2408 Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "Pretty Little Liars" author Shepard, 5. Trap for the unwary, 10. High-end hotel amenities, 14. Takeoff announcement?, 16. Rocked, in a way, 17. "Future me — don't forget this!", 18. Holly genus, 19. Gave a once-over, 20. Begrudging assent, 22. Jazz trumpeter Jones, 23. Spiny reptile that, despite its name, is actually a lizard, 24. The Flyers, on a scoreboard, 25. Famed recipient of a lesser blessing, 27. "Eww, enough!", 28. Cry of fear, 29. Makes, as a putt, 31. Some Reichstag votes, 35. Stage group often dressed in black, 37. Struggles, 39. [And just like that ...], 40. "TiK ToK" creator, 42. "Any ___?", 44. Makeup ingredient?, 45. Soldier of Sauron, 47. Cubism-inspired style, 48. Like 30-Down, 49. Make a deal official, say, 53. The average person will shed at least one every day, 55. Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree, 56. Like some broken records, 58. Antagonist in a 1604 play … or a 1992 animated movie, 59. Forest, in a metaphor, 61. Breezed (by), 62. Try to get the upper hand?, 63. Afflictions, 64. Infinitesimal, 65. Wine bottle spec

Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. 0, for 180°, 2. Bit of salty language?, 3. Some announcements from the Fed, 4. Cosmetics brand owned by Estée Lauder, 5. Organ piece, 6. KenKen entries: Abbr., 7. "For real?!", 8. Minos or Midas, 9. Member of la famille, 10. Fan base added to the O.E.D. in 2023, 11. Oral vaccine target, 12. Sphere, 13. Planned Parenthood offering, informally, 15. Warm-up pieces, 21. "How Firm a Foundation," for one, 23. Where VietJet Air is headquartered, 24. Half a half-bushel, 26. Watch, in a way, 30. Winter forecast, 32. Debated, 33. Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator", 34. Do a certain veterinary job, 36. "It's anyone's guess", 38. West Coast political hub, familiarly, 41. What an integral can compute, 43. Comfort, 46. Fighting, 49. Genre celebrated at the annual Worldcon, 50. Meeting greeting, 51. Well-behaved sort, 52. Color of a proverbial French beast, 54. Chichi, 56. Like the coats of many terriers, 57. Free-roaming residents of Japan's Nara Park, 60. Beat decisively, in video game lingo

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 23, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Pretty Little Liars" author Shepard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 5. Trap for the unwary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer : trammel, hook, side_drum, snare_drum, gin, entrap, noose, ensnare, trap, snare




• The clue is 10. High-end hotel amenities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAS

  Possible Answer : health_club, watering_place, spa, health_spa, resort_hotel, watering_hole




• The clue is 14. Takeoff announcement?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHAVETORUN




• The clue is 16. Rocked, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORE

  Possible Answer : tire, wear_thin, tire_out, get_into, endure, put_on, fag, don, break, bust, outwear, assume, fatigue, have_on, wear, fall_apart, hold_out, wear_off, bear, wear_out, weary, jade, fag_out, wear_upon, wear_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 17. "Future me — don't forget this!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTETOSELF




• The clue is 18. Holly genus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILEX

  Possible Answer : genus_Ilex, Ilex




• The clue is 19. Gave a once-over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYEDUP




• The clue is 20. Begrudging assent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAHFINE




• The clue is 22. Jazz trumpeter Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THAD




• The clue is 23. Spiny reptile that, despite its name, is actually a lizard. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: HORNYTOAD




• The clue is 24. The Flyers, on a scoreboard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHI

  Possible Answer : phi




• The clue is 25. Famed recipient of a lesser blessing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESAU

  Possible Answer : Esau




• The clue is 27. "Eww, enough!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMI




• The clue is 28. Cry of fear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEK




• The clue is 29. Makes, as a putt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINKS

  Possible Answer : subside, bury, go_down, dip, sink, slump, drop, pass, sump, drop_down, swallow_hole, settle, slide_down, go_under, sinkhole, fall_off, cesspool, cesspit, lapse

  Possible Opposite Answer : source, float




• The clue is 31. Some Reichstag votes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEINS




• The clue is 35. Stage group often dressed in black. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREW

  Possible Answer : work_party, crew, crowd, gang, bunch




• The clue is 37. Struggles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOILS

  Possible Answer : labour, fag, dig, travail, drudge, moil, labor, grind, toil




• The clue is 39. [And just like that ...]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : break_down, snapshot, flick, cinch, child's_play, click, piece_of_cake, ginger_snap, snatch_up, shot, snap_fastener, grab, bust, snap_bean, tear, rupture, snap, duck_soup, centering, pushover, shoot, gingersnap, walkover, snarl, photograph, catch, cracking, ginger_nut, press_stud, snatch, elasticity, picnic, lose_it, crack, breeze

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 40. "TiK ToK" creator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KESHA




• The clue is 42. "Any ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEAS

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




• The clue is 44. Makeup ingredient?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNA

  Possible Answer : deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA




• The clue is 45. Soldier of Sauron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC




• The clue is 47. Cubism-inspired style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECO

  Possible Answer : art_deco, deco




• The clue is 48. Like 30-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : frozen, polar, glacial, arctic, wintry, gelid, frosty, frigid, icy




• The clue is 49. Make a deal official, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SHAKEONIT




• The clue is 53. The average person will shed at least one every day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASH

  Possible Answer : welt, eyelash, flog, whip, slash, lash, thong, whiplash, strap, cilium, lather, trounce

  Possible Opposite Answer : unlash




• The clue is 55. Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CINNAMON

  Possible Answer : Ceylon_cinnamon_tree, cinnamon, cinnamon_bark, Cinnamomum_zeylanicum, Ceylon_cinnamon




• The clue is 56. Like some broken records. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARPED

  Possible Answer : heave, buckle, warp, garble, distort, falsify, warped




• The clue is 58. Antagonist in a 1604 play … or a 1992 animated movie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAGO

  Possible Answer : Iago




• The clue is 59. Forest, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGPICTURE




• The clue is 61. Breezed (by). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLEW

  Possible Answer : flee, vaporize, wing, aviate, fly, vanish, take_flight, pilot, fell




• The clue is 62. Try to get the upper hand?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARMWRESTLE




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

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

  The answer: ILLS

  Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment




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

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

  The answer: TEENY

  Possible Answer : teentsy, itty-bitty, weensy, bitty, wee, itsy-bitsy, weeny, bittie, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny




• The clue is 65. Wine bottle spec. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAR

  Possible Answer : yr, twelvemonth, class, year

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. 0, for 180°. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINE

  Possible Answer: sine, sin

• The clue is 2. Bit of salty language?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: AHOYTHERE

• The clue is 3. Some announcements from the Fed. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: RATEHIKES

• The clue is 4. Cosmetics brand owned by Estée Lauder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVEDA

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

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

  The answer: STOP

  Possible Answer: halt, layover, block_off, block, hitch, block_up, hold_back, stop_over, discontinue, stop_consonant, contain, turn_back, check, quit, kibosh, break, occlusion, arrest, blockage, stopover, finish, plosive, give_up, period, occlusive, stay, catch, stop, full_point, break_off, cease, barricade, blockade, full_stop, lay_off, intercept, hold_on, diaphragm, closure, point, plosive_consonant, plosive_speech_sound, stoppage, terminate, bar, end

  Possible Opposite Answer : start, continue, begin, continuant_consonant

• The clue is 6. KenKen entries: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOS

  Possible Answer: nobelium, No, no, atomic_number_102

  Possible Opposite Answer : yes

• The clue is 7. "For real?!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: AREYOUKIDDINGME

• The clue is 8. Minos or Midas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer: rule, ruler, swayer

• The clue is 9. Member of la famille. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENFANT

• The clue is 10. Fan base added to the O.E.D. in 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWIFTIES

• The clue is 11. Oral vaccine target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLIO

  Possible Answer: acute_anterior_poliomyelitis, polio, infantile_paralysis, poliomyelitis

• The clue is 12. Sphere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARENA

  Possible Answer: sphere, field, arena, sports_stadium, orbit, bowl, area, stadium, domain, scene_of_action

• The clue is 13. Planned Parenthood offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXED

  Possible Answer: excite, sex, arouse, wind_up, turn_on, sexed

• The clue is 15. Warm-up pieces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETUDES

  Possible Answer: etude

• The clue is 21. "How Firm a Foundation," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYMN

  Possible Answer: hymn, anthem

• The clue is 23. Where VietJet Air is headquartered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANOI

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Vietnam, Hanoi

• The clue is 24. Half a half-bushel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECK

  Possible Answer: mint, tidy_sum, passel, quite_a_little, slew, heap, mountain, hen-peck, deal, smack, pick, nag, peck, spate, mess, pile, hatful, peck_at, raft, mickle, stack, muckle, good_deal, wad, beak, pick_up, sight, great_deal, batch, mass, flock, lot, pot, plenty, pick_at

• The clue is 26. Watch, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIT

  Possible Answer: pose, sit_down, model, ride, sit_around, sit, posture, baby-sit, seat

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 30. Winter forecast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEET

  Possible Answer: sleet

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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: INDISPUTE

• The clue is 33. Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: NANCHERLA

• The clue is 34. Do a certain veterinary job. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAY

  Possible Answer: castrate, alter, spay, neuter

• The clue is 36. "It's anyone's guess". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOKNOWS

• The clue is 38. West Coast political hub, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAC

  Possible Answer: pocket, Sauk, theca, pouch, sack, Sac, sac

• The clue is 41. What an integral can compute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREA

  Possible Answer: sphere, field, arena, surface_area, country, orbit, region, area, expanse, domain

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

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

  The answer: SOLACE

  Possible Answer: console, solace, comfort, soothe, solacement, consolation

• The clue is 46. Fighting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMBAT

  Possible Answer: scrap, fighting, fight, combat, armed_combat, battle

• The clue is 49. Genre celebrated at the annual Worldcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCIFI

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

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

  The answer: HIALL

• The clue is 51. Well-behaved sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGEL

  Possible Answer: Angel_Falls, Angel, holy_person, holy_man, backer, saint, angel

• The clue is 52. Color of a proverbial French beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOIRE

• The clue is 54. Chichi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTSY

• The clue is 56. Like the coats of many terriers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIRY

  Possible Answer: stringy, wiry

• The clue is 57. Free-roaming residents of Japan's Nara Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEER

  Possible Answer: deer, cervid

• The clue is 60. Beat decisively, in video game lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PWN

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Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Dunham of "Girls"

4-letter answer Answer: LENA

Word Help: Synonyms: Lena, Lena_River

Clue #2: 5. Snowman in "Frozen"

4-letter answer Answer: OLAF

Clue #3: 9. Petty quarrel

4-letter answer Answer: SPAT

Word Help: Synonyms: spatter, bickering, ptyalise
Antonyms: boo

Clue #4: 13. "I need this today!"

4-letter answer Answer: ASAP

Word Help: Synonyms: ASAP

Clue #5: 14. ___ McEntire a.k.a. "The Queen of Country"

4-letter answer Answer: REBA

Clue #6: 15. Cockamamie

5-letter answer Answer: INANE

Word Help: Synonyms: inane, vacuous, asinine

Clue #7: 16. ___ a ___ (how two foes confront each other)

4-letter answer Answer: MANO

Clue #8: 17. A couple of places to secure boats ... or a logical contradiction?

