August 31, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, August 31, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword August 31, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Criticize, in slang	3
2A	4. Something computers cannot write to or erase	5
3A	9. Bottomless pit	5
4A	14. "We ___ the World"	3
5A	15. Nice smell	5
6A	16. Like some handwriting ... or tipplers	5
7A	17. Up to, informally	3
8A	18. Traveled in the front passenger seat	11
9A	20. ___ at the wheel	6
10A	22. Lye, chemically	4
11A	23. Rainbow's shape	3
12A	24. "Heavens to ___!"	5
13A	26. Two-part	4
14A	28. Captain of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams	10
15A	31. Degs. for C.E.O.s	4
16A	35. Chap	3
17A	36. Pants part that might need patching	4
18A	37. Join a conference call, say	6
19A	39. Silly	5
20A	41. Monopoly properties you can't put houses on, in brief	3
21A	43. End of a lasso	5
22A	44. Screen ___ Guild	6
23A	46. Rating between excellent and fair	4
24A	48. Cry in a soccer stadium	3
25A	49. Watermelon part that's spit out	4
26A	50. Main ingredient in a protein shake, maybe	10
27A	53. Great Lake with the shortest name	4
28A	55. Mommy's sister	5
29A	56. Kind of connection port on a PC	3
30A	59. Overly fussy, say	4
31A	61. Hit Broadway musical set partly in Paris, for short	6
32A	64. What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across	11
33A	67. Letters before an assumed name	3
34A	68. Sudden forward thrust	5
35A	69. "___ could've told you that!"	5
36A	70. ___ center	3
37A	71. Choice words?	5
38A	72. Believer in Jah, informally	5
39A	73. Pack animal of Tibet	3

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. Criticize, in slang"

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 god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
• Words that mean the same thing: Orcus
• 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: DIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Something computers cannot write to or erase"

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

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: CDROM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Bottomless pit"

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 bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
• Words that mean the same thing: abysm
• 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: ABYSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "We ___ the World""

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 unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
• Words that mean the same thing: be, comprise, embody
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Nice smell"

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 any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: smell, olfactory property, scent
• 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: AROMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Like some handwriting ... or tipplers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that consisting of or covered with or having loops
• Words that mean the same thing: dotty, nutty, loony
• 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: LOOPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Up to, informally"

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: TIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Traveled in the front passenger seat"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RODESHOTGUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. ___ at the wheel"

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 in a state of sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: benumbed, at peace, deceased
• The opposite would be: awake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Lye, chemically"

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

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: NAOH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Rainbow's shape"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: electric discharge, curve, arch
• 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: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. "Heavens to ___!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BETSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Two-part"

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 consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
• Words that mean the same thing: two-fold, threefold, duple
• 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: DUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Captain of the 2012 and 2016 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: ALYRAISMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Degs. for C.E.O.s"

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 master's degree in business
• Words that mean the same thing: Master in Business Administration, Master in Business, MBA
• 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: MBAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Chap"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: fellow, fella, blighter
• 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: LAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Pants part that might need patching"

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 hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
• Words that mean the same thing: stifle, articulatio genus, human knee
• 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: KNEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Join a conference call, say"

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: DIALIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Silly"

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 devoid of intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: vacuous, fatuous, asinine
• 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: INANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Monopoly properties you can't put houses on, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. End of a lasso"

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 trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
• Words that mean the same thing: gin, running noose, snare
• 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: NOOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Screen ___ Guild"

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 theatrical performer
• Words that mean the same thing: histrion, worker, player
• 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: ACTORS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Rating between excellent and fair"

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 moral excellence or admirableness
• Words that mean the same thing: serious, honorable, skilful
• The opposite would be: bad, ill
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Cry in a soccer stadium"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Watermelon part that's spit 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 a small hard fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: cum, semen, seeded player
• 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: SEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Main ingredient in a protein shake, maybe"

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: WHEYPOWDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Great Lake with the shortest name"

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 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 28 Across: "55. Mommy's sister"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
• Words that mean the same thing: aunt, auntie
• The opposite would be: uncle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AUNTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Kind of connection port on a PC"

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: USB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "59. Overly fussy, say"

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 of or related to the anus
• Words that mean the same thing: anal retentive
• The opposite would be: oral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Hit Broadway musical set partly in Paris, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: LESMIZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHANGELANES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Letters before an assumed name"

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: AKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Sudden forward thrust"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of moving forward suddenly
• Words that mean the same thing: hurtle, passado, hurl
• 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: LUNGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. "___ could've told you that!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVENI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. ___ center"

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 37 Across: "71. Choice words?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANDOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "72. Believer in Jah, informally"

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 follower of rastafarianism
• Words that mean the same thing: Rastafarian
• 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: RASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "73. Pack animal of Tibet"

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 large long-haired wild ox of tibet often domesticated
• Words that mean the same thing: yakety-yak, cackle, yack
• 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: YAK

  Great job if you got it right!

August 31, 2020 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Facts and figures	4
2D	2. Part of the eye	4
3D	3. Stamp on a milk carton	10
4D	4. One tending a house during the owner's absence	9
5D	5. Stops by	7
6D	6. Towel holder	3
7D	7. Eclipse or a black cat, some say	4
8D	8. Ancient fortification overlooking the Dead Sea	6
9D	9. Hi in HI	5
10D	10. Spam spewer	3
11D	11. Some quiet exercise	4
12D	12. Appendage on a cowboy's boot	4
13D	13. Align, informally	4
14D	19. Elvis's "___ Dog"	5
15D	21. Always, to a poet	3
16D	25. Belgian river to the North Sea	4
17D	27. "Hilarious!," in a text	4
18D	28. Assumed name	5
19D	29. Knight's weapon	5
20D	30. Join the flow of traffic	5
21D	32. Cocktail with tomato juice	10
22D	33. Seating request on an airplane	5
23D	34. Mocking smile	5
24D	38. World's largest island nation	9
25D	40. Lymph ___	4
26D	42. Tofu bean	4
27D	45. Hogs	5
28D	47. Luxurious	7
29D	51. Doctor, ideally	6
30D	52. Lbs. and ozs.	3
31D	54. Wild party, in slang	5
32D	56. Sch. whose home football games used to include a live bear on the field	4
33D	57. Avoid	4
34D	58. Extracurricular activity for a musician	4
35D	60. Molten flow	4
36D	62. International furniture chain	4
37D	63. "The Suite Life of ___ & Cody" (bygone teen sitcom)	4
38D	65. Amnesty International, e.g., in brief	3
39D	66. Super ___ (1990s game console)	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. Facts and figures"

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 collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
• Words that mean the same thing: datum, data point, information
• 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: DATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Part of the eye"

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 plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
• Words that mean the same thing: flag, iris diaphragm, fleur-de-lis
• 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: IRIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Stamp on a milk carton"

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: SELLBYDATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. One tending a house during the owner's absence"

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 a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
• 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: CARETAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Stops by"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DROPSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Towel holder"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Words that mean the same thing: perch, retinal rod, rod cell
• 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: ROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Eclipse or a black cat, some say"

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 sign of something about to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: bode, prognosticate, prefigure
• 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: OMEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Ancient fortification overlooking the Dead Sea"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

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: MASADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Hi in HI"

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 acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Words that mean the same thing: ciao
• 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: ALOHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Spam spewer"

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 botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• 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: BOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Some quiet exercise"

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 hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
• 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: YOGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Appendage on a cowboy's boot"

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 verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
• Words that mean the same thing: prod, prodding, spine
• 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: SPUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Align, 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 make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
• Words that mean the same thing: synchronize, synchronise
• The opposite would be: desynchronise, desynchronize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Elvis's "___ Dog""

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 any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
• Words that mean the same thing: blackguard, trace, heel
• 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: HOUND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Always, to a poet"

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: EER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Belgian river to the North Sea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. "Hilarious!," in a text"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LMAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Assumed name"

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 name that has been assumed temporarily
• Words that mean the same thing: assumed name, false name, a.k.a.
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Knight's weapon"

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 long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: gig, shaft, lancet
• 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: LANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Join the flow of traffic"

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 mix together different elements
• Words that mean the same thing: fuse, blend, mix
• The opposite would be: disunify
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MERGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Cocktail with tomato juice"

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: BLOODYMARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Seating request on an airplane"

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 long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
• Words that mean the same thing: gangway
• 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: AISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Mocking smile"

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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
• Words that mean the same thing: leer
• 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: SNEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. World's largest island nation"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a republic in southeastern asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the far east and pacific regions
• Words that mean the same thing: Dutch East Indies, Republic of Indonesia
• 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: INDONESIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Lymph ___"

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 connecting point at which several lines come together
• Words that mean the same thing: knob, thickening, leaf node
• The opposite would be: antinode
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Tofu bean"

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 erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to asia
• Words that mean the same thing: soybean plant, soja bean, soybean
• 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: SOYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Hogs"

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 stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
• 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: SWINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Luxurious"

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 rich and superior in quality
• Words that mean the same thing: luxurious, gilded, grand
• 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: OPULENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "51. Doctor, ideally"

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 skilled in a particular type of therapy
• Words that mean the same thing: therapist
• 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: HEALER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "52. Lbs. and ozs."

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: WTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. Wild party, in slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. Sch. whose home football games used to include a live bear on the field"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UCLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "57. Avoid"

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 avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
• Words that mean the same thing: cast out, banish, ostracise
• 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: SHUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "58. Extracurricular activity for a musician"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unofficial association of people or groups
• Words that mean the same thing: isthmus, lot, banding
• 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: BAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Molten flow"

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 rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface
• 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: LAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. International furniture chain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IKEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. "The Suite Life of ___ & Cody" (bygone teen sitcom)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ZACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "65. Amnesty International, e.g., 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 an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
• Words that mean the same thing: nongovernmental organization
• 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: NGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "66. Super ___ (1990s game console)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 10, nor'-east, Ne
• 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: NES

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	65.4%
Short Answer	16	20.5%
History	3	3.8%
Sports	3	3.8%
Music	2	2.6%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.9 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 Monday, 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!

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XWordHint Crossword Answers June 03, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 03, 2025

Published on Tuesday, June 03, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 03 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Angry Birds and Snapchat, for two

4-letter answer Answer: APPS

Clue #2: 5. Session at the pool

4-letter answer Answer: SWIM

Word Help: Synonyms: float, swimming, drown
Antonyms: sink

Clue #3: 9. Cheery goodbyes

5-letter answer Answer: TATAS

Clue #4: 14. Gentle

4-letter answer Answer: MEEK

Word Help: Synonyms: mild, modest, meek

Clue #5: 15. Goal of some bodybuilding exercises

4-letter answer Answer: TONE

Word Help: Synonyms: feel, tone_of_voice, feeling
Antonyms: atonicity

Clue #6: 16. Delete

5-letter answer Answer: ERASE

Word Help: Synonyms: score_out, wipe_off, erase
Antonyms: record

Clue #7: 17. Place to keep safe during an emergency

9-letter answer Answer: PANICROOM

Clue #8: 19. Tickle

5-letter answer Answer: AMUSE

Word Help: Synonyms: disport, amuse, divert

Clue #9: 20. Input for a fax machine

12-letter answer Answer: SHEETOFPAPER

Clue #10: 22. Hosp. hookups

3-letter answer Answer: IVS

Word Help: Synonyms: foursome, Little_Joe, quadruplet

Clue #11: 25. Ref. work with definitions for "colour" and "aluminium"

3-letter answer Answer: OED

Word Help: Synonyms: O.E.D., OED, Oxford_English_Dictionary

Clue #12: 26. Expensive theater boxes

5-letter answer Answer: LOGES

Word Help: Synonyms: loge, box, lumber

Clue #13: 27. Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans," e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: POPART

Clue #14: 29. Each star on the American flag represents one

5-letter answer Answer: STATE

Word Help: Synonyms: commonwealth, express, State

Clue #15: 31. Layer that a hovercraft floats on

10-letter answer Answer: AIRCUSHION

Clue #16: 33. Sound heard in a stalactite cave

4-letter answer Answer: DRIP

Word Help: Synonyms: dribble, drip_mold, drip_mould

Clue #17: 37. Sings nonsense syllables

5-letter answer Answer: SCATS

Word Help: Synonyms: scat, lam, escape

Clue #18: 38. Pointy-eared inhabitant of Middle-earth

3-letter answer Answer: ELF

Word Help: Synonyms: brownie, hob, gremlin

Clue #19: 39. Mexican marinade

5-letter answer Answer: ADOBO

Word Help: Synonyms: adobo

Clue #20: 40. Grp. sending radio signals into space

4-letter answer Answer: SETI

Clue #21: 41. Measure of how much sky is visible

10-letter answer Answer: CLOUDCOVER

Clue #22: 43. Alternatives to essays

5-letter answer Answer: ORALS

Word Help: Synonyms: viva_voce, oral, viva

Clue #23: 45. "Wow, cool!"

6-letter answer Answer: OHNEAT

Clue #24: 46. Secondary area of study

5-letter answer Answer: MINOR

Word Help: Synonyms: pocket-size, child, shaver
Antonyms: major

Clue #25: 48. Modern filmmaking tech, for short

3-letter answer Answer: CGI

Clue #26: 49. Texting format, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: SMS

Word Help: Synonyms: samarium, atomic_number_62, MSc

Clue #27: 50. Easily awakened individual ... whose bed may feature a 20-, 31- and 41-Across?

12-letter answer Answer: LIGHTSLEEPER

Clue #28: 54. Plastic bit on the end of a shoelace

5-letter answer Answer: AGLET

Word Help: Synonyms: aiguilette, aglet, aiglet

Clue #29: 55. Disappointing awards season outcome for a critically successful movie

9-letter answer Answer: OSCARSNUB

Clue #30: 59. Beach

5-letter answer Answer: SHORE

Word Help: Synonyms: shore, prop, land

Clue #31: 60. Villainous hideout

4-letter answer Answer: LAIR

Word Help: Synonyms: den, lair

Clue #32: 61. Documentation for a foreign traveler

4-letter answer Answer: VISA

Word Help: Synonyms: visa

Clue #33: 62. Rose

5-letter answer Answer: STOOD

Word Help: Synonyms: suffer, place_upright, stand
Antonyms: yield, sit

Clue #34: 63. Smooth as ___

4-letter answer Answer: SILK

Word Help: Synonyms: silk

Clue #35: 64. Word with floor or flight

4-letter answer Answer: PLAN

Word Help: Synonyms: be_after, project, plan

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Electric guitar attachment

3-letter answer Answer: AMP

Word Help: Synonyms: adenylic_acid, adenosine_monophosphate, A

Clue #2: 2. Vegetable often added to fried rice

3-letter answer Answer: PEA

Word Help: Synonyms: pea, pea_plant

Clue #3: 3. Author

3-letter answer Answer: PEN

Word Help: Synonyms: pen, indite, playpen

Clue #4: 4. Hits the slopes

4-letter answer Answer: SKIS

Word Help: Synonyms: ski

Clue #5: 5. Mean ___ (rough urban area)

7-letter answer Answer: STREETS

Word Help: Synonyms: street

Clue #6: 6. Sought the favor of

5-letter answer Answer: WOOED

Word Help: Synonyms: solicit, romance, woo

Clue #7: 7. How tied games may be settled, informally

4-letter answer Answer: INOT

Clue #8: 8. Office note

4-letter answer Answer: MEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: memoranda, memo, memorandum

Clue #9: 9. It may be left holding the bag

6-letter answer Answer: TEAPOT

Word Help: Synonyms: teapot

Clue #10: 10. Site of an apocalyptic final battle in the Bible

10-letter answer Answer: ARMAGEDDON

Word Help: Synonyms: Armageddon

Clue #11: 11. Brownish shade

5-letter answer Answer: TAUPE

Word Help: Synonyms: taupe, fuscous

Clue #12: 12. Stubborn animals

5-letter answer Answer: ASSES

Word Help: Synonyms: seat, can, hind_end

Clue #13: 13. Prognosticator

4-letter answer Answer: SEER

Word Help: Synonyms: seer, vaticinator, visionary

Clue #14: 18. Where most songs use their titular lyrics

6-letter answer Answer: CHORUS

Word Help: Synonyms: chorus, Greek_chorus, chorus_line

Clue #15: 21. Custardy dessert

4-letter answer Answer: FLAN

Word Help: Synonyms: flan

Clue #16: 22. "No bid"

5-letter answer Answer: IPASS

Clue #17: 23. Raise, as a concern

5-letter answer Answer: VOICE

Word Help: Synonyms: phonation, voice, spokesperson
Antonyms: devoice

Clue #18: 24. Jack who ate no fat

5-letter answer Answer: SPRAT

Word Help: Synonyms: sprat, Clupea_sprattus, brisling

Clue #19: 28. Zorro, Superman or Indiana Jones

10-letter answer Answer: ACTIONHERO

Clue #20: 29. Grain storehouses

5-letter answer Answer: SILOS

Word Help: Synonyms: silo

Clue #21: 30. Vegan protein source

4-letter answer Answer: TOFU

Word Help: Synonyms: tofu, bean_curd

Clue #22: 32. "___ if I know!"

4-letter answer Answer: HELL

Word Help: Synonyms: snake_pit, blaze, hell
Antonyms: Heaven

Clue #23: 34. Wanders

5-letter answer Answer: ROVES

Word Help: Synonyms: vagabond, swan, cast

Clue #24: 35. Skyscraper construction piece

5-letter answer Answer: IBEAM

Clue #25: 36. Long Beach, Charleston and Baltimore

5-letter answer Answer: PORTS

Word Help: Synonyms: port_wine, larboard, porthole
Antonyms: starboard

Clue #26: 39. More sore

6-letter answer Answer: ACHIER

Clue #27: 41. Pixar film that revived the song "Life Is a Highway"

4-letter answer Answer: CARS

Word Help: Synonyms: railway_car, gondola, car

Clue #28: 42. Place for boxers to exercise

7-letter answer Answer: DOGPARK

Clue #29: 44. Decomposed

6-letter answer Answer: ROTTED

Word Help: Synonyms: molder, decompose, rotted

Clue #30: 46. Alt-rock band They ___ Be Giants

5-letter answer Answer: MIGHT

Word Help: Synonyms: power, might, mightiness

Clue #31: 47. Shelter in a chilly landscape

5-letter answer Answer: IGLOO

Word Help: Synonyms: iglu, igloo

Clue #32: 48. "The Ten Commandments" director ___ B. DeMille

5-letter answer Answer: CECIL

Clue #33: 50. Lad's counterpart

4-letter answer Answer: LASS

Word Help: Synonyms: young_girl, lassie, jeune_fille

Clue #34: 51. Online chuckles

4-letter answer Answer: LOLS

Clue #35: 52. Actor Morales

4-letter answer Answer: ESAI

Clue #36: 53. Invitation initialism

4-letter answer Answer: RSVP

Clue #37: 56. Zero

3-letter answer Answer: NIL

Word Help: Synonyms: null, cipher, zippo

Clue #38: 57. Country with the most Olympic medals

3-letter answer Answer: USA

Word Help: Synonyms: United_States_of_America, U.S., United_States_Army

Clue #39: 58. Prohibit

3-letter answer Answer: BAN

Word Help: Synonyms: cast_out, forbiddance, BAN

Expert Solving Strategies

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

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