August 28, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (29 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (29 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - August 28, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Divine instrument?	9
2A	10. Symbol for stock volatility, in finance	5
3A	15. General estimate	9
4A	16. The chloride in sodium chloride, e.g.	5
5A	17. Implored	9
6A	18. One might be down for a nap	5
7A	19. Column on a survey	5
8A	20. South Beach and others	8
9A	22. With 46-Down, farm sound	3
10A	25. Noted Hungarian-born conductor	5
11A	26. "Bridge of Spies" co-star, 2015	8
12A	31. It abuts Santa Monica, for short	6
13A	34. Mag whose first cover featured Michael Jordan and two young fans	9
14A	36. Spam might be kept in it	3
15A	37. "Ready for action!"	15
16A	41. Put away	3
17A	42. Round trip for one?	9
18A	43. Sarcastic remark to a slowpoke	6
19A	47. "When restraint and ___ are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible": Gandhi	8
20A	48. "My eye!"	5
21A	50. Day ___	3
22A	51. Battle with trolls, say	8
23A	54. A barrier to entry	5
24A	59. Like many scenes of the artist Jean-François Millet	5
25A	60. "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" feature	9
26A	63. Preceder of many a play's climax	5
27A	64. Kind of zone	9
28A	65. Country singer Crystal	5
29A	66. Whom Rodin called "the colossus of art"	9

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. Divine instrument?"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAROTCARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Symbol for stock volatility, in finance"

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 the 18th letter of the greek alphabet
• 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: SIGMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. General estimate"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: ROUGHIDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. The chloride in sodium chloride, e.g."

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 a negatively charged ion
• 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: ANION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Implored"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that ask for or request earnestly
• Words that mean the same thing: entreat, press, adjure
• 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: ENTREATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. One might be down for a nap"

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 a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
• Words that mean the same thing: continental quilt, eiderdown
• 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: DUVET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Column on a survey"

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 affirmative
• Words that mean the same thing: yes
• The opposite would be: no
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YESES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. South Beach and others"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FADDIETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. With 46-Down, farm sound"

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: HEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "25. Noted Hungarian-born conductor"

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: SOLTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. "Bridge of Spies" co-star, 2015"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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: ALANALDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "31. It abuts Santa Monica, for short"

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

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: WESTLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "34. Mag whose first cover featured Michael Jordan and two young fans"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIFORKIDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "36. Spam might be kept in it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Words that mean the same thing: can, put up, tin can
• 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: TIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "37. "Ready for action!""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: LETSDOTHISTHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "41. Put away"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: eat, feed, use up
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "42. Round trip for one?"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLOHOMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "43. Sarcastic remark to a slowpoke"

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: NORUSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "47. "When restraint and ___ are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible": Gandhi"

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 a courteous or respectful or considerate act
• Words that mean the same thing: good manners
• The opposite would be: discourtesy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COURTESY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "48. "My eye!""

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: PSHAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "50. Day ___"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health club, watering place, resort hotel
• 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: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "51. Battle with trolls, say"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLAMEWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "54. A barrier to entry"

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 upright that is a member in a door or window frame
• 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: STILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "59. Like many scenes of the artist Jean-François Millet"

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 living in or characteristic of farming or country life
• The opposite would be: urban
• 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: RURAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "60. "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" feature"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARKHUMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "63. Preceder of many a play's climax"

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: ACTIV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "64. Kind of zone"

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 sensitive to sexual stimulation
• 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: EROGENOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "65. Country singer Crystal"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: GAYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "66. Whom Rodin called "the colossus of art""

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 influential dutch artist (1606-1669)
• Words that mean the same thing: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Rembrandt van Ryn, Rembrandt van Rijn
• 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: REMBRANDT

