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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Sunday NYT Across Solutions September 21, 2025 - Every Horizontal Clue Decoded with Hints

Across Clues NYT September 21, 2025 - Today's Complete Horizontal Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 69 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 September 21, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Sunday, September 21, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date September 21, 2025
Day of Week Sunday
Total Across Clues 69 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Medium

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 69 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Vineyard measure
2 Across 5. Does acid
3 Across 10. Tree with doubly serrated leaves
4 Across 13. [Hey!]
5 Across 17. Locations in the game Clue
6 Across 19. Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000
7 Across 20. Heart of the matter
8 Across 22. Palindromic Italian number
9 Across 23. Traditional form of Japanese drama
10 Across 25. Pro ___
11 Across 26. Key spot?
12 Across 27. Entered on tiptoe
13 Across 28. "Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)
14 Across 30. Far from conscious
15 Across 32. Kicked off, as a business
16 Across 34. 2012 Disney film set inside an arcade
17 Across 36. Had
18 Across 37. Turns off
19 Across 38. Lace protector
20 Across 41. "You may ___"
21 Across 43. The "me" of "Despicable Me"
22 Across 44. Bonds
23 Across 48. "About Us" pieces
24 Across 49. Holds dear
25 Across 51. Small square
26 Across 52. Longtime employer of Rachel Maddow
27 Across 53. Self-love
28 Across 54. Phases, to Taylor Swift
29 Across 55. Game with Indigenous origins
30 Across 58. ___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)
31 Across 59. Festive outdoor lighting options
32 Across 62. Classic drinking "sport"
33 Across 63. "Sorry, maybe next time"
34 Across 65. "The Last Supper," e.g.
35 Across 66. Third-largest land animal
36 Across 68. Pokémon enthusiast's collection
37 Across 69. Puck's king
38 Across 71. Muscle firmness
39 Across 72. Place to perfect a recipe
40 Across 76. Swanson on "Parks and Recreation"
41 Across 77. Game typically played in the dark
42 Across 80. Muchas horas
43 Across 81. "Was ___ blame?"
44 Across 82. Bad spirit
45 Across 84. D.C. pro
46 Across 85. Fight the urge
47 Across 87. It gets bucks from Broncos
48 Across 88. Does a farm job
49 Across 89. ___ Island (Georgia resort destination)
50 Across 90. Reform Party founder
51 Across 91. Feasts
52 Across 92. Like emailed files
53 Across 95. "The Silence of the Lambs" villain
54 Across 98. Certain rescue pet
55 Across 101. Gleeful feeling
56 Across 104. Miniaturized Amazon smart speaker
57 Across 105. Big jerks
58 Across 107. Remove, as a coupon
59 Across 109. Dangerous additive in old paint
60 Across 110. Whopping
61 Across 112. Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle
62 Across 114. Croft of video games
63 Across 115. ___ homo
64 Across 116. Some slushies
65 Across 117. Perform horribly
66 Across 118. TV host Cohen
67 Across 119. Joke around
68 Across 120. "No man is an island" writer
69 Across 121. Slumps

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. Vineyard measure"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: A__E
  • Similar words: Akko, Akka
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ACRE

2 Across: "5. Does acid"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T___S
  • Similar words: set off, spark off
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TRIPS

3 Across: "10. Tree with doubly serrated leaves"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'M'
  • Similar words: elmwood, elm tree
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ELM

4 Across: "13. [Hey!]"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PSST

5 Across: "17. Locations in the game Clue"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R___S
  • Similar words: room, board
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ROOMS

6 Across: "19. Grand duke of Luxembourg beginning in 2000"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: H___I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HENRI

7 Across: "20. Heart of the matter"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: M__T
  • Similar words: heart and soul, centre
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MEAT

8 Across: "22. Palindromic Italian number"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

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

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OTTO

9 Across: "23. Traditional form of Japanese drama"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 13 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: K___________R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KABUKITHEATER

10 Across: "25. Pro ___"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: B__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BONO

11 Across: "26. Key spot?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: D__R
  • Similar words: threshold, room access
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DOOR

12 Across: "27. Entered on tiptoe"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: S_____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STOLEIN

13 Across: "28. "Love, ___" (2014 rom-com starring Lily Collins)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: R___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ROSIE

14 Across: "30. Far from conscious"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I_____A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer INACOMA

15 Across: "32. Kicked off, as a business"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: S_______P
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STARTEDUP

16 Across: "34. 2012 Disney film set inside an arcade"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'H'
  • Word pattern: W__________H
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WRECKITRALPH

17 Across: "36. Had"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: T____D
  • Similar words: try out, sample
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: have flavor; taste of something
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TASTED

18 Across: "37. Turns off"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D______S
  • Similar words: revolt, churn up
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: strong feelings of dislike
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DISGUSTS

19 Across: "38. Lace protector"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: A___T
  • Similar words: aiguilette, aiglet
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer AGLET

20 Across: "41. "You may ___""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: B___N
  • Similar words: set about, start
  • Opposite of: end
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BEGIN

21 Across: "43. The "me" of "Despicable Me""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'U'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GRU

22 Across: "44. Bonds"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: T__S
  • Similar words: tie-in, bond
  • Opposite of: disconnect
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TIES

23 Across: "48. "About Us" pieces"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BIOS

24 Across: "49. Holds dear"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A____S
  • Similar words: adore
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: love intensely
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ADORES

25 Across: "51. Small square"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: nonpareil, ace
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ONE

26 Across: "52. Longtime employer of Rachel Maddow"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'C'
  • Word pattern: M___C
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MSNBC

27 Across: "53. Self-love"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'O'
  • Similar words: egotism, self
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer EGO

28 Across: "54. Phases, to Taylor Swift"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S
  • Similar words: ERA, era
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ERAS

29 Across: "55. Game with Indigenous origins"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: L______E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LACROSSE

30 Across: "58. ___ Fighters ("Everlong" band)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FOO

31 Across: "59. Festive outdoor lighting options"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 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 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TIKITORCHES

32 Across: "62. Classic drinking "sport""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: P__G
  • Similar words: niff
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an unpleasant smell
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PONG

33 Across: "63. "Sorry, maybe next time""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: W____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WECANT

34 Across: "65. "The Last Supper," e.g."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'M' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: M___L
  • Similar words: wall painting
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a painting that is applied to a wall surface
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer MURAL

35 Across: "66. Third-largest land animal"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: H___O
  • Similar words: river horse, hippopotamus
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer HIPPO

36 Across: "68. Pokémon enthusiast's collection"

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: visiting card, scorecard
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a game played with playing cards
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CARDS

37 Across: "69. Puck's king"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: O____N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OBERON

38 Across: "71. Muscle firmness"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: T__E
  • Similar words: whole tone, tonicity
  • Opposite of: atonicity
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the quality of a person's voice
  • This is Across clue number 38

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TONE

39 Across: "72. Place to perfect a recipe"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: T_________N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 39

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TESTKITCHEN

40 Across: "76. Swanson on "Parks and Recreation""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: Daffo, Bokkos
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
  • This is Across clue number 40

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RON

41 Across: "77. Game typically played in the dark"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: L______G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 41

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LASERTAG

42 Across: "80. Muchas horas"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D__S
  • Similar words: DIA, Diaz
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 42

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DIAS

43 Across: "81. "Was ___ blame?""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 43

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ITO

44 Across: "82. Bad spirit"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: G___L
  • Similar words: body snatcher, graverobber
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 44

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GHOUL

45 Across: "84. D.C. pro"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'T'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 45

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NAT

46 Across: "85. Fight the urge"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: R____T
  • Similar words: hold out, dissent
  • Opposite of: surrender
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: elude
  • This is Across clue number 46

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RESIST

47 Across: "87. It gets bucks from Broncos"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: F__D
  • Similar words: Henry Ford II, Gerald Ford
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: United States film maker (1896-1973)
  • This is Across clue number 47

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FORD

48 Across: "88. Does a farm job"

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: sow, sow in
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an adult female hog
  • This is Across clue number 48

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SOWS

49 Across: "89. ___ Island (Georgia resort destination)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'A'
  • Similar words: ocean
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 49

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEA

50 Across: "90. Reform Party founder"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: P___T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 50

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PEROT

51 Across: "91. Feasts"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D___S
  • Similar words: dine, din
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: have supper; eat dinner
  • This is Across clue number 51

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DINES

52 Across: "92. Like emailed files"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A______D
  • Similar words: confiscate, connected
  • Opposite of: detached
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: cause to be attached
  • This is Across clue number 52

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ATTACHED

53 Across: "95. "The Silence of the Lambs" villain"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: L____R
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 53

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LECTER

54 Across: "98. Certain rescue pet"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 12 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: F__________N
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 54

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer FOSTERKITTEN

55 Across: "101. Gleeful feeling"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G_______S
  • Similar words: vertigo, lightheadedness
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an impulsive scatterbrained manner
  • This is Across clue number 55

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GIDDINESS

56 Across: "104. Miniaturized Amazon smart speaker"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: E_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 56

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ECHODOT

57 Across: "105. Big jerks"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: A___S
  • Similar words: derriere, arse
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • This is Across clue number 57

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ASSES

58 Across: "107. Remove, as a coupon"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 7 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: C_____T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 58

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CLIPOUT

59 Across: "109. Dangerous additive in old paint"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: L__D
  • Similar words: head, leave
  • Opposite of: follow
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an advantage held by a competitor in a race
  • This is Across clue number 59

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LEAD

60 Across: "110. Whopping"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'V' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: V__T
  • Similar words: immense, huge
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 60

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer VAST

61 Across: "112. Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 11 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: K_________S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 61

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KITKATMINIS

62 Across: "114. Croft of video games"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: L__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 62

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LARA

63 Across: "115. ___ homo"

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 63

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ECCE

64 Across: "116. Some slushies"

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: ice, frost
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: decorate with frosting
  • This is Across clue number 64

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ICEES

65 Across: "117. Perform horribly"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'K'
  • Word pattern: S___K
  • Similar words: stench, mephitis
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  • This is Across clue number 65

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer STINK

66 Across: "118. TV host Cohen"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 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 66

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ANDY

67 Across: "119. Joke around"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'D'
  • Similar words: Kyd, fry
  • Opposite of: parent
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a young person of either sex
  • This is Across clue number 67

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer KID

68 Across: "120. "No man is an island" writer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: D___E
  • Similar words: John Donne
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 68

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DONNE

69 Across: "121. Slumps"

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: swag, droop
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a shape that sags
  • This is Across clue number 69

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SAGS

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

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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

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Fill short Across words 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions
Use crossing letters Down letters help confirm Across answers
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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 69 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.

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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.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 70 (33 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.5 letters

July 15, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

July 15, 2022 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" or 2018's "Shallow" 4
2A 5. Wear out 4
3A 9. Fighting sport, for short 3
4A 12. Relatively new addition to Thanksgiving? 5
5A 14. Corporate "carrot" 9
6A 16. The N.B.A.'s Curry, familiarly 5
7A 17. One might be measured in pounds 9
8A 18. Regular partygoer 9
9A 20. Crazy party 5
10A 21. Clan emblems 6
11A 22. Funny business 6
12A 23. They're put in quotes 6
13A 25. Bit of dancewear 4
14A 26. Be as good as 5
15A 27. Stick in one's mouth 9
16A 32. What some films don't do well 3
17A 33. Drink with an onomatopoeic name 7
18A 35. When repeated, a dance move 3
19A 36. Their customers lie for them 9
20A 38. Give another go 5
21A 40. Modern meeting invite 4
22A 41. National park with Devils Garden 6
23A 42. Thick tortilla that's the national dish of El Salvador 6
24A 45. Submissive 6
25A 47. Buck of baseball 5
26A 48. Some early January sporting events 9
27A 51. Warped fabric, it's said 9
28A 53. Friendly start to a group email 5
29A 54. Utter disasters 9
30A 55. Band 5
31A 56. Show that opens with an iconic crane shot, in brief 3
32A 57. Actress Beverly of 1989's "Lean on Me" 4
33A 58. Side dish that's uncooked 4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" or 2018's "Shallow""

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

    The answer is: DUET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Wear 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 a noisy fight
  • Words that mean the same thing: rub, chafe, fret
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FRAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Fighting sport, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: MMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Relatively new addition to Thanksgiving?"

