27404 Tue Nov 19, 2024 NYT by Erik Agard

Across Clues :

1. Auctioneer's mallet, 6. Faucet fault, 10. Something dipped in a party dip, 14. Keep hope ___, 15. Saga sage since 1980, 16. Head over heels, 17. Find a way to avert disaster, 19. "Who ___?", 20. Like content that causes secondhand embarrassment, 21. Thin wedge, 23. Sweltering, 24. "The Walking Dead" channel, 25. Out of the ordinary, 27. Because someone challenged you to, 29. Helpful ads, in brief, 31. Cry of frustration, 33. W.N.B.A. star Brittney, 34. Having multiple levels, 37. Get ready to compete, 38. Have a sleepover, 41. "___ we?", 42. Gymnast Biles, 43. Guitarist Santana, 45. Thing to wring, 46. Common surname in Pakistan, 50. Sci-fi author Butler, 52. Grads-to-be: Abbr., 54. Soccer cheer, 55. Admirer, 56. C.F.O. or C.T.O., 58. Low tie score, 60. Gratis, 62. What 17- and 38-Across combine to form?, 64. Gets it wrong, 65. Type of earring, 66. Neutral color, 67. ___ golf, 68. Phoenix franchise, 69. Express contempt

Down Clues :

1. Piece of equipment that might read "Tighten until click", 2. They're set to go off, 3. Actress ___ A. Fox of "Set It Off", 4. Steady, 5. Stop holding on, 6. Hue granter?, 7. Counterparts of cones, 8. ID is required when sending a letter there, 9. Shelling out, 10. Moviemaking tech, 11. Rosh ___, 12. "Don't bother with that", 13. Houndstooth or herringbone, 18. Made a safe bet, 22. First name in civil rights history, 26. Game of throws, 28. Mournful songs, 30. "How ___ Got Her Groove Back", 32. Common pronoun pair, 35. Head over heels, 36. Some band recordings, 38. Track-and-field star Richardson, 39. Law firm leaders, 40. "You got it!", 41. Expressed contempt, 44. Portions equal to roughly 17%, 47. Long sandwich, 48. Claim, 49. Half of a rhyming synonym of "haphazard", 51. Quintet found in a supervocalic word, 53. Overlooks disrespectfully, 57. "Stop being ridiculous!", 59. Biblical garden, 61. Key that's missing an "ape", 63. Some band recordings, informally

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 19, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Auctioneer's mallet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAVEL

  Possible Answer : gavel




• The clue is 6. Faucet fault. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIP

  Possible Answer : drip_mold, drip_mould, drip, dribble, drop, trickle, dripping




• The clue is 10. Something dipped in a party dip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIP

  Possible Answer : potato_chip, cow_dung, scrap, buffalo_chip, micro_chip, break_off, Saratoga_chip, flake, nick, fleck, chipping, chip_shot, break_away, cut_off, bit, silicon_chip, chip_off, cow_chip, check, crisp, poker_chip, microprocessor_chip, splintering, come_off, chip, microchip, knap




• The clue is 14. Keep hope ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIVE

  Possible Answer : live, animated, awake, active, alive, alert

  Possible Opposite Answer : unanimated, dead




• The clue is 15. Saga sage since 1980. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YODA




• The clue is 16. Head over heels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGA

  Possible Answer : doddering, dotty, crazy, doddery, wild, senile, gaga




• The clue is 17. Find a way to avert disaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAVETHEDAY




• The clue is 19. "Who ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNT




• The clue is 20. Like content that causes secondhand embarrassment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRINGE

  Possible Answer : cower, quail, cringe, funk, crawl, wince, shrink, fawn, recoil, creep, squinch, grovel, flinch




• The clue is 21. Thin wedge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIM

  Possible Answer : shim




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

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

  The answer: HOT

  Possible Answer : live, red-hot, hot, blistering, spicy, raging

  Possible Opposite Answer : cold




• The clue is 24. "The Walking Dead" channel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMC




• The clue is 25. Out of the ordinary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODD

  Possible Answer : odd, funny, unpaired, left_over, peculiar, queer, uneven, unmated, rum, leftover, singular, left, unexpended, rummy, curious, unmatched, remaining

  Possible Opposite Answer : even




• The clue is 27. Because someone challenged you to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONADARE




• The clue is 29. Helpful ads, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSAS

  Possible Answer : prostate_specific_antigen, PSA




• The clue is 31. Cry of frustration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAH




• The clue is 33. W.N.B.A. star Brittney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRINER




• The clue is 34. Having multiple levels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIERED

  Possible Answer : tiered




• The clue is 37. Get ready to compete. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAIN

  Possible Answer : caravan, trail, railroad_train, train, string, geartrain, civilise, gear, discipline, rail, wagon_train, cultivate, educate, coach, prepare, civilize, school, condition, power_train, gearing, check, take_aim, take, direct, groom, aim, develop




• The clue is 38. Have a sleepover. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: SPENDTHENIGHT




• The clue is 41. "___ we?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHALL




• The clue is 42. Gymnast Biles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIMONE




• The clue is 43. Guitarist Santana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARLOS

  Possible Answer : Ilich_Ramirez_Sanchez, Taurus, Glen_Gebhard, Hector_Hevodidbon, Michael_Assat, Carlos, Ilich_Sanchez, Sanchez, Andres_Martinez, Salim, Carlos_the_Jackal




• The clue is 45. Thing to wring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOP

  Possible Answer : swob, mop, mow, wipe_up, pout, mop_up, swab




• The clue is 46. Common surname in Pakistan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAH

  Possible Answer : Shah_of_Iran, Shah




• The clue is 50. Sci-fi author Butler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTAVIA




• The clue is 52. Grads-to-be: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRS

  Possible Answer : steradian, atomic_number_38, Sr, strontium, sr




• The clue is 54. Soccer cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE




• The clue is 55. Admirer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAN

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




• The clue is 56. C.F.O. or C.T.O.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXEC

  Possible Answer : White_House, EXEC




• The clue is 58. Low tie score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEALL




• The clue is 60. Gratis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREE

  Possible Answer : loose, costless, destitute, unfreeze, gratuitous, unloose, devoid, exempt, barren, free_people, justify, innocent, spare, dislodge, complimentary, detached, relieve, free, liberate, give_up, resign, discharge, unblock, unloosen, liberal, absolve, rid, disengage, relinquish, gratis, disembarrass, release

  Possible Opposite Answer : obstruct, unfree, blame, enforce, lodge, confine, block, bound, freeze




• The clue is 62. What 17- and 38-Across combine to form?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMEBUDGET




• The clue is 64. Gets it wrong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRS

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




• The clue is 65. Type of earring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOOP

  Possible Answer : wicket, hoop, basketball_hoop, ring, basket




• The clue is 66. Neutral color. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEIGE

  Possible Answer : ecru, beige




• The clue is 67. ___ golf. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISC

  Possible Answer : record, phonograph_recording, magnetic_disc, phonograph_record, platter, disk, magnetic_disk, saucer, disc




• The clue is 68. Phoenix franchise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNS

  Possible Answer : Sun, sunshine, Dominicus, solarize, sunbathe, Sunday, solarise, sun, sunlight, insolate, Lord's_Day




• The clue is 69. Express contempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNEER

  Possible Answer : leer, sneer

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Piece of equipment that might read "Tighten until click". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASCAP

• The clue is 2. They're set to go off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALARMS

  Possible Answer: alarm, alarm_system, appall, warning_signal, alarm_clock, warning_device, consternation, alarum, dismay, horrify, appal, alert

• The clue is 3. Actress ___ A. Fox of "Set It Off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIVICA

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

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

  The answer: EVEN

  Possible Answer: still, flush, yet, level, even, even_out, regular, fifty-fifty, eve, tied, evening, eventide

  Possible Opposite Answer : odd, uneven

• The clue is 5. Stop holding on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETGO

• The clue is 6. Hue granter?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DYE

  Possible Answer: dye, dyestuff

• The clue is 7. Counterparts of cones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RODS

  Possible Answer: retinal_rod, pole, rod, rod_cell, perch, gat

• The clue is 8. ID is required when sending a letter there. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer: Gem_State, ID, Idaho

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

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

  The answer: PAYING

  Possible Answer: paid, remunerative, yield, paying, ante_up, pay, bear, make_up, give, pay_up, pay_off, salaried, stipendiary, compensable, compensate, gainful, devote

