Solving the friday September 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Answers

This crossword puzzle was in the New York times on the 20/09/2024 and there are several clues; some of them are literary while others are funny and creative. For those who appreciate crosswords, solving these clues is both enjoyable and a challenge. If you have a specific word in mind, which you are attempting to fit into the puzzle, or if you simply want to ensure you are correct in solving it, we assist in solving the puzzle. Below are the NYT crossword clues as well as professional advice and solutions that can be helpful in the process.

As to how this can be done, let’s start with the example of the NYT crossword puzzle for September 20, 2024, and the process of ignoring both the across and the down clues. Here are the answers, some of the reasons and for some of the more challenging ones, a few hints to start you off. tt all the information below.

NY Times Crossword Clues for September 20, 2024

Across Clues for September 20, 2024

• The clue is 1. Philosophy influenced by Aristotle's concept of the Unmoved Mover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEISM

  Possible Answer : theism

  Possible Opposite Answer : atheism




• The clue is 7. Four-year-old in pig tales?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEPPA




• The clue is 12. Dog breed with a blue-black tongue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHARPEI




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

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

  The answer: EXERTS

  Possible Answer : exert, maintain, exercise, wield




• The clue is 15. Members of the family Passeridae. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARROWS

  Possible Answer : dunnock, true_sparrow, Prunella_modularis, hedge_sparrow, sparrow




• The clue is 16. Upgrade, as a backsplash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETILE




• The clue is 17. Some flats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONDOS

  Possible Answer : condo, condominium




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

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

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer : SOP, souse, douse, standard_operating_procedure, standard_procedure, dowse, soak, standing_operating_procedure, soak_through, sop, drench, sops




• The clue is 20. "Wowzers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAN

  Possible Answer : serviceman, man, gentleman, piece, Isle_of_Man, homo, adult_male, world, human_beings, humans, mankind, valet, human, human_being, military_man, military_personnel, Man, gentleman's_gentleman, humanity, valet_de_chambre, humankind, human_race

  Possible Opposite Answer : woman, civilian




• The clue is 21. "The Tin Drum" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSKAR




• The clue is 22. Harshly criticizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIPS

  Possible Answer : riptide, rip, pull, rend, rive, rent, crosscurrent, split, profligate, rake, countercurrent, tide_rip, roue, blood, rakehell, snag, tear




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

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

  The answer: PENS

  Possible Answer : penitentiary, indite, pen, compose, playpen, write




• The clue is 24. Gunty who wrote "The Rabbit Hutch," winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESS

  Possible Answer : ti, si, Te, te, atomic_number_52, tellurium




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

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

  The answer: AUNT

  Possible Answer : aunt, aunty, auntie

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncle




• The clue is 26. You might sleep on it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERTA




• The clue is 27. Industry that emerged in the 1970s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAMING

  Possible Answer : play, game, gambling, gaming, stake, punt, bet_on, gage, back




• The clue is 29. Flip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSEIT




• The clue is 30. Windy flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRALSTAIRCASE




• The clue is 33. Lays waste to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAVOCS

  Possible Answer : havoc, mayhem




• The clue is 34. Option for a backpacker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSTEL

  Possible Answer : youth_hostel, inn, hostelry, auberge, lodge, hostel, student_lodging




• The clue is 35. Apt name for a successful crypto investor?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERICH




• The clue is 36. Farmer's market sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENT

  Possible Answer : collapsible_shelter, bivouac, encamp, camp, tent, camp_out




• The clue is 37. Sub. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMP

  Possible Answer : temp, temporary, temporary_worker




• The clue is 40. Safe place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANK

  Possible Answer : deposit, bank, depository_financial_institution, rely, money_box, banking_concern, cant, camber, banking_company, savings_bank, bank_building, swear, trust, coin_bank

  Possible Opposite Answer : mistrust, withdraw




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

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

  The answer: JAPE

  Possible Answer : gag, laugh, jest, jape, joke




• The clue is 42. Brazilian soccer club named for an explorer, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VASCO




• The clue is 43. Director Lee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANG

  Possible Answer : ANG, Air_National_Guard




• The clue is 44. Manufacturer of minifigures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGO

  Possible Answer : Lego, Lego_set




• The clue is 45. Like you and me. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORTAL

  Possible Answer : deathly, soul, mortal, individual, deadly, someone, person, somebody

  Possible Opposite Answer : immortal




• The clue is 46. Showed sleepiness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODDED

  Possible Answer : nod




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

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

  The answer: INITIATE

  Possible Answer : originate, learned_person, pundit, initiate, enlightened, broach, tyro, tiro, beginner, novice, pioneer, savant, induct, lead_up, start

  Possible Opposite Answer : uninitiate




• The clue is 50. John, in Milan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIANNI




• The clue is 51. Unwelcome sight in musical chairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSEATS




• The clue is 52. Twosomes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DYADS

  Possible Answer : twain, pair, couple, span, twosome, brace, duo, dyad, yoke, distich, couplet, duet, duad




• The clue is 53. Actress Bella of Disney's "Shake It Up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THORNE

Down Clues for September 20, 2024:

• The clue is 1. Part of the Detroit Lions schedule since 1934. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THANKSGIVINGDAY

• The clue is 2. Extremely solid. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: HARDASAROCK

• The clue is 3. What an "X" might mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERROR

  Possible Answer: erroneousness, computer_error, mistake, misplay, erroneous_belief, wrongdoing, fault, error

• The clue is 4. Market events, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPOS

  Possible Answer: initial_public_offering, IPO, initial_offering

• The clue is 5. Wrap (up). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEW

  Possible Answer: sew, run_up, tailor-make, sew_together, stitch, tailor

• The clue is 6. Failing to get it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISSINGTHEPOINT

• The clue is 7. Lawbreakers, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERPS

• The clue is 8. People for whom a "no contact" rule might apply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXES

  Possible Answer: ex-wife, ex-husband, x, ex, X

• The clue is 9. ___ food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PET

  Possible Answer: favourite, favored, ducky, preferred, favorite, dearie, PET, preferent, pet, positron_emission_tomography, best-loved, deary, darling

• The clue is 10. A lot to like?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMEREALESTATE

• The clue is 11. Ancient civilization doomed by greed, in myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLANTIS

  Possible Answer: Atlantis

• The clue is 12. "What if ...?," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOSE

• The clue is 14. Feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENSATE

  Possible Answer: sensate

• The clue is 15. Alexander Graham Bell, by birth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOT

  Possible Answer: Scotsman, Scot, Scotchman

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

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer: choose, opt, prefer

• The clue is 22. Lines on a ski map. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNS

  Possible Answer: play, execute, rivulet, tend, be_given, course, draw, break_away, consort, range, carry, black_market, trial, hunt_down, die_hard, bleed, foot_race, campaign, incline, extend, go, lam, tally, ravel, test, footrace, persist, race, running, political_campaign, turn_tail, hunt, pass, melt, operate, function, move, track_down, take_to_the_woods, prevail, ply, run_away, running_game, head_for_the_hills, guide, run_for, hightail_it, scarper, runnel, ladder, rill, outpouring, running_play, work, scat, streak, lead, endure, melt_down, unravel, discharge, fly_the_coop, feed, bunk, streamlet, flow, escape, run, lean

  Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle

• The clue is 23. Kind of diet high in omega-3 fatty acids. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: PESCETARIAN

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

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

  The answer: AILS

  Possible Answer: pain, trouble, ail, garlic

• The clue is 26. Excel function. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORT

  Possible Answer: form, classify, sorting, screen_out, sort_out, separate, screen, sieve, variety, assort, kind, sort, class

• The clue is 28. Kind of number represented by the equation M = v/c. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACH

  Possible Answer: Ernst_Mach, Mach

• The clue is 29. Honor roll, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIST

  Possible Answer: leaning, number, tilt, heel, listing, list, inclination, name, lean

• The clue is 30. A "whole" thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEBANG

  Possible Answer: shebang

• The clue is 31. "Being slightly ___ is like being slightly pregnant — it tends to get worse": Molly Ivins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARANOID

  Possible Answer: paranoid, paranoiac

• The clue is 32. Battleship corner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AONE

• The clue is 36. Size indicator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAG

  Possible Answer: rag, tag_end, track, shred, chase, tag, tatter, go_after, mark, tail, trail, ticket, give_chase, chase_after, label, dog

• The clue is 38. Exams with a highest possible score of 528, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCATS

• The clue is 39. Vault opener?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLE

  Possible Answer: celestial_pole, punt, perch, rod, magnetic_pole, pole, terminal, Pole

• The clue is 41. Plural form decried by staunch "Star Wars" fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEDIS

• The clue is 42. Ticket picker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOTER

  Possible Answer: elector, voter

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

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer: lend, add, contribute, bestow, impart, loan, bring

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow

• The clue is 45. Paste with an umami taste. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer: miso

• The clue is 47. Kind of test that's impossible to study for?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNA

  Possible Answer: desoxyribonucleic_acid, deoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA

• The clue is 49. Japanese art form whose name means "skill". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOH

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Across Clues and Answers (36)

Clue #1: 1. First Nations group

4-letter answer Answer: CREE

Word Help: Synonyms: Cree

Clue #2: 5. It might be treated with a kiss and a Band-Aid

6-letter answer Answer: BOOBOO

Clue #3: 11. Layered haircut

4-letter answer Answer: SHAG

Word Help: Synonyms: roll_in_the_hay, ass, piece_of_ass

Clue #4: 15. Harvest

4-letter answer Answer: REAP

Word Help: Synonyms: draw, glean, reap

Clue #5: 16. Bacall of "How to Marry a Millionaire"

6-letter answer Answer: LAUREN

Clue #6: 17. "A rising ___ lifts all boats"

4-letter answer Answer: TIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: lunar_time_period, surge, tide
Antonyms: ebb

Clue #7: 18. Orange-colored fruit pastry

11-letter answer Answer: APRICOTTART

Clue #8: 20. Central Plains tribe

4-letter answer Answer: OTOE

Word Help: Synonyms: Oto, Otoe

Clue #9: 21. Mistake in logical reasoning

7-letter answer Answer: FALLACY

Word Help: Synonyms: false_belief, fallacy

Clue #10: 22. Denny's competitor

4-letter answer Answer: IHOP

Clue #11: 24. Actress Cicely of "The Help"

5-letter answer Answer: TYSON

Word Help: Synonyms: Tyson, Mike_Tyson, Michael_Gerald_Tyson

Clue #12: 25. "Just do it" and others

9-letter answer Answer: ADSLOGANS

Clue #13: 30. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" poet

13-letter answer Answer: GILSCOTTHERON

Clue #14: 33. Rhymes over a backing beat

4-letter answer Answer: RAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: whang, rap_music, blame

Clue #15: 36. Head-in-the-clouds

5-letter answer Answer: SPACY

Word Help: Synonyms: spacy, spaced-out, spacey

Clue #16: 37. City that's home to the Shitennoji temple

5-letter answer Answer: OSAKA

Word Help: Synonyms: Osaka

Clue #17: 38. Words before "believe" or "declare"

3-letter answer Answer: IDO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ido

Clue #18: 39. ___ generis

3-letter answer Answer: SUI

Clue #19: 40. More, in Mexico City

3-letter answer Answer: MAS

Word Help: Synonyms: mamma, mA, Bay_State

Clue #20: 42. Downturn

3-letter answer Answer: DIP

Word Help: Synonyms: douse, sink, cutpurse

Clue #21: 43. Easily duped person

5-letter answer Answer: CHUMP

Word Help: Synonyms: soft_touch, gull, patsy

Clue #22: 45. Michelangelo marble masterpiece

5-letter answer Answer: DAVID

Word Help: Synonyms: Jacques_Louis_David, David, Saint_David

Clue #23: 48. Samosa tidbits

4-letter answer Answer: PEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: pea_plant, pea

Clue #24: 49. Dairy product with curds

13-letter answer Answer: COTTAGECHEESE

Clue #25: 52. Looks that might send a chill down one's spine

9-letter answer Answer: ICYSTARES

Clue #26: 53. Fruits often poached with cinnamon

5-letter answer Answer: PEARS

Word Help: Synonyms: pear_tree, Pyrus_communis, pear

Clue #27: 57. "None of it's true!"

4-letter answer Answer: LIES

Word Help: Synonyms: prevarication, Trygve_Lie, Trygve_Halvden_Lie
Antonyms: arise, stand

Clue #28: 58. Disposable coaster at a bar

7-letter answer Answer: BEERMAT

Clue #29: 60. Ocean, poetically

4-letter answer Answer: MAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: main, primary, briny
Antonyms: dependent

Clue #30: 62. Carnival confection ... or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle

11-letter answer Answer: COTTONCANDY

Clue #31: 66. Dad, in Korean

4-letter answer Answer: APPA

Clue #32: 67. Though

6-letter answer Answer: ALBEIT

Clue #33: 68. Soccer score

4-letter answer Answer: GOAL

Word Help: Synonyms: goal, finish, destination

Clue #34: 69. Member of the South Asian diaspora

4-letter answer Answer: DESI

Clue #35: 70. They need a push to get started

6-letter answer Answer: PEDALS

Word Help: Synonyms: pedal_point, pedal, bicycle

Clue #36: 71. Raison d'___

4-letter answer Answer: ETRE

Across Clues and Answers (36)

Clue #1: 1. Crossword construction, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: CRAFT

Word Help: Synonyms: craftiness, guile, trade

Clue #2: 2. Settle, as a debt

5-letter answer Answer: REPAY

Word Help: Synonyms: requite, refund, come_back

Clue #3: 3. They outrank viscounts

5-letter answer Answer: EARLS

Word Help: Synonyms: earl

Clue #4: 4. Literary postscripts

7-letter answer Answer: EPILOGS

Word Help: Synonyms: epilogue, epilog

Clue #5: 5. Group that votes together

4-letter answer Answer: BLOC

Word Help: Synonyms: bloc, axis

Clue #6: 6. Like some ales and health bars

4-letter answer Answer: OATY

Clue #7: 7. Living life openly, in a way

3-letter answer Answer: OUT

Word Help: Synonyms: away, kayoed, verboten
Antonyms: safe

Clue #8: 8. Garment with cups

3-letter answer Answer: BRA

Word Help: Synonyms: brassiere, bra, bandeau

Clue #9: 9. Opposite of 'neath

3-letter answer Answer: OER

Clue #10: 10. Betting recklessly at the poker table

6-letter answer Answer: ONTILT

Clue #11: 11. Moe, Larry and Curly

7-letter answer Answer: STOOGES

Word Help: Synonyms: goat, yes-man, butt

Clue #12: 12. Listing of top tunes

9-letter answer Answer: HITPARADE

Clue #13: 13. Much ___ about nothing

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: fuss, bustle, flurry

Clue #14: 14. "Fancy that!"

3-letter answer Answer: GEE

Word Help: Synonyms: g, g-force, gee

Clue #15: 19. "Will you let me, please?"

4-letter answer Answer: CANI

Clue #16: 23. Snack cakes with swirls

5-letter answer Answer: HOHOS

Clue #17: 25. Obama health law, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ACA

Clue #18: 26. "What's up, ___?"

3-letter answer Answer: DOC

Word Help: Synonyms: MD, Department_of_Commerce, Commerce_Department

Clue #19: 27. Totally hamper

6-letter answer Answer: STYMIE

Word Help: Synonyms: blockade, block, stymy

Clue #20: 28. Finnish telecom giant

5-letter answer Answer: NOKIA

Clue #21: 29. Kudos at a poetry slam

5-letter answer Answer: SNAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: catch, bust, snap_fastener
Antonyms: inelasticity

Clue #22: 31. Sch. with the cheer "Geaux Tigers!"

3-letter answer Answer: LSU

Clue #23: 32. Spinner of silk

6-letter answer Answer: SPIDER

Word Help: Synonyms: spider, wanderer

Clue #24: 33. Actress Christina of "Yellowjackets"

5-letter answer Answer: RICCI

Clue #25: 34. Like some committees

5-letter answer Answer: ADHOC

Clue #26: 35. Desired effect of a plumping gloss

9-letter answer Answer: POUTYLIPS

Clue #27: 39. Sudden surge

5-letter answer Answer: SPATE

Word Help: Synonyms: deal, tidy_sum, mass

Clue #28: 41. Summer drink suffix

3-letter answer Answer: ADE

Word Help: Synonyms: fruit_drink, ade

Clue #29: 44. O.T. high point?

7-letter answer Answer: MTSINAI

Clue #30: 46. Flexible card in blackjack

3-letter answer Answer: ACE

Word Help: Synonyms: one, 1, sail_through

Clue #31: 47. Pre-DVD format

3-letter answer Answer: VHS

Clue #32: 48. System of hereditary titles and noble ranks

7-letter answer Answer: PEERAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: peerage, baronage

Clue #33: 50. Tank top?

6-letter answer Answer: GASCAP

Clue #34: 51. Design deet

4-letter answer Answer: SPEC

Word Help: Synonyms: spec, specification

Clue #35: 54. "Are too!" response

5-letter answer Answer: AMNOT

Clue #36: 55. Doppler device

5-letter answer Answer: RADAR

Word Help: Synonyms: microwave_radar, radiolocation, radio_detection_and_ranging

Clue #37: 56. Fashion sense

5-letter answer Answer: STYLE

Word Help: Synonyms: style, expressive_style, vogue

Clue #38: 58. Bring to 212°

4-letter answer Answer: BOIL

Word Help: Synonyms: churn, moil, boiling_point
Antonyms: freeze

Clue #39: 59. Towering Tolkien creatures

4-letter answer Answer: ENTS

Clue #40: 60. Worked up, say

3-letter answer Answer: MAD

Word Help: Synonyms: mad, unbalanced, delirious

Clue #41: 61. Chest-beating mammal

3-letter answer Answer: APE

Word Help: Synonyms: anthropoid, emulator, imitator

Clue #42: 63. Copa Mundial shout

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #43: 64. Still undecided, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: TBD

Clue #44: 65. Product of the Camellia sinensis plant

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: Camellia_sinensis, afternoon_tea, teatime

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:

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Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Option : Mac :: ___ : PC - Show Answer
  

  ALT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: altitude, EL, elevation, ALT



• 4. Voodoo Ranger, e.g., for short - Show Answer
  

  IPA

  (3 letters)



• 7. Kahlo or Kandinsky - Show Answer
  

  ARTIST

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: artist, creative_person



• 13. Pick up again - Show Answer
  

  RELEARN

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: relearn



• 15. Apartment sharer, informally - Show Answer
  

  ROOMIE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: roommate, roomie, roomy



• 16. Restaurant handout that might come with crayons - Show Answer
  

  KIDSMENU

  (8 letters)



• 18. Geologic layers - Show Answer
  

  STRATA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: socio-economic_class, social_class, stratum, class, layer, level



• 19. "And in this corner ..." speaker - Show Answer
  

  RINGANNOUNCER

  (13 letters)



• 21. Sticky stuff - Show Answer
  

  GOO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: goop, gook, slime, gunk, ooze, muck, sludge, goo, guck



• 22. Teller's partner in magic - Show Answer
  

  PENN

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Penn, University_of_Pennsylvania, William_Penn, Pennsylvania



• 23. "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!," e.g. - Show Answer
  

  CHANT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: intonate, chant, intone, cantillate, tone



• 26. Seven on a sundial - Show Answer
  

  VII

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: septet, seven, septenary, vii, 7, sevener, VII, heptad



• 27. Morse code component - Show Answer
  

  DASH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: scare_off, dart, sprint, flash, smash, shoot, dash, panache, scud, scare, scare_away, flair, pall, scoot, dah, style, elan, frighten_off, hyphen, bolt, frighten_away, crash, daunt



• 31. Cartoon frame - Show Answer
  

  CEL

  (3 letters)



• 32. Use non-lead pipes? - Show Answer
  

  SINGBACKUP

  (10 letters)



• 35. Something seen in a bubble above a cartoon head - Show Answer
  

  THOUGHT

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: imagine, intend, conceive, reckon, guess, think, believe, thinking, persuasion, opine, remember, cerebration, call_up, retrieve, intellection, call_back, thought, mean, sentiment, cogitate, view, recollect, thought_process, suppose, opinion, cerebrate, consider, mentation, idea, recall

  Antonyms: forget



• 38. In a speedy way - Show Answer
  

  HASTILY

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: hastily, hurriedly, in_haste

  Antonyms: unhurriedly



• 39. Actor who plays Luther Stickell in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise - Show Answer
  

  VINGRHAMES

  (10 letters)



• 41. Piece of corn - Show Answer
  

  EAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pinna, capitulum, ear, spike, auricle



• 42. Uber- relative - Show Answer
  

  MEGA

  (4 letters)



• 43. "Spy vs. Spy" magazine - Show Answer
  

  MAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: frantic, insane, sore, huffy, sick, unbalanced, unhinged, delirious, brainsick, disturbed, excited, mad, unrestrained, demented, harebrained, crazy



• 44. Like some gods in the Marvel Universe - Show Answer
  

  NORSE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Norse, Norwegian, Norseman, Scandinavian, Northman, Scandinavian_language, North_Germanic_language, Nordic, North_Germanic



• 46. Dreidel turn - Show Answer
  

  SPIN

  (4 letters)

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



• 48. Text of appreciation - Show Answer
  

  THX

  (3 letters)



• 49. Projectiles tossed into cups of beer, in a drinking game - Show Answer
  

  PINGPONGBALLS

  (13 letters)



• 55. End of a threat - Show Answer
  

  ORELSE

  (6 letters)



• 56. Points collected for flying - Show Answer
  

  AIRMILES

  (8 letters)



• 59. Pep rally cry - Show Answer
  

  GOTEAM

  (6 letters)



• 60. Acknowledging an invitation ... or a hint to the starts of 19-, 32-, 39- and 49-Across - Show Answer
  

  RSVPING

  (7 letters)



• 61. Beginnings - Show Answer
  

  ONSETS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: onset, onslaught, attack, onrush, oncoming



• 62. Dramatic salsa move - Show Answer
  

  DIP

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: magnetic_dip, souse, drop, magnetic_inclination, dip, douse, dim, inclination, pickpocket, fall, dunk, sink, duck, cutpurse, free_fall, plunge, angle_of_dip



• 63. Morse code component - Show Answer
  

  DOT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: dit, scatter, window_pane, acid, Department_of_Transportation, sprinkle, pane, stud, point, dose, superman, Transportation, Elvis, loony_toons, Zen, constellate, dust, dot, battery-acid, DoT, back_breaker, disperse, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Noah's craft - Show Answer
  

  ARK

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Ark_of_the_Covenant, Ark, ark



• 2. Gift with flowers - Show Answer
  

  LEI

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: garland, chaplet, wreath, lei, leu, coronal



• 3. "To recap," in an internet initialism - Show Answer
  

  TLDR

  (4 letters)



• 4. Indignant denial - Show Answer
  

  IAMNOT

  (6 letters)



• 5. Pasta sauce brand - Show Answer
  

  PREGO

  (5 letters)



• 6. Soprano Netrebko - Show Answer
  

  ANNA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: anna



• 7. Fire-setting crime - Show Answer
  

  ARSON

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: fire-raising, arson, incendiarism



• 8. Features of the U.S. Capitol and Rome's Pantheon - Show Answer
  

  ROTUNDAS

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: rotunda



• 9. Experiencing a dilemma - Show Answer
  

  TORN

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: torn, shoot_down, deplumate, deplume, pluck, pull, tear, displume, buck, snap, shoot, charge, lacerated, rupture, bust, lacerate, mangled



• 10. Big Apple? - Show Answer
  

  IMAC

  (4 letters)



• 11. Collection of web pages - Show Answer
  

  SITE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: site, web_site, internet_site, situation, locate, website, land_site, place



• 12. Start to cry, with "up" - Show Answer
  

  TEAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: deplumate, buck, shoot, teardrop, shoot_down, deplume, snap, bust, rupture, tear, bout, split, pluck, rent, displume, charge, rip, pull, snag, binge



• 14. Endorse digitally - Show Answer
  

  ESIGN

  (5 letters)



• 17. Remove from a bulletin board - Show Answer
  

  UNPIN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: unpin

  Antonyms: pin



• 20. Called to a colt, say - Show Answer
  

  NEIGHED

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: neigh, whinny, nicker, whicker



• 23. Security camera inits. - Show Answer
  

  CCTV

  (4 letters)



• 24. Masculine pronoun pair - Show Answer
  

  HEHIM

  (5 letters)



• 25. How an introvert likes to spend time - Show Answer
  

  ALONE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: solitary, only, unequalled, exclusively, solely, lone, alone, unequaled, lonely, unparalleled, solo, entirely, unaccompanied, unique



• 26. A, B, C, D, E or K - Show Answer
  

  VITAMIN

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: vitamin



• 28. Play division - Show Answer
  

  ACT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: behave, routine, act_as, pretend, play, human_activity, number, enactment, do, represent, roleplay, bit, act, turn, move, dissemble, human_action, playact, work, deed

  Antonyms: refrain



• 29. Winter lift rider - Show Answer
  

  SKIER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: skier



• 30. Hawaiian dances - Show Answer
  

  HULAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: hula-hula, Hawaiian_dancing, hula



• 32. "Don't say a word!" - Show Answer
  

  SHH

  (3 letters)



• 33. Some undergrad degs. - Show Answer
  

  BAS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: BA, Artium_Baccalaurens, Bachelor_of_Arts, atomic_number_56, barium, Ba, AB



• 34. Ritualistic bonfire - Show Answer
  

  PYRE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: funeral_pyre, pyre



• 36. Fashion brand founded by an Australian surfer - Show Answer
  

  UGG

  (3 letters)



• 37. Tries to seize - Show Answer
  

  GRASPSAT

  (8 letters)



• 40. Japanese comics - Show Answer
  

  MANGA

  (5 letters)



• 44. Hart Memorial Trophy recipient, for short - Show Answer
  

  NHLMVP

  (6 letters)



• 45. Yellow primrose - Show Answer
  

  OXLIP

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: oxlip, paigle, Primula_elatior



• 47. Sonnets and such - Show Answer
  

  POEMS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: poem, verse_form



• 48. Ankle bones - Show Answer
  

  TARSI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tarsus



• 49. ___ stick - Show Answer
  

  POGO

  (4 letters)



• 50. Most of the earth's core - Show Answer
  

  IRON

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: iron, atomic_number_26, smoothing_iron, Fe, press, iron_out, branding_iron, cast-iron



• 51. Brooklyn squad - Show Answer
  

  NETS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: net_profit, internet, mesh, sack, profit, net, profits, sack_up, web, lucre, clear, meshing, earnings, network, nett, net_income, meshwork, cyberspace



• 52. Elation - Show Answer
  

  GLEE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: glee, gloating, hilarity, mirth, gloat, gleefulness, mirthfulness



• 53. Ornithologist's interest - Show Answer
  

  BIRD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: razzing, hoot, razz, chick, boo, snort, birdwatch, shuttle, Bronx_cheer, birdie, bird, fowl, skirt, raspberry, dame, wench, hiss, doll, shuttlecock



• 54. Used a fire pole - Show Answer
  

  SLID

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: slip, slither, skid, slide, slue, slew



• 57. Ambient musician Brian - Show Answer
  

  ENO

  (3 letters)



• 58. Three-striper in the Army: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  SGT

  (3 letters)

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