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Monday, August 19, 2024

Monday, LA Times August 19, 2024 | Crossword Clues Answers

Monday LA Times Crosswords: August 19, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:
Down Clues and Answers:
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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Site for a light bite, 5. Cy Young winners, e.g., 9. Dog leg terminus, 12. Like many Keats works, 13. Swahili honorific, 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary), 15. Instrument panels, 17. Landed, 18. Sweatshirt style, 19. Syllables of laughter, 21. Word on a nutrition label, 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle, 24. Gesture of reassurance, 25. Long time span, 26. Subject to damages, 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups, 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", 31. Bugs, perhaps, 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain, 35. "I'm flexible", 36. Toss out, 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body, 43. Quiet period, 44. What lies before you, with "the", 47. Not ruling out, 49. Black ___, 50. Stopover, 51. What makes a sticker stickier?, 52. Do some garden work, 53. Dance floor lighting option, 55. Text massager, 57. Ungulate feature, 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme, 62. Sufficient, informally, 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said, 64. Speed, 65. Collector's goal, 66. Give, but expect back, 67. Words to a betrayer

Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Down Clues :

1. Major food source animal, 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace, 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car, 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles, 5. Anticipate, 6. Mind, 7. Burnt bit of brisket, 8. Confidently struts, 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx, 10. Italian cheese, 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge, 13. Legislative collectives, 14. One of three in an SOS message, 16. Part of a pipe, 20. Melancholy Musketeer, 21. Raced, as away from danger, 22. Right hand, 24. Feeds (on), 27. "Twilight" protagonist, 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way, 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo, 32. Druid, e.g., 34. Indian honorific, 37. Goes hog-wild, 38. Prefix with cumulus, 39. Move forward resolutely, 41. Fountain of Youth's promise, 42. Old-timey medicines, 44. Things listed on a wedding registry, 45. Play opener, 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower, 48. Essence, 51. Put two and two together, say, 54. Not quite right, 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich, 56. Sludge, 59. Rich rock, 60. Private sleeping accommodations?, 61. Big bird

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 10, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Site for a light bite. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAFE

    Possible Answer : coffeehouse, cafe, coffee_bar, coffee_shop


  • The clue is 5. Cy Young winners, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACES

    Possible Answer : ace, virtuoso, sweep_through, maven, champion, 1, sail_through, one, hotshot, nail, unity, I, wizard, genius, ACE, whiz, sensation, superstar, adept, star, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, single, whizz, wiz, mavin, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, breeze_through


  • The clue is 9. Dog leg terminus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAW

    Possible Answer : paw, hand, mitt, manus


  • The clue is 12. Like many Keats works. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODIC


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

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

    The answer: BWANA


  • The clue is 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DESI


  • The clue is 15. Instrument panels. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

    The answer: WASHBOARDS

    Possible Answer : splashboard, washboard


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

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

    The answer: ALIT


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

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

    The answer: HOODIE


  • The clue is 19. Syllables of laughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAHHAH


  • The clue is 21. Word on a nutrition label. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FAT

    Possible Answer : fatness, fatten_out, avoirdupois, fatty, fatty_tissue, blubber, juicy, productive, fat, flesh_out, adipose_tissue, fill_out, fatten, fertile, plump, fatten_up, rich, plump_out

    Possible Opposite Answer : thin, nonfat, leanness


  • The clue is 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIT

    Possible Answer : mentality, humor, witticism, mental_capacity, brain, learning_ability, humour, card, brainpower, wittiness, wit, wag


  • The clue is 24. Gesture of reassurance. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAT

    Possible Answer : tap, rap, pat, slick, dab, glib, chuck


  • The clue is 25. Long time span. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGE

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate


  • The clue is 26. Subject to damages. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIABLE

    Possible Answer : unresistant, apt, nonresistant, nonimmune, liable


  • The clue is 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WRYHUMOR


  • The clue is 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDIE


  • The clue is 31. Bugs, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIESON


  • The clue is 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WELLS

    Possible Answer : fountainhead, swell, H._G._Wells, Wells, wellspring, well, Herbert_George_Wells


  • The clue is 35. "I'm flexible". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANY

    Possible Answer : whatever, whatsoever, any


  • The clue is 36. Toss out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCRAP

    Possible Answer : quarrel, argufy, flake, scrap, trash, fighting, junk, fleck, chip, dispute, fight, combat, altercate, bit, rubbish


  • The clue is 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LARGEST

    Possible Answer : enceinte, declamatory, bombastic, with_child, big, expectant, large, great, magnanimous, heavy, gravid, orotund, tumid, turgid, prominent

