October 07, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, October 07, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.6 letters

NYT Monday Crossword Across Clues - October 07, 2019 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Choose	3
2A	4. Prominent items in sports bars	3
3A	7. "___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"	3
4A	10. Spring jauntily	6
5A	13. Painful injury, in totspeak	4
6A	14. "Say again?"	3
7A	15. Place for ferns and pine needles	11
8A	17. Opposite of departure: Abbr.	3
9A	18. Basketball one-pointers: Abbr.	3
10A	19. Bathroom towel support	3
11A	20. The "L" of N.F.L.	6
12A	22. Philosopher who wrote "Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty"	7
13A	25. Skillful handling of a situation	7
14A	26. This very instant	3
15A	27. Filmmaker Rob	6
16A	29. Church bell sounds	6
17A	32. Bird: Prefix	3
18A	33. Poetic tributes	4
19A	37. Leaning Tower city	4
20A	38. Trickles slowly	5
21A	40. iPhone voice	4
22A	41. Abbr. at the top of an office memo	4
23A	42. Unordained	3
24A	43. Middle part of an insect's body	6
25A	45. Transports for tots	6
26A	48. Ginger ___	3
27A	49. Stories in installments	7
28A	52. Often-lost camera part	7
29A	56. "Right," slangily	6
30A	57. Start of the Lord's Prayer	3
31A	58. Election Day in the U.S.: Abbr.	3
32A	59. Sauvignon blanc, e.g.	3
33A	60. Some Down answers in this puzzle	11
34A	64. Corner key on a keyboard	3
35A	65. Remove from power	4
36A	66. Snack for Bugs Bunny	6
37A	67. To the ___ degree	3
38A	68. Home of the Empire State Bldg.	3
39A	69. Golf peg	3

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. Choose"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: prefer, choose
• 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: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Prominent items in sports bars"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - ernie kovacs
• Words that mean the same thing: boob tube, telly, television set
• 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: TVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. "___ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band""

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: SGT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "10. Spring jauntily"

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 a proud stiff pompous gait
• Words that mean the same thing: tittup, sashay, swagger
• 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: PRANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. Painful injury, in totspeak"

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: OWIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "14. "Say again?""

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: HUH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "15. Place for ferns and pine needles"

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: FORESTFLOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Opposite of departure: 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: ARR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Basketball one-pointers: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
• Words that mean the same thing: ft, foot
• 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: FTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Bathroom towel support"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Words that mean the same thing: gat, perch, pole
• 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: ROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "20. The "L" of N.F.L."

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 an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
• Words that mean the same thing: conference
• 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: LEAGUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Philosopher who wrote "Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty""

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 united states writer and social critic (1817-1862)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry David Thoreau
• 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: THOREAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Skillful handling of a situation"

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 subtly skillful handling of a situation
• Words that mean the same thing: discreetness, diplomacy, delicacy
• 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: FINESSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. This very instant"

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 momentary present
• Words that mean the same thing: instantly, directly, at present
• 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: NOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Filmmaker Rob"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.

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: REINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Church bell sounds"

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 a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: chime, gong, bell
• 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: CHIMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Bird: Prefix"

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: AVI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Poetic tributes"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Words that mean the same thing: ode
• 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: ODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Leaning Tower city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in tuscany; site of the famous leaning tower
• 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: PISA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Trickles slowly"

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 thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: gunk, exude, gook
• 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: OOZES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. iPhone voice"

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: SIRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Abbr. at the top of an office memo"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: ATTN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Unordained"

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 narrative song with a recurrent refrain
• Words that mean the same thing: laic, put down, dwell
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Middle part of an insect's body"

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 the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
• Words that mean the same thing: chest, pectus
• 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: THORAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Transports for tots"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
• Words that mean the same thing: velocipede, trike, tricycle
• 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: TRIKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Ginger ___"

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• 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: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Stories in installments"

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 a serialized set of programs
• Words that mean the same thing: serial publication, serial, series
• 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: SERIALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Often-lost camera part"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LENSCAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. "Right," slangily"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: EXACTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Start of the Lord's Prayer"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: OUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Election Day in the U.S.: 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: TUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Sauvignon blanc, e.g."