10-letter answer Answer: DOCKSDOCKS

Clue #9: 19. Muff

6-letter answer Answer: BUNGLE

Word Help: Synonyms: boner, fluff, mess_up

Clue #10: 21. Thing to be clicked in a "Click It or Ticket" campaign

8-letter answer Answer: SEATBELT

Word Help: Synonyms: seat_belt, seatbelt

Clue #11: 22. 1917, 1984, 2001 and others

5-letter answer Answer: YEARS

Word Help: Synonyms: days, geezerhood, class

Clue #12: 24. Pop star ___ Lipa

3-letter answer Answer: DUA

Clue #13: 25. Spanish king

3-letter answer Answer: REY

Clue #14: 26. A couple of sets of game cubes ... or heaven?

8-letter answer Answer: DICEDICE

Clue #15: 29. Some Hollywood tech

3-letter answer Answer: CGI

Clue #16: 31. State west of Mont.

3-letter answer Answer: IDA

Word Help: Synonyms: International_Development_Association, IDA

Clue #17: 32. Infuriate

6-letter answer Answer: ENRAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: enrage

Clue #18: 34. Surrounded by

4-letter answer Answer: AMID

Clue #19: 38. Sights at truck stops

5-letter answer Answer: SEMIS

Word Help: Synonyms: trucking_rig, rig, semifinal

Clue #20: 40. "What's the ___?"

3-letter answer Answer: USE

Word Help: Synonyms: employ, apply, consumption

Clue #21: 41. Ouzo flavoring

5-letter answer Answer: ANISE

Word Help: Synonyms: anise, Pimpinella_anisum, anise_plant

Clue #22: 42. Big wine holder

4-letter answer Answer: CASK

Word Help: Synonyms: barrel, caskful, cask

Clue #23: 43. Nirvana's "___ Like Teen Spirit"

6-letter answer Answer: SMELLS

Word Help: Synonyms: scent, sense_of_smell, smack

Clue #24: 45. Still in the wrapper, say

3-letter answer Answer: NEW

Word Help: Synonyms: New, fresh, young
Antonyms: old, worn

Clue #25: 46. "Yadda, yadda, yadda"

3-letter answer Answer: ETC

Clue #26: 48. A couple of fibs ... or incapacitate?

8-letter answer Answer: LIESLIES

Clue #27: 50. Sarcastic laugh syllable

3-letter answer Answer: HAR

Clue #28: 53. Alley ___

3-letter answer Answer: OOP

Clue #29: 55. Rhyming partner of "wheels"

5-letter answer Answer: DEALS

Word Help: Synonyms: mess, great_deal, bargain

Clue #30: 56. Regular at the Met, maybe

8-letter answer Answer: OPERAFAN

Clue #31: 59. Violent troublemaker

6-letter answer Answer: RIOTER

Word Help: Synonyms: rioter

Clue #32: 62. A couple of melees ... or put into new, simpler words without changing the meaning?

10-letter answer Answer: FRAYSFRAYS

Clue #33: 64. Cry upon stubbing one's toe, maybe

4-letter answer Answer: YELP

Word Help: Synonyms: yelp, yap, yelping

Clue #34: 65. ___ mignon

5-letter answer Answer: FILET

Word Help: Synonyms: fish_fillet, fish_filet, filet

Clue #35: 66. Neighborhood

4-letter answer Answer: AREA

Word Help: Synonyms: region, sphere, country

Clue #36: 67. 1/8 fluid ounce

4-letter answer Answer: DRAM

Word Help: Synonyms: dram, drachm, drachma

Clue #37: 68. Charity

4-letter answer Answer: ALMS

Word Help: Synonyms: alms

Clue #38: 69. Sing like Ella Fitzgerald

4-letter answer Answer: SCAT

Word Help: Synonyms: fly_the_coop, run_away, take_to_the_woods

Clue #39: 70. Figs. for which you often give just the last four digits

4-letter answer Answer: SSNS

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Epitome of docility

4-letter answer Answer: LAMB

Word Help: Synonyms: Lamb, Charles_Lamb, lamb

Clue #2: 2. Biblical birthright seller

4-letter answer Answer: ESAU

Word Help: Synonyms: Esau

Clue #3: 3. Surveillance systems installed by parents

9-letter answer Answer: NANNYCAMS

Clue #4: 4. Pinnacle

6-letter answer Answer: APOGEE

Word Help: Synonyms: culmination, apogee
Antonyms: perigee

Clue #5: 5. Patronize DoorDash, say

7-letter answer Answer: ORDERIN

Clue #6: 6. Actor DiCaprio, in the tabloids

3-letter answer Answer: LEO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lion, Leo, Leo_the_Lion

