November 27, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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

Date: Friday, November 27, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (35 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

November 27, 2020 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. ___ others	5
2A	6. Supermarket chain inits.	3
3A	9. Shortly, for short	4
4A	13. Part of a fireplace set	5
5A	14. Onetime court figure	4
6A	15. Lacking vivacity	4
7A	16. Classic British rock group	10
8A	18. Vivacity	4
9A	19. Pioneering reggae artist whose name is an exclamation	9
10A	20. Response to an air offensive?	5
11A	21. Alternative to mushrooms	3
12A	22. Confused	6
13A	24. Still has feelings (for)	13
14A	29. Singer Grande	6
15A	30. Thanksgiving dinner preference	3
16A	31. ___ Ren of "Star Wars"	4
17A	34. Imparts	5
18A	35. Part of H.R.H.	3
19A	36. 1000 in the military	5
20A	37. Wise guys?	4
21A	38. Be sociable	3
22A	39. Heavenly halo	6
23A	40. Fruity dessert with a rum-flavored sauce	13
24A	43. Prime	6
25A	44. Word that may or may not be a contraction	3
26A	45. Chihuahua is a Mexican one	5
27A	46. Attire for some traditional dancing	9
28A	52. "Me neither"	4
29A	53. "Bloom County" character whose vocabulary consists mostly of "Thbbft!" and "Ack!"	10
30A	54. Having moved on from	4
31A	55. Little creatures recurring in Dalí paintings	4
32A	56. ___ lines	5
33A	57. Word that may or may not be a contraction	4
34A	58. Underground org. in N.Y.C.	3
35A	59. Famed Miami golf resort	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. ___ others"

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: AMONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Supermarket chain inits."

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 one of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
• Words that mean the same thing: immunoglobulin A
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Shortly, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that as soon as possible
• 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: ASAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Part of a fireplace set"

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 fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
• Words that mean the same thing: stove poker, poker game, fire hook
• 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: POKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Onetime court 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 person who lacks good judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: frivol away, put one over, dupe
• 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: FOOL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Lacking vivacity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make dull in appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: ho-hum, muffled, irksome
• The opposite would be: sharp, sharpen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DULL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Classic British rock group"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ancient megalithic monument in southern england; probably used for ritual purposes
• 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: STONEHENGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Vivacity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
• Words that mean the same thing: animation, vivification, spiritedness
• 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: BRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Pioneering reggae artist whose name is an exclamation"

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: EEKAMOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Response to an air offensive?"

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 short high tone produced as a signal or warning
• Words that mean the same thing: beep
• 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: BLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Alternative to mushrooms"

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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• 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: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Confused"

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 propel through the air
• Words that mean the same thing: confuse, project, have
• 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: THROWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Still has feelings (for)"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: CARRIESATORCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Singer Grande"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that city in tunisia
• 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: ARIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Thanksgiving dinner preference"

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 human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
• Words that mean the same thing: ramification, peg, pegleg
• 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: LEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. ___ Ren of "Star Wars""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: KYLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Imparts"

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 bestow a quality on
• Words that mean the same thing: loan, lend, impart
• The opposite would be: borrow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Part of H.R.H."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. 1000 in the military"

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: TENAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Wise guys?"

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 (new testament) the sages who visited jesus and mary and joseph shortly after jesus was born; the gospel according to matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them
• Words that mean the same thing: magus, Wise Men
• 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: MAGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Be sociable"

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 commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
• Words that mean the same thing: integrate, commixture, blend
• The opposite would be: segregate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. Heavenly halo"

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 the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
• Words that mean the same thing: St. Elmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire
• 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: CORONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Fruity dessert with a rum-flavored sauce"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: BANANASFOSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Prime"

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 pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
• Words that mean the same thing: choose, take, pick out
• 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: SELECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Word that may or may not be a contraction"

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 often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: inauspicious, ailment, complaint
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Chihuahua is a Mexican one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
• Words that mean the same thing: commonwealth, country, posit
• 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: STATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. Attire for some traditional dancing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HULASKIRT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. "Me neither""

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: NORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. "Bloom County" character whose vocabulary consists mostly of "Thbbft!" and "Ack!""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BILLTHECAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Having moved on from"

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 (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
• Words that mean the same thing: concluded, terminated, complete
• 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: OVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Little creatures recurring in Dalí paintings"

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 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: emmet, pismire, ant
• 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 32 Across: "56. ___ lines"

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 opposing military force
• Words that mean the same thing: opposition, foe, foeman
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENEMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. Word that may or may not be a contraction"

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 have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
• Words that mean the same thing: exist, follow, represent
• The opposite would be: differ
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. Underground org. in N.Y.C."

