Sunday Aug 25, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Loses one's shirt, say, 10. Primarily studies, 18. City with a cowboy hat-wearing replica of the Eiffel Tower, 20. Videography option on a smartphone, 21. "Tsk, tsk"?, 23. Buddy-buddy?, 24. Resistance units, 25. What "Ten-four" and "Over" are used in, 27. ___ liver oil (dietary supplement), 28. Honnold who was the first to free-solo climb El Capitan, 30. Exploit, 31. Sight at Sydney's yearly Festival of the Winds, 34. "You're on!", 38. Paper-saving invoice, 40. They keep people in the dark, 44. [Knock, knock]?, 45. 11?, 47. First-tier, as a celeb, 48. Thudding noise, 49. Diamond authorities, 50. Go (for), 51. Word used three times in the Postal Service creed, 52. Sen. or rep., e.g., 53. Up to, 56. N.W.A's "Straight ___ Compton", 58. Owl or whippoorwill, e.g., 62. Big step for a start-up, for short, 63. "Now I get it!", 64. Pooh-pooh?, 69. Wrap up, 70. Sch. with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, 71. Places to let out anger by smashing objects, 73. Built (on), 76. Core exercise done lying down, 79. Queer identity, for short, 80. Output of some refrigerators, 82. Word often followed by a Roman numeral, 83. Helping hand, 84. Show up, perhaps, 86. Else, 88. Tut-tut?, 93. "Ow! Ow!"?, 94. Buccaneer's buddies, 95. Park worker?, 96. "That much is obvious", 97. Ran out of juice, 98. The Lincoln Memorial appeared on it until 2008, 99. Tangled masses of hair, 100. One of the Mannings, 102. George Lucas's original surname for Luke Skywalker, 106. Shock proof?, 110. "OK, OK"?, 114. "Hubba, hubba!"?, 117. Outpouring of ideas, 118. Seasonal workers in suits, 119. Official beer of the Boston Red Sox, familiarly, 120. On the comeback trail

 Sunday Aug 25, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Down Clues :

1. Swept style, 2. Chemical formula for lye, 3. Oil container, 4. Needles, 5. Night school subj., 6. Basilica of ___ Anne de Détroit (historic Michigan landmark), 7. "Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin Franklin, 8. Over-the-counter brand that promises "Guaranteed relief every time", 9. Put forth, 10. Flaky mineral, 11. Wild, 12. "Friends" star, to friends, 13. Antediluvian, 14. Run into, 15. Carnival attraction that propels its riders sky-high, 16. ":" in analogies, 17. Call for, 19. Half a rhyming genre name, 20. Steaming, with "off", 22. Alaskan salmon hunters, 23. Hulled wheat, 26. Mirror image?, 28. Be next to, 29. MGM's aptly named mascot, 31. Nine credited roles in "Barbie", 32. Texter's hedge, 33. Bit of ink, familiarly, 34. Home of Kurdistan's easternmost regions, 35. Raven claw, 36. Vital spark, 37. Plugs, 38. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 39. Big name in allergy medication, 40. Humorist Bombeck, 41. Talks incessantly, 42. Didn't spoil, 43. Mlle. of Madrid, 45. Basic skateboarding trick, 46. Jovian moon, 48. Kind of salad with hard-boiled eggs, 52. What cognitive behavioral therapy can treat, in brief, 54. It bears no etymological relation to "conifer," surprisingly, 55. Camera opening, 56. State with a five-sided flag, 57. "That's just … wrong", 59. Clarified butter, 60. Rear, 61. Park worker, 63. Por ___ lado (on the other hand: Sp.), 65. Fashion designer Anna, 66. "By Jove!", 67. Lead-in to nautical, 68. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, 72. Glower, 73. Part of a baby's nighttime routine, 74. Hurt, 75. Filming innovation used in "The Shining", 76. Choice for a twist, 77. Häagen-Dazs shelfmate, 78. Ball that just grazes the bat, perhaps, 81. Online crafts marketplace, 83. Betwixt, 85. Explosive inits., 86. Corsica and Réunion, 87. Part of 115-Down: Abbr., 89. PET scan alternative, 90. Uintah Basin people, 91. Word in the mnemonic E-G-B-D-F, 92. Deliberately try to fail, informally, 93. Key near Ctrl, 96. "O Tannenbaum" and others, 98. "Li'l Abner" cartoonist, 99. Haggard fellow?, 100. Abates, 101. "Good Morning America" co-host Spencer, 102. Dirty film, 103. Some turkeys and tabbies, 104. Hasty getaway, 105. "Success has always been the greatest ___": Nietzsche, 106. Group of buffalo, 107. Payment before a deal, 108. Big supporter, in modern slang, 109. Quiet "Hey!", 111. Telluride maker, 112. Sturm ___ Drang, 113. Initialism for exhibitionism, 115. Seminoles' sch., 116. Tiger's target

