27441 Sat Dec 28, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 28, 2024

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

Sat Dec 28, 2024 NY Times 

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Fans flip for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPORTSPAGE




• The clue is 11. Deflection technique. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: WHATABOUTISM




• The clue is 13. Iconic accessory worn by 1-Down. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: DEERSTALKERCAP




• The clue is 15. Acts human, proverbially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERRS

  Possible Answer : mistake, drift, stray, err, slip




• The clue is 16. Medical container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIAL

  Possible Answer : ampul, ampule, ampoule, phial, vial




• The clue is 17. Infamous bushranger Kelly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NED




• The clue is 19. Hand-drawn frame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEL




• The clue is 20. Posthumous title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAINT

  Possible Answer : paragon, apotheosis, holy_person, canonise, saint, nonpareil, nonesuch, angel, ideal, enshrine, holy_man, canonize, nonsuch




• The clue is 22. Far from floor-reaching. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINI

  Possible Answer : mini, miniskirt

  Possible Opposite Answer : midi




• The clue is 23. One for the books, in brief?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFO

  Possible Answer : chief_financial_officer, CFO




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

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

  The answer: STUNG

  Possible Answer : riled, stick, miffed, nettled, burn, annoyed, pissed, stung, pissed_off, bite, roiled, peeved, sting, twinge, steamed, irritated, prick




• The clue is 25. Feature of English, but not Chinese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENSE

  Possible Answer : tense, strain, tense_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : relaxed, unstrain, lax, relax




• The clue is 26. Narrative thread. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARC

  Possible Answer : electric_arc, electric_discharge, arch, discharge, bow, spark, arc, curve




• The clue is 27. Classic red rubber dog toy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KONG




• The clue is 28. Get lost. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEATIT




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

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

  The answer: EKEOUT




• The clue is 31. Call to a crew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANDHO




• The clue is 32. Letter-shaped apparel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSHIRT




• The clue is 33. Unit cost?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RENT

  Possible Answer : tear, let, snag, rend, rive, economic_rent, rip, rent, charter, engage, hire, take, pull, lease, split




• The clue is 34. Tree creature of fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENT




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

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

  The answer: SHORT

  Possible Answer : short, curtly, unawares, little, forgetful, poor, brusque, unretentive, short-circuit, unforesightful, abruptly, curt, short-change, shortly, suddenly, brusk, inadequate, scant, light, dead, short_circuit, myopic, shortstop, shortsighted

  Possible Opposite Answer : retentive, tall, long




• The clue is 37. Singles, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONGS

  Possible Answer : Song_dynasty, vocal, call, birdsong, birdcall, Sung, Song, strain, Sung_dynasty, song




• The clue is 38. Juilliard offering, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MFA

  Possible Answer : Master_of_Fine_Arts, MFA




• The clue is 39. + or –. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POLE

  Possible Answer : magnetic_pole, Pole, terminal, pole, rod, perch, punt, celestial_pole




• The clue is 40. Compromises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BENDS

  Possible Answer : flex, aeroembolism, crouch, plication, bends, curve, bending, crease, crimp, deform, decompression_sickness, bow, gas_embolism, crook, twist, air_embolism, Bend, turn, bend_dexter, flexure, deflect, fold, bend, stoop, caisson_disease, turn_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbend, straighten




• The clue is 41. Birth control option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUD

  Possible Answer : IUD, intrauterine_device




• The clue is 42. Simple operation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUM

  Possible Answer : totality, nitty-gritty, tote_up, substance, summate, add_together, gist, marrow, total, center, tally, meat, union, amount_of_money, essence, tot_up, centre, heart_and_soul, summarize, aggregate, kernel, add_up, inwardness, core, tot, summation, pith, sum_up, sum_total, heart, join, add, nub, sum_of_money, sum, amount, summarise




• The clue is 43. Jenkins known as "The First Lady of Children's Music". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLA




• The clue is 44. Kind of vaccine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MRNA

  Possible Answer : template_RNA, mRNA, informational_RNA, messenger_RNA




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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: TENDOLLARWORDS




• The clue is 50. Some celebrity memorabilia. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SIGNEDPHOTOS




• The clue is 51. Current from currents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYDROPOWER

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Guinness's second-most-portrayed literary character in film, after Dracula. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: SHERLOCKHOLMES

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

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

  The answer: PARS

  Possible Answer: equivalence, equality, par, equation

• The clue is 3. They start with coin tosses, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTS

• The clue is 4. Singer in the family?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAT

  Possible Answer: strikebreaker, blackleg, scab, betrayer, bum, shop, informer, dirty_dog, stinkpot, rotter, so-and-so, blabber, stag, skunk, betray, stinker, git, snitch, grass, lowlife, tell_on, give_away, fink, scum_bag, shit, puke, rat, squealer, denounce, crumb

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

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

  The answer: TBA

• The clue is 6. What are you doing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLVING

  Possible Answer: puzzle_out, solve, lick, figure_out, resolution, work, work_out, solving, resolve, clear

• The clue is 7. First trimester woe, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUKING

  Possible Answer: disgorgement, chuck, upchuck, throw_up, cast, vomiting, purge, spew, be_sick, retch, spue, emesis, puking, vomit, barf, cat, vomit_up, regurgitation, regorge, honk, puke, sick, disgorge, regurgitate

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

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

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

  The answer: ATEAT

• The clue is 9. Part of some superhero names. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIRL

  Possible Answer: female_child, little_girl, miss, fille, lady_friend, young_woman, girl, girlfriend, daughter, young_lady, missy

  Possible Opposite Answer : boy, male_child, son

• The clue is 10. What's left of F1. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESC

• The clue is 11. "Sorry, that's the last one". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: WEREFRESHOUT

• The clue is 12. One asked "to change his ways," per a 1988 hit. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: MANINTHEMIRROR

• The clue is 13. Label that first signed the Rolling Stones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECCA

• The clue is 14. Sources of retirement income. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: PENSIONFUNDS

• The clue is 18. Paleolithic, for example. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIET

  Possible Answer: dieting, diet

• The clue is 20. Strong draft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOUT

  Possible Answer: sturdy, stalwart, hardy, stout, portly

• The clue is 21. Hilda or Zelda, to Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUNT

  Possible Answer: auntie, aunty, aunt

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncle

• The clue is 22. Beverage that begins with a bee?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAD

  Possible Answer: Mead, George_Herbert_Mead, Margaret_Mead, mead

• The clue is 24. Hybrid sportswear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKORT

• The clue is 25. Gear that's a homophone of 25-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENTS

  Possible Answer: camp_out, tent, bivouac, encamp, camp, collapsible_shelter

• The clue is 28. Fringe : British English :: ___ : American English. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANGS

  Possible Answer: have_it_away, spang, eruption, slam, clap, roll_in_the_hay, be_intimate, boot, sleep_together, lie_with, have_a_go_at_it, love, thrill, knock, bed, smasher, get_laid, do_it, flush, hump, have_it_off, know, charge, smash, have_intercourse, make_out, strike, jazz, rush, make_love, bang, kick, bam, hit, bonk, belt, eff, blast, screw, fuck, get_it_on, bash, have_sex, sleep_with, fringe

• The clue is 30. Snakes were famously driven from it, in legend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EIRE

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Ireland, Irish_Republic, Ireland, Eire

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

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer: bestow, contribute, impart, bring, loan, add, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow

• The clue is 32. There are nine in a shot glass: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSPS

• The clue is 33. World's highest-paid athlete in 2024. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RONALDO

• The clue is 35. Cues for applause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TADAS

• The clue is 37. One side of a deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELLER

  Possible Answer: vendor, seller, trafficker, vender, marketer

• The clue is 40. Lightheaded?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOND

  Possible Answer: blonde, blond, light-haired

  Possible Opposite Answer : brunet

• The clue is 43. High-strung. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGY

  Possible Answer: overstrung, uptight, jumpy, edgy, nervy, highly_strung, restive, high-strung, jittery

• The clue is 44. Bit of dust. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOTE

  Possible Answer: atom, mote, speck, corpuscle, molecule, particle

• The clue is 46. Major inits. in biomedical research. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIH

  Possible Answer: NIH, National_Institutes_of_Health

• The clue is 47. Clock, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APP

• The clue is 48. Corinthian character. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RHO

  Possible Answer: rho

• The clue is 49. "Neat!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOW

  Possible Answer: belly_laugh, scream, howler, riot, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow

June 25, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (40 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

