September 07, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, September 07, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

NYT Monday Crossword Across Clues - September 07, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Something that may be bitten or busted	3
2A	4. No laughing ___	6
3A	10. "___-voom!"	4
4A	14. DuVernay who directed "Selma"	3
5A	15. Printing goofs	6
6A	16. "___ go bragh!"	4
7A	17. Entranceway to London's Hyde Park	10
8A	19. Brainy sort	4
9A	20. Starting stake	4
10A	21. Summer coolers, for short	3
11A	22. Eye makeup	5
12A	23. "Yee-___!"	3
13A	25. Kids' game that usually ends in a draw	9
14A	28. Eternal	7
15A	31. Ranter's emotion	4
16A	32. "No lie!"	6
17A	33. Designer Oscar ___ Renta	4
18A	34. Go "boo-hoo-hoo!"	3
19A	37. Singer Yoko	3
20A	38. North Carolinian	7
21A	40. Safe Drinking Water Act enforcer, for short	3
22A	41. Japanese moolah	3
23A	42. Actress Jessica	4
24A	43. Speaks impertinently to	6
25A	45. Classic pie crust ingredient	4
26A	46. "The birds and the bees"	7
27A	47. Popular food fish that's actually a flounder	9
28A	51. Thanksgiving side dish	3
29A	52. How the surprised are taken	5
30A	53. Miracle on ___ (1980 Winter Olympics upset)	3
31A	55. Greek cheese	4
32A	58. Ending for "right to" or "put to"	4
33A	59. How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are?	10
34A	62. Connecting point	4
35A	63. Joseph who wrote "Heart of Darkness"	6
36A	64. Roth ___ (investment)	3
37A	65. "S.N.L." bit	4
38A	66. Artists' stands	6
39A	67. What prevents a coffee cup from spilling	3

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. Something that may be bitten or busted"

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 either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
• Words that mean the same thing: brim, backtalk, back talk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. No laughing ___"

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 vaguely specified concern
• Words that mean the same thing: subject, thing, affair
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "___-voom!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: VAVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. DuVernay who directed "Selma""

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: AVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Printing goofs"

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 mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
• Words that mean the same thing: typographical error, typo, literal error
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERRATA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "___ go bragh!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Entranceway to London's Hyde Park"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: MARBLEARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Brainy sort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: grind, dweeb, wonk
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Starting stake"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Summer coolers, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
• Words that mean the same thing: AC, actinium, atomic number 89
• The opposite would be: direct current
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Eye makeup"

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 (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
• Words that mean the same thing: line drive, ocean liner, lining
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. "Yee-___!""

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 spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus crataegus
• Words that mean the same thing: hawthorn
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Kids' game that usually ends in a draw"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TICTACTOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Eternal"

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 continuing forever or indefinitely
• Words that mean the same thing: perpetual, eternal, unceasing
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGELESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Ranter's emotion"

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 feeling of intense anger
• Words that mean the same thing: storm, fury, furor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. "No lie!""

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 not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
• Words that mean the same thing: honorable, dependable, fair
• The opposite would be: dishonest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Designer Oscar ___ Renta"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Go "boo-hoo-hoo!""

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: dickhead, asshole, motherfucker
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Singer Yoko"

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. North Carolinian"

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 native or resident of north carolina
• Words that mean the same thing: North Carolinian
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARHEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Safe Drinking Water Act enforcer, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Japanese moolah"

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 yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: yearn, hankering, pine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Actress Jessica"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Speaks impertinently 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 impudent or insolent rejoinder
• Words that mean the same thing: lip, backtalk, back talk
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Classic pie crust ingredient"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. "The birds and the bees""

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: SEXTALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. Popular food fish that's actually a flounder"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LEMONSOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Thanksgiving side dish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that edible tuber of any of several yams
• Words that mean the same thing: yam plant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. How the surprised are taken"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having the wind against the forward side of the sails
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABACK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Miracle on ___ (1980 Winter Olympics upset)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: icing, deoxyephedrine, methamphetamine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Greek cheese"

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: FETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Ending for "right to" or "put to""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that activity directed toward making or doing something
• Words that mean the same thing: lick, study, employment
• The opposite would be: malfunction, idle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WORK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are?"

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: ABOUTAFOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Connecting point"

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 connecting point at which several lines come together
• Words that mean the same thing: lymph node, client, lymph gland
• The opposite would be: antinode
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Joseph who wrote "Heart of Darkness""

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 english novelist (born in poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)
• Words that mean the same thing: Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski, Joseph Conrad
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONRAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Roth ___ (investment)"

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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: wrath, Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. "S.N.L." bit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a short theatrical episode
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "66. Artists' stands"

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 upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
• Words that mean the same thing: easel
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "67. What prevents a coffee cup from spilling"

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 either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
• Words that mean the same thing: palpebra, hat, eyelid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LID

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle September 07, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Dalai ___	4
2D	2. Any of several Russian czars	4
3D	3. Temple on Athens's Acropolis	9
4D	4. Blanc who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig	3
5D	5. Geometry calculation	4
6D	6. Political or religious pamphlets	6
7D	7. Some ankle bones	5
8D	8. And so on: Abbr.	3
9D	9. When repeated, very enthused	3
10D	10. Home to St. Mark's Basilica	6
11D	11. "There ___ enough hours in the day ..."	5
12D	12. "Black-capped" or "yellow-throated" songbird	5
13D	13. ___ the Giant (legendary 7'4" wrestler)	5
14D	18. "If ___ Street Could Talk," 2018 film for which Regina King won an Oscar	5
15D	22. California soccer club	8
16D	24. Where Jericho and Bethlehem are located	8
17D	26. First Nations tribe	4
18D	27. Author Gay	6
19D	28. "___, matey!"	4
20D	29. Disappeared	4
21D	30. Alternative to an elevator	6
22D	33. UPS alternative	3
23D	34. Staple of Asian cooking	9
24D	35. German auto	4
25D	36. Sunbathe	4
26D	39. Start over	4
27D	44. Aides, collectively	5
28D	45. Old-fashioned keepsake	6
29D	46. Like passwords, one hopes	6
30D	47. Playing surfaces for croquet	5
31D	48. Some downloadable reading	5
32D	49. Tuesday, in Tours	5
33D	50. Civic club whose motto is "We Serve"	5
34D	54. And others: Abbr.	4
35D	56. Singer Amos	4
36D	57. Slightly	4
37D	59. King beater	3
38D	60. Pet with which you might form a tight bond	3
39D	61. Drawbacks to a free app	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. Dalai ___"

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 tibetan or mongolian priest of lamaism
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Lama
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Any of several Russian czars"

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: IVAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Temple on Athens's Acropolis"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the main temple of the goddess athena; built on the acropolis in athens more than 400 years b.c.; example of doric architecture
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARTHENON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Blanc who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig"

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: MEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Geometry calculation"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: sphere, orbit, surface area
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Political or religious pamphlets"

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 an extended area of land
• Words that mean the same thing: nerve tract, piece of ground, tract
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Some ankle bones"

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 part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively
• Words that mean the same thing: tarsus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARSI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. And so on: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: ETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. When repeated, very enthused"

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: RAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Home to St. Mark's Basilica"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the provincial capital of veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the gulf of venice; has canals instead of streets; one of italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
• Words that mean the same thing: Venezia
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VENICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "There ___ enough hours in the day ...""

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: ARENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Black-capped" or "yellow-throated" songbird"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various small insectivorous american birds chiefly olive-grey in color
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. ___ the Giant (legendary 7'4" wrestler)"

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: ANDRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "If ___ Street Could Talk," 2018 film for which Regina King won an Oscar"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BEALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. California soccer club"

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: LAGALAXY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Where Jericho and Bethlehem are located"

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: WESTBANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. First Nations tribe"

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 member of an algonquian people living in central canada
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Author Gay"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TALESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. "___, matey!""

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: AHOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Disappeared"

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 change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
• Words that mean the same thing: survive, hold up, run low
• The opposite would be: come, be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Alternative to an elevator"

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 flight of stairs or a flight of steps
• Words that mean the same thing: steps, step, stair
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. UPS alternative"

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: DHL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Staple of Asian cooking"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SESAMEOIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. German auto"

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 german industrialist who was the first in germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)
• Words that mean the same thing: Wilhelm von Opel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Sunbathe"

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 derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
• Words that mean the same thing: savor, enjoy, savour
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Start over"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that do over, as of (part of) a house
• Words that mean the same thing: refashion, reconstruct, make over
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Aides, collectively"

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 personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
• Words that mean the same thing: faculty, stave
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STAFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Old-fashioned keepsake"

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 small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCKET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Like passwords, one hopes"

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 get by special effort
• Words that mean the same thing: plug, stop up, guarantee
• The opposite would be: unfasten, insecure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SECURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Playing surfaces for croquet"

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 field of cultivated and mowed grass
• Words that mean the same thing: lawn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAWNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Some downloadable reading"

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: EBOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Tuesday, in Tours"

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: MARDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Civic club whose motto is "We Serve""

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 large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
• Words that mean the same thing: social lion, king of beasts, Leo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. 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 35 Down: "56. Singer Amos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
• Words that mean the same thing: torus, tore, toroid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Slightly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. King beater"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: one, champion, crack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "60. Pet with which you might form a tight bond"

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 long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
• Words that mean the same thing: feather boa
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. Drawbacks to a free app"

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 public promotion of some product or service
• Words that mean the same thing: advert, advertising, advertizement
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	60.3%
Short Answer	13	16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	6	7.7%
Abbreviation	3	3.8%
Food & Drink	3	3.8%
Sports	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	2	2.6%
History	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 22, 2025 at 06:27 PM

January 10, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (44 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 81 (37 Across, 44 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

NYT Tuesday Crossword Across Clues - January 10, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "Rent" character who sings "Light My Candle"	4
2A	5. "And there you have it!"	5
3A	10. "Woo-hoo! The weekend's here!"	4
4A	14. Stench	4
5A	15. Darling one	6
6A	16. Otherwise	4
7A	17. Titular animated character whose theme music is by Henry Mancini	11
8A	19. Place for a ponytail	4
9A	20. Add, as an extra perk	6
10A	21. Indian and Arctic	6
11A	23. Baseball great Mel	3
12A	24. Cereal mascot whose catchphrase is "They're gr-r-reat!"	12
13A	29. Like a famed piper	4
14A	31. Winning tic-tac-toe line, when player X isn't paying attention	3
15A	32. All together	5
16A	33. Barely manage	8
17A	36. Certain sib	3
18A	38. Triumphed	3
19A	39. Fictional feline from Japan … or how one might greet 17-, 24-, 54- or 65-Across	10
20A	42. Yard cover	3
21A	45. Wooden part of a railroad track	3
22A	46. Animal with a long, sticky tongue	8
23A	50. ___ Gay (W.W. II plane)	5
24A	52. Song refrain syllable	3
25A	53. There's no place like it	4
26A	54. Oz resident lacking in courage	12
27A	59. Jenna Fischer's role on "The Office"	3
28A	60. Negotiator's refusal	6
29A	61. Toy item set up to be toppled	6
30A	63. Cried	4
31A	65. Lewis Carroll character with a disembodied smile	11
32A	68. Hoppy beers, in brief	4
33A	69. "Take the ___" (Duke Ellington classic)	6
34A	70. Partner	4
35A	71. London art museum	4
36A	72. Body parts that might be "bumped"	5
37A	73. Celebratory stadium cries	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. "Rent" character who sings "Light My Candle""

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: MIMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "And there you have it!""

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: VOILA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Woo-hoo! The weekend's here!""

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: TGIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Stench"

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 property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: olfactory sensation, scent, olfactory property
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Darling one"

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 little girl (usually one you are fond of)
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOPPET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Otherwise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Titular animated character whose theme music is by Henry Mancini"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: PINKPANTHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Place for a ponytail"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the back side of the neck
• Words that mean the same thing: nucha, scruff
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Add, as an extra perk"

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: TOSSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Indian and Arctic"

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 large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• Words that mean the same thing: sea, ocean
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCEANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Baseball great Mel"

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: OTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Cereal mascot whose catchphrase is "They're gr-r-reat!""

