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Break down the NYT Crosswords: June 18, 2012

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Piquancy -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ZEST

  
  

  Possible Answer : zest, piquancy, spice, spice_up, gusto, piquance, zestfulness, relish, nip, tang, piquantness, tanginess



• 5. Feel in one's ___ -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  GUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : bowel, intestine, catgut, gut



• 8. Sycophants, slangily -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  KISSUPS

  
  


• 15. 1/12 of a ruler -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INCH

  
  

  Possible Answer : edge, inch, column_inch, in



• 16. Durham sch. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  UNH

  
  


• 17. South Pacific region -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  OCEANIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Oceanica, Oceania



• 18. Nebraska tribe -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OTOE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Otoe, Oto



• 19. "___ Beso" (Paul Anka hit) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ESO

  
  


• 20. 1970 song with the lyric "Whisper words of wisdom" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  LETITBE

  
  


• 21. 1965 song with the lyric "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  NOWHEREMAN

  
  


• 24. Wealthy Brits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOBS

  
  

  Possible Answer : toff, nob



• 25. Fictitious -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  UNREAL

  
  

  Possible Answer : insubstantial, unreal, artificial, unsubstantial

  Possible Opposite: real, substantial, natural



• 26. Chow down -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : eat_up, run_through, feed, wipe_out, use_up, eat_on, consume, corrode, eat, exhaust, rust, deplete



• 28. 1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (14 letters) word

  GOLDENSLUMBERS

  
  


• 33. Common people -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  FOLK

  
  

  Possible Answer : family, sept, folks, common_people, phratry, folk, kinsfolk, tribe, family_line, folk_music, kinfolk, ethnic_music



• 34. Lament loudly -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  WAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer : ululate, pule, yaup, lamentation, mewl, yawl, roar, howl, lament, wail, whimper, plaint



• 35. Sick -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ILL

  
  

  Possible Answer : sick, poorly, complaint, ailment, inauspicious, ominous, badly, ill

  Possible Opposite: well



• 37. Singer DiFranco -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ANI

  
  

  Possible Answer : ani



• 38. 1965 song with the lyric "These are words that go together well" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (8 letters) word

  MICHELLE

  
  


• 42. Low island -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  CAY

  
  

  Possible Answer : Florida_key, cay, key



• 43. Election mo. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NOV

  
  

  Possible Answer : Nov, November



• 44. "Am ___ late?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ITOO

  
  


• 45. Heredity unit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  GENE

  
  

  Possible Answer : factor, gene, cistron



• 46. 1965 song with the lyric "Think of what you're saying" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (14 letters) word

  WECANWORKITOUT

  
  


• 52. Bear: Sp. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OSO

  
  


• 53. Nebraska neighbor -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  KANSAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : Kansas_River, KS, Kaw_River, Kansa, Kansas, Sunflower_State



• 54. McCarthy-era attorney Roy -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  COHN

  
  

  Possible Answer : Cohn, Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn



• 57. 1968 song with the lyric "We all want to change the world" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  REVOLUTION

  
  

  Possible Answer : rotation, revolution, gyration



• 61. 1968 song with the lyric "Remember to let her into your heart" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  HEYJUDE

  
  


• 64. Suffix with zinc -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ITE

  
  


• 65. "Amos 'n' ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ANDY

  
  


• 66. Candid, as a photo -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  UNPOSED

  
  

  Possible Answer : unposed

  Possible Opposite: posed



• 67. Pecan or cashew -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : bollock, Nut, testis, testicle, ball, freak, junkie, addict, egg, crank, fruitcake, nut, junky, en, crackpot, orchis, nut_case, screwball, ballock



• 68. Some HDTV screens -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  LCDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : liquid_crystal_display, LCD



• 69. Slip-ups -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  BOOBOOS

  
  


• 70. Car rte. displayer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  GPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : GPS, Global_Positioning_System



• 71. Comfort -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EASE

  
  

  Possible Answer : facilitate, relaxation, comfort, relieve, alleviate, allay, ease, simplicity, informality, rest, repose, still, easiness, relief, simpleness

  Possible Opposite: difficulty

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Jewish homeland -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ZION

  
  

  Possible Answer: Yisrael, Israel, Sion, Utopia, Zion, State_of_Israel

• 2. Inner: Prefix -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ENTO

  
  
• 3. Garbage boat -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SCOW

  
  

  Possible Answer: scow

• 4. One of filmdom's Avengers -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  THEHULK

  
  
• 5. "C'est la ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  GUERRE

  
  
• 6. Invisible -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  UNSEEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: unseen, spiritual_world, unobserved, spiritual_domain

• 7. Cartoonist Nast -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  THOMAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Lowell_Thomas, Seth_Thomas, Thomas_the_doubting_Apostle, Thomas, Norman_Thomas, Lowell_Jackson_Thomas, Dylan_Thomas, Dylan_Marlais_Thomas, Norman_Mattoon_Thomas, Saint_Thomas, doubting_Thomas, St._Thomas

• 8. German cathedral city -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  KOLN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cologne, Koln

• 9. Cold cube -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ICE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ICE, frosting, ice-skating_rink, internal-combustion_engine, shabu, chicken_feed, methamphetamine, icing, trash, deoxyephedrine, chalk, frost, Methedrine, frappe, crank, water_ice, glass, ice_rink, meth, sparkler, ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride

• 10. Sink, as the sun -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  SET

  
  

  Possible Answer: mark, located, Set, fixed, solidification, curing, countersink, primed, solidifying, exercise_set, rig, prepare, localise, coiffure, placed, define, lay_out, specify, Seth, ready, band, laid, arrange, localize, jell, position, situated, do, put, fix, hardened, set_up, rigid, typeset, fructify, sic, coif, hardening, adjust, lot, determine, coiffe, dictated, place, correct, determined, go_down, gear_up, go_under, plant, fit, readiness, circle, pose, limit, lay, set, dress, congeal, stage_set, bent

  Possible Opposite: rise

• 11. Jeanne d'Arc, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SAINTE

  
  
• 12. "Do ___ others ..." -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  UNTO

  
  
• 13. Mr. ___ (soft drink) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  PIBB

  
  
• 14. Mailing encls. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SAES

  
  
• 22. Conclusion -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  END

  
  

  Possible Answer: stop, remnant, cease, last, remainder, conclusion, end, close, death, terminate, destruction, final_stage, closing, oddment, ending, terminal, finish, goal

  Possible Opposite: beginning, begin

• 23. "For ___ know ..." -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ALLWE

  
  
• 26. Disney's "___ and the Detectives" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EMIL

  
  
• 27. Up to the task -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ABLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: capable, able-bodied, able

  Possible Opposite: unable

• 28. First Moody Blues hit -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  GONOW

  
  
• 29. Martini garnish -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLIVE

  
  

  Possible Answer: olive, Olea_europaea, European_olive_tree

• 30. Delta competitor: Abbr. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  UAL

  
  
• 31. Houston sch. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  RICEU

  
  
• 32. Bias -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SLANT

  
  

  Possible Answer: cant, angle, slant, rake, pitch, cant_over, lean, tilt, weight, tip

• 33. Enthusiast -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  FAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sports_fan, rooter, winnow, buff, devotee, lover, fan

• 36. Soapmaking stuff -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  LYE

  
  

  Possible Answer: lye

• 38. Unaccounted-for G.I.'s -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  MIAS

  
  
• 39. "Pay ___ mind" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ITNO

  
  
• 40. Mooer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  COW

  
  

  Possible Answer: overawe, moo-cow, cow

• 41. Physicist with a law -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  HOOKE

  
  

  Possible Answer: Robert_Hooke, Hooke

• 45. Lose freshness -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  GOSTALE

  
  
• 47. Scam -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  CONJOB

  
  
• 48. Stark ___ mad -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  RAVING

  
  

  Possible Answer: spout, raving, rant, gush, mouth_off, jabber, ravingly, rave, rabbit_on

• 49. Get tense and hard, as a muscle -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  KNOTUP

  
  
• 50. Archipelago bits -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  ISLETS

  
  

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• 51. Letter after sigma -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  TAU

  
  

  Possible Answer: tau

• 54. Common bait fish -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  CHUB

  
  

  Possible Answer: chub, Leuciscus_cephalus

• 55. Wine: Prefix -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OENO

  
  
• 56. Syringe, for short -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  HYPO