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: MTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "59. Famed Miami golf resort"

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: DORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

November 27, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Feature of Notre-Dame supported by flying buttresses	4
2D	2. Speck	4
3D	3. "Enough! I get it!"	4
4D	4. "99 Luftballons" singer	4
5D	5. 1984 comedy horror film that contributed to the creation of the PG-13 rating	8
6D	6. Discoveries of Michael Faraday	4
7D	7. Type-A type	8
8D	8. Blond in a bar?	3
9D	9. Spot removers	10
10D	10. "Hmm ... all right, I'm in!"	10
11D	11. Common character in "The Far Side"	5
12D	12. Make a splash	4
13D	14. Longstanding disputes	5
14D	17. Old Testament prophet	5
15D	20. Chill response	3
16D	23. Apt ticker symbol for Harley-Davidson	3
17D	24. Zero on the Beaufort scale	4
18D	25. Sphere	4
19D	26. Page seen in a wedding album	10
20D	27. Michelin offering	10
21D	28. Echo responder	5
22D	32. Part of a track	4
23D	33. Midwest colleague of Representative Ocasio-Cortez	4
24D	35. Comment that pretends to be subtle, but isn't	8
25D	36. Structure near a bed?	8
26D	38. Pasta in a cheesy dish, informally	3
27D	39. Harpist's home key	5
28D	41. Hillary Clinton ___ Rodham	3
29D	42. Perches for houseplants	5
30D	43. Pilot's place	5
31D	45. Blanket that won't keep you warm?	4
32D	47. Big cosmetics chain	4
33D	48. It's a numbers game	4
34D	49. Cake topper	4
35D	50. Hindu deity of virtue	4
36D	51. Equivalent of "cya" in a text	4
37D	53. [Just like that!]	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. Feature of Notre-Dame supported by flying buttresses"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
• Words that mean the same thing: apsis
• 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: APSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Speck"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: speck, corpuscle, atom
• 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: MOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Enough! I get it!""

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: OKOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "99 Luftballons" singer"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: NENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. 1984 comedy horror film that contributed to the creation of the PG-13 rating"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: imp, pixie, pixy
• 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: GREMLINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Discoveries of Michael Faraday"

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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
• Words that mean the same thing: 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: IONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Type-A type"

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: GOGETTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Blond in a bar?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• 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: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Spot removers"

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: ADBLOCKERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Hmm ... all right, I'm in!""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUREWHYNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Common character in "The Far Side""

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 person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
• Words that mean the same thing: noncitizen, foreign, outlander
• The opposite would be: acquaintance, citizen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Make a splash"

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 noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
• Words that mean the same thing: plump, plonk, plunk
• 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: PLOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Longstanding disputes"

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 bitter quarrel between two parties
• Words that mean the same thing: feud
• 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: FEUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Old Testament prophet"

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 minor hebrew prophet (8th century bc)
• Words that mean the same thing: Book of Hosea
• 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: HOSEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Chill response"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Apt ticker symbol for Harley-Davidson"

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 person regarded as greedy and pig-like
• Words that mean the same thing: squealer, hogg, grunter
• 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: HOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Zero on the Beaufort scale"

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 steadiness of mind under stress
• Words that mean the same thing: tranquil, sedate, quiet
• The opposite would be: agitate, discomposure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CALM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Sphere"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: country, surface area, arena
• 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: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Page seen in a wedding album"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RINGBEARER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Michelin offering"

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: RADIALTIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Echo responder"

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: ALEXA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Part of a track"

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 narrow way or road
• 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: LANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Midwest colleague of Representative Ocasio-Cortez"

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: OMAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Comment that pretends to be subtle, but isn't"

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: HINTHINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Structure near a bed?"