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: INLAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Corporate "carrot""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
  • Words that mean the same thing: packaging, advancement, forwarding
  • The opposite would be: demotion
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PROMOTION

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. The N.B.A.'s Curry, familiarly"

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: STEPH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. One might be measured in pounds"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: RESCUEDOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Regular partygoer"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a socially prominent 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: SOCIALITE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Crazy party"

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: RAGER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Clan emblems"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
  • Words that mean the same thing: totem
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOTEMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Funny business"

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 light and humorous drama with a happy ending
  • Words that mean the same thing: funniness, clowning, drollery
  • The opposite would be: tragedy
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: COMEDY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. They're put in quotes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
  • Words that mean the same thing: terms, monetary value, damage
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRICES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Bit of dancewear"

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 south african prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
  • Words that mean the same thing: ballet skirt, Desmond Tutu
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TUTU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Be as good as"

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 contestant you hope to defeat
  • Words that mean the same thing: competitor, touch, match
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RIVAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Stick in one's mouth"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TOOTHPICK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. What some films don't do well"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that how long something has existed
  • Words that mean the same thing: mature, maturate, eld
  • The opposite would be: rejuvenate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Drink with an onomatopoeic name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SLURPEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. When repeated, a dance move"

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: NAE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Their customers lie for them"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a female massager
  • Words that mean the same thing: masseuse
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MASSEUSES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Give another go"

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 hear or try a court case anew
  • Words that mean the same thing: rehear
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RETRY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Modern meeting invite"

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 means of connection between things linked in series
  • Words that mean the same thing: relate, connection, nexus
  • The opposite would be: disconnect, disconnectedness
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LINK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. National park with Devils Garden"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
  • Words that mean the same thing: arch, archway, curve
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARCHES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Thick tortilla that's the national dish of El Salvador"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PUPUSA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Submissive"

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 willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
  • Words that mean the same thing: teachable, gentle
  • The opposite would be: stubborn
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOCILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Buck of baseball"

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: ONEIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Some early January sporting events"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: BOWLGAMES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Warped fabric, it's said"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SPACETIME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Friendly start to a group email"

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: HIALL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Utter disasters"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: TIREFIRES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Band"

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 social division of (usually preliterate) people
  • Words that mean the same thing: kin, clan, kinship group
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRIBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Show that opens with an iconic crane shot, in brief"

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: SNL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Actress Beverly of 1989's "Lean on Me""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sweeney Todd, Lord Todd, Sir Alexander Robertus Todd
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TODD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Side dish that's uncooked"

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 basically shredded cabbage
  • Words that mean the same thing: coleslaw
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLAW

    Great job if you got it right!

July 15, 2022 Friday NYT - All Down Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. What might elicit an "Oh, snap!" 4
2D 2. Hymnal preposition 4
3D 3. Campus choices 9
4D 4. With 44-Down, the "bubble" in bubble tea 7
5D 5. Neck lines 5
6D 6. Wine choice 4
7D 7. Co. that patented the combination cup holder and armrest 3
8D 8. "No, the opposite" 14
9D 9. Tiny pest 5
10D 10. Responded to a cattle call 5
11D 11. Cross 5
12D 13. "So ... did we get everything?" 14
13D 14. Niminy-piminy 4
14D 15. Join forces 6
15D 19. "___ Amants" (Louis Malle film) 3
16D 22. Aww-inspiring 4
17D 23. English four-wheeler 4
18D 24. European capital known for its Art Nouveau architecture 4
19D 25. Absolutely no more than that 4
20D 27. Sizable incisor 4
21D 28. It may come from the hills 3
22D 29. Signed and sealed, but not delivered 9
23D 30. Mind 4
24D 31. Janitors' janglers 4
25D 34. Sibling of Sol, in Roman myth 4
26D 37. Streaming channel? 6
27D 39. Desserts once known as petites duchesses 7
28D 41. Something seen in a knee M.R.I. 3
29D 42. Fencing needs 5
30D 43. Remove from the top of one's profile, as a tweet 5
31D 44. See 4-Down 5
32D 45. Like many mosques 5
33D 46. Is short 4
34D 48. Early morning caller 4
35D 49. Island east of Corsica 4
36D 50. Host 4
37D 52. Bruno, to Mirabel, in Disney's "Encanto" 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. What might elicit an "Oh, snap!""

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 god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
  • Words that mean the same thing: affront, insult, Orcus
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DISS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Hymnal preposition"

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: UNTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Campus choices"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a course that the student can select from among alternatives
  • Words that mean the same thing: elective course, elective
  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ELECTIVES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. With 44-Down, the "bubble" in bubble tea"

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 granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAPIOCA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Neck lines"

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

    The answer is: FRETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Wine choice"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of many shrubs of the genus rosa that bear roses
  • Words that mean the same thing: roseate, come up, rose wine
  • The opposite would be: fall, set
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Co. that patented the combination cup holder and armrest"

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: AMC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "No, the opposite""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: YOUROTHERRIGHT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Tiny pest"

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 minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MIDGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Responded to a cattle call"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
  • Words that mean the same thing: low, moo
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOOED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cross"

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 feeling or showing anger
  • Words that mean the same thing: furious, tempestuous, raging
  • The opposite would be: unangry
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANGRY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. "So ... did we get everything?""

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: WHATELSEISLEFT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Niminy-piminy"

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 assume a prim appearance
  • Words that mean the same thing: strait-laced, prim out, straitlaced
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRIM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Join forces"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • The word looks like this: ______
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    The answer is: TEAMUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. "___ Amants" (Louis Malle film)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
  • Words that mean the same thing: lupus erythematosus, LE
  • The word looks like this: ___
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  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Aww-inspiring"

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 attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
  • Words that mean the same thing: precious, cunning
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CUTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. English four-wheeler"

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 small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
  • Words that mean the same thing: go-cart, pushchair, pusher
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "24. European capital known for its Art Nouveau architecture"

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

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  • 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: ____
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    The answer is: RIGA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Absolutely no more than that"

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

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  • This could be something that the upper part of anything
  • Words that mean the same thing: top off, transcend, spinning top
  • The opposite would be: bottom
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: TOPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Sizable incisor"

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

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  • This could be something that a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
  • Words that mean the same thing: detusk, horn, ivory
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TUSK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. It may come from the hills"

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

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  • This could be something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: ORE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. Signed and sealed, but not delivered"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

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  • The word looks like this: _________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: INTHEMAIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Mind"

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 work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
  • Words that mean the same thing: tutelage, manage, deal
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Janitors' janglers"

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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
  • Words that mean the same thing: identify, tonality, Francis Scott Key
  • The opposite would be: atonality
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KEYS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Sibling of Sol, in Roman myth"

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

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  • This could be something that (roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of greek selene
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LUNA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Streaming channel?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
  • Words that mean the same thing: flush, penstock, sluice down
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLUICE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Desserts once known as petites duchesses"

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 oblong cream puff
  • Words that mean the same thing: eclair
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ECLAIRS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Something seen in a knee M.R.I."

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: ACL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Fencing needs"

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 position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
  • Words that mean the same thing: berth, mail, post
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: POSTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Remove from the top of one's profile, as a tweet"

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 remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
  • The opposite would be: pin
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNPIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. See 4-Down"

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 smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
  • Words that mean the same thing: bead, off-white, bone
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEARL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Like many mosques"

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 having a hemispherical vault or dome
  • Words that mean the same thing: vaulted
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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    The answer is: DOMED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. Is short"

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 obliged to pay or repay
  • Words that mean the same thing: owe
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OWES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Early morning caller"

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 warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  • Words that mean the same thing: raspberry, razzing, boo
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BIRD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "49. Island east of Corsica"

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: ELBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "50. Host"

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 (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • Words that mean the same thing: swerve, tidy sum, murder
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLEW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "52. Bruno, to Mirabel, in Disney's "Encanto""

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: TIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 53 75.7%
Short Answer 6 8.6%
Food & Drink 3 4.3%
Sports 2 2.9%
Movies/Film 2 2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.9%
History 1 1.4%
Geography 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 33
Down Clues 37
Total Clues 70
Average Answer Length 5.5 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 14 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: September 08, 2025 at 05:40 PM

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