27424 Wed Dec 11, 2024 NYT Kathy Bloomer and Jeff Chen

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 11, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Field for a Fortnite pro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPORTS




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

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

  The answer: VEHICLE

  Possible Answer : fomite, vehicle




• The clue is 15. Actress who said "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAEWEST




• The clue is 16. Attendee who's not on the guest list. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRASHER

  Possible Answer : crasher, gatecrasher, unwelcome_guest




• The clue is 17. Took advantage of a situation, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEHAY




• The clue is 18. Presented to, as for approval. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANPAST




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

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

  The answer: ABIDE

  Possible Answer : support, brook, stay, bide, digest, put_up, abide, stick_out, bear, tolerate, stomach, suffer, endure, stand




• The clue is 20. Pride : lion :: gaggle : ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOOSE

  Possible Answer : jackass, goof, twat, bozo, goose, goofball, fathead, zany, cuckoo




• The clue is 21. Like some nerves and strings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAUT

  Possible Answer : taut, tight




• The clue is 24. Come clean, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FESS

  Possible Answer : fess, fesse, Fez, Fes




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

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

  The answer: PRIORTO




• The clue is 29. Takes back to the lab, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETESTS




• The clue is 33. Seemingly forever. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer : eon, aeon




• The clue is 34. The N.H.L.'s Kraken, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer : sea, ocean




• The clue is 35. Billionaire philanthropist Broad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 36. "Now I get it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA




• The clue is 37. Smiling Face With Sunglasses, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMOJI




• The clue is 39. Fresno-to-San Diego dir.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSE

  Possible Answer : sou'-sou'-east, SSE, south_southeast




• The clue is 41. 1-Across competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAMER

  Possible Answer : spirited, halting, spunky, game, gamey, halt, gimpy, gamy, gritty, lame, crippled, mettlesome




• The clue is 43. October Revolution leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LENIN

  Possible Answer : Lenin, Vladimir_Ilyich_Ulyanov, Vladimir_Ilich_Ulyanov, Vladimir_Lenin, Vladimir_Ilich_Lenin, Vladimir_Ilyich_Lenin, Nikolai_Lenin




• The clue is 44. "___ death do us part". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIL




• The clue is 45. Villainous animal in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYENA

  Possible Answer : hyena, hyaena




• The clue is 46. One might be good, bad or rotten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  Possible Answer : orchis, bollock, nut, testicle, testis, ball, eggs, ballock, egg




• The clue is 47. Japan's ___ Period (1603-1868). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDO

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Japan, Tokio, Edo, Japanese_capital, Tokyo, Yeddo, Yedo




• The clue is 48. Business card abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEL




• The clue is 49. Insult, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISS

  Possible Answer : diss, affront, insult, Orcus, Dis




• The clue is 51. Keto diet no-no. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BREAD

  Possible Answer : lucre, boodle, wampum, kale, simoleons, shekels, sugar, lettuce, cabbage, dinero, pelf, loot, scratch, clams, gelt, breadstuff, moolah, dough, staff_of_life, lolly, bread




• The clue is 53. Poetry contest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAM

  Possible Answer : gibe, jibe, bang, shaft, mosh, slam_dance, flap_down, dig, sweep, slam, barb, thrash, shot




• The clue is 56. Part of I.P.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




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

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

  The answer: ALOADOF




• The clue is 59. Hosp. ward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICU

  Possible Answer : intensive_care_unit, ICU




• The clue is 60. Subaru Crosstrek or Honda HR-V. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINISUV




• The clue is 62. Wins the heart of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENAMORS

  Possible Answer : enamor, fascinate, beguile, trance, enchant, bewitch, catch, enamour, captivate, charm, capture, becharm, entrance




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

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

  The answer: PASTIME

  Possible Answer : pastime, pursuit, interest




• The clue is 65. Repositions, as tires. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTATES

  Possible Answer : go_around, circumvolve, rotate, splay, spread_out, turn_out, revolve




• The clue is 66. Assault with sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAFEN

  Possible Answer : deaf, deafen




• The clue is 67. Equipment for an angioplasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENTS

  Possible Answer : stent

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Jane Austen heroine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 2. Car stolen by Jerry's mechanic on an episode of "Seinfeld". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB

• The clue is 3. Spa treatment, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEDI

• The clue is 4. Had because of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWEDTO

• The clue is 5. Doing a musical read-through. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REHEARSING

  Possible Answer: practise, rehearse, practice

• The clue is 6. Carry-on checkers, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA

• The clue is 7. Place to muck about?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer: sty, hordeolum, pigpen, eye_infection, stye, pigsty

• The clue is 8. Old TV hookup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VCR

  Possible Answer: VCR, videocassette_recorder

• The clue is 9. Detergent in a red bottle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer: ERA, geological_era, epoch, earned_run_average, era

• The clue is 10. Waits patiently. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANGSTIGHT

• The clue is 11. "Guess so," folksily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISPOSE

• The clue is 12. Elaine who served in two presidential cabinets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAO

• The clue is 13. Not as much. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESS

  Possible Answer: less, to_a_lesser_extent

  Possible Opposite Answer : more

• The clue is 14. Art Deco icon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERTE

• The clue is 22. Salt Lake Valley people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 23. Appliance with a door and a crumb tray. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOASTEROVEN

• The clue is 24. Moochers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREELOADERS

  Possible Answer: freeloader

• The clue is 25. ___ sauce (Japanese condiment). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 26. Source of zest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEEL

  Possible Answer: uncase, strip, pare, disrobe, undress, discase, Sir_Robert_Peel, Peel, unclothe, flake, strip_down, skin, Robert_Peel, peel, peel_off, flake_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : dress

• The clue is 27. Variety of cooking apple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Italy, Roma, Rome, Italian_capital, Eternal_City

• The clue is 28. Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INONESENSE

• The clue is 30. Actor who narrates "The Big Lebowski". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMELLIOTT

• The clue is 31. Now's partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEN

  Possible Answer: then, and_so, so, and_then

• The clue is 32. ___ Lee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA

• The clue is 38. Irish dances. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JIGS

  Possible Answer: gigue, jig

• The clue is 40. Half of a cassette. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDEA

• The clue is 42. Yes votes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES

• The clue is 49. Mildly wet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMP

  Possible Answer: break, deaden, dampish, dampen, weaken, tone_down, moistness, dull, dampness, moist, mute, muffle, soften, damp

• The clue is 50. Epic work that begins "Sing, goddess, of the anger of Achilles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILIAD

  Possible Answer: Iliad

• The clue is 51. Judy who wrote "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLUME

• The clue is 52. ___-call list. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONOT

• The clue is 54. Back 40 makeup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRES

  Possible Answer: acre, Acre, Akko, demesne, Accho, acres, estate, Akka, land, landed_estate

• The clue is 55. Tousle, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSS

  Possible Answer: mess, genus_Mus, messiness, Mus, mussiness, tussle, muss

• The clue is 57. "Like that's ever going to happen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIF

• The clue is 58. It may be tempted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FATE

  Possible Answer: doom, destine, circumstances, fate, designate, destiny, luck, fortune, lot, portion

• The clue is 61. Call ___ night. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITA

• The clue is 63. Homo sapiens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAN

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : woman, civilian

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 NYT crosswords clues with answers hints

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The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: February 13, 2007

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. Scotch go-with -
  

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

  SODA

  
  

  Possible Answer : washing_soda, sodium_carbonate, pop, soda_water, soda_ash, soda, tonic, soda_pop, sal_soda



• 5. Each -
  

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

  APOP

  
  


• 9. Like an old Andean empire -
  

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

  INCAN

  
  

  Possible Answer : Inka, Incan, Inca



• 14. Got 100 on -
  

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

  ACED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ace, nail, pass_with_flying_colors, breeze_through, sweep_through, sail_through



• 15. Gymnastics coach Karolyi -
  

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

  BELA

  
  


• 16. Bond before Dalton -
  

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

  MOORE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Marianne_Moore, Henry_Moore, Henry_Spencer_Moore, Dudley_Moore, Moore, G._E._Moore, Thomas_Moore, George_Edward_Moore, Douglas_Moore, Dudley_Stuart_John_Moore, Marianne_Craig_Moore



• 17. Do-it-yourselfer -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  HANDYANDY

  
  


