March 02, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, March 02, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle March 02, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Performance featuring masklike kumadori makeup	6
2A	7. Dock ___, pitcher who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD in 1970	5
3A	12. Place for some nonstarters	7
4A	13. Currency that replaced the British West African pound	5
5A	14. Common party store purchase	8
6A	15. "Grazie ___!" ("Thank you so much!")	5
7A	16. Bring up	7
8A	17. First word of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"	3
9A	19. Not forward	3
10A	20. Put forward	6
11A	21. "___ mair will the bonnie callants / Mairch tae war": Hamish Henderson	3
12A	22. "___ Nagila" (song of celebration)	4
13A	23. Talk trashed?	4
14A	24. Conversation piece?	9
15A	27. With it	3
16A	28. Action toys, perhaps?	9
17A	29. At once	9
18A	30. Unusual change	9
19A	31. Sound often heard doubled	3
20A	34. "Nothing to see here, folks ..."	9
21A	35. "Later"	4
22A	36. Fight club?	4
23A	37. "We're all ___ here. I'm ___. You're ___": Cheshire Cat	3
24A	38. Event of 1/31/2020	6
25A	40. Refuge	3
26A	41. Schmuck	3
27A	42. Like one with a spare tire	7
28A	43. Many meetings, these days	5
29A	45. Rapper/singer with the 2005 hit "Temperature"	8
30A	47. Scratch	5
31A	48. Clear	7
32A	49. Having an itch	5
33A	50. ___ Horn (British sheep breed)	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Performance featuring masklike kumadori makeup"

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: KABUKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Dock ___, pitcher who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD in 1970"

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 (norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated thor in a wrestling match
• Words that mean the same thing: Elli
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELLIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Place for some nonstarters"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game
• Words that mean the same thing: detention centre, detention cell
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BULLPEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Currency that replaced the British West African pound"

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 the basic unit of money in sierra leone; equal to 100 cents
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Common party store purchase"

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 large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
• Words that mean the same thing: billow, inflate, balloon
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALLOONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. "Grazie ___!" ("Thank you so much!")"

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: MILLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Bring up"

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 remark that calls attention to something or someone
• Words that mean the same thing: credit, advert, refer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. First word of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: ii, 2, II
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Not forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
• Words that mean the same thing: demure, overmodest
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Put forward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that present reasons and arguments
• Words that mean the same thing: indicate, reason, contend
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARGUED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. "___ mair will the bonnie callants / Mairch tae war": Hamish Henderson"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: NAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. "___ Nagila" (song of celebration)"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: HAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Talk trashed?"

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 (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
• Words that mean the same thing: aspersion, daub, 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: SLUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "24. Conversation piece?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOUNDBITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. With it"

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 informed about the latest trends
• Words that mean the same thing: hip to, hip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. Action toys, perhaps?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STUNTDOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "29. At once"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
• Words that mean the same thing: at once, instantly, immediately
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORTHWITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "30. Unusual change"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RARECOINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "31. Sound often heard doubled"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. "Nothing to see here, folks ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOVEALONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. "Later""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "36. Fight club?"

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 (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
• Words that mean the same thing: macebearer, Chemical Mace, macer
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "37. "We're all ___ here. I'm ___. You're ___": Cheshire Cat"

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

  The answer is: MAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "38. Event of 1/31/2020"

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: BREXIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "40. Refuge"

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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "41. Schmuck"

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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
• Words that mean the same thing: roll in the hay, AS, American Samoa
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "42. Like one with a spare tire"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having a large belly
• Words that mean the same thing: potbellied, abdominous
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAUNCHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "43. Many meetings, these days"

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 rapid rise
• Words that mean the same thing: surge, whizz, soar upwards
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ZOOMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "45. Rapper/singer with the 2005 hit "Temperature""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEANPAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "47. Scratch"

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 flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
• Words that mean the same thing: cabbage, boodle, gelt
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOUGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "48. Clear"

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 clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: patent, apparent, manifest
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVIDENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "49. Having an itch"

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 nervous and unable to relax
• Words that mean the same thing: fidgety, itchy, fretful
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "50. ___ Horn (British sheep breed)"

