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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints - Solution Blog

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints - Solution Blog
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crossword Clues Hints - August 21, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:
Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Fleetwood Mac song with Stevie Nicks on piano. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SARA

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

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

    The answer: CRUX

    Possible Answer: crux, Crux, Southern_Cross, crux_of_the_matter, Crux_Australis

  • The clue is 3. Post-shower wear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROBE

    Possible Answer: vest, robe, gown, clothe, cloak, drape

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

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

    The answer: UMA

    Possible Answer: genus_Uma, Uma

  • The clue is 5. Hardly a heartening harbinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BADSIGN

  • The clue is 6. Unlikely thing off of which to buy haute couture. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RACK

    Possible Answer: squeeze, torture, stand, rack, wheel, scud, extort, gouge, wring, wrack, torment, excruciate, single-foot

  • The clue is 7. She: Fr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELLE

  • The clue is 8. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMU

    Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae

  • The clue is 9. Workspaces with 3-D printers and laser cutters, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FABLABS

  • The clue is 10. Tries something. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GIVESITAGO

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

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

    The answer: AVER

    Possible Answer: swan, swear, verify, assert, affirm, allege, aver, avow, say

  • The clue is 12. Descriptor for some Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEXY

    Possible Answer: aphrodisiac, sexy, aphrodisiacal

    Possible Opposite Answer : anaphrodisiac, unsexy

  • The clue is 14. Kama ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUTRA

    Possible Answer: sutra

  • The clue is 18. Simplify, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOIL

    Possible Answer: furuncle, moil, boiling_point, roil, seethe, boil, churn

    Possible Opposite Answer : freeze

  • The clue is 23. Course for some new immigrants, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESL

  • The clue is 24. Manage to get, as tickets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNAG

    Possible Answer: hang-up, rip, rub, tear, snag, split, hitch, rent

  • The clue is 25. Pepper and others: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SGTS

  • The clue is 26. Singer/actress Shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DINAH

  • The clue is 27. No-bake dessert that's chilled before serving. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICEBOXCAKE

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

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

    The answer: IDEAL

    Possible Answer: nonpareil, ideal, nonsuch, nonesuch, saint, idealistic, apotheosis, paragon

  • The clue is 29. "Why ___?". 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 30. Most common Czech surname. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOVAK

  • The clue is 31. Figs. on college transcripts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GPAS

    Possible Answer: GPA, grade_point_average

  • The clue is 32. Univ. program with cadets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROTC

    Possible Answer: Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps, ROTC

  • The clue is 36. Reaction upon tasting a decadent dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOAN

    Possible Answer: groan, moan

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

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

    The answer: EBB

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : tide

  • The clue is 38. What a picket fence may enclose. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAWN

    Possible Answer: lawn

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

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

    The answer: SKETCHY

    Possible Answer: unelaborated, sketchy

  • The clue is 41. Outfit for the mountains. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKISUIT

  • The clue is 43. Nashville-based awards org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CMA

  • The clue is 44. Other, in Oaxaca. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OTRA

  • The clue is 45. Dependent, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHILD

    Possible Answer: small_fry, tike, nipper, minor, shaver, tyke, nestling, fry, baby, child, youngster, kid, tiddler

    Possible Opposite Answer : parent

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

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

    The answer: DEAR

    Possible Answer: lamb, honey, costly, beloved, good, dearest, darling, pricy, devout, dearly, earnest, high-priced, love, affectionately, near, pricey, dear, heartfelt

  • The clue is 49. Bear of constellations. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: URSA

  • The clue is 50. Guinness record holder for "Mammal with the most names". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUMA

    Possible Answer: catamount, painter, mountain_lion, puma, Felis_concolor, panther, cougar

  • The clue is 51. Golden ___ (retiree). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGER

  • The clue is 52. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMIN

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

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

    The answer: RUNE

    Possible Answer: rune, runic_letter

  • The clue is 54. Charges of male emperor penguins. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGGS

    Possible Answer: bollock, ballock, orchis, testicle, eggs, ball, testis, nut, egg

  • The clue is 57. Get into the weeds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOE

    Possible Answer: hoe

  • The clue is 58. Bearded beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GNU

    Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Rapscallion, 6. Certain tankful, 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream, 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor", 15. Tuna type, 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294, 17. Cove, 18. On the ___, 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer", 20. Slangy suffix with "most", 21. "OK ... tell me", 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr., 25. Exclamation from Homer, 26. Hero of "The Matrix", 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne, 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song), 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood", 31. Chinese greeting, 33. Tool for a pineapple, 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore, 38. You can count on them, 39. Rating for junk bonds, 42. Candymaker Wonka, 43. Chauvinist or racist, 44. In the style of, 45. Start of Caesar's boast, 46. Actress Hatcher, 47. Deposit, as an egg, 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two, 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance", 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur, 52. Sheds, with "off", 56. Stylish tote for an executive, 60. Worshiping rows, 61. Cousin of a croc, 63. The Emerald Isle, 64. "___ have to do", 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino, 66. TALK LIKE THIS!, 67. Like a yenta, 68. Props for close-up magicians, 69. Arrogant sort

Down Clues :

1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps, 2. Playground retort, 3. Super-trendy, 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career", 5. Set down on paper, 6. Cider unit, 7. Starbuck's higher-up?, 8. Ape or monkey, 9. In the dark about something nefarious, 10. "Well, lookee there!", 11. Place to see J.F.K., 12. Hopping mad, 13. Past, present or future, 22. Flowery necklace, 23. Multisport race, in short, 30. In a prim and proper way, 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire", 33. What you might call a tipsy friend, 34. Last words?, 36. Symbols of wisdom, 37. 12/31, 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr., 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song, 41. Coral island, 50. "Yikes!", 51. Puts to sleep, say, 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results), 53. Oscar-winning Jared, 54. Symbols of wisdom, 55. Word processing command, 56. Policy nerd, 57. "Très ___", 58. Singer Guthrie, 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game, 62. ___-tac-toe

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 01, 2025

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

27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
27445 Wed Jan 01, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

    The answer: SCAMP

    Possible Answer : imp, scalawag, rascal, monkey, rapscallion, scamp, scallywag


  • The clue is 6. Certain tankful. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAS

    Possible Answer : brag, petrol, swash, tout, bluster, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, gas, gun, gasconade, vaunt, flatulency, boast, gaseous_state, flatulence, gasolene, throttle, natural_gas, accelerator_pedal, gasoline, blow, accelerator


  • The clue is 9. Kind of game that's a pitcher's dream. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOHIT


  • The clue is 14. Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PALAU

    Possible Answer : TT, Republic_of_Palau, Palau_Islands, Palau, Belau, Pelew


  • The clue is 15. Tuna type. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AHI


  • The clue is 16. Airport near the intersection of I-90 and I-294. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHARE


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

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

    The answer: INLET

    Possible Answer : intake, inlet, recess


  • The clue is 18. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAM

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


  • The clue is 19. Christopher who directed "Oppenheimer". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOLAN


  • The clue is 20. Slangy suffix with "most". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EST

    Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time


  • The clue is 21. "OK ... tell me". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ILLBITE


  • The clue is 24. N.B.A. 1-pointers: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FTS

    Possible Answer : foot, ft


  • The clue is 25. Exclamation from Homer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DOH

    Possible Answer : do, doh, ut


  • The clue is 26. Hero of "The Matrix". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEO

    Possible Answer : neo


  • The clue is 27. "A work of ___ that isn't based on feeling isn't ___ at all": Cézanne. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ART

    Possible Answer : graphics, art, artistic_production, artistry, nontextual_matter, artwork, artistic_creation, prowess, fine_art


  • The clue is 28. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___" ("Grease" song). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEE


  • The clue is 29. Dickens's "The Mystery of ___ Drood". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDWIN

    Possible Answer : Edwin


  • The clue is 31. Chinese greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NIHAO


  • The clue is 33. Tool for a pineapple. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CORER

    Possible Answer : corer


  • The clue is 35. 1990s sitcom featuring a bookstore. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELLEN


  • The clue is 38. You can count on them. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABACI

    Possible Answer : abacus


  • The clue is 39. Rating for junk bonds. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CCC

    Possible Answer : three_hundred, ccc, 300


  • The clue is 42. Candymaker Wonka. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WILLY


