NYTimes Saturday, August 17, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

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NYTimes Saturday, August 17, 2024 

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 17, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ireland's second-best-selling musical act after U2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA




• The clue is 5. Forsythia, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRUB

  Possible Answer : shrub, bush




• The clue is 10. Verbally waver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAW

  Possible Answer : haw, hawthorn




• The clue is 13. Something shown to a rude houseguest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOOR

  Possible Answer : threshold, doorway, room_access, door




• The clue is 14. Mistreatment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUSE

  Possible Answer : mistreat, ill-treatment, maltreatment, ill-usage, revilement, contumely, pervert, blackguard, vilification, step, misuse, ill-use, maltreat, shout, ill-treat, insult, clapperclaw, abuse




• The clue is 15. "___ Agua Para Chocolate" (hit 1992 foreign-language film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMO




• The clue is 16. One might clean up lots of toys. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOGGROOMER




• The clue is 18. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOO




• The clue is 19. Grown in ___ (brand of frozen French fries). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, ID, Idaho




• The clue is 20. Reason one might read a "Speed Hump" sign and laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRTYMIND




• The clue is 22. One might be "slippery". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer : elmwood, elm_tree, elm




• The clue is 23. Epic backdrop, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAR

  Possible Answer : war, state_of_war, warfare

  Possible Opposite Answer : peace, make_peace




• The clue is 25. Some skintight clothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPERS

  Possible Answer : maker, shaping_machine, shaper




• The clue is 26. Coal miner's discovery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAM

  Possible Answer : wrinkle, crease, line, crinkle, furrow, bed, seam




• The clue is 28. Josh who voices Olaf in "Frozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAD

  Possible Answer : gad, generalized_anxiety_disorder, spur, GAD, anxiety_reaction, jazz_around, gallivant




• The clue is 30. Initial tentative attempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORAY

  Possible Answer : despoil, maraud, reave, foray, strip, plunder, rifle, raid, ransack, pillage, loot




• The clue is 31. Nonstop flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAIRMASTER




• The clue is 35. Jamie Lee Curtis or Neve Campbell, notably. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCREAMQUEEN




• The clue is 37. Really loses one's cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOESNUCLEAR




• The clue is 39. Planned Parenthood doc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBGYN




• The clue is 42. Often-bracketed bit of Latin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : sic, set




• The clue is 43. Mark as important, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAR

  Possible Answer : virtuoso, adept, sensation, prima, lead, headliner, hotshot, principal, wiz, champion, mavin, leading, whizz, whiz, star, maven, wizard, starring, ace, genius, star_topology, stellar, superstar, asterisk




• The clue is 45. You! All of you!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLVERS

  Possible Answer : problem_solver, convergent_thinker, solver




• The clue is 48. Lunes, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIA

  Possible Answer : DIA, Defense_Intelligence_Agency




• The clue is 50. The "1" in 8-8-1, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer : bond, standoff, tie, link, railroad_tie, tie_beam, wed, bind, necktie, attach, sleeper, crosstie, association, affiliation, linkup, tie-up, connect, tie-in, link_up, draw, marry, splice

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnect, untie




• The clue is 51. "Hold please"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INEEDAHUG




• The clue is 53. River through Glasgow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDE

  Possible Answer : Clyde




• The clue is 55. What lions can do that pumas cannot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAR

  Possible Answer : wail, bellow, yawl, yaup, roar, yowl, bellowing, hollering, ululate, thunder, boom, hollo, roaring, holla, holloa, howl, holler




• The clue is 56. "A deal's a deal!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOBACKSIES




• The clue is 58. ThinkPads, originally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBMS




• The clue is 59. ___ anglaise (rich custard). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREME




• The clue is 60. Survey unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRE

  Possible Answer : Akko, Akka, acre, Accho, Acre




• The clue is 61. Cry for help. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOS

  Possible Answer : SOS, sol, soh, so




• The clue is 62. Toaster's opening. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERES

  Possible Answer : Here, Hera, here

  Possible Opposite Answer : there




• The clue is 63. Randall's elder daughter on "This Is Us". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESS

  Possible Answer : si, atomic_number_52, te, Te, tellurium, ti

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Goes down the drain, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDIES

  Possible Answer: twist, eddy, Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy, whirl, Eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, Mary_Baker_Eddy

• The clue is 2. Thinks (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOODLES

  Possible Answer: bonce, bean, noodle, attic, noggin, dome

• The clue is 3. Stretcher bearers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOGAMATS

• The clue is 4. Frustrated cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGH

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

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

  The answer: SAO

• The clue is 6. "True Detective" and "The Wire," for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HBODRAMAS

• The clue is 7. One-named poet from the 13th century. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUMI

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

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

  The answer: USERS

  Possible Answer: substance_abuser, drug_user, exploiter, user

• The clue is 9. Sea bed?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERTH

  Possible Answer: bunk, place, moorage, built_in_bed, office, mooring, wharf, post, berth, tie_up, billet, spot, position, slip, situation, moor

• The clue is 10. Like Medina, Saudi Arabia, vis-à-vis Medina, Ohio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLIER

  Possible Answer: holy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

• The clue is 11. So-called "king of the Egyptian gods". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMONRA

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

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

  The answer: WOODSY

  Possible Answer: woodsy, arboreous, arboraceous, woody

• The clue is 15. Scouting gatherings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMPOREES

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

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer: row, words, quarrel, wrangle, rowing, course, run-in, dustup

• The clue is 21. "Get me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAFEEL

• The clue is 24. Match up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGREE

  Possible Answer: hold, harmonize, match, gibe, jibe, fit, agree, tally, consort, fit_in, concord, check, correspond, harmonise, accord, concur

  Possible Opposite Answer : disagree

• The clue is 27. Fashions out of whatever's lying around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACGYVERS

• The clue is 29. Sends to hell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMNS

  Possible Answer: hoot, darn, imprecate, anathemise, beshrew, maledict, shucks, anathemize, tinker's_dam, bedamn, damn, tinker's_damn, curse, red_cent, shit

  Possible Opposite Answer : bless

• The clue is 32. Worked on a collapsible table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONED

  Possible Answer: press, iron, ironed, iron_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unironed

• The clue is 33. Hit Netflix show whose pilot episode is titled "Red Light, Green Light". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SQUIDGAME

• The clue is 34. Stanley of "Julie & Julia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUCCI

• The clue is 36. Low-cost lager from Anheuser-Busch, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATTYICE

• The clue is 38. Eleven in Las Vegas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIDERS

  Possible Answer: despoiler, plunderer, pillager, raider, looter, freebooter, spoiler

• The clue is 39. God slain by his brother, then resurrected by his wife. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSIRIS

  Possible Answer: Osiris

• The clue is 40. Animal also known as a pygmy chimpanzee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONOBO

  Possible Answer: Pan_paniscus, bonobo, pygmy_chimpanzee

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

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

  The answer: GLEAMS

  Possible Answer: gleaming, lambency, gleam, glimmer, glow, shine, glisten, glint, glitter

• The clue is 44. ___ Puffs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REESES

• The clue is 46. In Buffalo, it's a faux pas to order this with Buffalo wings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANCH

  Possible Answer: ranch, cattle_ranch, cattle_farm, spread

• The clue is 47. Buttress, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORE

  Possible Answer: set_ashore, shore, prop, shoring, prop_up, land, shore_up

• The clue is 49. Frustrated cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACK

• The clue is 52. Eschew the subway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBER

• The clue is 54. Something that's good to do a 180 on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSAT

• The clue is 57. These, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CES

  Possible Answer: cerium, atomic_number_58, Ce

June 03, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 03, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (31 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