Clue #7: 7. Basics

4-letter answer Answer: ABCS

Word Help: Synonyms: alphabet, first_rudiment, ABCs

Clue #8: 8. Produced by A.I., say, as photos

5-letter answer Answer: FAKED

Word Help: Synonyms: misrepresent, cook, fake

Clue #9: 9. Nose-in-the-air sort

4-letter answer Answer: SNOB

Word Help: Synonyms: snoot, snot, snob

Clue #10: 10. Indiana basketballer

5-letter answer Answer: PACER

Word Help: Synonyms: pacer, pacesetter, pacemaker

Clue #11: 11. Body part that may be twisted

5-letter answer Answer: ANKLE

Word Help: Synonyms: ankle, ankle_joint, articulatio_talocruralis

Clue #12: 12. Irritable

5-letter answer Answer: TESTY

Word Help: Synonyms: peevish, fractious, irritable

Clue #13: 15. Canine collar attachment

5-letter answer Answer: IDTAG

Clue #14: 18. Worcestershire ___

5-letter answer Answer: SAUCE

Word Help: Synonyms: sauce

Clue #15: 20. Takes on cargo

5-letter answer Answer: LADES

Word Help: Synonyms: load, laden, load_up

Clue #16: 23. Rugby pile

5-letter answer Answer: SCRUM

Word Help: Synonyms: scrummage, scrum

Clue #17: 26. The "D" of CD

4-letter answer Answer: DISC

Word Help: Synonyms: phonograph_recording, phonograph_record, disc

Clue #18: 27. "Hey, what's the big ___?"

4-letter answer Answer: IDEA

Word Help: Synonyms: idea, musical_theme, melodic_theme

Clue #19: 28. Painter's support

5-letter answer Answer: EASEL

Word Help: Synonyms: easel

Clue #20: 30. Scottish form of "John"

3-letter answer Answer: IAN

Clue #21: 33. Very cold

5-letter answer Answer: GELID

Word Help: Synonyms: gelid, polar, arctic

Clue #22: 35. Preachers

9-letter answer Answer: MINISTERS

Word Help: Synonyms: diplomatic_minister, minister_of_religion, pastor

Clue #23: 36. "Gotcha"

4-letter answer Answer: ISEE

Clue #24: 37. Morning condensations

4-letter answer Answer: DEWS

Word Help: Synonyms: dew

Clue #25: 39. "I Like ___" (1950s campaign slogan)

3-letter answer Answer: IKE

Word Help: Synonyms: Dwight_D._Eisenhower, Ike, President_Eisenhower

Clue #26: 41. Very, in music

5-letter answer Answer: ASSAI

Clue #27: 43. React to a ridiculous suggestion, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: SCOFF

Word Help: Synonyms: scoffing, mockery, jeering

Clue #28: 44. Eyes in a sleazy way

7-letter answer Answer: LEERSAT

Clue #29: 47. Raise a glass to

5-letter answer Answer: TOAST

Word Help: Synonyms: salute, pledge, drink

Clue #30: 49. London-based insurance giant

6-letter answer Answer: LLOYDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Lloyd, Harold_Lloyd, Harold_Clayton_Lloyd

Clue #31: 50. Teamster Jimmy

5-letter answer Answer: HOFFA

Word Help: Synonyms: Hoffa, James_Riddle_Hoffa, Jimmy_Hoffa

Clue #32: 51. T.S. Eliot's (and the I.R.S.'s) "cruellest month"