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: VIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Some Down answers in this puzzle"

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: SQUAREROOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Corner key on a keyboard"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Remove from power"

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 remove from a position or office
• Words that mean the same thing: expel, kick out, boot out
• 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: OUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Snack for Bugs Bunny"

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 deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
• Words that mean the same thing: Daucus carota sativa, cultivated carrot
• 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: CARROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. To the ___ degree"

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 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 38 Across: "68. Home of the Empire State Bldg."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: NYC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. Golf peg"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: tee up, teeing ground, football tee
• 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: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

October 07, 2019 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. {See Notepad}	3
2D	2. Products pioneered by IBM	3
3D	3. Prefix with -hedron	5
4D	4. {See Notepad}	3
5D	5. Orchestra's concertmaster, usually	9
6D	6. Peaceful	6
7D	7. Makes love to, à la Austin Powers	5
8D	8. Experts	5
9D	9. {See Notepad}	5
10D	10. Sound of failure	4
11D	11. ___ I.R.A.	4
12D	12. Flame thrower?	8
13D	13. Outdated	3
14D	16. {See Notepad}	4
15D	21. Most deodorants, once	8
16D	23. With 35-Down, literary period known for flowery poetry	8
17D	24. Ram's mate	3
18D	25. {See Notepad}	4
19D	28. "Straight Outta Compton" rapper, 1988	5
20D	29. Many an I.R.S. employee	3
21D	30. Chart-topper	3
22D	31. "To be or not to be ...," e.g.	9
23D	34. Person who calls "Action!"	8
24D	35. See 23-Down	3
25D	36. {See Notepad}	3
26D	39. Acorn producers	4
27D	44. Solo in the "Star Wars" saga	3
28D	46. Betrays, as to the cops	6
29D	47. Talk trashed?	4
30D	49. {See Notepad}	5
31D	50. Be	5
32D	51. Style of house or dressing	5
33D	53. Put up, as a house	5
34D	54. Hertz rental	4
35D	55. Little brother, stereotypically	4
36D	57. Bit of horse feed	3
37D	61. The Trojans of the Pac-12 Conf.	3
38D	62. Issa of HBO's "Insecure"	3
39D	63. Valuable rock	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. {See Notepad}"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: single, unrivaled, i
• 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: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Products pioneered by IBM"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
• Words that mean the same thing: PC, microcomputer, personal computer
• 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: PCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Prefix with -hedron"

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 brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
• 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: TETRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. {See Notepad}"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: 2, deuce, ii
• 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: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Orchestra's concertmaster, usually"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a musician who plays the violin
• Words that mean the same thing: fiddler
• 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: VIOLINIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Peaceful"

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 not agitated; without losing self-possession
• Words that mean the same thing: calm, tranquil, unagitated
• 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: SERENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Makes love to, à la Austin Powers"

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 strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
• Words that mean the same thing: shag, fucking, fuck
• 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: SHAGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Experts"

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 hindu or buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
• Words that mean the same thing: guru, Guru
• 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: GURUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. {See Notepad}"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: troika, triad, trio
• 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: THREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sound of failure"

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: PFFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. ___ I.R.A."

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 united states writer whose novels portray middle-class jewish life (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Philip Roth, Philip Milton Roth
• 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: ROTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Flame thrower?"

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 a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
• Words that mean the same thing: incendiary, firebug
• 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: ARSONIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Outdated"

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• Words that mean the same thing: honest-to-god, onetime, sure-enough
• The opposite would be: young, new
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. {See Notepad}"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
• Words that mean the same thing: quatern, iv, IV
• 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: FOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Most deodorants, once"

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 a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
• Words that mean the same thing: aerosol container, aerosol can, aerosol bomb
• 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: AEROSOLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. With 35-Down, literary period known for flowery poetry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soulful or amorous idealist
• Words that mean the same thing: romanticist, amatory, amorous
• The opposite would be: classicist
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROMANTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Ram's mate"

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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• 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: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. {See Notepad}"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
• Words that mean the same thing: V, five-spot, 5
• 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: FIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. "Straight Outta Compton" rapper, 1988"

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: EAZYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Many an I.R.S. employee"

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 an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
• 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: CPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Chart-topper"

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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: collision, tally, run into
• The opposite would be: miss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. "To be or not to be ...," e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that speech you make to yourself
• Words that mean the same thing: monologue
• 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: SOLILOQUY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Person who calls "Action!""

