Saturday September 21, 2024 NY Times Crossword Answers

This crossword puzzle was in the New York times on the 21/09/2024 and there are several clues; some of them are literary while others are funny and creative. For those who appreciate crosswords, solving these clues is both enjoyable and a challenge. If you have a specific word in mind, which you are attempting to fit into the puzzle, or if you simply want to ensure you are correct in solving it, we assist in solving the puzzle. Below are the NYT crossword clues as well as professional advice and solutions that can be helpful in the process.

NY Times Crossword Clues for September 21, 2024

As to how this can be done, let’s start with the example of the NYT crossword puzzle for September 21, 2024, and the process of ignoring both the across and the down clues. Here are the answers, some of the reasons and for some of the more challenging ones, a few hints to start you off. tt all the information below.

Across Clues for September 21, 2024

• The clue is 1. Namesake of the channel separating Madagascar from the African mainland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOZAMBIQUE

  Possible Answer : Mocambique, Republic_of_Mozambique, Mozambique




• The clue is 11. Go quickly (past). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAIL

  Possible Answer : sweep, voyage, canvas, sail, canvass, cruise, sheet, navigate




• The clue is 15. "What a crazy thing to do!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREYOUNUTS




• The clue is 16. That being the case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFSO




• The clue is 17. "Been there". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICANRELATE




• The clue is 18. Small songbirds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITS

  Possible Answer : knocker, nipple, boob, titmouse, breast, pap, titty, tit, bosom, mamilla, teat, mammilla




• The clue is 19. The W.N.B.A.'s Wings, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAL

  Possible Answer : dal, dekaliter, dkl, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre




• The clue is 20. Releaser of electrons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANODE

  Possible Answer : anode

  Possible Opposite Answer : cathode




• The clue is 21. Nickname for Alexander, in Slavic cultures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SACHA




• The clue is 22. Word on a construction sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOW

  Possible Answer : retard, tiresome, behind, sluggish, decelerate, boring, deadening, irksome, slowly, dumb, tardily, dim, slow_up, slack, dull, wearisome, dense, ho-hum, tedious, easy, slow_down, slow, slacken, obtuse

  Possible Opposite Answer : quickly, accelerate, fast




• The clue is 23. Appealing outcome, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETRIAL

  Possible Answer : retrial




• The clue is 25. They might bite the dust. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITES

  Possible Answer : speck, soupcon, pinch, tinge, hint, jot, mite, touch




• The clue is 27. Florida city where the "The Greatest Show on Earth" was once headquartered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARASOTA

  Possible Answer : Sarasota




• The clue is 28. Two o' clock?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANDS

  Possible Answer : workforce, script, paw, hand, manpower, helping_hand, bridge_player, hands, pass_on, give, men, reach, handwriting, hired_man, manus, work_force, turn_over, mitt, pass, deal, hired_hand, custody




• The clue is 29. Sharp, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANGY

  Possible Answer : lemony, tart, sourish, lemonlike, tangy




• The clue is 30. "Apocalypse Now" setting, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAM




• The clue is 31. Newspaper section. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : artistic_creation, humanities, graphics, fine_art, humanistic_discipline, prowess, nontextual_matter, art, artwork, artistic_production, artistry, liberal_arts, arts




• The clue is 32. Business with the stock symbol WOOF. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETCO




• The clue is 33. Jamaican folk song about overnight labor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAYO




• The clue is 34. Sault ___ Marie International Bridge (Michigan-Ontario connector). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE




• The clue is 35. A whole bunch of people in a row. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELEE

  Possible Answer : melee, battle_royal, scrimmage




• The clue is 36. Works on a loop, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODES

  Possible Answer : rag, twit, tantalise, dupe, tease, code, computer_code, tantalize, rally, taunt, encipher, put_on, slang, befool, cod, inscribe, write_in_code, encrypt, fool, take_in, put_one_over, cipher, put_one_across, cypher, ride, codification, razz, bait, gull




