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Sunday, August 11, 2024

NYT Sunday, August 11, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog

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NYT Sunday, August 11, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog
NYT Sunday, August 11, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 11, 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:

  • The clue is 1. Shoots for the moon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASPIRES

    Possible Answer : aspire, shoot_for, aim, draw_a_bead_on


  • The clue is 8. Saudi's neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRAQI

    Possible Answer : Iraqi, Iraki


  • The clue is 13. Gets ready to surf, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOGSON


  • The clue is 19. Annoyance for a shopkeeper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOITERER

    Possible Answer : loiterer, lingerer


  • The clue is 21. Japanese takeout option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BENTO


  • The clue is 22. Best of all possible worlds. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UTOPIA

    Possible Answer : Sion, Utopia, utopia, Zion

    Possible Opposite Answer : dystopia


  • The clue is 23. Say "O di" instead of "I do"?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (21 letters)

    The answer: EXCHANGEWEDDINGVOWELS


  • The clue is 26. Le Mans race unit: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIL


  • The clue is 27. Keep from happening. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVERT

    Possible Answer : obviate, debar, turn_away, deflect, head_off, avoid, forefend, ward_off, avert, fend_off, forfend, stave_off


  • The clue is 28. "Once Upon a Mattress" prop. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEA

    Possible Answer : pea_plant, pea


  • The clue is 29. Longtime hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEET


  • The clue is 30. Word with hose or line. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PANTY

    Possible Answer : pantie, step-in, scanty, panty


  • The clue is 32. Sewing machine pioneer Howe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELIAS

    Possible Answer : Charles_Lamb, Elia, Lamb


  • The clue is 34. Expert conclusion?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISE


  • The clue is 37. Like some wits and wines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRY

    Possible Answer : teetotal, juiceless, ironical, prohibitionist, ironic, wry, dry, dry_out

    Possible Opposite Answer : wet, sweet, phlegmy


  • The clue is 38. Eviction notice sent to a New York deli owner?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

    The answer: PACKYOURBAGELSANDGO


  • The clue is 43. Roadwork might push it back, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETA

    Possible Answer : Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, ETA


  • The clue is 44. Like many London skies. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GREY

    Possible Answer : Charles_Grey, grayness, gray-haired, grayish, grey-headed, grey-haired, Lady_Jane_Grey, Second_Earl_Grey, gray-headed, greyness, Grey, white-haired, grey, gray, hoary, Zane_Grey, greyish, hoar, grizzly


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

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

    The answer: ROE

    Possible Answer : roe, hard_roe


  • The clue is 46. Back in time. 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 47. Scatterbrain. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIRHEAD

    Possible Answer : airhead


  • The clue is 50. "This thing is SHARP! It handles potatoes and carrots with ease," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEELERREVIEW


  • The clue is 56. "The Kiss" sculptor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RODIN

    Possible Answer : Rodin, Auguste_Rodin, Francois_Auguste_Rene_Rodin


  • The clue is 57. Stage a hostile takeover of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USURP

    Possible Answer : seize, take_over, usurp, arrogate, assume


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

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

    The answer: ANIL

    Possible Answer : Indigofera_suffruticosa, indigotin, indigo, anil, Indigofera_anil


  • The clue is 61. Inits. for a hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SRO


  • The clue is 62. Dept. store inventory. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GDS

    Possible Answer : soman, GD, Gd, gadolinium, atomic_number_64


  • The clue is 64. Face-planted. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATEIT


  • The clue is 66. Dodge S.U.V.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DURANGO

    Possible Answer : Victoria_de_Durango, Durango


  • The clue is 69. Interior decorator's assertion that bold colors are back in style?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (17 letters)

    The answer: WHATSPASTELISPAST


  • The clue is 73. Like the view from Big Sur. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COASTAL

    Possible Answer : coastal

    Possible Opposite Answer : inland


  • The clue is 75. Kind of farm. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOLAR

    Possible Answer : solar


  • The clue is 76. Survive a round of musical chairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIT

    Possible Answer : sit_down, ride, pose, sit, sit_around, baby-sit, posture, model, seat

    Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand


  • The clue is 77. Setting for the musical "Two by Two". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARK

    Possible Answer : Ark, ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant


  • The clue is 78. Inveigh (against). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAIL

    Possible Answer : rail_in, train, revile, track, vilify, inveigh, railing, rail_off, vituperate, fulminate, runway, rails, rail


  • The clue is 81. E-bike alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOPED

    Possible Answer : moon_about, mope_around, pout, mop_up, mow, moon_around, mope, wipe_up, mop, moped


  • The clue is 83. Smother, as with sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DROWN

    Possible Answer : overwhelm, swim, drown, submerge


  • The clue is 87. Santa's routes on Christmas Eve?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOELFLYZONES


  • The clue is 91. "I categorically deny that!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITSALIE


  • The clue is 93. Job listing abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EOE


  • The clue is 94. One might be organized by habitat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZOO

    Possible Answer : menagerie, zoo, zoological_garden


  • The clue is 95. "A Death in the Family" novelist. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGEE

    Possible Answer : Agee, James_Agee


  • The clue is 97. Wall St. debut. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IPO

    Possible Answer : initial_public_offering, initial_offering, IPO


  • The clue is 98. Advice after one's rival scores a perfect ten?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

    The answer: DONTGETMADGETELEVEN


  • The clue is 104. "Me day" destination. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPA

    Possible Answer : health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, health_spa, spa, watering_place


  • The clue is 106. Org. with a PreCheck option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TSA

    Possible Answer : TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration


  • The clue is 107. What fumaroles emit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEAM

    Possible Answer : steam, steam_clean, steamer


  • The clue is 108. Like streets, but rarely alleyways. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAMED

    Possible Answer : describe, constitute, key_out, list, mention, diagnose, advert, identify, cite, key, make, bring_up, call, appoint, discover, refer, distinguish, name, nominate


  • The clue is 109. River through Florence. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARNO

    Possible Answer : Arno_River, Arno, River_Arno


  • The clue is 111. Give an allowance?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LET

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow


  • The clue is 114. Lukewarm. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEPID

    Possible Answer : lukewarm, halfhearted, half-hearted, tepid


  • The clue is 116. Had a session. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MET

    Possible Answer : fulfill, receive, run_into, cope_with, take_on, adjoin, encounter, assemble, conform_to, contact, run_across, foregather, play, fulfil, gather, get_together, fill, fit, come_across, see, forgather, suffer, satisfy, meet, converge, match, touch

    Possible Opposite Answer : diverge


  • The clue is 117. Airline's promise to improve its timeliness?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (21 letters)

    The answer: YOURDELAYSARENUMBERED


  • The clue is 124. Rim protector. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HUBCAP

    Possible Answer : hubcap


  • The clue is 125. "___ is to place as eternity is to time": Joseph Joubert. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPACE

    Possible Answer : distance, blank, infinite, quad, space, place, outer_space, blank_space


  • The clue is 126. Where the entire "Newhart" series actually took place. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INADREAM


  • The clue is 127. Guiding principles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEALS

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


  • The clue is 128. Hollandaise sauce ingredients. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YOLKS

    Possible Answer : vitellus, egg_yolk, yolk


  • The clue is 129. They might get worn down while solving crosswords. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERASERS

    Possible Answer : eraser


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Thursday, September 11, 2025

March 16, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

March 16, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

March 16, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Duck 5
2A 6. Imaginary ordinal 3
3A 9. Duck 5
4A 14. Word of leave-taking 5
5A 15. Swing ___ (1933-47) 3
6A 16. Tablecloths and napkins 5
7A 17. Duck 9
8A 19. It could be a problem 5
9A 20. Strategically evasive 3
10A 21. Handout for a walking tour 7
11A 23. Cosy "spot" 3
12A 24. Mike of "Shrek" 5
13A 25. ___ Duck 6
14A 27. Total disarray 5
15A 30. Heavenly: Prefix 5
16A 32. Attachment for a bit 4
17A 33. Big snarl 8
18A 37. Print "oopses" 6
19A 40. Examine 3
20A 41. Be in a mood and brood 4
21A 42. Wet wood woe 6
22A 43. Largest lake in Ethiopia 4
23A 44. Average mark 3
24A 45. Has in hand 5
25A 46. Duck, e.g. 7
26A 50. Lightning strike 3
27A 51. Cotton gin inventor Whitney 3
28A 52. A chance of a lifetime, say 7
29A 55. Raphael's weapon in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" 3
30A 58. "The Duck Variations" playwright 5
31A 60. Duck 9
32A 62. Mexican pal 5
33A 63. Conger, for one 3
34A 64. Swiss author of "Elements of Algebra" 5
35A 65. Duck 5
36A 66. Pigpen 3
37A 67. "Duck, duck ..." follower 5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Duck"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
  • Words that mean the same thing: ward off, head off, forfend
  • The opposite would be: validate, confront
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AVOID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Imaginary ordinal"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
  • Words that mean the same thing: n-th
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Duck"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that avoid (one's assigned duties)
  • Words that mean the same thing: goldbrick, shrink from, fiddle
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHIRK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Word of leave-taking"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the state prevailing during the absence of war
  • Words that mean the same thing: heartsease, peace treaty, peacefulness
  • The opposite would be: war
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEACE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Swing ___ (1933-47)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
  • Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, geological era
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Tablecloths and napkins"