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 someone who controls resources and expenditures
• Words that mean the same thing: managing director, conductor, theater director
• 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: DIRECTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. See 23-Down"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: epoch, geological era, earned run average
• 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: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. {See Notepad}"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
• Words that mean the same thing: half-dozen, sise, VI
• 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: SIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Acorn producers"

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 hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
• Words that mean the same thing: oak tree, oak
• 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: OAKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Solo in the "Star Wars" saga"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that imperial dynasty that ruled china (most of the time from 206 bc to ad 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of chinese civilization
• Words that mean the same thing: Han dynasty
• 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: HAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Betrays, as to the cops"

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: RATSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Talk trashed?"

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 (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
• Words that mean the same thing: smear, daub, smudge
• The opposite would be: focus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. {See Notepad}"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
• Words that mean the same thing: VII, heptad, 7
• 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: SEVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Be"

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 have an existence, be extant
• Words that mean the same thing: be, survive, subsist
• 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: EXIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Style of house or dressing"

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 farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
• Words that mean the same thing: cattle ranch, spread, cattle farm
• 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: RANCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Put up, as a house"

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 construct, build, or erect
• Words that mean the same thing: rear, vertical, raise
• The opposite would be: level, unerect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Hertz rental"

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 motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: motorcar, automobile, car
• 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: AUTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Little brother, stereotypically"

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 serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
• Words that mean the same thing: pestilence, pestis, plague
• 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: PEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Bit of horse feed"

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 annual grass of europe and north africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
• 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: OAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. The Trojans of the Pac-12 Conf."

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: USC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Issa of HBO's "Insecure""

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: RAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Valuable rock"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• 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: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	40	51.3%
Short Answer	25	32.1%
Abbreviation	4	5.1%
Sports	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.6 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 Monday, 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!

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Last Updated: September 29, 2025 at 08:20 PM

January 08, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, January 08, 2024

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (36 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword January 08, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Random ___ of kindness	4
2A	5. "What's more ..."	4
3A	9. Loser to scissors, winner over rock	5
4A	14. Eating plan	4
5A	15. Slightest little sound	4
6A	16. Future fungus	5
7A	17. Tim Duncan's longtime N.B.A. team	15
8A	20. Feminine article in Spanish	3
9A	21. "I'll do that right away, boss!"	4
10A	22. Source of draft beer	3
11A	23. Metaphor for some special-interest government spending	10
12A	27. Dust ___ (tiny critter)	4
13A	28. Taylor Swift's "We ___ Never Ever Getting Back Together"	3
14A	29. Little hopper	4
15A	30. Sudden overwhelming fear	5
16A	31. Energy drinks that "give you wings"	8
17A	34. Choose	6
18A	35. Mouth-related	4
19A	36. Versin' person?	4
20A	37. Spins	6
21A	40. Titular soccer coach on a hit Apple TV+ series	8
22A	44. Improves, as a skill	5
23A	45. Greek salad cheese	4
24A	46. ___-to manual	3
25A	47. Shapes of rainbows	4
26A	48. Attention seeker at school	10
27A	51. "I did NOT need to know that!"	3
28A	52. Stretched tight	4
29A	53. Sound in a "Batman" fight	3
30A	54. "Done this before, you know!" ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 48-Across	15
31A	60. Do a bit better than	5
32A	61. College head	4
33A	62. Annoying thing to find unmatched in the laundry pile	4
34A	63. Doorstop's shape	5
35A	64. Certain risqué message	4
36A	65. Swelled heads	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Random ___ of kindness"

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 new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
• Words that mean the same thing: deed, dissemble, bit
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "What's more ...""

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 in addition
• Words that mean the same thing: as well, likewise, besides
• 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: ALSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Loser to scissors, winner over rock"

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 material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
• Words that mean the same thing: newspaper, theme, report
• 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: PAPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Eating plan"

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 prescribed selection of foods
• Words that mean the same thing: dieting
• 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: DIET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Slightest little 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 the short weak cry of a young bird
• Words that mean the same thing: cheep, chirrup, chirp
• 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: PEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Future fungus"

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 small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion
• 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: SPORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Tim Duncan's longtime N.B.A. team"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: SANANTONIOSPURS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Feminine article in Spanish"

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: UNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. "I'll do that right away, boss!""

