clue is 27. Bump in the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  Possible Answer: rub, hang-up, rip, snag, hitch, rent, tear, split

• The clue is 30. Clothing fastener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer: snarl, lose_it, shoot, snap_bean, crack, press_stud, cracking, break_down, grab, snatch_up, snatch, ginger_snap, pushover, breeze, child's_play, walkover, ginger_nut, shot, snap, snapshot, duck_soup, catch, flick, cinch, piece_of_cake, elasticity, picnic, rupture, gingersnap, centering, bust, click, tear, snap_fastener, photograph

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 32. Branded coffee pod. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KCUP

• The clue is 35. Script directive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXIT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : enter, be_born

• The clue is 37. Like most practitioners of Druzism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAB

  Possible Answer: Arabian, Arab

• The clue is 39. Piece of a children's book, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAP

  Possible Answer: tizzy, dither, fluttering, roll, undulate, flaps, flutter, flap, wave, beat, fuss, flapping, pother

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

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

  The answer: CALORIE

  Possible Answer: kilogram_calorie, small_calorie, large_calorie, Calorie, calorie, gram_calorie, kilocalorie, nutritionist's_calorie

• The clue is 41. Hassock, by another name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTTOMAN

  Possible Answer: Ottoman_Turk, pouf, tuffet, Ottoman, ottoman, pouffe, puff, hassock, footrest, Osmanli, Ottoman_dynasty, footstool

• The clue is 43. Sautéed-and-simmered Japanese dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINPIRA

• The clue is 44. Made harmonious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTUNED

  Possible Answer: attune

• The clue is 45. Simply divine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAINTLY

  Possible Answer: saintly, sainted, saintlike, angelic, beatific, angelical

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

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

  The answer: SALARY

  Possible Answer: pay, wage, earnings, salary, remuneration

• The clue is 48. Hit podcast beginning in 2014. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERIAL

  Possible Answer: serial, in_series, nonparallel, serial_publication, sequential, series, successive, consecutive, sequent

• The clue is 51. Gather some intel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECON

• The clue is 53. Passed in a flash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANBY

• The clue is 56. Half of a noted arcade pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAVE

• The clue is 58. Go a few rounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAR

  Possible Answer: sparring, spar

• The clue is 62. Geographical feature sometimes named for a color. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer: sea, ocean

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

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

  The answer: ERR

  Possible Answer: slip, stray, drift, mistake, err

• The clue is 64. Chalcocyanite, for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORE

  Possible Answer: ore

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Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Short shorts

8-letter answer Answer: HOTPANTS

Clue #2: 9. Walk with attitude

6-letter answer Answer: SASHAY

Word Help: Synonyms: swagger, strut, jaunt

Clue #3: 15. Light shower?

8-letter answer Answer: APERTURE

Word Help: Synonyms: aperture

Clue #4: 16. Product whose slogans have included "Say hello to the future" and "Welcome to the big screens"

6-letter answer Answer: IPHONE

Clue #5: 17. Aquatic eater of shellfish

8-letter answer Answer: SEAOTTER

Clue #6: 18. Requirement for a triple play

6-letter answer Answer: NOOUTS

Clue #7: 19. They may be graphic

4-letter answer Answer: ARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: liberal_arts, humanities, artwork

Clue #8: 20. Becomes pendulous, say

4-letter answer Answer: SAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: droop, swag, sag_down

Clue #9: 22. Impersonate, with "as"

4-letter answer Answer: POSE

Word Help: Synonyms: puzzle, airs, bewilder

Clue #10: 23. Shocker of sorts

5-letter answer Answer: TASER

Clue #11: 25. Apple field

4-letter answer Answer: TECH

Word Help: Synonyms: tech, technical_school

Clue #12: 27. Most desirable candidates in the dating pool, slangily

4-letter answer Answer: TENS

Word Help: Synonyms: 10, decade, ten-spot

Clue #13: 29. Add some fluff to, as an essay

3-letter answer Answer: PAD

Word Help: Synonyms: bolster, inkpad, slog

Clue #14: 31. It's cut and dried

3-letter answer Answer: HAY

Word Help: Synonyms: hay

Clue #15: 33. "Messenger" in biology class

3-letter answer Answer: RNA

Word Help: Synonyms: RNA, ribonucleic_acid

Clue #16: 34. Ultimately succeeds

13-letter answer Answer: COMESOUTAHEAD

Clue #17: 38. Runs wild, in gamer-speak

13-letter answer Answer: GOESBEASTMODE

Clue #18: 39. Cocktails that might make for poor nightcaps

13-letter answer Answer: WHITERUSSIANS

Clue #19: 40. Sugar substitute?

3-letter answer Answer: HON

Clue #20: 41. "Dear ___"

3-letter answer Answer: SIR

Word Help: Synonyms: Sir, sir

Clue #21: 42. Soup served with sriracha, maybe

3-letter answer Answer: PHO

Clue #22: 43. Nile nasties

4-letter answer Answer: ASPS

Word Help: Synonyms: Vipera_aspis, Naja_haje, asp

Clue #23: 45. Mariner

4-letter answer Answer: SALT

Word Help: Synonyms: saltiness, salt, SALT

Clue #24: 48. Like many a security guard

5-letter answer Answer: ARMED

Word Help: Synonyms: fortify, gird, arm
Antonyms: armless, disarm

Clue #25: 52. Fold (under)

4-letter answer Answer: TUCK

Word Help: Synonyms: pucker, insert, rapier

Clue #26: 54. Labor away

4-letter answer Answer: TOIL

Word Help: Synonyms: grind, labour, fag

Clue #27: 56. ___ Bush, Black Lives Matter activist who served in Congress

4-letter answer Answer: CORI

Clue #28: 57. Copy

6-letter answer Answer: MIRROR

Word Help: Synonyms: mirror

Clue #29: 59. Majorly successful business start-ups

8-letter answer Answer: UNICORNS

Word Help: Synonyms: unicorn

Clue #30: 61. "Totally sick!"

6-letter answer Answer: INSANE

Word Help: Synonyms: harebrained, mad, insane
Antonyms: sane

Clue #31: 62. Where an airport traveler might seek assistance

8-letter answer Answer: INFODESK

Clue #32: 63. Feature of a May-December romance

6-letter answer Answer: AGEGAP

Clue #33: 64. Many of these begin with "E"

8-letter answer Answer: EYETESTS

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Goes after

5-letter answer Answer: HASAT

Clue #2: 2. ___ cake, dessert with layers of sponge, buttercream and ganache

5-letter answer Answer: OPERA

Word Help: Synonyms: opera, Opera, opera_house

Clue #3: 3. Milk sources

5-letter answer Answer: TEATS

Word Help: Synonyms: mammilla, tit, mamilla

Clue #4: 4. Gertrude Stein, for one

9-letter answer Answer: PROSEPOET

Clue #5: 5. One who might have an objection: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ATT

Clue #6: 6. "Drat!"

4-letter answer Answer: NUTS

Word Help: Synonyms: nutty, bats, dotty

Clue #7: 7. Minister to

5-letter answer Answer: TREAT

Word Help: Synonyms: goody, delicacy, do_by

Clue #8: 8. Twill suit material

5-letter answer Answer: SERGE

Word Help: Synonyms: serge

Clue #9: 9. "Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": "Measure for Measure"

3-letter answer Answer: SIN

Word Help: Synonyms: Sin, hell, boob

Clue #10: 10. Each

4-letter answer Answer: APOP

Clue #11: 11. Relative of a stalk

5-letter answer Answer: SHOOT

Word Help: Synonyms: scud, pip, burgeon_forth

Clue #12: 12. Basic wine list offerings

9-letter answer Answer: HOUSEREDS

Clue #13: 13. Feelers

8-letter answer Answer: ANTENNAE

Word Help: Synonyms: transmitting_aerial, feeler, aerial

Clue #14: 14. "___, And?" (2024 Ariana Grande hit)

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #15: 21. Go on a run, perhaps

6-letter answer Answer: SCHUSS

Word Help: Synonyms: schuss

Clue #16: 24. Name of 11 pharaohs

6-letter answer Answer: RAMSES

Word Help: Synonyms: Ramses, Rameses, Ramesses

Clue #17: 26. Gesture of respect or recognition

6-letter answer Answer: HATTIP

Clue #18: 28. Pitiful

3-letter answer Answer: SAD

Word Help: Synonyms: deplorable, pitiful, lamentable
Antonyms: glad

Clue #19: 30. Flotsam and jetsam

6-letter answer Answer: DEBRIS

Word Help: Synonyms: debris, rubble, junk

Clue #20: 32. Japanese businessman Torakusu with an internationally known company named after him

6-letter answer Answer: YAMAHA

Clue #21: 34. What might be pinched for pennies

9-letter answer Answer: COINPURSE

Clue #22: 35. Artist who made a lot of good points?

6-letter answer Answer: SEURAT

Word Help: Synonyms: Seurat, Georges_Seurat, Georges_Pierre_Seurat

Clue #23: 36. Western Hemisphere grp.

3-letter answer Answer: OAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Organization_of_American_States, OAS

Clue #24: 37. Set of standards at a military academy, e.g.

9-letter answer Answer: HONORCODE

Clue #25: 38. Going dark on, as one's love interest, in modern parlance

8-letter answer Answer: GHOSTING

Word Help: Synonyms: ghost, haunt, ghostwrite

Clue #26: 39. "Huh!?"

3-letter answer Answer: WHA

Clue #27: 44. Scrawny sort

5-letter answer Answer: SCRAG

Word Help: Synonyms: choke, thin_person, skin_and_bones
Antonyms: fat_person

Clue #28: 46. Emmy-winning Anderson

5-letter answer Answer: LOUIE

Clue #29: 47. Making a certain metallic sound

5-letter answer Answer: TINNY

Word Help: Synonyms: bum, crummy, chintzy

Clue #30: 49. Practices

5-letter answer Answer: MORES

Word Help: Synonyms: Thomas_More, mores, More

Clue #31: 50. Physicist Mach after whom "Mach numbers" are named

5-letter answer Answer: ERNST

Word Help: Synonyms: Ernst, Max_Ernst

Clue #32: 51. Plates, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: DISKS

Word Help: Synonyms: magnetic_disk, saucer, phonograph_recording

Clue #33: 53. Big Island bean variety

4-letter answer Answer: KONA

Clue #34: 55. "That's ___!"

4-letter answer Answer: LIFE

Word Help: Synonyms: life_history, lifespan, life-time

Clue #35: 57. The Dolphins, on scoreboards

3-letter answer Answer: MIA

Clue #36: 58. Image, informally

3-letter answer Answer: REP

Word Help: Synonyms: rep, repp

Clue #37: 60. Extra item that a hotel guest may request

3-letter answer Answer: COT

Word Help: Synonyms: crib, fingerstall, cot

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, March 19, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (33 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword March 19, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Sandwich originally named the Aristocrat	6
2A	7. Trans-Siberian Railway hub	4
3A	11. Symbol of royalty in ancient Egypt	3
4A	14. "This has gotta be a trick, but ..."	11
5A	16. Tom and Jerry, e.g.	3
6A	17. Heavily populated urban complex	11
7A	18. Sign	3
8A	19. What many have received in history, for short	3
9A	20. Staging and design, to a dramaturge	11
10A	22. Director Anderson	3
11A	23. City that's been home to four N.F.L. franchises	7
12A	24. Gaudy and cheap	7
13A	28. Bit of time	3
14A	29. Liberal	9
15A	31. Rap, per old-school rappers	5
16A	35. Mistifies?	4
17A	36. Candies shaped like truncated cones	5
18A	38. What the French call "poor man's asparagus"	4
19A	39. Blow away	5
20A	41. Relax	9
21A	43. Nick, say	3
22A	45. Water-softening compound	7
23A	46. Something you can count on?	7
24A	50. Certain frontline workers: Abbr.	3
25A	51. Just beyond the visible spectrum	11
26A	54. Night ___	3
27A	57. Output from a bass	3
28A	58. Manhattan strip synonymous with the golden age of American songwriting	11
29A	60. As	3
30A	61. Relief from a leaf	11
31A	62. Stir in	3
32A	63. Lean	4
33A	64. Score at the half?	6

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. Sandwich originally named the Aristocrat"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: BIGMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Trans-Siberian Railway hub"

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 city in the asian part of russia
• 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: OMSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Symbol of royalty in ancient Egypt"

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

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: asp viper, Vipera aspis, Naja haje
• 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: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "This has gotta be a trick, but ...""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: OKAYILLBITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Tom and Jerry, e.g."

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 two items of the same kind
• Words that mean the same thing: brace, twosome, duad
• 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: DUO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Heavily populated urban complex"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
• 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: MEGALOPOLIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Sign"

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 liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
• 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: INK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. What many have received in history, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 56, Artium Baccalaurens, Bachelor of Arts
• 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: BAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Staging and design, to a dramaturge"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: MISEENSCENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Director Anderson"

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: WES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. City that's been home to four N.F.L. franchises"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: STLOUIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Gaudy and cheap"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that of very poor quality; flimsy
• Words that mean the same thing: cheap, crummy, bum
• 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: CHINTZY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Bit of time"

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 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: secant, second, s
• 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: SEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Liberal"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a medium clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that given or giving freely
• Words that mean the same thing: bighearted, bountiful, openhanded
• 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: BOUNTEOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Rap, per old-school rappers"

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 correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
• Words that mean the same thing: verse, rime
• 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: RHYME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Mistifies?"

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 droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: daze, obscure, murk
• 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: FOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Candies shaped like truncated cones"

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: ROLOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. What the French call "poor man's asparagus""

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 plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild allium ampeloprasum
• Words that mean the same thing: Allium porrum, scallion
• 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: LEEK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Blow away"

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 inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
• Words that mean the same thing: flooring, base, deck
• 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: FLOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Relax"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SETATEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Nick, say"

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 the month following february and preceding april
• Words that mean the same thing: spoil, impair, March
• 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: MAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Water-softening compound"

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: SODAASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Something you can count on?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: BASETEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Certain frontline workers: Abbr."

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

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: DRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. Just beyond the visible spectrum"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than x rays
• Words that mean the same thing: ultraviolet radiation, UV, ultraviolet illumination
• 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: ULTRAVIOLET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Night ___"

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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• Words that mean the same thing: bird of Minerva, hooter, bird of night
• 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: OWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "57. Output from a bass"

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• 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: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Manhattan strip synonymous with the golden age of American songwriting"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: TINPANALLEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. As"

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: QUA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Relief from a leaf"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: ALOEVERAGEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Stir in"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: MBD, sum, attention deficit disorder
• The opposite would be: take away, subtract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. Lean"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
• Words that mean the same thing: run, be given, lean
• 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: TEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. Score at the half?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period of 10 years
• Words that mean the same thing: 10, decennium, X
• 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: DECADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword March 19, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Fail spectacularly	4
2D	2. ___ effect, bias toward products that consumers assemble themselves	4
3D	3. Comic's repertoire	4
4D	4. Grammy winner for 2001's "Lady Marmalade"	3
5D	5. What's the trouble?	7
6D	6. Shut up	8
7D	7. Wind up on the pitch?	4
8D	8. Flier's accumulation	5
9D	9. Tours abroad, say	6
10D	10. Journalist Ronald whose book "The Bureau" identified Deep Throat as W. Mark Felt	7
11D	11. "Fare thee well!"	5
12D	12. Like Morocco and the Maldives, religiously	5
13D	13. Reminds, in a way	5
14D	15. Groovy things you can groove to?	3
15D	21. Parts of ears from the Latin for "snail"	8
16D	22. More charming	8
17D	24. Play it ___	4
18D	25. Victor in France, once	4
19D	26. Places to bear witness?	4
20D	27. Holiday times	5
21D	29. Partner "4 lyfe"	3
22D	30. Mississippi's De ___ National Forest	4
23D	32. Consensus from a bloc	4
24D	33. It breathes well	4
25D	34. Squeeze (out)	3
26D	37. Cast down	8
27D	40. It's a rap	7
28D	42. Served raw	7
29D	44. Just hate	6
30D	46. Head-to-toe garment	5
31D	47. Audibly	5
32D	48. Position	5
33D	49. Sheer fabric	5
34D	52. Angled piece	4
35D	53. Flat facility	3
36D	54. 2018 Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk	4
37D	55. Sort (through)	4
38D	56. Lovett of country music	4
39D	59. Switzerland's ___ Léman	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. Fail spectacularly"

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 an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
• Words that mean the same thing: flush it, dud, fail
• The opposite would be: pass
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ effect, bias toward products that consumers assemble themselves"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IKEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Comic's repertoire"

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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: jape, retch, muzzle
• 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: GAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Grammy winner for 2001's "Lady Marmalade""

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 type genus of the family myacidae
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Mya
• 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: MYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. What's the trouble?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: ill, complaint
• 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: AILMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Shut up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
• Words that mean the same thing: religious residence
• 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: CLOISTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Wind up on the pitch?"

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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
• Words that mean the same thing: hautboy, hautbois
• 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: OBOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Flier's accumulation"

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 unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
• Words that mean the same thing: nautical mile, naut mi, knot
• 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: MILES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Tours abroad, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unbroken period of time during which you do something
• Words that mean the same thing: scant, least sandpiper, skimp
• 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: STINTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Journalist Ronald whose book "The Bureau" identified Deep Throat as W. Mark Felt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KESSLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Fare thee well!""

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 farewell remark
• Words that mean the same thing: au revoir, good-bye, good day
• 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: ADIEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Like Morocco and the Maldives, religiously"

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 member of the branch of islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to muhammad
• Words that mean the same thing: Sunni Islam, Sunnite, Sunni Muslim
• 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: SUNNI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Reminds, in a way"

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 tall coarse perennial american herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
• Words that mean the same thing: Phytolacca americana, poking, dig
• 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: POKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Groovy things you can groove to?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm
• Words that mean the same thing: LP, L-P
• 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: LPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Parts of ears from the Latin for "snail""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of corti
• Words that mean the same thing: cochlea
• 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: COCHLEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. More charming"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that charming in a childlike or naive way
• Words that mean the same thing: winsome
• 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: WINSOMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Play 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 the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
• Words that mean the same thing: chill, assuredness, poise
• The opposite would be: heat, warm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Victor in France, once"

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 french poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in france (1802-1885)
• Words that mean the same thing: Victor Hugo, Victor-Marie Hugo
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: HUGO

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Clue 19 Down: "26. Places to bear witness?"

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

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• This could be something that the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
• Words that mean the same thing: menagerie, zoo, zoological garden
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: ZOOS

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Clue 20 Down: "27. Holiday times"

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

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• This could be something that period extending from dec. 24 to jan. 6
• Words that mean the same thing: Christmastide, Christmastime, Yuletide
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: YULES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Partner "4 lyfe""

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

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• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: BFF

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Clue 22 Down: "30. Mississippi's De ___ National Forest"

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

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• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: SOTO

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Clue 23 Down: "32. Consensus from a bloc"

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 an affirmative
• Words that mean the same thing: yea
• The opposite would be: nay
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  The answer is: YEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. It breathes well"

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

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• This could be something that the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
• Words that mean the same thing: mesh topology, engage, lock
• The opposite would be: disengage
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  The answer is: MESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Squeeze (out)"

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

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• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: EKE

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Clue 26 Down: "37. Cast down"

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

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• This could be something that make unhappy
• Words that mean the same thing: sadden
• The opposite would be: gladden
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  The answer is: SADDENED

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Clue 27 Down: "40. It's a rap"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: RATATAT

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Clue 28 Down: "42. Served raw"

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

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• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: TARTARE

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Clue 29 Down: "44. Just hate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that spread negative information about
• Words that mean the same thing: rail, vilify, vituperate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: REVILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Head-to-toe garment"

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 loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by muslim women especially in india and pakistan
• Words that mean the same thing: burka
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BURQA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Audibly"

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 using the voice; not silently
• Words that mean the same thing: out loud, loud, loudly
• The opposite would be: softly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ALOUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Position"

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 the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
• Words that mean the same thing: position, lieu, place
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: STEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Sheer 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 fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: NINON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Angled piece"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: OPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Flat facility"

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 room or building equipped with one or more toilets
• Words that mean the same thing: toilet, john, privy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: LAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. 2018 Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: OLGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Sort (through)"

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 any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
• Words that mean the same thing: sess, green goddess, mourning band
• The opposite would be: cultivated plant
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Lovett of country music"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: LYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Switzerland's ___ Léman"

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 resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
• 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: LAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	65.3%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
History	5	6.9%
Geography	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 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!

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Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 06:30 PM