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Monday, October 6, 2025

Today's NYT Crossword Across Clues October 06, 2025 - Complete Left-to-Right Answers

Monday NYT Across Solutions October 06, 2025 - Every Horizontal Clue Decoded with Hints

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 Across clues. We have all the horizontal answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for October 06, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Monday, October 06, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date October 06, 2025
Day of Week Monday
Total Across Clues 37 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Easy

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 37 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Wished, as a goodbye
2 Across 5. English Lit or Intermediate French
3 Across 10. Reckless
4 Across 14. One perched on a lily pad
5 Across 15. Yankees slugger Judge
6 Across 16. Sound heard in a cave
7 Across 17. Fancy one-handed basketball shot
8 Across 19. Enter
9 Across 20. H.S. senior's exam
10 Across 21. Serious theatrical work
11 Across 22. Concur
12 Across 23. ___ splicing
13 Across 25. Good-looking companion on the red carpet, say
14 Across 27. Language spoken in Kathmandu
15 Across 29. Destiny
16 Across 30. Org. looking for alien life
17 Across 31. Whoopi's role in 1985's "The Color Purple"
18 Across 33. Bowler or sombrero
19 Across 36. Punch in the mouth, slangily
20 Across 40. "Sure is"
21 Across 41. Ralph who ran for president four times
22 Across 42. Falco of "The Sopranos"
23 Across 43. Popular brand of hiking sandals
24 Across 44. Raked in
25 Across 47. Cat's little pink paws, cutesily
26 Across 51. Feel sorry for
27 Across 52. Multinational currency since 2002
28 Across 53. Blokes
29 Across 55. Airer of "Euphoria" and "The Last of Us"
30 Across 58. Loads
31 Across 59. What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across
32 Across 61. Tilt-a-Whirl or Teacups
33 Across 62. Wipe the slate clean?
34 Across 63. As well
35 Across 64. Goes steady with
36 Across 65. Where shipwreck victims might be marooned
37 Across 66. Cold one

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Across clue. Also check these helpful guides:

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Wished, as a goodbye"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: B__E
  • Similar words: adjure, tender
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BADE

2 Across: "5. English Lit or Intermediate French"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: grade, category
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a collection of things sharing a common attribute
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CLASS

3 Across: "10. Reckless"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: R__H
  • Similar words: efflorescence, heady
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: any red eruption of the skin
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RASH

4 Across: "14. One perched on a lily pad"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: F__G
  • Similar words: salientian, Gaul
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FROG

5 Across: "15. Yankees slugger Judge"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A___N
  • Similar words: Hank Aaron
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AARON

6 Across: "16. Sound heard in a cave"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: E__O
  • Similar words: ring, repeat
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ECHO

7 Across: "17. Fancy one-handed basketball shot"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: F________L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FINGERROLL

8 Across: "19. Enter"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: G__N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GOIN

9 Across: "20. H.S. senior's exam"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: Saturday, baby-sit
  • Opposite of: arise
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SAT

10 Across: "21. Serious theatrical work"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: D___A
  • Similar words: dramatic event, play
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DRAMA

11 Across: "22. Concur"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A___E
  • Similar words: fit, match
  • Opposite of: disagree
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: be in accord; be in agreement
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AGREE

12 Across: "23. ___ splicing"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: G__E
  • Similar words: cistron, factor
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GENE

13 Across: "25. Good-looking companion on the red carpet, say"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: A______Y
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARMCANDY

14 Across: "27. Language spoken in Kathmandu"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: N____I
  • Similar words: Nepalese
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a native or inhabitant of Nepal
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NEPALI

15 Across: "29. Destiny"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: F__E
  • Similar words: luck, doom
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FATE

16 Across: "30. Org. looking for alien life"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: S__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SETI

17 Across: "31. Whoopi's role in 1985's "The Color Purple""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: C___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CELIE

18 Across: "33. Bowler or sombrero"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: chapeau, lid
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HAT

19 Across: "36. Punch in the mouth, slangily"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 15 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: K_____________H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KNUCKLESANDWICH

20 Across: "40. "Sure is""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'P'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YEP

21 Across: "41. Ralph who ran for president four times"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: N___R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NADER

22 Across: "42. Falco of "The Sopranos""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E__E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EDIE

23 Across: "43. Popular brand of hiking sandals"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: T__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TEVA

24 Across: "44. Raked in"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: E____D
  • Similar words: realise, realize
  • Opposite of: unearned
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EARNED

25 Across: "47. Cat's little pink paws, cutesily"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TOEBEANS

26 Across: "51. Feel sorry for"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: P__Y
  • Similar words: sympathize with, commiseration
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PITY

27 Across: "52. Multinational currency since 2002"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E___S
  • Similar words: euro
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EUROS

28 Across: "53. Blokes"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C___S
  • Similar words: feller, blighter
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a boy or man
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CHAPS

29 Across: "55. Airer of "Euphoria" and "The Last of Us""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HBO

30 Across: "58. Loads"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: A__N
  • Similar words: Aten
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ATON

31 Across: "59. What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 10 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: P________D
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PEOPLEFOOD

32 Across: "61. Tilt-a-Whirl or Teacups"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R__E
  • Similar words: twit, rag
  • Opposite of: walk
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RIDE

33 Across: "62. Wipe the slate clean?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E___E
  • Similar words: efface, wipe off
  • Opposite of: record
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: remove from memory or existence
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ERASE

34 Across: "63. As well"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: A__O
  • Similar words: too, as well
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: in addition
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALSO

35 Across: "64. Goes steady with"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: S__S
  • Similar words: visualise, see
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEES

36 Across: "65. Where shipwreck victims might be marooned"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: I___S
  • Similar words: isle, islet
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a small island
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ISLES

37 Across: "66. Cold one"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: B__R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BEER

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

  • Across clues often provide more letter intersections
  • Reading left to right feels more natural
  • Many common phrases run horizontally
  • Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

  1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Across entries
  2. Common phrases: Many idioms run horizontally
  3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
  4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Across
  5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear horizontally

Time-Saving Across Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Across first Get a mental map of the horizontal flow
Fill short Across words 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions
Use crossing letters Down letters help confirm Across answers
Look for themes Related Across answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 37 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

About This Page: We provide comprehensive Across clues solutions and hints for the NYT Crossword to help you improve your solving skills. This site is not affiliated with The New York Times.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

August 30, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword August 30, 2022

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Guadalajara goodbye 5
2A 6. Puts away, as the groceries? 4
3A 10. Nonvegan pie crust ingredient 4
4A 14. Melee 5
5A 15. Popular site for tech reviews 4
6A 16. Composer Stravinsky 4
7A 17. With 69-Across, beginner's downhill challenge … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters 5
8A 18. Curved molding 4
9A 19. Quick snack 4
10A 20. Part of AWOL 6
11A 22. Most workers on a kibbutz 8
12A 24. Use a divining rod 5
13A 26. Club-wielding bogeywoman 6
14A 27. Top toy for a holiday? 7
15A 30. Jai ___ 4
16A 31. Reddish hue 4
17A 32. Midnight "excursion" to the fridge 4
18A 34. Automaker based in Hiroshima 5
19A 38. Sighed sounds 3
20A 39. Spend indulgently 7
21A 41. Epileptologist's test, for short 3
22A 42. Soup base 5
23A 44. Jon Arbuckle's dog 4
24A 45. Manipulative type 4
25A 46. Large paper unit 4
26A 48. Hyundai compact named North American Car of the Year in 2021 7
27A 50. Shook on it 6
28A 53. Peevish moods 5
29A 54. Braggadocious 8
30A 56. Easygoing reply to "I'm sorry!" 6
31A 60. Tush 4
32A 61. Supply-and-demand subj. 4
33A 63. "Is it too audacious of me?" 5
34A 64. Beat narrowly, with "out" 4
35A 65. Actor Idris 4
36A 66. More arid 5
37A 67. Happy shouts 4
38A 68. Girl Scout's accessory 4
39A 69. See 17-Across 5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Guadalajara goodbye"

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 farewell remark
  • Words that mean the same thing: sayonara, good day, auf wiedersehen
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ADIOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Puts away, as the groceries?"