• 19. Attorney-___ -
  

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

  ATLAW

  
  


• 20. Gets in the game -
  

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

  ANTES

  
  

  Possible Answer : ante



• 21. Prude -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  NICENELLY

  
  


• 23. Like bookie joints, sometimes -
  

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

  RAIDED

  
  

  Possible Answer : bust, foray_into, raid



• 25. Forever and a day -
  

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

  EON

  
  

  Possible Answer : eon, aeon



• 26. That, south of the border -
  

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

  ESO

  
  


• 27. Some pitches at baseball stadiums -
  

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

  ADS

  
  

  Possible Answer : advertizement, advertizing, advert, advertisement, advertising, ad



• 28. Ja Rule's genre -
  

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

  RAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : rap, hip-hop, knock, pat, whang, pink, blame, knap, rap_music, strike, belt, tap, whack



• 30. Wealthy widow -
  

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

  DOWAGER

  
  

  Possible Answer : dowager



• 33. Cold war side -
  

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

  NATO

  
  

  Possible Answer : North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization, NATO



• 35. Wee one -
  

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

  TOT

  
  

  Possible Answer : tote_up, sum_up, sum, bambino, summate, tally, yearling, add, total, tot_up, add_up, tot, add_together, toddler



• 37. Vertical, at sea -
  

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

  APEAK

  
  


• 38. Hardly a beauty queen -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  PLAINJANE

  
  


• 42. Debate topic -
  

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

  ISSUE

  
  

  Possible Answer : return, event, consequence, offspring, egress, number, issuance, publish, bring_out, issue, military_issue, take, upshot, effect, outlet, subject, government_issue, publication, come_forth, come_out, matter, make_out, go_forth, emerge, topic, way_out, outcome, yield, result, payoff, issuing, progeny, exit, supply, cut, proceeds, write_out, takings, release, emergence, put_out

  Possible Opposite: recall



• 45. Tariff -
  

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

  TAX

  
  

  Possible Answer : taxation, assess, revenue_enhancement, task, tax



• 46. Separate into lights and darks, say -
  

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

  SORT

  
  

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



• 50. Perpetual -
  

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

  NONSTOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : nonstop_flight, around-the-clock, nonstop, round-the-clock, day-and-night



• 53. Danger for a fly -
  

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

  WEB

  
  

  Possible Answer : entanglement, web, net, vane, WWW, World_Wide_Web, network



• 55. Stephen of "Citizen X" -
  

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

  REA

  
  


• 56. "Rope-a-dope" boxer -
  

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

  ALI

  
  

  Possible Answer : Cassius_Marcellus_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Clay, Ali



• 57. Cleanse (of) -
  

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

  RID

  
  

  Possible Answer : disembarrass, free, rid



• 59. Reversible fabric -
  

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

  DAMASK

  
  

  Possible Answer : damask



• 61. Natty dresser -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  DAPPERDAN

  
  


• 65. It may be at a tilt -
  

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

  LANCE

  
  

  Possible Answer : lancet, gig, fizgig, spear, fishgig, shaft, lance



• 66. "The Tempest" spirit -
  

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

  ARIEL

  
  


• 67. Sourpuss -
  

  Guess, I give you one clue, Clue is (9 letters) word

  GLOOMYGUS

  
  


• 69. Fan mags -
  

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

  ZINES

  
  


• 70. Rick's love in "Casablanca" -
  

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

  ILSA

  
  


• 71. Borscht need -
  

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

  BEET

  
  

  Possible Answer : common_beet, beetroot, Beta_vulgaris, beet



• 72. 3 on a par 5 -
  

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

  EAGLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : bird_of_Jove, eagle, double_birdie



• 73. Nikita's "no" -
  

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

  NYET

  
  


• 74. Exxon abroad -
  

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

  ESSO

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Dry as a desert -
  

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

  SAHARAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Saharan

• 2. Song words before "We stand on guard for thee" -
  

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

  OCANADA

  
  
• 3. Driller and filler -
  

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

  DENTIST

  
  

  Possible Answer: tooth_doctor, dentist, dental_practitioner

• 4. Threw in -
  

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

  ADDED

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite: take_away, subtract

• 5. Lawyers' org. -
  

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

  ABA

  
  

  Possible Answer: aba

• 6. The Quakers of the Ivy League -
  

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

  PENN

  
  

  Possible Answer: University_of_Pennsylvania, William_Penn, Penn, Pennsylvania

• 7. Nostalgic number -
  

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

  OLDIE

  
  

  Possible Answer: oldie, golden_oldie

• 8. What you may have to do for goods bought by mail order -
  

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

  PAYCOD

  
  
• 9. "___ Old Cowhand" (1936 Bing Crosby hit) -
  

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

  IMAN

  
  
• 10. One with a staff position? -
  

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

  NOTE

  
  

  Possible Answer: billet, bill, mark, tone, distinction, annotation, observe, remark, take_note, greenback, banker's_bill, banknote, eminence, bank_bill, take_down, line, bank_note, musical_note, government_note, note, promissory_note, note_of_hand, Federal_Reserve_note, preeminence, mention, notice, notation, short_letter

  Possible Opposite: ignore

• 11. Hall locale -
  

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

  COLLEGE

  
  

  Possible Answer: college

• 12. Lake on the edge of Kazakhstan -
  

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

  ARALSEA

  
  
• 13. Buffalo's home -
  

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

  NEWYORK

  
  
• 18. Belgian river -
  

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

  YSER

  
  
• 22. Brian of early Roxy Music -
  

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

  ENO

  
  
• 24. Facts and figures -
  

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

  DATA

  
  

  Possible Answer: information, data, data_point, datum

• 29. Luau fare -
  

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

  POI

  
  

  Possible Answer: poi

• 31. Pasty-faced -
  

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

  WAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sick, WAN, wide_area_network, pale, wan, pallid

• 32. King Kong's kin -
  

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

  APES

  
  

  Possible Answer: aper, ape, caricature, emulator, copycat, anthropoid, imitator

• 34. Concerto, e.g. -
  

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

  OPUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: piece_of_music, piece, musical_composition, opus, composition

• 36. Blasting material -
  

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

  TNT

  
  

  Possible Answer: TNT, trinitrotoluene

• 39. Tennis do-over -
  

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

  LET

  
  

  Possible Answer: let, LET, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, allow, get, rent, countenance, have, permit, Army_of_the_Righteous, Lashkar-e-Toiba, net_ball, lease, Army_of_the_Pure, Lashkar-e-Taiba

  Possible Opposite: prevent, disallow, forbid

• 40. It may be cut by an uppercut -
  

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

  JAW

  
  

  Possible Answer: gossip, chat, chaffer, chide, rattle_on, dress_down, lambast, yap_away, scold, lecture, confabulate, yack, jaw, take_to_task, yack_away, call_down, trounce, visit, manducate, masticate, remonstrate, chew_out, confab, natter, have_words, rebuke, chatter, reproof, bawl_out, lambaste, claver, chew, chitchat, chew_up, berate, chit-chat, rag, shoot_the_breeze, chew_the_fat, reprimand, call_on_the_carpet

• 41. Took a bough? -
  

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

  AXED

  
  

  Possible Answer: axe, ax

• 42. Confused -
  

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

  INADAZE

  
  
• 43. Sunrooms -
  

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

  SOLARIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: sun_parlour, sun_parlor, sunroom, solarium, sun_porch, sunporch, sun_lounge

• 44. Taking potshots -
  

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

  SNIPING

  
  

  Possible Answer: snipe, nip_off, assail, cut_back, trim, prune, snip, round, clip, lop, assault, nip, crop, sharpshoot, attack, lash_out, snip_off, dress

• 47. Juicy fruits -
  

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

  ORANGES

  
  

  Possible Answer: orangeness, Orange, Orange_River, orange_tree, orange

• 48. Bails out -
  

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

  RESCUES

  
  

  Possible Answer: rescue, deliver, saving, deliverance, delivery

• 49. Learns easily -
  

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

  TAKESTO

  
  
• 51. 1960's-70's Boston Garden hero -
  

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

  ORR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Bobby_Orr, Orr, Robert_Orr

• 52. Hybrid language -
  

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

  PIDGIN

  
  

  Possible Answer: pidgin

• 54. Salve -
  

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

  BALM

  
  

  Possible Answer: unguent, unction, balm, salve, ointment

• 58. Dawdle -
  

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

  DALLY

  
  

  Possible Answer: chat_up, play, philander, trifle, coquette, butterfly, dawdle, dally, mash, toy, flirt, romance, coquet

• 60. Waffler's answer -
  

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

  MAYBE

  
  

  Possible Answer: mayhap, perchance, maybe, possibly, peradventure, perhaps

• 62. Banana discard -
  

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

  PEEL

  
  

  Possible Answer: disrobe, Robert_Peel, strip_down, flake, unclothe, strip, Peel, pare, undress, discase, skin, peel, uncase, Sir_Robert_Peel, peel_off, flake_off

  Possible Opposite: dress

• 63. "You're something ___!" -
  

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

  ELSE

  
  
• 64. It smells -
  

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

  NOSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: olfactory_organ, nozzle, pry, scent, nuzzle, poke, intrude, wind, horn_in, nose

• 68. Stable staple -
  

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

  OAT

  
  

  Possible Answer: oat

NY Times Crossword Answers May 11, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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NY Times Crossword Answers May 11, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (61)

Clue #1: 1. Cartridge from the 1980s

9-letter answer Answer: ATARIGAME

Clue #2: 10. Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens"

5-letter answer Answer: IRISH

Word Help: Synonyms: Irish, Irish_people, Irish_whiskey

Clue #3: 15. "Nice!"

5-letter answer Answer: SWEET

Word Help: Synonyms: dulcet, sweet, odorous
Antonyms: dry, salty

Clue #4: 20. Drag-racing venue

9-letter answer Answer: MOTORPLEX

Clue #5: 21. Nature personified

11-letter answer Answer: MOTHEREARTH

Clue #6: 23. "Pinky-swear?"

9-letter answer Answer: PROMISEME

Clue #7: 24. Step on a scale?

11-letter answer Answer: MUSICALNOTE

Clue #8: 25. The Beatles' "White Album" has four of them

5-letter answer Answer: SIDES

Word Help: Synonyms: position, incline, side

Clue #9: 26. Sphere of influence

5-letter answer Answer: ORBIT

Word Help: Synonyms: orbital_cavity, scope, celestial_orbit

Clue #10: 28. 1957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The"

8-letter answer Answer: NAKEDSUN

Clue #11: 29. Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left

4-letter answer Answer: UNDO

Word Help: Synonyms: undo, unmake, untie
Antonyms: make, wrap

Clue #12: 30. Outer layer of the brain

6-letter answer Answer: CORTEX

Word Help: Synonyms: cerebral_cortex, lens_cortex, cortex
Antonyms: medulla

Clue #13: 32. Inveigle

6-letter answer Answer: ENTICE

Word Help: Synonyms: lure, tempt, entice

Clue #14: 33. Package drop-off sites: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: POS

Word Help: Synonyms: Post_Office, P.O., polonium

Clue #15: 34. "Council," in Russian

6-letter answer Answer: SOVIET

Word Help: Synonyms: Soviet, soviet

Clue #16: 35. "Flower Myth" painter Paul

4-letter answer Answer: KLEE

Word Help: Synonyms: Klee, Paul_Klee

Clue #17: 36. Takes a bit off the top

5-letter answer Answer: TRIMS

Word Help: Synonyms: cut, shave, reduce

Clue #18: 40. Showed off on an instrument

6-letter answer Answer: SOLOED

Word Help: Synonyms: solo

Clue #19: 41. Follow closely

4-letter answer Answer: HEED

Word Help: Synonyms: regard, mind, attentiveness
Antonyms: inattentiveness

Clue #20: 42. Note-to-self medium, perhaps

6-letter answer Answer: POSTIT

Clue #21: 43. Beers from Bremen, informally

8-letter answer Answer: STPAULIS

Clue #22: 46. Zingy flavor

4-letter answer Answer: TANG

Word Help: Synonyms: savour, bladder_fucus, sea_tang

Clue #23: 47. Way off in the distance

3-letter answer Answer: FAR

Word Help: Synonyms: Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Rwanda, Former_Armed_Forces, far
Antonyms: near

Clue #24: 48. Agreeable words

3-letter answer Answer: IDO

Word Help: Synonyms: Ido

Clue #25: 49. Defeated decisively

7-letter answer Answer: WHIPPED

Word Help: Synonyms: flog, slash, blister

Clue #26: 50. Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognition

8-letter answer Answer: MANTARAY

Clue #27: 52. Salon sound

4-letter answer Answer: SNIP

Word Help: Synonyms: nip, snip_off, cut_back

Clue #28: 53. Poker declaration

6-letter answer Answer: IRAISE

Clue #29: 54. "I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame

8-letter answer Answer: HANKSNOW

Clue #30: 55. Mass agreements

5-letter answer Answer: AMENS

Word Help: Synonyms: Amun, Amen, Amon

Clue #31: 56. "Whoever did this has it coming!"

21-letter answer Answer: SOMEONEISGETTINGFIRED

Clue #32: 59. Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P.

5-letter answer Answer: SWANN

Clue #33: 60. At the end of the day

8-letter answer Answer: AFTERALL

Clue #34: 61. Recently

6-letter answer Answer: OFLATE

Clue #35: 62. "Phooey!"

4-letter answer Answer: RATS

Word Help: Synonyms: rotter, betray, blabber

Clue #36: 63. Right of way, say

8-letter answer Answer: PRIORITY

Word Help: Synonyms: priority, antecedence, precedence
Antonyms: posteriority

Clue #37: 64. Cornmeal dish at a trattoria

7-letter answer Answer: POLENTA

Word Help: Synonyms: polenta

Clue #38: 65. "I ___ you!"

3-letter answer Answer: OWE

Word Help: Synonyms: owe

Clue #39: 66. Eternity

3-letter answer Answer: EON

Word Help: Synonyms: eon, aeon

Clue #40: 67. Partner of 74-Across

4-letter answer Answer: DINE

Word Help: Synonyms: dine

Clue #41: 68. Acted diplomatically

8-letter answer Answer: MEDIATED

Word Help: Synonyms: mediated, intermediate, mediate

Clue #42: 69. Organ above the trachea

6-letter answer Answer: LARYNX

Word Help: Synonyms: larynx, voice_box

Clue #43: 71. Comic Ali

4-letter answer Answer: WONG

Clue #44: 72. Black out

6-letter answer Answer: REDACT

Word Help: Synonyms: cast, edit, reviser

Clue #45: 73. Big name in the cleaning aisle

5-letter answer Answer: LYSOL

Word Help: Synonyms: Lysol

Clue #46: 74. Partner of 67-Across

4-letter answer Answer: WINE

Word Help: Synonyms: wine-coloured, vino, wine-colored

Clue #47: 75. Embody something proudly

6-letter answer Answer: WEARIT

Clue #48: 76. ___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonist

3-letter answer Answer: GUS

Word Help: Synonyms: Guam, GU

Clue #49: 79. Spots for lavalier mics

6-letter answer Answer: LAPELS

Word Help: Synonyms: lapel

Clue #50: 81. Hebrew greeting

6-letter answer Answer: SHALOM

Clue #51: 82. Turn to pulp

4-letter answer Answer: MASH

Word Help: Synonyms: comminute, squash, bray

Clue #52: 83. 1999 Maeve Binchy novel

8-letter answer Answer: TARAROAD

Clue #53: 86. Young salmon

5-letter answer Answer: SMOLT

Clue #54: 87. Unit of magnetic flux density

5-letter answer Answer: GAMMA

Word Help: Synonyms: Gamma, Vasco_da_Gamma, da_Gamma

Clue #55: 88. Spirit with a citrus flavor

11-letter answer Answer: ORANGEVODKA

Clue #56: 90. Head cheese

9-letter answer Answer: MISTERBIG

Clue #57: 93. Minor crime

11-letter answer Answer: MISDEMEANOR

Word Help: Synonyms: infraction, misdemeanour, infringement

Clue #58: 94. Adding up (to)

9-letter answer Answer: AMOUNTING

Word Help: Synonyms: come, number, add_up

Clue #59: 95. Joy on TV

5-letter answer Answer: BEHAR

Clue #60: 96. Button on many appliances

5-letter answer Answer: START

Word Help: Synonyms: showtime, start, set_off
Antonyms: middle, finish

Clue #61: 97. "Network" co-star, 1976

9-letter answer Answer: NEDBEATTY

Across Clues and Answers (61)

Clue #1: 1. Invigorates

6-letter answer Answer: AMPSUP

Clue #2: 2. Home of the Italian soccer club Juventus

6-letter answer Answer: TORINO

Word Help: Synonyms: Turin, Torino

Clue #3: 3. Fighting (with)

6-letter answer Answer: ATODDS

Clue #4: 4. Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick"

5-letter answer Answer: ROMEO

Word Help: Synonyms: Romeo

Clue #5: 5. Mechanism that controls a camera's aperture

4-letter answer Answer: IRIS

Word Help: Synonyms: flag, fleur-de-lis, sword_lily

Clue #6: 6. Dashboard device, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: GPS

Word Help: Synonyms: GPS, Global_Positioning_System

Clue #7: 7. Tavern offering

3-letter answer Answer: ALE

Word Help: Synonyms: ale

Clue #8: 8. High school reunion topic

8-letter answer Answer: MEMORIES

Word Help: Synonyms: retentivity, retentiveness, storage

Clue #9: 9. Spent

7-letter answer Answer: EXERTED

Word Help: Synonyms: exert, maintain, exercise

Clue #10: 10. Amalgamate

5-letter answer Answer: IMMIX

Word Help: Synonyms: combine, commingle, blend

Clue #11: 11. Uninteresting game, perhaps

4-letter answer Answer: ROUT

Word Help: Synonyms: rout_out, spreadeagle, rout

Clue #12: 12. Word with a commonly misapplied apostrophe

3-letter answer Answer: ITS

Word Help: Synonyms: information_technology, IT

Clue #13: 13. Climbed, as a rope

7-letter answer Answer: SHINNED

Word Help: Synonyms: scramble, sputter, struggle

Clue #14: 14. Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakes

6-letter answer Answer: HECATE

Word Help: Synonyms: Hecate

Clue #15: 15. Person on a nominating committee, say

8-letter answer Answer: SELECTOR

Word Help: Synonyms: picker, selector_switch, selector

Clue #16: 16. Goes nowhere in particular

7-letter answer Answer: WANDERS

Word Help: Synonyms: betray, drift, cheat_on

Clue #17: 17. Psyche's partner

4-letter answer Answer: EROS

Word Help: Synonyms: eros, Eros, physical_attraction

Clue #18: 18. Accusatory words

4-letter answer Answer: ETTU

Clue #19: 19. "Well ___"

4-letter answer Answer: THEN

Word Help: Synonyms: and_then, so, and_so

Clue #20: 22. Twice-distilled Turkish beverage

4-letter answer Answer: RAKI

Clue #21: 27. Item in a hedge

3-letter answer Answer: BET

Word Help: Synonyms: stakes, depend, count

Clue #22: 30. Lass

7-letter answer Answer: COLLEEN

Word Help: Synonyms: colleen

Clue #23: 31. Semicircular?

5-letter answer Answer: OVOID

Word Help: Synonyms: ovate, elliptic, oval

Clue #24: 32. With style

9-letter answer Answer: ELEGANTLY

Word Help: Synonyms: elegantly
Antonyms: inelegantly

Clue #25: 34. "Let's eat!"