• The clue is 37. Sky-high prices?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRFARES

  Possible Answer : airfare




• The clue is 39. Sci-fi awards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGOS

  Possible Answer : Hugo, Victor-Marie_Hugo, Victor_Hugo




• The clue is 40. Put on an unconvincing accent or laugh way too hard, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAMITUP




• The clue is 41. Food often served with wet wipes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBS

  Possible Answer : blackguard, ridicule, jest_at, guy, poke_fun, laugh_at, rib, costa, make_fun, roast




• The clue is 42. Top-tier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELITE

  Possible Answer : elite_group, elect, elite




• The clue is 43. Country with "kreyòl" as an official language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAITI

  Possible Answer : Hayti, Haiti, Hispaniola, Republic_of_Haiti




• The clue is 45. What Los Angeles and New York are represented in twice: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NFL




• The clue is 48. "Stuff happens". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAS

  Possible Answer : unfortunately, ala, alas, regrettably, unluckily

  Possible Opposite Answer : fortunately, luckily




• The clue is 49. Custardy French dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTDECREME




• The clue is 51. Actor Malek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMI

  Possible Answer : ramus




• The clue is 52. Poor resolution, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTICLIMAX

  Possible Answer : anticlimax, bathos




• The clue is 53. Osiris or Isis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIN

  Possible Answer : Twin, similitude, mate, matching, Gemini, match, counterpart, Twin_Falls, couple, twin, duplicate, pair, twinned, parallel




• The clue is 54. Butt text?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACHEMOJI

Down Clues for September 21, 2024:

• The clue is 1. 2019 best seller subtitled "Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAID

  Possible Answer: amah, maiden, maidservant, housemaid, maid

• The clue is 2. Part of a pod. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer: Orcinus_orca, killer, killer_whale, orca, sea_wolf, grampus

• The clue is 3. Fire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEAL

  Possible Answer: readiness, zeal, ardour, eagerness, forwardness, ardor, elan

• The clue is 4. First name in Objectivism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYN

• The clue is 5. Miles ___, Spider-Man's alter ego in the "Spider-Verse" movies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORALES

  Possible Answer: morale, esprit_de_corps, team_spirit

• The clue is 6. Half a South American capital name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUENOS

• The clue is 7. How a truck may descend a hill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INLOW

• The clue is 8. Difficult figure-skating jump. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUAD

  Possible Answer: musculus_quadriceps_femoris, quadriceps, space, quadrangle, quadriceps_femoris, quad, quadruplet

• The clue is 9. It is said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTTERANCE

  Possible Answer: utterance, vocalization

• The clue is 10. Commercial ending. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

• The clue is 11. Instruments with movable frets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITARS

  Possible Answer: sitar

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

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

  The answer: AFICIONADO

  Possible Answer: aficionado

• The clue is 13. "So, you're saying you're in?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTHATAYES

• The clue is 14. U.S. city with the motto "Where Discoveries are Made". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSALAMOS

• The clue is 21. Inn range?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAY

  Possible Answer: persist, continue, ride_out, outride, appease, stoppage, check, hitch, stick, stay, stick_around, last_out, quell, remain, stop, delay, rest, detain, bide, arrest, stay_on, abide, stay_put, halt

  Possible Opposite Answer : depart, move, change

• The clue is 22. Health class topic, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STDS

  Possible Answer: dose, Cupid's_itch, sexually_transmitted_disease, STD, Doctor_of_Sacred_Theology, Venus's_curse, VD, venereal_infection, Cupid's_disease, social_disease, venereal_disease

• The clue is 24. That being the case. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERGO

  Possible Answer: ergo

• The clue is 25. Something invoked in an emergency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTIALLAW

• The clue is 26. Major League Soccer team with pink home jerseys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERMIAMI

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

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

  The answer: SATES

  Possible Answer: fill, sate, satiate, replete

• The clue is 28. Shows compassion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASAHEART

• The clue is 29. Classic party game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELEPHONE

  Possible Answer: telephone_set, telephony, call, telephone, call_up, phone, ring

• The clue is 32. Country name that's also the Portuguese word for "turkey". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERU

  Possible Answer: Peru, Republic_of_Peru

• The clue is 33. They might have bones to pick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGS

  Possible Answer: dog, blackguard, frump, heel, chase, wiener, andiron, tag, tail, hot_dog, pawl, wienerwurst, click, trail, firedog, Canis_familiaris, give_chase, track, hound, frankfurter, bounder, chase_after, frank, cad, domestic_dog, dog-iron, go_after, hotdog, detent, weenie

• The clue is 35. Start a family, or finish a game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATE

  Possible Answer: teammate, spouse, married_person, mate, first_mate, twin, Paraguay_tea, checkmate, Ilex_paraguariensis, better_half, match, copulate, pair, fellow, partner, couple

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

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

  The answer: CUBICLE

  Possible Answer: carrell, kiosk, booth, carrel, stall, cubicle, cell

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

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

  The answer: FITSIN

• The clue is 39. Like next-gen devices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITECH

• The clue is 41. So absurd, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIDIC

• The clue is 44. "___ girl!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA

• The clue is 45. Spoiler alert: He's found in Sydney Harbour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO

• The clue is 46. Key of Beethoven's Sixth: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FMAJ

• The clue is 47. Golfer Thompson who qualified for the U.S. Women's Open at age 12. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEXI

• The clue is 49. ___ smear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAP

  Possible Answer: nipple, soft_diet, pap, pablum, tit, spoon_food, mamilla, teat, mammilla

• The clue is 50. Tire holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIM

  Possible Answer: flange, rim, brim, lip

March 19, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (41 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 81 (41 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword March 19, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Kids' guessing game	4
2A	5. Spider's spot	3
3A	8. Common car rentals	6
4A	14. Trifling	4
5A	15. Vein contents	3
6A	16. Soldier's shoulder adornment	7
7A	17. Parent dressed up at a pride parade, perhaps?	8
8A	19. Booth alternative at a diner	7
9A	20. "Slippery" tree	3
10A	21. T.S.A. requirements	3
11A	22. Vietnamese noodle soup	3
12A	23. Cryptographer's creation	4
13A	24. Some family reunion attendees	6
14A	26. Choice between a haircut and manicure?	9
15A	28. Achy	4
16A	29. Word after black or before box	4
17A	31. Llama habitat	5
18A	32. Oklahoma city named for a Tennyson character	4
19A	33. Org. with a lot of returns	3
20A	34. Toward the rear	3
21A	36. "Meet me under Big Ben"?	12
22A	41. "___ bother?"	3
23A	42. Prefix with -metric or -logic	3
24A	43. Alan of "Bridge of Spies"	4
25A	46. Musical based on a comic strip	5
26A	50. Starchy tropical root	4
27A	51. Erotica	4
28A	52. "Continue with your routine, cheerleaders"?	9
29A	55. Milk curdler in cheesemaking	6
30A	57. Shopper's aid	4
31A	58. Kind of PC port	3
32A	59. Low mil. rank	3
33A	60. Lentils, on an Indian menu	3
34A	61. Sticks (to)	7
35A	63. Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across?	8
36A	65. Come back in	7
37A	66. Savings for the golden yrs.	3
38A	67. Hershey toffee bar	4
39A	68. Good day for a hunt	6
40A	69. Bear's lair	3
41A	70. Farm enclosures	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Kids' guessing game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Spider's spot"

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 intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
• Words that mean the same thing: World Wide Web, entanglement, net
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Common car rentals"

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 car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
• Words that mean the same thing: saloon, sedan chair, sedan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEDANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Trifling"

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 small pond of standing water
• Words that mean the same thing: simple, bare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Vein contents"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Soldier's shoulder adornment"

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 adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder
• Words that mean the same thing: epaulette
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPAULET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Parent dressed up at a pride parade, perhaps?"

