July 29, 2024 - Crosswords

Crosswords - July 29, 2024

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: July 29, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. U.S. public health org. - Show Answer
  

  CDC

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: CDC, Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention



• 4. Impressively done, as a job - Show Answer
  

  BANGUP

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 10. To and ___ - Show Answer
  

  FRO

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 13. 2016 Summer Olympics host, informally - Show Answer
  

  RIO

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Rio, Rio_de_Janeiro



• 14. Break free - Show Answer
  

  ESCAPE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: leak, run, scarper, miss, evasion, lam, run_away, escape, outflow, escapism, safety_valve, take_to_the_woods, dodging, scat, turn_tail, escape_cock, hightail_it, flight, leakage, get_off, bunk, fly_the_coop, break_away, head_for_the_hills, relief_valve, elude, escape_valve, get_away, get_by, get_out, break_loose



• 15. Language that's mutually intelligible with Thai - Show Answer
  

  LAO

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Laotian, Lao



• 16. Cry from someone who has finally had it - Show Answer
  

  ENOUGHISENOUGH

  (14 letters)

  
  


• 19. Wriggly sea creatures - Show Answer
  

  EELS

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: eel



• 20. "Monday Night Football" channel - Show Answer
  

  ESPN

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 21. Mount Olympus ruler - Show Answer
  

  ZEUS

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Zeus, genus_Zeus



• 22. Fuss over one's appearance - Show Answer
  

  PREEN

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: congratulate, primp, plume, dress, preen



• 24. "It's in my ___" ("I was made for this") - Show Answer
  

  DNA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: DNA, deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid



• 26. Sarcastic non-apology - Show Answer
  

  SORRYNOTSORRY

  (13 letters)

  
  


• 32. The "veni" in "Veni, vidi, vici" - Show Answer
  

  ICAME

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 33. Heavens - Show Answer
  

  SKIES

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: flip, sky, ski, toss, pitch



• 35. Sheep : flock :: cow : ___ - Show Answer
  

  HERD

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: ruck, crowd, herd



• 38. Comic Silverman - Show Answer
  

  SARAH

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Sarah



• 40. Drain - Show Answer
  

  SAP

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: saphead, play_out, tomfool, cosh, run_down, muggins, fool, exhaust, tire, blackjack, sap



• 41. Wedding ceremony words - Show Answer
  

  IDO

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Ido



• 42. Solar energy collector - Show Answer
  

  PANEL

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: venire, jury, gore, dialog_box, instrument_panel, empanel, impanel, control_board, board, panel, control_panel



• 43. Pod vegetable in gumbo - Show Answer
  

  OKRA

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: okra, lady's-finger, gumbo, Abelmoschus_esculentus, Hibiscus_esculentus, okra_plant



• 44. Fracas - Show Answer
  

  MELEE

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: melee, battle_royal, scrimmage



• 46. Religion of the Quran - Show Answer
  

  ISLAM

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism



• 48. Perennial optimist's motto - Show Answer
  

  NEVERSAYNEVER

  (13 letters)

  
  


• 53. Bard's "before" - Show Answer
  

  ERE

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 54. Pain relief brand - Show Answer
  

  ALEVE

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Aflaxen, naproxen_sodium, Aleve, Anaprox



• 55. Quick drive around town - Show Answer
  

  SPIN

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: birl, whirl, spin, reel, gyrate, twist, spin_around, twisting, twirl, spin_out, tailspin



• 58. Agent ___ Scully of "The X-Files" - Show Answer
  

  DANA

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Danu, Dana



• 62. Cain's nephew in Genesis - Show Answer
  

  ENOS

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 63. Way to make incremental progress - Show Answer
  

  LITTLEBYLITTLE

  (14 letters)

  
  


• 66. Polished off - Show Answer
  

  ATE

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: deplete, use_up, corrode, rust, wipe_out, eat, feed, eat_on, eat_up, run_through, exhaust, Ate, consume



• 67. "Yes, cap'n!" - Show Answer
  

  AYESIR

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 68. Actress Mendes - Show Answer
  

  EVA

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 69. "Pow!" - Show Answer
  

  BAM

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Bam, bang, bam, blast, clap, eruption



• 70. Strike out - Show Answer
  

  DELETE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: blue-pencil, erase, edit, delete, cancel

  Antonyms: record



• 71. State that's home to Rehoboth Beach: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  DEL

  (3 letters)

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Gives the heebie-jeebies, with "out" - Show Answer
  

  CREEPS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: crawling, cringe, weirdie, crawl, creeping, weirdy, fawn, creeps, pussyfoot, sneak, mouse, creep, spook, weirdo, cower, grovel



• 2. Spanish for "money" - Show Answer
  

  DINERO

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pelf, lettuce, bread, scratch, cabbage, dough, sugar, lucre, loot, moolah, dinero, shekels, gelt, wampum, kale, lolly, clams, boodle, simoleons



• 3. Where beers can be found at a tailgate party - Show Answer
  

  COOLER

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: ice_chest, coolheaded, tank, nerveless, cooler, cool

  Antonyms: warm



• 4. Implore - Show Answer
  

  BEG

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: beg, solicit, implore, pray, tap



• 5. Tennis champ Arthur - Show Answer
  

  ASHE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Arthur_Ashe, Arthur_Robert_Ashe, Ashe



• 6. Police procedural that premiered in 2003 - Show Answer
  

  NCIS

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 7. [Oh, no!] - Show Answer
  

  GASP

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: puff, pant, heave, gasp



• 8. Flips on its head - Show Answer
  

  UPENDS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: upend



• 9. Something brought out with a restaurant check - Show Answer
  

  PEN

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: indite, write, pen, compose, playpen, penitentiary



• 10. Chimney duct - Show Answer
  

  FLUE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: flue, labial_pipe, fluke, flue_pipe



• 11. Big name in pasta sauce - Show Answer
  

  RAGU

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 12. Audibly reacts to fireworks - Show Answer
  

  OOHS

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: aah, ooh



• 17. Log-in requirement - Show Answer
  

  USERID

  (6 letters)

  
  


• 18. Missouri's ___ Mountains - Show Answer
  

  OZARK

  (5 letters)

  
  


• 23. Home of MoMA, for short - Show Answer
  

  NYC

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 25. Nibble between meals - Show Answer
  

  NOSH

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: nosh, snack



• 27. Apollo mission org. - Show Answer
  

  NASA

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration



• 28. Muscat residents - Show Answer
  

  OMANIS

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Omani



• 29. Mother with a Nobel Peace Prize - Show Answer
  

  TERESA

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Teresa, Agnes_Gonxha_Bojaxhiu, Theresa, Mother_Theresa, Mother_Teresa



• 30. Contest of continental conquest? - Show Answer
  

  RISK

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: risk_of_exposure, adventure, danger, take_chances, risk_of_infection, peril, endangerment, put_on_the_line, chance, jeopardy, run_a_risk, gamble, lay_on_the_line, risk, hazard, take_a_chance



• 31. 2024, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  YEAR

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: yr, year, class, twelvemonth



• 34. Relaxing getaway - Show Answer
  

  SPA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: health_club, spa, watering_hole, resort_hotel, watering_place, health_spa



• 35. "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew ___ …": Hamlet - Show Answer
  

  HIM

  (3 letters)

  
  


• 36. Biblical land west of Nod - Show Answer
  

  EDEN

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Eden, paradise, Garden_of_Eden, Shangri-la, heaven, promised_land, nirvana



• 37. Actor's assignment - Show Answer
  

  ROLE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: theatrical_role, office, part, function, persona, role, use, character, purpose



• 39. Any member of NATO, to another - Show Answer
  

  ALLY

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: friend, ally

  Antonyms: foe



• 42. Colleague - Show Answer
  

  PEER

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: equal, match, peer, compeer



• 43. Popular brunch order - Show Answer
  

  OMELET

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: omelette, omelet



• 45. ___ planner (occupation) - Show Answer
  

  EVENT

  (5 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: outcome, case, result, event, issue, effect, consequence, upshot



• 47. Actress de Armas - Show Answer
  

  ANA

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Ana, ana



• 49. Overnight flight - Show Answer
  

  REDEYE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: redeye_flight, redeye



• 50. Recapped a frustrating day at work, maybe - Show Answer
  

  VENTED

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: vented, ventilate, air_out, give_vent, vent, air



• 51. Develop over time - Show Answer
  

  EVOLVE

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: germinate, acquire, develop, evolve



• 52. Close again, as an envelope - Show Answer
  

  RESEAL

  (6 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: reseal



• 55. Chunk of concrete - Show Answer
  

  SLAB

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: slab



• 56. Gyro bread - Show Answer
  

  PITA

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: pocket_bread, pita



• 57. Tabloid couple - Show Answer
  

  ITEM

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: particular, token, item, point, detail



• 59. Cain's brother in Genesis - Show Answer
  

  ABEL

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel, Niels_Abel



• 60. Nasdaq alternative - Show Answer
  

  NYSE

  (4 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: N._Y._Stock_Exchange, big_board, New_York_Stock_Exchange, NYSE



• 61. Landed (on) - Show Answer
  

  ALIT

  (4 letters)

  
  