  
  

  Possible Answer: hypo, hypodermic_syringe, sodium_thiosulfate, hypodermic, sodium_thiosulphate

• 57. Cherry and ruby -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  REDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: red_ink, Marxist, Red, redness, Bolshevik, bolshy, red, Red_River, loss, bolshie

  Possible Opposite: gain

• 58. Ancient Peruvian -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INCA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Inka, Incan, Inca

• 59. Bookies give them -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ODDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: betting_odds, odds

• 60. Big Board inits. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NYSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: N._Y._Stock_Exchange, New_York_Stock_Exchange, big_board, NYSE

• 62. Troop-entertaining grp. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  USO

  
  
• 63. "In excelsis ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  DEO

  
  

No 27391, Tue Nov 05, 2024 NYT Evan Kalish

Across Clues :

1. Quoth, 5. Rae of "Barbie", 9. Precipitation unit, 13. "Therefore ...", 14. Parental punishment that might be circumvented with an iPad, 15. What a host might offer a first-time visitor, 16. Tarnishes, 17. Professional pitchers?, 19. Pulitzer-winning author James, 20. Nada, 21. Claws badly, 22. Hindu aphorisms, 24. They have issues, in brief, 25. Unsubscribe, with "out", 26. Franklin of Motown, 29. Creative spark, for short, 33. Cotton gin inventor Whitney, 34. What was founded as the Collegiate School in Killingworth, Connecticut, 36. Popular sushi options depicted four times in this puzzle, 40. Genre for BTS, 41. Like Triple Word Score squares in Scrabble, 42. Marina markers, 43. Milky Way shape, 45. Nail polish brand, 47. ___ contendere, 48. Prez #41, 52. Impressive note for a soprano, 54. Fallopian tube traveler, 55. Orangutans, e.g., 57. Oscar nominee for "Network", 59. Pose performed on a mat, 60. (base x height)/2, for a triangle, 61. Singer Chappell ___, 62. Crossed a kiddie pool, perhaps, 63. Forgo humility, 64. Nocturnal reef hunters, 65. Ruminate in frustration

Down Clues :

1. Makes out, to a Brit, 2. "Farewell!", 3. Speck in the sea, 4. Opposites of no-nos, 5. Demand, 6. Hand sanitizer alternative, 7. City with the Mississippi River-spanning Eads Bridge: Abbr., 8. Rosary prayer, 9. "That sounds fine, go ahead", 10. Number of carolers?, 11. Four in a quart, 12. Billing increments: Abbr., 13. Pretty ___ picture, 18. Herb used in stuffing, 20. What a shock!, 23. Part of the mouth known as the palate, 24. Neighbor of Niger and Senegal, 27. Ring light?, 28. One sharing a common cause, 29. "Gross!", 30. Lies down for a bit, 31. Pig food, 32. It puts the icing on the cake, 33. Terminus, 35. Part of a dollar sign, 37. Brushing, flossing, etc., 38. Move, informally, 39. Trio collected by a bases-clearing hit, for short, 44. Ludwig Mies van der ___ (noted midcentury architect), 45. Pregnancy docs, 46. Wrinkle-faced pooch, 49. Lays into, 50. Fashion designer Kate, 51. Extend, as a membership, 52. German Mr., 53. "Here's a better ___ …", 54. Citation shortener, 56. Downcast, 57. Apprehend, 58. Croc's tip, 59. "How adorable!" reactions

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 05, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SAID

  Possible Answer : allege, sound_out, said, pronounce, suppose, read, enunciate, aforesaid, aforementioned, order, tell, state, say, enjoin, aver, enounce, articulate




• The clue is 5. Rae of "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISSA




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

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

  The answer: INCH

  Possible Answer : edge, inch, in, column_inch




• The clue is 13. "Therefore ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDSO




• The clue is 14. Parental punishment that might be circumvented with an iPad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTV




• The clue is 15. What a host might offer a first-time visitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUR

  Possible Answer : hitch, term_of_enlistment, go, spell, tour, enlistment, tour_of_duty, circuit, duty_tour, turn




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

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

  The answer: SOILS

  Possible Answer : territory, soil, grime, grease, dirty, grunge, bemire, dirt, stain, land, ground, begrime, filth, colly