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 shed for storing tools
• Words that mean the same thing: toolhouse
• 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: TOOLSHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Pasta in a cheesy dish, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
• Words that mean the same thing: mackintosh, mack, macintosh
• 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: MAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Harpist's home key"

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: CFLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Hillary Clinton ___ Rodham"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• 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: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Perches for houseplants"

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 united states operatic soprano (born in 1929)
• Words that mean the same thing: Belle Miriam Silverman, Beverly Sills, sill
• 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: SILLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Pilot's place"

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 kitchen appliance used for cooking food
• Words that mean the same thing: stave, stave in, range
• 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: STOVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Blanket that won't keep you warm?"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a expert clue about history.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
• Words that mean the same thing: hoodwink, lead by the nose, Charles Percy Snow
• 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: SNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "47. Big cosmetics chain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ULTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "48. It's a numbers game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
• Words that mean the same thing: beano, bingo, lotto
• 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: KENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "49. Cake topper"

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 being nine more than ninety
• Words that mean the same thing: ninety-nine, 99, ic
• 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: ICER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "50. Hindu deity of virtue"

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 avatar of vishnu whose name is synonymous with god; any of three incarnations: ramachandra or parashurama or balarama
• 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: RAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "51. Equivalent of "cya" in a text"

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: TTYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. [Just like that!]"

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 an ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
• Words that mean the same thing: bang, blast, eruption
• 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: BAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	68.1%
Short Answer	12	16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.2%
Geography	2	2.8%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Sports	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	35
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Friday, 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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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (41 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, December 02, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (41 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle December 02, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Process of childbirth	5
2A	6. Mountains seen in "The Sound of Music"	4
3A	10. Adjusts lengthwise, as a skirt	4
4A	14. Manage to dodge	5
5A	15. "I'll ___" ("Try me")	4
6A	16. Impulse	4
7A	17. Hurt in the bullring	5
8A	18. Scrabble or Monopoly	9
9A	20. Be obligated to	3
10A	21. Set on fire	4
11A	23. Curly and Shemp's fellow Stooge	3
12A	24. Syncopated Latin dances	6
13A	26. Rational selves, to Freud	4
14A	28. Place to set a baby or a napkin	3
15A	31. Nigerian princes offering you money, probably	5
16A	32. Craving companionship	8
17A	34. Assn. like Oxfam or Doctors Without Borders	3
18A	35. Degs. for entrepreneurs	4
19A	36. ___ milk (source of Roquefort cheese)	4
20A	37. Pretend	5
21A	39. High cry at doggie day care	3
22A	40. High point	5
23A	41. High point	4
24A	42. Fearsome figure of folklore	4
25A	43. Flat tire's need	3
26A	44. Prepare to take, as a test	8
27A	46. Helps with a heist	5
28A	48. Piper's son who stole a pig in a nursery rhyme	3
29A	49. Tennis great Roddick	4
30A	50. Morse code O's have three of them	6
31A	52. Grp. of medical providers	3
32A	53. Othello, e.g.	4
33A	55. Cotton gin inventor Whitney	3
34A	56. Learns about through books	9
35A	60. Flowed out, as the tide	5
36A	62. All tidied up	4
37A	63. Painful to the touch	4
38A	64. Vestige	5
39A	65. Many an Eastern European	4
40A	66. Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie, to Madonna	4
41A	67. Puts into categories	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Process of childbirth"

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 social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
• Words that mean the same thing: DoL, Labour, tug
• 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: LABOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Mountains seen in "The Sound of Music""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large mountain system in south-central europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: alp, the Alps
• 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: ALPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Adjusts lengthwise, as a skirt"

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 edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
• Words that mean the same thing: ahem, hem
• 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: HEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Manage to dodge"

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 avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
• Words that mean the same thing: bilk, elude, hedge
• 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: EVADE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "I'll ___" ("Try me")"

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 wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
• Words that mean the same thing: prick, bit, seize with teeth
• 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: BITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Impulse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an instinctive motive
• Words that mean the same thing: press, pep up, cheer
• 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: URGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Hurt in the bullring"

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 wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: gore
• 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: GORED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Scrabble or Monopoly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BOARDGAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Be obligated to"