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 25, 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. Loses one's shirt, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDRESSES

  Possible Answer : peel, discase, undress, divest, uncase, disinvest, disrobe, unclothe, strip, strip_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : dress




• The clue is 10. Primarily studies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAJORSIN




• The clue is 18. City with a cowboy hat-wearing replica of the Eiffel Tower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARISTEXAS




• The clue is 20. Videography option on a smartphone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIMELAPSE




• The clue is 21. "Tsk, tsk"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOUBLECLICK




• The clue is 23. Buddy-buddy?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECONDMATE




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

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

  The answer: OHMS

  Possible Answer : Georg_Simon_Ohm, Ohm, ohm




• The clue is 25. What "Ten-four" and "Over" are used in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADIOSPEAK




• The clue is 27. ___ liver oil (dietary supplement). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COD

  Possible Answer : COD, twit, cash_on_delivery, C.O.D., bait, razz, taunt, seedcase, pod, collect, ride, gull, codfish, put_one_across, fool, put_on, take_in, slang, put_one_over, cod, befool, tantalize, rally, rag, tease, tantalise, dupe




• The clue is 28. Honnold who was the first to free-solo climb El Capitan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEX




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

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

  The answer: DEED

  Possible Answer : deed, deed_of_conveyance, title, act, human_action, human_activity




• The clue is 31. Sight at Sydney's yearly Festival of the Winds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KITE

  Possible Answer : kite




• The clue is 34. "You're on!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITSABET




• The clue is 38. Paper-saving invoice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBILL




• The clue is 40. They keep people in the dark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYEMASKS




• The clue is 44. [Knock, knock]?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAPDUO




• The clue is 45. 11?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEAFTERANOTHER




• The clue is 47. First-tier, as a celeb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIST




• The clue is 48. Thudding noise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLONK




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

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

  The answer: UMPS

  Possible Answer : umpire, ump




• The clue is 50. Go (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPT

  Possible Answer : opt, choose, prefer




• The clue is 51. Word used three times in the Postal Service creed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOR




• The clue is 52. Sen. or rep., e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POL

  Possible Answer : political_leader, politico, pol, politician




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

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

  The answer: ASFARAS




• The clue is 56. N.W.A's "Straight ___ Compton". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTTA




• The clue is 58. Owl or whippoorwill, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGHTBIRD

  Possible Answer : nightbird, nighthawk, night_owl




• The clue is 62. Big step for a start-up, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IPO

  Possible Answer : initial_offering, IPO, initial_public_offering




• The clue is 63. "Now I get it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHH




• The clue is 64. Pooh-pooh?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: THISBEARSREPEATING




• The clue is 69. Wrap up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer : closing, remainder, stop, close, terminate, last, final_stage, goal, death, conclusion, end, remnant, terminal, ending, finish, cease, destruction, oddment

  Possible Opposite Answer : begin, beginning




• The clue is 70. Sch. with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU




• The clue is 71. Places to let out anger by smashing objects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGEROOMS




• The clue is 73. Built (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BASED

  Possible Answer : based, found, establish, free-base, base, ground




• The clue is 76. Core exercise done lying down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGLIFT




• The clue is 79. Queer identity, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARO




• The clue is 80. Output of some refrigerators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICE

  Possible Answer : methamphetamine, ice_rink, Methedrine, frappe, trash, internal-combustion_engine, glass, frosting, deoxyephedrine, chicken_feed, icing, water_ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, chalk, shabu, ice-skating_rink, frost, ICE, meth, crank, sparkler, ice




• The clue is 82. Word often followed by a Roman numeral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : work, enactment, represent, act, behave, dissemble, pretend, human_action, act_as, deed, roleplay, bit, number, human_activity, play, move, turn, do, playact, routine

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 83. Helping hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer : aide-de-camp, auxiliary, aide, adjutant




• The clue is 84. Show up, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUTDO

  Possible Answer : outgo, outstrip, outperform, surpass, trump, outmatch, outflank, scoop, best, exceed, surmount, outdo




• The clue is 86. Else. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFNOT




• The clue is 88. Tut-tut?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEMUMMYRETURNS




• The clue is 93. "Ow! Ow!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLOWS

  Possible Answer : permit, tolerate, earmark, allow_for, admit, appropriate, set_aside, leave, allow, give_up, grant, let, reserve, provide, take_into_account, countenance

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow, deny




• The clue is 94. Buccaneer's buddies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEARTIES




• The clue is 95. Park worker?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VALET

  Possible Answer : gentleman, gentleman's_gentleman, valet_de_chambre, valet, man




• The clue is 96. "That much is obvious". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLEARLY

  Possible Answer : understandably, clear, intelligibly, clearly, distinctly

  Possible Opposite Answer : unintelligibly




• The clue is 97. Ran out of juice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIED

  Possible Answer : fail, become_flat, pall, buy_the_farm, expire, conk, drop_dead, perish, go, snuff_it, die_out, give-up_the_ghost, decease, die, break_down, go_bad, give_out, exit, croak, conk_out, pop_off, kick_the_bucket, pass_away, give_way, choke, cash_in_one's_chips, pass, break

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born




• The clue is 98. The Lincoln Memorial appeared on it until 2008. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CENT

  Possible Answer : penny, centime, cent




• The clue is 99. Tangled masses of hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATS

  Possible Answer : flatness, entangle, matte_up, mat_up, lusterlessness, matt-up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, mat, matte, felt_up, MAT, lustrelessness, tangle, matt, snarl, matting, gym_mat, felt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disentangle, unsnarl




• The clue is 100. One of the Mannings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 102. George Lucas's original surname for Luke Skywalker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STARKILLER




• The clue is 106. Shock proof?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GASP

  Possible Answer : pant, heave, puff, gasp




• The clue is 110. "OK, OK"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACKUPCOPY




• The clue is 114. "Hubba, hubba!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAIROFPANTS




• The clue is 117. Outpouring of ideas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAINDUMP




• The clue is 118. Seasonal workers in suits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALLSANTAS




• The clue is 119. Official beer of the Boston Red Sox, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMADAMS




• The clue is 120. On the comeback trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESURGENT

  Possible Answer : resurgent, renascent

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Swept style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPDO

• The clue is 2. Chemical formula for lye. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAOH

• The clue is 3. Oil container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRUM

  Possible Answer: grind_away, bone_up, get_up, bone, mug_up, barrel, thrum, drum, tympan, swot, swot_up, beat, cram, drumfish, brake_drum, membranophone, metal_drum

• The clue is 4. Needles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIBS

  Possible Answer: blackguard, costa, jest_at, roast, rib, guy, ridicule, poke_fun, make_fun, laugh_at

• The clue is 5. Night school subj.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 6. Basilica of ___ Anne de Détroit (historic Michigan landmark). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STE

• The clue is 7. "Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECRET

  Possible Answer: cloak-and-dagger, closed_book, hush-hush, surreptitious, occult, enigma, secluded, clandestine, confidential, mystic, secret, undercover, mysterious, orphic, hole-and-corner, mystery, arcanum, privy, mystical, hidden, underground, unavowed, hugger-mugger, private

• The clue is 8. Over-the-counter brand that promises "Guaranteed relief every time". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXLAX

• The clue is 9. Put forth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAID

  Possible Answer: said, allege, order, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, suppose, aver, sound_out, aforementioned, read, enjoin, enounce, say, state, tell, aforesaid

• The clue is 10. Flaky mineral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICA

  Possible Answer: isinglass, mica

• The clue is 11. Wild. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOK

  Possible Answer: murderously, possessed, amok, demoniac, berserk, amuck, demoniacal

• The clue is 12. "Friends" star, to friends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEN

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

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: one-time, onetime, honest-to-goodness, erstwhile, sure-enough, previous, quondam, old, former, sometime, older, honest-to-god, Old

  Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

• The clue is 14. Run into. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jam, read/write_memory, Aries, RAM, jampack, drive, pound, random-access_memory, tup, random_memory, cram, crash, force, ram_down, wad, chock_up, Aries_the_Ram, Ram, ram, random_access_memory

• The clue is 15. Carnival attraction that propels its riders sky-high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPACESHOT

• The clue is 16. ":" in analogies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTO

• The clue is 17. Call for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEED

  Possible Answer: necessitate, indigence, take, involve, want, pauperization, ask, motivation, demand, call_for, pauperism, require, need, motive, penury, postulate

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate

• The clue is 19. Half a rhyming genre name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 20. Steaming, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEED

  Possible Answer: tee_up, tee

• The clue is 22. Alaskan salmon hunters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KODIAKS

  Possible Answer: Ursus_middendorffi, Ursus_arctos_middendorffi, Alaskan_brown_bear, Kodiak_Island, Kodiak, Kodiak_bear

• The clue is 23. Hulled wheat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELT

  Possible Answer: import, write, Triticum_spelta, spell_out, Triticum_aestivum_spelta, spelt, spell

  Possible Opposite Answer : unspell

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

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

  The answer: SELF

  Possible Answer: ego, self

• The clue is 28. Be next to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUT

  Possible Answer: butt_on, border, edge, butt_against, butt, march, abut, adjoin

• The clue is 29. MGM's aptly named mascot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer: Leo, Lion, Leo_the_Lion

• The clue is 31. Nine credited roles in "Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENS

  Possible Answer: cognizance, ken, sight

• The clue is 32. Texter's hedge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: IMO, International_Maritime_Organization

• The clue is 33. Bit of ink, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAT

  Possible Answer: tat, cheapness, TAT, sleaze, Thematic_Apperception_Test, tackiness, intertwine

• The clue is 34. Home of Kurdistan's easternmost regions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer: Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Persia, Iran

• The clue is 35. Raven claw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALON

  Possible Answer: talon

• The clue is 36. Vital spark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRIT

  Possible Answer: sprightliness, intent, disembodied_spirit, feeling, flavor, smell, flavour, life, spirit_up, emotional_state, inspirit, spirit, purport, tone, look, heart, liveliness, feel

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

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

  The answer: ADS

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

• The clue is 38. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO

• The clue is 39. Big name in allergy medication. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENADRYL

  Possible Answer: diphenhydramine, Benadryl

• The clue is 40. Humorist Bombeck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERMA

• The clue is 41. Talks incessantly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAPS

  Possible Answer: yelp, yip, yap, cakehole, gob, hole, trap, maw

• The clue is 42. Didn't spoil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPT

  Possible Answer: go_on, keep_open, save, keep, keep_back, restrain, sustain, preserve, observe, unbroken, proceed, hold_on, hold_back, hold_open, hold, celebrate, keep_on, continue, prevent, maintain, stay_fresh, retain, go_along, kept

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue, broken, break, let, lose

• The clue is 43. Mlle. of Madrid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRTA

• The clue is 45. Basic skateboarding trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

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

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

  The answer: EUROPA

  Possible Answer: Europa

• The clue is 48. Kind of salad with hard-boiled eggs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COBB

• The clue is 52. What cognitive behavioral therapy can treat, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PTSD

  Possible Answer: PTSD, posttraumatic_stress_disorder

• The clue is 54. It bears no etymological relation to "conifer," surprisingly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIR

  Possible Answer: fir_tree, fir, true_fir

• The clue is 55. Camera opening. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APERTURE

  Possible Answer: aperture

• The clue is 56. State with a five-sided flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer: Buckeye_State, Ohio_River, Ohio, OH

• The clue is 57. "That's just … wrong". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHNO

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

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

  The answer: GHEE

  Possible Answer: ghee

• The clue is 60. Rear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIND

  Possible Answer: hind, back, hinder

• The clue is 61. Park worker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANGER

  Possible Answer: forest_fire_fighter, ranger, Texas_Ranger, fire_warden, Ranger, commando

• The clue is 63. Por ___ lado (on the other hand: Sp.). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTRO

• The clue is 65. Fashion designer Anna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUI

• The clue is 66. "By Jove!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGADS

• The clue is 67. Lead-in to nautical. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AERO

• The clue is 68. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMINOR

• The clue is 72. Glower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOWL

  Possible Answer: frown, scowl

• The clue is 73. Part of a baby's nighttime routine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATH

  Possible Answer: bathe, bathing_tub, bath, bathroom, Bath, bathtub, tub

• The clue is 74. Hurt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer: aching, yearn, languish, pine, hurt, smart, ache, suffer, yen

• The clue is 75. Filming innovation used in "The Shining". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEADICAM

• The clue is 76. Choice for a twist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIME

  Possible Answer: linden, slaked_lime, calcium_hydrate, fluxing_lime, unslaked_lime, hydrated_lime, calcium_hydroxide, quicklime, calcined_lime, calx, lime_hydrate, lime_tree, lime, calcium_oxide, caustic_lime, burnt_lime, Citrus_aurantifolia, basswood, linden_tree, birdlime

• The clue is 77. Häagen-Dazs shelfmate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDYS

• The clue is 78. Ball that just grazes the bat, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOULTIP

• The clue is 81. Online crafts marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 83. Betwixt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMID

• The clue is 85. Explosive inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer: TNT, trinitrotoluene

• The clue is 86. Corsica and Réunion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILES

• The clue is 87. Part of 115-Down: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLA

• The clue is 89. PET scan alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRI

  Possible Answer: magnetic_resonance_imaging, MRI

• The clue is 90. Uintah Basin people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 91. Word in the mnemonic E-G-B-D-F. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERY

  Possible Answer: every

• The clue is 92. Deliberately try to fail, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANK

  Possible Answer: cooler, storage_tank, armored_combat_vehicle, army_tank, armoured_combat_vehicle, tankful, tank, tank_car

• The clue is 93. Key near Ctrl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer: EL, altitude, ALT, elevation

• The clue is 96. "O Tannenbaum" and others. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAROLS

  Possible Answer: carol, Christmas_carol

• The clue is 98. "Li'l Abner" cartoonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPP

• The clue is 99. Haggard fellow?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERLE

  Possible Answer: merle, European_blackbird, merl, ouzel, ousel, Turdus_merula, blackbird

• The clue is 100. Abates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBBS

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, reflux, wane, ebbing, ebb_away, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebb

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 101. "Good Morning America" co-host Spencer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

• The clue is 102. Dirty film. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCUM

  Possible Answer: trash, scum

• The clue is 103. Some turkeys and tabbies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMS

  Possible Answer: tom, Uncle_Tom, tomcat, gobbler, turkey_cock, Tom, tom_turkey

• The clue is 104. Hasty getaway. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer: fly_the_coop, run, escape, getaway, run_away, scarper, break_away, bunk, scat, thrash, take_to_the_woods, lam, flail, thresh, hightail_it, head_for_the_hills, turn_tail

• The clue is 105. "Success has always been the greatest ___": Nietzsche. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIAR

  Possible Answer: liar, prevaricator

  Possible Opposite Answer : square_shooter

• The clue is 106. Group of buffalo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GANG

  Possible Answer: crew, mob, crowd, gang, work_party, gang_up, pack, bunch, ring

• The clue is 107. Payment before a deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTE

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 108. Big supporter, in modern slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 109. Quiet "Hey!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST

• The clue is 111. Telluride maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 112. Sturm ___ Drang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UND

• The clue is 113. Initialism for exhibitionism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDA

  Possible Answer: personal_organiser, organiser, personal_digital_assistant, organizer, personal_organizer, PDA

• The clue is 115. Seminoles' sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FSU

• The clue is 116. Tiger's target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAR

  Possible Answer: equivalence, par, equality, equation

February 02, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

NYT Crossword Answers for February 02, 1990 - Friday Puzzle

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, February 02, 1990

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

February 02, 1990 Across Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters	Difficulty	Category
1A	1. Nitwit	4	Easy	General Knowledge
2A	5. A Detroit dud	5	Medium	General Knowledge
3A	10. Summit	4	Easy	General Knowledge
4A	14. Hawkeye portrayer	4	Medium	General Knowledge
5A	15. Grand follower	5	Medium	General Knowledge
6A	16. Picturesque sights in the Seine	4	Medium	General Knowledge
7A	17. Signed on for another hitch	10	Hard	General Knowledge
8A	19. Endure	4	Easy	General Knowledge
9A	20. Git thar fustest with the ___	7	Hard	General Knowledge
10A	21. Japanese courtesan	6	Medium	General Knowledge
11A	23. Love: Lat.	4	Medium	General Knowledge
12A	24. Medricks	5	Easy	General Knowledge
13A	25. Kind of triangle	7	Medium	General Knowledge
14A	28. Roots	7	Medium	General Knowledge
15A	31. "I Was the ___," Presley hit	3	Medium	Short Answer
16A	32. Eremite	7	Medium	General Knowledge
17A	34. Devotee	3	Easy	Short Answer
18A	35. Brazil, e.g.	3	Easy	Short Answer
19A	36. Threefold: Comb. form	3	Easy	Short Answer
20A	37. Diamonds, to Legs	3	Easy	Short Answer
21A	38. Stray	3	Easy	Short Answer
22A	39. Luge occupant	7	Medium	General Knowledge
23A	43. Defeated Amendment	3	Easy	Short Answer
24A	44. Better prepared	7	Medium	General Knowledge
25A	46. Redacted	7	Medium	General Knowledge
26A	48. Musical endings	5	Medium	Music
27A	49. Rasp	4	Easy	General Knowledge
28A	50. Put on weight	6	Medium	General Knowledge
29A	52. Beards of grain	7	Medium	General Knowledge
30A	56. Send out	4	Medium	General Knowledge
31A	57. Belittler's activity	10	Hard	General Knowledge
32A	60. Jimmy, e.g.	4	Medium	General Knowledge
33A	61. Official proclamation	5	Medium	General Knowledge
34A	62. Resort in Sicily	4	Medium	General Knowledge
35A	63. Anglo-Saxon day laborer	4	Medium	General Knowledge
36A	64. Freeman biography	5	Medium	General Knowledge
37A	65. Exploit	4	Easy	General Knowledge

Across Clues - Detailed Hints and Explanations

1A: "1. Nitwit" (4 letters)

• Think of something that an ignorant or foolish person
• Similar words include: booby, bosom, tit
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BOOB

2A: "5. A Detroit dud" (5 letters)

• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EDSEL

3A: "10. Summit" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Similar words include: top, elevation, summit
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ACME

4A: "14. Hawkeye portrayer" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ALDA

5A: "15. Grand follower" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
• Similar words include: softly, soft, forte-piano
• Opposite of: forte
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: PIANO

6A: "16. Picturesque sights in the Seine" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ILES

7A: "17. Signed on for another hitch" (10 letters)

• Pattern: __________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: REENLISTED

8A: "19. Endure" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the temporal end; the concluding time
• Similar words include: final, live, close
• Opposite of: first
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LAST

9A: "20. Git thar fustest with the ___" (7 letters)

• Think of something that (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
• Similar words include: most
• Opposite of: least, fewest
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: MOSTEST

10A: "21. Japanese courtesan" (6 letters)

• Think of something that a japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
• Similar words include: geisha girl
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: GEISHA

11A: "23. Love: Lat." (4 letters)

• Think of something that (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Similar words include: Cupid
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AMOR

12A: "24. Medricks" (5 letters)

• Think of something that small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
• Similar words include: tern
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TERNS

13A: "25. Kind of triangle" (7 letters)

• Think of something that a group of islands in the atlantic off the carolina coast; british colony; a popular resort
• Similar words include: Bermudas
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BERMUDA

14A: "28. Roots" (7 letters)

• Think of something that the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• Similar words include: rootage, pedigree, line
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ORIGINS

15A: "31. "I Was the ___," Presley hit" (3 letters)

• Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Similar words include: ane, ace, I
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ONE

16A: "32. Eremite" (7 letters)

• Think of something that one who lives in solitude
• Similar words include: solitary, hermit, reclusive
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: RECLUSE

17A: "34. Devotee" (3 letters)

• Think of something that a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
• Similar words include: devotee, winnow, lover
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FAN

18A: "35. Brazil, e.g." (3 letters)

• Think of something that usually large hard-shelled seed
• Similar words include: egg, orchis, nut case
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NUT

19A: "36. Threefold: Comb. form" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TER

20A: "37. Diamonds, to Legs" (3 letters)

• Think of something that water frozen in the solid state
• Similar words include: water ice, glass, frost
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ICE

21A: "38. Stray" (3 letters)

• Think of something that to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Similar words include: drift, slip, stray
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ERR

22A: "39. Luge occupant" (7 letters)

• Think of something that someone who rides a sled
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SLEDDER

23A: "43. Defeated Amendment" (3 letters)

• Think of something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Similar words include: epoch, geological era, earned run average
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ERA

24A: "44. Better prepared" (7 letters)

• Think of something that completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
• Similar words include: quick, ready
• Opposite of: unready
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: READIER

25A: "46. Redacted" (7 letters)

• Think of something that make improvements or corrections to
• Similar words include: edited, emend
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EMENDED

26A: "48. Musical endings" (5 letters)