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword August 28, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Long shot, informally	4
2D	2. Prime	4
3D	3. Pattern of monotony	4
4D	4. Folk tale figure	4
5D	5. U.K.'s tallest building, named for its look	8
6D	6. Rival of the 62-Down	3
7D	7. Big inits. in security	3
8D	8. Area with lots of schools	4
9D	9. Pops	5
10D	10. Burden	6
11D	11. Greenland residents	6
12D	12. "Be patient"	10
13D	13. Popular brand on New Year's Eve, informally	4
14D	14. Myrmecophobe's fear	4
15D	21. It has daily openings, with "the"	3
16D	23. Western city on the Humboldt River	4
17D	24. Info tracked on Google Docs	5
18D	26. Animal personification of Christ, in fiction	5
19D	27. Trick, in a way	5
20D	28. Where to see stars late at night?	10
21D	29. Some are natural: Abbr.	3
22D	30. Opposite of standing	5
23D	32. Stage set?	5
24D	33. Steaming	5
25D	35. Isolates (oneself)	5
26D	38. Stock holder	4
27D	39. Violent-sounding songbird	8
28D	40. Steaming	3
29D	44. Letters on a box with letters	6
30D	45. Put away	6
31D	46. See 22-Across	3
32D	49. Flamingo, e.g.	5
33D	51. Grenade, in video games	4
34D	52. Title hero of a 2021 Pixar film	4
35D	53. Word with earth or bird	4
36D	55. "... piano, but you can't ___ fish" (classic joke punch line)	4
37D	56. Performer's "Wish me luck!"	4
38D	57. Like neon colors	4
39D	58. Long ago, long ago	4
40D	61. Data storage acronym	3
41D	62. "Bridge of Spies" org.	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. Long shot, 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 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: troika, tercet, III
• 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: TREY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Prime"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Pattern of monotony"

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 groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
• Words that mean the same thing: oestrus, furrow, rut
• The opposite would be: anestrus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Folk tale 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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: demon, fiend, devil
• 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: OGRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. U.K.'s tallest building, named for its look"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: THESHARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Rival of the 62-Down"

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 independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
• 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: CIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Big inits. in security"

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: ADT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Area with lots of schools"

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 submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
• Words that mean the same thing: Rand, Witwatersrand
• 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: REEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Pops"

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 an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: pappa, papa, pa
• 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: DADAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Burden"

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 seat for the rider of a horse or camel
• Words that mean the same thing: bicycle seat, saddleback, burden
• The opposite would be: unsaddle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SADDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Greenland residents"

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 member of a people inhabiting the arctic (northern canada or greenland or alaska or eastern siberia); the algonquians called them eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the inuit (`the people')
• Words that mean the same thing: Esquimau, Inuit, Eskimo
• 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: INUITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Be patient""

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: GIVEITTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Popular brand on New Year's Eve, informally"

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: MOET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Myrmecophobe's fear"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: ant, emmet, pismire
• 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: ANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. It has daily openings, with "the""

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: DOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Western city on the Humboldt River"

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: ELKO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Info tracked on Google Docs"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: edit out, delete, blue-pencil
• 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: EDITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Animal personification of Christ, in fiction"

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: ASLAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Trick, in a way"

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: LIETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Where to see stars late at night?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: AFTERPARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Some are natural: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 102, No, nobelium
• The opposite would be: yes
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Opposite of standing"

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: ADHOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Stage set?"

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 a formation of people or things one beside another
• Words that mean the same thing: course, air, bank line
• 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: LINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Steaming"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that feeling or showing anger
• Words that mean the same thing: furious, wild, tempestuous
• The opposite would be: unangry
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Isolates (oneself)"

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 cylindrical tower used for storing silage
• Words that mean the same thing: silo
• 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: SILOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Stock holder"

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 liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
• 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: SOUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Violent-sounding songbird"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw
• Words that mean the same thing: fox shark, Alopius vulpinus, thresher shark
• 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: THRASHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Steaming"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
• Words that mean the same thing: red-hot, raging, live
• The opposite would be: cold
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Letters on a box with letters"

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: USMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Put away"

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 hold back to a later time
• Words that mean the same thing: prorogue, postpone, hold over
• 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: SHELVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "46. See 22-Across"

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 spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus crataegus
• Words that mean the same thing: hawthorn
• 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: HAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Flamingo, e.g."