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: ONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Source of draft beer"

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 the sound made by a gentle blow
• Words that mean the same thing: exploit, pink, pat
• 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: TAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Metaphor for some special-interest government spending"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: PORKBARREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Dust ___ (tiny critter)"

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 slight but appreciable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: tinge, jot, soupcon
• 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: MITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Taylor Swift's "We ___ Never Ever Getting Back Together""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: be, embody, make up
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Little hopper"

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 of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
• Words that mean the same thing: salientian, toad frog, anuran
• 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: TOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Sudden overwhelming fear"

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 overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• Words that mean the same thing: affright, terror, scare
• 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: PANIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Energy drinks that "give you wings""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert 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: REDBULLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Choose"

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 pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
• Words that mean the same thing: prime, quality, choose
• 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: SELECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Mouth-related"

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 an examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: viva, viva voce, oral exam
• The opposite would be: anal, aboral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Versin' person?"

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 writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
• 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: POET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Spins"

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 confused movement
• Words that mean the same thing: twist, commotion, gyrate
• 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: WHIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Titular soccer coach on a hit Apple TV+ series"

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: TEDLASSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Improves, as a skill"

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 whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
• Words that mean the same thing: hone, perfect
• 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: HONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Greek salad cheese"

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: FETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. ___-to manual"

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: HOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Shapes of rainbows"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: arch, curve, spark
• 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: ARCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Attention seeker at school"

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: CLASSCLOWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. "I did NOT need to know that!""

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: TMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Stretched tight"

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 pulled or drawn tight
• Words that mean the same thing: tight
• 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: TAUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Sound in a "Batman" fight"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
• Words that mean the same thing: prisoner of war
• 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: POW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. "Done this before, you know!" ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 48-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: NOTMYFIRSTRODEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Do a bit better than"

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: ONEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. College head"

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 administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
• Words that mean the same thing: James Byron Dean, James Dean, doyen
• 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: DEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Annoying thing to find unmatched in the laundry pile"

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 hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee
• Words that mean the same thing: windsock, wind cone, air sock
• 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: SOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Doorstop's shape"

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 shape that is triangular in cross section
• Words that mean the same thing: torpedo, Cuban sandwich, lodge
• The opposite would be: dislodge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Certain risqué message"

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 fourth of the seven canonical hours; about noon
• 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: SEXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Swelled heads"

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 inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: ego, egotism, self
• 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: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

January 08, 2024 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Interruptions in YouTube videos	3
2D	2. Spy org.	3
3D	3. Like professors with job security	7
4D	4. Performed poorly, informally	5
5D	5. Well-suited	3
6D	6. Sign before Virgo	3
7D	7. Ladies of Spain	7
8D	8. Stated a viewpoint	6
9D	9. "Hey, you! Over here!"	4
10D	10. Smartphone download	3
11D	11. Canadian fries-and-gravy dish	7
12D	12. Unpredictable	7
13D	13. Aretha Franklin hit ranked #1 on a Rolling Stone magazine "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list	7
14D	18. Catch in the act	3
15D	19. Frying need	3
16D	23. Golf standard	3
17D	24. Underground metal	3
18D	25. Book of maps	5
19D	26. "Let the good times ___!"	4
20D	27. Island nation south of Sicily	5
21D	30. Banana discard	4
22D	32. Tiresome sorts	5
23D	33. Addresses with links, for short	4
24D	34. Cokes and Pepsis	5
25D	36. Nonhuman household residents	4
26D	37. "Where do we go from here?"	7
27D	38. Estrogen or testosterone	7
28D	39. Provoked	7
29D	40. Source of an extract used in aromatherapy	7
30D	41. Entrant in a Westminster Kennel Club event	7
31D	42. Scatter, as seeds	3
32D	43. Take responsibility for	3
33D	45. Liquids	6
34D	48. Half-___ (rhyming coffee order)	3
35D	49. Lifesaving skill, in brief	3
36D	50. "___ lips sink ships"	5
37D	52. Use a keyboard	4
38D	55. One might read "#1 Dad"	3
39D	56. "Wailing" instrument	3
40D	57. Explosive inits.	3
41D	58. Prefix with conscious	3
42D	59. Approves	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. Interruptions in YouTube videos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advert, advertising, ad
• 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: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Spy org."