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: MAINDRAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Booth alternative at a diner"

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 table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
• Words that mean the same thing: anticipate, counterpunch, forestall
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COUNTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. "Slippery" tree"

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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Words that mean the same thing: elm tree, elmwood
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. T.S.A. requirements"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: Gem State, I.D., id
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Vietnamese noodle soup"

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: PHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Cryptographer's creation"

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 set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
• Words that mean the same thing: codification, encipher, computer code
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Some family reunion attendees"

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 a daughter of your brother or sister
• Words that mean the same thing: niece
• The opposite would be: nephew
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NIECES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Choice between a haircut and manicure?"

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 nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
• Words that mean the same thing: doornail
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOORNAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Achy"

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 open skin infection
• Words that mean the same thing: raw, huffy, painful
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Word after black or before box"

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 bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
• Words that mean the same thing: get off, chain armour, send
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Llama habitat"

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 mountain range in south america running 5000 miles along the pacific coast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Oklahoma city named for a Tennyson character"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a town in north central oklahoma
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. Org. with a lot of returns"

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 bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Words that mean the same thing: Internal Revenue Service
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Toward the rear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
• Words that mean the same thing: astern, abaft
• The opposite would be: fore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "36. "Meet me under Big Ben"?"

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: BEATTHECLOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. "___ bother?""

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 cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
• Words that mean the same thing: wherefore
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Prefix with -metric or -logic"

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: GEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Alan of "Bridge of Spies""

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: ALDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Musical based on a comic strip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANNIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Starchy tropical root"

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 edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
• Words that mean the same thing: eddo, taro plant, dalo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Erotica"

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 creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
• Words that mean the same thing: erotica, pornography, porno
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. "Continue with your routine, cheerleaders"?"

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: GOONSQUAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Milk curdler in cheesemaking"

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 a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Shopper's aid"

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 database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
• Words that mean the same thing: inclination, tilt, number
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Kind of PC port"

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: USB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Low mil. rank"

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: CPL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Lentils, on an Indian menu"

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 metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
• Words that mean the same thing: dekaliter, dkl, decalitre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Sticks (to)"

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 be compatible or in accordance with
• Words that mean the same thing: stick, stand by, cohere
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADHERES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an intermission between the first and second half of a game
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALFTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Come back in"

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: REENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Savings for the golden yrs."

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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Provisional IRA, Provos, individual retirement account
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. Hershey toffee bar"

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: SKOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. Good day for a hunt"

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 a christian celebration of the resurrection of christ; celebrated on the sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
• Words that mean the same thing: easterly, east wind
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "69. Bear's lair"

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 habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: lair, hideaway, hideout
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "70. Farm enclosures"

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 writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: playpen, penitentiary, pen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENS

  Great job if you got it right!

March 19, 2024 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Gargantuan	7
2D	2. Marine mammal that barks	7
3D	3. Tender cut of beef	8
4D	4. Strong desire	3
5D	5. Skilled writer, say	9
6D	6. Slices of history	4
7D	7. Implore	3
8D	8. Wild animal's trail	5
9D	9. Thirst quencher in Québec	3
10D	10. Scottish king murdered by Macbeth	6
11D	11. "Curiously strong" mint	6
12D	12. Part of a record player or pine tree	6
13D	13. What an accent mark indicates	6
14D	16. Reverberation	4
15D	18. Go kaput	3
16D	22. Capitol wheeler-dealer, informally	3
17D	25. Give up	4
18D	26. Chef's creation	4
19D	27. Alliance that Ukraine seeks to join, in brief	4
20D	30. Highbrow	4
21D	34. Maker of Aspire laptops	4
22D	35. Architectural diagram	9
23D	37. Bowls over	4
24D	38. "Holy cow!"	4
25D	39. Crunch of cereal?	4
26D	40. Yukon gold rush site	8
27D	44. "You wish!"	7
28D	45. Features of bucks, but not does	7
29D	46. Shining brightly	6
30D	47. "I'm completely at a loss"	6
31D	48. Eats between meals	6
32D	49. Purpose	6
33D	50. Keyboard key next to Q	3
34D	53. The "Q" in L.G.B.T.Q.	5
35D	54. Cold War power, for short	4
36D	56. Pointy-eared being	3
37D	59. Give a hoot	4
38D	62. Highlighted path on Google Maps: Abbr.	3
39D	63. Kept out of sight	3
40D	64. Recipe meas.	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. Gargantuan"

