27394 Fri Nov 08, 2024 NYT by Evans Clinchy

Across Clues :

1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle, 5. Jerks, 11. Potsticker vessel, 14. French bread, 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy", 17. Wax-coated wheel, 18. "Hold up, what?!", 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", 21. Travels all over, 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron, 23. Big brothers?, 25. Fanaticism, 30. Old Hollywood collectibles, 31. Where to take the high road?, 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived", 33. Makes angry, 34. ___-watch, 35. Allocate, 36. Goof, 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy, 38. Pizza topping, 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there", 41. Having kinks, say, 42. Earth, e.g., 43. Bump above a belt, 44. One working on a long-distance relationship, 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart, 52. Word with room or bot, 53. Humble requests, 54. Part of a succession plan, 55. Windows forerunner, in brief, 56. Lowdown, 57. Man, for one

Down Clues :

1. Put coins in, 2. Parent company of Bentley, 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps, 4. Doofuses, 5. Some underground channels, 6. Doesn't just wing it, 7. Settled (on), 8. Parks oneself, 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card, 10. Beyond clean, 11. Constitutional, 12. Eyeball, 13. E and G, e.g., 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year, 20. Same-old same-olds, 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian, 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper, 25. Sick burns, 26. Risqué, 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America, 28. Fix, as a bow, 29. Bond return, 31. Baltic capital, 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe, 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón, 37. Examines closely, 38. Word before or after head, 40. One who's on a roll, 41. Twee, 43. Like many wine barrels, 44. Kept up to speed, in a way, 45. "Dream on!", 46. "Sure, I'm game", 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor, 48. Reclined, 49. It comes down hard, 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 08, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious ___": Arthur Conan Doyle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FACT

  Possible Answer : fact




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

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

  The answer: SPASMS

  Possible Answer : muscle_spasm, cramp, spasm




• The clue is 11. Potsticker vessel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOK

  Possible Answer : wok




• The clue is 14. French bread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer : euro




• The clue is 15. Co-star of Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ELLIOTPAGE




• The clue is 17. Wax-coated wheel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer : Edam




• The clue is 18. "Hold up, what?!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: WAITREALLY




• The clue is 19. Sitcom that popularized the phrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIFFRENTSTROKES




• The clue is 21. Travels all over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOURS

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




• The clue is 22. Spoken-word performer ___ Scott-Heron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIL




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

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

  The answer: ABBOTS

  Possible Answer : archimandrite, abbot




• The clue is 25. Fanaticism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEALOTRY

  Possible Answer : fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry




• The clue is 30. Old Hollywood collectibles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REELS

  Possible Answer : spin, lurch, stagger, bobbin, swag, keel, whirl, Scottish_reel, gyrate, spin_around, careen, Virginia_reel, reel, spool




• The clue is 31. Where to take the high road?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDGE

  Possible Answer : ridgepole, ridge, ridgeline, rooftree




• The clue is 32. Retailer with the tagline "A Life Outdoors Is a Life Well Lived". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REI




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

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

  The answer: IRES

  Possible Answer : choler, anger, ira, wrath, ire




• The clue is 34. ___-watch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BINGE

  Possible Answer : bust, overeat, overgorge, glut, stuff, tear, ingurgitate, gormandize, gormandise, splurge, engorge, bout, overindulge, orgy, englut, binge, pig_out, satiate, gourmandize, scarf_out, gorge




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

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

  The answer: METE

  Possible Answer : boundary_line, borderline, border, mete, delimitation




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

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

  The answer: ERR

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




• The clue is 37. "Lord of the Flies" boy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIGGY

  Possible Answer : piggish, porcine, swinish, hoggish, shoat, piglet, shote, piggy




• The clue is 38. Pizza topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASIL

  Possible Answer : St._Basil, Basil_the_Great, basil, sweet_basil, St._Basil_the_Great, Basil, Basil_of_Caesarea




• The clue is 39. Robin Williams called it "a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASVEGAS




• The clue is 41. Having kinks, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURLED

  Possible Answer : kink, curve, curled, curling, curl, coil, loop, wave, curl_up, draw_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 42. Earth, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORB

  Possible Answer : revolve, eyeball, ball, orb, globe, orbit




• The clue is 43. Bump above a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTIE




• The clue is 44. One working on a long-distance relationship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CULTURALATTACHE




• The clue is 51. Dessert that, despite its name, is better classified as a pie or tart. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: CHEESECAKE

  Possible Answer : cheesecake




• The clue is 52. Word with room or bot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAT

  Possible Answer : chew_the_fat, chit-chat, chat, visit, schmooze, jaw, claver, confabulate, chatter, Old_World_chat, confabulation, New_World_chat, gossip, schmoose, natter, chitchat, chaffer, shoot_the_breeze, confab