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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
• 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: CIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like professors with job security"

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 give life-time employment to
• Words that mean the same thing: tenure
• 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: TENURED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Performed poorly, informally"

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 be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
• Words that mean the same thing: stink, reek
• 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: STANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Well-suited"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: liable, clever, disposed
• 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: APT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Sign before Virgo"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo the Lion, Lion
• 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: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Ladies of Spain"

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 a spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the english `mrs' or `madam'
• Words that mean the same thing: Senora
• 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: SENORAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Stated a viewpoint"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
• Words that mean the same thing: sound off, speak up, suppose
• 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: OPINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "Hey, you! Over here!""

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: PSST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Smartphone download"

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: APP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Canadian fries-and-gravy dish"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium 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: POUTINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Unpredictable"

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 liable to sudden unpredictable change
• Words that mean the same thing: quicksilver, fickle, temperamental
• 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: ERRATIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Aretha Franklin hit ranked #1 on a Rolling Stone magazine "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
• Words that mean the same thing: honour, respectfulness, prise
• The opposite would be: disesteem, disrespect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESPECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Catch in the act"

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 tag the base runner to get him out
• Words that mean the same thing: pick up, collar, apprehend
• 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: NAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Frying need"

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 slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Words that mean the same thing: crude oil, oil color, anele
• 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: OIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Golf standard"

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 (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
• Words that mean the same thing: equivalence, equation, equality
• 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: PAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Underground metal"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• 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: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Book of maps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) a titan who was forced by zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
• Words that mean the same thing: atlas vertebra, book of maps, map collection
• 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: ATLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. "Let the good times ___!""

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 rotary motion of an object around its own axis
• Words that mean the same thing: gyre, pealing, wave
• The opposite would be: unwind
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Island nation south of Sicily"

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 republic on the island of malta in the mediterranean; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1964
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Malta
• 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: MALTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Banana discard"

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 british politician (1788-1850)
• Words that mean the same thing: Sir Robert Peel, flake off, uncase
• The opposite would be: dress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Tiresome sorts"

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 person who evokes boredom
• Words that mean the same thing: dullard, aegir, drill
• The opposite would be: interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Addresses with links, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the address of a web page on the world wide web
• Words that mean the same thing: URL, uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
• 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: URLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Cokes and Pepsis"

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 sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
• Words that mean the same thing: sal soda, soda, soda water
• 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: SODAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Nonhuman household residents"

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, ducky
• 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 26 Down: "37. "Where do we go from here?""

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: WHATNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Estrogen or testosterone"

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 the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
• Words that mean the same thing: endocrine, internal secretion
• 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: HORMONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Provoked"

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 give an incentive for action
• Words that mean the same thing: prompt, move, propel
• 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: INCITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Source of an extract used in aromatherapy"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: TEATREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "41. Entrant in a Westminster Kennel Club event"

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: SHOWDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "42. Scatter, as seeds"

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 adult female hog
• Words that mean the same thing: inseminate, sow in, seed
• 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: SOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "43. Take responsibility for"

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 have ownership or possession of
• Words that mean the same thing: have, ain, possess
• 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: OWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "45. Liquids"

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 a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: fluid
• 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: FLUIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Half-___ (rhyming coffee order)"

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: CAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Lifesaving skill, in brief"

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 an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
• Words that mean the same thing: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiac resuscitation, kiss of life
• 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: CPR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. "___ lips sink ships""

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 grant freedom to; free from confinement
• Words that mean the same thing: promiscuous, on the loose, easy
• The opposite would be: confine, affixed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "52. Use a keyboard"

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 subdivision of a particular kind of thing
• Words that mean the same thing: typewrite, case, character
• The opposite would be: antitype
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "55. One might read "#1 Dad""

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 the quantity that can be held in a mug
• Words that mean the same thing: countenance, kisser, sucker
• 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: MUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "56. "Wailing" instrument"

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 belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
• Words that mean the same thing: Adolphe Sax, saxophone
• 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: SAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "57. Explosive inits."

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 explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene
• Words that mean the same thing: trinitrotoluene
• 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: TNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "58. Prefix with conscious"

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: ECO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "59. Approves"

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 state in south central united states
• Words that mean the same thing: O.K., Sooner State, Oklahoma
• 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: OKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	59.0%
Short Answer	24	30.8%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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 Monday, 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!

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Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM