No 27378, Wed Oct 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic

Across Clues :

1. Birth day party?, 6. Oyster relative, 10. Pick up the tab, 13. Canvas holder, 14. Princess with "space buns", 15. Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga, 16. B.A. in Communications?, 19. Energizing force, 20. Doha native, 21. "Is that true about me?", 24. Stat for a successful squeeze play, 25. Confident, 26. M.S. in Biology?, 32. Cunning plans, 33. Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be", 34. Website builder, for short, 35. Reasonable, 36. Not accidental, 38. Tinder can be used for this, 39. College, to an Aussie, 40. Spot for drying dishes, 41. Contribute to the mix, 42. Ph.D. in Computing?, 46. "It seems to me," in online shorthand, 47. "___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan), 48. Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother", 49. Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly, 52. "Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan), 54. Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle?, 59. Gets along well, 60. Source of many an anonymous political quote, 61. Needing rinsing, maybe, 62. ___ throwing (trendy sport), 63. Secure to a dock, 64. Fashion sense

Wed Oct 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Cabinet member Haaland, 2. Item fit into a thole, 3. Largest NATO member, 4. Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii, 5. Distinguished athletes, 6. Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers, 7. Hissing tire's problem, 8. Afflict, 9. Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases, 10. "Pearls" in a drink, 11. Word with error or experience, 12. Creature in the animated film "Abominable", 15. Pi's last name in "Life of Pi", 17. Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo, 18. Severe, 21. Energizes, 22. Italian fashion capital, to Italians, 23. Truly legendary, 25. Time period, 27. Alternative to white or wheat, 28. Tennis champion Naomi, 29. "Hooray for me!", 30. Obtain through logic, 31. Balanced, 36. Group of problem solvers?, 37. Bounce off the walls, say, 38. Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial, 40. Verb on an invoice, 41. Speak to, 43. Garments worn by caber tossers, 44. Pot, 45. Ran out of battery, 49. Madly in love, 50. Plastic option, for short, 51. School that's home to Grace Hopper College, 52. Bird symbolizing obsolescence, 53. Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis, 55. South America's ___ de la Plata, 56. Sunbeam, 57. Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United, 58. Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 23, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Birth day party?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOULA

  Possible Answer : monitrice, birthing_coach, doula, labor_coach




• The clue is 6. Oyster relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAM

  Possible Answer : clam, buck, dollar, one_dollar_bill, dollar_bill




• The clue is 10. Pick up the tab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUY

  Possible Answer : grease_one's_palms, steal, purchase, corrupt, bargain, bribe, buy

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell




• The clue is 13. Canvas holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  Possible Answer : easel




• The clue is 14. Princess with "space buns". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIA




• The clue is 15. Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSE

  Possible Answer : puzzle, dumbfound, posture, get, position, perplex, stick, flummox, bewilder, baffle, personate, nonplus, sit, beat, gravel, vex, set, pose, mystify, model, amaze, mannerism, impersonate, airs, put, affectation, present, stupefy, affectedness, lay, place




• The clue is 16. B.A. in Communications?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAILLEALPHABET




• The clue is 19. Energizing force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARK

  Possible Answer : spark, trigger_off, flicker, trip, trigger, set_off, Muriel_Sarah_Spark, twinkle, Spark, discharge, sparkle, electric_arc, light, electric_discharge, touch_off, Muriel_Spark, arc, Dame_Muriel_Spark, spark_off, actuate, glint, activate




• The clue is 20. Doha native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QATARI

  Possible Answer : Qatari, Katari




• The clue is 21. "Is that true about me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI




• The clue is 24. Stat for a successful squeeze play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBI

  Possible Answer : run_batted_in, rbi




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

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

  The answer: SURE

  Possible Answer : trusted, for_certain, sure_enough, sure, certain, indisputable, surely, certainly, sure_as_shooting, for_sure

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure




• The clue is 26. M.S. in Biology?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICROSCOPESLIDE




• The clue is 32. Cunning plans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOYS

  Possible Answer : stratagem, ploy, gambit




• The clue is 33. Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer : cincture, girdle, window_sash, waistband, waistcloth, sash




• The clue is 34. Website builder, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEV




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

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

  The answer: SANE

  Possible Answer : sane, reasonable

  Possible Opposite Answer : insane




• The clue is 36. Not accidental. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEANT

  Possible Answer : entail, signify, imply, think, mean, intend, stand_for, have_in_mind, think_of




• The clue is 38. Tinder can be used for this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRE

  Possible Answer : flame, raise, fervor, fervency, flak, can, blast, flaming, evoke, arouse, fervidness, attack, ardour, flack, fire, burn, give_the_axe, displace, go_off, fervour, give_notice, ardor, discharge, force_out, elicit, sack, enkindle, fuel, dismiss, open_fire, burn_down, kindle, firing, give_the_sack, provoke, terminate, send_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : hire




• The clue is 39. College, to an Aussie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNI




• The clue is 40. Spot for drying dishes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACK

  Possible Answer : gouge, squeeze, wheel, wrack, scud, extort, rack, torture, excruciate, wring, stand, single-foot, torment




• The clue is 41. Contribute to the mix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDIN




• The clue is 42. Ph.D. in Computing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POCKETHARDDRIVE




• The clue is 46. "It seems to me," in online shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO




• The clue is 47. "___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EID




• The clue is 48. Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer : Teddy_boy, Ted




• The clue is 49. Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAYLIT




• The clue is 52. "Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEERE

  Possible Answer : John_Deere, Deere




• The clue is 54. Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMATTEROFDEGREE




• The clue is 59. Gets along well. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GELS

  Possible Answer : gelatin, gel, colloidal_gel, mousse




• The clue is 60. Source of many an anonymous political quote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer : aide-de-camp, adjutant, auxiliary, aide




• The clue is 61. Needing rinsing, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAPY

  Possible Answer : fulsome, buttery, unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous, smarmy, soapy, oily




• The clue is 62. ___ throwing (trendy sport). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : ax, axe




• The clue is 63. Secure to a dock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOR

  Possible Answer : moorland, moor, wharf, tie_up, Moor, berth




• The clue is 64. Fashion sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLE

  Possible Answer : fashion, trend, mode, style, way, expressive_style, elan, title, dash, stylus, vogue, manner, flair, panache

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cabinet member Haaland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEB

  Possible Answer: debutante, deb

• The clue is 2. Item fit into a thole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 3. Largest NATO member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: U.S., Army, United_States_Army, US_Army, USA, United_States, U._S._Army, U.S.A., United_States_of_America, the_States, America, US

• The clue is 4. Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: lei, coronal, chaplet, wreath, garland

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

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

  The answer: ALLPROS

• The clue is 6. Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLERIC

  Possible Answer: divine, cleric, ecclesiastic, churchman

• The clue is 7. Hissing tire's problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAK

  Possible Answer: making_water, leak_out, wetting, news_leak, leak, outflow, escape, leakage, passing_water

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

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

  The answer: AIL

  Possible Answer: garlic, pain, trouble, ail

• The clue is 9. Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAPQUEST

  Possible Answer: MapQuest, mapquest

• The clue is 10. "Pearls" in a drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOBA

• The clue is 11. Word with error or experience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USER

  Possible Answer: exploiter, user, drug_user, substance_abuser

• The clue is 12. Creature in the animated film "Abominable". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: yeti, abominable_snowman

• The clue is 15. Pi's last name in "Life of Pi". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATEL

• The clue is 17. Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABS

  Possible Answer: science_lab, science_laboratory, research_lab, laboratory, research_laboratory, lab

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

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

  The answer: HARSH

  Possible Answer: harsh, rough, abrasive, coarse

  Possible Opposite Answer : fine

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

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

  The answer: AMPSUP

• The clue is 22. Italian fashion capital, to Italians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MILANO

  Possible Answer: Milan, Milano

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

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

  The answer: ICONIC

  Possible Answer: iconic

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

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

  The answer: SPAN

  Possible Answer: duo, couplet, cross, twosome, sweep, brace, pair, duad, twain, yoke, dyad, straddle, traverse, duet, span, couple, distich, bridge

• The clue is 27. Alternative to white or wheat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RYE

  Possible Answer: rye, rye_whisky, Secale_cereale, rye_whiskey

• The clue is 28. Tennis champion Naomi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSAKA

  Possible Answer: Osaka

• The clue is 29. "Hooray for me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIDIT

• The clue is 30. Obtain through logic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DERIVE

  Possible Answer: descend, derive, come, deduce, infer, educe, deduct, gain

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

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

  The answer: EVENED

  Possible Answer: level, flush, even, even_out

• The clue is 36. Group of problem solvers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATHTEAM

• The clue is 37. Bounce off the walls, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: repeat, Echo, reverberate, replication, ring, echo, sound_reflection, reverberation, resound, recall

• The clue is 38. Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FDR

  Possible Answer: President_Roosevelt, Franklin_Roosevelt, Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt, F._D._Roosevelt, President_Franklin_Roosevelt, Roosevelt, FDR

• The clue is 40. Verb on an invoice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMIT

  Possible Answer: send_back, defer, table, remitment, hold_over, put_over, slacken, remission, prorogue, shelve, set_back, put_off, remit, postpone, remand

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

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

  The answer: ADDRESS

  Possible Answer: direct, treat, deal, speech, reference, turn_to, name_and_address, call, address, savoir-faire, speak, destination, cover, handle, accost, plow, come_up_to, computer_address

• The clue is 43. Garments worn by caber tossers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILTS

  Possible Answer: kilt

• The clue is 44. Pot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEFER

  Possible Answer: marijuana_cigarette, reefer, joint, stick, spliff

• The clue is 45. Ran out of battery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIED

  Possible Answer: decease, drop_dead, perish, break_down, conk, give_out, give_way, croak, die_out, break, pass, go, fail, give-up_the_ghost, become_flat, buy_the_farm, go_bad, expire, exit, kick_the_bucket, snuff_it, cash_in_one's_chips, choke, pass_away, pall, pop_off, conk_out, die

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born

• The clue is 49. Madly in love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGA

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

• The clue is 50. Plastic option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEX

  Possible Answer: American_Stock_Exchange, Curb, AMEX

• The clue is 51. School that's home to Grace Hopper College. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer: Yale, Yale_University, Elihu_Yale

• The clue is 52. Bird symbolizing obsolescence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODO

  Possible Answer: dodo, fossil, Raphus_cucullatus, fogey, fogy

• The clue is 53. Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 55. South America's ___ de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIO

  Possible Answer: Rio_de_Janeiro, Rio

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

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

  The answer: RAY

  Possible Answer: shaft, beam_of_light, ray_of_light, irradiation, re, radiate, electron_beam, irradiate, shaft_of_light, light_beam, beam, ray

• The clue is 57. Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPL

• The clue is 58. Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYE

  Possible Answer: heart, center, middle, centre, eyeball, eye, oculus, optic

April 16, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (31 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.1 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - April 16, 2022 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Like much White House press	7
2A	8. Stick with	6
3A	14. Social elites	8
4A	16. Susan who wrote "The Orchid Thief"	6
5A	17. Line of Pokémon	15
6A	19. Actor James of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"	5
7A	20. ___ Who Code (nonprofit)	5
8A	21. Forerunner of rocksteady	3
9A	22. Bad thing to miss	4
10A	23. Native Costa Ricans, informally	5
11A	24. Something that might be raised in a fight	4
12A	25. Amount to	3
13A	26. Locales for the Jets and the Sharks	5
14A	27. Like wicker chairs	5
15A	28. Daisy Dukes, e.g.	11
16A	30. Draft status?	11
17A	31. Excessive coverage, perhaps	11
18A	32. Mounted	5
19A	33. Daylight saving time adjustment: Abbr.	5
20A	34. You might have one on the side	3
21A	37. Roaster	4
22A	38. Sound of the West Coast	5
23A	39. What stamens are, in botany	4
24A	40. Word with change or color	3
25A	41. Unmasked, say	5
26A	42. Swears at	5
27A	43. Travel around the world	15
28A	46. Stuck in the Middle Ages?	6
29A	47. Summer cooler	8
30A	48. Early Macedonian capital	6
31A	49. Divinity	7

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. Like much White House press"

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: DCBASED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Stick with"

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: KEEPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "14. Social elites"

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: ALISTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Susan who wrote "The Orchid Thief""

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: ORLEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Line of Pokémon"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: GOTTACATCHEMALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "19. Actor James of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AVERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "20. ___ Who Code (nonprofit)"

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 young woman
• Words that mean the same thing: girlfriend, miss, daughter
• The opposite would be: son, male child
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIRLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. Forerunner of rocksteady"

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: SKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Bad thing to miss"

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 written proposal or reminder
• Words that mean the same thing: memoranda, memorandum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Native Costa Ricans, 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: TICOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Something that might be raised in a fight"

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 (old testament) cain and abel were the first children of adam and eve born after the fall of man; cain killed abel out of jealousy and was exiled by god
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Amount to"

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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: comprise, make up, constitute
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Locales for the Jets and the Sharks"

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 building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
• Words that mean the same thing: rink, skating rink
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RINKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Like wicker chairs"

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 beat with a cane
• Words that mean the same thing: displace, sack, put up
• The opposite would be: hire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Daisy Dukes, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BOOTYSHORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Draft status?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KINGOFBEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Excessive coverage, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: MEDIACIRCUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Mounted"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GOTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. Daylight saving time adjustment: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ONEHR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. You might have one on the side"

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 money risked on a gamble
• Words that mean the same thing: calculate, play, wager
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. Roaster"

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

  The answer is: OVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Sound of the West Coast"

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: PUGET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. What stamens are, in botany"

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 animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
• Words that mean the same thing: manlike, male person, manful
• The opposite would be: female
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Word with change or color"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Words that mean the same thing: crude, vegetable oil, anoint
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Unmasked, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make public
• Words that mean the same thing: exclude, banish, block off
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Swears at"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something of little value
• Words that mean the same thing: tinker's dam, damn, shit
• The opposite would be: bless
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. Travel around the world"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: GEOCENTRICORBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. Stuck in the Middle Ages?"

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 move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
• Words that mean the same thing: lance
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LANCED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "47. Summer cooler"

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: SNOWCONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Early Macedonian capital"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: EDESSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "49. Divinity"

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: GODHOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle April 16, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Famed Portuguese explorer	6
2D	2. Good luck with that!	6
3D	3. "Oh, get outta here!"	6
4D	4. Lead-in to physical	5
5D	5. Suspension of a sort	4
6D	6. Onetime trade org.	3
7D	7. Sue	13
8D	8. Target alternative	5
9D	9. "De dónde ___?" (Spanish 101 query)	4
10D	10. ___ borer (beetle)	3
11D	11. Russian Revolution figures	8
12D	12. Silent counterparts, once	7
13D	13. Where cruise passengers end up	6
14D	15. Propensity for pilfering	13
15D	18. Practice that yields mixed results?	13
16D	23. New York county near Pennsylvania	5
17D	24. Big name in crackers	5
18D	26. 1998 Robert De Niro crime thriller	5
19D	27. The heart of Paris	5
20D	28. Try to win, in a way	5
21D	29. Author/screenwriter Ben	5
22D	30. "Drink marvelously" sloganeer	8
23D	31. Trailer	7
24D	32. Look up, in a way	6
25D	34. Something a 38-Down likes to eat	6
26D	35. Current weather concern?	6
27D	36. Tried-and-true	6
28D	38. An adult one can spend up to 16 hours a day eating	5
29D	39. Footslog	5
30D	41. Contests in which the competitors are eliminated one by one	4
31D	42. Pulitzer winner Maureen	4
32D	44. Syringe amts.	3
33D	45. Soft-spoken words	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. Famed Portuguese explorer"

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: DAGAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Good luck with that!"

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 plant of the genus trifolium
• Words that mean the same thing: trefoil
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Oh, get outta here!""

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: BITEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Lead-in to physical"

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: ASTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Suspension of a sort"

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 continuing or remaining in a place or state
• Words that mean the same thing: continue, stay on, abide
• The opposite would be: depart, change
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Onetime trade org."

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 international organization of european countries formed after world war ii to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
• Words that mean the same thing: European Community, EC, Europe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Sue"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: DRAGINTOCOURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Target alternative"

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 cosmetic preparation used by women in egypt and arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids
• Words that mean the same thing: kohl
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOHLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "De dónde ___?" (Spanish 101 query)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ERES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ borer (beetle)"

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 11 Down: "11. Russian Revolution figures"

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 country person
• Words that mean the same thing: boor, tyke, provincial
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEASANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Silent counterparts, once"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a movie with synchronized speech and singing
• Words that mean the same thing: talking picture, talkie
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALKIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Where cruise passengers end up"

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: ONLAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Propensity for pilfering"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: STICKYFINGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Practice that yields mixed results?"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
• Words that mean the same thing: cross, interbreed, hybridise
• The word looks like this: _____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CROSSBREEDING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. New York county near Pennsylvania"

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: TIOGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Big name in crackers"

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: CARRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. 1998 Robert De Niro crime thriller"

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: RONIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. The heart of Paris"

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: COEUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Try to win, in a way"

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: BIDON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Author/screenwriter Ben"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)
• Words that mean the same thing: Ben Hecht
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HECHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. "Drink marvelously" sloganeer"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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: KETELONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Trailer"

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: MOVIEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Look up, 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 a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Something a 38-Down likes to eat"

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 hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAMBOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. Current weather concern?"

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: ELNINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "36. Tried-and-true"

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 put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
• Words that mean the same thing: tried, examine, try out
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TESTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "38. An adult one can spend up to 16 hours a day eating"

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 large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of china and tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family ailuropodidae
• Words that mean the same thing: Ailuropoda melanoleuca, cat bear, Ailurus fulgens
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "39. Footslog"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the month following february and preceding april
• Words that mean the same thing: Master of Architecture, demonstrate, marching
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "41. Contests in which the competitors are eliminated one by one"

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 numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
• Words that mean the same thing: comprise, bee, make up
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "42. Pulitzer winner Maureen"

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: DOWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. Syringe amts."

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 metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
• Words that mean the same thing: mil, cubic centimeter, millilitre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "45. Soft-spoken words"

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

  The answer is: COO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	78.1%
Short Answer	8	12.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.1%
History	1	1.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%
Geography	1	1.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	64
Average Answer Length	6.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 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 10, 2025 at 03:40 PM