June 25, 2019 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Book of the Bible after John	4
2A	5. Like some high-end cigars	5
3A	10. ___ vu	4
4A	14. Russian rejection	4
5A	15. Like about 60% of the world's population	5
6A	16. Daredevil Knievel	4
7A	17. Org. for the New York Cosmos	4
8A	18. Alternative to a hedge	5
9A	19. Answer to "Shall we?"	4
10A	20. "Come in!"	5
11A	22. Prez before J.F.K.	3
12A	23. Bygone car model named for a horse	5
13A	24. Technique employed in the painting hidden in this puzzle	11
14A	27. What's far from fair?	3
15A	29. ___ Fighters (rock band)	3
16A	30. Counterpart of long.	3
17A	31. One side of Niagara Falls: Abbr.	3
18A	34. Had as a customer	6
19A	36. Dijon darling	6
20A	38. "Star Trek: T.N.G." character with empathic abilities	4
21A	39. Bump up in pay	5
22A	43. Impart	4
23A	44. $15/hour and others	5
24A	46. Suffix with elephant	3
25A	47. Got ready to be photographed	5
26A	48. Takes too much, in brief	3
27A	49. What a Heisman winner might hope to become	7
28A	52. "Le Comte ___" (Rossini opera)	3
29A	53. Weaving machine	4
30A	54. First small bit of progress	4
31A	56. Artist who created the painting hidden in this puzzle	13
32A	61. Crime scene clue	5
33A	62. Rapa ___ (Easter Island)	3
34A	63. Willem of "The Grand Budapest Hotel"	5
35A	65. Tower-building game	5
36A	66. ___ Radio Hour (NPR program)	3
37A	67. Egg shell?	5
38A	68. "Awesome!"	5
39A	69. French religious title: Abbr.	3
40A	70. Specialty	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Book of the Bible after John"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
• Words that mean the same thing: number, represent, playact
• 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: ACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Like some high-end cigars"

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

  The answer is: CUBAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. ___ vu"

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: DEJA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Russian rejection"

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: NYET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Like about 60% of the world's population"

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

  The answer is: ASIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Daredevil Knievel"

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: EVEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Org. for the New York Cosmos"

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: NASL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Alternative to a hedge"

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 barrier that serves to enclose an area
• Words that mean the same thing: argue, surround, fencing
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Answer to "Shall we?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: Army of the Pure, Army of the Righteous, allow
• The opposite would be: disallow, forbid
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. "Come in!""

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 to come or go into
• Words that mean the same thing: get into, get in, participate
• The opposite would be: drop out, exit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Prez before J.F.K."

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: DDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Bygone car model named for a horse"

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

  The answer is: PINTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Technique employed in the painting hidden in this puzzle"

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 a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by georges seurat and his followers late in 19th century france
• The word looks like this: ___________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POINTILLISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. What's far from fair?"

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

  The answer is: ANI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. ___ Fighters (rock band)"

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: FOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Counterpart of long."

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 broad flat muscle on either side of the back
• Words that mean the same thing: latissimus dorsi
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. One side of Niagara Falls: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Had as a customer"

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: SOLDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Dijon darling"

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: CHERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. "Star Trek: T.N.G." character with empathic abilities"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: TROI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Bump up in pay"

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 amount a salary is increased
• Words that mean the same thing: call down, promote, elevate
• The opposite would be: lower, 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 22 Across: "43. Impart"

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 bestow a quality on
• Words that mean the same thing: add, contribute, bestow
• The opposite would be: borrow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. $15/hour and others"

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 local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
• Words that mean the same thing: give away, charge per unit, shop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Suffix with elephant"

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: INE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Got ready to be photographed"

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 assume a posture as for artistic purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: personate, position, present
• The opposite would be: unposed
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POSED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Takes too much, in brief"

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 doctor's degree in optometry
• Words that mean the same thing: Doctor of Optometry, oculus dexter, OD
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. What a Heisman winner might hope to become"

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: NFLSTAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. "Le Comte ___" (Rossini opera)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ORY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Weaving machine"

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 textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
• Words that mean the same thing: hulk, tower, bulk large
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. First small bit of progress"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Artist who created the painting hidden in this puzzle"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: GEORGESSEURAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Crime scene clue"

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 text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
• Words that mean the same thing: publish, photographic print, impress
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Rapa ___ (Easter Island)"

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: NUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Willem of "The Grand Budapest Hotel""

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: DAFOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Tower-building game"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JENGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. ___ Radio Hour (NPR program)"

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 tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing edwardian style clothes
• Words that mean the same thing: Teddy boy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Egg shell?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. "Awesome!""

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 english phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
• Words that mean the same thing: mellisonant, angelic, confection
• The opposite would be: dry, sour
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. French religious title: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "70. Specialty"

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 an asset of special worth or utility
• Words that mean the same thing: loud, metier, strong suit
• The opposite would be: weak point, piano
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Tuesday NYT Crossword June 25, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Green Gables girl	4
2D	2. Ink cartridge color	4
3D	3. Aviators trying out new planes	10
4D	4. Pope who negotiated with Attila the Hun	5
5D	5. Half-___ (coffee order)	3
6D	6. Did, once upon a time	6
7D	7. Dot on a Hindu woman's forehead	5
8D	8. Smallish battery	6
9D	9. Fla.-to-Me. direction	3
10D	10. Cold cut purveyors	5
11D	11. With still greater intensity	10
12D	12. Rocker Joan	4
13D	13. Plus	4
14D	21. Falling-out	4
15D	23. Essential part	4
16D	25. Koh-i-___ diamond	4
17D	26. Doily material	4
18D	27. Elroy's dog on "The Jetsons"	5
19D	28. Missile detection org.	5
20D	32. Forty-___ (old prospector)	5
21D	33. All-in-one undergarment	5
22D	35. Game cube	3
23D	37. Chess rating system	3
24D	40. Minor maladies	8
25D	41. Counterparts of outs	3
26D	42. Save for later	8
27D	45. Dismiss with derision	7
28D	47. Self-satisfied about	7
29D	50. Harbor hazard	3
30D	51. Took in some takeout, say	3
31D	53. What the French pronounce "Louis" with that the English do not	5
32D	55. "Well done!"	5
33D	56. Increased	4
34D	57. German article	4
35D	58. Plum pudding ingredient	4
36D	59. Beyond the horizon	4
37D	60. Civil wrong	4
38D	61. Cover of night?	3
39D	64. Hurricane's center	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. Green Gables girl"

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 queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Ink cartridge color"

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 primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color
• Words that mean the same thing: teal, bluish green, blue-green
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CYAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Aviators trying out new planes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TESTPILOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Pope who negotiated with Attila the Hun"

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: STLEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Half-___ (coffee order)"

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: CAF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Did, once upon a time"

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: USEDTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Dot on a Hindu woman's forehead"

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: BINDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Smallish battery"

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: AACELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Fla.-to-Me. direction"

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 compass point that is midway between north and northeast
• Words that mean the same thing: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Cold cut purveyors"

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 shop selling ready-to-eat food products
• Words that mean the same thing: deli, food shop, delicatessen
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. With still greater intensity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVENMORESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Rocker Joan"

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: JETT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Plus"

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 in addition
• Words that mean the same thing: besides, likewise, as well
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Falling-out"

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 gap between cloud masses
• Words that mean the same thing: rupture, breach, severance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Essential part"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
• Words that mean the same thing: center, nitty-gritty, heart and soul
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Koh-i-___ diamond"

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: NOOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Doily material"

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 cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
• Words that mean the same thing: entwine, lace up, spike
• The opposite would be: untwine
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Elroy's dog on "The Jetsons""

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: ASTRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Missile detection org."

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: NORAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. Forty-___ (old prospector)"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
• Words that mean the same thing: ennead, nine, IX
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NINER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. All-in-one undergarment"

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 plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
• Words that mean the same thing: shift, shimmy, chemise
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEDDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Game cube"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: break down, decease, perish
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Chess rating system"

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: ELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Minor maladies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
• Words that mean the same thing: complaint, ill, ailment
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AILMENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "41. Counterparts of outs"

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 agency in the department of justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: in, indium, atomic number 49
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Save for later"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SETASIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Dismiss with derision"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SNORTAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Self-satisfied about"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PROUDOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Harbor hazard"

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 droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: befog, obscure, mist
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Took in some takeout, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: eat on, use up, feed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. What the French pronounce "Louis" with that the English do not"

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: LONGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "55. "Well done!""

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 murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
• Words that mean the same thing: assassinator, assassin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRAVO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Increased"

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 pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
• Words that mean the same thing: arise, spring up, maturate
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. German article"

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: EINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Plum pudding ingredient"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Beyond the horizon"

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 (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AFAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Civil wrong"

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 (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
• Words that mean the same thing: civil wrong
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Cover of night?"

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: PJS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. Hurricane's center"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: eyeball, center, oculus
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	70.9%
Short Answer	16	20.3%
Abbreviation	2	2.5%
Sports	2	2.5%
Literature	1	1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: October 02, 2025 at 04:24 AM