December 24, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (34 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

December 24, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Offset, as costs	6
2A	7. Old cornball variety show with Buck Owens	6
3A	13. "The Misanthrope" playwright	7
4A	14. Beer buy	7
5A	15. *Bologna, e.g.	7
6A	16. Of a ring-shaped part of the iris	7
7A	17. Commencement celebrant, in brief	4
8A	18. *Device for holding papers together	10
9A	20. Renter's contract	5
10A	22. Alternative to café	3
11A	23. Larsson who wrote the "Millennium" trilogy	5
12A	26. Capp and Capone	3
13A	29. First things you learn	4
14A	32. *Carpenter's decorative molding	10
15A	35. Low in fat	4
16A	36. Co. in the Dow Jones index since 1979	3
17A	37. Museum-funding org.	3
18A	38. N.Y.C. museum, with "the"	3
19A	40. Genetic "messenger"	3
20A	41. Personal manner	4
21A	43. *Abundant harvest	10
22A	46. Common bar order, with "the"	4
23A	47. "One more thing ...," in a text	3
24A	48. Hesitant assent	5
25A	49. Yelps of pain	3
26A	51. On the briny	5
27A	54. With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues	10
28A	58. Española, por ejemplo	4
29A	62. Ballplayers with birds on their caps	7
30A	63. See 54-Across	7
31A	65. David Bowie song whose title subject is "waiting in the sky"	7
32A	66. Take apart, as a tapestry	7
33A	67. Book that might include "Silent Night"	6
34A	68. Managed, somehow	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Offset, as costs"

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

  The answer is: DEFRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Old cornball variety show with Buck Owens"

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: HEEHAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. "The Misanthrope" playwright"

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 french author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
• Words that mean the same thing: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOLIERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Beer buy"

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 carton containing six bottles or cans
• Words that mean the same thing: six-pack, six pack
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIXPACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. *Bologna, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COLDCUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Of a ring-shaped part of the iris"

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 relating to or like or divided into areolae
• Words that mean the same thing: areolate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREOLAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Commencement celebrant, in brief"

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 one-hundredth of a right angle
• Words that mean the same thing: alumnus, graduate, alum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. *Device for holding papers together"

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: BINDERCLIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Renter's contract"

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 property that is leased or rented out or let
• Words that mean the same thing: letting, charter, term of a contract
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Alternative to café"

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: THE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Larsson who wrote the "Millennium" trilogy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STIEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Capp and Capone"

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 thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle atrophy that starts in the limbs
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 13, Al, aluminum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. First things you learn"

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 elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
• Words that mean the same thing: ABC's, alphabet, first rudiment
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. *Carpenter's decorative molding"

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: WINDOWTRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "35. Low in fat"

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 property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
• Words that mean the same thing: skimpy, list, tend
• The opposite would be: fat, rich
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. Co. in the Dow Jones index since 1979"

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: IBM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Museum-funding org."

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: NEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. N.Y.C. museum, with "the""

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 come together
• Words that mean the same thing: fulfil, play, gather
• The opposite would be: diverge
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Genetic "messenger""

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Personal manner"

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 dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: presence, comportment, bearing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. *Abundant harvest"

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: BUMPERCROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Common bar order, with "the""

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 member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
• Words that mean the same thing: Sami, like, Lapp
• The opposite would be: different, unlike
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. "One more thing ...," in a text"

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: BTW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Hesitant assent"

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: UHYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Yelps of pain"

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: OWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. On the briny"

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: ATSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shop where men can get their hair cut
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARBERSHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "58. Española, por ejemplo"

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: ISLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "62. Ballplayers with birds on their caps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
• Words that mean the same thing: Old World oriole, New World oriole, American oriole
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIOLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. See 54-Across"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
• Words that mean the same thing: quaternary, IV, quaternion
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUARTET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. David Bowie song whose title subject is "waiting in the sky""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STARMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "66. Take apart, as a tapestry"

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 undo strands that have been woven together
• The opposite would be: weave
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNWEAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Book that might include "Silent Night""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a songbook containing a collection of hymns
• Words that mean the same thing: hymnbook, hymnary
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HYMNAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Managed, somehow"

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: EKEDBY

  Great job if you got it right!

