0910 NYT Crossword: Tuesday September 10, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 10, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 10, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

 NYT Crossword: Tuesday September 10, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cause of a Richter scale blip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEISM

  Possible Answer : earthquake, temblor, quake, seism




• The clue is 6. Fixed look. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAZE

  Possible Answer : regard, gaze, stare




• The clue is 10. Curved sword. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SABER

  Possible Answer : cavalry_sword, saber, sabre




• The clue is 15. One referring to "Jehovah" as "Jah". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASTA

  Possible Answer : Rasta, Rastafarian




• The clue is 16. Place for a pizza. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVEN

  Possible Answer : oven




• The clue is 17. "Make You Feel My Love" singer, 2008. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADELE




• The clue is 18. Around 70% of the earth's surface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCEAN

  Possible Answer : ocean, sea




• The clue is 19. Rule for kids before homework is done, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTV




• The clue is 20. What makes ryes rise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAST

  Possible Answer : yeast, barm




• The clue is 21. Straightforward and unadorned, as literary prose. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: HEMINGWAYESQUE

  Possible Answer : Hemingwayesque




• The clue is 24. Close the tab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAY

  Possible Answer : bear, earnings, ante_up, give, make_up, pay_off, remuneration, devote, wage, compensate, pay, yield, pay_up, salary

  Possible Opposite Answer : default




• The clue is 25. Baton Rouge sch.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSU




• The clue is 26. Corporate management group. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: EXECUTIVEBOARD




• The clue is 34. Celebrant in May or June. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAD

  Possible Answer : grade, alum, alumnus, graduate, grad, alumna




• The clue is 35. First name in 2024 political headlines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMALA




• The clue is 36. Overflow (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEEM

  Possible Answer : pullulate, stream, teem, swarm, pour




• The clue is 38. Shot down, as an idea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIXED

  Possible Answer : proscribe, interdict, prohibit, disallow, nix, forbid, veto

  Possible Opposite Answer : permit, allow




• The clue is 40. San ___ Obispo, Calif.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUIS




• The clue is 41. "Get your paws off me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETGO




• The clue is 42. Highest kicker in Texas hold'em. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : top-notch, whiz, first-rate, unity, superstar, maven, super, adept, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, I, breeze_through, ACE, A-one, sail_through, star, tiptop, genius, champion, Allied_Command_Europe, crack, wizard, sweep_through, single, topnotch, whizz, tops, virtuoso, sensation, mavin, nail, wiz, pass_with_flying_colors, 1, hotshot, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, ace, one




• The clue is 43. Philadelphia landmark named for the 35th president, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JFKPLAZA




• The clue is 46. Lamb's dad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

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




• The clue is 47. Green sushi condiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASABI

  Possible Answer : wasabi




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

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

  The answer: ESPOSA




• The clue is 51. Group whose members are represented completely (with no repeats) in 21-, 26- and 43-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONSONANTS

  Possible Answer : consonant

  Possible Opposite Answer : vowel




• The clue is 56. "Fake it 'til you make it" or "No pain, no gain". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTTO

  Possible Answer : slogan, catchword, motto, shibboleth




• The clue is 59. Candy bar with caramel and shortbread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIX




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

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

  The answer: WYATT

  Possible Answer : Wyat, Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyat, James_Wyatt, Sir_Thomas_Wyatt




• The clue is 64. Give or take. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABOUT

  Possible Answer : approximately, close_to, well-nigh, astir, or_so, some, nearly, almost, most, just_about, more_or_less, near, nigh, virtually, roughly, about, around




• The clue is 65. Pro's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTI

  Possible Answer : anti

  Possible Opposite Answer : pro




• The clue is 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHOR

  Possible Answer : pus, sanies, festering, ichor, purulence, suppuration




• The clue is 67. Holy scroll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORAH

  Possible Answer : Laws, Pentateuch, Torah




• The clue is 68. Plant with fronds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FERN

  Possible Answer : fern




• The clue is 69. "Have you no ___?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAME

  Possible Answer : dishonor, ignominy, dishonour, attaint, shame, disgrace, pity

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 70. Pumps and wedges. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELS

  Possible Answer : cad, reheel, bounder, list, dog, blackguard, hound, heel




• The clue is 71. Animal that absorbs water directly through its skin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FROG

  Possible Answer : frog, batrachian, anuran, salientian, toad_frog, toad, Gaul




• The clue is 72. Beekeeping or baking, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOBBY

  Possible Answer : rocking_horse, spare-time_activity, by-line, hobbyhorse, sideline, Falco_subbuteo, hobby, avocation, pursuit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Sold out" sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRO

• The clue is 2. Apiece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EACH

  Possible Answer: to_each_one, for_each_one, apiece, from_each_one, each

• The clue is 3. "That makes sense now". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE

• The clue is 4. What a rush!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAMPEDE

  Possible Answer: stampede

• The clue is 5. Total madman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANIAC

  Possible Answer: maniacal, madman, lunatic, maniac

• The clue is 6. Instrument with a mallet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GONG

  Possible Answer: tam-tam, chime, bell, gong

• The clue is 7. Assert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVOW

  Possible Answer: avouch, swear, assert, avow, swan, verify, aver, affirm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow

• The clue is 8. Z, as in Zeus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZETA

  Possible Answer: zeta

• The clue is 9. Emotion that sounds like its middle two letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENVY

  Possible Answer: begrudge, enviousness, envy, invidia

• The clue is 10. States as fact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYSSO

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

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

  The answer: ADEQUATE

  Possible Answer: tolerable, equal, enough, decent, passable, fair_to_middling, adequate

  Possible Opposite Answer : inadequate

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

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

  The answer: BEAU

  Possible Answer: boyfriend, fellow, beau, dandy, clotheshorse, fashion_plate, dude, gallant, swain, fop, swell, sheik, young_man

• The clue is 13. If's partner in computer logic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSE

• The clue is 14. No longer working: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RET

  Possible Answer: ret

• The clue is 22. Three Stooges laugh sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYUK

• The clue is 23. Island on which Napoleon was exiled. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELBA

• The clue is 26. Novelist Jong. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERICA

  Possible Answer: erica, true_heath

• The clue is 27. Basic plot lines?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XAXES

• The clue is 28. Speaker's event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALK

  Possible Answer: talk_of_the_town, lecture, spill_the_beans, babble, talking, talk, blab_out, speak, verbalise, let_the_cat_out_of_the_bag, sing, mouth, spill, babble_out, public_lecture, utter, blab, tattle, verbalize, peach

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_quiet

• The clue is 29. "That's my cue!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMUP

• The clue is 30. Ski resort in the Colorado Rockies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAIL

• The clue is 31. Creator of the giant snowman Marshmallow in "Frozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSA

• The clue is 32. Cool in a throwback sort of way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETRO

  Possible Answer: retroactive, retro, ex_post_facto

• The clue is 33. Impressionist Edgar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  Possible Answer: Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas, Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas

• The clue is 34. Emulate a beaver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAW

  Possible Answer: gnaw_at, gnaw, erode, eat_at, wear_away

• The clue is 37. Cultural attraction in midtown Manhattan, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMA

• The clue is 39. Workspaces for some nightclub performers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJBOOTHS

• The clue is 41. Deathbed request. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASTWISH

• The clue is 44. Dolphin's fluke, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIN

  Possible Answer: five, quint, cinque, pentad, fin, quintuplet, louver, quintet, fivesome, Little_Phoebe, tailfin, flipper, Phoebe, 5, break_water, louvre, V, tail_fin

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

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

  The answer: ZEN

  Possible Answer: loony_toons, Zen, battery-acid, Elvis, dot, Zen_Buddhism, dose, pane, window_pane, back_breaker, acid, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, superman

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

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

  The answer: ACTUAL

  Possible Answer: actual, genuine, real, existent, literal, factual

  Possible Opposite Answer : potential

• The clue is 50. Hitchcock's highest-grossing film at the box office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSYCHO

  Possible Answer: psychotic_person, psychotic, psycho

• The clue is 52. Collection of employees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAFF

  Possible Answer: faculty, stave, staff

• The clue is 53. Pet's person. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWNER

  Possible Answer: owner, proprietor, possessor

• The clue is 54. The "N" of TNT. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NITRO

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

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

  The answer: AXING

  Possible Answer: axe, ax

• The clue is 56. Subject that a young Einstein never failed, despite the common misconception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATH

  Possible Answer: maths, mathematics, math

• The clue is 57. Orchestra woodwind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer: hautboy, oboe, hautbois

• The clue is 58. Raced (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer: tear, shoot_down, snap, deplume, pluck, displume, torus, pull, charge, rupture, bust, deplumate, tore, buck, shoot

• The clue is 61. Whale pursuer of fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHAB

  Possible Answer: Ahab

• The clue is 62. Pyramid, for a pharaoh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMB

  Possible Answer: grave, tomb

• The clue is 63. Three-pointer, in hoops lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREY

  Possible Answer: triplet, terzetto, ternion, ternary, threesome, triad, trine, three, 3, III, leash, tierce, trio, trinity, deuce-ace, trey, tercet, troika

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Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Walks softly

4-letter answer Answer: PADS

Word Help: Synonyms: bolster, stamp_pad, slog

Clue #2: 5. Impossible to contact by ordinary means

10-letter answer Answer: OFFTHEGRID

Clue #3: 15. "___, sing America"

4-letter answer Answer: ITOO

Clue #4: 16. Feature focused on investigation and resolution

10-letter answer Answer: CRIMEDRAMA

Clue #5: 17. Turf

4-letter answer Answer: LAND

Word Help: Synonyms: kingdom, dry_land, Din_Land

Clue #6: 18. Downward-facing dog?

10-letter answer Answer: CANISMAJOR

Clue #7: 19. ___ text (label for a screen reader)

3-letter answer Answer: ALT

Word Help: Synonyms: ALT, EL, altitude

Clue #8: 20. ___ Robert Jr., 2020 Gold Glove Award winner

4-letter answer Answer: LUIS

Clue #9: 21. Encrust

4-letter answer Answer: CAKE

Word Help: Synonyms: patty, bar, cake

Clue #10: 22. What might be caught Red-handed?

7-letter answer Answer: FLYBALL

Clue #11: 24. Cracker topper

4-letter answer Answer: BRIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Brie

Clue #12: 27. Raise

5-letter answer Answer: HOIST

Word Help: Synonyms: wind, hoist, lift

Clue #13: 28. Popular vacation spot

8-letter answer Answer: SEASHORE

Word Help: Synonyms: coast, seacoast, seashore

Clue #14: 32. Talks up

5-letter answer Answer: TOUTS

Word Help: Synonyms: gas, boast, vaunt

Clue #15: 33. It's not worth what it seems

9-letter answer Answer: PLAYMONEY

Clue #16: 34. Kick out

4-letter answer Answer: OUST

Word Help: Synonyms: throw_out, oust, boot_out

Clue #17: 35. Roughly 62% of its claimed territory is in Antarctica

5-letter answer Answer: CHILE

Word Help: Synonyms: chili, Chile, Republic_of_Chile

Clue #18: 36. Fine-textured wood used in musical instruments

4-letter answer Answer: PEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: Pyrus_communis, pear, pear_tree

Clue #19: 37. Unfettered flow of goods

9-letter answer Answer: FREETRADE

Clue #20: 39. It might turn up a turnip

5-letter answer Answer: SPADE

Word Help: Synonyms: jigaboo, coon, nigger

Clue #21: 40. Software clients

8-letter answer Answer: USERBASE

Clue #22: 41. Minuscule

5-letter answer Answer: TEENY

Word Help: Synonyms: wee, itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy

Clue #23: 42. "That's my opinion, too"

4-letter answer Answer: SAME

Word Help: Synonyms: Saami, Saame, Sami
Antonyms: different, unlike

Clue #24: 43. Components of some makeovers

7-letter answer Answer: HAIRDOS

Word Help: Synonyms: coiffure, hairstyle, hairdo

Clue #25: 45. Boatload

4-letter answer Answer: SLEW

Word Help: Synonyms: batch, slue, lot

Clue #26: 48. First-rate, in slang

4-letter answer Answer: BOSS

Word Help: Synonyms: hirer, foreman, genus_Bos

Clue #27: 49. R&B's ___ Hill

3-letter answer Answer: DRU

Clue #28: 50. "Be kind!"

10-letter answer Answer: HAVEAHEART

Clue #29: 54. First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature

4-letter answer Answer: TONI

Clue #30: 55. What holding one's thumb up might indicate

10-letter answer Answer: INEEDARIDE

Clue #31: 56. "How could ___?"

