March 15, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (41 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, March 15, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (41 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

March 15, 2021 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Vehicles on snow-covered hills	5
2A	6. Watering place for a camel	5
3A	11. Indoor animal	3
4A	14. "The Fox and the Grapes" storyteller	5
5A	15. Trick-taking card game	5
6A	16. Messenger ___	3
7A	17. Large bird of prey with a brownish-yellow neck	11
8A	19. Suffix with cynic or skeptic	3
9A	20. Pleased	4
10A	21. Hombre	3
11A	22. Pool stick	3
12A	23. Make excited, as a crowd	6
13A	26. Smooshed into compact layers	8
14A	28. ___ carte (ordered separately)	3
15A	29. Blue race in "Avatar"	4
16A	31. Kind of pickle	4
17A	32. ___ for tat	3
18A	33. Actor Kevin whose last name shares four letters with his first	5
19A	35. Eric Clapton hit that's over seven minutes long	5
20A	38. Light bulb unit	4
21A	40. Butchers' offerings	5
22A	42. Like tops and tales	4
23A	43. Speak extemporaneously	5
24A	45. Boringly proper	5
25A	47. Conclude	3
26A	48. Greek god of love	4
27A	50. Away from the wind, nautically	4
28A	51. It's just a number, they say	3
29A	52. Single, double and triple, on the diamond	8
30A	55. Shows mercy to	6
31A	57. Plant bristle	3
32A	58. Poet's "before"	3
33A	59. Olla podrida, for one	4
34A	60. Sheep's cry	3
35A	61. Where you can find a 17-Across perched on an 11-Down devouring a 25-Down	11
36A	66. Noah's construction	3
37A	67. Opening remarks	5
38A	68. One of the Allman Brothers	5
39A	69. Envision	3
40A	70. Valuable item	5
41A	71. New York's Memorial ___ Kettering Cancer Center	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Vehicles on snow-covered hills"

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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Words that mean the same thing: sledge, sleigh, sled
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Watering place for a camel"

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 fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
• Words that mean the same thing: haven
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OASIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Indoor animal"

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 domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: darling, favourite, positron emission tomography
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. "The Fox and the Grapes" storyteller"

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 greek author of fables (circa 620-560 bc)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AESOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Trick-taking card game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
• Words that mean the same thing: long whist, short whist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WHIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Messenger ___"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Large bird of prey with a brownish-yellow neck"

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: GOLDENEAGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Suffix with cynic or skeptic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
• Words that mean the same thing: doctrine, philosophy, school of thought
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Pleased"

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 any of numerous plants of the genus gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and south africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
• Words that mean the same thing: gladiolus, gladiola, happy
• The opposite would be: sad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Hombre"

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 adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
• Words that mean the same thing: serviceman, humankind, homo
• The opposite would be: civilian, woman
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Pool stick"

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 actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
• Words that mean the same thing: cue stick, pool cue, remind
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Make excited, as a crowd"

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: FIREUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Smooshed into compact layers"

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: PANCAKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. ___ carte (ordered separately)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Blue race in "Avatar""

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: NAVI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Kind of pickle"

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 aromatic old world herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: Anethum graveolens, dill weed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. ___ for tat"

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 either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: nipple, mammilla, knocker
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Actor Kevin whose last name shares four letters with his first"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962)
• Words that mean the same thing: Franz Kline, Franz Joseph Kline
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KLINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Eric Clapton hit that's over seven minutes long"

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: LAYLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Light bulb unit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
• Words that mean the same thing: James Watt, W
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Butchers' offerings"

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 flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
• Words that mean the same thing: nitty-gritty, pith, gist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Like tops and tales"

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 revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
• Words that mean the same thing: twirl, birl, spin around
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Speak extemporaneously"

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: ADLIB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Boringly proper"

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 characterized by dignity and propriety
• Words that mean the same thing: sedate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Conclude"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: oddment, remainder, goal
• The opposite would be: beginning, begin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Greek god of love"

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 (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
• Words that mean the same thing: physical attraction, concupiscence, sexual desire
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EROS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Away from the wind, nautically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. It's just a number, they say"

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: get on, mature, 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 29 Across: "52. Single, double and triple, on the diamond"

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: BASEHITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Shows mercy to"

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 an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
• Words that mean the same thing: part with, spar, fifth wheel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPARES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Plant bristle"

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 slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Poet's "before""

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Olla podrida, for one"

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

  The answer is: STEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. Sheep's cry"

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 cry made by sheep
• Words that mean the same thing: blat, blate, bleat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Where you can find a 17-Across perched on an 11-Down devouring a 25-Down"