December 24, 2019 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Way in or out	4
2D	2. Lady ___ (nickname in jazz)	4
3D	3. Played at a hoedown, perhaps	7
4D	4. ___ hall (place to play)	3
5D	5. Dutch-speaking Caribbean vacation spot	5
6D	6. Hairy Himalayans	5
7D	7. Bring on board	4
8D	8. Bring to bear, as pressure	5
9D	9. Of a historic period	7
10D	10. "Monster's Ball" Oscar winner	10
11D	11. Black-purple fruit from a palm tree	4
12D	12. Cincinnati radio station of bygone TV	4
13D	13. Director of 2000's "Charlie's Angels," to film fans	3
14D	14. In need of cheering up	3
15D	19. At hand	4
16D	21. "Ghostbusters" character ___ Spengler	4
17D	23. Does the crawl, say	5
18D	24. Bone paralleling the fibula	5
19D	25. Epitaph words	10
20D	27. Compensate for a sprained ankle, say	4
21D	28. Hook's sidekick	4
22D	30. Lakeside rental	5
23D	31. Loses one's cool	5
24D	33. Spud ___, 5'7" N.B.A. star who famously won a Slam Dunk Contest	4
25D	34. Lacking slack	4
26D	39. Factual	4
27D	42. "Glory to the ___ king" (carol line)	7
28D	44. Air kiss sound	4
29D	45. Oversaw, as a committee	7
30D	50. 2014 movie about Dr. King	5
31D	52. Brimless chef's hat	5
32D	53. Liveliness	5
33D	54. Brit's "Baloney!"	4
34D	55. Pseudocultured	4
35D	56. Not staged	4
36D	57. Target of an ID thief	3
37D	59. Wild guess	4
38D	60. Impose, as a tax	4
39D	61. Cleaned the dishes?	3
40D	64. Feeling of wonder	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. Way in or out"

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 swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: threshold, doorway, room access
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Lady ___ (nickname in jazz)"

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: ELLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Played at a hoedown, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that avoid (one's assigned duties)
• Words that mean the same thing: monkey, fiddle, toy
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIDDLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. ___ hall (place to play)"

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: REC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Dutch-speaking Caribbean vacation spot"

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

  The answer is: ARUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hairy Himalayans"

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 large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
• Words that mean the same thing: abominable snowman, yeti
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YETIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Bring on board"

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 newly hired employee
• Words that mean the same thing: employ, charter, lease
• The opposite would be: fire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Bring to bear, as pressure"

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 have and exercise
• Words that mean the same thing: wield, maintain, exercise
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Of a historic period"

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 highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
• Words that mean the same thing: epoch-making
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPOCHAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Monster's Ball" Oscar winner"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard 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: HALLEBERRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Black-purple fruit from a palm tree"

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: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Cincinnati radio station of bygone TV"

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: WKRP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Director of 2000's "Charlie's Angels," to film fans"

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 one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram
• Words that mean the same thing: microgram
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. In need of cheering up"

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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
• Words that mean the same thing: deplorable, pitiful, sorry
• The opposite would be: glad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. At hand"

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 move towards
• Words that mean the same thing: about, come on, approximate
• The opposite would be: far
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. "Ghostbusters" character ___ Spengler"

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: EGON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Does the crawl, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of swimming; :
• Words that mean the same thing: float, swim, swimming
• The opposite would be: sink
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWIMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. Bone paralleling the fibula"

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 inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
• Words that mean the same thing: shin, shin bone, shinbone
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIBIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Epitaph words"

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: INMEMORIAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Compensate for a sprained ankle, say"

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 the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
• Words that mean the same thing: gimp, hitch, hobble
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Hook's sidekick"

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: SMEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Lakeside rental"

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 small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Loses one's cool"

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 act of catching an object with the hands
• Words that mean the same thing: centering, child's play, piece of cake
• The opposite would be: inelasticity
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Spud ___, 5'7" N.B.A. star who famously won a Slam Dunk Contest"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that english writer and a central member of the fabian society (1858-1943)
• Words that mean the same thing: First Baron Passfield, Sidney James Webb, Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEBB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Lacking slack"

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 26 Down: "39. Factual"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: rightful, dead on target, honest
• The opposite would be: false, untruthful
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. "Glory to the ___ king" (carol line)"

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 a baby from birth to four weeks
• Words that mean the same thing: newborn infant, new-sprung, newborn baby
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWBORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Air kiss sound"

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: MWAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Oversaw, as a committee"

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 act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
• Words that mean the same thing: chairman, chair, lead
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHAIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. 2014 movie about Dr. King"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a town in central alabama on the alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register black voters
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SELMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Brimless chef's hat"

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 tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
• Words that mean the same thing: turban, pillbox
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOQUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Liveliness"

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 material for starting a fire
• Words that mean the same thing: tinder, punk, mettle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPUNK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Brit's "Baloney!""

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 pretentious or silly talk or writing
• Words that mean the same thing: tarradiddle, twaddle, taradiddle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Pseudocultured"

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

  The answer is: ARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Not staged"

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 rational or irrational number
• Words that mean the same thing: veridical, substantial, rattling
• The opposite would be: nominal, unreal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Target of an ID thief"

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: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Wild guess"

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 sudden sharp feeling
• Words that mean the same thing: dig, shot, poke
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Impose, as a tax"

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 charge imposed and collected
• Words that mean the same thing: raise, levy en masse, recruit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEVY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Cleaned the dishes?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: deplete, eat on, feed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "64. Feeling of wonder"

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 overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Words that mean the same thing: reverence, fear, veneration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	71.6%
Short Answer	12	16.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
Movies/Film	2	2.7%
Sports	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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December 11, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

December 11, 2019 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Swear	4
2A	5. "America" begins and ends with this	5
3A	10. Greeting card text, often	4
4A	14. Mother of Castor and Pollux	4
5A	15. Rigel's constellation	5
6A	16. Tolstoy heroine	4
7A	17. Australian wind instrument	10
8A	19. Old story	4
9A	20. Commencement	5
10A	21. Pinochle plays	5
11A	23. It may be checked at a station	3
12A	24. Decorative garden element	12
13A	27. Build up charges	7
14A	30. Impolite onlooker	6
15A	31. ___ interface	4
16A	32. [Like magic!]	4
17A	35. Dot follower	3
18A	36. Cavernous opening	3
19A	37. Petulant	7
20A	39. Sound of a penny dropping?	3
21A	42. Map abbr. before 1991	3
22A	44. Garment in Gujarat	4
23A	45. "Rats!"	4
24A	46. Word of greeting or farewell	6
25A	49. Gently boosted, as someone's ego	7
26A	51. "Grease" song with onomatopoeic lyrics	12
27A	54. Figure on some greeting cards	3
28A	55. Ltr. accompaniers	5
29A	56. How seafood may be shipped	5
30A	60. ___ Blanc, highest of the Alps	4
31A	62. Phrase in an article on grown-up child stars, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares	10
32A	64. Clip	4
33A	65. Pandemonium	5
34A	66. Dungeons & Dragons figure	4
35A	67. Locale of Charon's ferry	4
36A	68. Worries	5
37A	69. Travels (about)	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. Swear"

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 to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
• Words that mean the same thing: aver, affirm, avouch
• The opposite would be: disavow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "America" begins and ends with this"

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 neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
• Words that mean the same thing: shwa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCHWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Greeting card text, often"

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 composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
• Words that mean the same thing: verse form
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Mother of Castor and Pollux"

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 (greek mythology) a queen of sparta who was raped by zeus who had taken the form of a swan; helen of troy was conceived in the rape of leda
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Rigel's constellation"

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 (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
• Words that mean the same thing: Hunter
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Tolstoy heroine"

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 former copper coin of pakistan and india
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Australian wind instrument"

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: DIDGERIDOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Old story"

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 traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MYTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Commencement"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the beginning or early stages
• Words that mean the same thing: onslaught, attack, onrush
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Pinochle plays"

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 form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
• Words that mean the same thing: blend, fuse, canasta
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MELDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. It may be checked at a station"

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 slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Words that mean the same thing: inunct, fossil oil, crude oil
• The 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 12 Across: "24. Decorative garden element"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about science/technology.

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: WATERFEATURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Build up charges"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RUNATAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Impolite onlooker"

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 viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. ___ interface"

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 person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
• Words that mean the same thing: substance abuser, drug user, exploiter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. [Like magic!]"

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 offensive term for an openly homosexual man
• Words that mean the same thing: pansy, nance, fagot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Dot follower"

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: COM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Cavernous opening"

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 informal terms for the mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: cakehole, hole, yap
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Petulant"

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 very irritable
• Words that mean the same thing: bristly, splenetic, prickly
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WASPISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Sound of a penny dropping?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Map abbr. before 1991"

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: SSR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Garment in Gujarat"

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 dress worn primarily by hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body
• Words that mean the same thing: saree
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. "Rats!""

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 heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
• Words that mean the same thing: skank, filth
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Word of greeting or farewell"

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: SHALOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Gently boosted, as someone's ego"

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 touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
• Words that mean the same thing: stroke
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STROKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. "Grease" song with onomatopoeic lyrics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WEGOTOGETHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Figure on some greeting cards"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: eld, geezerhood, old age
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Ltr. accompaniers"

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: ENCLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. How seafood may be shipped"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: INICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. ___ Blanc, highest of the Alps"

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: MONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Phrase in an article on grown-up child stars, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: THENANDNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Clip"

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 the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• Words that mean the same thing: gait, tread, tempo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Pandemonium"

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 violent and needless disturbance
• Words that mean the same thing: mayhem
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAVOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Dungeons & Dragons figure"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: devil, fiend, monster
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Locale of Charon's ferry"

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 (greek mythology) a river in hades across which charon carried dead souls
• Words that mean the same thing: River Styx
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Worries"

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 agitation resulting from active worry
• Words that mean the same thing: stew, brood, sweat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Travels (about)"

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 anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
• Words that mean the same thing: GAD, jazz around, anxiety reaction
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GADS

  Great job if you got it right!

December 11, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Brand of shoes and handbags	4
2D	2. Target for a phlebotomist	4
3D	3. Racetrack ratio	4
4D	4. Engage in conflict	7
5D	5. Frat.'s counterpart	3
6D	6. Mafia don, for one	9
7D	7. One who's not "it"	5
8D	8. Penner of the line "Language is wine upon the lips"	5
9D	9. Some terminals	6
10D	10. Brand of cooking spray	3
11D	11. Line heard from the starting line	10
12D	12. Unabridged	6
13D	13. "Das Lied von der Erde" composer	6
14D	18. "L'___ c'est moi" (declaration of Louis XIV)	4
15D	22. Nickname for Louis Armstrong	5
16D	25. Fiesta finger food	4
17D	26. Confucian path to enlightenment	3
18D	27. Ingredient in a Bahama Mama	3
19D	28. Its members are represented by stars	3
20D	29. Reuters or Bloomberg	10
21D	33. Cost-controlling W.W. II org.	3
22D	34. Winter milestone	9
23D	37. Put pen to paper	5
24D	38. Wielders of the dark side of the Force	4
25D	40. Tint	3
26D	41. Contribute	3
27D	43. ___-mo	3
28D	45. Carnival fare on a stick	7
29D	46. Overwhelms	6
30D	47. Billy	6
31D	48. Their days are numbered	6
32D	50. Steed stopper	4
33D	52. Onetime instant-messaging app	5
34D	53. École attendee	5
35D	57. Female role in "Young Frankenstein"	4
36D	58. Thin rope	4
37D	59. Members of a flock	4
38D	61. It borders Mex.	3
39D	63. Window boxes, for short	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. Brand of shoes and handbags"

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: ALDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Target for a phlebotomist"

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 blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
• Words that mean the same thing: mineral vein, vena, nervure
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Racetrack ratio"

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 likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Engage in conflict"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WAGEWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Frat.'s counterpart"

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: SOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Mafia don, for one"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: CRIMEBOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. One who's not "it""

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: HIDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Penner of the line "Language is wine upon the lips""

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 english author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the bloomsbury group (1882-1941)
• Words that mean the same thing: Virginia Woolf, Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOOLF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some terminals"

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 positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• Words that mean the same thing: anode
• The opposite would be: cathode
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Brand of cooking spray"

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: PAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Line heard from the starting line"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: ONYOURMARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Unabridged"

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 uncastrated adult male horse
• Words that mean the same thing: total, stallion, full
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Das Lied von der Erde" composer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911)
• Words that mean the same thing: Gustav Mahler
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAHLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "L'___ c'est moi" (declaration of Louis XIV)"

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: ETAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Nickname for Louis Armstrong"

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: SATCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Fiesta finger food"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and pipturus albidus
• Words that mean the same thing: tapa bark, tappa, tappa bark
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Confucian path to enlightenment"

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 adherent of any branch of taoism
• Words that mean the same thing: Taoist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Ingredient in a Bahama Mama"

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 liquor distilled from fermented molasses
• Words that mean the same thing: rummy, queer, funny
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Its members are represented by stars"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: U.S.A., United States, America
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Reuters or Bloomberg"

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: NEWSAGENCY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Cost-controlling W.W. II org."

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: OPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Winter milestone"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: FIRSTSNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Put pen to paper"

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 produce a literary work
• Words that mean the same thing: save, compose, drop a line
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WROTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Wielders of the dark side of the Force"

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: SITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Tint"

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 quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
• Words that mean the same thing: imbue, chromaticity
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Contribute"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: tally, total, minimal brain dysfunction
• The opposite would be: subtract, take away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. ___-mo"

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: SLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Carnival fare on a stick"

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: CORNDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Overwhelms"

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 low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog
• Words that mean the same thing: flood, inundate, drench
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWAMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Billy"

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: HEGOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Their days are numbered"

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 one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
• Words that mean the same thing: month, calendar month
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Steed stopper"

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 one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
• Words that mean the same thing: draw rein, harness, rein in
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Onetime instant-messaging app"

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: GCHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. École attendee"

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: ELEVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Female role in "Young Frankenstein""

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 tree or shrub of the genus inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Thin rope"

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 line made of twisted fibers or threads
• Words that mean the same thing: electric cord, corduroy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Members of a flock"

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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Words that mean the same thing: ewe, Ewe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. It borders Mex."

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: TEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Window boxes, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
• Words that mean the same thing: AC, atomic number 89, Ac
• The opposite would be: direct current
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	68.4%
Short Answer	14	18.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Music	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	2	2.6%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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