5-letter answer Answer: APRIL

Word Help: Synonyms: Apr, April

Clue #33: 52. Royal domain

5-letter answer Answer: REALM

Word Help: Synonyms: land, kingdom, region

Clue #34: 54. Law firm aides, informally … or a hint to 17-, 26-. 48- and 62-Across

5-letter answer Answer: PARAS

Word Help: Synonyms: para, Para, parity

Clue #35: 57. Some whiskeys

4-letter answer Answer: RYES

Word Help: Synonyms: rye, Secale_cereale, rye_whiskey

Clue #36: 58. Drug cop

4-letter answer Answer: NARC

Word Help: Synonyms: narcotics_agent, narc, nark

Clue #37: 60. Verve

4-letter answer Answer: ELAN

Word Help: Synonyms: ardor, panache, ardour

Clue #38: 61. Tachometers measure them, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: RPMS

Word Help: Synonyms: revolutions_per_minute, rpm, rev

Clue #39: 63. Word said in passing?

3-letter answer Answer: YEA

Word Help: Synonyms: yeah, yea
Antonyms: nay

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Welcome to the NYT Puzzle and Answers page! The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles worldwide. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle.

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. Tools for making belt holes - Show Answer
  

  AWLS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: awl



• 5. Cocktail served in a copper mug, familiarly - Show Answer
  

  MULE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: mule, scuff



• 9. Like a kite - Show Answer
  

  AVIAN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: avian



• 14. Signal to stop, say - Show Answer
  

  HAIL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hail, acclaim, come, herald



• 15. Common ___ - Show Answer
  

  AREA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: arena, area, surface_area, country, region, expanse, domain, orbit, field, sphere



• 16. Tiny pest - Show Answer
  

  MIDGE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: midge



• 17. *They're found next to cabarets - Show Answer
  

  EXPONENTS

  (9 letters)

  Synonyms: proponent, exponent, index, advocator, power, advocate



• 19. Airpods come in them - Show Answer
  

  PAIRS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: yoke, duet, match, twosome, partner_off, pair_off, distich, pair, couplet, couple, geminate, dyad, duo, duad, mate, copulate, twin, brace, twain, span



• 20. Nearsighted sort - Show Answer
  

  MYOPE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: myope



• 21. Neighbor of Ursa Major - Show Answer
  

  LEO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Leo_the_Lion, Lion, Leo



• 23. Champagne name - Show Answer
  

  MOET

  (4 letters)



• 24. *Viable investment plans - Show Answer
  

  PONZISCHEMES

  (12 letters)



• 28. Kind of protein for bodybuilders - Show Answer
  

  WHEY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: milk_whey, whey



• 31. Split - Show Answer
  

  DIVIDED

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: split, divided, split_up, separate, fraction, dissever, shared_out, carve_up, dual-lane, disunite, part, shared, divide, divided_up

  Antonyms: united, multiply, unite



• 32. Occupants of 53-Across - Show Answer
  

  ETS

  (3 letters)



• 33. Like pomegranate seeds, but not apple seeds - Show Answer
  

  EATEN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: corrode, feed, exhaust, consume, use_up, eat, eat_up, run_through, rust, deplete, wipe_out, eat_on



• 34. Many a flower girl - Show Answer
  

  NIECE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: niece

  Antonyms: nephew



• 38. *They might be marked as absent - Show Answer
  

  EMAILS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: e-mail, netmail, electronic_mail, email

  Antonyms: snail_mail



• 40. *Baby talk - Show Answer
  

  ORALLY

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: orally, by_word_of_mouth



• 41. Measure the depth of - Show Answer
  

  PLUMB

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: plum, plumb, clean, plumb_bob, plummet



• 42. Like corduroy fabric - Show Answer
  

  RIDGY

  (5 letters)



• 45. Show signs of mythomania - Show Answer
  

  LIE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: dwell, Trygve_Lie, lie_in, lie_down, prevarication, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, Lie, rest, consist, lie

  Antonyms: arise, stand



• 46. Racetrack leader - Show Answer
  

  POLECAR

  (7 letters)



• 48. Google ___ - Show Answer
  

  MAPS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: function, mapping, mathematical_function, map_out, represent, map, single-valued_function



• 49. *Like some nasty habits - Show Answer
  

  BELOWTHEBELT

  (12 letters)



• 53. Subjects of Project Blue Book - Show Answer
  

  UFOS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO



• 54. Isaac Newton, from the age of 62 onward - Show Answer
  

  SIR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: sir, Sir



• 55. Tedium - Show Answer
  

  ENNUI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: ennui, boredom, tedium



• 59. Puts up on Zillow, perhaps - Show Answer
  

  LISTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: name, lean, heel, number, inclination, leaning, list, tilt, listing



• 61. Many a gymgoer's goal … or what the starred clues in this puzzle must have for their answers to make sense? - Show Answer
  

  RIPPEDABS

  (9 letters)



• 64. [$@#%!] - Show Answer
  

  BLEEP

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: bleep, beep



• 65. Lead-in to skeleton or scope - Show Answer
  

  ENDO

  (4 letters)



• 66. Where Columbus thought he had landed in 1498 - Show Answer
  

  EDEN

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Shangri-la, Eden, promised_land, nirvana, heaven, Garden_of_Eden, paradise



• 67. Junipero ___, known as the "Apostle of California" - Show Answer
  

  SERRA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Miguel_Jose_Serra, Serra, Junipero_Serra



• 68. Trick-taking card game - Show Answer
  

  SKAT

  (4 letters)



• 69. Feature of a witch costume - Show Answer
  

  WART

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: wart, verruca

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Interjection that might serve as a mild warning - Show Answer
  

  AHEM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ahem, hem



• 2. Like some kitchen paper - Show Answer
  

  WAXY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: waxen, pliable, impressionable, bendable, waxlike, pliant, waxy, impressible

  Antonyms: unimpressionable



• 3. Cosmetic procedure, for short - Show Answer
  

  LIPO

  (4 letters)



• 4. Not careful - Show Answer
  

  SLOPPY

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: boggy, slapdash, slipshod, waterlogged, muddy, marshy, soggy, overemotional, haphazard, sloughy, sloppy, quaggy, loose-fitting, squashy, mucky, miry, swampy, baggy



• 5. Fannie of the finance industry - Show Answer
  

  MAE

  (3 letters)



• 6. Popular subject for still-life drawing - Show Answer
  

  URN

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: urn



• 7. Spare, perhaps - Show Answer
  

  LETLIVE

  (7 letters)



• 8. Makes a gradual entry - Show Answer
  

  EASESIN

  (7 letters)



• 9. Psych (up) - Show Answer
  

  AMP

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ampere, adenosine_monophosphate, A, amp, AMP, adenylic_acid



• 10. Middle ground, from the Latin - Show Answer
  

  VIAMEDIA

  (8 letters)



• 11. Bad apple or sour grapes, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  IDIOM

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: idiomatic_expression, parlance, phrase, accent, artistic_style, idiom, dialect, set_phrase, phrasal_idiom



• 12. What subjects and their verbs should always does ... er, do? - Show Answer
  

  AGREE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: agree, fit_in, tally, check, concord, consort, concur, harmonize, jibe, correspond, fit, accord, hold, harmonise, gibe, match

  Antonyms: disagree



• 13. Things weavers weave - Show Answer
  

  NESTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: cuddle, nestle, nest, draw_close, nuzzle, snuggle



• 18. ___-soul (music genre) - Show Answer
  

  NEO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: neo



• 22. Condition associated with hyperawareness, for short - Show Answer
  

  OCD

  (3 letters)



• 25. Documents that ensure secrecy, for short - Show Answer
  

  NDAS

  (4 letters)



• 26. Target of benzoyl peroxide - Show Answer
  

  ZIT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: hickey, pimple, zit



• 27. Novelist Miller - Show Answer
  

  HENRY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Patrick_Henry, henry, William_Henry, Joseph_Henry, Henry, H



• 28. Go "Boo-hoo!" - Show Answer
  

  WEEP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: weep, cry

  Antonyms: laugh



• 29. Many pages are written using this - Show Answer
  

  HTML

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hypertext_markup_language, hypertext_mark-up_language, HTML



• 30. Isaac's firstborn - Show Answer
  

  ESAU

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Esau



• 33. Endpoint of a radius - Show Answer
  

  ELBOW

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: cubital_joint, articulatio_cubiti, human_elbow, cubitus, elbow, elbow_joint



• 35. ___ the Elephant, childrens' TV character - Show Answer
  

  ELLA

  (4 letters)



• 36. Excerpt - Show Answer
  

  CLIP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: trot, trim, dress, crop, cartridge_holder, magazine, time, clipping, nip, lop, cut_back, jog, snip_off, snip, prune, nip_off, cut_short, cartridge_clip, curtail, clip

  Antonyms: unclip



• 37. They may be locked or rolled - Show Answer
  

  EYES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: heart, eye, oculus, eyeball, eyes, center, middle, optic, centre



• 39. Fraud - Show Answer
  

  IMPOSTER

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: pretender, role_player, shammer, imposter, fake, pseud, faker, pseudo, fraud, impostor, sham



• 40. Man-eating menace - Show Answer
  

  OGRE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: demon, monster, ogre, fiend, devil



• 42. Brings back on - Show Answer
  

  REHIRES

  (7 letters)



• 43. Where you might find yourself on edge? - Show Answer
  

  ICERINK

  (7 letters)



• 44. Approximate recipe measure - Show Answer
  

  DAB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: tap, swob, dab, swab, pat, splatter, splash



• 47. Superiors of sgts. - Show Answer
  

  LTS

  (3 letters)



• 48. Stylized name for a caffeinated soft drink - Show Answer
  

  MTNDEW

  (6 letters)



• 49. Flower shop purchases - Show Answer
  

  BULBS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: electric-light_bulb, light_bulb, lightbulb, medulla, medulla_oblongata, electric_light, bulb, incandescent_lamp



• 50. Meet a mid-April deadline, say - Show Answer
  

  EFILE

  (5 letters)



• 51. Who pays all legal costs under the so-called "English rule" - Show Answer
  

  LOSER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: unsuccessful_person, failure, also-ran, loser, nonstarter

  Antonyms: winner, achiever



• 52. "Twisters" director ___ Isaac Chung - Show Answer
  

  LEE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, downwind, Richard_Henry_Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, lee, Spike_Lee, leeward, Tsung_Dao_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee, Henry_Lee, lee_side, Lee_Yuen_Kam, Lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Bruce_Lee

  Antonyms: windward



• 56. Zilch - Show Answer
  

  NADA

  (4 letters)

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



• 57. Company that acquired Postmates in 2020 - Show Answer
  

  UBER

  (4 letters)



• 58. "___ that nice!" - Show Answer
  

  ISNT

  (4 letters)



• 60. Word with dog or day - Show Answer
  

  SPA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: watering_hole, watering_place, health_spa, resort_hotel, spa, health_club



• 62. Open show of intimacy, for short - Show Answer
  

  PDA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: personal_organizer, personal_organiser, organiser, PDA, personal_digital_assistant, organizer



• 63. Flower shop purchase - Show Answer
  

  POT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: peck, muckle, deal, green_goddess, potty, flowerpot, passel, smoke, sess, batch, great_deal, quite_a_little, gage, tummy, mint, flock, heap, good_deal, bay_window, potful, can, tidy_sum, slew, weed, locoweed, pile, plenty, toilet, throne, raft, wad, mess, commode, pot, Mary_Jane, crapper, hatful, lot, stack, spate, mass, sight, sens, grass, dope, kitty, mountain, stool, corporation, potentiometer, skunk, jackpot, potbelly, mickle