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: MEXICANFLAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Noah's construction"

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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Opening remarks"

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 formally making a person known to another or to the public
• Words that mean the same thing: presentation, introduction
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. One of the Allman Brothers"

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: DUANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. Envision"

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 seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
• Words that mean the same thing: experience, visualise, control
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "70. Valuable item"

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 useful or valuable quality
• Words that mean the same thing: plus
• The opposite would be: liability
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Across: "71. New York's Memorial ___ Kettering Cancer Center"

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: SLOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

March 15, 2021 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Droop	3
2D	2. Zodiac sign before Virgo	3
3D	3. Course for some immigrants, in brief	3
4D	4. Historic Kansas fort name	5
5D	5. Explore caves	7
6D	6. Like debts	4
7D	7. "Bingo!"	3
8D	8. Letter after rho	5
9D	9. Cuba or Aruba	6
10D	10. Sign maker's pattern	7
11D	11. Cactus with an edible fruit	11
12D	12. Follow as a consequence	5
13D	13. No longer feral	5
14D	18. Incendiary bomb material	6
15D	23. Formal ruling on a point of Islamic law	5
16D	24. Trojan War epic poem	5
17D	25. Venomous predator with a vibrating tail	11
18D	26. They get smashed at parties	7
19D	27. "Sadly ..."	4
20D	30. Strives for victory	4
21D	34. And others: Abbr.	4
22D	36. Sudden forward thrust	5
23D	37. World's longest continental mountain range	5
24D	39. Lose stamina	4
25D	41. Afternoon nap	6
26D	44. European region that lent its name to a nonconforming lifestyle	7
27D	46. "Could be ..."	7
28D	49. Ambulance sounds	6
29D	52. Rum-soaked desserts	5
30D	53. In the loop	5
31D	54. Messages that sometimes contain emojis	5
32D	56. Really, really bad	5
33D	59. Get off ___-free	4
34D	62. Fury	3
35D	63. Philosopher ___-tzu	3
36D	64. Get ___ on (ace)	3
37D	65. Four-star officer: Abbr.	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. Droop"

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 shape that sags
• Words that mean the same thing: droop, flag, swag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Zodiac sign before Virgo"

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 (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in leo
• Words that mean the same thing: Leo the Lion, Lion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Course for some immigrants, 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: ESL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Historic Kansas fort name"

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 elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
• Words that mean the same thing: skirt, sidestep, elude
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DODGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Explore caves"

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 explore natural caves
• Words that mean the same thing: cave
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPELUNK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Like debts"

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: OWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Bingo!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Letter after rho"

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 18th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIGMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Cuba or Aruba"

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 land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by 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: ISLAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sign maker's pattern"

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 sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STENCIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cactus with an edible fruit"

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: PRICKLYPEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Follow as a consequence"

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 issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
• Words that mean the same thing: result
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENSUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. No longer feral"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that correct by punishment or discipline
• Words that mean the same thing: naturalize, tone down, moderate
• The opposite would be: wild
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Incendiary bomb material"

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 gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAPALM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Formal ruling on a point of Islamic law"

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 ruling on a point of islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FATWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Trojan War epic poem"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a greek epic poem (attributed to homer) describing the siege of troy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILIAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Venomous predator with a vibrating tail"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
• Words that mean the same thing: rattler
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATTLESNAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. They get smashed at parties"

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 plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
• Words that mean the same thing: pinata
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINATAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. "Sadly ...""

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• Words that mean the same thing: ala, unfortunately, regrettably
• The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Strives for victory"

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 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Words that mean the same thing: compete, contend, vie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. And others: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Sudden forward thrust"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of moving forward suddenly
• Words that mean the same thing: thrust, hurtle, straight thrust
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUNGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. World's longest continental mountain range"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mountain range in south america running 5000 miles along the pacific coast
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANDES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Lose stamina"

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 hoop that covers a wheel
• Words that mean the same thing: jade, tyre, wear down
• The opposite would be: refresh, interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Afternoon nap"

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 nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIESTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. European region that lent its name to a nonconforming lifestyle"

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 a historical area and former kingdom in the czech republic
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOHEMIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. "Could be ...""