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 fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
  • Words that mean the same thing: linen paper
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LINEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Duck"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: TAKECOVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. It could be a problem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
  • Words that mean the same thing: issuing, yield, military issue
  • The opposite would be: recall
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ISSUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Strategically evasive"

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 marked by skill in deception
  • Words that mean the same thing: crafty, slick, tricky
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Handout for a walking tour"

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: AREAMAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Cosy "spot""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
  • Words that mean the same thing: afternoon tea, Camellia sinensis, teatime
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Mike of "Shrek""

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: MYERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. ___ Duck"

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: DONALD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Total disarray"

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 state of extreme confusion and disorder
  • Words that mean the same thing: topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness, pandemonium
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CHAOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Heavenly: Prefix"

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: URANO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Attachment for a bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
  • Words that mean the same thing: rule, draw rein, rein in
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Big snarl"

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: RATSNEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Print "oopses""

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 mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
  • Words that mean the same thing: erratum, literal error, typo
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERRATA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "40. Examine"

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 organ of sight
  • Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, middle, 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: EYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Be in a mood and brood"

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 agitation resulting from active worry
  • Words that mean the same thing: fret, swither, sweat
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Wet wood woe"

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: DRYROT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Largest lake in Ethiopia"

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: TANA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Average mark"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: CEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Has in hand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the act of grasping
  • Words that mean the same thing: retain, cargo hold, prevail
  • The opposite would be: disagree, let go of
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HOLDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Duck, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BATHTOY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Lightning strike"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
  • Words that mean the same thing: vaporize, atomize, nuke
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Cotton gin inventor Whitney"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ELI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. A chance of a lifetime, say"

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: ONESHOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Raphael's weapon in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles""

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: SAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. "The Duck Variations" playwright"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states playwright (born in 1947)
  • Words that mean the same thing: David Mamet
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAMET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Duck"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: STOOPDOWN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Mexican pal"

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

    The answer is: AMIGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Conger, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Swiss author of "Elements of Algebra""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that swiss mathematician (1707-1783)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Leonhard Euler
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EULER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Duck"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
  • Words that mean the same thing: contrivance, hedge, skirt
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DODGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Pigpen"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
  • Words that mean the same thing: pigsty, eye infection, stye
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. "Duck, duck ..." follower"

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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
  • Words that mean the same thing: twat, jackass, goofball
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GOOSE

    Great job if you got it right!

March 16, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. High-rise units: Abbr. 4
2D 2. ___ parmigiana 4
3D 3. Like many a barrel-aged wine 4
4D 4. "Rocks" in a tumbler 3
5D 5. Molds, e.g. 6
6D 6. "Henceforth I ___ will be Romeo" 5
7D 7. Keep close to one's heart 8
8D 8. No ___, no foul 4
9D 9. Laceless shoes 7
10D 10. What a flat "b" palm facing a nearby fellow stands for, in A.S.L. 3
11D 11. Pic-sharing app, informally 5
12D 12. The second "R" in J. R. R. Tolkien 5
13D 13. Prepare to proof, in baking 5
14D 18. It's mined, all mined! 3
15D 22. "It's ___!" ("We're on!") 5
16D 24. Butterfly also called a common tiger or wanderer 7
17D 26. Perpetual 7
18D 27. Street ___ (rep) 4
19D 28. What to call a man in Mannheim 4
20D 29. Like cheese puffs and rice cakes 4
21D 31. Tampa Bay pro 3
22D 34. List ender: Abbr. 4
23D 35. Transmit 4
24D 36. Opening on Christmas Eve? 4
25D 38. In direct confrontation 8
26D 39. Used as a dining surface 5
27D 45. Coatroom fixture 6
28D 46. "Fine, stay angry then!" 5
29D 47. Mission to remember in San Antonio 5
30D 48. Skittish 5
31D 49. Sís and das 5
32D 50. Scene of pandemonium 3
33D 53. Editor's "Forget I wrote that" 4
34D 54. Sanctified 4
35D 55. Musician's chance to shine, perhaps 4
36D 56. Flabbergasts or gobsmacks 4
37D 57. Memo subject header 4
38D 59. Something a duck lays 3
39D 61. Bugs and Daffy in "The Iceman Ducketh," e.g. 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. High-rise units: Abbr."

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: APTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. ___ parmigiana"

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 meat from a calf
  • Words that mean the same thing: veau
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: VEAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like many a barrel-aged wine"

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: OAKY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Rocks" in a tumbler"

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 water frozen in the solid state
  • Words that mean the same thing: ice rink, methamphetamine hydrochloride, shabu
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ICE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Molds, e.g."

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 process of gradually becoming inferior
  • Words that mean the same thing: decomposition, decompose, disintegration
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DECAYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Henceforth I ___ will be Romeo""

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 not ever; at no time in the past or future
  • Words that mean the same thing: ne'er
  • The opposite would be: ever
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NEVER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Keep close to one's heart"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
  • Words that mean the same thing: cherish, appreciate, care for
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TREASURE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. No ___, no foul"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  • Words that mean the same thing: impairment, damage, hurt
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HARM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Laceless shoes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SLIPONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. What a flat "b" palm facing a nearby fellow stands for, in A.S.L."

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: HIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Pic-sharing app, informally"

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: INSTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. The second "R" in J. R. R. Tolkien"

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: REUEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Prepare to proof, in baking"

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 make uniform
  • Words that mean the same thing: massage, work, rub down
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KNEAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. It's mined, all mined!"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "It's ___!" ("We're on!")"

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: ADATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Butterfly also called a common tiger or wanderer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
  • Words that mean the same thing: Danaus plexippus, sovereign, milkweed butterfly
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MONARCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Perpetual"

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 flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
  • Words that mean the same thing: day-and-night, around-the-clock, nonstop flight
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NONSTOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Street ___ (rep)"

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 credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
  • Words that mean the same thing: street cred, street credibility
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CRED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. What to call a man in Mannheim"

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 german man; used before the name as a title equivalent to mr in english
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HERR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Like cheese puffs and rice cakes"

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 open to or abounding in fresh air
  • Words that mean the same thing: aerial, impractical, aery
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AIRY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Tampa Bay pro"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a column of light (as from a beacon)
  • Words that mean the same thing: electron beam, beam, ray of light
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. List ender: Abbr."

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: ETAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Transmit"

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 cause to go somewhere
  • Words that mean the same thing: broadcast, send off, air
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Opening on Christmas Eve?"

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: TWAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. In direct confrontation"

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: TOETOTOE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Used as a dining surface"

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: ATEON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Coatroom fixture"

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: HATPEG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. "Fine, stay angry then!""

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: BEMAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Mission to remember in San Antonio"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a siege and massacre at a mission in san antonio in 1836; mexican forces under santa anna besieged and massacred american rebels who were fighting to make texas independent of mexico
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALAMO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Skittish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that people who are fearful and cautious
  • Words that mean the same thing: unsure, cautious, faint
  • The opposite would be: confident, bold
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TIMID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Sís and das"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: YESES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Scene of pandemonium"

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 facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
  • Words that mean the same thing: menagerie, zoological garden
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Editor's "Forget I wrote that""

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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Sanctified"

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 sacred place of pilgrimage
  • Words that mean the same thing: holy place, sanctum
  • The opposite would be: unholy
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HOLY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Musician's chance to shine, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any activity that is performed alone without assistance
  • Words that mean the same thing: unaccompanied, alone
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SOLO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Flabbergasts or gobsmacks"

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 overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  • Words that mean the same thing: fear, veneration, awe
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AWES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Memo subject header"

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: INRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. Something a duck lays"

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 animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
  • Words that mean the same thing: testicle, ball, ballock
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EGG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Bugs and Daffy in "The Iceman Ducketh," e.g."

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 two items of the same kind
  • Words that mean the same thing: span, couple, dyad
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DUO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 54 71.1%
Short Answer 17 22.4%
Abbreviation 2 2.6%
History 1 1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.3%
Music 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 76
Average Answer Length 4.7 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 9 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 Wednesday, 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 08:27 AM

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