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 unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - w.r.inge
• Words that mean the same thing: Brobdingnagian, vast, huge
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IMMENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Marine mammal that barks"

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: SEALION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Tender cut of beef"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: PRIMERIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Strong desire"

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 yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: hankering, pine, languish
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Skilled writer, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a fluent and prolific writer
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORDSMITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Slices of history"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, ERA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Implore"

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 call upon in supplication; entreat
• Words that mean the same thing: implore, tap, pray
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Wild animal's trail"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Thirst quencher in Québec"

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: EAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Scottish king murdered by Macbeth"

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 united states dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
• Words that mean the same thing: Isadora Duncan
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUNCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Curiously strong" mint"

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: ALTOID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Part of a record player or pine tree"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the leaf of a conifer
• Words that mean the same thing: phonograph needle, acerate leaf, goad
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEEDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. What an accent mark indicates"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
• Words that mean the same thing: focus, emphasise, try
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Reverberation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
• Words that mean the same thing: recall, ring, reverberate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ECHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Go kaput"

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 small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: decease, pall, choke
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Capitol wheeler-dealer, informally"

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 active in party politics
• Words that mean the same thing: politician, political leader, politico
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Give up"

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 give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
• Words that mean the same thing: give up, concede, grant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Chef's creation"

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 piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
• Words that mean the same thing: smasher, dish out, looker
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Alliance that Ukraine seeks to join, in brief"

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 an international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
• Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Highbrow"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Maker of Aspire laptops"

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 type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Architectural diagram"

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: FLOORPLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Bowls 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 an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
• Words that mean the same thing: reverence, awe, fear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. "Holy cow!""

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: EGAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Crunch of cereal?"

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: CAPN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Yukon gold rush site"

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 region in northwestern canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KLONDIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. "You wish!""

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: DREAMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Features of bucks, but not does"

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 deciduous horn of a member of the deer family
• Words that mean the same thing: antler
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTLERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Shining brightly"

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: AGLARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. "I'm completely at a loss""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Eats between meals"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (yiddish) a snack or light meal
• Words that mean the same thing: nosh, snack
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Purpose"

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 anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
• Words that mean the same thing: intention, purport, design
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Keyboard key next to Q"

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 bill in a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: tab key, lozenge, pill
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. The "Q" in L.G.B.T.Q."

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

  The answer is: QUEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "54. Cold War power, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a former communist country in eastern europe and northern asia; established in 1922; included russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (ukraine and byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 december 1991
• Words that mean the same thing: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russia, Soviet Union
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USSR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Pointy-eared being"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: gremlin, imp, pixy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Give a hoot"

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 work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
• Words that mean the same thing: maintenance, give care, manage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Highlighted path on Google Maps: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Kept out of sight"

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 prevent from being seen or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: cover, hide out, shroud
• The opposite would be: show
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "64. Recipe meas."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: TSP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	56.8%
Short Answer	21	25.9%
History	4	4.9%
Sports	3	3.7%
Food & Drink	2	2.5%
Geography	1	1.2%
Music	1	1.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.2%
Literature	1	1.2%
Abbreviation	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	41
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	81
Average Answer Length	4.9 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM