NYT 0905 Thur Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

Across Clues :

1. Domains, 6. Result of a bad investment, 10. Hollywood, with "the", 13. Aptly named novelist Charles, 14. Like the secretary of commerce, in the U.S. presidential line of succession, 15. "To" words, 16. Tried getting on a Jumbotron, say, 18. Unit equivalent to 16.5 feet, 19. Spacecraft name since the 1960s, 20. Fund, as a 401(k), 22. Inverse trig function, 24. Approaching empty, 25. Loud, in a way, 26. The Raptors, on scoreboards, 27. Enjoyed some cozy reading, 30. Natural treatment for insect bites, 32. Aetna alternative, 33. "Easy there, Fido!", 36. Paperless means of entry, 40. Spanish city on the Costa del Sol, 42. High-fat diet, 43. Attacked imaginary enemies, in an idiom, 48. Debtor's letters, 49. Big name in bubbly, 50. "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief, 51. "Au contraire!", 53. Kids' toy that comes in a can, 55. Like home devices with advanced capabilities, 56. Polite address, 57. Made money dishonestly, 61. What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for, 62. What Comic Sans is "sans", 63. Crane lookalike, 64. Corral, 65. Peer group?, 66. Famous '50s flop

Down Clues :

1. Museum of Bad ___ (Boston attraction), 2. Vintage car inits., 3. Swallows one's pride, 4. Arranged temporarily, 5. "Peace", 6. Moon lander acronym, 7. Dinner with minimal cleanup, 8. Scarecrow topper, perhaps, 9. Horse-drawn carriage, 10. Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans, 11. "Ditto!", 12. Equine hybrid with striped legs, 14. Looney Tunes nickname, 17. Brink, 21. Where overflow stock might be kept, 22. Slightly, 23. Hershey candy wrapped in gold foil, 24. "The Three-Body Problem" author ___ Cixin, 28. "What do you even need me for?", 29. Singer DiFranco, 31. Ill will, 34. Interdict, 35. Like the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Rothschilds, 37. Fannies, 38. ___ mess (English dessert), 39. Trumpet, 41. National spirit of England, 43. Excites, 44. "L'chaim!", 45. Annoy over time, 46. The long way there?, 47. Noted facial feature of Einstein, informally, 52. Really put off, 54. Vaccine shot, e.g., 55. Letters on some lotion bottles, 58. Member of the fam, 59. Nail holder, 60. Show commemorating its 50th season in 2024, in brief

 Sep 05, 2024 Crossword Clues with Answers Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 05, 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. Domains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREAS

  Possible Answer : surface_area, expanse, area, region, country, arena, orbit, domain, field, sphere




• The clue is 6. Result of a bad investment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSS

  Possible Answer : release, loss, deprivation, personnel_casualty, going, exit, red, departure, passing, expiration, red_ink

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 10. Hollywood, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIZ

  Possible Answer : game, biz




• The clue is 13. Aptly named novelist Charles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READE




• The clue is 14. Like the secretary of commerce, in the U.S. presidential line of succession. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENTH

  Possible Answer : 10th, tenth_part, ten_percent, one-tenth, tenth




• The clue is 15. "To" words. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 16. Tried getting on a Jumbotron, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOTHECAMERA




• The clue is 18. Unit equivalent to 16.5 feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROD

  Possible Answer : pole, retinal_rod, gat, rod, rod_cell, perch




• The clue is 19. Spacecraft name since the 1960s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOYUZ




• The clue is 20. Fund, as a 401(k). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAYINTO




• The clue is 22. Inverse trig function. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCCOS

  Possible Answer : arccosine, inverse_cosine, arccos, arc_cosine




• The clue is 24. Approaching empty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOW

  Possible Answer : blue, lowly, scummy, Low, dispirited, downcast, down, abject, depleted, moo, broken, miserable, David_Low, gloomy, grim, downhearted, humiliated, low-toned, down_in_the_mouth, crushed, low, low-pitched, small, first, scurvy, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low, low_gear, depression, low-spirited, humbled, Sir_David_Low, low-down, modest, first_gear, depressed, humble

  Possible Opposite Answer : high




• The clue is 25. Loud, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEON

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_10, neon, Ne




• The clue is 26. The Raptors, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOR

  Possible Answer : tor




• The clue is 27. Enjoyed some cozy reading. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPWITHABOOK




• The clue is 30. Natural treatment for insect bites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer : aloe




• The clue is 32. Aetna alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUMANA




• The clue is 33. "Easy there, Fido!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOWNBOY




• The clue is 36. Paperless means of entry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETICKET




• The clue is 40. Spanish city on the Costa del Sol. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MALAGA

  Possible Answer : Malaga




• The clue is 42. High-fat diet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KETO