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: TONYTHETIGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Like a famed piper"

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 having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
• Words that mean the same thing: multi-colour, painted, varicoloured
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Winning tic-tac-toe line, when player X isn't paying attention"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. All together"

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: ASONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Barely manage"

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: SCRAPEBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Certain sib"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: silicon, sister, International System
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Triumphed"

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 basic unit of money in south korea
• Words that mean the same thing: North Korean won, advance, South Korean won
• The opposite would be: lose, fall back
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Fictional feline from Japan … or how one might greet 17-, 24-, 54- or 65-Across"

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: HELLOKITTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Yard cover"

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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
• Words that mean the same thing: greensward, sodomist, sward
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "45. Wooden part of a railroad track"

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 neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Words that mean the same thing: tie-up, link, bind
• The opposite would be: disconnect, untie
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "46. Animal with a long, sticky tongue"

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 toothless mammal of southern africa and asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
• Words that mean the same thing: Myrmecobius fasciatus, New World anteater, scaly anteater
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTEATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "50. ___ Gay (W.W. II plane)"

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: ENOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "52. Song refrain syllable"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: TRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "53. There's no place like it"

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 where you live at a particular time
• Words that mean the same thing: household, rest home, place
• The opposite would be: away
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "54. Oz resident lacking in courage"

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: COWARDLYLION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "59. Jenna Fischer's role on "The Office""

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: PAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "60. Negotiator's refusal"

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: NODEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Toy item set up to be toppled"

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 united states rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
• Words that mean the same thing: eye mask, Antoine Domino, half mask
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOMINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "63. Cried"

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 shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
• Words that mean the same thing: weep, cry
• The opposite would be: laugh
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "65. Lewis Carroll character with a disembodied smile"

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: CHESHIRECAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "68. Hoppy beers, in brief"

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: IPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "69. "Take the ___" (Duke Ellington classic)"

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: ATRAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "70. Partner"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the officer below the master on a commercial ship
• Words that mean the same thing: first mate, match, partner
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "71. London art museum"

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 united states poet and critic (1899-1979)
• Words that mean the same thing: Allen Tate, John Orley Allen Tate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "72. Body parts that might be "bumped""

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 hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
• Words that mean the same thing: fist, clenched fist
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "73. Celebratory stadium cries"

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: OLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle January 10, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Shaggy Beatles hairdos	7
2D	2. Inane	7
3D	3. Under-the-bed resident, in a child's imagination	7
4D	4. Peeves	4
5D	5. Middle of many German names	3
6D	6. Choose	3
7D	7. Old Apple picture-editing app	6
8D	8. Freeloader	5
9D	9. "___ Grows in Brooklyn"	5
10D	10. Pickleball relative	6
11D	11. Scottish city on the River Clyde	7
12D	12. Web connection letters	3
13D	13. Around 2%-3%, for a customer using a credit card	3
14D	15. Hand: Sp.	4
15D	18. Avocado's center	3
16D	22. Just one tiny bite	6
17D	25. Like the gases argon and xenon	5
18D	26. Ma who once left a $2.5 million cello in the trunk of a taxi	4
19D	27. Ambient music trailblazer Brian	3
20D	28. Stimpy's pal in cartoons	3
21D	30. Morse code "morsel"	3
22D	34. Old explosive device used to breach castle walls	6
23D	35. Retired QB Manning	3
24D	36. Mount that Moses mounted	5
25D	37. Hairy cousin in "The Addams Family"	3
26D	40. Philosopher Marx	4
27D	41. "___, sure, you betcha!" (classic Minnesotan expression)	3
28D	42. Fraction of a min.	3
29D	43. Artist/activist Yoko	3
30D	44. Thoroughly memorized	7
31D	47. Buzzworthy, say	7
32D	48. Flow (from)	7
33D	49. Broadcasts not done in a studio	7
34D	51. Founder of Taoism	6
35D	52. White House family in the 1840s	6
36D	55. Common after-dinner coffee preference	5
37D	56. Christine of "Chicago Hope"	5
38D	57. Norse god of wisdom and war	4
39D	58. Negative conjunction	3
40D	62. Note "to all staff"	4
41D	63. Cleverness	3
42D	64. Energy-monitoring org.	3
43D	66. Ordeal for many H.S. seniors	3
44D	67. What's-___-face	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. Shaggy Beatles hairdos"

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: MOPTOPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Inane"

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 insanely irresponsible
• Words that mean the same thing: ridiculous, imbecile, crackbrained
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDIOTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Under-the-bed resident, in a child's imagination"

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 an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
• Words that mean the same thing: freak, lusus naturae, teras
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONSTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Peeves"

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 irritate or vex
• Words that mean the same thing: irk, gall
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Middle of many German names"

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: VON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Choose"

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 select as an alternative over another
• Words that mean the same thing: choose, prefer
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Old Apple picture-editing app"

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: IPHOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Freeloader"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
• Words that mean the same thing: hirudinean, phlebotomize, sponger
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "___ Grows in Brooklyn""

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: ATREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Pickleball relative"

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 game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
• Words that mean the same thing: lawn tennis
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENNIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Scottish city on the River Clyde"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that largest city in scotland; a port on the clyde in west central scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLASGOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Web connection letters"

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: ISP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Around 2%-3%, for a customer using a credit card"

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 fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, bung
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Hand: Sp."

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: MANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Avocado's center"

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 sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Words that mean the same thing: mark, colliery, nether region
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Just one tiny bite"

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: ATASTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Like the gases argon and xenon"

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 titled peer of the realm
• Words that mean the same thing: baronial, imposing, nobleman
• The opposite would be: lowborn, Lady
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOBLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Ma who once left a $2.5 million cello in the trunk of a taxi"

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: YOYO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Ambient music trailblazer Brian"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Stimpy's pal in cartoons"

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: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Morse code "morsel""

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 longer of the two telegraphic signals used in morse code
• Words that mean the same thing: dash
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Old explosive device used to breach castle walls"

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 an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PETARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Retired QB Manning"

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: ELI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Mount that Moses mounted"

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

  The answer is: SINAI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Hairy cousin in "The Addams Family""

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: ITT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Philosopher Marx"

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: KARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. "___, sure, you betcha!" (classic Minnesotan expression)"

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: YAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Fraction of a min."

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 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the systeme international d'unites
• Words that mean the same thing: secant, unsweet, Securities and Exchange Commission
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Artist/activist Yoko"

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
• Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "44. Thoroughly memorized"

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: DOWNPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Buzzworthy, say"

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

  The answer is: TOPICAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Flow (from)"

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 proceed or issue forth, as from a source
• Words that mean the same thing: exhale, give forth
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMANATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Broadcasts not done in a studio"

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 device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
• Words that mean the same thing: remote control, remote
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REMOTES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. 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 35 Down: "52. White House family in the 1840s"

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 elected vice president and became the 10th president of the united states when harrison died (1790-1862)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Tyler, John Tyler, Tyler
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TYLERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "55. Common after-dinner coffee preference"

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 coffee with the caffeine removed
• Words that mean the same thing: decaffeinated coffee
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "56. Christine of "Chicago Hope""

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: LAHTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. Norse god of wisdom and war"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (norse mythology) ruler of the aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of frigg; identified with the teutonic wotan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. Negative conjunction"

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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Note "to all staff""

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 written proposal or reminder
• Words that mean the same thing: memoranda, memorandum
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Cleverness"

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 message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: humour, mental capacity, wag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. Energy-monitoring org."

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 independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Environmental Protection Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "66. Ordeal for many H.S. seniors"

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 the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
• Words that mean the same thing: Sabbatum, sit down, seat
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 44 Down: "67. What's-___-face"

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: HIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	64.2%
Short Answer	23	28.4%
Music	3	3.7%
Sports	1	1.2%
Geography	1	1.2%
History	1	1.2%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	44
Total Clues	81
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 04, 2025 at 11:37 PM