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 be obliged to pay or repay
• 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: OWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Set on fire"

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 pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
• Words that mean the same thing: fire, burning, cut
• 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: BURN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Curly and Shemp's fellow Stooge"

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: MOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Syncopated Latin dances"

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 large west african tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
• Words that mean the same thing: obeche, obechi, samba
• 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: SAMBAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Rational selves, to Freud"

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 an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: ego, self-importance, egotism
• 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: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Place to set a baby or a napkin"

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 the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
• Words that mean the same thing: circuit, circle, lick
• 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: LAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Nigerian princes offering you money, probably"

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 person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
• Words that mean the same thing: prevaricator, liar
• The opposite would be: square shooter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Craving companionship"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that being the only one; single and isolated from others
• Words that mean the same thing: lone, lonely, sole
• 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: LONESOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Assn. like Oxfam or Doctors Without Borders"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government
• Words that mean the same thing: nongovernmental organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Degs. for entrepreneurs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a master's degree in business
• Words that mean the same thing: MBA, Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MBAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. ___ milk (source of Roquefort cheese)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Words that mean the same thing: ewe, Ewe
• 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: EWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Pretend"

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 make believe with the intent to deceive
• Words that mean the same thing: simulate, dissemble, sham
• 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: FEIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. High cry at doggie day care"

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 informal terms for the mouth
• Words that mean the same thing: cakehole, yip, yelp
• 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: YAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. High point"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
• Words that mean the same thing: peak, summit, cap
• 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: CREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. High point"

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 highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Words that mean the same thing: pinnacle, peak, vertex
• 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: ACME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Fearsome figure of folklore"

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, devil, monster
• 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 25 Across: "43. Flat tire's need"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: bare, aviation, strain
• 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: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Prepare to take, as a test"

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: STUDYFOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. Helps with a heist"

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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• Words that mean the same thing: abet
• 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: ABETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Piper's son who stole a pig in a nursery rhyme"

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 (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to whites
• Words that mean the same thing: Uncle Tom, tom turkey, gobbler
• 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: TOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Tennis great Roddick"

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: ANDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "50. Morse code O's have three of them"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that distinctive and stylish elegance
• Words that mean the same thing: style, bolt, dash
• 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: DASHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Grp. of medical providers"

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 group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
• Words that mean the same thing: health maintenance organization
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Othello, e.g."

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 one of the muslim people of north africa; of mixed arab and berber descent; converted to islam in the 8th century; conqueror of spain in the 8th century
• Words that mean the same thing: tie up, berth, moorland
• 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: MOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "55. Cotton gin inventor Whitney"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "56. Learns about through books"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: READSUPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. Flowed out, as the tide"

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 flow back or recede
• Words that mean the same thing: ebb down, ebb, ebb away
• The opposite would be: tide
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EBBED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. All tidied up"

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 clean or organized
• Words that mean the same thing: bang-up, groovy, clean
• 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: NEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. Painful to the touch"

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 an open skin infection
• Words that mean the same thing: raw, sensitive, mad
• 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: SORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "64. Vestige"

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 a just detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: draw, delineate, describe
• 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: TRACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "65. Many an Eastern European"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any member of the people of eastern europe or asian russia who speak a slavonic language
• 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: SLAV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "66. Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie, to Madonna"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
• Words that mean the same thing: x, ex, ex-husband
• 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: EXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "67. Puts into categories"

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 category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• Words that mean the same thing: sort, class, form
• 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: SORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

December 02, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Kids' construction bricks	5
2D	2. Statement of affirmation	6
3D	3. Smallest possible amount	11
4D	4. Beethoven's "___ to Joy"	3
5D	5. W.W. I fighter pilot who is Snoopy's fantasy opponent	8
6D	6. Shortened word, for short	4
7D	7. Classic actor who played Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life"	15
8D	8. School grp. for moms and dads	3
9D	9. Church talks	7
10D	10. Colossal	4
11D	11. Distinctive stretch of time	3
12D	12. Film studio with a roaring lion	3
13D	13. "Get it?"	3
14D	19. Spoonful of medicine, e.g.	4
15D	22. Letters on some American naval vessels	3
16D	25. Ready to take home, as groceries	6
17D	27. Flip out	5
18D	28. Reduce one's standards, as illustrated, respectively, in 3-, 5-, 7-, 40- and 28-Down	11
19D	29. City that's home to Iowa State	4
20D	30. Boll weevil, to a cotton farmer	4
21D	33. World ___ of Poker	6
22D	35. "Sheesh!"	5
23D	37. Observe Ramadan	4
24D	38. Prefix with plasm	4
25D	40. Businesses like the Kit Kat Klub in a hit musical	8
26D	42. Pointless	7
27D	45. Candied Thanksgiving servings	4
28D	46. Hullabaloo	3
29D	47. Opt for	6
30D	51. French fries and coleslaw, often	5
31D	52. Modern viewing for couch potatoes	4
32D	54. Change for a five, say	4
33D	56. Many I.C.U. workers	3
34D	57. Long-bodied fish	3
35D	58. High bond rating	3
36D	59. Disease that causes a skin rash	3
37D	61. Male buddy	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. Kids' construction bricks"

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 (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
• Words that mean the same thing: Lego set, Lego
• 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: LEGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Statement of affirmation"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
• Words that mean the same thing: affirmation, avouchment
• 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: AVOWAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Smallest possible amount"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BAREMINIMUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Beethoven's "___ to Joy""

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• 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: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. W.W. I fighter pilot who is Snoopy's fantasy opponent"

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: REDBARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Shortened word, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: ABBR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Classic actor who played Mr. Potter in "It's a Wonderful Life""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: LIONELBARRYMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. School grp. for moms and dads"

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: PTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Church talks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
• Words that mean the same thing: sermon, discourse, preaching
• 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: SERMONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Colossal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - w.r.inge
• Words that mean the same thing: Brobdingnagian, vast, immense
• 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: HUGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Distinctive stretch of time"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: geological era, epoch, earned run average
• 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: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Film studio with a roaring lion"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: MGM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Get 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 the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: realise, image, find
• 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: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Spoonful of medicine, e.g."

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 measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
• Words that mean the same thing: window pane, sexually transmitted disease, STD
• 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: DOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Letters on some American naval vessels"

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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: United States of America, United States, USA
• 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: USS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Ready to take home, as groceries"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that capture or kill, as in hunting
• Words that mean the same thing: bulge, bag, pocket
• 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: BAGGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Flip out"

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: GOAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Reduce one's standards, as illustrated, respectively, in 3-, 5-, 7-, 40- and 28-Down"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOWERTHEBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. City that's home to Iowa State"

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: AMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Boll weevil, to a cotton farmer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
• Words that mean the same thing: gadfly, pestilence, blighter
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. World ___ of Poker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that similar things placed in order or happening one after another
• Words that mean the same thing: serial publication, serial
• 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: SERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. "Sheesh!""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: MYGOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Observe Ramadan"

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 abstaining from food
• Words that mean the same thing: firm, debauched, dissipated
• The opposite would be: slow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Prefix with plasm"

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: ECTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Businesses like the Kit Kat Klub in a hit musical"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
• Words that mean the same thing: floorshow, night club, cabaret
• 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: CABARETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Pointless"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OFNOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Candied Thanksgiving servings"

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 edible tuber of any of several yams
• Words that mean the same thing: yam plant, yam
• 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: YAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Hullabaloo"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: hustle, fuss, flurry
• 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: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Opt for"

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 pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
• Words that mean the same thing: take, blue-ribbon, prime
• 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: SELECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. French fries and coleslaw, often"

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 place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
• Words that mean the same thing: slope, incline, position
• 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: SIDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Modern viewing for couch potatoes"

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 television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
• Words that mean the same thing: high-definition television
• 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: HDTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Change for a five, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: 1, unity, single
• 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: ONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Many I.C.U. workers"

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 radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
• Words that mean the same thing: radon, atomic number 86, RN
• 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: RNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Long-bodied fish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• 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: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. High bond rating"

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 an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta associated with old age and hypertension
• Words that mean the same thing: abdominal aortic aneurysm
• 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: AAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Disease that causes a skin rash"

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 common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
• Words that mean the same thing: syphilis, lues venerea, syph
• 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: POX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Male buddy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	64.1%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Geography	3	3.8%
Literature	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	41
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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