June 03, 2023 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Shape or edge, say	9
2A	10. Winner of three Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host	5
3A	15. Sword in the stone	9
4A	16. Jeers to a team at an away game, say	5
5A	17. Purify, in metallurgy	9
6A	18. Inclined to be verbose, informally	5
7A	19. City in northeast France, home of the country's oldest church	4
8A	20. What has spikes of interest?	6
9A	21. Four-time presidential candidate beginning in 1996	5
10A	24. Hawaiian for "long"	3
11A	26. Most common Korean surname	3
12A	27. 38-Across, as a prefix	4
13A	28. Walks with difficulty	5
14A	30. Bookstore section	3
15A	32. What a strangely quiet person might have	15
16A	36. "Don't hold back, it's my treat!"	15
17A	37. Words that may fail to soften an insult	15
18A	38. See 27-Across	3
19A	39. Ancient navigation aids	5
20A	40. Frost-covered, poetically	4
21A	41. Wick for a Molotov cocktail	3
22A	43. Music genre	3
23A	44. Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"	5
24A	46. Made a return online	6
25A	48. Ran	4
26A	50. Top of a tax form	5
27A	51. Completely lose it	9
28A	56. Ewe said it!	5
29A	57. Shows up out of nowhere?	9
30A	58. Church chorus	5
31A	59. Get wise	9

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. Shape or edge, say"

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 an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
• Words that mean the same thing: landscape painting
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LANDSCAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Winner of three Emmys for Outstanding Game Show Host"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAJAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Sword in the stone"

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

  The answer is: EXCALIBUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Jeers to a team at an away game, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cruel or inhumane treatment
• Words that mean the same thing: shout, ill-treat, ill-usage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Purify, in metallurgy"

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 to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
• Words that mean the same thing: deoxidise, reduce
• The opposite would be: oxidize, oxidise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEOXIDIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Inclined to be verbose, informally"

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 resembling gas
• Words that mean the same thing: colicky, flatulent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GASSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. City in northeast France, home of the country's oldest church"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: METZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. What has spikes of interest?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any succulent plant of the family cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the new world and usually having spines
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CACTUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Four-time presidential candidate beginning in 1996"

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: NADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. Hawaiian for "long""

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: LOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Most common Korean surname"

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: KIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. 38-Across, as a prefix"

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: AERO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Walks with difficulty"

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 uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
• Words that mean the same thing: gimp, hitch, limp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Bookstore section"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
• Words that mean the same thing: newly, novel, Modern
• The opposite would be: worn, old
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. What a strangely quiet person might have"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOMETHINGTOHIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. "Don't hold back, it's my treat!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANYTHINGYOUWANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "37. Words that may fail to soften an insult"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOTHINGPERSONAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. See 27-Across"

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 mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
• Words that mean the same thing: send, vent, transmit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Ancient navigation aids"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
• Words that mean the same thing: star, star topology, champion
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Frost-covered, poetically"

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 covered with frost; ; -wm.faulkner
• Words that mean the same thing: rimed, frosty
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIMY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Wick for a Molotov cocktail"

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 small piece of cloth or paper
• Words that mean the same thing: rebuke, lambast, rally
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Music genre"

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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Actress Sink of "Stranger Things""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SADIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Made a return online"

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: EFILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Ran"

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 lose blood from one's body
• Words that mean the same thing: shed blood, hemorrhage, phlebotomize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Top of a tax form"

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: LINEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Completely lose it"

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: BLOWAFUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Ewe said it!"

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 sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: blate, blat, baa
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Shows up out of nowhere?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
• Words that mean the same thing: teleport
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TELEPORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Church chorus"

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 primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amun, Amen, Amon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Get wise"

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: SMARTENUP

  Great job if you got it right!

June 03, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Set the pace	3
2D	2. Chopper	3
3D	3. One below a lieut.	3
4D	4. Actor/podcaster Shepard	3
5D	5. Goo	5
6D	6. Apple press release?	5
7D	7. Kinda	4
8D	8. Stumper	15
9D	9. Preceder to long or now	3
10D	10. Story for the ages	4
11D	11. Taken ___	5
12D	12. Byzantine emperor known as "Rhinotmetos" ("the slit-nosed")	11
13D	13. Criminal's cover, maybe	11
14D	14. They're copied for partners	4
15D	20. Certain cell provider	6
16D	21. "No Country for Old Men" or "The Usual Suspects"	11
17D	22. One on base?	11
18D	23. "The merciful man ___ good to his own soul" (Proverbs 11:17)	5
19D	25. Enthusiastic approval in a text	6
20D	27. One of the so-called "eight limbs" of yoga	5
21D	28. Phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva	6
22D	29. ___ chef	4
23D	31. How dogs kiss	5
24D	33. Middle of to-day?	4
25D	34. Didn't say directly	6
26D	35. "Hell," euphemistically	5
27D	42. Extract	5
28D	44. Part of an underground system	5
29D	45. Become acclimatized, e.g.	5
30D	46. Part of the Tuscan Archipelago	4
31D	47. Grub	4
32D	49. 1970 hit for the Kinks	4
33D	51. Big act in K-pop	3
34D	52. Other side	3
35D	53. Place for a bouquet, maybe	3
36D	54. Apt name for a worrier	3
37D	55. Medium capacity?	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. Set the pace"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
• Words that mean the same thing: moderate, go, conduct
• The opposite would be: follow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Chopper"

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 edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
• Words that mean the same thing: ax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. One below a lieut."

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: NCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Actor/podcaster Shepard"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Goo"

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 any thick, viscous matter
• Words that mean the same thing: gunk, guck, goop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Apple press release?"

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 beverage made from juice pressed from apples
• Words that mean the same thing: cyder
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CIDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Kinda"

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: ABIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Stumper"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: PUZZLINGPROBLEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Preceder to long or now"

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Story for the ages"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. 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 12 Down: "12. Byzantine emperor known as "Rhinotmetos" ("the slit-nosed")"

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: JUSTINIANII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Criminal's cover, maybe"

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: ASSUMEDNAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. They're copied for partners"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KEYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Certain cell provider"

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 person who captures and holds people or animals
• Words that mean the same thing: capturer
• The opposite would be: liberator
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. "No Country for Old Men" or "The Usual Suspects""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEONOIRFILM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "22. One on base?"

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: ARMYTRAINEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "23. "The merciful man ___ good to his own soul" (Proverbs 11:17)"

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: DOETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "25. Enthusiastic approval in a text"

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: OMGYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. One of the so-called "eight limbs" of yoga"

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 (hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Phallic object worshiped as a symbol of Shiva"

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

  The answer is: LINGAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. ___ chef"

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 former french coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
• Words that mean the same thing: sou
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. How dogs kiss"

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: WETLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Middle of to-day?"

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: THIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. Didn't say directly"

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 drop a hint; intimate by a hint
• Words that mean the same thing: suggest, hint
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HINTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. "Hell," euphemistically"

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: HWORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Extract"

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 gather, as of natural products
• Words that mean the same thing: reap, harvest
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GLEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Part of an underground system"

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 waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
• Words that mean the same thing: gutter, cloaca, sewerage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEWER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Become acclimatized, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: conform, adjust, accommodate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Part of the Tuscan Archipelago"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Grub"

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 informal terms for a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: deplete, feed, exhaust
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. 1970 hit for the Kinks"

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: LOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. Big act in K-pop"

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: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Other side"

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 armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
• Words that mean the same thing: opposition, enemy, foeman
• The opposite would be: friend
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Place for a bouquet, maybe"

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 large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: URN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Apt name for a worrier"

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: STU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Medium capacity?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: E.S.P., clairvoyance, second sight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	46	67.6%
Short Answer	12	17.6%
Geography	3	4.4%
Sports	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Literature	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Music	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is 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!

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 01, 2025 at 11:38 PM