• 64. Wee chap - Show Answer
  

  LAD

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: feller, chap, lad, blighter, cuss, fellow, bloke, laddie, sonny, gent, fella, cub, sonny_boy



• 65. Fury - Show Answer
  

  IRE

  (3 letters)

  
  

  Synonyms: choler, anger, ire, wrath, ira

October 12, 2022 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: Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

October 12, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Vegetable rich in vitamin K, appropriately	4
2A	5. Undergrad conferrals, for short	3
3A	8. Sticks around a classroom?	6
4A	14. "I have no ___"	4
5A	15. Gymnast Raisman	3
6A	16. Captivate	6
7A	17. Top 10 funk hit from War with an iconic bass line (1975)	8
8A	19. Initial attempts	6
9A	20. Inspiration for some psychedelic music	3
10A	21. ___ Kondo, organizing guru	5
11A	23. Serum vessel	4
12A	24. Classic Wilson Pickett cover (1966)	12
13A	27. Bad streaks	6
14A	30. Some damning evidence	5
15A	31. Garment traditionally woven from white wool	4
16A	32. Close chica	5
17A	34. Cartoon collectible	3
18A	37. Sports trainer's concern, for short	3
19A	38. Tracy Chapman hit with the line "I had a feeling I could be someone" (1988)	7
20A	40. What "XXX" might represent in comics	3
21A	41. Small dog	3
22A	42. "You got me this time!"	5
23A	43. Water balloons on a hot day, say	4
24A	44. Wore out	5
25A	46. Seeks at an auction	6
26A	48. Janis Joplin's final recording, which had an anticonsumerism message (1970)	12
27A	52. "I have no ___"	4
28A	53. Water balloon sound	5
29A	54. Proof finale, in brief	3
30A	57. Rich, fashionable sorts	6
31A	60. Modern music staple that's a punny description of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across	8
32A	62. Available, as a London cab	6
33A	63. Prefix with city or state	3
34A	64. People that built the Temple of Kukulkan	4
35A	65. Moistened, in a way	6
36A	66. Winter hrs. in Boston	3
37A	67. Printer toner color	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. Vegetable rich in vitamin K, appropriately"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: gelt, dinero, wampum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Undergrad conferrals, 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 silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group; found in barite
• Words that mean the same thing: AB, Artium Baccalaurens, atomic number 56
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Sticks around a classroom?"

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 person who rules or commands
• Words that mean the same thing: ruler, swayer, rule
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RULERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "I have no ___""

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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
• Words that mean the same thing: estimate, thought, musical theme
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Gymnast Raisman"

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: ALY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Captivate"

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 attract; cause to be enamored
• Words that mean the same thing: charm, becharm, entrance
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENAMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Top 10 funk hit from War with an iconic bass line (1975)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOWRIDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Initial attempts"

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 sudden short attack
• Words that mean the same thing: foray, pillage, rifle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Inspiration for some psychedelic music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. ___ Kondo, organizing guru"

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: MARIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Serum vessel"

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 small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
• Words that mean the same thing: phial, ampul, ampoule
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Classic Wilson Pickett cover (1966)"

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: MUSTANGSALLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Bad streaks"

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 noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
• Words that mean the same thing: slouch, falling off, slack
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLUMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Some damning evidence"

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 long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
• Words that mean the same thing: exploit, beg, wiretap
• The opposite would be: erase
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAPES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Garment traditionally woven from white wool"

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 one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Close chica"

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: AMIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Cartoon collectible"

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: CEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Sports trainer's concern, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: ACL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Tracy Chapman hit with the line "I had a feeling I could be someone" (1988)"

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: FASTCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. What "XXX" might represent in comics"

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Small dog"

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 artifact designed to be played with
• Words that mean the same thing: toy dog, play, dally
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. "You got me this time!""

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: IGIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Water balloons on a hot day, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that projectiles to be fired from a gun
• Words that mean the same thing: ammunition
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Wore out"

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 levy a tax on
• Words that mean the same thing: task, assess, tax
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAXED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Seeks at an auction"

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: BIDSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Janis Joplin's final recording, which had an anticonsumerism message (1970)"

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: MERCEDESBENZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. "I have no ___""

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 slight indication
• Words that mean the same thing: hint, cue, clew
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Water balloon sound"

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

  The answer is: SPLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Proof finale, in brief"

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 relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
• Words that mean the same thing: quantum electrodynamics
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Rich, fashionable sorts"

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: JETSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Modern music staple that's a punny description of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AUTOTUNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Available, as a London cab"

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: ONHIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Prefix with city or state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. People that built the Temple of Kukulkan"

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

  The answer is: MAYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Moistened, in a way"

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 cover with liquid before cooking
• Words that mean the same thing: batter, clobber, baste
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Winter hrs. in Boston"

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 standard time in the 5th time zone west of greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern united states
• Words that mean the same thing: Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Printer toner color"

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 primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
• Words that mean the same thing: teal, blue-green, bluish green
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CYAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword October 12, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Crush (it)	4
2D	2. Foofaraws	4
3D	3. Like some PG-13 language	4
4D	4. Home of the body's vestibular system	3
5D	5. Supercool individual	6
6D	6. Smartphone notification	5
7D	7. Turkey is on top of this	5
8D	8. Expert with flags, perhaps	3
9D	9. "___ más!"	3
10D	10. Caterpillars and such	6
11D	11. Many messages in spam folders	10
12D	12. Palace resident	5
13D	13. "ur joking, right?!"	5
14D	18. Waking announcement	4
15D	22. Tempt	6
16D	24. Sport with cage matches, in brief	3
17D	25. Lady ___	4
18D	26. Get a round of punch?	4
19D	27. "Right now"	4
20D	28. Bonkers	4
21D	29. Unpleasant realities	10
22D	32. Some stage whispers	6
23D	33. "Catfish" airer	3
24D	35. Friend of Telly and Zoe	4
25D	36. Name hidden in "paleontology"	4
26D	38. Prix ___	4
27D	39. Gray-haired, say	4
28D	43. Woodcarving tool	3
29D	45. Doesn't just pass the test	6
30D	46. "Get outta here!"	6
31D	47. "___ the Wild" (2007 film)	4
32D	48. Minimum wage employment, informally	5
33D	49. Kagan of the Supreme Court	5
34D	50. Sudden wave	5
35D	51. Obscures	5
36D	54. Docking spot	4
37D	55. Singer born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin	4
38D	56. Many a diploma signer	4
39D	58. Before, poetically	3
40D	59. Actor Danson	3
41D	61. Cable option for cinephiles	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. Crush (it)"

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 act of terminating a life
• Words that mean the same thing: killing, defeat, obliterate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Foofaraws"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: flurry, fuss, hustle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like some PG-13 language"

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 suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
• Words that mean the same thing: lustful, lascivious, raunchy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Home of the body's vestibular system"

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 sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• Words that mean the same thing: auricle, spike, capitulum
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Supercool individual"

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: BADASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Smartphone notification"

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 condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
• Words that mean the same thing: warning signal, watchful, alarm
• The opposite would be: unalert
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Turkey is on top of this"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an asian republic in the middle east at the east end of the mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
• Words that mean the same thing: Syrian Arab Republic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYRIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Expert with flags, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "___ más!""

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: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Caterpillars and such"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
• Words that mean the same thing: larva
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LARVAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Many messages in spam folders"

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: EMAILSCAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Palace resident"

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 sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast
• Words that mean the same thing: imperial, royal stag, regal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROYAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "ur joking, right?!""

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: SRSLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Waking announcement"

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: IMUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Tempt"

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 provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
• Words that mean the same thing: tempt, lure
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Sport with cage matches, in brief"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: MMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Lady ___"

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 mentally or physically infirm with age
• Words that mean the same thing: senile, crazy, doddering
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Get a round of punch?"

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 various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable
• Words that mean the same thing: sparring
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. "Right now""

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: STAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Bonkers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
• Words that mean the same thing: kookie, haywire, daft
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Unpleasant realities"

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: UGLYTRUTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Some stage whispers"

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 line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
• Words that mean the same thing: divagation, excursus, digression
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. "Catfish" airer"

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: MTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Friend of Telly and Zoe"

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: ELMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Name hidden in "paleontology""

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 historical area and former kingdom in northwestern spain
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Prix ___"

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: FIXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Gray-haired, say"

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 people who are old collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: of age, senesce, senior
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate, young
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Woodcarving tool"

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 edge tool used to cut and shape wood
• Words that mean the same thing: adze
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Doesn't just pass the test"

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: ACESIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. "Get outta here!""

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: BEATIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. "___ the Wild" (2007 film)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Minimum wage employment, informally"

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: MCJOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Kagan of the Supreme Court"

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: ELENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Sudden wave"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• Words that mean the same thing: batch, pile, hatful
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Obscures"

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 hazy or indistinct representation
• Words that mean the same thing: glaze over, obscure, smear
• The opposite would be: focus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLURS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Docking spot"

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

  The answer is: QUAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Singer born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Many a diploma signer"

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 administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
• Words that mean the same thing: James Byron Dean, doyen, James Dean
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Before, poetically"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. Actor Danson"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
• Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "61. Cable option for cinephiles"

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: TMC

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	70.5%
Short Answer	13	16.7%
Music	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually 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: September 06, 2025 at 08:19 PM