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 informal terms for a meal
  • Words that mean the same thing: eat up, exhaust, chuck
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Nonvegan pie crust ingredient"

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 soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
  • Words that mean the same thing: aggrandise, dramatize, embellish
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LARD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Melee"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an uproarious party
  • Words that mean the same thing: bash, do, free-for-all
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BRAWL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Popular site for tech reviews"

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: CNET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Composer Stravinsky"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: IGOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. With 69-Across, beginner's downhill challenge … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
  • Words that mean the same thing: bunny girl, bunny rabbit
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BUNNY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Curved molding"

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 molding that (in section) has the shape of an s with the convex part above and the concave part below
  • Words that mean the same thing: cyma reversa
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OGEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Quick snack"

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 wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
  • Words that mean the same thing: morsel, pungency, chomp
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BITE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Part of AWOL"

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 go away or leave
  • Words that mean the same thing: missing, wanting, remove
  • The opposite would be: present
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABSENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Most workers on a kibbutz"

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 a native or inhabitant of israel
  • Words that mean the same thing: Israeli
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ISRAELIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Use a divining rod"

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 searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
  • Words that mean the same thing: drench, douse, dowsing
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOWSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Club-wielding bogeywoman"

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

    The answer is: OGRESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Top toy for a holiday?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: DREIDEL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Jai ___"

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: ALAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Reddish hue"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
  • Words that mean the same thing: rust-brown, eat, rusty
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RUST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Midnight "excursion" to the fridge"

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 sudden short attack
  • Words that mean the same thing: foray, bust, maraud
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RAID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Automaker based in Hiroshima"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MAZDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Sighed sounds"

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: AHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Spend indulgently"

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 an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
  • Words that mean the same thing: binge, fling, orgy
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SPLURGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Epileptologist's test, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
  • Words that mean the same thing: electroencephalogram, encephalogram
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EEG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Soup base"

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 liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces
  • Words that mean the same thing: stock
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BROTH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Jon Arbuckle's dog"

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: ODIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Manipulative type"

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 person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
  • Words that mean the same thing: substance abuser, drug user, exploiter
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: USER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Large paper unit"

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 large quantity of written matter
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: REAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Hyundai compact named North American Car of the Year in 2021"

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: ELANTRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Shook on it"

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 be in accord; be in agreement
  • Words that mean the same thing: concord, hold, correspond
  • 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: AGREED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Peevish moods"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a state of agitated irritation
  • Words that mean the same thing: snit
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SNITS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Braggadocious"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that exhibiting self-importance
  • Words that mean the same thing: big, self-aggrandising, crowing
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOASTFUL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Easygoing reply to "I'm sorry!""

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: DONTBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Tush"

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 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • Words that mean the same thing: fundament, hind end, prat
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BUNS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Supply-and-demand subj."

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: ECON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. "Is it too audacious of me?""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: DAREI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Beat narrowly, with "out""

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 boundary of a surface
  • Words that mean the same thing: adjoin, butt against, bound
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Actor Idris"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ELBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. More arid"

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 substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
  • Words that mean the same thing: dryer, desiccant, siccative
  • The opposite would be: phlegmy, sweet
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DRIER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Happy shouts"

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 branch of the tai languages
  • Words that mean the same thing: Yay
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: YAYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. Girl Scout's accessory"

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 framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
  • Words that mean the same thing: window sash, waistband, waistcloth
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SASH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. See 17-Across"

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 elevated geological formation
  • Words that mean the same thing: pitch, side, incline
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLOPE

    Great job if you got it right!

August 30, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Tuesday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Pop group with the 1976 hit "Money, Money, Money" 4
2D 2. Clobber 4
3D 3. Johns, in Scotland 4
4D 4. Took responsibility for something 7
5D 5. Subtle signal that might accompany a wink 6
6D 6. Lead-in to freak or friendly 3
7D 7. Actress Harmon of TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles" 5
8D 8. Shirts lacking buttons, informally 4
9D 9. Waxy biochemical compound 6
10D 10. Monrovia's land 7
11D 11. Quick on one's feet 5
12D 12. Flatbreads that may be served with saag paneer 5
13D 13. Garb 5
14D 21. Insignificant sort 5
15D 23. Best effort, informally 5
16D 25. Olympic event with gates 6
17D 27. Visually blah 4
18D 28. German industrial region 4
19D 29. Competitor of Petro-Canada 4
20D 30. Oscar winner Brody 6
21D 33. Contraceptive insert, in brief 3
22D 35. Gusto 4
23D 36. A couple of bucks? 4
24D 37. Taj Mahal city 4
25D 39. Small paper unit 5
26D 40. Freezing 5
27D 43. Major let-downs for Rapunzel? 7
28D 45. Fix, as tangles of hair or traffic 7
29D 47. Revenue for Madison Ave. firms 6
30D 49. Not seeing eye to eye 6
31D 50. Downton, for one 5
32D 51. Cheese that's "not badda" 5
33D 52. Long-limbed and lean 5
34D 53. Ones not inclined to make sweeping gestures? 5
35D 55. Sch. that used to bring a live bear onto the field at its home football games 4
36D 57. Small jazz combo 4
37D 58. Pager alert 4
38D 59. The Emerald Isle 4
39D 62. "I'll pass" 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. Pop group with the 1976 hit "Money, Money, Money""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ABBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Clobber"

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 beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  • Words that mean the same thing: bat, thrash, clobber
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DRUB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Johns, in Scotland"

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: IANS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Took responsibility for something"

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: OWNEDIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Subtle signal that might accompany a wink"

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: SLYNOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Lead-in to freak or friendly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ECO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Actress Harmon of TNT's "Rizzoli & Isles""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ANGIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Shirts lacking buttons, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
  • Words that mean the same thing: golf tee, tee up, football tee
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TEES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Waxy biochemical compound"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about science/technology.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
  • Words that mean the same thing: steroid alcohol
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STEROL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Monrovia's land"

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 republic in west africa; established in 1822 by americans as a way to free negro slaves
  • Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Liberia
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LIBERIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Quick on one's feet"

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 moving quickly and lightly
  • Words that mean the same thing: quick, nimble, spry
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Flatbreads that may be served with saag paneer"

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: ROTIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Garb"

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 one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
  • Words that mean the same thing: garment, crop, dress up
  • 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: DRESS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Insignificant sort"

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 someone who is regarded as contemptible
  • Words that mean the same thing: twirp, twit
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TWERP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Best effort, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AGAME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Olympic event with gates"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLALOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Visually blah"

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 greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
  • Words that mean the same thing: olive-drab, dark, sober
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DRAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. German industrial region"

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 tributary of the rhine
  • Words that mean the same thing: Ruhr River, Ruhr Valley
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RUHR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Competitor of Petro-Canada"

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: ESSO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Oscar winner Brody"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.

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: ADRIEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Contraceptive insert, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus
  • Words that mean the same thing: intrauterine device
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IUD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Gusto"

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 vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  • Words that mean the same thing: gusto, tanginess, nip
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ZEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "36. A couple of bucks?"

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 distinguished from bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
  • Words that mean the same thing: cervid
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Taj Mahal city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Small paper unit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any broad thin expanse or surface
  • Words that mean the same thing: shroud, bed sheet, mainsheet
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHEET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Freezing"

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 extremely cold
  • Words that mean the same thing: icy, arctic, glacial
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GELID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Major let-downs for Rapunzel?"

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 a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
  • Words that mean the same thing: braid, twist, tress
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRESSES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Fix, as tangles of hair or traffic"

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 extricate from entanglement
  • Words that mean the same thing: straighten out, disentangle
  • The opposite would be: entangle, snarl
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNSNARL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Revenue for Madison Ave. firms"

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: ADFEES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. Not seeing eye to eye"

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: ATODDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Downton, for one"

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 church associated with a monastery or convent
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABBEY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Cheese that's "not badda""

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 mild cream-colored dutch cheese shaped in balls
  • Words that mean the same thing: Gouda cheese
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GOUDA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Long-limbed and lean"

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 tall and thin and having long slender limbs
  • Words that mean the same thing: gangly, lanky, gangling
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RANGY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Ones not inclined to make sweeping gestures?"

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 coarse obnoxious person
  • Words that mean the same thing: pig, slob, slovenly person
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLOBS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Sch. that used to bring a live bear onto the field at its home football games"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: UCLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Small jazz combo"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
  • Words that mean the same thing: deuce-ace, ternary, three
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Pager alert"

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 short high tone produced as a signal or warning
  • Words that mean the same thing: blare, honk, claxon
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. The Emerald Isle"

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 a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
  • Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Ireland, Irish Republic, Ireland
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. "I'll pass""

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: NAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 63 80.8%
Short Answer 4 5.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.6%
Sports 2 2.6%
Music 1 1.3%
Food & Drink 1 1.3%
Abbreviation 1 1.3%
Science/Technology 1 1.3%
Movies/Film 1 1.3%
Geography 1 1.3%
History 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 39
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 8 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 07, 2025 at 05:37 PM

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