• Think of something that the closing section of a musical composition
• Similar words include: coda, finale
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: CODAS

27A: "49. Rasp" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
• Similar words include: register, lodge, single file
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FILE

28A: "50. Put on weight" (6 letters)

• Think of something that make fat or plump
• Similar words include: fat, plump, fatten out
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FATTEN

29A: "52. Beards of grain" (7 letters)

• Think of something that bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies
• Similar words include: arista
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ARISTAE

30A: "56. Send out" (4 letters)

• Think of something that expel (gases or odors)
• Similar words include: utter, breathe, give off
• Opposite of: absorb
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EMIT

31A: "57. Belittler's activity" (10 letters)

• Think of something that take away a part from; diminish
• Similar words include: take away, detract
• Pattern: __________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DETRACTING

32A: "60. Jimmy, e.g." (4 letters)

• Think of something that an implement used in the practice of a vocation
• Similar words include: dick, putz, pecker
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TOOL

33A: "61. Official proclamation" (5 letters)

• Think of something that a formal or authoritative proclamation
• Similar words include: rescript, order, decree
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EDICT

34A: "62. Resort in Sicily" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ENNA

35A: "63. Anglo-Saxon day laborer" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ESNE

36A: "64. Freeman biography" (5 letters)

• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: RELEE

37A: "65. Exploit" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
• Similar words include: deed of conveyance, act, title
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DEED

February 02, 1990 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters	Difficulty	Category
1D	1. Brewery yeast	4	Medium	General Knowledge
2D	2. Airplane's ___ strut	4	Medium	General Knowledge
3D	3. Monodies	4	Easy	General Knowledge
4D	4. Miniature domestic fowl	6	Medium	General Knowledge
5D	5. Occurrence	7	Medium	General Knowledge
6D	6. Magicians, often	11	Expert	General Knowledge
7D	7. Posed	3	Easy	Short Answer
8D	8. Direction or suffix	3	Easy	Short Answer
9D	9. Tabard guests	7	Medium	General Knowledge
10D	10. Under the weather	6	Medium	General Knowledge
11D	11. "Top secret" designation	10	Hard	General Knowledge
12D	12. Interlock	4	Easy	General Knowledge
13D	13. "¿Cómo ___ usted?"	4	Hard	General Knowledge
14D	18. Nocturnal mammal	5	Medium	General Knowledge
15D	22. Ashtabula's lake	4	Medium	General Knowledge
16D	24. W. C. Fields comedy?	11	Expert	General Knowledge
17D	25. Blunder	5	Easy	General Knowledge
18D	26. Habituate or accrue	5	Medium	General Knowledge
19D	27. Act of eating one's words	10	Hard	General Knowledge
20D	29. Mother-of-pearl	5	Easy	General Knowledge
21D	30. Slammin' Sammy	5	Medium	General Knowledge
22D	33. Guided	3	Easy	Short Answer
23D	39. Support	4	Easy	General Knowledge
24D	40. Hero's lover	7	Medium	General Knowledge
25D	41. SW Asian state	7	Medium	Geography
26D	42. Memento	5	Easy	General Knowledge
27D	45. Partially burned pipe tobacco	6	Hard	General Knowledge
28D	47. Embedded	6	Medium	General Knowledge
29D	50. Lavish party	4	Medium	General Knowledge
30D	51. Hebrew prophet	4	Medium	General Knowledge
31D	53. Prong of a pitchfork	4	Medium	General Knowledge
32D	54. "Thousand days" queen	4	Medium	General Knowledge
33D	55. Hoople's exclamation	4	Medium	General Knowledge
34D	58. Noted painter of birds	3	Medium	Short Answer
35D	59. "I Hadn't Anyone ___ You," 1938 song	3	Medium	Music

Down Clues - Comprehensive Solutions and Tips

1D: "1. Brewery yeast" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
• Similar words include: yeast
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BARM

2D: "2. Airplane's ___ strut" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
• Similar words include: margarine, oleomargarine, margarin
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: OLEO

3D: "3. Monodies" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• Similar words include: ode
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ODES

4D: "4. Miniature domestic fowl" (6 letters)

• Think of something that any of various small breeds of fowl
• Similar words include: flyspeck, midget, diminutive
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BANTAM

5D: "5. Occurrence" (7 letters)

• Think of something that a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
• Similar words include: instalment, installment, sequence
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EPISODE

6D: "6. Magicians, often" (11 letters)