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 be contingent upon (something that is elided)
• Words that mean the same thing: count, calculate, bet
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEPENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "49. Ambulance sounds"

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 sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
• Words that mean the same thing: femme fatale, Delilah, Siren
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIRENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "52. Rum-soaked desserts"

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 small cake leavened with yeast
• Words that mean the same thing: baba
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BABAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "53. In the loop"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• Words that mean the same thing: cognizant, mindful, cognisant
• The opposite would be: unaware, unmindful
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. Messages that sometimes contain emojis"

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 the words of something written
• Words that mean the same thing: textual matter, textbook, text edition
• The opposite would be: trade edition
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEXTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. Really, really bad"

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 exceptionally bad or displeasing
• Words that mean the same thing: tremendous, dread, atrocious
• The opposite would be: nice
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWFUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "59. Get off ___-free"

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 native or inhabitant of scotland
• Words that mean the same thing: Scotsman, Scotchman
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "62. Fury"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: anger, ira, wrath
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "63. Philosopher ___-tzu"

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 member of a buddhist people inhabiting the area of the mekong river in laos and thailand and speaking the lao language; related to the thais
• Words that mean the same thing: Laotian
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "64. Get ___ on (ace)"

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 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 37 Down: "65. Four-star officer: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal term for information
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	62.8%
Short Answer	21	26.9%
History	3	3.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	41
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Monday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 18, 2025 at 08:41 PM

No 27,387 Fri Nov 01, 2024 NYT by Spencer Leach

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 01, 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. Like some tracks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer : elliptical, ovoid, elliptic, ellipse, oviform, oval, oval-shaped, prolate, egg-shaped, ovate




• The clue is 5. ___ Demand Action (gun control advocacy group). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOMS

  Possible Answer : ma, mommy, mama, momma, mamma, mum, mummy, mom, mammy




• The clue is 9. Deadly biters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASPS

  Possible Answer : asp_viper, asp, Egyptian_cobra, Naja_haje, Vipera_aspis




• The clue is 13. Where opposites don't attract?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESBIANBAR




• The clue is 16. Small scale business?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELI

  Possible Answer : deli, food_shop, delicatessen




• The clue is 17. Help resolve, as a conflict. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEESCALATE




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

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer : rupture, ginger_snap, ginger_nut, snap_bean, pushover, snap, grab, child's_play, centering, snapshot, lose_it, bust, press_stud, gingersnap, walkover, picnic, tear, crack, break_down, piece_of_cake, shoot, snatch, click, breeze, cinch, snatch_up, cracking, shot, snarl, photograph, duck_soup, flick, snap_fastener, catch, elasticity

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity




• The clue is 19. Nixon established it in 1970, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPA

  Possible Answer : EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency




• The clue is 20. Words on a red tag, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIS




• The clue is 21. Cause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEADTO




• The clue is 23. Family group. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAN

  Possible Answer : kinship_group, clan, tribe, kin, kindred, kin_group




• The clue is 24. Large amount, facetiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JILLION

  Possible Answer : zillion, gazillion, billion, trillion, jillion, million




• The clue is 25. Golden retriever who ends up with a chocolate lab?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: CHARLIEBUCKET




• The clue is 29. Bit of Muslim attire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIJAB

  Possible Answer : hijab




• The clue is 30. Accumulating bowlful while eating edamame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PODS

  Possible Answer : seedcase, cod, seedpod, fuel_pod, pod




• The clue is 31. Measure of heat, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BTU

  Possible Answer : BTU, B.Th.U., British_thermal_unit




• The clue is 34. Swears. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVOWS

  Possible Answer : avow, avouch, swear, affirm, assert, swan, verify, aver

  Possible Opposite Answer : disavow




• The clue is 35. Net alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORG




• The clue is 36. Eggs-terminates?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAYS

  Possible Answer : castrate, spay, neuter, alter




• The clue is 38. Nebraska senator Fischer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEB

  Possible Answer : debutante, deb




• The clue is 39. ___-Ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKEE




• The clue is 40. Shoes, casually. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KICKS

  Possible Answer : kick_back, bitch, bang, plain, beef, recoil, charge, complain, boot, sound_off, kicking, kvetch, give_up, quetch, flush, rush, thrill, kick, gripe, squawk

  Possible Opposite Answer : cheer




• The clue is 41. November handout. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: IVOTEDSTICKER




• The clue is 45. Assent to un hombre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SISENOR




• The clue is 47. Wine list heading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDS

  Possible Answer : loss, bolshy, Bolshevik, redness, red_ink, Red_River, red, Marxist, Red, bolshie

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 48. Lined up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INAROW




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

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

  The answer: BONO




• The clue is 50. "___ Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!" (long-running British reality show). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMA




• The clue is 53. Sensei's domain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOJO




• The clue is 54. "I" lift?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOBOOSTER




• The clue is 57. Animal on the flags of Spain, Montenegro and Sri Lanka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LION

  Possible Answer : Lion, lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo, king_of_beasts, Panthera_leo, social_lion




• The clue is 58. Product that reduces static cling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRYERSHEET




• The clue is 59. London-born actor who was People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2018. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELBA




• The clue is 60. "Dress for Less" sloganeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSS

  Possible Answer : Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, Nellie_Ross, Betsy_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Ross, Sir_Ronald_Ross, John_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Sir_John_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross




• The clue is 61. Wearers of the Star of Life, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMTS

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dated a while back?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDE

• The clue is 2. #2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEEP

• The clue is 3. Like Pi for much of "Life of Pi". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASEA

  Possible Answer: seaward, asea, seawards

• The clue is 4. Barbell abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LBS

  Possible Answer: pound, lb

• The clue is 5. Native East African people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAASAI

• The clue is 6. In which computer chips are used?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONLINEPOKER

• The clue is 7. Degs. for aspiring entrepreneurs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MBAS

  Possible Answer: MBA, Master_in_Business_Administration, Master_in_Business

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

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

  The answer: SAT

  Possible Answer: Sabbatum, sit, pose, baby-sit, seat, sit_around, posture, ride, Sat, Saturday, sit_down, model

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 9. Marketing department success. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADSALE

• The clue is 10. Line from an unhappy diner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENDITBACK

• The clue is 11. Writer of the "Phaedrus" circa 370 B.C.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLATO

  Possible Answer: Plato

• The clue is 12. Nurse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIPON

• The clue is 14. "Yeah, you're lying". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICALLBS

• The clue is 15. Archaeologist's finds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELICS

  Possible Answer: souvenir, keepsake, token, relic

• The clue is 22. Sighting at Yellowstone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: Alces_alces, elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, red_deer, European_elk, moose, Cervus_elaphus, American_elk

• The clue is 23. Where something rankling might stick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAW

  Possible Answer: crop, craw

• The clue is 24. Bench coverings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JUDGESROBES

• The clue is 25. Home to N'Djamena. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAD

  Possible Answer: Chad, Republic_of_Chad, Tchad, Chadic_language, chad, Lake_Chad, Chadic

• The clue is 26. Queen's residence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIVE

  Possible Answer: hive, beehive

• The clue is 27. "Hey, whatever pays the bills". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AJOBISAJOB

• The clue is 28. Drumming one's fingers, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORED

  Possible Answer: world-weary, bore, blase, drill, tire, bored

  Possible Opposite Answer : interest

• The clue is 32. Little one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYKE

  Possible Answer: minor, tiddler, nipper, tyke, nestling, child, shaver, small_fry, tike, boor, Tyke, churl, kid, fry, barbarian, peasant, Goth, youngster

• The clue is 33. Locale of a 1991 coup attempt by the Gang of Eight, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USSR

  Possible Answer: Union_of_Soviet_Socialist_Republics, Russia, USSR, Soviet_Union

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

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

  The answer: SKIDOOS

• The clue is 37. Shots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICS

  Possible Answer: picture_show, photo, movie, motion_picture, flick, exposure, moving-picture_show, motion-picture_show, photograph, pic, moving_picture, film, picture

• The clue is 39. Put away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOWED

  Possible Answer: stow

• The clue is 42. "Romeo and Juliet" setting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VERONA

  Possible Answer: Verona

• The clue is 43. Noted surname in avant-garde art. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer: Ono, Yoko_Ono

• The clue is 44. Certain saxophones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENORS

  Possible Answer: strain, tenor_voice, tenor

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

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

  The answer: SIDLE

  Possible Answer: sashay, sidle

• The clue is 46. Packed like sardines, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INOIL

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

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

  The answer: BOYO

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

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

  The answer: ITEM

  Possible Answer: point, detail, particular, item, token

• The clue is 51. What all straight lines on the surface of a sphere do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEET

  Possible Answer: match, gather, converge, play, fit, suffer, assemble, fulfill, run_across, forgather, contact, sports_meeting, touch, fulfil, conform_to, run_into, encounter, adjoin, see, receive, fitting, cope_with, take_on, come_across, foregather, satisfy, fill, get_together, meet

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

• The clue is 52. Dark ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer: art, fine_art, artistic_production, artistic_creation, artwork, prowess, nontextual_matter, humanistic_discipline, humanities, graphics, arts, liberal_arts, artistry

• The clue is 55. Watchdog's warning. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRR

• The clue is 56. Part of a pronoun pair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE