May 13, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle May 13, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Family name on "Arrested Development"	5
2A	6. "That's enough for me"	5
3A	11. Exclamation just before and after "just"	3
4A	14. Socially dominant	5
5A	15. Six Flags Great Adventure roller coaster with "explosive" speed	5
6A	16. Bar offering with "double" and "triple" varieties	3
7A	17. Protection offered for a traveler in a dangerous area	11
8A	19. Flanders of "The Simpsons"	3
9A	20. Bygone TV feature	4
10A	21. LP, e.g.	4
11A	22. Denim	4
12A	24. Group of Greek women	15
13A	28. Word after "pop-up" or "drop-down"	4
14A	29. Author with a son named Christopher Robin	7
15A	30. Emmy-winning actress Uzo ___	5
16A	33. N.L. East team, on scoreboards	3
17A	34. Ending with herbi- or insecti-	4
18A	35. Architectural designer Maya	3
19A	36. Member of the Apple family	7
20A	40. Served fare	3
21A	41. Satyr's stare	4
22A	43. ... --- ...	3
23A	44. Big name in name tags	5
24A	46. Back after cancellation	7
25A	48. Top-notch	4
26A	50. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, etc.	15
27A	55. Class act?	4
28A	56. Third rank of the peerage	4
29A	57. Kind of poker	4
30A	58. ___ 9000, figure in "2001: A Space Odyssey"	3
31A	59. Canapé, e.g.	11
32A	62. Mad state	3
33A	63. Key in	5
34A	64. 9-to-5 work	5
35A	65. Hip-hop artist whose name once ended with "tha Kyd"	3
36A	66. Like some shaded spots	5
37A	67. Brains	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. Family name on "Arrested Development""

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: BLUTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "That's enough for me""

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: IMSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Exclamation just before and after "just""

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 joke that seems extremely funny
• Words that mean the same thing: riot, howler, thigh-slapper
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Socially dominant"

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 1st letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALPHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Six Flags Great Adventure roller coaster with "explosive" speed"

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: NITRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Bar offering with "double" and "triple" varieties"

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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Protection offered for a traveler in a dangerous area"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAFEPASSAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Flanders of "The Simpsons""

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: NED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Bygone TV feature"

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 circular rounded projection or protuberance
• Words that mean the same thing: node, boss, thickening
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. LP, e.g."

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 sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
• Words that mean the same thing: phonograph recording, saucer, phonograph record
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DISC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Denim"

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 (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
• Words that mean the same thing: denim, dungaree, blue jean
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Group of Greek women"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SORORITYCHAPTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Word after "pop-up" or "drop-down""

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 list of dishes available at a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: card, bill of fare, fare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Author with a son named Christopher Robin"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: AAMILNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Emmy-winning actress Uzo ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. N.L. East team, on scoreboards"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Ending with herbi- or insecti-"

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: CIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Architectural designer Maya"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the vietnam war in washington (born in 1959)
• Words that mean the same thing: Maya Lin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Member of the Apple family"

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: MACBOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Served fare"

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 any federal law-enforcement officer
• Words that mean the same thing: flow, run, FRS
• The opposite would be: starve
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Satyr's stare"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that look at with amorous intentions
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. ... --- ..."

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 internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Words that mean the same thing: so, soh, sol
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Big name in name tags"

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: AVERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Back after cancellation"

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: ONAGAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Top-notch"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, etc."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FIBONACCISERIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Class act?"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: exam, tryout, examination
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Third rank of the peerage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a british peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Kind of poker"

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 gully that is shallower than a ravine
• Words that mean the same thing: hook, line, delineate
• The opposite would be: push, deposit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. ___ 9000, figure in "2001: A Space Odyssey""

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: HAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "59. Canapé, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HORSDOEUVRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Mad state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: anger, wrath, ira
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Key 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: go into, put down, move into
• The opposite would be: exit, drop out
• 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 34 Across: "64. 9-to-5 work"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GRIND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Hip-hop artist whose name once ended with "tha Kyd""

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: SYD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Like some shaded spots"

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 overgrown with moss
• Words that mean the same thing: stodgy, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOSSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. Brains"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a general conscious awareness
• Words that mean the same thing: smell out, sentience, signified
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

May 13, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Wednesday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Soaks in the sun's rays	5
2D	2. South American plain	5
3D	3. Not loath to do	5
4D	4. Phat	7
5D	5. Luck, quaintly	3
6D	6. As found	6
7D	7. Rapper ___ Elliott	5
8D	8. Opposite of legato	8
9D	9. Tiny fraction of a joule	3
10D	10. Foot gunk	6
11D	11. Succeed in all one's endeavors, so to speak	9
12D	12. Question whose answer can go almost anywhere	9
13D	13. Some bills or chewing gum	3
14D	18. Tennis player's chance to hold serve	4
15D	23. For the ages	4
16D	25. Criticize harshly, with "out"	4
17D	26. Angel hair accompaniment?	4
18D	27. Thin-sounding	5
19D	30. Standoffish	5
20D	31. High muckety-muck	9
21D	32. Like a map on a geography exam	9
22D	33. Ones feeling the crunch?	3
23D	37. Big part of a Risk board	4
24D	38. Tour events	8
25D	39. Cartoonist Bob who co-created Batman	4
26D	42. Me, myself and I	4
27D	45. Lush green vegetation	7
28D	47. Country music?	6
29D	48. Put on the line	6
30D	49. World capital at around the same latitude as St. Petersburg	4
31D	51. Work for doctors, lawyers and detectives	5
32D	52. Kershner who directed "The Empire Strikes Back"	5
33D	53. Makes, as bread	5
34D	54. Any member of Abba	5
35D	58. ___ and hers	3
36D	60. Lennon's lady	3
37D	61. This puzzle's clues have two of them	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. Soaks in the sun's rays"

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

  The answer is: BASKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. South American plain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in latin america)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LLANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Not loath to do"

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: UPFOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Phat"

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: THEBOMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Luck, quaintly"

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 accidental happening
• Words that mean the same thing: happen, come about, take place
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. As found"

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: INSITU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Rapper ___ Elliott"

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 young woman
• Words that mean the same thing: young lady, miss, girl
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MISSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Opposite of legato"

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 (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply
• Words that mean the same thing: disconnected
• The opposite would be: legato
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STACCATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Tiny fraction of a joule"

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 cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Foot gunk"

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: TOEJAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Succeed in all one's endeavors, so to speak"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: WINATLIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Question whose answer can go almost anywhere"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: OPENENDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Some bills or chewing gum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small mass of soft material
• Words that mean the same thing: passel, jam, great deal
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Tennis player's chance to hold serve"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. For the ages"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
• Words that mean the same thing: epic poem, epical, larger-than-life
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Criticize harshly, with "out""

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

  The answer is: REAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Angel hair accompaniment?"

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 an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
• Words that mean the same thing: annulus, doughnut, anchor ring
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Thin-sounding"

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 having a tone of a reed instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: wheezy, reedlike
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Standoffish"

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 remote in manner
• Words that mean the same thing: distant, upstage
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALOOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. High muckety-muck"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an important or influential (and often overbearing) person
• Words that mean the same thing: VIP, high muckamuck, very important person
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIGNITARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Like a map on a geography exam"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that lacking a label or tag
• Words that mean the same thing: unlabelled, untagged
• The opposite would be: labeled
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNLABELED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Ones feeling the crunch?"

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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
• Words that mean the same thing: Artium Baccalaurens, group AB, ab
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Big part of a Risk board"

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 the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Tour events"

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 a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
• Words that mean the same thing: concert
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONCERTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Cartoonist Bob who co-created Batman"

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: KANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Me, myself and I"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: egotism, ego, self-importance
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EGOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Lush green vegetation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that green foliage
• Words that mean the same thing: greenness, verdancy, greenery
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VERDURE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Country music?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
• Words that mean the same thing: hymn
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTHEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Put on the line"

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: AIRDRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. World capital at around the same latitude as St. Petersburg"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on norway's southern coast
• Words that mean the same thing: Christiania, capital of Norway
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Work for doctors, lawyers and detectives"

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 an occurrence of something
• Words that mean the same thing: subject, typesetter's case, display case
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Kershner who directed "The Empire Strikes Back""

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: IRVIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Makes, as bread"

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 earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
• Words that mean the same thing: realise, earn, clear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EARNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Any member of Abba"

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 sweden
• Words that mean the same thing: swedish turnip, Brassica napus napobrassica, Swedish turnip
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SWEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. ___ and hers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Lennon's lady"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. This puzzle's clues have two of them"

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: EGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	67.6%
Short Answer	15	20.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.1%
Geography	3	4.1%
Sports	2	2.7%
History	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.2 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 25, 2025 at 06:32 AM

April 06, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, April 06, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (34 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - April 06, 2024 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Vivacious	6
2A	7. White Russians, e.g.	8
3A	15. "That just clicked"	6
4A	16. Competitor on "MasterChef"	8
5A	17. Can't they all just git along?	6
6A	18. High station	8
7A	19. Lands resoundingly	5
8A	20. Eponymous Milwaukee brewer Frederick	5
9A	21. Cue word	3
10A	22. Intend	4
11A	23. Deep shade of blue	5
12A	24. Something that many people share	4
13A	25. Dodgers' foes, for short	3
14A	26. Film with the tagline "In space, no one can hear you clean"	5
15A	27. Presented with a ticket	5
16A	28. "Heard enough?"	12
17A	31. Request to chat	7
18A	32. Option for claustrophobic patients	7
19A	36. Book it!	12
20A	38. London dunderhead	5
21A	41. ___ van Rossum, programmer who created the Python language	5
22A	42. Lead-in to location	3
23A	43. Ideal for home theaters, for short	4
24A	44. Notably circular formations on Mars	5
25A	45. Cup alternative	4
26A	46. Ruckus	3
27A	47. ___ table	5
28A	48. Flowers that are a source of the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine	5
29A	49. Afghan region whose name means "black cave"	8
30A	51. Gathering like Brick Fest Live, informally	6
31A	52. Encouraging signs in the market	8
32A	53. Cold weather outerwear	6
33A	54. Longtime name in Top 40 radio	8
34A	55. Stereotypical beatnik accessories	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Vivacious"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a white sparkling wine either produced in champagne or resembling that produced there
• Words that mean the same thing: effervescing, spumy, champagne
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUBBLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. White Russians, e.g."

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: CZARISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. "That just clicked""

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: AHISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Competitor on "MasterChef""

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: HOMECOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Can't they all just git along?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that motherless calf in a range herd of cattle
• Words that mean the same thing: dogy, leppy, dogie
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOGIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. High station"

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 high status importance owing to marked superiority
• Words that mean the same thing: distinction, tubercle, note
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMINENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Lands resoundingly"

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 heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
• Words that mean the same thing: thumping, crump, scrunch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THUDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Eponymous Milwaukee brewer Frederick"

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: PABST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Cue word"

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 momentary present
• Words that mean the same thing: at present, nowadays, straightaway
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Intend"

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 specific instance of feeling hopeful
• Words that mean the same thing: go for, promise, trust
• The opposite would be: despair
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Deep shade of blue"

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: LAPIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Something that many people share"

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 cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Dodgers' foes, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the bureau of the treasury department responsible for tax collections
• Words that mean the same thing: Internal Revenue Service
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Film with the tagline "In space, no one can hear you clean""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WALLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Presented with a ticket"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that make reference to
• Words that mean the same thing: advert, summon, adduce
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. "Heard enough?""

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEEDISAYMORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Request to chat"

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: GOTASEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Option for claustrophobic patients"

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: OPENMRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Book it!"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RESERVEDSEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. London dunderhead"

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: HOSER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. ___ van Rossum, programmer who created the Python language"

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: GUIDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Lead-in to location"

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 god of the underworld; counterpart of greek pluto
• Words that mean the same thing: Orcus
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Ideal for home theaters, for short"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Notably circular formations on Mars"

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 ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
• Words that mean the same thing: dun, crucify, rag
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUNES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Cup alternative"

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 british imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
• Words that mean the same thing: dry pint
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Ruckus"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: hustle, bustle, stir
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "47. ___ table"

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 expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
• Words that mean the same thing: poop, defecate, stool
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Flowers that are a source of the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine"

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: CROCI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Afghan region whose name means "black cave""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TORABORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. Gathering like Brick Fest Live, informally"

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: TOYCON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. Encouraging signs in the market"

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: UPTRENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Cold weather outerwear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a british term)
• Words that mean the same thing: windcheater, parka, windbreaker
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANORAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Longtime name in Top 40 radio"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEACREST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Stereotypical beatnik accessories"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth
• Words that mean the same thing: beret
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BERETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword April 06, 2024

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Demerit	8
2D	2. Onetime treat with chocolate creme and vanilla cookies	8
3D	3. Cinderella's calling card	8
4D	4. Under cut?	5
5D	5. Winemaking sediment	4
6D	6. Thick envelope during admissions season, say	3
7D	7. For a song	7
8D	8. Pictures where people are headscarfed?	12
9D	9. Off	5
10D	10. "Take Me or Leave Me" musical	4
11D	11. Off	3
12D	12. "Death Be Not Proud," for one	6
13D	13. On tap	6
14D	14. Oblique	6
15D	20. Court order?	12
16D	23. Practices photodynamic therapy on	5
17D	24. Bearings	5
18D	26. Older companion?	5
19D	27. Philosophy profession	5
20D	29. Didn't shrink	5
21D	30. Pieces of punditry	5
22D	33. Nothing to write home about	8
23D	34. Mac, for example	8
24D	35. "Zero stars"	8
25D	37. Present for the approval of	7
26D	38. Show stopper?	6
27D	39. Not clean, in a way	6
28D	40. Black heart?	6
29D	44. Didgeridoo sound	5
30D	45. Recipient of the inaugural Mark Twain Prize for American Humor	5
31D	47. Many a ten-code user	4
32D	48. Cup alternative	4
33D	50. Azimuth, e.g.	3
34D	51. