2426 Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by Zachary David Levy

Across Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Square dance venue, 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico, 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F., 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems), 14. Popular dance fitness program, 15. Backwoods denial, 16. Abba hit of 1979, 19. Like some smartphone purchases, 20. What a three-way intersection can form, 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000, 25. Situated on, 26. Adore, informally, 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman, 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms", 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals, 33. Arouse, as interest, 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987, 41. Start of Caesar's boast, 42. Loudly praise, 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh, 46. Opposite of NNE, 49. Lisbon greeting, 50. Boat propellers, 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964, 54. Religious ceremony, 57. Italy's Isle of ___, 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?, 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy", 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail, 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song, 66. In favor of, 67. Present in a favorable light, 68. City surrounding Vatican City

Down Clues by Zachary David Levy : Aug 26, 2024

1. Something checked at an airport counter, 2. Oscar winner Mahershala, 3. Sleep stage, for short, 4. Coastal African desert, 5. Skittish, 6. "Errr … I mean …", 7. Assist with a crime, 8. Pesters, 9. Jail cell occupant, 10. Maxi pad alternative, 11. Uses a broom, 13. Its capital is Nairobi, 14. Quickly fly past, 17. Scottish Highlander, 18. "Zero stars from me!", 21. Outlet for an internet commentator, 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space, 23. At any point, 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward, 29. Brainpower measures, for short, 30. Pull, 32. Makes a mistake, 33. Lead-in to law or launch, 35. Bio. or chem., 36. Needlefish, 37. "___ two minds on this …", 38. Spot for a satellite dish, 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon", 40. Lee of Marvel Comics, 43. In a sense, 44. Beehive or bob, 45. More hipsterish, 46. Entrap, 47. Bay Area enforcement org., 48. German sausage, 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A., 53. Not as mean, 55. Some church donations, 56. Spring, 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console, 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name, 61. Head-butt, 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan

Monday Aug 26, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 26, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Square dance venue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARN

  Possible Answer : barn, b




• The clue is 5. San ___, capital of Puerto Rico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUAN




• The clue is 9. The "I" of T.G.I.F.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 12. Spring ___ (encounter plumbing problems). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEAK




• The clue is 14. Popular dance fitness program. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZUMBA




• The clue is 15. Backwoods denial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAW




• The clue is 16. Abba hit of 1979. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GIMMEGIMMEGIMME




• The clue is 19. Like some smartphone purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAPP




• The clue is 20. What a three-way intersection can form. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSHAPE




• The clue is 21. 'N Sync hit of 2000. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: BYEBYEBYE




• The clue is 25. Situated on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOP

  Possible Answer : atop




• The clue is 26. Adore, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUV




• The clue is 27. Olympic gold medalist Raisman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALY




• The clue is 28. Things stuck on snowman "arms". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITTENS

  Possible Answer : mitten




• The clue is 31. Rocks that may contain precious metals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORES

  Possible Answer : ore




• The clue is 33. Arouse, as interest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIQUE

  Possible Answer : offend, pique, irritation, temper




• The clue is 34. Mötley Crüe hit of 1987. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS




• The clue is 41. Start of Caesar's boast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAME




• The clue is 42. Loudly praise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUT

  Possible Answer : gas, blow, tout, bluster, ticket_tout, shoot_a_line, gasconade, touter, boast, vaunt, brag, tipster, swash




• The clue is 43. Pennsylvania governor Josh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPIRO




• The clue is 46. Opposite of NNE. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSW

  Possible Answer : sou'-sou'-west, SSW, south_southwest




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

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

  The answer: OLA

  Possible Answer : ola, olla




• The clue is 50. Boat propellers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARS

  Possible Answer : oar




• The clue is 51. Beach Boys hit of 1964. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: FUNFUNFUN




• The clue is 54. Religious ceremony. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RITUAL

  Possible Answer : rite, ritual




• The clue is 57. Italy's Isle of ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPRI

  Possible Answer : Capri




• The clue is 58. Coveted Scrabble space … or the sheet music for 16-, 21-, 34- or 51-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TRIPLEWORDSCORE




• The clue is 63. Beethoven's "___ to Joy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 64. State that's home to one end of the Appalachian Trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAINE

  Possible Answer : Pine_Tree_State, Maine, ME




• The clue is 65. Where "all my ex's live," in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEXAS

  Possible Answer : Texas, TX, Lone-Star_State




• The clue is 66. In favor of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOR




• The clue is 67. Present in a favorable light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIN

  Possible Answer : spin, tailspin, twist, reel, birl, twisting, whirl, spin_out, spin_around, twirl, gyrate