4-letter answer Answer: INOT

Clue #32: 57. Cooking byproduct sometimes called "liquid gold"

10-letter answer Answer: PASTAWATER

Clue #33: 58. Rescues, maybe

4-letter answer Answer: PETS

Word Help: Synonyms: positron_emission_tomography, favorite, deary

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Fragrant rice dish

5-letter answer Answer: PILAF

Word Help: Synonyms: pilaf, pilaff, pilaw

Clue #2: 2. Day and night

10-letter answer Answer: ATALLHOURS

Clue #3: 3. "Must I spell it out further?"

10-letter answer Answer: DONTYOUSEE

Clue #4: 4. Turf

3-letter answer Answer: SOD

Word Help: Synonyms: turf, superoxide_dismutase, sward

Clue #5: 5. Like practices associated with pentacles

6-letter answer Answer: OCCULT

Word Help: Synonyms: supernatural, occult, mystical

Clue #6: 6. Enfeebled

5-letter answer Answer: FRAIL

Word Help: Synonyms: weak, fallible, imperfect
Antonyms: robust

Clue #7: 7. Some scuba diving gear

4-letter answer Answer: FINS

Word Help: Synonyms: tailfin, cinque, Phoebe

Clue #8: 8. "OMG, I didn't need to know that!"

3-letter answer Answer: TMI

Clue #9: 9. "She's everything. ___ just Ken" (2023 movie tagline)

3-letter answer Answer: HES

Word Help: Synonyms: he, atomic_number_2, helium

Clue #10: 10. Genre heard at many raves, for short

3-letter answer Answer: EDM

Clue #11: 11. Pioneer in computer science who has a college at Yale named after her

11-letter answer Answer: GRACEHOPPER

Clue #12: 12. Asian royal

4-letter answer Answer: RAJA

Word Help: Synonyms: Raja, genus_Raja, raja

Clue #13: 13. "Don't worry about me"

4-letter answer Answer: IMOK

Clue #14: 14. Have the audacity

4-letter answer Answer: DARE

Word Help: Synonyms: presume, dare, make_bold

Clue #15: 20. Colleen

4-letter answer Answer: LASS

Word Help: Synonyms: lass, jeune_fille, young_girl

Clue #16: 23. Emotionally complex, in a way

11-letter answer Answer: BITTERSWEET

Word Help: Synonyms: bittersweet_nightshade, woody_nightshade, climbing_nightshade

Clue #17: 24. James Baldwin's "If ___ Street Could Talk"

5-letter answer Answer: BEALE

Clue #18: 25. One-named singer in the 2023 hit "Prada"

4-letter answer Answer: RAYE

Clue #19: 26. What one might subscribe to

3-letter answer Answer: ISM

Word Help: Synonyms: doctrine, philosophical_system, ism

Clue #20: 28. "I'll let that ___ …"

5-letter answer Answer: SLIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: slip, sliding_board, playground_slide

Clue #21: 29. Not to be repeated

10-letter answer Answer: ONEANDDONE

Clue #22: 30. Seeking comment?

10-letter answer Answer: READYORNOT

Clue #23: 31. Title heroine who says "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you"

4-letter answer Answer: EYRE

Word Help: Synonyms: Lake_Eyre, Eyre

Clue #24: 32. Stir-fry protein option

4-letter answer Answer: TOFU

Word Help: Synonyms: bean_curd, tofu

Clue #25: 33. This, too, shall pass

5-letter answer Answer: PHASE

Word Help: Synonyms: form, phase, stage

Clue #26: 35. Squeeze

4-letter answer Answer: CRAM

Word Help: Synonyms: jam, jampack, wad

Clue #27: 38. Not yet final, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: TBA