  • The clue is 43. Chauvinist or racist. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIGOT

    Possible Answer : bigot


  • The clue is 44. In the style of. 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 45. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICAME


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

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

    The answer: TERI


  • The clue is 47. Deposit, as an egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAY

    Possible Answer : repose, position, consist, place, lay, put_down, dwell, lie_down, laic, pose, ballad, set, secular, rest, put, lie_in, lie

    Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand


  • The clue is 48. Patrick Stewart and Elton John, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIRS

    Possible Answer : Sir, sir


  • The clue is 49. Singer on "Give Peace a Chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONO

    Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono


  • The clue is 51. "Golden Girls" actress Arthur. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BEA


  • The clue is 52. Sheds, with "off". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLOUGHS

    Possible Answer : sphacelus, shed, slough, molt, moult, exuviate, gangrene


  • The clue is 56. Stylish tote for an executive. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WORKBAG

    Possible Answer : workbag, workbox, workbasket


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

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

    The answer: PEWS

    Possible Answer : pew, church_bench


  • The clue is 61. Cousin of a croc. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GATOR

    Possible Answer : alligator, gator


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

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

    The answer: EIRE

    Possible Answer : Ireland, Irish_Republic, Republic_of_Ireland, Eire


  • The clue is 64. "___ have to do". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITLL


  • The clue is 65. Like the breeds Shetland and merino. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVINE

    Possible Answer : ovine


  • The clue is 66. TALK LIKE THIS!. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YELL

    Possible Answer : shout, vociferation, holler, cry, yell, shout_out, scream, squall, outcry, call, hollo


  • The clue is 67. Like a yenta. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOSY

    Possible Answer : nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy


  • The clue is 68. Props for close-up magicians. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DECKS

    Possible Answer : knock_down, adorn, embellish, bedight, beautify, coldcock, dump, deck, pack_of_cards, deck_of_cards, grace, decorate, floor, bedeck


  • The clue is 69. Arrogant sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNOT

    Possible Answer : snot, snob, prig, snoot


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIED

    Possible Answer: sight, spy, stag, descry, snoop, spot, sleuth, espy

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

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

    The answer: CANSO

  • The clue is 3. Super-trendy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLTHERAGE

  • The clue is 4. West who said "Men are my life, diamonds are my career". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAE

  • The clue is 5. Set down on paper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PUTINWRITING

  • The clue is 6. Cider unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GALLON

    Possible Answer: congius, gal, Imperial_gallon, gallon

  • The clue is 7. Starbuck's higher-up?. 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 8. Ape or monkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIMIAN

    Possible Answer: simian

  • The clue is 9. In the dark about something nefarious. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NONETHEWISER

  • The clue is 10. "Well, lookee there!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHO

  • The clue is 11. Place to see J.F.K.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HALFDOLLAR

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

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

    The answer: IRATE

    Possible Answer: ireful, irate

  • The clue is 13. Past, present or future. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENSE

    Possible Answer: strain, tense, tense_up

    Possible Opposite Answer : unstrain, lax, relax, relaxed

  • The clue is 22. Flowery necklace. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEI

    Possible Answer: garland, chaplet, wreath, lei, leu, coronal

  • The clue is 23. Multisport race, in short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRI

  • The clue is 30. In a prim and proper way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DECOROUSLY

    Possible Answer: decorously

    Possible Opposite Answer : indecorously

  • The clue is 32. Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALICIAKEYS

  • The clue is 33. What you might call a tipsy friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAB

    Possible Answer: taxicab, cabriolet, cab, taxi, hack

  • The clue is 34. Last words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OBIT

    Possible Answer: necrology, obituary, obit

  • The clue is 36. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELMS

    Possible Answer: elm_tree, elm, elmwood

  • The clue is 37. 12/31. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NYE

  • The clue is 39. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAL

  • The clue is 40. Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLAY

    Possible Answer: mud, Lucius_Clay, cadaver, clay, Lucius_DuBignon_Clay, the_Great_Compromiser, corpse, Clay, remains, Henry_Clay, stiff

  • The clue is 41. Coral island. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAY

    Possible Answer: key, cay, Florida_key

  • The clue is 50. "Yikes!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHGOD

  • The clue is 51. Puts to sleep, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BORES

    Possible Answer: caliber, drill_hole, calibre, bore-hole, tidal_bore, eager, dullard, drill, tire, gauge, bore, eagre, aegir

    Possible Opposite Answer : interest

  • The clue is 52. Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIN

    Possible Answer: twist, reel, gyrate, tailspin, spin_out, birl, whirl, spin, twirl, twisting, spin_around

  • The clue is 53. Oscar-winning Jared. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LETO

    Possible Answer: Leto, Latona

  • The clue is 54. Symbols of wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OWLS

    Possible Answer: bird_of_night, hooter, owl, bird_of_Minerva

  • The clue is 55. Word processing command. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAVE

    Possible Answer: deliver, economise, salve, redeem, keep_open, save_up, write, salvage, relieve, save, spare, lay_aside, bring_through, make_unnecessary, hold_open, economize, preserve, keep, pull_through, carry_through

  • The clue is 56. Policy nerd. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WONK

    Possible Answer: grind, nerd, swot, dweeb, wonk

  • The clue is 57. "Très ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIEN

  • The clue is 58. Singer Guthrie. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARLO

  • The clue is 59. Chocolate money won or lost in this puzzle's game. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GELT

    Possible Answer: pelf, shekels, lolly, lucre, dough, boodle, moolah, simoleons, clams, sugar, loot, cabbage, scratch, bread, geld, dinero, gelt, wampum, lettuce, cut, kale

  • The clue is 62. ___-tac-toe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIC

    Possible Answer: tic

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, May 18, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

May 18, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

May 18, 2020 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Shakespeare, for one 4
2A 5. Product of Chevron or Shell 3
3A 8. Many an electoral chart, in brief 5
4A 13. State that's said to be "high in the middle" 4
5A 14. Con's opposite 3
6A 15. Take a deep breath 6
7A 16. Where Army recruits go to start training 8
8A 18. One placing a phone call 6
9A 19. Houston-based food service giant 5
10A 20. Three goals by the same player 8
11A 22. Actor Wilson 4
12A 25. Part of a Halloween costume 4
13A 26. Shell game 10
14A 30. Norway's capital 4
15A 34. "___ the land of the free ..." 3
16A 35. Prefix with -vore or -scient 4
17A 36. Made snide verbal attacks 6
18A 38. Ostentatiously ornamented 5
19A 40. ___ Arbor, Mich. 3
20A 42. Shade akin to army green 5
21A 43. "Finally!" 6
22A 45. Avocado dip, informally 4
23A 47. Antidiscrimination inits. 3
24A 48. What snakes and lizards do periodically with their skin 4
25A 49. British heavy metal band named for a torture device 10
26A 52. What trees do in the wind 4
27A 54. Coordinate, informally 4
28A 55. All tuckered out 8
29A 59. Go deeply (into) 5
30A 63. ___ borealis 6
31A 64. Game whose tokens have included the starts of 16-, 20-, 26-, 49- and 55-Across 8
32A 67. Apache and Sioux, for two 6
33A 68. Beetles, e.g., for short 3
34A 69. It leads the orchestra in tuning 4
35A 70. ___ Park, Colo. 5
36A 71. Word before lion, level or legs 3
37A 72. Square ones won't fit into round holes 4

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. Shakespeare, for one"

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 lyric poet
  • Words that mean the same thing: barde, dress up, caparison
  • 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: BARD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Product of Chevron or Shell"

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 state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
  • Words that mean the same thing: gasconade, flatulence, gun
  • 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: GAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Many an electoral chart, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: USMAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. State that's said to be "high in the middle""

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 midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
  • Words that mean the same thing: OH, Buckeye State, Ohio River
  • 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: OHIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Con's opposite"

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 athlete who plays for pay
  • Words that mean the same thing: professional
  • The opposite would be: con, anti
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Take a deep breath"

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 draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
  • Words that mean the same thing: inspire, breathe in
  • The opposite would be: exhale
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INHALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Where Army recruits go to start training"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: BOOTCAMP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. One placing a phone call"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DIALER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Houston-based food service giant"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

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: SYSCO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Three goals by the same player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HATTRICK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Actor Wilson"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Robert Owen, Sir Richard Owen
  • 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: OWEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Part of a Halloween costume"

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 covering to disguise or conceal the face
  • Words that mean the same thing: masquerade party, masque, disguise
  • The opposite would be: unmask
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MASK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Shell game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
  • Words that mean the same thing: shell game
  • 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: THIMBLERIG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Norway's capital"

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 the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
  • Words that mean the same thing: Christiania, capital of Norway
  • 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: OSLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. "___ the land of the free ...""

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: OER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Prefix with -vore or -scient"

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: OMNI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Made snide verbal attacks"

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 hunt or shoot snipe
  • Words that mean the same thing: crop, prune, cut back
  • 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: SNIPED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Ostentatiously ornamented"

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 (britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
  • Words that mean the same thing: flashy, garish, flash
  • 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: GAUDY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. ___ Arbor, Mich."

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: ANN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Shade akin to army green"

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 small ovoid fruit of the european olive tree; important food and source of oil
  • Words that mean the same thing: European olive tree, Olea europaea
  • 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: OLIVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. "Finally!""

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: ATLAST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. Avocado dip, informally"

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: GUAC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Antidiscrimination inits."

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: EEO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. What snakes and lizards do periodically with their skin"

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 an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
  • Words that mean the same thing: pour forth, moult, caducous
  • The opposite would be: persistent
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. British heavy metal band named for a torture device"

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: IRONMAIDEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. What trees do in the wind"

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 controlling influence
  • Words that mean the same thing: rock, persuade, carry
  • 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: SWAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. Coordinate, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
  • Words that mean the same thing: synchronize, synchronise
  • The opposite would be: desynchronise, desynchronize
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SYNC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. All tuckered out"

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: DOGTIRED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Go deeply (into)"

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 turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  • Words that mean the same thing: dig, cut into, turn over
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DELVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. ___ borealis"

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 first light of day
  • Words that mean the same thing: morning, dawn, dayspring
  • The opposite would be: sunset
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AURORA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "64. Game whose tokens have included the starts of 16-, 20-, 26-, 49- and 55-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller
  • 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: MONOPOLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "67. Apache and Sioux, for two"

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 a social division of (usually preliterate) people
  • Words that mean the same thing: kin, folk, kindred
  • 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: TRIBES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "68. Beetles, e.g., for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: VWS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "69. It leads the orchestra in tuning"

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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
  • Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
  • 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: OBOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "70. ___ Park, Colo."

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: ESTES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "71. Word before lion, level or legs"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
  • Words that mean the same thing: ocean
  • 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: SEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "72. Square ones won't fit into round holes"

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 wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
  • Words that mean the same thing: nail, nail down, leg
  • 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: PEGS

    Great job if you got it right!

May 18, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Short hairstyles 4
2D 2. Greeting to a "matey" 4
3D 3. Rivers, in Mexico 4
4D 4. Company doing business mostly online 6
5D 5. 4.0 is a superb one, in brief 3
6D 6. Cost an ___ and a leg 3
7D 7. Student who's no longer a frosh 4
8D 8. Cups and quarts 5
9D 9. Controversial cosmetics ingredient 8
10D 10. Its capital is Bamako 4
11D 11. Trump impersonator Baldwin 4
12D 12. Become more attentive, with "up" 4
13D 15. Pet collar attachments 6
14D 17. Some rodeo riders 7
15D 21. "What ___?" (end of a riddle) 3
16D 23. Stately tree 3
17D 24. "99 Red Balloons" singer 4
18D 26. Some fraternity party getups 5
19D 27. Actor Ledger 5
20D 28. Cry made while chest-thumping 5
21D 29. Rock Starr? 5
22D 31. Observed secretly 5
23D 32. Flood blocker 5
24D 33. Ancient theater 5
25D 37. Slangy turndown of a request for help 7
26D 39. Expectant papas 8
27D 41. Convent residents 4
28D 44. Bejeweled bands 6
29D 46. Senator Klobuchar 3
30D 50. Loaf with seeds 3
31D 51. Cold treat on a stick 6
32D 53. Tangle behind a computer, maybe 5
33D 55. Calendar info 4
34D 56. "___ is not to reason why ..." 4
35D 57. Stick-to-itiveness 4
36D 58. License bureaus, for short 4
37D 60. Part of an ear or brain 4
38D 61. Certain YouTube posting 4
39D 62. Seeing things? 4
40D 65. Be indebted to 3
41D 66. Secretive government org. 3

Now Let's Solve the Down Clues!

