Tuesday, September 14, 1999 | NYT crosswords clues with answers - hints

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 14, 1999

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Contralto's counterpart -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  BASSO

  Possible Answer : bass, bass_voice, basso



• 6. Richard of "Pretty Woman" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  GERE



• 10. Arm or leg -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  LIMB

  Possible Answer : branch, limb, arm, tree_branch



• 14. Consumer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  EATER

  Possible Answer : eater, feeder



• 15. Part of I.C.U. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  UNIT

  Possible Answer : whole, social_unit, building_block, unit_of_measurement, unit



• 16. Race track -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OVAL

  Possible Answer : elliptical, oval, ovoid, elliptic, ellipse, ovate, oviform, egg-shaped, prolate, oval-shaped



• 17. Castle feature -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  DRAWBRIDGE

  Possible Answer : lift_bridge, drawbridge



• 19. Shuttle scheduler -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NASA

  Possible Answer : National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration, NASA



• 20. 50 minutes with a psychiatrist, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  SESSION

  Possible Answer : academic_term, academic_session, school_term, session, sitting, seance



• 21. Yeses -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  ASSENTS

  Possible Answer : assent, acquiesce, acquiescence, accede

  Possible Opposite: dissent



• 23. Ready for overtime -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TIED

  Possible Answer : trussed, even, level, bind, tied, splice, link, fastened, bond, connect, link_up, marry, draw, attach, laced, wed, tie

  Possible Opposite: untied, untie, disconnect, unlaced



• 25. Clear, as a disk -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ERASE

  Possible Answer : rub_out, delete, wipe_out, score_out, efface, wipe_off, erase

  Possible Opposite: record



• 26. "Joe" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  JAVA

  Possible Answer : Java, coffee, java



• 30. Honors -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  LAURELS

  Possible Answer : laurel, honour, Arthur_Stanley_Jefferson_Laurel, laurels, honor, Stan_Laurel, award, laurel_wreath, bay_wreath, Laurel, accolade

  Possible Opposite: dishonor



• 33. Home to 9,000 Maine collegians -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ORONO

  Possible Answer : Orono



• 35. "Oh, for Pete's ___" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SAKE

  Possible Answer : saki, sake, interest, rice_beer



• 36. Elsie's greeting -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  MOO

  Possible Answer : moo, low



• 39. Absolutely best part -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (15 letters) word

  JEWELINTHECROWN



• 43. Old spy org. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  OSS

  Possible Answer : bone, osmium, atomic_number_76, oculus_sinister, Os, OS, operating_system, os



• 44. Result of melting -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DRIP

  Possible Answer : drip_mould, drip, dribble, drop, drip_mold, trickle, dripping



• 45. Gown fabric -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  TULLE

  Possible Answer : tulle



• 46. Troop formation -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  PHALANX

  Possible Answer : phalanx



• 49. Hardy heroine -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TESS

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



• 50. Bewildered -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ATSEA



• 53. PBS Emmy winner -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  NOVA

  Possible Answer : nova



• 55. Plotzed -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  FAINTED

  Possible Answer : pass_out, conk, swoon, faint



• 58. African member of OPEC -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  NIGERIA

  Possible Answer : Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria, Nigeria



• 63. Time to make a move -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  TURN

  Possible Answer : spell, go, work, crook, number, reverse, routine, bend, deform, ferment, twist, plough, turn_of_events, sprain, round, turn, bout, wrick, good_turn, change_by_reversal, change_state, turn_over, wrench, grow, sour, tour, become, plow, move_around, bit, turning, play, act, release, rick, flex, call_on

  Possible Opposite: unbend



• 64. Fruit or mincemeat, e.g. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (10 letters) word

  PIEFILLING



• 66. Duel tool -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EPEE

  Possible Answer : epee



• 67. "I had no ___!" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  IDEA

  Possible Answer : idea, thought, mind, theme, approximation, melodic_theme, estimation, estimate, musical_theme



• 68. Any song by the Supremes -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  OLDIE

  Possible Answer : oldie, golden_oldie



• 69. Slash -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  REND

  Possible Answer : pull, rive, rend, rip



• 70. Filly's brother -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  COLT

  Possible Answer : Colt, colt



• 71. Adam and Mae -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  WESTS

  Possible Answer : Occident, west, Cicily_Isabel_Fairfield, Dame_Rebecca_West, westward, Benjamin_West, W, Rebecca_West, western_United_States, Mae_West, West, due_west

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Resting places -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  BEDS

  Possible Answer: screw, hit_the_sack, love, bottom, have_it_away, make_love, retire, get_it_on, turn_in, be_intimate, have_sex, layer, hump, jazz, have_intercourse, fuck, roll_in_the_hay, eff, crawl_in, go_to_sleep, make_out, lie_with, do_it, have_a_go_at_it, sack_out, sleep_with, bonk, have_it_off, hit_the_hay, bed, get_laid, sleep_together, seam, bang, go_to_bed, kip_down, know