  Possible Opposite Answer : clean




• The clue is 17. Professional pitchers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALESREPS




• The clue is 19. Pulitzer-winning author James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer : James_Agee, Agee




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

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

  The answer: ZIP

  Possible Answer : cypher, speed, zilch, goose_egg, travel_rapidly, nil, aught, nada, nix, vigor, zip_up, energy, ZIP, postcode, postal_code, slide_fastener, cipher, hurry, vigour, null, zippo, naught, zip, ZIP_code, zipper, nothing, zero, zip_fastener

  Possible Opposite Answer : unzip




• The clue is 21. Claws badly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAULS

  Possible Answer : mangle, maul, sledge, sledgehammer




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

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

  The answer: SUTRAS

  Possible Answer : sutra




• The clue is 24. They have issues, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGS

  Possible Answer : magazine, mag




• The clue is 25. Unsubscribe, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer : opt, choose, prefer




• The clue is 26. Franklin of Motown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARETHA




• The clue is 29. Creative spark, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSPO




• The clue is 33. Cotton gin inventor Whitney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 34. What was founded as the Collegiate School in Killingworth, Connecticut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer : Yale_University, Yale, Elihu_Yale




• The clue is 36. Popular sushi options depicted four times in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: CALIFORNIAROLLS




• The clue is 40. Genre for BTS. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KPOP




• The clue is 41. Like Triple Word Score squares in Scrabble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RED

  Possible Answer : Bolshevik, cherry-red, bolshie, loss, red-faced, red, Red, cerise, reddened, ruby, cherry, scarlet, Marxist, redness, bolshy, reddish, blood-red, ruddy, ruby-red, Red_River, flushed, violent, crimson, red_ink, carmine

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 42. Marina markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUOYS

  Possible Answer : buoy, buoy_up




• The clue is 43. Milky Way shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRAL

  Possible Answer : whorled, turbinate, helical, whorl, gyrate, coiling, coil, helix, spiral, corkscrew, volute, spiraling, voluted




• The clue is 45. Nail polish brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI




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

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

  The answer: NOLO




• The clue is 48. Prez #41. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUSHSR




• The clue is 52. Impressive note for a soprano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIGHC




• The clue is 54. Fallopian tube traveler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  Possible Answer : ballock, testis, testicle, bollock, orchis, eggs, nut, ball, egg




• The clue is 55. Orangutans, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APES

  Possible Answer : caricature, emulator, imitator, ape, copycat, anthropoid, aper




• The clue is 57. Oscar nominee for "Network". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEDBEATTY




• The clue is 59. Pose performed on a mat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASANA

  Possible Answer : asana




• The clue is 60. (base x height)/2, for a triangle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREA

  Possible Answer : surface_area, domain, arena, expanse, sphere, region, area, country, orbit, field




• The clue is 61. Singer Chappell ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAN

  Possible Answer : roan




• The clue is 62. Crossed a kiddie pool, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADED

  Possible Answer : bundle, pack, jam, ram, jampack, cram, chock_up, compact, wade, wad




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

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

  The answer: BRAG

  Possible Answer : tout, brag, crow, vaporing, boast, shoot_a_line, gas, blow, boss, gasconade, swash, bragging, crowing, line-shooting, vaunt, bluster




• The clue is 64. Nocturnal reef hunters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer : eel




• The clue is 65. Ruminate in frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer : lather, grudge, sweat, fret, swither, grizzle, stew, brood

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Makes out, to a Brit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOGS

  Possible Answer: osculate, snog, buss, kiss

• The clue is 2. "Farewell!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer: sayonara, auf_wiedersehen, goodby, so_long, good-by, bye, arrivederci, au_revoir, goodbye, good_day, adieu, cheerio, good-bye, bye-bye, adios

• The clue is 3. Speck in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLET

  Possible Answer: islet, isle

• The clue is 4. Opposites of no-nos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer: DoS, DOS, behave, arrange, doh, United_States_Department_of_State, make, practice, coiffure, State_Department, make_out, do, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, answer, coif, ut, set, perform, exercise, come, Department_of_State, disk_operating_system, execute, practise, DO, brawl, cause, fare, suffice, get_along, manage, bash, act, State, coiffe, dress, serve