  Possible Opposite Answer : default

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

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

  The answer: CGI

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

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

  The answer: HASHANAH

• The clue is 12. "Don't bother with that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGNOREIT

• The clue is 13. Houndstooth or herringbone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATTERN

  Possible Answer: form, traffic_pattern, rule, normal, model, practice, shape, pattern, convention, approach_pattern, design, radiation_diagram, blueprint, formula, radiation_pattern, figure

• The clue is 18. Made a safe bet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEDGED

  Possible Answer: weasel-worded, circumvent, skirt, parry, dodge, hedge_in, elude, hedged, put_off, sidestep, fudge, duck, evade, hedge

• The clue is 22. First name in civil rights history. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTIN

  Possible Answer: martin, Mary_Martin, Dean_Martin, Steve_Martin, Martin, Dino_Paul_Crocetti, St._Martin

• The clue is 26. Game of throws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARTS

  Possible Answer: darts, scud, flash, dart, flit, shoot, dash, scoot, fleet, flutter

• The clue is 28. Mournful songs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRGES

  Possible Answer: threnody, requiem, coronach, lament, dirge

• The clue is 30. "How ___ Got Her Groove Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELLA

  Possible Answer: Frank_Stella, Stella, Frank_Philip_Stella

• The clue is 32. Common pronoun pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEHIM

• The clue is 35. Head over heels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INLOVE

• The clue is 36. Some band recordings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMOS

  Possible Answer: exhibit, demonstration, show, demo, demonstrate, present

• The clue is 38. Track-and-field star Richardson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHACARRI

• The clue is 39. Law firm leaders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTNERS

  Possible Answer: cooperator, married_person, partner, collaborator, pardner, spouse, better_half, mate

• The clue is 40. "You got it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPROB

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

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

  The answer: SCOFFED

  Possible Answer: scoff, barrack, flout, gibe, jeer

• The clue is 44. Portions equal to roughly 17%. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXTHS

  Possible Answer: one-sixth, sixth

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

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

  The answer: HOAGIE

  Possible Answer: Cuban_sandwich, hero_sandwich, submarine, wedge, bomber, hoagy, sub, hoagie, torpedo, submarine_sandwich, poor_boy, hero, zep, grinder, Italian_sandwich

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

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

  The answer: ALLEGE

  Possible Answer: allege, aver, say

• The clue is 49. Half of a rhyming synonym of "haphazard". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELTER

• The clue is 51. Quintet found in a supervocalic word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AEIOU

• The clue is 53. Overlooks disrespectfully. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNUBS

  Possible Answer: rebuff, snub, cut, cold_shoulder, disregard, ignore, repulse, repel

• The clue is 57. "Stop being ridiculous!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMON

• The clue is 59. Biblical garden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer: Shangri-la, promised_land, nirvana, Garden_of_Eden, Eden, heaven, paradise

• The clue is 61. Key that's missing an "ape". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESC

• The clue is 63. Some band recordings, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPS

August 10, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

August 10, 2023 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Race that winds down in the winter?	6
2A	7. Weigh (down)	3
3A	10. Cup holder	3
4A	13. Long line of travelers	7
5A	15. Long line on a face	7
6A	17. 1998 film featuring N.B.A. star Ray Allen	9
7A	18. Someone who sees the big picture	9
8A	19. Nintendo Switch forerunner	3
9A	20. Strike ... or something that can be batted	4
10A	22. Dead lines?	5
11A	23. All over	4
12A	25. Singers	8
13A	28. Excellent credit rating	3
14A	30. Familiar with	4
15A	31. "Miracle Workers" airer	3
16A	34. Dish near a water cooler?	12
17A	38. Face of a two-year-old, perhaps	4
18A	39. Durango dirección	5
19A	40. Anyone born in late July or early August	3
20A	41. Yoga pose that stretches the abdominals	5
21A	42. Islands atop coral reefs	4
22A	43. Only person whose first and last name together is listed as an adjective in Merriam-Webster	12
23A	45. Who's "Comin'," in a Laura Nyro tune	3
24A	46. Sport in a ring	4
25A	47. Greek prefix meaning "equal"	3
26A	48. Steno supplies	8
27A	51. Caterwaul	4
28A	55. ___ Carta	5
29A	57. Piece of work	4
30A	59. Expert	3
31A	60. With 63-Across, Freudian concept of resisting temptation ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle	7
32A	63. See 60-Across	7
33A	65. Certain gastropod	7
34A	66. "The meeting hasn't started yet, has it?"	7
35A	67. MSNBC competitor	3
36A	68. Phi ___ (college group, familiarly)	3
37A	69. Used acid, say	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. Race that winds down in the winter?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLALOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Weigh (down)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that 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: peat bog, bog 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: BOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Cup holder"

