Monday August 05, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues answers

Monday August 05, 2024 - NYT Answers

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle: 

NYT Crossword clues

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" band - Show Answer
  

  ABBA

  (4 letters)



• 5. Actor Driver - Show Answer
  

  ADAM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: X, XTC, hug_drug, ecstasy, cristal, disco_biscuit, go, Robert_Adam, Adam



• 9. ___ on a true story - Show Answer
  

  BASED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: ground, found, free-base, establish, based, base



• 14. "Yippee!," in internet-speak - Show Answer
  

  WOOT

  (4 letters)



• 15. Rich vein of ore - Show Answer
  

  LODE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: load, lode



• 16. Proverb - Show Answer
  

  ADAGE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: proverb, adage, saw, byword



• 17. Young horse - Show Answer
  

  FOAL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: foal



• 18. Garnish for a glass of iced tea - Show Answer
  

  LEMONWEDGE

  (10 letters)



• 20. How some things are better left - Show Answer
  

  UNSAID

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: unsaid, take_back, swallow, unsay, withdraw, unvoiced, unverbalized, unspoken, unverbalised, unuttered, unexpressed, unstated



• 22. Response to "Call me!" - Show Answer
  

  IWILL

  (5 letters)



• 23. Disappoints - Show Answer
  

  LETSDOWN

  (8 letters)



• 25. "I don't need that back" - Show Answer
  

  KEEPIT

  (6 letters)



• 29. Number of U.S. states without any straight borders - Show Answer
  

  ONE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: unmatched, ace, I, 1, i, unmatchable, unrivalled, single, matchless, one_and_only, unity, nonpareil, unitary, unrivaled, one, peerless, ane



• 30. Fish-and-chips fish - Show Answer
  

  COD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: bait, tantalise, befool, tease, cod, twit, cash_on_delivery, fool, put_one_across, gull, seedcase, tantalize, taunt, ride, collect, slang, put_on, take_in, COD, C.O.D., pod, rally, dupe, rag, codfish, razz, put_one_over



• 31. Tennis champion Swiatek - Show Answer
  

  IGA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: IgA, immunoglobulin_A



• 32. Appliance at a hotel breakfast bar - Show Answer
  

  WAFFLEIRON

  (10 letters)



• 37. Tree of the tropics - Show Answer
  

  PALM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: decoration, thenar, medallion, palm_tree, laurel_wreath, ribbon, medal, handle, palm



• 38. Pseudonym - Show Answer
  

  ALIAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: alias, also_known_as, a.k.a., false_name, assumed_name



• 39. Big wad - Show Answer
  

  GOB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: sea_dog, mariner, seaman, trap, gob, yap, tar, hole, Jack-tar, old_salt, maw, cakehole, Jack, seafarer



• 40. Watercraft prone to tipping - Show Answer
  

  CANOE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: canoe



• 41. Something forbidden - Show Answer
  

  NONO

  (4 letters)



• 42. Expensive cabinet material - Show Answer
  

  CHERRYWOOD

  (10 letters)



• 44. San Jose-to-Sacramento dir. - Show Answer
  

  NNE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: NNE, north_northeast, nor'-nor'-east



• 45. "Survivor" shelter - Show Answer
  

  HUT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: shack, shanty, field_hut, hutch, hut, army_hut, hovel



• 46. Nickname for a Bronx-born U.S. congresswoman - Show Answer
  

  AOC

  (3 letters)



• 47. Shares the same view - Show Answer
  

  AGREES

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: agree, hold, concord, fit, check, concur, jibe, accord, gibe, match, tally, fit_in, correspond, consort, harmonize, harmonise

  Antonyms: disagree



• 49. Secluded - Show Answer
  

  ISOLATED

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: set-apart, isolate, disjunct, isolated, sequester, separated, sequestrate, keep_apart, detached, apart, marooned, stray, obscure, quarantined, set_apart, stranded, insulate



• 54. Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered - Show Answer
  

  JAPAN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nippon, Japanese_Archipelago, Japanese_Islands, Japan, japan, Nihon



• 56. Legendary stoner? - Show Answer
  

  MEDUSA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: medusan, medusoid, Medusa, medusa



• 57. Credit card industry pioneer … or a hint to 18-, 32- and 42-Across - Show Answer
  

  DINERSCLUB

  (10 letters)



• 61. Prefix with climactic - Show Answer
  

  ANTI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: anti

  Antonyms: pro



• 62. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," for two - Show Answer
  

  EPICS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: epos, epic_poem, epic, heroic_poem



• 63. Org. that runs the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Show Answer
  

  NASA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration



• 64. Slippery part of a banana - Show Answer
  

  PEEL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: undress, unclothe, flake_off, peel, strip_down, uncase, disrobe, strip, Robert_Peel, pare, Peel, skin, flake, Sir_Robert_Peel, discase, peel_off

  Antonyms: dress



• 65. Foamy coffee order - Show Answer
  

  LATTE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: caffe_latte, latte



• 66. She-sheep - Show Answer
  

  EWES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ewe, Ewe



• 67. Guitarist Anastasio of Phish - Show Answer
  

  TREY

  (4 letters)

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

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Terrible - Show Answer
  

  AWFUL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: frightful, dreadful, horrific, unspeakable, dire, terribly, awfully, awful, awesome, direful, nasty, atrocious, fearful, horrendous, frightfully, terrible, painful, dreaded, abominable, dread, awed, tremendous, amazing, awe-inspiring, frightening, awing, fearsome

  Antonyms: nice



• 2. American frontiersman Daniel - Show Answer
  

  BOONE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Boone, Daniel_Boone



• 3. Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" is a famous one - Show Answer
  

  BOAST

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: self-praise, gas, feature, blow, brag, swash, vaunt, bluster, sport, boast, shoot_a_line, jactitation, boasting, gasconade, tout



• 4. Book of maps - Show Answer
  

  ATLAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Atlas, atlas, atlas_vertebra, book_of_maps, map_collection, telamon



• 5. "Finished!" - Show Answer
  

  ALLDONE

  (7 letters)



• 6. Anonymous Jane or John - Show Answer
  

  DOE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Energy_Department, DOE, Department_of_Energy, doe, Energy



• 7. Website overseer, for short - Show Answer
  

  ADMIN

  (5 letters)



• 8. Be a chatty catty? - Show Answer
  

  MEOW

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaou, miaow, mew



• 9. Cried one's eyes out - Show Answer
  

  BAWLED

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: yawp, bellow, bawl



• 10. "Rolling in the Deep" singer - Show Answer
  

  ADELE

  (5 letters)



• 11. Forlorn - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lamentable, deplorable, sorry, distressing, sad, pitiful

  Antonyms: glad



• 12. Binding agent in baking - Show Answer
  

  EGG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: testis, testicle, orchis, eggs, ballock, ball, bollock, egg, nut



• 13. Grade that's not as bad as eff - Show Answer
  

  DEE

  (3 letters)



• 19. Big name in cameras - Show Answer
  

  NIKON

  (5 letters)



• 21. Greatly admired figures - Show Answer
  

  IDOLS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: idol, perfection, god, beau_ideal, graven_image, matinee_idol, paragon



• 24. Package measurement - Show Answer
  

  WEIGHT

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: free_weight, angle, exercising_weight, burthen, weight_unit, system_of_weights, slant, weight_down, burden, weighting, weight, weightiness

  Antonyms: unburden



• 26. With 51-Down, someone who gets keys in key - Show Answer
  

  PIANO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: soft, pianissimo, softly, pianoforte, piano, forte-piano

  Antonyms: forte



• 27. Arctic home - Show Answer
  

  IGLOO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: iglu, igloo



• 28. Domesticated - Show Answer
  

  TAMED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: domesticize, cultivate, chasten, naturalise, domesticate, reclaim, naturalize, moderate, tone_down, tamed, tame, domesticise, subdue

  Antonyms: wild



• 30. Snake charmers' snakes - Show Answer
  

  COBRAS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cobra



• 32. "___ Get Away?" (Southwest Airlines slogan) - Show Answer
  

  WANNA

  (5 letters)



• 33. Together (with) - Show Answer
  

  ALONG

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: along, on



• 34. More exquisite - Show Answer
  

  FINER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: o.k., hunky-dory, okay, ok, finer, all_right, fine

  Antonyms: coarse



• 35. ___ Schwarz (toy retailer) - Show Answer
  

  FAO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: FAO, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations



• 36. Caviar - Show Answer
  

  ROE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: roe, hard_roe



• 37. Feline foot - Show Answer
  

  PAW

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: paw, hand, manus, mitt



• 40. Ride a bike - Show Answer
  

  CYCLE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: hertz, cps, Hz, round, pedal, bicycle, motorcycle, rhythm, cycle, cycles/second, cycle_per_second, bike, motorbike, oscillation, wheel



• 42. Inflection points - Show Answer
  

  CUSPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: leaflet, cusp



• 43. Robotic vacuum cleaners - Show Answer
  

  ROOMBAS

  (7 letters)



• 45. Funeral vehicle - Show Answer
  

  HEARSE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: hearse



• 48. Last-resort button in a cockpit - Show Answer
  

  EJECT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: release, force_out, squeeze_out, eject, squirt, discharge, turf_out, turn_out, exclude, boot_out, exhaust, expel, chuck_out



• 49. Family member by marriage - Show Answer
  

  INLAW

  (5 letters)



• 50. Modify - Show Answer
  

  ADAPT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: accommodate, adjust, adapt, conform



• 51. See 26-Down - Show Answer
  

  TUNER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tuner, wireless, receiving_set, radio_set, radio, piano_tuner, radio_receiver



• 52. Lauder of cosmetics - Show Answer
  

  ESTEE

  (5 letters)



• 53. Word with Double or Planet - Show Answer
  

  DAILY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: everyday, day-after-day, daily, day-to-day, day_by_day, casual, day-by-day



• 55. Teen's skin affliction - Show Answer
  

  ACNE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: acne



• 57. Marina ___ Rey, Calif. - Show Answer
  

  DEL

  (3 letters)



• 58. Hoppy brew, for short - Show Answer
  

  IPA

  (3 letters)



• 59. Minor criticism - Show Answer
  

  NIT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: nit



• 60. Purpose - Show Answer
  

  USE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: usage, role, practice, manipulation, utilisation, consumption, utilize, habituate, enjoyment, exercise, apply, utilise, employment, economic_consumption, purpose, usance, employ, utilization, expend, use, habit, function, use_of_goods_and_services

October 13, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (28 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, October 13, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (28 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

NYT Friday Crossword Across Clues - October 13, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Ones getting lit at a party, maybe	7
2A	8. Some subway art	7
3A	15. Hit 2011 film based on a 2009 novel by Kathryn Stockett	7
4A	16. Interminably	7
5A	17. Tame, metaphorically	7
6A	18. Rock subgenre named for its aggressive vocals	7
7A	19. Pitching coach?	12
8A	21. All in, in a way	8
9A	24. Pour on the affection	4
10A	25. Waste ___	3
11A	26. Where more hot dogs are sold than at all Major League Baseball stadiums combined	6
12A	30. "To the stars," in Latin	7
13A	34. Focus of some modern ethical debates	7
14A	38. Figure with exactly 10 digits?	7
15A	39. Flag bearer	7
16A	40. Loose	7
17A	41. House painted with polka dots, you might say	7
18A	42. Absolutely hate	6
19A	44. "Dub," to a sports fan	3
20A	45. Kind of phase	4
21A	48. Adds, as an app	8
22A	52. Music festival lineup	12
23A	56. Point of no return	7
24A	57. Seeing red	7
25A	61. Foe of Ferocious Flea in Hanna-Barbera toons	7
26A	62. Raw fish dish	7
27A	63. "Wish me luck!"	7
28A	64. Make things even	7