• Pattern: ___________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DISTRACTERS

7D: "7. Posed" (3 letters)

• Think of something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Similar words include: Saturday, sit around, pose
• Opposite of: arise, stand
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SAT

8D: "8. Direction or suffix" (3 letters)

• Think of something that the compass point midway between northeast and east
• Similar words include: east northeast
• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ENE

9D: "9. Tabard guests" (7 letters)

• Think of something that a tenant in someone's house
• Similar words include: boarder, lodger, roomer
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LODGERS

10D: "10. Under the weather" (6 letters)

• Think of something that be ill or unwell
• Similar words include: unwell, under the weather, poorly
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AILING

11D: "11. "Top secret" designation" (10 letters)

• Think of something that a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type
• Similar words include: classified advertisement, assort, classify
• Opposite of: unclassified, declassify
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: CLASSIFIED

12D: "12. Interlock" (4 letters)

• Think of something that the number of openings per linear inch of a screen; measures size of particles
• Similar words include: meshwork, operate, interlock
• Opposite of: disengage
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: MESH

13D: "13. "¿Cómo ___ usted?"" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ESTA

14D: "18. Nocturnal mammal" (5 letters)

• Think of something that large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LEMUR

15D: "22. Ashtabula's lake" (4 letters)

• Think of 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
• Similar words include: Lake Erie
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ERIE

16D: "24. W. C. Fields comedy?" (11 letters)

• Pattern: ___________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TOURDEFARCE

17D: "25. Blunder" (5 letters)

• Think of something that an embarrassing mistake
• Similar words include: foul-up, flub, pratfall
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: BONER

18D: "26. Habituate or accrue" (5 letters)

• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ENURE

19D: "27. Act of eating one's words" (10 letters)

• Think of something that a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
• Similar words include: abjuration, recantation
• Pattern: __________
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: RETRACTION

20D: "29. Mother-of-pearl" (5 letters)

• Think of something that the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
• Similar words include: mother-of-pearl
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NACRE

21D: "30. Slammin' Sammy" (5 letters)

• Think of something that united states golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002)
• Similar words include: Samuel Jackson Snead, Sam Snead
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SNEAD

22D: "33. Guided" (3 letters)

• Think of something that diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Similar words include: light-emitting diode, moderate, head
• Opposite of: follow
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LED

23D: "39. Support" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
• Similar words include: English, side of meat, face
• Opposite of: top
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: SIDE

24D: "40. Hero's lover" (7 letters)

• Think of something that (greek mythology) a youth beloved of hero who drowned in a storm in the hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: LEANDER

25D: "41. SW Asian state" (7 letters)

• Think of something that the domain controlled by an emir
• Pattern: _______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EMIRATE

26D: "42. Memento" (5 letters)

• Think of something that an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
• Similar words include: keepsake, token, souvenir
• Pattern: _____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: RELIC

27D: "45. Partially burned pipe tobacco" (6 letters)

• Think of something that the residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: DOTTLE

28D: "47. Embedded" (6 letters)

• Think of something that inhabit a nest, usually after building
• Similar words include: draw close, cuddle, nest
• Pattern: ______
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: NESTED

29D: "50. Lavish party" (4 letters)

• Think of something that an elaborate party (often outdoors)
• Similar words include: fiesta, festival, celebrate
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: FETE

30D: "51. Hebrew prophet" (4 letters)

• Think of something that a hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
• Similar words include: Book of Amos
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: AMOS

31D: "53. Prong of a pitchfork" (4 letters)

• Think of something that prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TINE

32D: "54. "Thousand days" queen" (4 letters)

• Think of something that queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: ANNE

33D: "55. Hoople's exclamation" (4 letters)

• Pattern: ____
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EGAD

34D: "58. Noted painter of birds" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: EDE

35D: "59. "I Hadn't Anyone ___ You," 1938 song" (3 letters)

• Pattern: ___
• Click to reveal answer

  Answer: TIL

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	58	80.6%
Short Answer	11	15.3%
Music	2	2.8%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Pro Solving Tips for Friday Puzzles

• Start with the shortest clues - they often have fewer possible answers
• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues, which are typically easier
• Check crossing letters to confirm your answers
• Friday puzzles typically have a difficulty level of Moderate
• Pay attention to clue categories - General Knowledge appears most frequently today
• Use the word length as a guide - today's average is 5.2 letters

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Last Updated: August 24, 2025 at 07:31 AM