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: DORSET

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - March 02, 2024 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Civilization, to Freud	6
2D	2. ___ B. Latimer, civil rights activist in the National Women's Hall of Fame	5
3D	3. They're in circulation	12
4D	4. Over	4
5D	5. Scope	3
6D	6. Yield of some scratch-off tickets	10
7D	7. Furry monster of children's TV	4
8D	8. Accessory with a scent	3
9D	9. Cute images with captions like "If it fits, I sits"	7
10D	10. Gaga, say	6
11D	11. "Later"	5
12D	12. First-rate	6
13D	14. Comedian who played Louie the Lilac on "Batman"	5
14D	16. Pulpify	4
15D	18. Altar exchange	12
16D	21. Sister state?	7
17D	22. Weather datum	4
18D	25. Put to shame, say	10
19D	26. Fake online followers	4
20D	28. Cross	4
21D	29. Pet, informally	4
22D	30. Play music loudly and energetically	7
23D	31. Stereotypical campaign promise	6
24D	32. Big name in power tools	5
25D	33. "What ___ Did" (classic children's book with insects on the cover)	4
26D	34. Strand	6
27D	35. Lease signatory	6
28D	36. Protegé maker	5
29D	39. Currency in The Legend of Zelda	5
30D	41. Like spent briquettes	4
31D	42. Connect, as a Bluetooth device	4
32D	44. Some vintage roadsters	3
33D	46. Discontinued Mitsubishi sports sedan, informally	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. Civilization, to Freud"

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: KULTUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ B. Latimer, civil rights activist in the National Women's Hall of Fame"

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: ALLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. They're in circulation"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the blood flowing through the circulatory system
• Words that mean the same thing: blood stream, bloodstream
• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLOODSTREAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Over"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Scope"

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 range of what one can know or understand
• Words that mean the same thing: sight, cognizance
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Yield of some scratch-off tickets"

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: INSTANTWIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Furry monster of children's TV"

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 8 Down: "8. Accessory with a scent"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: chaplet, coronal, wreath
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Cute images with captions like "If it fits, I sits""

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: LOLCATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Gaga, say"

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: INLOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Later""

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: SEEYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. First-rate"

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: BANGUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Comedian who played Louie the Lilac on "Batman""

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: BERLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Pulpify"

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 mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
• Words that mean the same thing: coquet, romance, crunch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Altar exchange"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: WEDDINGBANDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. Sister state?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: NUNHOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "22. Weather datum"

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 lofty level or position or degree
• Words that mean the same thing: senior high, high gear, high up
• The opposite would be: low spirits, low
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIGH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Put to shame, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to appear in a lower class
• Words that mean the same thing: outclass
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTCLASSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Fake online followers"

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 botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• Words that mean the same thing: bot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cross"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an open skin infection
• Words that mean the same thing: mad, afflictive, tender
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Pet, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Play music loudly and energetically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROCKOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Stereotypical campaign promise"

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: TAXCUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Big name in power tools"

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: STIHL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. "What ___ Did" (classic children's book with insects on the cover)"

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

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: KATY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "34. Strand"

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 person who is stranded (as on an island)
• Words that mean the same thing: strand, brownish-red
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAROON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "35. Lease signatory"

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 someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
• Words that mean the same thing: renter
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "36. Protegé maker"

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: MAZDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "39. Currency in The Legend of Zelda"

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 the basic unit of money in sri lanka; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: Seychelles rupee, Mauritian rupee, Sri Lanka rupee
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUPEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "41. Like spent briquettes"

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 of a light grey
• Words that mean the same thing: ash-grey, ash-gray
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "42. Connect, as a Bluetooth device"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a set of two similar things considered as a unit
• Words that mean the same thing: couplet, twin, duo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "44. Some vintage roadsters"

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 one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
• Words that mean the same thing: milligram, atomic number 12, magnesium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Discontinued Mitsubishi sports sedan, informally"

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: EVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	71.2%
Short Answer	9	13.6%
History	3	4.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.0%
Music	2	3.0%
Geography	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.5 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 09:22 AM

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Master today's NYT crossword with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun. Perfect for crossword lovers who want that satisfying "aha!" moment.

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Today's Puzzle Difficulty
• Across Clues Table (31 clues)
• Across Clues - Detailed Hints
• Down Clues Table (39 clues)
• Down Clues - Detailed Hints
• Expert Solving Strategies
• Today's Puzzle Statistics

Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps	7
2A	8. Adorn with raised lettering	6
3A	14. "Drink" for vocal critics	8
4A	15. European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune	6
5A	16. Nontraditional time for voting someone into office	15
6A	18. Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay"	4
7A	19. God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies	4
8A	20. Church cross	4
9A	21. Florence-based fashion house	5
10A	24. Takes back a public statement	7
11A	26. What a waiter might offer to start you off	12
12A	29. Make a boo-boo	3
13A	30. ___ contendere (court plea)	4
14A	31. Spud	5
15A	35. Biting	5
16A	37. ___ Kippur	3
17A	39. Actress Bow of the silent film era	5
18A	40. Light show tool	5
19A	41. TV personality Kotb	4
20A	43. Clan	3
21A	44. Bit of movie magic	12
22A	48. "Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment	7
23A	51. Take ___ of faith	5
24A	52. Place for a seafood dinner	4
25A	53. Classic Pontiacs	4
26A	55. Arcing tennis shots	4
27A	58. Condescending rhetorical question ... or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across?	15
28A	62. John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance"	6
29A	63. "Seems right," folksily	8
30A	64. Words a teenager might say with an eye roll	6
31A	65. Says OK	7

Across Clues - Strategic Hints

1A: "1. Establishment that serves zombies, perhaps"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TIKIBAR

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2A: "8. Adorn with raised lettering"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that raise in a relief
• Similar words include: boss, stamp
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EMBOSS

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3A: "14. "Drink" for vocal critics"

8 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HATERADE

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4A: "15. European city that "waits for you," in a Billy Joel tune"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the capital and largest city of austria; located on the danube in northeastern austria; was the home of beethoven and brahms and haydn and mozart and schubert and strauss
• Similar words include: Austrian capital, capital of Austria
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VIENNA

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5A: "16. Nontraditional time for voting someone into office"

15 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OFFYEARELECTION

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6A: "18. Redding who sang "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay""

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
• Similar words include: genus Otis, Elisha Graves Otis
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: OTIS

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7A: "19. God played by Anthony Hopkins in Marvel movies"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ODIN

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8A: "20. Church cross"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that representation of the cross on which jesus died
• Similar words include: rood-tree, crucifix
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ROOD

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9A: "21. Florence-based fashion house"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GUCCI

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10A: "24. Takes back a public statement"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
• Similar words include: abjure, resile, retract
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RECANTS

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11A: "26. What a waiter might offer to start you off"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SOUPOFTHEDAY

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12A: "29. Make a boo-boo"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: mistake, drift, slip
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERR

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13A: "30. ___ contendere (court plea)"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: NOLO

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14A: "31. Spud"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
• Similar words include: white potato, Irish potato, potato
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TATER

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15A: "35. Biting"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sour or bitter in taste
• Similar words include: sulfurous, acerbic, vitriolic
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ACERB

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16A: "37. ___ Kippur"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YOM

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17A: "39. Actress Bow of the silent film era"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CLARA

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18A: "40. Light show tool"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
• Similar words include: optical maser
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LASER

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19A: "41. TV personality Kotb"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HODA

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20A: "43. Clan"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person having kinship with another or others
• Similar words include: kindred, kinship group, kin group
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KIN

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21A: "44. Bit of movie magic"

12 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: VISUALEFFECT

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22A: "48. "Essential" product used as an anti-acne treatment"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SAGEOIL

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23A: "51. Take ___ of faith"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ALEAP

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24A: "52. Place for a seafood dinner"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Similar words include: wharfage, dock, wharf
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: PIER

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25A: "53. Classic Pontiacs"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: GTOS

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26A: "55. Arcing tennis shots"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
• Similar words include: lob
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LOBS

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27A: "58. Condescending rhetorical question ... or what you might say about 16-, 26- and 44-Across?"

15 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ISNTTHATSPECIAL

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28A: "62. John in the sketch "The Fish-Slapping Dance""

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CLEESE

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29A: "63. "Seems right," folksily"

8 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RECKONSO

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30A: "64. Words a teenager might say with an eye roll"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: YESDAD

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31A: "65. Says OK"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
• Similar words include: acquiesce, accede, acquiescence
• Opposite of: dissent

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ASSENTS

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Down Clues - Complete List

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909	4
2D	2. "Don't know why I thought any different!"	9
3D	3. Gets hyped	6
4D	4. Fury	3
5D	5. Farmyard bleat	3
6D	6. With deftness	8
7D	7. Clarinet, for one	4
8D	8. Made level	6
9D	9. Careful, this might be hot!	3
10D	10. Act of Judas	8
11D	11. Word with ring or roll	5
12D	12. Hoity-toity one	5
13D	13. Smooths, in a way	5
14D	14. "___ boy!"	3
15D	17. Old Italian money	4
16D	22. Musical notation that means "with vigor"	7
17D	23. Boardroom bigwig, in brief	3
18D	25. Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx	7
19D	26. Ocean prey for a 27-Down	4
20D	27. Ocean predator of a 26-Down	4
21D	28. Big to-do	5
22D	32. Be in charge, informally	9
23D	33. Protagonist of "That '70s Show"	4
24D	34. Speech full of invective	4
25D	36. Went back (to), as a prior state	8
26D	38. Epitome of slowness	8
27D	42. Director Guillermo ___ Toro	3
28D	45. Expressed frustration, maybe	6
29D	46. Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name	4
30D	47. Atlanta athlete	6
31D	48. Risqué	5
32D	49. Walkway for newlyweds	5
33D	50. They're part of what makes you you	5
34D	54. "___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song)	4
35D	56. Low voice	4
36D	57. ___-mo	3
37D	59. Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms	3
38D	60. Lenovo products, informally	3
39D	61. Just get (by)	3

Down Clues - Strategic Hints

1D: "1. Mustachioed president who succeeded another mustachioed president in 1909"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Similar words include: Lorado Taft, William Howard Taft, President Taft
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TAFT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

2D: "2. "Don't know why I thought any different!""

9 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ITFIGURES

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3D: "3. Gets hyped"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: KEYSUP

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4D: "4. Fury"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Similar words include: wrath, anger, ira
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: IRE

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5D: "5. Farmyard bleat"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the cry made by sheep
• Similar words include: bleat, blat, blate
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BAA

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6D: "6. With deftness"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that with adroitness; in an adroit manner
• Opposite of: maladroitly
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ADROITLY

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7D: "7. Clarinet, for one"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
• Similar words include: beating-reed instrument, John Reed, Walter Reed
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

8D: "8. Made level"

6 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that make level or straight
• Similar words include: flush, level, even
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: EVENED

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9D: "9. Careful, this might be hot!"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MIC

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10D: "10. Act of Judas"

8 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an act of deliberate betrayal
• Similar words include: treason, treachery, perfidy
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: BETRAYAL

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11D: "11. Word with ring or roll"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the bulb of an onion plant
• Similar words include: Allium cepa, onion plant
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ONION

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12D: "12. Hoity-toity one"

5 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
• Similar words include: prig, honker, schnoz
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SNOOT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

13D: "13. Smooths, in a way"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
• Similar words include: George Sand, moxie, Baroness Dudevant
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SANDS

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14D: "14. "___ boy!""

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOO

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15D: "17. Old Italian money"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
• Similar words include: Turkish lira, Maltese lira, lira
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: LIRE

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16D: "22. Musical notation that means "with vigor""

7 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CONBRIO

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17D: "23. Boardroom bigwig, in brief"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
• Similar words include: chief financial officer
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CFO

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18D: "25. Spot to drink a matcha with a Manx"

7 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: CATCAFE

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19D: "26. Ocean prey for a 27-Down"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
• Similar words include: sealing wax, Navy SEAL, seal off
• Opposite of: unseal

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SEAL

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20D: "27. Ocean predator of a 26-Down"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Similar words include: killer whale, grampus, killer
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ORCA

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21D: "28. Big to-do"

5 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: HOOHA

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22D: "32. Be in charge, informally"

9 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: TAKEPOINT

Remember this word for future puzzles!

23D: "33. Protagonist of "That '70s Show""

4 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ERIC

Remember this word for future puzzles!

24D: "34. Speech full of invective"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
• Similar words include: rave, blah, jabber
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: RANT

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25D: "36. Went back (to), as a prior state"

8 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that go back to a previous state
• Similar words include: return, revert, turn back
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: REVERTED

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26D: "38. Epitome of slowness"

8 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
• Pattern: ________

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: MOLASSES

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27D: "42. Director Guillermo ___ Toro"

3 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: DEL

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28D: "45. Expressed frustration, maybe"

6 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
• Similar words include: suspire, sigh
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: SIGHED

Remember this word for future puzzles!

29D: "46. Beauty company whose Nasdaq ticker symbol is its name"

4 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: ULTA

Remember this word for future puzzles!

30D: "47. Atlanta athlete"

6 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer (spoiler alert!)

Answer: FALCON

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31D: "48. Risqué"

5 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that having an agreeably pungent taste
• Similar words include: gamey, piquant, racy
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: SPICY

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32D: "49. Walkway for newlyweds"

5 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• Similar words include: gangway
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: AISLE

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33D: "50. They're part of what makes you you"

5 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
• Similar words include: cistron, gene, factor
• Pattern: _____

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Answer: GENES

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34D: "54. "___ Noche en Miami" (Bad Bunny song)"

4 letters 💭 Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

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Answer: OTRA

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35D: "56. Low voice"

4 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the lowest part of the musical range
• Similar words include: basso, deep, bass voice
• Pattern: ____

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Answer: BASS

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36D: "57. ___-mo"

3 letters 💭 Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: SLO

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37D: "59. Org. whose staffers wear royal blue uniforms"

3 letters 💭 Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an agency established in 2001 to safeguard united states transportation systems and insure safe air travel
• Similar words include: Transportation Security Administration
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: TSA

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38D: "60. Lenovo products, informally"

3 letters 💭 Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time
• Similar words include: microcomputer, PC, personal computer
• Pattern: ___

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Answer: PCS

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39D: "61. Just get (by)"

3 letters 💭 Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

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Answer: EKE

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Expert Solving Strategies

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Question marks indicate wordplay or puns. "Maybe" suggests multiple interpretations.

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Common crossword words repeat. Learning them speeds up future solving.

Today's Puzzle Stats

31 Across Clues

39 Down Clues

70 Total Clues

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