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 undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
• Words that mean the same thing: bandeau, brassiere
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Long line of travelers"

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 procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
• Words that mean the same thing: wagon train, train, van
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARAVAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Long line on a face"

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: UNIBROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. 1998 film featuring N.B.A. star Ray Allen"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: HEGOTGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Someone who sees the big picture"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who goes to see movies
• Words that mean the same thing: motion-picture fan
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOVIEGOER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Nintendo Switch forerunner"

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: WII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Strike ... or something that can be batted"

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 any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
• Words that mean the same thing: flog, lather, eyelash
• The opposite would be: unlash
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Dead lines?"

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 mournful poem; a lament for the dead
• Words that mean the same thing: lament
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELEGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. All over"

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 again but in a new or different way
• Words that mean the same thing: afresh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Singers"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
• Words that mean the same thing: stoolie, fink, sneak
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOOLIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Excellent credit rating"

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 aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Familiar with"

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: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. "Miracle Workers" airer"

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 metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
• Words that mean the same thing: T.B., Tbit, TB
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Dish near a water cooler?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OFFICEGOSSIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Face of a two-year-old, perhaps"

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 disdainful grimace
• Words that mean the same thing: hornpout, brood, mop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "39. Durango dirección"

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: NORTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Anyone born in late July or early August"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Lion, Leo the Lion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Yoga pose that stretches the abdominals"

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 venomous asiatic and african elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COBRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Islands atop coral reefs"

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 coral reef off the southern coast of florida
• Words that mean the same thing: Florida key, cay, key
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Only person whose first and last name together is listed as an adjective in Merriam-Webster"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: RUBEGOLDBERG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Who's "Comin'," in a Laura Nyro tune"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Sport in a ring"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Greek prefix meaning "equal""

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: ISO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Steno supplies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a pad of paper for keeping notes
• Words that mean the same thing: notepad
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOTEPADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Caterwaul"

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 very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
• Words that mean the same thing: holler, roar, yammer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. ___ Carta"

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: MAGNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Piece of work"

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 piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: job, undertaking, project
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Expert"

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 athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: anti, con
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. With 63-Across, Freudian concept of resisting temptation ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an instinctive motive
• Words that mean the same thing: pulsing, urge, impulsion
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMPULSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. See 60-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 power to direct or determine
• Words that mean the same thing: manipulate, ascendence, curb
• The opposite would be: unrestraint
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONTROL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Certain gastropod"

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: SEASLUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. "The meeting hasn't started yet, has it?""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: AMILATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. MSNBC competitor"

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: CNN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Phi ___ (college group, familiarly)"

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: SIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Used acid, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make an etching of
• Words that mean the same thing: graven, incised, engrave
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETCHED

  Great job if you got it right!

August 10, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Most common vowel sound in English	5
2D	2. Stored, as supplies	6
3D	3. ___ Abrams, role on "Glee"	5
4D	4. Trail	3
5D	5. Ellipse	4
6D	6. Title lyric that precedes "There'll be days like this" in a Shirelles classic	8
7D	7. Hindquarters	3
8D	8. Yoko from Tokyo	3
9D	9. Yield	6
10D	10. Ones who've answered "Yes!"	10
11D	11. Nicolas who directed "The Man Who Fell to Earth"	4
12D	12. Somewhat off	4
13D	14. Smart thermostat brand	4
14D	16. Digestive fluid	4
15D	21. Accommodations that a bank might float a loan for?	9
16D	24. Stands by	5
17D	26. Codeine or methadone	6
18D	27. Hack (off)	3
19D	29. Flying ___	3
20D	32. Vice president after Jefferson	4
21D	33. Animal whose skull is the subject of Georgia O'Keeffe's "Summer Days"	4
22D	34. Back then	4
23D	35. Suckling on a farm	4
24D	36. Its home is on the range	9
25D	37. Downturn	5
26D	38. N'awlins lunch, maybe	5
27D	41. Some investments, for short	3
28D	43. Lament	3
29D	44. Agile and flexible	7
30D	46. Stable arrangement	6
31D	49. Responsibility	4
32D	50. Immigration policy established in 2012, for short	4
33D	52. Media mogul whose production company is her name in reverse	5
34D	53. Took down	5
35D	54. Was amused, in textspeak	5
36D	55. Catchall category: Abbr.	4
37D	56. "Couldn't agree more!"	4
38D	58. Move the needle?	4
39D	61. ___ generis	3
40D	62. What's added atop a croque-monsieur to make it a croque-madame	3
41D	64. Dr. Mom's specialty, 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. Most common vowel sound in English"

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 2 Down: "2. Stored, as supplies"

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: LAIDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ Abrams, role on "Glee""

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: ARTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Trail"

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 act of slowing down or falling behind
• Words that mean the same thing: jail, stave, imprison
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Ellipse"

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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Words that mean the same thing: ellipse, oval-shaped, elliptic
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Title lyric that precedes "There'll be days like this" in a Shirelles classic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MAMASAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Hindquarters"

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 person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: crummy, do-nothing, arse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Yoko from Tokyo"

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Yield"

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: GIVEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Ones who've answered "Yes!""

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: BRIDESTOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Nicolas who directed "The Man Who Fell to Earth""

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: ROEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Somewhat off"

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 turned or twisted toward one side; - g.k.chesterton
• Words that mean the same thing: askew, wrong, cockeyed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Smart thermostat brand"

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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
• Words that mean the same thing: draw close, snuggle, cuddle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Digestive fluid"

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 digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
• Words that mean the same thing: gall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Accommodations that a bank might float a loan for?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOUSEBOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Stands by"

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 time during which some action is awaited
• Words that mean the same thing: expect, waitress, await
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Codeine or methadone"

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: OPIOID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Hack (off)"

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 cut off from a whole
• Words that mean the same thing: discerp, sever, clip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Flying ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: one, crack, super
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Vice president after Jefferson"

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 seed vessel having hooks or prickles
• Words that mean the same thing: bur, Aaron Burr
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BURR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Animal whose skull is the subject of Georgia O'Keeffe's "Summer Days""

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 male deer, especially an adult male red deer
• Words that mean the same thing: shit, betray, spy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Back then"

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 on one occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: at one time, erstwhile, in one case
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Suckling on a farm"

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

  The answer is: FOAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Its home is on the range"

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: FRYINGPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Downturn"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
• Words that mean the same thing: slack, sink, economic crisis
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. N'awlins lunch, maybe"

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: POBOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Some investments, 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 soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Words that mean the same thing: cd, cadmium, candela
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Lament"

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

  The answer is: RUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Agile and flexible"

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 moving and bending with ease
• Words that mean the same thing: lithesome, svelte, lithe
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LISSOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Stable arrangement"

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 farm building for housing horses or other livestock
• Words that mean the same thing: stalling, carrel, kiosk
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Responsibility"

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 onerous or difficult concern
• Words that mean the same thing: encumbrance, burden, incumbrance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Immigration policy established in 2012, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DACA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Media mogul whose production company is her name in reverse"

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: OPRAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Took down"

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: publish, indite, save
• The 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 35 Down: "54. Was amused, in textspeak"

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: LOLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Catchall category: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: MISC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. "Couldn't agree more!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amon, Amun
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: AMEN

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Clue 38 Down: "58. Move the needle?"

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 fabric made by knitting
• Words that mean the same thing: rumple, cockle, crumple
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: KNIT

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Clue 39 Down: "61. ___ generis"

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

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

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Clue 40 Down: "62. What's added atop a croque-monsieur to make it a croque-madame"

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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
• Words that mean the same thing: testicle, ballock, nut
• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: EGG

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Clue 41 Down: "64. Dr. Mom's specialty, 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 considerate and solicitous care
• Words that mean the same thing: tender loving care
• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: TLC

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Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	19	24.4%
Abbreviation	4	5.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: August 31, 2025 at 02:17 PM