7-letter answer Answer: SOUPSON

Clue #26: 35. School whose sports teams are known as the Golden Flashes

9-letter answer Answer: KENTSTATE

Clue #27: 37. Traveling from place to place

9-letter answer Answer: ITINERANT

Word Help: Synonyms: gipsy, gypsy, itinerant

Clue #28: 38. Shopgirl in a Paris boutique

9-letter answer Answer: MIDINETTE

Word Help: Synonyms: midinette

Clue #29: 39. Freezes

9-letter answer Answer: STOPSDEAD

Clue #30: 40. Homo ___ neanderthalensis

7-letter answer Answer: SAPIENS

Word Help: Synonyms: sapiens

Clue #31: 41. Strong urge

9-letter answer Answer: HANKERING

Word Help: Synonyms: yen, hankering, yearn

Clue #32: 42. Cough up

3-letter answer Answer: PAY

Word Help: Synonyms: pay_up, wage, bear
Antonyms: default

Clue #33: 43. Cake with a distinctive swirl

9-letter answer Answer: SWISSROLL

Clue #34: 44. Casual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remark

9-letter answer Answer: THROWAWAY

Word Help: Synonyms: flyer, flier, bill

Clue #35: 45. Spinal cord membranes

9-letter answer Answer: PIAMATERS

Clue #36: 46. Shade akin to pumpkin

9-letter answer Answer: TANGERINE

Word Help: Synonyms: tangerine_tree, tangerine

Clue #37: 47. Court favor in a cringey fashion

4-letter answer Answer: FAWN

Word Help: Synonyms: greyish_brown, cower, kotow

Clue #38: 50. Beasts with enormous tusks

9-letter answer Answer: MASTODONS

Word Help: Synonyms: mastodont, mastodon

Clue #39: 51. Shake up

4-letter answer Answer: ROIL

Word Help: Synonyms: boil, moil, rile

Clue #40: 52. Show warmth to

7-letter answer Answer: SMILEAT

Clue #41: 54. Like recording studio equipment

4-letter answer Answer: HIFI

Clue #42: 55. Plague

7-letter answer Answer: AFFLICT

Word Help: Synonyms: smite, afflict

Clue #43: 57. Take in

4-letter answer Answer: EARN

Word Help: Synonyms: garner, gain, realize

Clue #44: 58. Archer's gift

7-letter answer Answer: GOODAIM

Clue #45: 63. Old curse word

3-letter answer Answer: POX

Word Help: Synonyms: syph, lues_venerea, lues

Clue #46: 64. Actor Pascal of "Gladiator II"

5-letter answer Answer: PEDRO

Clue #47: 66. What provides the big picture?

8-letter answer Answer: ENLARGER

Word Help: Synonyms: enlarger

Clue #48: 68. Noon or 6:00 p.m., for some

8-letter answer Answer: MEALTIME

Word Help: Synonyms: mealtime

Clue #49: 70. Reality TV star Hadid

7-letter answer Answer: YOLANDA

Clue #50: 71. Something sown, per an idiom

7-letter answer Answer: WILDOAT

Clue #51: 72. Macho stereotype

7-letter answer Answer: REALMAN

Clue #52: 74. Goes in and out

6-letter answer Answer: WEAVES

Word Help: Synonyms: wind, meander, waver
Antonyms: unweave

Clue #53: 75. Word before knows or cares

3-letter answer Answer: WHO

Word Help: Synonyms: World_Health_Organization, WHO

Clue #54: 76. Chess opening

6-letter answer Answer: GAMBIT

Word Help: Synonyms: gambit, stratagem, ploy

Clue #55: 77. Dime store?

6-letter answer Answer: USMINT

Clue #56: 78. In need of a haircut, say

6-letter answer Answer: SHAGGY

Word Help: Synonyms: shaggy-coated, shagged, shaggy-haired

Clue #57: 80. Limerick, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: POEM

Word Help: Synonyms: poem, verse_form

Clue #58: 81. Tricked out with the latest technology, say

5-letter answer Answer: SMART

Word Help: Synonyms: chic, smarting, voguish
Antonyms: stupid

Clue #59: 82. One-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year

5-letter answer Answer: MARTA

Clue #60: 83. Body building?

4-letter answer Answer: TOMB

Word Help: Synonyms: tomb, grave

Clue #61: 84. ___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark)

4-letter answer Answer: ARIE

Clue #62: 85. Acting without thinking

4-letter answer Answer: RASH

Word Help: Synonyms: skin_rash, rash, roseola

Clue #63: 86. Candy brand with a crown in its logo

4-letter answer Answer: SKOR

Clue #64: 87. See 89-Down

4-letter answer Answer: GENE

Word Help: Synonyms: cistron, gene, factor

Clue #65: 89. 87-Down makeup

3-letter answer Answer: DNA

Word Help: Synonyms: desoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA, deoxyribonucleic_acid

Clue #66: 91. It may be rolled out in the backyard

3-letter answer Answer: SOD

Word Help: Synonyms: sod, bugger, sodomist

Clue #67: 92. Setting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat"

3-letter answer Answer: TUB

Word Help: Synonyms: bathing_tub, tub, bath

Expert Solving Strategies

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• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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