• The clue is 53. Humble requests. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ENTREATIES

  Possible Answer : appeal, prayer, entreaty




• The clue is 54. Part of a succession plan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEIR

  Possible Answer : successor, inheritor, heir, heritor




• The clue is 55. Windows forerunner, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake




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

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

  The answer: SKINNY

  Possible Answer : tightly_fitting, cheeseparing, close, tightfitting, scraggy, near, penny-pinching, weedy, tight_fitting, tight-fitting, scrawny, skinny, underweight, boney




• The clue is 57. Man, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  Possible Answer : islet, isle

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Put coins in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEED

  Possible Answer: feast, tip, run, course, feed_in, flow, eat, provender, fertilise, prey, fertilize, fee, bung, give, feed

  Possible Opposite Answer : starve

• The clue is 2. Parent company of Bentley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUDI

• The clue is 3. Pricey flight options, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: CRAFTBEERS

• The clue is 4. Doofuses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMFOOLS

  Possible Answer: sap, fool, saphead, tomfool, muggins

• The clue is 5. Some underground channels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEWERS

  Possible Answer: toilet, gutter, sewerage, cloaca, sewer

• The clue is 6. Doesn't just wing it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANS

  Possible Answer: program, project, programme, contrive, architectural_plan, design, plan, be_after

• The clue is 7. Settled (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIT

• The clue is 8. Parks oneself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITS

  Possible Answer: sit_down, model, baby-sit, seat, sit_around, pose, ride, posture, sit

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 9. Turn upside down, as a Monopoly deed card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTGAGE

  Possible Answer: mortgage

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

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

  The answer: STERILE

  Possible Answer: uninspired, unfertile, aseptic, sterile, uninventive, unimaginative, infertile

  Possible Opposite Answer : fertile

• The clue is 11. Constitutional. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WALK

  Possible Answer: pass, manner_of_walking, walk_of_life, walking, walkway, walk, take_the_air, base_on_balls, paseo

  Possible Opposite Answer : ride

• The clue is 12. Eyeball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLE

  Possible Answer: ogle

• The clue is 13. E and G, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEYS

  Possible Answer: Florida_key, headstone, winder, samara, tonality, key_fruit, key, cay, identify, discover, Key, Francis_Scott_Key, key_out, keystone, paint, describe, distinguish, name

  Possible Opposite Answer : atonality

• The clue is 16. ___ Banchero, 2023 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAOLO

• The clue is 20. Same-old same-olds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUTS

  Possible Answer: groove, rut, furrow, estrus, heat, oestrus

  Possible Opposite Answer : anestrus

• The clue is 23. Cinematic friend of Scuttle, Flounder and Sebastian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL

• The clue is 24. "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore" quipper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERRA

  Possible Answer: Berra, Yogi_Berra, Yogi, Lawrence_Peter_Berra

• The clue is 25. Sick burns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZINGS

  Possible Answer: dynamism, pizzaz, pizzazz, zing, oomph

• The clue is 26. Risqué. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGY

  Possible Answer: restive, uptight, highly_strung, high-strung, edgy, nervy, jittery, jumpy, overstrung

• The clue is 27. Dairy-heavy dessert popular throughout Latin America. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TRESLECHES

• The clue is 28. Fix, as a bow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETIE

  Possible Answer: retie

• The clue is 29. Bond return. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIELD

  Possible Answer: relent, pay, concede, afford, fruit, give_way, give_in, give, cede, bear, grant, issue, buckle_under, render, generate, payoff, move_over, takings, return, yield, soften, proceeds, production, output, ease_up, knuckle_under, succumb, take

  Possible Opposite Answer : survive, stand

• The clue is 31. Baltic capital. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIGA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Latvia, Riga

• The clue is 34. Life-changing opportunity, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGBREAK

• The clue is 35. Style of music with a vihuela and guitarrón. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARIACHI

  Possible Answer: mariachi

• The clue is 37. Examines closely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERUSES

  Possible Answer: peruse

• The clue is 38. Word before or after head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTT

  Possible Answer: laughingstock, fundament, rear_end, coffin_nail, can, target, buns, fag, seat, border, bottom, bunt, tail_end, butt_against, bum, stern, tooshie, nates, butt_on, posterior, fanny, keister, derriere, rear, butt, backside, adjoin, tush, goat, tail, march, prat, edge, butt_joint, ass, cigaret, cigarette, stooge, abut, behind, rump, arse, stub, hind_end, buttocks, hindquarters, butt_end

• The clue is 40. One who's on a roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTER

  Possible Answer: elector, voter

• The clue is 41. Twee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUTESY

• The clue is 43. Like many wine barrels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKEN

  Possible Answer: oaken

• The clue is 44. Kept up to speed, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCED

• The clue is 45. "Dream on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHNO

• The clue is 46. "Sure, I'm game". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETS

  Possible Answer: Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, let, Lashkar-e-Taiba, countenance, rent, LET, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, get, have, permit, Army_of_the_Pure, Army_of_the_Righteous, net_ball, lease

  Possible Opposite Answer : disallow, forbid, prevent

• The clue is 47. When Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTI

• The clue is 48. Reclined. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAIN

  Possible Answer: consist, rest, lie_in, lie_down, dwell, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 49. It comes down hard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIL

  Possible Answer: acclaim, hail, herald, come

• The clue is 50. "Sommes" and "serai" are forms of it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE

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• Across Clues (35 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, March 27, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword March 27, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Singer with a supporting role in 2019's "Hustlers"	5
2A	6. Women's soccer star Wambach	4
3A	10. So	4
4A	14. Staples, e.g.	10
5A	16. Some legwear	4
6A	17. Start of a nudge	10
7A	18. Form of the Latin "sum"	4
8A	19. One who's got the bug?	3
9A	20. What the name Frances is often misspelled with	3
10A	21. Carrier based near Kuala Lumpur	7
11A	23. No small favor	6
12A	25. Word with field or sales	5
13A	26. Heart-to-hearts, say	5
14A	28. Lexicographical listings	6
15A	30. Pest control target	5
16A	31. Spot to have a look sea?	9
17A	34. The Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera"	4
18A	35. "Caligula" writer	5
19A	36. Trouble, with "at"	4
20A	37. "Not even close!"	9
21A	39. Topping that becomes the food it's eaten with when its vowels are changed to A's	5
22A	40. Makes blush?	6
23A	41. Tangles up (in)	5
24A	42. /	5
25A	44. Some museum displays	6
26A	46. Onetime name in weight-loss supplements	7
27A	48. Prosecution figure, for short	3
28A	49. It began as a comic book with the tagline "Humor in a jugular vein"	3
29A	52. Spanish for "weight"	4
30A	53. Entry point in the walls of Babylon	10
31A	56. Follower of new or golden	4
32A	57. "Not my fault!"	10
33A	58. Bolted	4
34A	59. ___ Park, New York birthplace of F.D.R.	4
35A	60. Blasts with junk	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Singer with a supporting role in 2019's "Hustlers""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: LIZZO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Women's soccer star Wambach"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ABBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. So"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an aromatic gum resin obtained from various arabian or east african trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
• Words that mean the same thing: so, olibanum, frankincense
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Staples, e.g."

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: CHAINSTORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Some legwear"

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 socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
• Words that mean the same thing: hosepipe, hosiery, hose down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Start of a nudge"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Form of the Latin "sum""

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: ERAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. One who's got the bug?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
• Words that mean the same thing: descry, sight, stag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. What the name Frances is often misspelled with"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that black tropical american cuckoo
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Carrier based near Kuala Lumpur"

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: AIRASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. No small favor"

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: BIGASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Word with field or sales"

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 something that happens at a given place and time
• Words that mean the same thing: upshot, effect, result
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Heart-to-hearts, 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 an informal conversation
• Words that mean the same thing: chew the fat, gossip, confabulate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Lexicographical listings"

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 the act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: exercise, utilisation, usage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USAGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Pest control target"

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 roll of hair brushed back from the forehead
• Words that mean the same thing: rope, rophy, R-2
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Spot to have a look sea?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CROWSNEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. The Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERIK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. "Caligula" writer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that french writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960)
• Words that mean the same thing: Albert Camus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Trouble, with "at""

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 bite or chew on with the teeth
• Words that mean the same thing: erode, gnaw at, eat at
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. "Not even close!""

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: FARFROMIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Topping that becomes the food it's eaten with when its vowels are changed to A's"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and parmesan cheese in olive 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: PESTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Makes blush?"

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 makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
• Words that mean the same thing: paint, rouge, blusher
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Tangles up (in)"

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 soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
• Words that mean the same thing: quag, grind to a halt, morass
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. /"

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 an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
• Words that mean the same thing: excess, surplus, trim
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Some museum displays"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
• Words that mean the same thing: souvenir, token, keepsake
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Onetime name in weight-loss supplements"

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: TRIMSPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Prosecution figure, 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 an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
• Words that mean the same thing: adenosine deaminase
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. It began as a comic book with the tagline "Humor in a jugular vein""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that roused to anger; - mark twain
• Words that mean the same thing: demented, unhinged, insane
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Spanish for "weight""

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 basic unit of money in uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
• Words that mean the same thing: Cuban peso, Chilean peso, Colombian peso
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Entry point in the walls of Babylon"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISHTARGATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Follower of new or golden"

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: AGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. "Not my fault!""

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: THATSONYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Bolted"

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 commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
• Words that mean the same thing: charge, deplumate, torus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. ___ Park, New York birthplace of F.D.R."

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: HYDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. Blasts with junk"

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 canned meat made largely from pork
• Words that mean the same thing: junk e-mail, spam, Spam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle March 27, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Components of some calculators, for short	4
2D	2. Where to order a Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity	4
3D	3. Bonkers	4
4D	4. It might be right under your nose	3
5D	5. One way to accept something	7
6D	6. Openings in the hotel business?	5
7D	7. Locale for moss	3
8D	8. Soars to success	9
9D	9. Figure on Disney's Expedition Everest ride	4
10D	10. Franchise that includes three top-10 highest-grossing films of all time	11
11D	11. Smarts	10
12D	12. Bolting Bolt	5
13D	13. Assail	5
14D	15. Apple Music tab	5
15D	22. Rules, informally	4
16D	23. Unable to stay away, say	11
17D	24. Reckon	7
18D	26. Celebrity chef Cat ___	4
19D	27. It's a fright	10
20D	29. Reactions to something sweet ... or something disappointing	3
21D	30. One making a call	3
22D	31. Out of the picture, say	9
23D	32. Senior moments?	4
24D	33. Divisor in the golden ratio	3
25D	35. It may be in the works	3
26D	38. Wishes undone	4
27D	39. Rogues	7
28D	41. ___ touch	5
29D	42. Eponym of an N.Y.C. cathedral	5
30D	43. Polite response in Palermo	5
31D	45. Not your average joe?	5
32D	47. Crux of the matter	4
33D	49. Six-time W.N.B.A. All-Star Moore	4
34D	50. A little bit of everything?	4
35D	51. "Ditat ___" (Arizona's state motto)	4
36D	54. Snookered	3
37D	55. Economic fig.	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. Components of some calculators, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: LCD, liquid crystal display
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LCDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Where to order a Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity"

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: IHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Bonkers"

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 a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
• Words that mean the same thing: bozo, goofy, clownlike
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. It might be right under your nose"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
• Words that mean the same thing: hickey, pimple
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. One way to accept something"

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: ONFAITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Openings in the hotel business?"

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 any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
• Words that mean the same thing: atrium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATRIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Locale for moss"

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 wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
• Words that mean the same thing: bog down, peat bog
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Soars to success"

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: BREAKSOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Figure on Disney's Expedition Everest ride"

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

  The answer is: YETI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Franchise that includes three top-10 highest-grossing films of all time"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Smarts"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: HORSESENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Bolting Bolt"

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: USAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Assail"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SETAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Apple Music tab"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short musical composition with words
• Words that mean the same thing: vocal, Song dynasty, birdcall
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Rules, informally"

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: REGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Unable to stay away, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BACKFORMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Reckon"

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 message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
• Words that mean the same thing: hypothesis, conjecture, supposition
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SURMISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Celebrity chef Cat ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) daughter of zeus and demeter; made queen of the underworld by pluto in ancient mythology; identified with roman proserpina
• Words that mean the same thing: Despoina, Persephone, Kore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. It's a fright"

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: HAIRRAISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Reactions to something sweet ... or something disappointing"

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: AWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. One making a call"

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 (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• Words that mean the same thing: referee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Out of the picture, say"

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: CAMERASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Senior moments?"

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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: Saturday, Sabbatum, Sat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Divisor in the golden ratio"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: ii, II, deuce
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. It may be in the works"

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 subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• Words that mean the same thing: sprocket
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Wishes undone"

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 european strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
• Words that mean the same thing: ruefulness, herb of grace, regret
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Rogues"

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: PICAROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. ___ touch"

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 legend) the greedy king of phrygia who dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIDAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Eponym of an N.Y.C. cathedral"

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: STPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Polite response in Palermo"

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: PREGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Not your average joe?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
• Words that mean the same thing: caffe latte
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Crux of the matter"

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 soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
• Words that mean the same thing: nitty-gritty, heart, marrow
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Six-time W.N.B.A. All-Star Moore"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an american indian people of yucatan and belize and guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between ad 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
• Words that mean the same thing: Mayan, Mayan language
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. A little bit of everything?"

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 (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
• Words that mean the same thing: molecule, particle, corpuscle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. "Ditat ___" (Arizona's state motto)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Snookered"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
• Words that mean the same thing: accept, make, let
• The opposite would be: refuse, abstain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Economic fig."

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 former measure of the united states economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)
• Words that mean the same thing: gross national product
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: GNP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	65.3%
Short Answer	10	13.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	5	6.9%
History	2	2.8%
Literature	2	2.8%
Abbreviation	2	2.8%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 02:42 PM