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

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

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

  The answer: INSIST

  Possible Answer: assert, insist, take_a_firm_stand, importune

• The clue is 6. Hand sanitizer alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAP

  Possible Answer: soap, scoop, easy_lay, lather, Georgia_home_boy, max, grievous_bodily_harm, liquid_ecstasy, goop

• The clue is 7. City with the Mississippi River-spanning Eads Bridge: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STL

• The clue is 8. Rosary prayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVEMARIA

• The clue is 9. "That sounds fine, go ahead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITRUSTYOU

• The clue is 10. Number of carolers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOEL

  Possible Answer: Christmastime, Yule, Noel, Yuletide, Christmas, Christmastide

• The clue is 11. Four in a quart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUPS

  Possible Answer: cup, transfuse, loving_cup, cupful

• The clue is 12. Billing increments: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HRS

  Possible Answer: hr, hour, 60_minutes

• The clue is 13. Pretty ___ picture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASA

• The clue is 18. Herb used in stuffing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGE

  Possible Answer: sage, salvia, sage-green

• The clue is 20. What a shock!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZAP

  Possible Answer: nuke, vaporize, atomize, micro-cook, microwave, zap, atomise

• The clue is 23. Part of the mouth known as the palate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: roof, ceiling, cap

• The clue is 24. Neighbor of Niger and Senegal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALI

  Possible Answer: French_Sudan, Mali, Republic_of_Mali

• The clue is 27. Ring light?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALO

  Possible Answer: doughnut, gloriole, nimbus, annulus, glory, aureole, ring, anchor_ring, halo, aura

• The clue is 28. One sharing a common cause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLY

  Possible Answer: ally, friend

  Possible Opposite Answer : foe

• The clue is 29. "Gross!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICK

• The clue is 30. Lies down for a bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPS

  Possible Answer: short_sleep, sleep, catch_a_wink, cat_sleep, nap, Napoleon, pile, snooze, forty_winks, catnap

• The clue is 31. Pig food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: splosh, slops, mire, splatter, pigwash, squish, glop, swill, slop, splash, spill, squelch, slosh, treacle, pigswill, mush

• The clue is 32. It puts the icing on the cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIPINGBAG

• The clue is 33. Terminus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer: goal, close, death, finish, terminal, remainder, remnant, closing, conclusion, stop, end, terminate, ending, cease, final_stage, last, oddment, destruction

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning

• The clue is 35. Part of a dollar sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: einsteinium, E, atomic_number_99, Es

• The clue is 37. Brushing, flossing, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALCARE

• The clue is 38. Move, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELO

• The clue is 39. Trio collected by a bases-clearing hit, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBIS

  Possible Answer: rbi, run_batted_in

• The clue is 44. Ludwig Mies van der ___ (noted midcentury architect). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROHE

• The clue is 45. Pregnancy docs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBGYNS

• The clue is 46. Wrinkle-faced pooch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUG

  Possible Answer: pug, pug-dog

• The clue is 49. Lays into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASAT

• The clue is 50. Fashion designer Kate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPADE

  Possible Answer: nigger, coon, nigra, jigaboo, spade, nigga

• The clue is 51. Extend, as a membership. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENEW

  Possible Answer: reincarnate, regenerate, renew

• The clue is 52. German Mr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERR

  Possible Answer: Herr

• The clue is 53. "Here's a better ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer: theme, approximation, thought, melodic_theme, musical_theme, estimation, idea, estimate, mind

• The clue is 54. Citation shortener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAL

• The clue is 56. Downcast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAD

  Possible Answer: deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sorry, sad, distressing

  Possible Opposite Answer : glad

• The clue is 57. Apprehend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAB

  Possible Answer: arrest, collar, cop, nab, pick_up, apprehend, nail

• The clue is 58. Croc's tip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

• The clue is 59. "How adorable!" reactions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWS

NY Times Crossword Answers April 17, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 17, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the April 17 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. ___ bowl (healthful dish)

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #2: 5. Cellular protein

5-letter answer Answer: ACTIN

Word Help: Synonyms: actin

Clue #3: 10. Give out

4-letter answer Answer: EMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: utter, let_loose, breathe
Antonyms: absorb