• The clue is 68. City surrounding Vatican City. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Eternal_City, capital_of_Italy, Roma, Rome, Italian_capital

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Something checked at an airport counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAG

  Possible Answer: udder, bagful, purse, dish, bag, cup_of_tea, pocket, old_bag, base, grip, bulge, handbag, travelling_bag, suitcase, pocketbook, traveling_bag

• The clue is 2. Oscar winner Mahershala. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALI

  Possible Answer: Ali, Cassius_Clay, Muhammad_Ali, Cassius_Marcellus_Clay

• The clue is 3. Sleep stage, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REM

  Possible Answer: rapid_eye_movement_sleep, REM, rapid_eye_movement, paradoxical_sleep, REM_sleep

• The clue is 4. Coastal African desert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAMIB

• The clue is 5. Skittish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUMPY

  Possible Answer: highly_strung, jolting, jumpy, edgy, jittery, bumpy, jolty, overstrung, uptight, rough, nervy, restive, high-strung, rocky

  Possible Opposite Answer : smooth

• The clue is 6. "Errr … I mean …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMM

• The clue is 7. Assist with a crime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABET

  Possible Answer: abet

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

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

  The answer: NAGS

  Possible Answer: nag, hack, plug, common_scold, jade, peck, scold, scolder, nagger, hen-peck

• The clue is 9. Jail cell occupant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INMATE

  Possible Answer: convict, yardbird, inpatient, inmate, yard_bird, con

  Possible Opposite Answer : outpatient

• The clue is 10. Maxi pad alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMPON

  Possible Answer: tampon

• The clue is 11. Uses a broom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEEPS

  Possible Answer: broom, end_run, sweep_up, chimneysweeper, embroil, expanse, drag, traverse, brush, cross, drag_in, tangle, chimneysweep, swing_out, sail, span, slam, sweep, sweep_oar, swing

• The clue is 13. Its capital is Nairobi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KENYA

  Possible Answer: Kenya, Republic_of_Kenya

• The clue is 14. Quickly fly past. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIPBY

• The clue is 17. Scottish Highlander. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAEL

  Possible Answer: Gael

• The clue is 18. "Zero stars from me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHATEIT

• The clue is 21. Outlet for an internet commentator. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOG

  Possible Answer: web_log, blog

• The clue is 22. ___ Gagarin, first man in space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YURI

• The clue is 23. At any point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer: always, of_all_time, ever_so, ever, e'er

  Possible Opposite Answer : never

• The clue is 24. Man's name that's a fruit spelled backward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIL

• The clue is 29. Brainpower measures, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IQS

  Possible Answer: I.Q., intelligence_quotient, IQ

• The clue is 30. Pull. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: jerk, labour, tugboat, push, tug, tote, tower, towboat, drive, lug, labor

• The clue is 32. Makes a mistake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIPSUP

• The clue is 33. Lead-in to law or launch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRE

• The clue is 35. Bio. or chem.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCI

• The clue is 36. Needlefish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAR

  Possible Answer: needlefish, Lepisosteus_osseus, garfish, garpike, gar, billfish

• The clue is 37. "___ two minds on this …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOF

• The clue is 38. Spot for a satellite dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOF

  Possible Answer: ceiling, roof, cap

• The clue is 39. Athleisure lead-in to "lemon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LULU

  Possible Answer: looker, beauty, dish, mantrap, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, stunner, lulu, knockout, smasher

• The clue is 40. Lee of Marvel Comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAN

• The clue is 43. In a sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORTOF

• The clue is 44. Beehive or bob. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIRDO

  Possible Answer: hairstyle, hairdo, hair_style, coiffure, coif

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

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

  The answer: ARTIER

  Possible Answer: arty

• The clue is 46. Entrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNARE

  Possible Answer: snare, noose, hook, trammel, trap, side_drum, snare_drum, entrap, gin, ensnare

• The clue is 47. Bay Area enforcement org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SFPD

• The clue is 48. German sausage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WURST

• The clue is 52. The Huskies of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCONN

• The clue is 53. Not as mean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NICER

  Possible Answer: courteous, skillful, decent, nice, overnice, squeamish, prissy, gracious, dainty

  Possible Opposite Answer : nasty

• The clue is 55. Some church donations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALMS

  Possible Answer: alms

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

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

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: bounce, spring, jump_off, bound, saltation, leaping, jump, leap

• The clue is 59. Motion-sensing Nintendo console. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

• The clue is 60. Kitchen brand with a palindromic name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OXO

• The clue is 61. Head-butt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAM

  Possible Answer: jampack, RAM, random_access_memory, ram, Aries, tup, random_memory, jam, wad, Ram, read/write_memory, force, Aries_the_Ram, cram, random-access_memory, ram_down, chock_up, drive, pound, crash

• The clue is 62. Suffix with Sudan or Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

Soure from : The New York Times

February 04, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (40 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, February 04, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (40 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

NYT Thursday Crossword Across Clues - February 04, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Join together	4
2A	5. Average	4
3A	9. #1 choice	4
4A	13. Post-human race of sci-fi	4
5A	14. Kind of palm	4
6A	15. Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame	4
7A	16. Explorer of children's TV	4
8A	17. 1993 country hit by Joe Diffie	14
9A	20. Popular afternoon talk show	5
10A	22. Fig. on some I.R.S. forms	3
11A	23. Sticking point for a craftsperson?	3
12A	24. Dances with a fast-fast-slow rhythm	6
13A	26. ___ Xing	3
14A	27. Nintendo console	3
15A	28. The slightest bit	7
16A	30. Camaro competitor	7
17A	32. 1966 hit by the Rolling Stones	12
18A	34. Egyptian symbol of life	4
19A	35. Ice cream unit	5
20A	37. Uneasy feeling	5
21A	38. Ballet classroom fixture	5
22A	42. Stock symbol?	5
23A	44. Building superintendent's apartment number, often	4
24A	45. 1983 hit by Billy Idol	12
25A	50. Get rid (of)	7
26A	54. Make more enticing	7
27A	55. "Who ___?" (song from "Les Misérables")	3
28A	56. 53-Down's catchword	3
29A	57. Where originally found	6
30A	58. Not be serious	3
31A	59. Some do it gracefully	3
32A	60. ___ Ababa	5
33A	61. 1966 hit by the Beatles	15
34A	64. Itty-bitty biter	4
35A	67. Figure skater Lipinski	4
36A	68. Its products often come with Allen wrenches	4
37A	69. Where the Iditarod ends	4
38A	70. Some cameras, in brief	4
39A	71. Staying power, so to speak	4
40A	72. River that comprises the fifth circle of Dante's Inferno	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. Join together"

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 european mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in north america
• Words that mean the same thing: dyer's mignonette, Reseda luteola, dyer's rocket
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WELD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Average"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
• Words that mean the same thing: signify, beggarly, imply
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. #1 choice"

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: FAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Post-human race of sci-fi"

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: ELOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Kind of palm"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame"

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: IVEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Explorer of children's TV"

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: DORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. 1993 country hit by Joe Diffie"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

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: JOHNDEEREGREEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Popular afternoon talk show"

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: ELLEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Fig. on some I.R.S. forms"

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: EIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Sticking point for a craftsperson?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Dances with a fast-fast-slow rhythm"

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 spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany mexican foods
• Words that mean the same thing: salsa
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALSAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. ___ Xing"

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: PED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Nintendo console"

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: WII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. The slightest bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEIOTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Camaro competitor"

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 small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the spanish
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUSTANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. 1966 hit by the Rolling Stones"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PAINTITBLACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Egyptian symbol of life"

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: ANKH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Ice cream 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 the quantity a scoop will hold
• Words that mean the same thing: max, scoop shovel, exclusive
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Uneasy feeling"

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 acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. Ballet classroom fixture"

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: BARRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Stock symbol?"

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 name given to a product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: make, brand name, mark
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Building superintendent's apartment number, often"

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: ONEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. 1983 hit by Billy Idol"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHITEWEDDING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Get rid (of)"

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 give, sell, or transfer to another
• Words that mean the same thing: fling, chuck out, incline
• The opposite would be: disqualify, indispose
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISPOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Make more enticing"

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 make sweeter in taste
• Words that mean the same thing: edulcorate, dulcorate, dulcify
• The opposite would be: sour
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEETEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. "Who ___?" (song from "Les Misérables")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. 53-Down's catchword"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an ancient city in southeastern iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
• Words that mean the same thing: blast, clap, eruption
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Where originally found"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INSITU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Not be serious"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a young person of either sex
• Words that mean the same thing: chaff, shaver, Thomas Kyd
• The opposite would be: parent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Some do it gracefully"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: years, 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 32 Across: "60. ___ Ababa"

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: ADDIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. 1966 hit by the Beatles"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YELLOWSUBMARINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. Itty-bitty biter"

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 various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Figure skater Lipinski"

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 village in eastern ireland (northwest of dublin); seat of irish kings until 6th century
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Its products often come with Allen wrenches"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: IKEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Where the Iditarod ends"

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 town in western alaska on the southern coast of the seward peninsula; an important center of an alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "70. Some cameras, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SLRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "71. Staying power, so to speak"

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 staying power
• Words that mean the same thing: wooden leg, pegleg, branch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "72. River that comprises the fifth circle of Dante's Inferno"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) a river in hades across which charon carried dead souls
• Words that mean the same thing: River Styx
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STYX

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Thursday NYT Crossword February 04, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Join together	3
2D	2. "Mr. Blue Sky" grp.	3
3D	3. Singing siren	7
4D	4. Calls a talk show, say	7
5D	5. Regal	8
6D	6. M.B.A. class	4
7D	7. Spa sound	3
8D	8. Prime-time time	6
9D	9. Maniacs	6
10D	10. Alternative to La. or Dr.	3
11D	11. Big name in bridal gowns	8
12D	12. Secret-indicating gestures	8
13D	18. "Mon ___!"	4
14D	19. 2017 hit by Lorde (also a 2008 hit by John Legend, and a 1968 hit by the American Breed)	10
15D	21. Founder of Taoism	6
16D	24. Soak up	3
17D	25. Political analyst Navarro	3
18D	29. Progress made in step one	4
19D	31. Cousin of ocher	3
20D	33. 1991 hit by Michael Jackson	12
21D	36. Feet in a pound	4
22D	37. Portion of a sum	6
23D	38. 2017 hit by Cardi B	11
24D	39. People who believe that all natural objects have souls	8
25D	40. Leftover	8
26D	41. 38-Down genre	3
27D	43. What it may take to solve old problems	8
28D	46. Patterns	7
29D	47. "Nuh-uh!"	7
30D	48. Clear	3
31D	49. Bearded beast	3
32D	51. Former first family	6
33D	52. Quite a tale	4
34D	53. Chef known by his first name	6
35D	60. Rare blood type, for short	4
36D	62. Sound made while shaking	3
37D	63. Kyle's brother on "South Park"	3
38D	65. Writer Sedaris	3
39D	66. ___ Avery, Bugs Bunny creator	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. Join together"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fourth day of the week; the third working day
• Words that mean the same thing: espouse, hook up with, get married
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Mr. Blue Sky" grp."

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: ELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Singing siren"

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 siren of german legend who lured boatmen in the rhine to destruction
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LORELEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Calls a talk show, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DIALSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Regal"

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 majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
• Words that mean the same thing: imperial, olympian, gallant
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAJESTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. M.B.A. class"

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 7 Down: "7. Spa sound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: ooh
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Prime-time time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NINEPM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Maniacs"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
• Words that mean the same thing: devil, ogre, daemon
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Alternative to La. or Dr."

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: AVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Big name in bridal gowns"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: VERAWANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Secret-indicating gestures"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EYEWINKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "18. "Mon ___!""

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: DIEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. 2017 hit by Lorde (also a 2008 hit by John Legend, and a 1968 hit by the American Breed)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GREENLIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Founder of Taoism"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LAOTSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Soak up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: drench, dowse, souse
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Political analyst Navarro"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that mother of the ancient irish gods; sometimes identified with danu
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Progress made in step one"

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: ATOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Cousin of ocher"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sunburn, tangent, bronze
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. 1991 hit by Michael Jackson"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BLACKORWHITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "36. Feet in a pound"

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 clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
• Words that mean the same thing: manus, paw, mitt
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "37. Portion of a sum"

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 number that is added to another number (the augend)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. 2017 hit by Cardi B"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BODAKYELLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. People who believe that all natural objects have souls"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one who accepts the doctrine of animism
• Words that mean the same thing: animist
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIMISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Leftover"

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 something left after other parts have been taken away
• Words that mean the same thing: residuum, balance, residuary
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RESIDUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. 38-Down genre"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: blame, pat, strike
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. What it may take to solve old problems"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEWIDEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Patterns"

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 the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
• Words that mean the same thing: design, excogitation, conception
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESIGNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. "Nuh-uh!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITISNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Clear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
• Words that mean the same thing: cyberspace, meshing, network
• The opposite would be: gross
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Bearded beast"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
• Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Former first family"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OBAMAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Quite a tale"

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 narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Chef known by his first name"

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: EMERIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Rare blood type, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "62. Sound made while shaking"

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: BRR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Kyle's brother on "South Park""

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 united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy and the defeat of nazi germany; 34th president of the united states (1890-1961)
• Words that mean the same thing: Eisenhower, President Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "65. Writer Sedaris"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "66. ___ Avery, Bugs Bunny creator"

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: TEX

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	65.8%
Short Answer	20	25.3%
History	2	2.5%
Geography	2	2.5%
Music	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 19, 2025 at 04:45 PM