Down clues go from top to bottom. Use the letters from your across answers to help!

Clue 1 Down: "1. Short hairstyles"

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 former monetary unit in great britain
  • Words that mean the same thing: bobsled, bob, bobtail
  • 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: BOBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Greeting to a "matey""

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: AHOY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Rivers, in Mexico"

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 the former capital and 2nd largest city of brazil; chief brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
  • Words that mean the same thing: Rio de Janeiro, Rio
  • 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: RIOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Company doing business mostly online"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DOTCOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. 4.0 is a superb one, in brief"

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 measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
  • Words that mean the same thing: grade point 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: GPA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Cost an ___ and a leg"

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 human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
  • Words that mean the same thing: build up, gird, fortify
  • The opposite would be: disarm
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Student who's no longer a frosh"

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 second-year undergraduate
  • Words that mean the same thing: sophomore
  • 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: SOPH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Cups and quarts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
  • Words that mean the same thing: building block, unit, unit of measurement
  • 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: UNITS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Controversial cosmetics ingredient"

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: SHARKOIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Its capital is Bamako"

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 a landlocked republic in northwestern africa; achieved independence from france in 1960; mali was a center of west african civilization for more than 4,000 years
  • Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Mali, French Sudan
  • 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: MALI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Trump impersonator Baldwin"

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: ALEC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Become more attentive, with "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 an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
  • Words that mean the same thing: perquisite, pick up, gain vigor
  • 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: PERK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Pet collar attachments"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: IDTAGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Some rodeo riders"

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 a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
  • Words that mean the same thing: cowhand, cowman, cowboy
  • 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: COWBOYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. "What ___?" (end of a riddle)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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: AMI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Stately tree"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
  • Words that mean the same thing: elmwood, elm tree
  • 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: ELM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. "99 Red Balloons" 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 18 Down: "26. Some fraternity party getups"

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 one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
  • Words that mean the same thing: toga
  • 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: TOGAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Actor Ledger"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a low evergreen shrub of the family ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
  • Words that mean the same thing: heathland
  • 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: HEATH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cry made while chest-thumping"

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: IRULE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Rock Starr?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: RINGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Observed secretly"

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 catch sight of
  • Words that mean the same thing: descry, sight, snoop
  • 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: SPIED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Flood blocker"

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 formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
  • 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: LEVEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Ancient theater"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ODEON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Slangy turndown of a request for help"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: NOCANDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Expectant papas"

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: DADSTOBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Convent residents"

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 woman religious
  • Words that mean the same thing: nun, nun buoy, conical buoy
  • 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: NUNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Bejeweled bands"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
  • Words that mean the same thing: tiara
  • 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: TIARAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Senator Klobuchar"

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: AMY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Loaf with seeds"

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 seed of the cereal grass
  • Words that mean the same thing: Secale cereale, rye whiskey, rye whisky
  • 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: RYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Cold treat on a stick"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ICEPOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Tangle behind a computer, maybe"

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 ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
  • Words that mean the same thing: cable, conducting wire, telegram
  • The opposite would be: unwire
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WIRES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. Calendar info"

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 specified day of the month
  • Words that mean the same thing: engagement, go out, go steady
  • 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: DATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "56. "___ is not to reason why ...""

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: OURS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Stick-to-itiveness"

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 hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
  • Words that mean the same thing: guts, sand, moxie
  • 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: GRIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. License bureaus, 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: DMVS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Part of an ear or brain"

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 (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
  • 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: LOBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Certain YouTube posting"

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: VLOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Seeing things?"

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 opinion or judgment
  • Words that mean the same thing: center, centre, oculus
  • 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: EYES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "65. Be indebted 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 41 Down: "66. Secretive government org."

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 united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
  • Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NSA

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 48 61.5%
Short Answer 13 16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment 6 7.7%
Geography 5 6.4%
Sports 2 2.6%
Abbreviation 2 2.6%
Food & Drink 1 1.3%
History 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 41
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 10 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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