Clue #4: 14. Expels

4-letter answer Answer: BANS

Word Help: Synonyms: prohibition, censor, forbiddance

Clue #5: 15. Mars with bars

5-letter answer Answer: BRUNO

Word Help: Synonyms: Bruno_of_Toul, Giordano_Bruno, St._Bruno

Clue #6: 16. Cold-blooded kind of monster

4-letter answer Answer: GILA

Word Help: Synonyms: Gila_River, Gila

Clue #7: 17. "And so …"

4-letter answer Answer: ERGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ergo

Clue #8: 18. Common back-to-school purchases

10-letter answer Answer: LUNCHBOXES

Clue #9: 20. Bit of ballet wear

7-letter answer Answer: TOESHOE

Clue #10: 22. 2013 movie co-starring Scarlett Johansson in which she is never seen

3-letter answer Answer: HER

Clue #11: 23. "Going Back to Cali" rapper, 1998

7-letter answer Answer: LLCOOLJ

Clue #12: 25. *Abigail Adams or Eleanor Roosevelt, informally

6-letter answer Answer: FLOTUS

Clue #13: 29. *Red denizen of Sesame Street

4-letter answer Answer: ELMO

Clue #14: 30. Advocates for

8-letter answer Answer: ESPOUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: get_married, sweep_up, embrace

Clue #15: 33. Animal with luxurious fur

5-letter answer Answer: SABLE

Word Help: Synonyms: coal_black, sable's_hair_pencil, sable

Clue #16: 36. Consumer protection agcy.

3-letter answer Answer: FTC

Word Help: Synonyms: FTC, Federal_Trade_Commission

Clue #17: 37. Muse of memory

5-letter answer Answer: MNEME

Clue #18: 38. See 64-Across

5-letter answer Answer: TREES

Word Help: Synonyms: tree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, corner

Clue #19: 39. *Hasty

4-letter answer Answer: RASH

Word Help: Synonyms: reckless, rash, foolhardy

Clue #20: 40. Become fixed

5-letter answer Answer: SETIN

Clue #21: 41. Santa ___ (hot winds)

4-letter answer Answer: ANAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Anas, Ana, genus_Anas

Clue #22: 42. What three is

5-letter answer Answer: CROWD

Word Help: Synonyms: push, herd, crowd

Clue #23: 44. "Hmm, I don't think so"

4-letter answer Answer: UHNO

Clue #24: 45. *"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a ___ to be kindled": Plutarch

4-letter answer Answer: FIRE

Word Help: Synonyms: fuel, provoke, give_the_axe
Antonyms: hire

Clue #25: 46. Eliot protagonist

6-letter answer Answer: MARNER

Clue #26: 47. *Pickle or asparagus unit

5-letter answer Answer: SPEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: gig, shaft, spear

Clue #27: 48. Bog

3-letter answer Answer: FEN

Word Help: Synonyms: fen, marshland, marsh

Clue #28: 49. Placed in an air fryer instead of a microwave, say

7-letter answer Answer: CRISPED

Word Help: Synonyms: crease, scrunch, crinkle

Clue #29: 51. State with 1,350 miles of coastline (second-most after Alaska): Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: FLA

Clue #30: 52. *Small, embedded program

6-letter answer Answer: APPLET

Word Help: Synonyms: applet

Clue #31: 54. São ___, most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere

5-letter answer Answer: PAULO

Clue #32: 56. Toward that place, quaintly

7-letter answer Answer: THITHER

Word Help: Synonyms: thither, there
Antonyms: here

Clue #33: 58. Ancient Rome and Persia

7-letter answer Answer: EMPIRES

Word Help: Synonyms: imperium, empire, Empire

Clue #34: 61. Own

7-letter answer Answer: POSSESS

Word Help: Synonyms: have, possess, own

Clue #35: 62. Comforts

7-letter answer Answer: SOLACES

Word Help: Synonyms: console, comfort, consolation

Clue #36: 63. Almost half of Scandinavians

6-letter answer Answer: SWEDES

Word Help: Synonyms: yellow_turnip, swedish_turnip, Swedish_turnip

Clue #37: 64. What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle?

6-letter answer Answer: FOREST

Word Help: Synonyms: woodland, woods, timber

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Help with a crime

4-letter answer Answer: ABET

Word Help: Synonyms: abet

Clue #2: 2. Apt name for a December baby

5-letter answer Answer: CAROL

Word Help: Synonyms: carol, Christmas_carol

Clue #3: 3. Early investor

5-letter answer Answer: ANGEL

Word Help: Synonyms: Angel, backer, angel

Clue #4: 4. Literally, "equal legs"

9-letter answer Answer: ISOSCELES

Word Help: Synonyms: isosceles

Clue #5: 5. Like many a plant in spring

6-letter answer Answer: ABLOOM

Word Help: Synonyms: efflorescent, abloom

Clue #6: 6. Draconian

5-letter answer Answer: CRUEL

Word Help: Synonyms: vicious, roughshod, barbarous

Clue #7: 7. Large cask for beer or wine

3-letter answer Answer: TUN

Word Help: Synonyms: tun

Clue #8: 8. Crawl (along)

4-letter answer Answer: INCH

Word Help: Synonyms: column_inch, inch, edge

Clue #9: 9. What a bad assistant might be

6-letter answer Answer: NOHELP

Clue #10: 10. Teamwork inhibitor

3-letter answer Answer: EGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ego, self, self-importance

Clue #11: 11. Word with cake or trail

3-letter answer Answer: MIX

Word Help: Synonyms: combine, mix, merge
Antonyms: segregate

Clue #12: 12. Spot dans la Seine

3-letter answer Answer: ILE

Clue #13: 13. Many Ph.D. students

3-letter answer Answer: TAS

Word Help: Synonyms: tantalum, atomic_number_73, Ta

Clue #14: 19. Some Halloween "transports"

6-letter answer Answer: BROOMS

Word Help: Synonyms: ling, broom, Scots_heather

Clue #15: 21. Plot problems

5-letter answer Answer: HOLES

Word Help: Synonyms: golf_hole, fix, hole_out

Clue #16: 24. ABC's first program broadcast in color, with "The"

7-letter answer Answer: JETSONS

Clue #17: 26. Refurbish, as an old piano

6-letter answer Answer: TUNEUP

Clue #18: 27. What one may have to do to destroy a Death Star

11-letter answer Answer: USETHEFORCE

Clue #19: 28. Original and influential

7-letter answer Answer: SEMINAL

Word Help: Synonyms: seminal, germinal, originative

Clue #20: 31. Big name in soft drinks

9-letter answer Answer: SCHWEPPES

Clue #21: 32. ___ Presidenta, term of address for Mexico's leader beginning in 2024

6-letter answer Answer: SENORA

Word Help: Synonyms: Senora

Clue #22: 33. Wizard's weapon, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: STAFF

Word Help: Synonyms: staff, stave, faculty

Clue #23: 34. "___ the Doughnut," start of a children's book series

5-letter answer Answer: ARNIE

Clue #24: 35. Classic French sauce

9-letter answer Answer: BEARNAISE

Word Help: Synonyms: bearnaise

Clue #25: 36. Horseshoe enthusiasts?

8-letter answer Answer: FARRIERS

Word Help: Synonyms: horseshoer, farrier

Clue #26: 42. Like one who might have to hoof it

7-letter answer Answer: CARLESS

Clue #27: 43. Aspire to

7-letter answer Answer: DREAMOF

Clue #28: 46. John ___, author of "Annals of the Former World"

6-letter answer Answer: MCPHEE

Clue #29: 50. Brand of oversize Lego bricks

5-letter answer Answer: DUPLO

Clue #30: 53. Veteran's affliction, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: PTSD

Word Help: Synonyms: posttraumatic_stress_disorder, PTSD

Clue #31: 55. Yarn spinner

4-letter answer Answer: LIAR

Word Help: Synonyms: liar, prevaricator
Antonyms: square_shooter

Clue #32: 56. Does a certain prank on, informally

3-letter answer Answer: TPS

Clue #33: 57. ___-to

3-letter answer Answer: HOW

Clue #34: 59. Some M.I.T. grads, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: EES

Word Help: Synonyms: electrical_engineering, EE

Clue #35: 60. The last one flew in 10/03

3-letter answer Answer: SST

Expert Solving Strategies

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

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