27416 Mon Feb 12, 2024 NYT by Jess Shulman and Amie Walker

Across Clues :

1. Front's opposite, 5. Some male deer, 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor, 14. Long, cylindrical instrument, 15. Kind of bond in chemistry, 16. "That hurts!", 17. [Get my innuendo?], 19. Beech or birch, 20. When a plane is due, for short, 21. Show hosts, in brief, 22. "Doesn't matter who", 24. Actress Jessica, 25. Close by, 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need, 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C., 31. Exploding stars, 35. "Relax, soldier", 37. [Get my innuendo?], 39. Moderate gait for a horse, 40. "Later, dudes", 42. Response to the Little Red Hen, 43. [Get my innuendo?], 45. Worked, 47. Younger Obama daughter, 48. "That's all ___ wrote", 50. Takes in what someone wrote, 51. Engrave, 53. Dozes (off), 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway", 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition, 59. Chop (off), 62. Bridal veil fabric, 63. [Get my innuendo?], 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs, 67. Message on a candy heart, 68. Classic pie crust ingredient, 69. "Hey you!", 70. Painter Degas, 71. Membership fees

Down Clues :

1. Chicken leftover, 2. Be adjacent to, 3. Musician's conclusion, 4. Beer barrel, 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit), 6. Mess up, as hair, 7. As well as, 8. Beyond big, 9. Big public argument, 10. Baked things that might get people baked, 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta, 12. Got an A+ on, 13. ___/them pronouns, 18. Mideast leaders, 23. Tug hard, 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps, 26. Trails, 27. Open-air lobbies, 28. Menial workers, dismissively, 30. Strip of mowed grass, 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis, 33. Contributed to a kitty, 34. Loses traction on the road, 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen, 38. Take-home amount, 41. Cover completely, 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda, 46. Surgeon, for short, 49. Riddle, 52. Something you might clear to improve memory, 54. Catchall category, 55. Undergarment for a dress, 56. Acorn producers, 57. Frosts, as a cake, 59. Hawaiian banquet, 60. Fairy tale baddie, 61. Professors' degs., 64. Big name in fleecy boots, 65. What a good joke never gets

Break down the NYT Crosswords: February 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, February 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Front's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACK

  Possible Answer : hinder, rearward, dorsum, gage, backbone, book_binding, backrest, endorse, plunk_for, binding, spine, vertebral_column, indorse, back_up, stake, cover, rachis, back, punt, bet_on, support, rearwards, spinal_column, game, backward, rear, backwards, hind, second, plump_for

  Possible Opposite Answer : veer, forward, front, ahead, advance




• The clue is 5. Some male deer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGS

  Possible Answer : rat, stag, snoop, spy, sleuth, hart, give_away, denounce, grass, betray, snitch, shit, tell_on, shop




• The clue is 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAT

  Possible Answer : peat




• The clue is 14. Long, cylindrical instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautboy, hautbois, oboe




• The clue is 15. Kind of bond in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIC

  Possible Answer : Attic, Ionic, Ionic_dialect, Classical_Greek, ionic

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonionic




• The clue is 16. "That hurts!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUCH




• The clue is 17. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUDGENUDGE




• The clue is 19. Beech or birch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREE

  Possible Answer : corner, Tree, tree, tree_diagram, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, shoetree




• The clue is 20. When a plane is due, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

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




• The clue is 21. Show hosts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCS

  Possible Answer : MHz, Mc, megacycle_per_second, megahertz, megacycle




• The clue is 22. "Doesn't matter who". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYBODY




• The clue is 24. Actress Jessica. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIEL




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

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

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer : approximate, almost, nearly, most, draw_near, penny-pinching, come_on, go_up, draw_close, virtually, come_near, cheeseparing, approach, dear, near, well-nigh, good, skinny, close, nigh, about

  Possible Opposite Answer : far




• The clue is 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPER

  Possible Answer : newspaper, theme, wallpaper, composition, paper, newspaper_publisher, report




• The clue is 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C.. 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 31. Exploding stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVAS

  Possible Answer : nova




• The clue is 35. "Relax, soldier". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEASE




• The clue is 37. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINKWINK




• The clue is 39. Moderate gait for a horse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROT

  Possible Answer : jog, crib, lope, Trotskyist, Trot, Trotskyite, clip, trot, pony




• The clue is 40. "Later, dudes". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACE

  Possible Answer : serenity, ataraxis, peace_of_mind, heartsease, pacification, peacefulness, peace_treaty, public_security, peace, repose

  Possible Opposite Answer : war




• The clue is 42. Response to the Little Red Hen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTI




• The clue is 43. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HINTHINT




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

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

  The answer: TOILED

  Possible Answer : travail, fag, labour, labor, grind, drudge, dig, toil, moil




• The clue is 47. Younger Obama daughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASHA




• The clue is 48. "That's all ___ wrote". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE




• The clue is 50. Takes in what someone wrote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READS

  Possible Answer : take, study, learn, say, register, interpret, show, translate, scan, understand, record, read




• The clue is 51. Engrave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETCH

  Possible Answer : engrave, etch




• The clue is 53. Dozes (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODS

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOIHEAR




• The clue is 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITO




• The clue is 59. Chop (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOP

  Possible Answer : prune, trim, sever, clip, lop, crop, cut_back, discerp, snip, dress




• The clue is 62. Bridal veil fabric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer : spike, plait, interlace, entwine, lace, lacing, fortify, enlace, twine, intertwine, lace_up, braid

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine




• The clue is 63. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COUGHCOUGH




• The clue is 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA




• The clue is 67. Message on a candy heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGME




• The clue is 68. Classic pie crust ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARD

  Possible Answer : pad, embroider, aggrandize, dramatise, aggrandise, dramatize, blow_up, embellish, lard




• The clue is 69. "Hey you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




• The clue is 70. Painter Degas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGAR

  Possible Answer : Edgar




• The clue is 71. Membership fees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUES

  Possible Answer : due

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BONE

  Possible Answer: swot_up, cram, get_up, ivory, grind_away, bone, osseous_tissue, drum, swot, bone_up, mug_up, os, debone, off-white, pearl

• The clue is 2. Be adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUT

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

• The clue is 3. Musician's conclusion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODA

  Possible Answer: coda, finale

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

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

  The answer: KEG

  Possible Answer: kegful, keg

• The clue is 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINCE

• The clue is 6. Mess up, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUSLE

  Possible Answer: dishevel, tangle, tousle

• The clue is 7. As well as. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AND

• The clue is 8. Beyond big. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIGANTIC

  Possible Answer: mammoth, gigantic

• The clue is 9. Big public argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENE

  Possible Answer: view, conniption, setting, panorama, prospect, tantrum, vista, picture, scene, scenery, fit, aspect, shot

• The clue is 10. Baked things that might get people baked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTBROWNIES

• The clue is 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer: euro

• The clue is 12. Got an A+ on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACED

  Possible Answer: ace, sail_through, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, nail, breeze_through

• The clue is 13. ___/them pronouns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEY

• The clue is 18. Mideast leaders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIRS

  Possible Answer: emir, emeer, amir, ameer

• The clue is 23. Tug hard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YANK

  Possible Answer: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle, jerk, yank, Northerner

• The clue is 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEATTHEHEAT

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

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

  The answer: PATHS

  Possible Answer: route, way_of_life, path, way, course, itinerary, track

• The clue is 27. Open-air lobbies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 28. Menial workers, dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEONS

  Possible Answer: peon, navvy, drudge, galley_slave

• The clue is 30. Strip of mowed grass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWATH

  Possible Answer: swath, belt

• The clue is 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIOLA

  Possible Answer: viola, Viola, genus_Viola

• The clue is 33. Contributed to a kitty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTED

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 34. Loses traction on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIDS

  Possible Answer: sideslip, skid, brake_shoe, slew, slide, slue, shoe, slip

• The clue is 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPI

  Possible Answer: EPI, Eysenck_Personality_Inventory

• The clue is 38. Take-home amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NET

  Possible Answer: sack, network, sack_up, meshwork, profit, net_profit, last, nett, internet, clear, cyberspace, lucre, meshing, web, profits, earnings, net_income, final, mesh, net

  Possible Opposite Answer : gross

• The clue is 41. Cover completely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSHROUD

  Possible Answer: shroud, cover, enshroud, hide

• The clue is 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATE

  Possible Answer: hate, hatred, detest

  Possible Opposite Answer : love

• The clue is 46. Surgeon, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

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

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

  The answer: ENIGMA

  Possible Answer: closed_book, brain-teaser, conundrum, riddle, enigma, secret, mystery

• The clue is 52. Something you might clear to improve memory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CACHE

  Possible Answer: cache, squirrel_away, hive_up, memory_cache, stash, lay_away, hoard

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

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

• The clue is 55. Undergarment for a dress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIP

  Possible Answer: faux_pas, trip, gaffe, skid, sideslip, slew, sneak, luxate, dislocate, slickness, moorage, shimmy, berth, slip, err, pillow_slip, cutting, gaucherie, slipperiness, slip_one's_mind, eluding, slide, drop_away, elusion, mooring, mistake, slip-up, shift, slick, strip, steal, slip_of_paper, solecism, chemise, slue, splay, miscue, pillowcase, drop_off, parapraxis, teddy, case, fall_away

• The clue is 56. Acorn producers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKS

  Possible Answer: oak, oak_tree

• The clue is 57. Frosts, as a cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICES

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

• The clue is 59. Hawaiian banquet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUAU

  Possible Answer: luau

• The clue is 60. Fairy tale baddie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

  Possible Answer: devil, demon, fiend, ogre, monster

• The clue is 61. Professors' degs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHDS

  Possible Answer: Ph.D., PhD

• The clue is 64. Big name in fleecy boots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGG

• The clue is 65. What a good joke never gets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new

October 18, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

October 18, 2023 Across Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Rent in the garment district?	3
2A	4. Tuna type	3
3A	7. Amount on an invoice	3
4A	10. Nickname for a young Skywalker	3
5A	13. The Great Depression, for one	3
6A	14. Get in a twist	7
7A	16. Foosball apparatus	3
8A	17. "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down)	15
9A	20. Get out of a tangle	5
10A	21. "Charlotte's Web" monogram	3
11A	22. Yoga posture	5
12A	23. Unit of doubt, so to speak	4
13A	24. Relating to city life	5
14A	26. Twisted tangle	4
15A	27. Name seen going down the drain?	4
16A	28. Drum type	5
17A	29. Camila Cabello's "Never Be the ___" (2018)	4
18A	30. Get more, say	7
19A	32. Kind of belt	5
20A	36. Patrick on the 1992 Dream Team	5
21A	41. Name that translates as "people of the standing stone"	6
22A	43. Divine or digital representation	6
23A	44. Declares	6
24A	45. "Groom and board" locale	6
25A	46. Vegetarian's demand	6
26A	47. Bio and chem student's program, perhaps	6
27A	48. "The spell is cast! Don't blink or you'll miss it …" (go to 15-Down)	11
28A	52. Bulldoze	4
29A	54. Not as well	5
30A	55. Pepper and others: Abbr.	4
31A	58. Sheltered from the wind	4
32A	59. Bet more than	5
33A	60. Bird revered by the Maori	4
34A	61. Modern initialism when skipping text	4
35A	62. What a server may "serve"	5
36A	63. Recycle bin on a desktop, e.g.	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. Rent in the garment district?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dissolute man in fashionable society
• Words that mean the same thing: split, rive, blood
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Tuna type"

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: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. Amount on an invoice"

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 fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, bung
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "10. Nickname for a young Skywalker"

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

  The answer is: ANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. The Great Depression, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "14. Get in a twist"

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 twist and press out of shape
• Words that mean the same thing: wring, distort, deform
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONTORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Foosball apparatus"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Words that mean the same thing: retinal rod, pole, gat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down)"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: FORTHEFIRSTTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Get out of a tangle"

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 undo the ties of
• Words that mean the same thing: unbrace, loosen, undo
• The opposite would be: tie
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNTIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. "Charlotte's Web" monogram"

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: EBW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Yoga posture"

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 (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Unit of doubt, so to speak"

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 small hard fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: sow, come, semen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Relating to city life"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
• The opposite would be: rural
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URBAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Twisted tangle"

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 tight cluster of people or things
• Words that mean the same thing: air mile, greyback, slub
• The opposite would be: unknot, unravel
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Name seen going down the drain?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that founder of christian science in 1866 (1821-1910)
• Words that mean the same thing: whirl, twist, Mary Morse Baker Eddy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. Drum type"

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 something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
• Words that mean the same thing: trap, side drum, noose
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "29. Camila Cabello's "Never Be the ___" (2018)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern scandinavia and herding reindeer
• Words that mean the same thing: Lapplander, Lapp, like
• The opposite would be: other, different
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "30. Get more, say"

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

  The answer is: REORDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "32. Kind of belt"

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 sacred writings of the christian religions
• Words that mean the same thing: Holy Scripture, Word, Good Book
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Patrick on the 1992 Dream Team"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard 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: EWING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Name that translates as "people of the standing stone""

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 member of the iroquoian people formerly living east of lake ontario
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONEIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Divine or digital representation"

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 new personification of a familiar idea
• Words that mean the same thing: incarnation, embodiment
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AVATAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Declares"

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 territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
• Words that mean the same thing: DoS, submit, posit
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. "Groom and board" locale"

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: PETSPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Vegetarian's demand"

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: NOMEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Bio and chem student's program, perhaps"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: PREMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. "The spell is cast! Don't blink or you'll miss it …" (go to 15-Down)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that gibberish and nonsense
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABRACADABRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Bulldoze"

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 tear down so as to make flat with the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: rase, take down, dismantle
• The opposite would be: raise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Not as well"

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 affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
• Words that mean the same thing: sick, ominous, ill
• The opposite would be: well
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Pepper and others: 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: SGTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Sheltered from the wind"

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

  The answer is: ALEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "59. Bet more than"

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 amount a salary is increased
• Words that mean the same thing: upraise, arouse, conjure up
• The opposite would be: level, descent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "60. Bird revered by the Maori"

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 climbing vine native to china; cultivated in new zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat
• Words that mean the same thing: New Zealander, kiwi fruit, Chinese gooseberry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KIWI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "61. Modern initialism when skipping text"

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: TLDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "62. What a server may "serve""

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 (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
• Words that mean the same thing: netmail, e-mail, electronic mail
• The opposite would be: snail mail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "63. Recycle bin on a desktop, e.g."

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 (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
• Words that mean the same thing: ikon, image, picture
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICON

  Great job if you got it right!

October 18, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Garbage	6
2D	2. Straightened (out)	6
3D	3. Like some hair and seas	6
4D	4. Hunger (for)	4
5D	5. Chopping tool	3
6D	6. Hell of a poem?	7
7D	7. Overfamiliar, in a way	7
8D	8. Hosp. sections	3
9D	9. James of jazz	4
10D	10. Grande of pop	6
11D	11. "So, so delish!"	6
12D	12. Brainstorm	6
13D	15. Visual representation of this puzzle's trick (go to 38-Down)	6
14D	18. Considerable, as a sum	4
15D	19. Sounds of disapproval	4
16D	24. Application	3
17D	25. Lily Potter, ___ Evans	3
18D	30. Sunfish with colorful gills	6
19D	31. Echo effect	6
20D	32. Cap'n's mate	4
21D	33. Smitten with	4
22D	34. "You will experience a great and unexpected surprise!" (go to 48-Across)	8
23D	35. Miller offering	8
24D	37. Participate in an aquatic sport	8
25D	38. "Presto!"	8
26D	39. Back of the neck	4
27D	40. ___ school	4
28D	42. Rogers's co-star in "Top Hat"	7
29D	43. Tailcoat, vest and bow tie, e.g.	7
30D	49. Stop talking, with "up"	4
31D	50. Inter ___	4
32D	51. Relating to the Indian subcontinent	4
33D	52. Tell (on)	3
34D	53. ___ too easy	3
35D	56. II	3
36D	57. Transgress	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. Garbage"

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 food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
• Words that mean the same thing: reject, decline, defy
• The opposite would be: allow, lend oneself
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Straightened (out)"

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 press and smooth with a heated iron
• Words that mean the same thing: iron, iron out, press
• The opposite would be: unironed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Like some hair and seas"

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 go one's own way; move apart
• Words that mean the same thing: break up, split, disunite
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Hunger (for)"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
• Words that mean the same thing: hurt, pine, smart
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Chopping tool"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hell of a poem?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: hell, pit, infernal region
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INFERNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Overfamiliar, in a way"

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 the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
• Words that mean the same thing: forrard, frontwards, forth
• The opposite would be: aft, reverse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORWARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hosp. sections"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: ER, Er, emergency room
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. James of jazz"

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: ETTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Grande of pop"

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

  The answer is: ARIANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "So, so delish!""

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: NOMNOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Brainstorm"

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 form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
• Words that mean the same thing: imagine, conceive of, envisage
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDEATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Visual representation of this puzzle's trick (go to 38-Down)"

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: TIBBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Considerable, as a sum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
• Words that mean the same thing: healthy, tidy up, clean up
• The opposite would be: untidy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. Sounds of disapproval"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut, tsk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Application"

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 act of using
• Words that mean the same thing: use of goods and services, usance, practice
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: USE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Lily Potter, ___ Evans"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "30. Sunfish with colorful gills"

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: REDEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Echo effect"

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: REVERB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Cap'n's mate"

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: BOSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Smitten with"

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: INTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. "You will experience a great and unexpected surprise!" (go to 48-Across)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BEAMAZED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Miller offering"

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: LITEBEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Participate in an aquatic sport"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard 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: WATERSKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. "Presto!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ITSMAGIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Back of the neck"

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 back side of the neck
• Words that mean the same thing: nucha, scruff
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. ___ school"

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-hundredth of a right angle
• Words that mean the same thing: alumna, graduate, alum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Rogers's co-star in "Top Hat""

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)
• Words that mean the same thing: Fred Astaire
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASTAIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Tailcoat, vest and bow tie, e.g."

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 clothing in general
• Words that mean the same thing: fit out, clothes, garment
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPAREL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Stop talking, 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 burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
• Words that mean the same thing: dollar, one dollar bill, buck
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Inter ___"

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: ALIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Relating to the Indian subcontinent"

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: DESI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Tell (on)"

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 any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: stag, git, puke
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. ___ too easy"

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 quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
• Words that mean the same thing: altogether, totally, completely
• The opposite would be: partly, some
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. II"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: deuce, ii, II
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Transgress"

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 estrangement from god
• Words that mean the same thing: hell, trespass, transgress
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	15	20.8%
Sports	2	2.8%
Geography	1	1.4%
Abbreviation	1	1.4%
Literature	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: August 30, 2025 at 05:18 AM