  Possible Opposite: turn_out, get_up

• 2. Swiss stream -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  AARE

  Possible Answer: Aare_River, Aar, Aare

• 3. Stops on the I.R.T. -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  STAS

• 4. Wraps (up) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  SEWS

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

• 5. Once around the world -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  ORBIT

  Possible Answer: celestial_orbit, range, eye_socket, orbital_cavity, orb, reach, sphere, arena, orbit, compass, cranial_orbit, revolve, domain, scope, ambit, area, field, electron_orbit

• 6. Kind of pig -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  GUINEA

  Possible Answer: Guinea, guinea, guinea_fowl, Republic_of_Guinea, dago, Numida_meleagris, greaseball, French_Guinea, wop, ginzo

• 7. Butt -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  END

  Possible Answer: stop, remnant, cease, last, remainder, conclusion, end, close, death, terminate, destruction, final_stage, closing, oddment, ending, terminal, finish, goal

  Possible Opposite: beginning, begin

• 8. Latvia's capital -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  RIGA

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Latvia, Riga

• 9. Summers in France -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ETES

• 10. Antisocial types -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  LONERS

  Possible Answer: loner, lone_wolf, lone_hand

• 11. Former Mrs. Trump -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  IVANA

• 12. Flag places -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  MASTS

  Possible Answer: mast

• 13. Not at all excited -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  BLASE

  Possible Answer: blase, worldly, bored

• 18. Disturb -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ROIL

  Possible Answer: boil, rile, churn, moil, roil

• 22. High-quality -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  SELECT

  Possible Answer: take, pick_out, prime, quality, select, choice, choose, prize, blue-ribbon

• 24. Part of sweeping efforts? -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (7 letters) word

  DUSTPAN

  Possible Answer: dustpan, dustpanful

• 26. Skater Starbuck -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  JOJO

• 27. God of war -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ARES

  Possible Answer: are, Ares, ar

• 28. Promises -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  VOWS

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• 29. Chemical ending -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  ANE

  Possible Answer: one, i, 1, ane

• 31. When repeated, enthusiastic -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  RAH

• 32. Squeeze (out) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EKE

• 34. Passé -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  OLDHAT

• 36. Underground type -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  MOLE

  Possible Answer: bulwark, gram_molecule, groin, seawall, counterspy, mol, mole, breakwater, groyne, jetty

• 37. Predators on mice -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  OWLS

  Possible Answer: bird_of_Minerva, bird_of_night, owl, hooter

• 38. End drawer in a till -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ONES

  Possible Answer: ace, unity, single, one, I, 1

• 40. Roth ___ (investment choice) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  IRA

  Possible Answer: Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, wrath, Provisional_IRA, anger, IRA, Provos, ire, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, ira

• 41. Zip -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  NIL

  Possible Answer: nada, nothing, null, goose_egg, zilch, cipher, cypher, aught, zip, zero, nil, naught, zippo, nix

• 42. Grind, so to speak -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  RUT

  Possible Answer: estrus, groove, rut, heat, furrow, oestrus

  Possible Opposite: anestrus

• 46. Wrote -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  PENNED

  Possible Answer: write, pen, compose, indite

• 47. Like some yogurt -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (6 letters) word

  NONFAT

  Possible Answer: fatless, fat-free, nonfat

  Possible Opposite: fatty

• 48. The Louis whose mother was Marie Antoinette -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  XVII

  Possible Answer: XVII, xvii, 17, seventeen

• 50. Second photo in a testimonial ad -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  AFTER

  Possible Answer: subsequently, afterward, afterwards, later_on, after, later

• 51. Hose shade -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  TAUPE

  Possible Answer: taupe, fuscous

• 52. Signal to pull over -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  SIREN

  Possible Answer: Siren, temptress, siren, Delilah, enchantress, femme_fatale

• 54. Radiant -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (5 letters) word

  AGLOW

  Possible Answer: aglow, lucent, luminous, lambent

• 56. "Ulysses," for one -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  EPIC

  Possible Answer: epic_poem, epical, larger-than-life, heroic, heroic_poem, epos, epic

• 57. Queen of Carthage -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  DIDO

  Possible Answer: Dido

• 59. Big fashion magazine -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  ELLE

• 60. Clears (of) -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  RIDS

  Possible Answer: disembarrass, free, rid

• 61. "What's ___ for me?" -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  INIT

• 62. Ripens -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (4 letters) word

  AGES

  Possible Answer: historic_period, maturate, mature, geezerhood, long_time, age, get_on, old_age, years, senesce, eld