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. Ones getting lit at a party, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
• Words that mean the same thing: gibe, equate, equalize
• The opposite would be: disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATCHES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Some subway art"

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 art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass
• Words that mean the same thing: mosaic, Mosaic, photomosaic
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOSAICS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Hit 2011 film based on a 2009 novel by Kathryn Stockett"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEHELP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Interminably"

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: ONANDON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Tame, metaphorically"

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 any of numerous climbing plants of the genus vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: vanilla extract
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VANILLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Rock subgenre named for its aggressive vocals"

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: SCREAMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Pitching coach?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: VOICETEACHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "21. All in, in a way"

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 haunt like a ghost; pursue
• Words that mean the same thing: haunted, preoccupied, possessed
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBSESSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "24. Pour on the affection"

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 be foolish or senile due to old age
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "25. Waste ___"

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 container; usually has a lid
• Words that mean the same thing: bank identification number, ABA transit number, binful
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Where more hot dogs are sold than at all Major League Baseball stadiums combined"

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: COSTCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "30. "To the stars," in Latin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADASTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "34. Focus of some modern ethical debates"

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: CHATGPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "38. Figure with exactly 10 digits?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MERMAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "39. Flag bearer"

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 (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• Words that mean the same thing: reader, reviewer, peer review
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REFEREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "40. Loose"

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: ATLARGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "41. House painted with polka dots, you might say"

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

  The answer is: EYESORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "42. Absolutely hate"

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 find repugnant
• Words that mean the same thing: abominate, execrate, abhor
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "44. "Dub," to a sports fan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a victory (as in a race or other competition)
• Words that mean the same thing: advance, bring home the bacon, profits
• The opposite would be: fail, lose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "45. Kind of phase"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: oral exam, oral examination, viva voce
• The opposite would be: aboral, anal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "48. Adds, as an app"

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 set up for use
• Words that mean the same thing: instal, put in, establish
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSTALLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "52. Music festival lineup"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PORTAPOTTIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "56. Point of no return"

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 boundary in ancient times between italy and gaul; caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 bc was an act of war
• Words that mean the same thing: point of no return
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUBICON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "57. Seeing red"

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 put into a rage; make violently angry
• Words that mean the same thing: infuriated, maddened, enrage
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENRAGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "61. Foe of Ferocious Flea in Hanna-Barbera toons"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard 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: ATOMANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "62. Raw fish dish"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that very thinly sliced raw fish
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASHIMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "63. "Wish me luck!""

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: HEREIGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "64. Make things even"

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: TIEITUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Friday NYT Crossword October 13, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. "Becoming a Popstar" airer	3
2D	2. "Eureka!"	3
3D	3. Hamilton	3
4D	4. Herb in many potato dishes	5
5D	5. Choppers	5
6D	6. Bret Easton ___, "American Psycho" author	5
7D	7. Scatterbrain	10
8D	8. 50.1%, technically	4
9D	9. Way back when	4
10D	10. Emmy-nominated Gilbert	4
11D	11. Some speech starters	9
12D	12. "Napoleon Dynamite" setting	5
13D	13. Ajax competitor	5
14D	14. [What a bore!]	5
15D	20. Where the Tokugawa shogunate was established	3
16D	21. Who said "Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues"	5
17D	22. European hotel amenity	5
18D	23. Junkyard warning	5
19D	27. Paramount requirement?	10
20D	28. Gender-neutral pronoun	4
21D	29. Commercial follower of Mc- or Nes-	4
22D	31. Two-bit	9
23D	32. Polynesian staple	4
24D	33. World capital where it's illegal to fly the Soviet hammer and sickle	4
25D	35. Junkyard warning	5
26D	36. Threat	5
27D	37. Main characters in "Booksmart" and "Easy A"	5
28D	43. Best seller	3
29D	45. Highest-rated daytime talk show in American history	5
30D	46. Waze calculation	5
31D	47. Setting for a green wedding, perhaps	5
32D	49. Where early tablets were first unveiled?	5
33D	50. To the point	5
34D	51. Beverage brand founded in Osaka	5
35D	53. Kind of palm or berry	4
36D	54. Early sports video game	4
37D	55. One step ahead of, say	4
38D	58. "Skedaddle!"	3
39D	59. Runner with vestigial wings	3
40D	60. Some smokeless tobacco	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. "Becoming a Popstar" airer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MTV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Eureka!""

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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Hamilton"

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 nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: tenner, X, x
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Herb in many potato dishes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: Allium schoenoprasum, schnittlaugh, chives
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Choppers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HELOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Bret Easton ___, "American Psycho" author"

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 (norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated thor in a wrestling match
• Words that mean the same thing: Elli
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELLIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Scatterbrain"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SPACECADET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. 50.1%, technically"

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 (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number
• Words that mean the same thing: virtually, well-nigh, about
• The opposite would be: fewest, least
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Way back when"

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 one occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: formerly, in one case, one time
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Emmy-nominated Gilbert"

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: SARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Some speech starters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
• Words that mean the same thing: anecdote
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANECDOTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Napoleon Dynamite" setting"

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 in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: Gem State, ID
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDAHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Ajax competitor"

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 (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. [What a bore!]"

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 rattling noise produced when snoring
• Words that mean the same thing: saw wood, saw logs, snoring
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Where the Tokugawa shogunate was established"

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 member of a west african people living in the tropical forest region of southern nigeria
• Words that mean the same thing: Yedo, Yeddo, capital of Japan
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. Who said "Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues""

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: OBAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "22. European hotel amenity"

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

  The answer is: BIDET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "23. Junkyard warning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a vicious angry growl
• Words that mean the same thing: entangle, maze, snap
• The opposite would be: unsnarl, disentangle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Paramount requirement?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SCREENTEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Gender-neutral pronoun"

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: THEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Commercial follower of Mc- or Nes-"

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 restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
• Words that mean the same thing: coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Two-bit"

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: SMALLTIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Polynesian staple"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
• Words that mean the same thing: cocoyam, dalo, edda
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. World capital where it's illegal to fly the Soviet hammer and sickle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a port city on the gulf of riga that is the capital and largest city of latvia; formerly a member of the hanseatic league
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Latvia
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Junkyard warning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound of growling (as made by animals)
• Words that mean the same thing: rumble, grumble, growling
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GROWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Threat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Words that mean the same thing: jeopardize, scupper, riskiness
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Main characters in "Booksmart" and "Easy A""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
• Words that mean the same thing: teen, stripling, adolescent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Best seller"

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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: collide with, attain, score
• The opposite would be: miss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Highest-rated daytime talk show in American history"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Waze calculation"

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 established line of travel or access
• Words that mean the same thing: path, itinerary, road
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Setting for a green wedding, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that tree (as opposed to shrub)
• Words that mean the same thing: spindle, bower, pergola
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARBOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Where early tablets were first unveiled?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mountain peak in the southern sinai peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which moses received the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Mount Sinai, Sinai Desert, Sinai Peninsula
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. To the point"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that brief and to the point; effectively cut short
• Words that mean the same thing: curt, crisp, laconic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Beverage brand founded in Osaka"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASAHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Kind of palm or berry"

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: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Early sports video game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unpleasant smell
• Words that mean the same thing: niff
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. One step ahead of, say"

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: ONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. "Skedaddle!""

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 person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: puke, crumb, scum bag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Runner with vestigial wings"

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 any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
• Words that mean the same thing: electromagnetic unit, Emu novaehollandiae, Dromaius novaehollandiae
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. Some smokeless tobacco"

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 depression in an otherwise level surface
• Words that mean the same thing: douse, inclination, plunge
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	43	63.2%
Short Answer	8	11.8%
History	5	7.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.9%
Literature	2	2.9%
Sports	2	2.9%
Food & Drink	2	2.9%
Music	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	28
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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: August 30, 2025 at 07:17 AM