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 many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
• Words that mean the same thing: wading bird
• 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: WADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Grenade, in video games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FRAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Title hero of a 2021 Pixar film"

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

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: LUCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Word with earth or bird"

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 not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
• Words that mean the same thing: uncommon, rarified, rarefied
• 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: RARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. "... piano, but you can't ___ fish" (classic joke punch line)"

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 tropical american prickly pear of jamaica
• Words that mean the same thing: Anguilla sucklandii, tunny, Opuntia tuna
• 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: TUNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Performer's "Wish me luck!""

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: IMON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. Like neon colors"

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 characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
• Words that mean the same thing: tacky, cheap, flash
• The opposite would be: soft, softly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Long ago, long ago"

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 at a previous time
• Words that mean the same thing: formerly, once, at one time
• 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: ERST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "61. Data storage acronym"

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 (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
• Words that mean the same thing: fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage
• 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: ROM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "62. "Bridge of Spies" org."

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 formerly the predominant security police organization of soviet russia
• Words that mean the same thing: Soviet KGB, Committee for State Security
• 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: KGB

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	68.6%
Short Answer	10	14.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.3%
Sports	3	4.3%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
History	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	29
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	70
Average Answer Length	5.5 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 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!

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Last Updated: September 15, 2025 at 09:24 AM

Saturday September 28, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Across Clues :

1. First name in mysteries, 7. Like a Broadway revival, often, 13. Noncompetitive races, 15. "Precisely!," informally, 16. Military leader who helped capture Detroit in 1812, 18. Vital carriers, 19. Author of "A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete", 20. Out of the ordinary, 22. Rustic respites, 23. Sticky-fingered sort?, 24. Variable in Euler's polyhedron formula (V − E + F = 2), 25. This and that, 26. Drink made with rice milk and cinnamon, 29. Sigma Gamma ___ (historically Black sorority), 30. Like the Danube, to Germans, 32. Manufacturing giant originally known as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, 33. Tucker who played drums for the Velvet Underground, 34. Bay Area-based coffee roaster, 35. Pancake topper, 36. Speckled steeds, 38. Diminutive suffix, 39. Lopez of "The Dirty Dozen", 41. And no more, 42. Boom times, 43. Some in-person interviews, 45. Dark ___, 47. Breakout portmanteau, 48. "I Love Lucy" airer, 51. Spill the beans, 52. Poster sites?, 53. Behind, 55. Current influencer, 57. Flower in Japanese heraldry, 59. Estimate, 60. Silviculture is the science of maintaining them, 61. Expresses contempt, 62. .1111, .2222, .3333, etc.

Down Clues :

1. Shaving brand, 2. Anonymous online handle, at times, 3. Dried poblano chili, 4. "Amen!", 5. Keep one's mouth shut, but not stay silent, 6. Pick up, 7. Entertains before bed, perhaps, 8. Skeletal prefix, 9. Suriname native, 10. Play it cool, 11. Intercessor for the frequently forgetful, 12. Gear meant to simulate barefoot running, 14. Angel's contribution, 17. Shaggy Scottish grazer, 21. Animated response?, 27. Bounces, 28. First name for the third second-in-command, 30. Supplement purporting to combat seasonal allergies, 31. Directive to get down, 34. Their work might be draining, 37. How some Hollywood relationships start, 40. Long strips of carrot or zucchini, 44. Brand of vegetable oil, 46. Many a DoorDasher's transport, 49. Pop, 50. One of the Seven Sisters, 54. Drive around, 56. Winningest country in Winter Olympic history: Abbr., 58. Arm muscle, informally

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 28, 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. First name in mysteries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGATHA




• The clue is 7. Like a Broadway revival, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECAST

  Possible Answer : remodel, recast, reforge, remould, remold




• The clue is 13. Noncompetitive races. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUNRUNS

  Possible Answer : fun_run, funrun




• The clue is 15. "Precisely!," informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXACTO




• The clue is 16. Military leader who helped capture Detroit in 1812. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TECUMSEH

  Possible Answer : Tecumtha, Tecumseh




• The clue is 18. Vital carriers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AORTAE

  Possible Answer : aorta




• The clue is 19. Author of "A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHE

  Possible Answer : Arthur_Robert_Ashe, Ashe, Arthur_Ashe




• The clue is 20. Out of the ordinary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEIRD

  Possible Answer : eldritch, Wyrd, Weird, uncanny, unearthly, weird




• The clue is 22. Rustic respites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INNS

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




• The clue is 23. Sticky-fingered sort?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOT

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




• The clue is 24. Variable in Euler's polyhedron formula (V − E + F = 2). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGES

  Possible Answer : edge, march, butt_on, sharpness, butt_against, butt, boundary, adjoin, bound, border, inch, abut




• The clue is 25. This and that. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTH

  Possible Answer : both




• The clue is 26. Drink made with rice milk and cinnamon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HORCHATA




• The clue is 29. Sigma Gamma ___ (historically Black sorority). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHO

  Possible Answer : rho




• The clue is 30. Like the Danube, to Germans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAU




• The clue is 32. Manufacturing giant originally known as the Pittsburgh Reduction Company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALCOA




• The clue is 33. Tucker who played drums for the Velvet Underground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOE




• The clue is 34. Bay Area-based coffee roaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEETS




• The clue is 35. Pancake topper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAT

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




• The clue is 36. Speckled steeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROANS

  Possible Answer : roan




• The clue is 38. Diminutive suffix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LET

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : forbid, disallow, prevent




• The clue is 39. Lopez of "The Dirty Dozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRINI




• The clue is 41. And no more. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONLY

  Possible Answer : simply, just, exclusively, solely, only_when, lone, only, sole, only_if, merely, but, lonesome, solitary, alone, entirely




• The clue is 42. Boom times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPS

  Possible Answer : up




• The clue is 43. Some in-person interviews. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITDOWNS




• The clue is 45. Dark ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODE

  Possible Answer : musical_mode, modality, mode, style, way, mood, fashion, manner, modal_value




• The clue is 47. Breakout portmanteau. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACNE




• The clue is 48. "I Love Lucy" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBS




• The clue is 51. Spill the beans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLAB

  Possible Answer : babble_out, prate, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, tattle, gibber, palaver, maunder, talk, blab, spill_the_beans, blabber, babble, peach, prattle, twaddle, tittle-tattle, sing, chatter, gabble, piffle, blab_out, clack

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet




• The clue is 52. Poster sites?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOGS

  Possible Answer : web_log, blog




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

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

  The answer: RUMP

  Possible Answer : prat, stern, hindquarters, bum, rear, croupe, nates, arse, rump, tooshie, seat, buns, keister, bottom, butt, tush, tail, tail_end, backside, buttocks, rear_end, hind_end, derriere, fundament, ass, behind, can, fanny, croup, posterior




• The clue is 55. Current influencer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELNINO




• The clue is 57. Flower in Japanese heraldry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WISTERIA

  Possible Answer : wistaria, wisteria




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

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

  The answer: RECKON

  Possible Answer : guess, reckon, forecast, work_out, cypher, cipher, depend, regard, see, figure, imagine, think, view, bet, compute, calculate, count_on, count, look, estimate, consider, opine, suppose




• The clue is 60. Silviculture is the science of maintaining them. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORESTS

  Possible Answer : wood, timber, woodland, forest, woods, timberland, afforest




• The clue is 61. Expresses contempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNEERS

  Possible Answer : sneer, leer




• The clue is 62. .1111, .2222, .3333, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINTHS

  Possible Answer : one-ninth, ninth

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Shaving brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFTA

• The clue is 2. Anonymous online handle, at times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUEST

  Possible Answer: client, Guest, Edgar_Guest, guest, invitee, node, Edgar_Albert_Guest

• The clue is 3. Dried poblano chili. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANCHO

• The clue is 4. "Amen!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUETHAT

• The clue is 5. Keep one's mouth shut, but not stay silent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUM

  Possible Answer: thrum, HUA, hum, Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, Harkat_ul-Ansar, Movement_of_Holy_Warriors, HUM, Al_Faran, humming, seethe, buzz, busyness, Harkat_ul-Mujahedeen

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

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

  The answer: ANSWER

  Possible Answer: response, solution, respond, answer, reply, solvent, resolve, resolution, do, suffice, serve, result

  Possible Opposite Answer : question

• The clue is 7. Entertains before bed, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READSTO

• The clue is 8. Skeletal prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXO

• The clue is 9. Suriname native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CARIB

  Possible Answer: Carib_Indian, Caribbean_language, Carib

• The clue is 10. Play it cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACTNORMAL

• The clue is 11. Intercessor for the frequently forgetful. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STANTHONY

• The clue is 12. Gear meant to simulate barefoot running. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOESHOES

• The clue is 14. Angel's contribution. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEDCAPITAL

• The clue is 17. Shaggy Scottish grazer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIGHLANDCOW

• The clue is 21. Animated response?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REACTIONGIF

• The clue is 27. Bounces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUSTS

  Possible Answer: throw_out, kick_out, drum_out, oust, expel, boot_out

• The clue is 28. First name for the third second-in-command. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AARON

  Possible Answer: Henry_Louis_Aaron, Hank_Aaron, Aaron

• The clue is 30. Supplement purporting to combat seasonal allergies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEEPOLLEN

• The clue is 31. Directive to get down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETSDANCE

• The clue is 34. Their work might be draining. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLUMBERS

  Possible Answer: plumber, pipe_fitter

• The clue is 37. How some Hollywood relationships start. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONSCREEN

• The clue is 40. Long strips of carrot or zucchini. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBBONS

  Possible Answer: ribbon, typewriter_ribbon, decoration, medallion, laurel_wreath, medal, thread, palm

• The clue is 44. Brand of vegetable oil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WESSON

• The clue is 46. Many a DoorDasher's transport. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBIKE

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

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

  The answer: BURST

  Possible Answer: break_open, volley, fit, break, bristle, flare-up, abound, collapse, salvo, explode, burst, outburst, fusillade, bust, explosion, split, erupt

  Possible Opposite Answer : implode

• The clue is 50. One of the Seven Sisters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMITH

  Possible Answer: Julia_Evelina_Smith, David_Roland_Smith, Kate_Smith, Kathryn_Elizabeth_Smith, Captain_John_Smith, John_Smith, Ian_Douglas_Smith, Bessie_Smith, metalworker, Smith, Joseph_Smith, smith, David_Smith, Adam_Smith, Ian_Smith

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

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

  The answer: PASS

  Possible Answer: overtake, exceed, walk, notch, happen, conk, put_across, hap, go_on, flip, run, pass, return, passing_play, pass_by, pass_along, cash_in_one's_chips, spend, travel_by, passport, turn_over, devolve, authorise, pass_away, surpass, slide_by, overstep, pass_off, take_place, excrete, pop_off, croak, go_by, go_along, drop_dead, pas, snuff_it, hand, lead, decease, evanesce, bye, give, go_across, passing, make_it, buy_the_farm, kick_the_bucket, exit, eliminate, laissez_passer, strait, fade, pass_on, perish, transcend, make_pass, fleet, qualifying, die, crack, extend, expire, reach, elapse, authorize, draw, guide, slip_away, give-up_the_ghost, occur, communicate, head, choke, offer, toss, come_about, glide_by, egest, blow_over, go_through, liberty_chit, whirl, mountain_pass, passing_game, sink, lapse, fling, clear, overhaul, go, legislate, fall_out, top, fall, base_on_balls, straits, go_past, slip_by

  Possible Opposite Answer : fail, running, failing, be_born

• The clue is 56. Winningest country in Winter Olympic history: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR

• The clue is 58. Arm muscle, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI