Thursday August 08, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Thursday August 08, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Answers 

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 08, 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:

• 1. Catherine ___, last wife of King Henry VIII - Show Answer
  

  PARR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: parr, Catherine_Parr, Parr



• 5. Basic level of a popular ridesharing app - Show Answer
  

  UBERX

  (5 letters)



• 10. Part of a routine - Show Answer
  

  JOKE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: jest, laugh, put-on, gag, antic, prank, joke, caper, trick, jape, jocularity



• 14. Orchestra tuner - Show Answer
  

  OBOE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hautbois, oboe, hautboy



• 15. "You can't make me!" - Show Answer
  

  NEVER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: never, ne'er

  Antonyms: ever



• 16. Dry - Show Answer
  

  ARID

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: desiccate, desiccated, arid, waterless



• 17. Mixed drink with an alliterative name - Show Answer
  

  SCOTCHANDSODA

  (13 letters)



• 19. Fuse by heat - Show Answer
  

  WELD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: dyer's_mignonette, Reseda_luteola, weld, Theodore_Dwight_Weld, dyer's_rocket, Weld



• 20. Bad weather forecast, informally - Show Answer
  

  TSTORMS

  (7 letters)



• 21. Preceder of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese history - Show Answer
  

  HANDYNASTY

  (10 letters)



• 23. Slightest idea - Show Answer
  

  CLUE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hint, cue, clew, clue



• 24. "The Lucy-___ Comedy Hour" (classic TV release) - Show Answer
  

  DESI

  (4 letters)



• 25. Tons - Show Answer
  

  SCADS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: loads, scads, gobs, dozens, stacks, tons, rafts, scad, scores, heaps, piles, oodles, lots, lashings, slews, wads



• 27. Kind of school - Show Answer
  

  MED

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Master_of_Education, MEd



• 28. Sudden inspirations? - Show Answer
  

  GASPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: pant, gasp, heave, puff



• 33. He asked Bud "Who's on first?" - Show Answer
  

  LOU

  (3 letters)



• 34. Cry of terrier? - Show Answer
  

  ARF

  (3 letters)



• 35. Response to an anticlimactic reveal - Show Answer
  

  OHTHAT

  (6 letters)



• 36. "It's not as simple as it sounds" - Show Answer
  

  EASIERSAIDTHANDONE

  (18 letters)



• 40. Forever, poetically - Show Answer
  

  ETERNE

  (6 letters)



• 41. A carved one hangs in the chamber of the Massachusetts House of Representatives - Show Answer
  

  COD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: put_one_across, bait, pod, collect, ride, cash_on_delivery, dupe, put_one_over, gull, take_in, befool, rally, twit, cod, COD, rag, C.O.D., fool, seedcase, put_on, tantalise, codfish, tantalize, tease, slang, razz, taunt



• 42. Itty-bitty - Show Answer
  

  WEE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pee, pee-pee, weensy, teentsy, itsy-bitsy, teensy-weensy, bitty, puddle, itty-bitty, urinate, take_a_leak, pass_water, spend_a_penny, bittie, micturate, weeny, teensy, piddle, make, wee, relieve_oneself, teeny-weeny, teeny, make_water, wee-wee, piss



• 43. Galileo, by birth - Show Answer
  

  PISAN

  (5 letters)



• 44. Name spelled out in "The Alphabet Song" - Show Answer
  

  STU

  (3 letters)



• 45. Immune system agent - Show Answer
  

  TCELL

  (5 letters)



• 47. Golden rule preposition - Show Answer
  

  UNTO

  (4 letters)



• 49. Arctic food fish - Show Answer
  

  CHAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: coal, sear, cleaning_woman, charwoman, cleaning_lady, blacken, char, scorch, charr, woman



• 50. Ornate lighting fixture - Show Answer
  

  CHANDELIER

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: pendant, chandelier, pendent



• 54. Sours - Show Answer
  

  GOESBAD

  (7 letters)



• 57. Setting for the FIFA World Cups of 2002 and 2022 - Show Answer
  

  ASIA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Asia



• 58. Part of a clock depicted four times in this puzzle? - Show Answer
  

  MINUTEHAND

  (10 letters)



• 60. Darkness - Show Answer
  

  MURK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: murk, fogginess, fog, murkiness



• 61. It happens - Show Answer
  

  EVENT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: effect, issue, event, upshot, consequence, outcome, result, case



• 62. Jazz singer Jones - Show Answer
  

  ETTA

  (4 letters)



• 63. Weapon that shares an etymology with "spade" and "spatula" - Show Answer
  

  EPEE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: epee



• 64. Company with a purple heart in its logo - Show Answer
  

  AETNA

  (5 letters)



• 65. Ricotta ingredient - Show Answer
  

  WHEY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: milk_whey, whey

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Thread component - Show Answer
  

  POST

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: carry, situation, stake, spot, Emily_Post, position, place, postal_service, post, office, C._W._Post, brand, station, Wiley_Post, put_up, billet, send, mail_service, Post, Charles_William_Post, Emily_Price_Post, military_post, mail, berth



• 2. Fundamentals - Show Answer
  

  ABCS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: first_principle, ABCs, rudiment, ABC's, alphabet, first_rudiment, ABC



• 3. Fundamental issues - Show Answer
  

  ROOTCAUSES

  (10 letters)



• 4. Like old chestnuts - Show Answer
  

  RETOLD

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: retell, repeat, restate, ingeminate, recite, fictionalise, reiterate, iterate, fictionalize



• 5. "Let go, you brute!" - Show Answer
  

  UNHANDME

  (8 letters)



• 6. Porgy's partner - Show Answer
  

  BESS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: make_up, be, comprise, follow, constitute, equal, live, beryllium, glucinium, represent, embody, personify, atomic_number_4, cost, exist, Be

  Antonyms: differ



• 7. ___ Morales, former president of Bolivia - Show Answer
  

  EVO

  (3 letters)



• 8. Bad way to get caught - Show Answer
  

  REDHANDED

  (9 letters)



• 9. Revealing images - Show Answer
  

  XRAYS

  (5 letters)



• 10. First nonhuman species encountered in the "Star Wars" franchise - Show Answer
  

  JAWA

  (4 letters)



• 11. Valuable deposits - Show Answer
  

  ORES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ore



• 12. Bagpiper's garb - Show Answer
  

  KILT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: kilt



• 13. Circular current - Show Answer
  

  EDDY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: whirlpool, Eddy, purl, swirl, eddy, twist, Mary_Baker_Eddy, Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy, whirl



• 18. French vineyards - Show Answer
  

  CRUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: crus



• 22. Ill-advised time for an ocean swim - Show Answer
  

  NIGHT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: dark, nighttime, night, Nox, Night

  Antonyms: day



• 24. Actual - Show Answer
  

  DEFACTO

  (7 letters)



• 25. "Don't give up on your dreams. ___ longer" (quip) - Show Answer
  

  SLEEP

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: log_Z's, slumber, eternal_sleep, rest, kip, quietus, nap, eternal_rest, sopor, sleep, catch_some_Z's

  Antonyms: wake



• 26. Raccoon relative - Show Answer
  

  COATI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nasua_narica, coon_cat, coati-mondi, coati, coati-mundi



• 27. ___ Butterworth's - Show Answer
  

  MRS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Mr., Mrs, Mrs., Mister, Mr



• 29. Within reach - Show Answer
  

  ATHAND

  (6 letters)



• 30. Hybrid fixture with a tub and nozzle - Show Answer
  

  SHOWERBATH

  (10 letters)



• 31. Group of experts - Show Answer
  

  PANEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: impanel, control_panel, dialog_box, board, venire, control_board, empanel, panel, jury, gore, instrument_panel



• 32. What many tins are made of, despite their name - Show Answer
  

  STEEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sword, brand, steel, blade, nerve



• 34. Equal - Show Answer
  

  ARE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: make_up, are, be, comprise, follow, constitute, equal, live, represent, embody, personify, cost, exist, ar

  Antonyms: differ



• 35. Like most primes - Show Answer
  

  ODD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: odd, remaining, curious, rummy, unexpended, uneven, unmated, peculiar, unpaired, leftover, left_over, left, funny, queer, rum, unmatched, singular

  Antonyms: even



• 37. ___ Aldridge, early Black American playwright - Show Answer
  

  IRA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ira, Provisional_IRA, Irish_Republican_Army, IRA, individual_retirement_account, wrath, anger, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provos, ire



• 38. The blahs - Show Answer
  

  ENNUI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tedium, boredom, ennui



• 39. The vowels not seen in "bad debt," ironically - Show Answer
  

  IOU

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: IOU



• 44. Try hard - Show Answer
  

  STRIVE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: endeavour, reach, endeavor, strive, strain



• 45. Proverbs pronoun - Show Answer
  

  THEE

  (4 letters)



• 46. Vegan cheese ingredient, often - Show Answer
  

  CASHEW

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cashew, Anacardium_occidentale, cashew_nut, cashew_tree



• 48. Site of a Herculean labor - Show Answer
  

  NEMEA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nemea



• 49. Terra ___ - Show Answer
  

  COTTA

  (5 letters)



• 50. Turned out - Show Answer
  

  CAME

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: get_along, hail, derive, number, descend, make_out, follow, fare, get, total, amount, come_in, add_up, occur, do, come_up, fall, come, arrive, issue_forth

  Antonyms: leave, go



• 51. Robber's order - Show Answer
  

  HANDSUP

  (7 letters)



• 52. Where drinks are toasted with "Sláinte!" - Show Answer
  

  EIRE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Republic_of_Ireland, Ireland, Eire, Irish_Republic



• 53. The Dead Sea is one, technically - Show Answer
  

  LAKE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lake



• 54. Tim of "Project Runway" - Show Answer
  

  GUNN

  (4 letters)



• 55. Dealer's request - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 56. Its 80-year anniversary was observed in June of 2024 - Show Answer
  

  DDAY

  (4 letters)



• 59. Zero preceder - Show Answer
  

  NET

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: profit, last, mesh, lucre, web, earnings, sack, meshing, sack_up, profits, clear, cyberspace, final, internet, nett, net_income, network, net, net_profit, meshwork

  Antonyms: gross

Monday September 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Answers

This crossword puzzle was in the New York times on the 23/09/2024 and there are several clues; some of them are literary while others are funny and creative. For those who appreciate crosswords, solving these clues is both enjoyable and a challenge. If you have a specific word in mind, which you are attempting to fit into the puzzle, or if you simply want to ensure you are correct in solving it, we assist in solving the puzzle. Below are the NYT crossword clues as well as professional advice and solutions that can be helpful in the process.

NY Times Crossword Clues for September 23, 2024

As to how this can be done, let’s start with the example of the NYT crossword puzzle for September 23, 2024, and the process of ignoring both the across and the down clues. Here are the answers, some of the reasons and for some of the more challenging ones, a few hints to start you off. tt all the information below.

Across Clues for September 23, 2024:

• The clue is 1. "Greetings, everybody!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIALL




• The clue is 6. Mark Zuckerberg's company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: META




• The clue is 10. View from an airplane window. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKY

  Possible Answer : toss, flip, sky, pitch




• The clue is 13. Farewell that's a popular starting guess in Wordle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer : auf_wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, adios, good-by, good_day, cheerio, arrivederci, au_revoir, good-bye, goodbye, so_long, adieu, sayonara, goodby




• The clue is 14. Cathode's counterpart, in a battery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANODE

  Possible Answer : anode

  Possible Opposite Answer : cathode




• The clue is 16. Rest horizontally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIE

  Possible Answer : dwell, consist, lie_down, prevarication, lie_in, rest, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, Lie, lie, Trygve_Lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 17. How some movies were released, pre-streaming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRECTTODVD




• The clue is 19. ___-advised. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILL

  Possible Answer : sick, ominous, inauspicious, poorly, complaint, ill, badly, ailment

  Possible Opposite Answer : well




• The clue is 20. "Little piggy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer : toe, toenail




• The clue is 21. ___ royale (champagne cocktail). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIR




• The clue is 22. Antidiscrimination inits. in the modern workplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEI




• The clue is 23. Floor wiper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOP

  Possible Answer : swob, mop, swab, wipe_up, pout, mow, mop_up




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

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

  The answer: OMS




• The clue is 25. "Ouchie!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEOW




• The clue is 27. Accident-investigating org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NTSB




• The clue is 29. Bruce Springsteen album with a red, white and blue cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORNINTHEUSA




• The clue is 33. Areas to putt on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREENS

  Possible Answer : viridity, putting_surface, special_K, green, Green_River, super_C, Green, jet, William_Green, super_acid, leafy_vegetable, cat_valium, park, putting_green, honey_oil, greens, K, greenness, commons, common




• The clue is 36. Bro's sibling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother




• The clue is 37. One serving you a whopper?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIAR

  Possible Answer : liar, prevaricator

  Possible Opposite Answer : square_shooter




• The clue is 38. University of ___ Dame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTRE




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

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

  The answer: BET

  Possible Answer : reckon, stakes, look, stake, wager, play, depend, bet, calculate, count




• The clue is 40. Meaning of "Ciao" and "Bonjour". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLO

  Possible Answer : hi, hello, howdy, how-do-you-do, hullo




• The clue is 41. Lead-in to boy or girl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA




• The clue is 42. "___ the season to be jolly …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIS

  Possible Answer : Ti, ti, si, Cordyline_terminalis, te, atomic_number_22, titanium




• The clue is 43. Grew close (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONDED

  Possible Answer : stick_to, stick, bond, hold_fast, draw_together, adhere, bind, bring_together, attach, tie




• The clue is 44. Question to someone who's on the way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATSYOURETA




• The clue is 47. Wrangler automaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEEP

  Possible Answer : landrover, jeep




• The clue is 48. Holders of houseplants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTS

  Possible Answer : flowerpot, tidy_sum, smoke, plenty, Mary_Jane, dope, mountain, locoweed, sess, batch, weed, mint, hatful, throne, wad, jackpot, kitty, flock, lot, peck, potbelly, corporation, mass, mess, deal, mickle, potty, pot, tummy, skunk, can, spate, slew, muckle, sight, green_goddess, passel, good_deal, raft, grass, great_deal, commode, stool, pile, quite_a_little, stack, toilet, gage, sens, bay_window, crapper, potentiometer, heap, potful




• The clue is 49. Dance with a clickety-clack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer : hydrant, rap, knock, spigot, water_tap, dab, tapdance, pink, tap, beg, pat, bug, strike, solicit, wiretap, tip, water_faucet, intercept, exploit




• The clue is 52. Lingerie top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  Possible Answer : bandeau, brassiere, bra




• The clue is 54. Dawn droplets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEW

  Possible Answer : dew




• The clue is 56. "What's the ___ in trying?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer : function, use, use_of_goods_and_services, economic_consumption, utilisation, enjoyment, expend, habit, utilization, utilize, practice, employment, utilise, habituate, role, usance, usage, apply, exercise, consumption, manipulation, purpose, employ




• The clue is 57. See 34-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRA

  Possible Answer : Irish_Republican_Army, Provos, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, ire, Provisional_IRA, anger, ira, IRA, wrath, individual_retirement_account




• The clue is 58. Salted part of a margarita glass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIM

  Possible Answer : lip, brim, flange, rim




• The clue is 59. A piece of cake, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASEASYASABC




• The clue is 62. Helpful card in solitaire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : angiotensin-converting_enzyme, ace, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, I, maven, one, super, mavin, sail_through, genius, sensation, virtuoso, wiz, Allied_Command_Europe, adept, single, whiz, superstar, unity, sweep_through, breeze_through, A-one, topnotch, star, whizz, ACE, tiptop, nail, first-rate, top-notch, wizard, 1, champion, crack, hotshot, tops, pass_with_flying_colors




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

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

  The answer: NERVE

  Possible Answer : brass, face, boldness, nervus, cheek, spunk, heart, nerve, mettle, steel




• The clue is 64. Fortuneteller's deck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAROT

  Possible Answer : tarot_card, tarot




• The clue is 65. "Definitely!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 66. Typical shirts for tie-dyeing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEES

  Possible Answer : tee_up, football_tee, tee, golf_tee, teeing_ground




• The clue is 67. Practices boxing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARS

  Possible Answer : sparring, spar

Across Clues for September 23, 2024

• The clue is 1. Was given no choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HADTO

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

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

  The answer: IDIOM

  Possible Answer: phrase, accent, idiomatic_expression, artistic_style, phrasal_idiom, parlance, dialect, idiom, set_phrase

• The clue is 3. Buenos ___, Argentina. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRES

  Possible Answer: publicise, send, bare, beam, Aire, transmit, air, publicize, vent, ventilate, broadcast, aerate, Aire_River, River_Aire, air_out

• The clue is 4. Gymnast Sunisa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEE

  Possible Answer: lee_side, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee, leeward, Tsung_Dao_Lee, Richard_Henry_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, downwind, Spike_Lee, Henry_Lee

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward

• The clue is 5. Fortunate somebody. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUCKYONE

• The clue is 6. Dorm supervisor at a girls' school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATRON

  Possible Answer: matron

• The clue is 7. Brian of ambient music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO

• The clue is 8. "Sweeney ___" (Sondheim musical). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TODD

  Possible Answer: Todd, Lord_Todd, Sweeney_Todd, Sir_Alexander_Robertus_Todd

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

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

  The answer: ADVENTS

  Possible Answer: Second_Coming_of_Christ, coming, advent, Advent, Parousia, Second_Coming, Second_Advent

• The clue is 10. Slender body type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIMBUILD

• The clue is 11. The "k" in km. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILO

  Possible Answer: kilogram, kilo, kg

• The clue is 12. Puppy's squeal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELP

  Possible Answer: yelping, yip, yap, yelp

• The clue is 15. Piaf who sang "La Vie en Rose". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDITH

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

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

  The answer: TIERS

  Possible Answer: tier_up, grade, level, tier

• The clue is 26. Begins to get it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WISESUP

• The clue is 28. Pop star Gomez. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENA

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

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

  The answer: BERATE

  Possible Answer: lecture, chide, reprimand, scold, chew_up, rebuke, have_words, berate, chew_out, lambaste, jaw, trounce, lambast, dress_down, call_on_the_carpet, bawl_out, take_to_task, remonstrate, reproof, call_down, rag

• The clue is 30. Criticism to "pick". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer: nit

• The clue is 31. Word often seen in a starburst on a shop banner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALE

  Possible Answer: sales_event, sale, cut-rate_sale, sales_agreement

• The clue is 32. Yankees nickname from 2004 to '16. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROD

• The clue is 33. Chew like a beaver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAW

  Possible Answer: gnaw_at, wear_away, erode, gnaw, eat_at

• The clue is 34. With 57-Across, savings plan with tax-free withdrawals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTH

  Possible Answer: Philip_Milton_Roth, Roth, Philip_Roth

• The clue is 35. "At Last" jazz singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTAJAMES

• The clue is 39. Brief personal intro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIO

• The clue is 40. Positions of intense scrutiny. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTSEATS

• The clue is 42. Lay out for printing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPESET

  Possible Answer: set, typeset

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

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

  The answer: BETSY

• The clue is 45. Many a four-door car. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDAN

  Possible Answer: sedan_chair, sedan, saloon

• The clue is 46. Wakes from sleep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROUSES

  Possible Answer: arouse, excite, wake_up, Francis_Peyton_Rous, rouse, turn_on, rout_out, drive_out, waken, charge_up, awaken, commove, Rous, wake, bestir, force_out, charge, Peyton_Rous, agitate

  Possible Opposite Answer : cause_to_sleep, calm

• The clue is 49. Bling worn on the head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 50. Ann ___ (home of the University of Michigan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARBOR

  Possible Answer: mandrel, bower, spindle, mandril, pergola, arbour, arbor

• The clue is 51. Agreements between allies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACTS

  Possible Answer: pact, treaty, accord

• The clue is 52. Donkey's call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAY

  Possible Answer: grind, hee-haw, crunch, bray, mash, comminute

• The clue is 53. Sushi ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICE

  Possible Answer: Elmer_Reizenstein, rice, Rice, Elmer_Rice, Sir_Tim_Rice, Elmer_Leopold_Rice, Timothy_Miles_Bindon_Rice

• The clue is 55. "___ Not Gonna Take It" (Twisted Sister hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WERE

  Possible Answer: be, follow, live, constitute, equal, exist, comprise, represent, personify, make_up, cost, embody

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 60. St. crosser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE

• The clue is 61. Tree trunk gunk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAP

  Possible Answer: blackjack, sap, cosh, run_down, fool, tire, tomfool, exhaust, saphead, play_out, muggins

January 27, 1990 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Published on Saturday, January 27, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 27, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging

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Across Clues - Strategic Hints (33 clues)

1A: "1. Author of "The Republic""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that ancient athenian philosopher; pupil of socrates; teacher of aristotle (428-347 bc)
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PLATO

2A: "6. Schusser's need"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an elevated geological formation
• Similar words include: incline, gradient, side
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SLOPE

3A: "11. Language spoken by Jesus"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a semitic language originally of the ancient arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern asia
• Similar words include: Aramaic script
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ARAMAIC

4A: "13. Small cylindrical structure"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small tube
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TUBULE

5A: "15. Explorer Sieur de ___"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french explorer who claimed louisiana for france (1643-1687)
• Similar words include: Sieur de LaSalle, Rene-Robert Cavelier
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LASALLE

6A: "16. Jill or John of films"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of ireland; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1921
• Similar words include: Eire, Hibernia, Republic of Ireland
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: IRELAND

7A: "18. Milk, in Madrid"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LECHE

8A: "19. Youngest major general in U.S. history"

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that french soldier who served under george washington in the american revolution (1757-1834)
• Similar words include: La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LAFAYETTE

9A: "21. Etc.'s cousin"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ETAL

10A: "22. Kind of column"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
• Similar words include: lally column
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LALLY

11A: "23. George's lyricist"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Similar words include: Provisional IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, ire
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: IRA

12A: "24. Roman sun god"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
• Similar words include: colloidal suspension, soh, so
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SOL

13A: "25. Move obliquely"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that move unobtrusively or furtively
• Similar words include: sashay
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIDLE

14A: "26. Select a jury"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
• Similar words include: gore, instrument panel, control panel
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PANEL

15A: "28. D. H. Lawrence work, with "The""

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RAINBOW

16A: "30. Projections"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
• Similar words include: shelf, ledge
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEDGES

17A: "31. An ore of uranium"

9 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a yellow radioactive mineral; an ore of uranium and radium and vanadium
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CARNOTITE

18A: "33. Italian liqueur"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STREGA

19A: "36. Site of Dante's tomb"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a battle between the french and an alliance of spaniards and swiss and venetians in 1512
• Similar words include: Battle of Ravenna
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: RAVENNA

20A: "39. Yorkshire city"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a city on the river aire in west yorkshire in northern england; a center of the clothing industry
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEEDS

21A: "40. Web-footed mammal"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the fur of an otter
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OTTER

22A: "41. Room in a harem"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ODA

23A: "43. Place to write S.W.A.K."

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENV

24A: "44. "The Land of Smiles" composer"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948)
• Similar words include: Franz Lehar
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LEHAR

25A: "45. Distort"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that turn or place at an angle
• Similar words include: skewed
• Opposite of: align

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SKEW

26A: "46. John le Carré, e.g."