    Possible Opposite Answer : little, small


  • The clue is 43. Quiet period. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LULL

    Possible Answer : quieten, letup, tranquillize, quiet, tranquillise, tranquilize, calm_down, still, lull, calm

    Possible Opposite Answer : agitate


  • The clue is 44. What lies before you, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WAYAHEAD


  • The clue is 47. Not ruling out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPENTO


  • The clue is 49. Black ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICE

    Possible Answer : Methedrine, internal-combustion_engine, trash, frost, methamphetamine, shabu, frappe, ice-skating_rink, chalk, crank, ICE, sparkler, meth, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, deoxyephedrine, ice_rink, glass, water_ice, frosting, icing, chicken_feed, ice


  • The clue is 50. Stopover. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INN

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


  • The clue is 51. What makes a sticker stickier?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANI

    Possible Answer : ani


  • The clue is 52. Do some garden work. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOW

    Possible Answer : seed, sow_in, sow, inseminate


  • The clue is 53. Dance floor lighting option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STROBE

    Possible Answer : stroboscope, strobe_light, strobe


  • The clue is 55. Text massager. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDITOR

    Possible Answer : editor, editor_program, editor_in_chief


  • The clue is 57. Ungulate feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOOF

    Possible Answer : leg_it, hoof, foot, hoof_it


  • The clue is 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

    The answer: WORDCHOICE


  • The clue is 62. Sufficient, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENUF


  • The clue is 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARIES

    Possible Answer : Aries, Aries_the_Ram, Ram


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

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

    The answer: ZOOM

    Possible Answer : whizz, soar_up, rapid_growth, zoom, surge, whizz_along, soar_upwards, rapid_climb, zoom_along, soar


  • The clue is 65. Collector's goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SET

    Possible Answer : readiness, adjust, coiffe, band, hardened, solidification, stage_set, gear_up, bent, determine, exercise_set, go_down, define, sic, mark, dictated, countersink, Set, curing, set_up, localize, located, fructify, fit, fix, fixed, pose, correct, go_under, circle, ready, primed, rigid, specify, lay, typeset, placed, set, congeal, Seth, coif, localise, jell, lay_out, put, arrange, coiffure, determined, do, position, dress, laid, plant, place, limit, prepare, lot, hardening, solidifying, situated, rig

    Possible Opposite Answer : rise


  • The clue is 66. Give, but expect back. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEND

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : borrow


  • The clue is 67. Words to a betrayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETTU


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Major food source animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COD

    Possible Answer: pod, seedcase, rag, ride, take_in, C.O.D., put_on, fool, COD, rally, gull, dupe, collect, bait, twit, cod, put_one_over, tantalise, tease, put_one_across, slang, razz, befool, tantalize, cash_on_delivery, taunt, codfish

  • The clue is 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADA

    Possible Answer: adenosine_deaminase, ADA

  • The clue is 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FISHTAIL

    Possible Answer: fishtail

  • The clue is 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ECHO

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

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

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

    The answer: AWAIT

    Possible Answer: look, await, wait, expect

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

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

    The answer: CARE

    Possible Answer: upkeep, worry, attention, guardianship, tending, manage, concern, give_care, like, aid, caution, wish, charge, tutelage, fear, forethought, maintenance, handle, care, deal, precaution

  • The clue is 7. Burnt bit of brisket. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: END

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

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

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

    The answer: SASHAYS

    Possible Answer: jaunt, cock, excursion, pleasure_trip, expedition, sashay, sidle, junket, swagger, prance, strut, outing, ruffle, tittup, chasse

  • The clue is 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PELHAM

    Possible Answer: Pelham

  • The clue is 10. Italian cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASIAGO

  • The clue is 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DITHER

    Possible Answer: pother, flap, fuss, dither, tizzy

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

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

    The answer: BODIES

    Possible Answer: consistence, personify, torso, eubstance, soundbox, consistency, organic_structure, dead_body, body, physical_structure, trunk

  • The clue is 14. One of three in an SOS message. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DAH

    Possible Answer: dah, dash

  • The clue is 16. Part of a pipe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOWL

    Possible Answer: pipe_bowl, arena, roll, sports_stadium, stadium, bowling_ball, trough, bowl, bowlful

  • The clue is 20. Melancholy Musketeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATHOS

    Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

  • The clue is 21. Raced, as away from danger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLED

    Possible Answer: take_flight, flee, fly

  • The clue is 22. Right hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIDE

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

  • The clue is 24. Feeds (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PREYS

    Possible Answer: fair_game, predate, prey, target, feed, raven, quarry

  • The clue is 27. "Twilight" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BELLA

  • The clue is 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DINED

    Possible Answer: din, dine, boom

  • The clue is 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNCLE

    Possible Answer: uncle

    Possible Opposite Answer : aunt

  • The clue is 32. Druid, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAGAN

    Possible Answer: heathen, gentile, heathenish, ethnic, hedonist, pleasure_seeker, infidel, pagan

  • The clue is 34. Indian honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAHIB

    Possible Answer: sahib

  • The clue is 37. Goes hog-wild. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUNSRIOT

  • The clue is 38. Prefix with cumulus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALTO

    Possible Answer: countertenor, contralto, alto

  • The clue is 39. Move forward resolutely. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLOD

    Possible Answer: trudge, tramp, footslog, slog, pad, plodding, plod

  • The clue is 41. Fountain of Youth's promise. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RENEWAL

    Possible Answer: rehabilitation, renewal, reclamation, replacement, refilling, replenishment

  • The clue is 42. Old-timey medicines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TONICS

    Possible Answer: soda, keynote, tonic, soda_pop, quinine_water, tonic_water, restorative, pop, soda_water

  • The clue is 44. Things listed on a wedding registry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DISHES

    Possible Answer: dish, peach, looker, stunner, serve, dishful, dish_aerial, ravisher, lulu, beauty, knockout, sweetheart, saucer, serve_up, smasher, cup_of_tea, dish_out, bag, mantrap, dish_up, dish_antenna

  • The clue is 45. Play opener. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACTONE

  • The clue is 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEROUT

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

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

    The answer: PITH

    Possible Answer: nitty-gritty, sum, gist, nub, meat, heart, inwardness, essence, substance, core, centre, heart_and_soul, marrow, center, kernel, pith

  • The clue is 51. Put two and two together, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADDED

    Possible Answer: tot, bring, sum, add, append, bestow, contribute, supply, impart, tot_up, summate, add_up, tote_up, sum_up, tally, add_together, total, lend

    Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract

  • The clue is 54. Not quite right. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OFF

    Possible Answer: away, bump_off, remove, sour, turned, slay, forth, murder, off, cancelled, dispatch, polish_off, hit

    Possible Opposite Answer : on

  • The clue is 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIN

    Possible Answer: Erin

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

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

    The answer: OOZE

    Possible Answer: goop, seepage, oozing, seep, ooze_out, transude, exudate, ooze, guck, gook, goo, sludge, gunk, muck, exude, slime

  • The clue is 59. Rich rock. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORE

    Possible Answer: ore

  • The clue is 60. Private sleeping accommodations?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COT

    Possible Answer: crib, fingerstall, cot, camp_bed

  • The clue is 61. Big bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMU

    Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, Emu_novaehollandiae, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

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August 10, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (40 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

August 10, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

August 10, 2022 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Quite the bargain 5
2A 6. Wilts 4
3A 10. Baby aardvark 3
4A 13. Relaxed, as a vibe 6
5A 15. Damage 4
6A 16. Mined find 3
7A 17. Tall, slender hound 6
8A 18. New York canal 4
9A 19. Mature 3
10A 20. Drink from a spring 12
11A 23. "You said it!" 4
12A 26. Blank space 3
13A 27. Shaq's alma mater 3
14A 28. Steakhouse option 10
15A 31. Soaking spots 4
16A 35. It may be checked at check-in 3
17A 36. "Not so!" 5
18A 37. "Morning on the Seine" painter 5
19A 38. Not let go to waste 3
20A 39. Singer who funded Central Park's Strawberry Fields memorial 3
21A 40. Best-selling video game series beginning in 1997, for short 3
22A 42. "Get it?" 3
23A 43. Curved lines on sheet music 5
24A 45. Muscle 5
25A 47. Had for lunch 3
26A 48. Promotional buzz 4
27A 49. Queasy, perhaps 10
28A 51. "Got it!" 3
29A 53. "Dear" one 3
30A 54. Fruity drinks 4
31A 55. Nitpicker's lead-in … or a response to 20-, 28- and 49-Across, if they were posed as questions 12
32A 60. Big name in acne medication 3
33A 61. It winds up on a fishing boat 4
34A 62. Welty with a Pulitzer 6
35A 66. Threw one's hat in the ring 3
36A 67. Defer a decision, informally 4
37A 68. Junk ___ 6
38A 69. First musician to have his first five albums debut at #1 3
39A 70. Chooses 4
40A 71. Construct 5

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. Quite the bargain"

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 advantageous purchase
  • Words that mean the same thing: slip, bargain, buy
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Wilts"

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 shape that sags
  • Words that mean the same thing: droop, sag down, sag
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Baby aardvark"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an awkward and inexperienced youth
  • Words that mean the same thing: lad, greenhorn, rookie
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CUB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Relaxed, as a vibe"

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 soften, make mellow
  • Words that mean the same thing: high, mellow out, mellowly
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MELLOW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Damage"

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 physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  • Words that mean the same thing: smart, weakened, suffer
  • The opposite would be: be well
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HURT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Mined find"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Tall, slender hound"

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 old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from egypt and southwestern asia
  • Words that mean the same thing: gazelle hound
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SALUKI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. New York canal"

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 member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Mature"

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 how long something has existed
  • Words that mean the same thing: historic period, eld, years
  • The opposite would be: rejuvenate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Drink from a spring"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MINERALWATER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. "You said it!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
  • Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amon
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AMEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "26. Blank space"

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 conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • Words that mean the same thing: crack, break, interruption
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. Shaq's alma mater"

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: LSU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Steakhouse option"

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: MEDIUMRARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Soaking spots"

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 relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
  • Words that mean the same thing: vat, tubful, bathtub
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TUBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. It may be checked at check-in"

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 flexible container with a single opening
  • Words that mean the same thing: traveling bag, base, pocket
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BAG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. "Not so!""

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 not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
  • Words that mean the same thing: sham, delusive, pretended
  • The opposite would be: true
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FALSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. "Morning on the Seine" painter"

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 french impressionist painter (1840-1926)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Claude Monet
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MONET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Not let go to waste"

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 act of using
  • Words that mean the same thing: habit, usage, employment
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Singer who funded Central Park's Strawberry Fields memorial"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ONO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Best-selling video game series beginning in 1997, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: GTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. "Get it?""

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 seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
  • Words that mean the same thing: visit, picture, catch
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Curved lines on sheet music"

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

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: daub, blur, smudge
  • 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: SLURS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Muscle"

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 possessing muscular strength
  • Words that mean the same thing: heftiness, muscle, muscularity
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BRAWN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Had for lunch"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
  • Words that mean the same thing: corrode, eat on, run through
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Promotional buzz"

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 blatant or sensational promotion
  • Words that mean the same thing: plug, ballyhoo, hoopla
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HYPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Queasy, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: FEELINGILL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. "Got it!""

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: AHA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. "Dear" one"

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

    The answer is: SIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Fruity drinks"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
  • Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink, ade
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Nitpicker's lead-in … or a response to 20-, 28- and 49-Across, if they were posed as questions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: WELLACTUALLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Big name in acne medication"

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: OXY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. It winds up on a fishing boat"

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 roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
  • Words that mean the same thing: Scottish reel, spin, gyrate
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Welty with a Pulitzer"

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: EUDORA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "66. Threw one's hat in the ring"

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 move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
  • Words that mean the same thing: lead, escape, fly the coop
  • The opposite would be: idle, malfunction
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "67. Defer a decision, informally"

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 formerly the basic unit of money in ireland; equal to 100 pence
  • Words that mean the same thing: pole, bet on, back
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PUNT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "68. Junk ___"

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 boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
  • Words that mean the same thing: draftsman
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DRAWER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "69. First musician to have his first five albums debut at #1"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: DMX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "70. Chooses"

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 select as an alternative over another
  • Words that mean the same thing: opt, choose, prefer
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "71. Construct"

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 construct, build, or erect
  • Words that mean the same thing: vertical, upright, set up
  • The opposite would be: level, unerect
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERECT

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword August 10, 2022

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Texting format, in brief 3
2D 2. Iced ___ 3
3D 3. First in line? 3
4D 4. Reunion attendees 6
5D 5. Asgard trickster 4
6D 6. High-minded guides? 7
7D 7. Glow 4
8D 8. Distinctive BMW feature 6
9D 9. Some slow-cooked meals 5
10D 10. Nail polish layer 4
11D 11. Hankering 4
12D 12. Lead-in to bottle or batter 4
13D 14. Goose vis-à-vis Maverick, in "Top Gun" 7
14D 21. Place for a stud 7
15D 22. Basic camera setting 4
16D 23. Sneak attack 6
17D 24. Insultingly small 6
18D 25. Approach gradually 6
19D 29. Sci-fi conveyances 4
20D 30. Crowns and scepters, collectively 7
21D 32. Merely implied 6
22D 33. Ladybug, for one 6
23D 34. Toughens 6
24D 37. Grammy-winning Aimee 4
25D 41. Played with, as a mustache 7
26D 44. Not made up 4
27D 46. Sports scores 7
28D 49. How blackjack cards are dealt 6
29D 50. Sense of orientation? 6
30D 52. Production company that's its founder's name spelled backward 5
31D 55. One of six in this clue 4
32D 56. Reason to cram 4
33D 57. Wildcat with tufted ears 4
34D 58. Something to pitch 4
35D 59. Entice 4
36D 63. Carry a balance 3
37D 64. Remote button 3
38D 65. Coffee table book subject 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. Texting format, 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 grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
  • Words that mean the same thing: MS, SM, Master of Science
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Iced ___"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
  • Words that mean the same thing: teatime, Camellia sinensis, tea leaf
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. First in line?"

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 an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ELL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Reunion attendees"

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 has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)
  • Words that mean the same thing: alumnus, alum, graduate
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALUMNI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Asgard trickster"

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 (norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of balder and was overcome by thor
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOKI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. High-minded guides?"

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 a member of the himalayan people living in nepal and tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sherpa
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHERPAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Glow"

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 sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
  • Words that mean the same thing: nimbus, halo, air
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AURA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Distinctive BMW feature"

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 small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
  • Words that mean the same thing: grillwork, radiator grille, grill
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GRILLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Some slow-cooked meals"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that agitation resulting from active worry
  • Words that mean the same thing: brood, lather, stew
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEWS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Nail polish layer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
  • Words that mean the same thing: surface, pelage, coating
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: COAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Hankering"

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 instinctive motive
  • Words that mean the same thing: cheer, barrack, press
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: URGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Lead-in to bottle or batter"

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 general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Goose vis-à-vis Maverick, in "Top Gun""

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 the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WINGMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Place for a stud"

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 the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear
  • Words that mean the same thing: ear lobe
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EARLOBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Basic camera setting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
  • Words that mean the same thing: motorcar, automobile, car
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AUTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Sneak attack"

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 act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
  • Words that mean the same thing: trap, lie in wait, waylay
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AMBUSH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Insultingly small"

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 contemptibly small in amount
  • Words that mean the same thing: paltry, miserable
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MEASLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Approach gradually"

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: EDGEUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Sci-fi conveyances"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
  • Words that mean the same thing: flying saucer, UFO, unidentified flying object
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UFOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Crowns and scepters, collectively"

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 paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office)
  • Words that mean the same thing: array, raiment
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REGALIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Merely implied"

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 take back what one has said
  • Words that mean the same thing: unsay, unuttered, unstated
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNSAID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Ladybug, for one"

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 insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
  • Words that mean the same thing: beetling, overhang, mallet
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEETLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Toughens"

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 an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
  • Words that mean the same thing: nerve, blade, sword
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Grammy-winning Aimee"

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 united states educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Thomas Mann, Horace Mann
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MANN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Played with, as a mustache"

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 turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  • Words that mean the same thing: spin, twirl, birl
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TWIRLED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Not made up"

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 rational or irrational number
  • Words that mean the same thing: very, literal, veridical
  • The opposite would be: insubstantial, unreal
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Sports scores"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
  • Words that mean the same thing: outcome, result, solution
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RESULTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "49. How blackjack cards are dealt"

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: FACEUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Sense of orientation?"

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: GAYDAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Production company that's its founder's name spelled backward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Marx, Marx
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HARPO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "55. One of six in this clue"

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 unit of language that native speakers can identify
  • Words that mean the same thing: Bible, Word of God, Holy Scripture
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WORD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. Reason to cram"

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 questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
  • Words that mean the same thing: examination, test
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EXAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "57. Wildcat with tufted ears"

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 text browser
  • Words that mean the same thing: catamount
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LYNX

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Something to pitch"

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 portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
  • Words that mean the same thing: collapsible shelter, bivouac, camp 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: TENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Entice"

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 qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
  • Words that mean the same thing: come-on, decoy, entice
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LURE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "63. Carry a balance"

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

    The answer is: OWE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "64. Remote button"

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: REC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "65. Coffee table book subject"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
  • Words that mean the same thing: artistic production, graphics, fine art
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ART

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 49 62.8%
Short Answer 18 23.1%
Food & Drink 3 3.8%
Sports 2 2.6%
Music 2 2.6%
History 2 2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.3%
Literature 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 40
Down Clues 38
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 08, 2025 at 04:44 AM

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