• The clue is 43. Attacked imaginary enemies, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATWINDMILLS




• The clue is 48. Debtor's letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOU

  Possible Answer : IOU




• The clue is 49. Big name in bubbly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOET




• The clue is 50. "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIN

  Possible Answer : min, Min, Fukkianese, Amoy, Hokkianese, Min_dialect, Taiwanese, minute, Fukien




• The clue is 51. "Au contraire!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITISNT




• The clue is 53. Kids' toy that comes in a can. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLAYDOH




• The clue is 55. Like home devices with advanced capabilities. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMART

  Possible Answer : impertinent, smartness, wise, impudent, smart, ache, overbold, saucy, smarting, chic, sassy, fresh, hurt, voguish, bright

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




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

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

  The answer: SIR

  Possible Answer : sir, Sir




• The clue is 57. Made money dishonestly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONESPOCKETS




• The clue is 61. What a high-altitude balloon might be mistaken for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFO

  Possible Answer : flying_saucer, unidentified_flying_object, UFO




• The clue is 62. What Comic Sans is "sans". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERIF

  Possible Answer : serif, seriph




• The clue is 63. Crane lookalike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERON

  Possible Answer : Heron, heron, Hero, Hero_of_Alexandria




• The clue is 64. Corral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEN

  Possible Answer : penitentiary, pen, indite, compose, playpen, write




• The clue is 65. Peer group?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYES

  Possible Answer : eyes, middle, optic, eye, center, heart, oculus, eyeball, centre




• The clue is 66. Famous '50s flop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDSEL

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Museum of Bad ___ (Boston attraction). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ART

  Possible Answer: art, artistic_creation, artistic_production, artistry, artwork, fine_art, nontextual_matter, prowess, graphics

• The clue is 2. Vintage car inits.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REO

• The clue is 3. Swallows one's pride. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: EATSCROW

• The clue is 4. Arranged temporarily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADHOC

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

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

  The answer: SEEYOU

• The clue is 6. Moon lander acronym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEM

  Possible Answer: lunar_module, LEM, lunar_excursion_module

• The clue is 7. Dinner with minimal cleanup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEPOTMEAL

• The clue is 8. Scarecrow topper, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: STRAWHAT

• The clue is 9. Horse-drawn carriage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAY

  Possible Answer: shay, chaise

• The clue is 10. Island that's home to most of the world's wild orangutans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORNEO

  Possible Answer: Kalimantan, Borneo

• The clue is 11. "Ditto!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDOTOO

• The clue is 12. Equine hybrid with striped legs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEDONK

• The clue is 14. Looney Tunes nickname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAZ

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

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

  The answer: CUSP

  Possible Answer: leaflet, cusp

• The clue is 21. Where overflow stock might be kept. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INBACK

• The clue is 22. Slightly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATAD

• The clue is 23. Hershey candy wrapped in gold foil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLO

• The clue is 24. "The Three-Body Problem" author ___ Cixin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIU

• The clue is 28. "What do you even need me for?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHYAMIHERE

• The clue is 29. Singer DiFranco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANI

  Possible Answer: ani

• The clue is 31. Ill will. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENMITY

  Possible Answer: enmity, hostility, ill_will, antagonism

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

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

  The answer: BAN

  Possible Answer: prohibition, cast_out, proscription, Bachelor_of_Arts_in_Nursing, ostracise, forbidding, ban, blackball, ostracize, banning, shun, BAN, banish, censor, forbiddance

• The clue is 35. Like the Rockefellers, Roosevelts and Rothschilds. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: OLDMONEY

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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: KEISTERS

  Possible Answer: prat, tail_end, fundament, tush, bottom, arse, butt, ass, can, tooshie, fanny, bum, stern, behind, rear_end, posterior, keister, rear, tail, derriere, hind_end, buttocks, seat, backside, buns, hindquarters, nates, rump

• The clue is 38. ___ mess (English dessert). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON

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

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

  The answer: TOUT

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

• The clue is 41. National spirit of England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIN

  Possible Answer: gin_rummy, gin, cotton_gin, noose, snare, knock_rummy

• The clue is 43. Excites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPSUP

• The clue is 44. "L'chaim!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOLIFE

• The clue is 45. Annoy over time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEARON

• The clue is 46. The long way there?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMO

  Possible Answer: limo, limousine

• The clue is 47. Noted facial feature of Einstein, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STACHE

• The clue is 52. Really put off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRKED

  Possible Answer: gall, irk

• The clue is 54. Vaccine shot, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOSE

  Possible Answer: venereal_infection, sexually_transmitted_disease, loony_toons, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, Elvis, venereal_disease, Zen, drug, Cupid's_disease, dose, acid, dosage, superman, STD, back_breaker, Venus's_curse, pane, window_pane, battery-acid, social_disease, dot, VD, Cupid's_itch

• The clue is 55. Letters on some lotion bottles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPF

  Possible Answer: sun_protection_factor, SPF

• The clue is 58. Member of the fam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

  Possible Answer: Systeme_International, International_System_of_Units, sis, ti, SI_unit, silicon, SI, te, Si, sister, SI_system, Systeme_International_d'Unites, si, atomic_number_14, International_System

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother

• The clue is 59. Nail holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toe, toenail

• The clue is 60. Show commemorating its 50th season in 2024, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

February 05, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (33 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, February 05, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

February 05, 2022 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Birdie of Broadway's "Bye Bye Birdie"	6
2A	7. Maize patties	6
3A	13. Throw on the floor	7
4A	15. Poet who wrote "Love is so short, forgetting is so long"	6
5A	16. Korean rice dish often served in a hot stone bowl	8
6A	18. Silent partner?	6
7A	19. Replete (with)	5
8A	20. Like the villainous Max Shreck, at the end of "Batman Returns"	5
9A	22. Like typical projects in Popular Mechanics magazine, in brief	3
10A	23. Palindromic periodical title	4
11A	24. Crime show extras, for short	5
12A	25. Memory measure	4
13A	26. Word with bass or bed	3
14A	27. Humble	5
15A	28. ___ noires (bugbears)	5
16A	29. Certain pie filling	11
17A	31. Archetypal bossypants	11
18A	32. Result of selling out	11
19A	33. Part of a quote	5
20A	34. Tears	5
21A	35. It's a racket	3
22A	38. Horne of music	4
23A	39. Disbands	5
24A	40. Live on water, say	4
25A	41. Part of a play group?	3
26A	42. Sayings attributed to Jesus	5
27A	43. "I can row a boat. ___?" (groaner joke)	5
28A	44. Dome	6
29A	46. Sugar substitute?	8
30A	48. Russian writer and dissident Limonov	6
31A	49. There's no doubt about it	7
32A	50. Gets tight	6
33A	51. "Ruff ___ Anthem," 1998 hit single for DMX	6

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. Birdie of Broadway's "Bye Bye Birdie""

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 2 Across: "7. Maize patties"

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: AREPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Throw on the floor"

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: AREARUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Poet who wrote "Love is so short, forgetting is so long""

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 chilean poet (1904-1973)
• Words that mean the same thing: Reyes, Neftali Ricardo Reyes, Pablo Neruda
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERUDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Korean rice dish often served in a hot stone bowl"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: BIBIMBAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Silent partner?"

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 causing or capable of causing death
• Words that mean the same thing: lethal, deathly, baneful
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEADLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Replete (with)"

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 infested with lice
• Words that mean the same thing: crappy, dirty, stinky
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOUSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Like the villainous Max Shreck, at the end of "Batman Returns""

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: TASED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Like typical projects in Popular Mechanics magazine, 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: DIY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Palindromic periodical title"

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: ELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Crime show extras, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: PERPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Memory measure"

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 sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of 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: BYTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Word with bass or bed"

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 division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: 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: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Humble"

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 the lower of two berths
• Words that mean the same thing: humbled, depress, glower
• The opposite would be: raise, high
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. ___ noires (bugbears)"

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 maintain with or as if with a bet
• Words that mean the same thing: count, wager, 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: BETES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Certain pie filling"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BANANACREAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Archetypal bossypants"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: PETTYTYRANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Result of selling out"

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: PACKEDHOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. Part of a quote"

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 property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
• Words that mean the same thing: toll, Leontyne Price, Mary Leontyne Price
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Tears"

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 tear or be torn violently
• Words that mean the same thing: rip, rend, rive
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. It's a racket"

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 loud harsh or strident noise
• Words that mean the same thing: clamor, cacophony, commotion
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Horne of music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a russian river in siberia; flows northward into the laptev sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Lena River
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Disbands"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a complete failure
• Words that mean the same thing: fizzle, tear, raid
• The opposite would be: repair
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUSTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Live on water, say"

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 abstaining from food
• Words that mean the same thing: riotous, fasting, firm
• The opposite would be: slow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Part of a play group?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
• Words that mean the same thing: behave, work, pretend
• The opposite would be: refrain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Sayings attributed to Jesus"

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 saying of jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the gospels
• Words that mean the same thing: logion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOGIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. "I can row a boat. ___?" (groaner joke)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "44. Dome"

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 informal terms for a human head
• Words that mean the same thing: bonce, noodle, dome
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOGGIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "46. Sugar substitute?"

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: SNOOKUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Russian writer and dissident Limonov"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EDUARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "49. There's no doubt about it"

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: SUREBET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "50. Gets tight"

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 grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
• Words that mean the same thing: tense up, strain, tense
• The opposite would be: unstrain, relax
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "51. "Ruff ___ Anthem," 1998 hit single for DMX"

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: RYDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle February 05, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Old-time messages	6
2D	2. Colorful bird in the blackbird family	6
3D	3. Crab ___	6
4D	4. Subject of an end-of-year office memo, maybe	5
5D	5. Horde	4
6D	6. Talk over?	3
7D	7. Home to the highest active volcano in the world	5
8D	8. Kind of grass	4
9D	9. Period	3
10D	10. Sighting in a classic Looney Tunes cartoon	8
11D	11. Appointed by the court	7
12D	12. Accept a proposal	6
13D	14. Marijuana, some say	11
14D	17. The right one can produce a smile	11
15D	21. Bronze producers	11
16D	24. ___ Vecchio	5
17D	25. Eponym of a lifetime achievement award in fashion since 1984	5
18D	27. Holiday pancake	5
19D	28. Majors, say	5
20D	29. Kufrin of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette"	5
21D	30. Disgusting buildups	5
22D	31. One way to put on a coat	8
23D	32. Like early uncensored Hollywood films	7
24D	33. Hollywood precursor?	6
25D	35. River that flows through or beside 10 countries	6
26D	36. Compound with a chemical "twin"	6
27D	37. Nonproliferation treaty subjects, in brief	6
28D	39. Gets tight (with)	5
29D	40. Staged	5
30D	42. Bygone Vatican money	4
31D	43. Booker of the Senate	4
32D	45. Oomph	3
33D	47. "___ Mutual Friend" (Dickens's last completed novel)	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. Old-time messages"

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 telegram sent abroad
• Words that mean the same thing: cable, cable's length, cablegram
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CABLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Colorful bird in the blackbird family"

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 mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
• Words that mean the same thing: Old World oriole, New World oriole, American oriole
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Crab ___"

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 medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEBULA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Subject of an end-of-year office memo, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the amount a salary is increased
• Words that mean the same thing: erect, bring up, put forward
• The opposite would be: demote, descent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Horde"

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 a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
• Words that mean the same thing: USA, ground forces, US Army
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Talk over?"

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 new sounds added by dubbing
• Words that mean the same thing: knight, nickname
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Home to the highest active volcano in the world"

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 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 8 Down: "8. Kind of grass"

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 tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
• Words that mean the same thing: beating-reed instrument, vibrating reed, reed instrument
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Period"

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 period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, geological era, epoch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sighting in a classic Looney Tunes cartoon"

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: PUDDYTAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Appointed by the court"

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: ADLITEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Accept a proposal"

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: SAYYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Marijuana, some say"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: GATEWAYDRUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. The right one can produce a smile"

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 either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
• Words that mean the same thing: aside, divagation, digression
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARENTHESIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Bronze producers"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: SPRAYONTANS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. ___ Vecchio"

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: PONTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Eponym of a lifetime achievement award in fashion since 1984"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BEENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Holiday pancake"

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 made of grated potato and egg with a little flour
• Words that mean the same thing: potato pancake
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LATKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Majors, say"

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 alloy of copper and zinc
• Words that mean the same thing: boldness, nerve, organisation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Kufrin of "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette""

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: BECCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Disgusting buildups"

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 heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
• Words that mean the same thing: filth, crud, skank
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. One way to put on a coat"

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: PAINTGUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Like early uncensored Hollywood films"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: PRECODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Hollywood precursor?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, and pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
• Words that mean the same thing: major planet, satellite
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLANET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. River that flows through or beside 10 countries"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the 2nd longest european river (after the volga); flows from southwestern germany to the black sea
• Words that mean the same thing: Danube River, Danau
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DANUBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Compound with a chemical "twin""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a compound that exists in forms having different arrangements of atoms but the same molecular weight
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ISOMER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Nonproliferation treaty subjects, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NTESTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Gets tight (with)"

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 electrical force linking atoms
• Words that mean the same thing: bind, bond certificate, bail
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BONDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. Staged"

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 make a copy of with the intent to deceive
• Words that mean the same thing: manipulate, forge, bull
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. Bygone Vatican money"

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 basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: lira, Italian lira, Turkish lira
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Booker of the Senate"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Oomph"

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 state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Words that mean the same thing: gasconade, tout, accelerator
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. "___ Mutual Friend" (Dickens's last completed novel)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	71.2%
Short Answer	7	10.6%
Literature	3	4.5%
History	2	3.0%
Movies/Film	2	3.0%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	33
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	5.7 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 Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 12, 2025 at 03:29 AM