9 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
• Similar words include: nom de guerre, anonym
• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PSEUDONYM

27A: "49. ___ Gay, W.W. II bomber"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENOLA

28A: "50. Whirlwind"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
• Similar words include: crack, twister, crack cocaine
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TORNADO

29A: "51. Calendar originating in 622"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that of or relating to or supporting islamism
• Similar words include: Muslim, Moslem
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ISLAMIC

30A: "53. Flush"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
• Similar words include: blush, flush, crimson
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REDDEN

31A: "54. Finch-family members"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that small yellow-and-black eurasian finch with a sharp beak
• Similar words include: Carduelis spinus, siskin
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SISKINS

32A: "55. Blackmore's Lorna"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DOONE

33A: "56. Bel ___ (Italian cheese)"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PAESE

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (35 clues)

1D: "1. Roman magistrate"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an annually elected magistrate of the ancient roman republic
• Similar words include: pretor
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PRAETOR

2D: "2. Milano opera house"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LASCALA

3D: "3. Menotti hero"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AMAHL

4D: "4. Full amount"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• Similar words include: fib, narration, taradiddle
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TALE

5D: "5. Kind of palm or pan"

3 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• Similar words include: anoint, rock oil, crude oil
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OIL

6D: "6. Suppress"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
• Similar words include: strangle, muffle, suffocate
• Opposite of: stimulate

Click to reveal answer

Answer: STIFLE

7D: "7. Va. caverns"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LURAY

8D: "8. "___ thy heart": Emerson"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be obedient to
• Opposite of: disobey
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OBEY

9D: "9. Whimper"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cry weakly or softly
• Similar words include: mewl, whimper, wail
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PULE

10D: "10. Producing exultation"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
• Similar words include: uplift, intoxicate, elate
• Opposite of: depress

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELATING

11D: "11. "Deutschland über ___""

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALLES

12D: "12. Pale gray-green"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: CELADON

13D: "14. Menu item"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that the principal dish of a meal
• Similar words include: admission, entrance, entryway
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ENTREE

14D: "17. Trump specialties"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a particular instance of buying or selling
• Similar words include: raft, look at, parcel out
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DEALS

15D: "20. Squire in "Tom Jones""

9 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _________

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ALLWORTHY

16D: "22. Astral Balance"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in libra
• Similar words include: Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIBRA

17D: "25. Impediments"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a sharp protuberance
• Similar words include: rent, snag, split
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SNAGS

18D: "26. "___ Grimes," Britten opera"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that disciple of jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by catholics as the vicar of christ on earth and first pope
• Similar words include: St. Peter, tool, Simon Peter
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: PETER

19D: "27. Arabian Sea gulf"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that an important port of yemen; located on the gulf of aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern arabia since ancient times
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADEN

20D: "29. Like a wedding cake"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that decorate with frosting
• Similar words include: frost, ice
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ICED

21D: "30. Bacon's partner"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin a; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
• Similar words include: liver-colored
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LIVER

22D: "32. Japanese straw mats"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TATAMIS

23D: "33. Napped"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that be able to accommodate for sleeping
• Similar words include: kip, catch some Z's, slumber
• Opposite of: wake

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SLEPT

24D: "34. Kind of muscle"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a generalization of the concept of a vector
• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: TENSOR

25D: "35. Honored"

7 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
• Similar words include: fear, reverence, worship
• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: REVERED

26D: "37. Hiawatha's grandmother"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: NOKOMIS

27D: "38. Sweet one of songdom"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ADELINE

28D: "40. Wife of Paris"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ______

Click to reveal answer

Answer: OENONE

29D: "42. Detection aircraft"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: AWACS

30D: "44. Thick, waterproof fabric"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: LODEN

31D: "45. Bushmaster, e.g."

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
• Similar words include: serpent, ophidian, Snake River
• Pattern: _____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SNAKE

32D: "47. Erase"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• Similar words include: unmake, untie, unwrap
• Opposite of: make, wrap

Click to reveal answer

Answer: UNDO

33D: "48. Decorated lower wall"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
• Similar words include: wainscot
• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: DADO

34D: "49. Joy Adamson's lioness"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

• Pattern: ____

Click to reveal answer

Answer: ELSA

35D: "52. Small beverage quantity"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

• Think of something that a small drink
• Pattern: ___

Click to reveal answer

Answer: SIP

Puzzle Stats

33 Across

35 Down

68 Total

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