  Possible Opposite: rejuvenate

• 65. Sushi order -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (3 letters) word

  EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

December 21, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (42 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 77 (42 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

December 21, 2023 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Queue before Q	4
2A	5. Org. with a top 10 list	3
3A	8. Some fluffy slippers	4
4A	12. "The Good Dinosaur" dinosaur	4
5A	13. Predators whose females are the main hunters	5
6A	15. Stand-out performance?	4
7A	16. Water under the drawbridge	4
8A	17. High up	5
9A	18. Nov. or Dec. event for a Sagittarius	4
10A	19. Transport, in a way	3
11A	20. Put in a box	7
12A	22. It's a ball	3
13A	23. Fitting	3
14A	24. Irrigation structure	3
15A	25. Messenger ___	3
16A	26. Teeny	3
17A	27. Reefer and clipper	5
18A	29. Scarf down	3
19A	31. Group known for playing mind games	5
20A	33. See 62-Down	4
21A	34. Not cool	5
22A	36. "Knives Out" director Johnson	4
23A	37. Like a custard	4
24A	38. Farmer's market booth	5
25A	39. Kitchen cabinet climbers	4
26A	40. People don't see through them	9
27A	43. Duo with the 2011 #1 hit "Party Rock Anthem"	5
28A	46. Cook again in oil	5
29A	50. Cooks, as some kernels	7
30A	53. Brown in strips	7
31A	55. Lead-in to season	3
32A	56. "Bet you can't do better!"	7
33A	58. 2010 health law, in brief	3
34A	59. Hard walk	4
35A	61. Fanatical	5
36A	62. Latin love	4
37A	63. Sludge	4
38A	64. Bird that flies with its neck outstretched	5
39A	65. "Good as ___" (Lizzo hit)	4
40A	66. Wild catch?	4
41A	67. Substitute for "subs"	5
42A	68. "Golly!"	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Queue before Q"

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: LGBT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Org. with a top 10 list"

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 federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the department of justice
• Words that mean the same thing: Federal Bureau of Investigation
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Some fluffy slippers"

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: UGGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. "The Good Dinosaur" dinosaur"

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: ARLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. Predators whose females are the main hunters"

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 gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo, Panthera leo, king of beasts
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Stand-out performance?"

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 activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: unaccompanied, alone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Water under the drawbridge"

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 ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
• Words that mean the same thing: fosse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. High up"

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 at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Nov. or Dec. event for a Sagittarius"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Transport, in a way"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
• Words that mean the same thing: busbar, motorbus, double-decker
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "20. Put in a box"

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: CRATEUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. It's a ball"

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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: globe, eyeball, orbit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. Fitting"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: pertinent, minded, apposite
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "24. Irrigation structure"

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 barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: dike, decametre, dekametre
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "25. Messenger ___"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "26. Teeny"

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 short time
• Words that mean the same thing: spend a penny, pee, weeny
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "27. Reefer and clipper"

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 vessel that carries passengers or freight
• Words that mean the same thing: send, embark, ship
• The opposite would be: disembark
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "29. Scarf down"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: deplete, run through, eat on
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "31. Group known for playing mind games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the large magellanic cloud
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "33. See 62-Down"

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 tropical american prickly pear of jamaica
• Words that mean the same thing: Opuntia tuna, tuna fish, Anguilla sucklandii
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "34. Not cool"

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: UNHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "36. "Knives Out" director Johnson"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "37. Like a custard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EGGY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "38. Farmer's market booth"

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 compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
• Words that mean the same thing: stand, booth, stalling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "39. Kitchen cabinet climbers"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: ant, pismire, emmet
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "40. People don't see through them"

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: GLASSEYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. Duo with the 2011 #1 hit "Party Rock Anthem""

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: LMFAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "46. Cook again in oil"

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: REFRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. Cooks, as some kernels"

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: AIRPOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Brown in strips"

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: CHARLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Lead-in to season"

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: PRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. "Bet you can't do better!""

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: TOPTHIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. 2010 health law, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. Hard walk"

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 journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Fanatical"

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 of or infected by rabies
• Words that mean the same thing: fanatical, fanatic, overzealous
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RABID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. Latin love"

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 (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Words that mean the same thing: Cupid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. Sludge"

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 any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: gook, seep, transude
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OOZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "64. Bird that flies with its neck outstretched"

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 united states writer (1871-1900)
• Words that mean the same thing: Hart Crane, Grus, stretch 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: CRANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "65. "Good as ___" (Lizzo hit)"

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 any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: Hades, underworld, the pits
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "66. Wild catch?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
• Words that mean the same thing: quarry, fair game, target
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PREY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "67. Substitute for "subs""

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 man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
• Words that mean the same thing: zep, wedge, submarine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Across: "68. "Golly!""

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: ISAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword December 21, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Criticize harshly	8
2D	2. Squeeze together?	8
3D	3. *What iodine might do	8
4D	4. Squirt	3
5D	5. *Expresses regret about	9
6D	6. Bit of skiwear	4
7D	7. *Blank, e.g., in Scrabble	9
8D	8. Kind of port	3
9D	9. With 47-Down, fail spectacularly ... or what the answers to the starred clues do?	8
10D	10. Gives an angry look	8
11D	11. Protein-rich crop	8
12D	13. TV newswoman Spencer	4
13D	14. Daze	4
14D	20. Bank offerings, in brief	3
15D	21. Receptionist-turned-administrator on "The Office"	3
16D	28. Workplace inequity	6
17D	30. Moments of discovery	4
18D	32. This might get the word out	6
19D	34. Wash. setting	3
20D	35. Layer on a roll	3
21D	41. Booty	4
22D	42. Taylor Swift's record-setting ___ Tour	4
23D	43. Something to work on	6
24D	44. Something to look into	6
25D	45. *Liberated	6
26D	47. See 9-Down	6
27D	48. Maker of Max Throat Care drops	6
28D	49. Adverb for an anniversary	6
29D	51. Delivery site	5
30D	52. *Place to be pampered	5
31D	53. *X, to a sorority sister	5
32D	54. Camouflages	5
33D	57. Way up on a mountain	4
34D	60. Middle C, e.g.	3
35D	62. With 33-Across, deep-sea catch	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. Criticize harshly"

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 beat with a cane
• Words that mean the same thing: call down, chew out, call on the carpet
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAMBASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Squeeze together?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GROUPHUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. *What iodine might do"

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 make a strident sound
• Words that mean the same thing: nail, shell, blare
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLASTING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Squirt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small amount (especially of a drink)
• Words that mean the same thing: tally, total, add together
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. *Expresses regret about"

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 a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
• Words that mean the same thing: filum, fibril, filament
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FILAMENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Bit of skiwear"

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 footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
• Words that mean the same thing: kicking, the boot, kick
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. *Blank, e.g., in Scrabble"

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 incapable of reproducing
• Words that mean the same thing: sterile, unfertile
• The opposite would be: fertile
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFERTILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Kind of port"

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: USB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. With 47-Down, fail spectacularly ... or what the answers to the starred clues do?"

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: GODOWNIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Gives an angry look"

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: GLARESAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Protein-rich crop"

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 source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
• Words that mean the same thing: soybean, Glycine max, soy
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOYBEANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. TV newswoman Spencer"

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: LARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Daze"

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 make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
• Words that mean the same thing: sandbag, bedaze, stupefy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "20. Bank offerings, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Words that mean the same thing: cadmium, compact disc, Cd
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Receptionist-turned-administrator on "The Office""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "28. Workplace inequity"

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: PAYGAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "30. Moments of discovery"

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: AHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "32. This might get the word out"

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

  The answer is: ERASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "34. Wash. setting"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: US Army, U. S. Army, U.S.A.
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "35. Layer on a roll"

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 one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
• Words that mean the same thing: cater, supply, run
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "41. Booty"

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 goods or money obtained illegally
• Words that mean the same thing: dirty money, lolly, ransack
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "42. Taylor Swift's record-setting ___ Tour"

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

  The answer is: ERAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "43. Something to work on"

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 portable computer small enough to use in your lap
• Words that mean the same thing: laptop computer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAPTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "44. Something to look into"

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 polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIRROR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "45. *Liberated"

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 the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
• Words that mean the same thing: immobilise, frost, freeze out
• The opposite would be: unblock, unfreeze
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FREEZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "47. See 9-Down"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
• Words that mean the same thing: flare, flame, fire
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "48. Maker of Max Throat Care drops"

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: RICOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "49. Adverb for an anniversary"

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 reference book that is published regularly once every year
• Words that mean the same thing: yearbook, annual, annually
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEARLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "51. Delivery site"

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 structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PORCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. *Place to be pampered"

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 an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
• Words that mean the same thing: free, give up, unembellished
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. *X, to a sorority sister"

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

  The answer is: CHINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Camouflages"

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 dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
• Words that mean the same thing: obscure, conceal, shroud
• The opposite would be: show
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "57. Way up on a mountain"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: TBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "60. Middle C, e.g."

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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
• Words that mean the same thing: key out, key fruit, fundamental
• The opposite would be: atonality
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "62. With 33-Across, deep-sea catch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	68.8%
Short Answer	17	22.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.9%
Sports	2	2.6%
History	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	42
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	77
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	9 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: August 28, 2025 at 07:38 PM