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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 66 (35 Across, 31 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.8 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle January 27, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Put down | 5 |
| 2A | 6. Help (out) | 4 |
| 3A | 10. Life phases, in social media lingo | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Katey of "Married ... With Children" | 5 |
| 5A | 15. International chain whose name can be a prefix | 4 |
| 6A | 16. Weather the storm | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Not take any chances | 10 |
| 8A | 19. "No ___" | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Disavowed MI6 agent in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise | 4 |
| 10A | 21. ___ buco | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Sister of Castor and Pollux | 5 |
| 12A | 23. They're done on the fly | 8 |
| 13A | 25. Didn't beat | 6 |
| 14A | 26. Prefix with -gram | 3 |
| 15A | 27. Connection between names | 3 |
| 16A | 28. "Listen …" | 7 |
| 17A | 29. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," e.g. | 11 |
| 18A | 31. In the nick of time | 11 |
| 19A | 32. Series that begins on the ice planet Pagodon, with "The" | 11 |
| 20A | 33. Possible (but extremely unlikely) setting for a double albatross | 7 |
| 21A | 34. Sign | 3 |
| 22A | 35. Nutrition fig. | 3 |
| 23A | 38. How salmon is served in nigiri sushi, but not in sashimi | 6 |
| 24A | 39. Large wine cask | 8 |
| 25A | 41. Something a rival may throw | 5 |
| 26A | 42. Set of rounds | 4 |
| 27A | 43. "Alas!" | 4 |
| 28A | 44. Tiny scrap | 4 |
| 29A | 45. Big ticket purchase? | 10 |
| 30A | 47. The Phoenix of the N.C.A.A. | 4 |
| 31A | 48. Noble figure | 4 |
| 32A | 49. Pioneer in I.Q. testing | 5 |
| 33A | 50. Muralist who was a colleague of Dalí | 4 |
| 34A | 51. Boy's name consisting of an English word followed by its Spanish equivalent | 4 |
| 35A | 52. Take | 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. Put down"
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 cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- Words that mean the same thing: humiliate, chagrin, humble
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "6. Help (out)"
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 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- Words that mean the same thing: bail bond, bond
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAIL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Life phases, in social media lingo"
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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- Words that mean the same thing: era, ERA, geological era
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ERAS
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Katey of "Married ... With Children""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAGAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. International chain whose name can be a prefix"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OMNI
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Clue 6 Across: "16. Weather the storm"
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 the temporal end; the concluding time
- Words that mean the same thing: in conclusion, survive, stopping point
- The opposite would be: first
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The answer is: LAST
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Not take any chances"
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!
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The answer is: PLAYITSAFE
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Clue 8 Across: "19. "No ___""
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 small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- Words that mean the same thing: die, cube
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DICE
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Clue 9 Across: "20. Disavowed MI6 agent in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ILSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. ___ buco"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OSSO
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Clue 11 Across: "22. Sister of Castor and Pollux"
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 (greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of zeus and leda who was abducted by paris; the greek army sailed to troy to get her back which resulted in the trojan war
- Words that mean the same thing: Helen of Troy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HELEN
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Clue 12 Across: "23. They're done on the fly"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RUSHJOBS
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Clue 13 Across: "25. Didn't beat"
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!
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The answer is: LOSTTO
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Clue 14 Across: "26. Prefix with -gram"
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 self-report personality inventory based on hans eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)
- Words that mean the same thing: Eysenck Personality Inventory
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "27. Connection between names"
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!
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The answer is: AKA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "28. "Listen …""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GETTHIS
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Clue 17 Across: "29. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
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The answer is: CULTCLASSIC
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Clue 18 Across: "31. In the nick of time"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
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The answer is: NONETOOSOON
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Clue 19 Across: "32. Series that begins on the ice planet Pagodon, with "The""
Quick Info: This answer has 11 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!
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The answer is: MANDALORIAN
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Clue 20 Across: "33. Possible (but extremely unlikely) setting for a double albatross"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARFIVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "34. Sign"
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 liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "35. Nutrition fig."
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!
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The answer is: RDA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "38. How salmon is served in nigiri sushi, but not in sashimi"
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!
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The answer is: ONRICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "39. Large wine cask"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a british unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOGSHEAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "41. Something a rival may throw"
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 relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- Words that mean the same thing: tint, refinement, spectre
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHADE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "42. Set of rounds"
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 (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
- Words that mean the same thing: bust, round, tear
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOUT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "43. "Alas!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OHME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "44. Tiny scrap"
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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Words that mean the same thing: smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IOTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "45. Big ticket purchase?"
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!
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The answer is: SEASONPASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "47. The Phoenix of the N.C.A.A."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "48. Noble figure"
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 british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EARL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "49. Pioneer in I.Q. testing"
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 psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911)
- Words that mean the same thing: Alfred Binet
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BINET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "50. Muralist who was a colleague of Dalí"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "51. Boy's name consisting of an English word followed by its Spanish equivalent"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANDY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "52. Take"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
- Words that mean the same thing: tip, lean, fish
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANGLE
Great job if you got it right!
Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword January 27, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Shoot for the moon | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Crumple | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Writer of the 2009 autobiography "Open" | 6 |
| 4D | 4. "Open wide" | 5 |
| 5D | 5. Man's name that's an anagram of 9-Down | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Video game climax | 10 |
| 7D | 7. Collect | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Modern lead-in to mania | 4 |
| 9D | 9. "Of course, I remember you!," perhaps | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Heir to the throne, traditionally | 9 |
| 11D | 11. Very slender | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Hedonist's opposite | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Workers who must be quick with their hands | 6 |
| 14D | 18. Experienced a pregnant pause? | 9 |
| 15D | 22. Relaxing baths | 8 |
| 16D | 24. Affliction treated in newborns with phototherapy | 8 |
| 17D | 25. Giving quarters, say | 9 |
| 18D | 28. How one might emerge with a victory | 10 |
| 19D | 29. Secret lover? | 9 |
| 20D | 30. Murmur | 3 |
| 21D | 31. Character who's heard but not seen | 8 |
| 22D | 32. Way down below? | 7 |
| 23D | 33. Floral arrangements | 6 |
| 24D | 35. Fix in a museum, maybe | 6 |
| 25D | 36. ___ bug (long-limbed predatory insect) | 6 |
| 26D | 37. Start of a Christmas hymn | 6 |
| 27D | 39. Collect, collect, collect | 5 |
| 28D | 40. Pickup line | 5 |
| 29D | 42. Hit on the noggin | 4 |
| 30D | 45. Word with power or change | 3 |
| 31D | 46. Org. concerned with traveling | 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. Shoot for the moon"
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 have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- Words that mean the same thing: draw a bead on, shoot for, aim
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASPIRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Crumple"
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 something badly botched or muddled
- Words that mean the same thing: cockup, mess-up, balls-up
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BALLUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Writer of the 2009 autobiography "Open""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AGASSI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. "Open wide""
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAYAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Man's name that's an anagram of 9-Down"
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!
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The answer is: ELI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Video game climax"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: BOSSBATTLE
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Clue 7 Down: "7. Collect"
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 collect or gather
- Words that mean the same thing: gather, accumulate, collect
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AMASS
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Clue 8 Down: "8. Modern lead-in to mania"
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 message received and understood
- Words that mean the same thing: information
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INFO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. "Of course, I remember you!," perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- Words that mean the same thing: consist, lie down, prevarication
- The opposite would be: arise, stand
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Heir to the throne, traditionally"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ELDESTSON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Very slender"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RAILTHIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Hedonist's opposite"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
- Words that mean the same thing: spartan, abstainer, ascetical
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASCETIC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Workers who must be quick with their hands"
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!
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The answer is: STENOS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "18. Experienced a pregnant pause?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOOKLEAVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "22. Relaxing baths"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOTSOAKS
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Clue 16 Down: "24. Affliction treated in newborns with phototherapy"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
- Words that mean the same thing: acerbity, bitterness, icterus
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: JAUNDICE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "25. Giving quarters, say"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEASINGTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "28. How one might emerge with a victory"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that with glory or in a glorious manner
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GLORIOUSLY
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Secret lover?"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone to whom private matters are confided
- Words that mean the same thing: intimate
- The word looks like this: _________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CONFIDANT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "30. Murmur"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sound made by a pigeon
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COO
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Character who's heard but not seen"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that someone who tells a story
- Words that mean the same thing: storyteller, teller
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NARRATOR
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Clue 22 Down: "32. Way down below?"
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 hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANHOLE
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Clue 23 Down: "33. Floral arrangements"
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 arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
- Words that mean the same thing: bouquet, corsage, posy
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POSIES
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Clue 24 Down: "35. Fix in a museum, maybe"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: REHANG
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Clue 25 Down: "36. ___ bug (long-limbed predatory insect)"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a young unmarried woman
- Words that mean the same thing: damoiselle, damozel, damosel
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DAMSEL
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Clue 26 Down: "37. Start of a Christmas hymn"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
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- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: ADESTE
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Clue 27 Down: "39. Collect, collect, collect"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a secret store of valuables or money
- Words that mean the same thing: stash, pile up, amass
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOARD
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Clue 28 Down: "40. Pickup line"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: HOPIN
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Clue 29 Down: "42. Hit on the noggin"
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 of various edible seeds of plants of the family leguminosae used for food
- Words that mean the same thing: edible bean, noodle, bonce
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BEAN
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Clue 30 Down: "45. Word with power or change"
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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
- Words that mean the same thing: ocean
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEA
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Org. concerned with traveling"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: NBA
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 53 | 80.3% |
| Short Answer | 9 | 13.6% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.5% |
| Sports | 1 | 1.5% |
| History | 1 | 1.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.5% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 35 |
| Down Clues | 31 |
| Total Clues | 66 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 11 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 5 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