Clue #28: 39. Number of kings en España named Felipe

4-letter answer Answer: SEIS

Clue #29: 41. Position at a food company

6-letter answer Answer: TASTER

Word Help: Synonyms: taste-tester, taste_tester, sampler

Clue #30: 43. Throng

5-letter answer Answer: HORDE

Word Help: Synonyms: host, horde, swarm

Clue #31: 44. Boardroom group

5-letter answer Answer: SUITS

Word Help: Synonyms: befit, case, wooing

Clue #32: 45. Mail

4-letter answer Answer: SHIP

Word Help: Synonyms: embark, send, ship
Antonyms: disembark

Clue #33: 46. Superboy's crush

4-letter answer Answer: LANA

Clue #34: 47. Holiday lead-ins

4-letter answer Answer: EVES

Word Help: Synonyms: evening, eventide, even

Clue #35: 48. Entice

4-letter answer Answer: BAIT

Word Help: Synonyms: taunt, twit, decoy

Clue #36: 51. Antidiscrimination legis. of 1990

3-letter answer Answer: ADA

Word Help: Synonyms: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

Clue #37: 52. ___ flakes (fruity Chinese snack)

3-letter answer Answer: HAW

Word Help: Synonyms: hawthorn, haw

Clue #38: 53. Long period

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: earned_run_average, epoch, geological_era

Clue #39: 54. What a boat shouldn't do

3-letter answer Answer: TIP

Word Help: Synonyms: angle, pourboire, tiptoe

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No. 27,383 Mon Oct 28, 2024 NYT Crossword By Michael Lieberman

Across Clues :

1. Many a customer service assistant, nowadays, 4. Animal on the state seal of Maine, 9. Lacking slack, 13. Blackjack card worth 1 or 11, 14. Friend of Mickey and Goofy, 15. Actress Kendrick, 16. "___ all good!", 17. Nursery rhyme about a disastrous trip up a hill, 19. How salt and pepper may be added, in a recipe, 21. Southeast Asian language, 22. Knotted neckwear, 23. Susceptible to sunburn, 24. "Four score and seven years ___ …", 26. Pesky summer swarm, 28. Nursery rhyme about the perils of sitting on a wall, 31. Doesn't waste, 32. Dine, 33. How heavy metal bands typically play, 37. ___ Z, a.k.a. Zoomers, 38. Comedian Schumer or Poehler, 39. Verbalize, 40. Water, in French, 41. Subject of a will, 43. "My Zoom joke flopped … I guess it's not remotely funny," e.g., 44. Marx who co-wrote "The Communist Manifesto", 45. Nursery rhyme about the hazards of decaying infrastructure, 48. Energy, idiomatically, 51. Flat tire's lack, 52. Fashion magazine with a palindromic name, 53. Commodity measured in barrels, 54. Hypotheticals, 56. This typeface, 59. Nickname for the World Series … or what you might call 17-, 28- or 45-Across?, 62. Word repeated in a double negative, 63. Operatic highlight, 64. Purpose, 65. Barely scratch (out), 66. Quality of a hoarse voice, 67. Drunk-ish, 68. Work with needle and thread

27,383 Mon Oct 28, 2024 NYT Crossword By Michael Lieberman

Down Clues :

1. Angler's supply, 2. Eight-armed creatures, 3. The Bible has an Old and New one, 4. Obstacle for a would-be castle attacker, 5. How often many people brush their teeth (avert your eyes, dentists!), 6. Acorn-bearing tree, 7. Downhill skiing event, 8. Poet St. Vincent Millay, 9. ___ Mahal, 10. R&B singer Baker, 11. Like birthday candles before the party starts, 12. Stories, 14. Turn at the turntables, for short, 18. One might be squeaky or shaped like a bone, 20. "Napoleon Crossing the ___" (painting series), 25. Belly, 27. Sch. in Lower Manhattan, 28. Ginormous, 29. Country south of Saudi Arabia, 30. Fallback option, 34. "Submit by" dates, 35. Beverage with a Big Mac, perhaps, 36. Christmas season, 38. Kind of clock that's ultraprecise, 39. They brighten everyone's days, 42. ___ carte, 43. Hawaiian taro dish, 44. Pass idly, as time, 46. Bottled water brand, 47. Respond to a stimulus, 48. To date, 49. Sparkly headwear, 50. ___ Island (historic entry point for immigrants), 55. Dart around, 57. Very small, 58. Hearty meal in a bowl, 60. Place for a snuggly cat, 61. Valvoline competitor

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 28, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Many a customer service assistant, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOT

  Possible Answer : bot




• The clue is 4. Animal on the state seal of Maine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOSE

  Possible Answer : elk, European_elk, Alces_alces, moose




• The clue is 9. Lacking slack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAUT

  Possible Answer : tight, taut




• The clue is 13. Blackjack card worth 1 or 11. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : champion, tiptop, tops, A-one, wiz, 1, I, nail, ace, one, topnotch, genius, adept, star, hotshot, whiz, mavin, ACE, sensation, maven, wizard, whizz, crack, first-rate, pass_with_flying_colors, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, superstar, single, sweep_through, top-notch, breeze_through, unity, super, virtuoso, Allied_Command_Europe, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, sail_through




• The clue is 14. Friend of Mickey and Goofy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONALD




• The clue is 15. Actress Kendrick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer : anna




• The clue is 16. "___ all good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 17. Nursery rhyme about a disastrous trip up a hill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JACKANDJILL




• The clue is 19. How salt and pepper may be added, in a recipe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTASTE




• The clue is 21. Southeast Asian language. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAO

  Possible Answer : Lao, Laotian




• The clue is 22. Knotted neckwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer : marry, splice, link, affiliation, association, standoff, wed, bond, draw, connect, tie, linkup, sleeper, attach, tie-up, tie_beam, crosstie, tie-in, railroad_tie, bind, link_up, necktie

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnect, untie




• The clue is 23. Susceptible to sunburn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALE

  Possible Answer : blanch, picket, wan, pallid, blench, sick, pale




• The clue is 24. "Four score and seven years ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer : ago, agone




• The clue is 26. Pesky summer swarm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNATS

  Possible Answer : gnat




• The clue is 28. Nursery rhyme about the perils of sitting on a wall. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: HUMPTYDUMPTY




• The clue is 31. Doesn't waste. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USES

  Possible Answer : enjoyment, United_States, function, U.S.A., purpose, utilise, usance, practice, employ, the_States, usage, role, exercise, U.S., expend, US, consumption, habit, economic_consumption, utilization, manipulation, utilisation, utilize, United_States_of_America, America, use_of_goods_and_services, USA, apply, use, employment, habituate




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

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

  The answer: EAT

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




• The clue is 33. How heavy metal bands typically play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUDLY

  Possible Answer : forte, loudly, loud, obstreperously, clamorously, aloud

  Possible Opposite Answer : softly, piano




• The clue is 37. ___ Z, a.k.a. Zoomers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEN

  Possible Answer : gen




• The clue is 38. Comedian Schumer or Poehler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMY




• The clue is 39. Verbalize. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAY

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




• The clue is 40. Water, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAU




• The clue is 41. Subject of a will. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTATE

  Possible Answer : the_three_estates, landed_estate, acres, demesne, land, estate_of_the_realm, estate




• The clue is 43. "My Zoom joke flopped … I guess it's not remotely funny," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUN

  Possible Answer : wordplay, punning, pun, paronomasia




• The clue is 44. Marx who co-wrote "The Communist Manifesto". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KARL




• The clue is 45. Nursery rhyme about the hazards of decaying infrastructure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: LONDONBRIDGE




• The clue is 48. Energy, idiomatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAM

  Possible Answer : steam_clean, steam, steamer




• The clue is 51. Flat tire's lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer : tune, aerate, melodic_phrase, publicize, aura, melody, airwave, ventilate, zephyr, melodic_line, gentle_wind, air_out, vent, beam, bare, breeze, atmosphere, air, send, publicise, aviation, broadcast, transmit, strain, air_travel, line




• The clue is 52. Fashion magazine with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLE




• The clue is 53. Commodity measured in barrels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OIL

  Possible Answer : inunct, anele, anoint, embrocate, oil_color, crude_oil, rock_oil, crude, petroleum, vegetable_oil, fossil_oil, oil, oil_colour




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

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

  The answer: IFS




• The clue is 56. This typeface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITALICS

  Possible Answer : italic, Italic, Italic_language




• The clue is 59. Nickname for the World Series … or what you might call 17-, 28- or 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALLCLASSIC




• The clue is 62. Word repeated in a double negative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOT

  Possible Answer : non, not




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

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

  The answer: ARIA

  Possible Answer : aria




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

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

  The answer: INTENT

  Possible Answer : wrapped, design, absorbed, intention, engrossed, intent, captive, enwrapped, spirit, purport, purpose, aim




• The clue is 65. Barely scratch (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKE




• The clue is 66. Quality of a hoarse voice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASP

  Possible Answer : rasp, wood_file, rasping




• The clue is 67. Drunk-ish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIPSY

  Possible Answer : tipsy, potty, tiddly




• The clue is 68. Work with needle and thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEW

  Possible Answer : tailor, sew_together, sew, stitch, tailor-make, run_up

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Angler's supply. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAIT

  Possible Answer: tantalize, razz, rag, hook, come-on, cod, tantalise, ride, sweetener, bait, decoy, twit, taunt, tease, rally, lure

• The clue is 2. Eight-armed creatures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTOPUSES

  Possible Answer: octopus, devilfish

• The clue is 3. The Bible has an Old and New one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESTAMENT

  Possible Answer: Testament, will, testament

• The clue is 4. Obstacle for a would-be castle attacker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOAT

  Possible Answer: fosse, moat

• The clue is 5. How often many people brush their teeth (avert your eyes, dentists!). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONCEADAY

• The clue is 6. Acorn-bearing tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAK

  Possible Answer: oak, oak_tree

• The clue is 7. Downhill skiing event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLALOM

  Possible Answer: slalom

• The clue is 8. Poet St. Vincent Millay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDNA

• The clue is 9. ___ Mahal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAJ

• The clue is 10. R&B singer Baker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANITA

• The clue is 11. Like birthday candles before the party starts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNLIT

  Possible Answer: unlighted, unlit, lightless, unilluminated

  Possible Opposite Answer : lighted

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

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

  The answer: TALES

  Possible Answer: narrative, tarradiddle, story, tale, taradiddle, narration, fib

• The clue is 14. Turn at the turntables, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DJSET

• The clue is 18. One might be squeaky or shaped like a bone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGTOY

• The clue is 20. "Napoleon Crossing the ___" (painting series). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPS

  Possible Answer: the_Alps, Alps, alp

• The clue is 25. Belly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUT

  Possible Answer: intestine, gut, catgut, bowel

• The clue is 27. Sch. in Lower Manhattan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYU

• The clue is 28. Ginormous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGE

  Possible Answer: huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagian

• The clue is 29. Country south of Saudi Arabia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEMEN

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Yemen, Yemen

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

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

  The answer: PLANB

• The clue is 34. "Submit by" dates. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEADLINES

  Possible Answer: deadline

• The clue is 35. Beverage with a Big Mac, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARGECOKE

• The clue is 36. Christmas season. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YULE

  Possible Answer: Yuletide, Christmastide, Christmastime, Christmas, Yule, Noel

• The clue is 38. Kind of clock that's ultraprecise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOMIC

  Possible Answer: atomic, nuclear

  Possible Opposite Answer : conventional

• The clue is 39. They brighten everyone's days. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUNRISES

  Possible Answer: sunrise, dawn, morning, break_of_day, break_of_the_day, sunup, dayspring, cockcrow, daybreak, aurora, dawning, first_light

  Possible Opposite Answer : sunset

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

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

• The clue is 43. Hawaiian taro dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POI

  Possible Answer: poi

• The clue is 44. Pass idly, as time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILL

  Possible Answer: down, defeat, belt_down, pour_down, toss_off, shoot_down, bolt_down, pop, drink_down, kill, obliterate, vote_down, putting_to_death, vote_out, wipe_out, stamp_out, killing

• The clue is 46. Bottled water brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DASANI

• The clue is 47. Respond to a stimulus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REACT

  Possible Answer: oppose, respond, react

• The clue is 48. To date. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOFAR

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

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 50. ___ Island (historic entry point for immigrants). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIS

  Possible Answer: Elli

• The clue is 55. Dart around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIT

  Possible Answer: dart, fleet, flutter, flit

• The clue is 57. Very small. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINY

  Possible Answer: petite, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, flyspeck, tiny, bantam

• The clue is 58. Hearty meal in a bowl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer: stew, brood, swither, fret, grudge, sweat, lather, grizzle

• The clue is 60. Place for a snuggly cat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAP

  Possible Answer: lave, lap_up, lap_covering, lick, overlap, circuit, swish, swoosh, swosh, circle, lap, wash

• The clue is 61. Valvoline competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  Possible Answer: s.t.p., STP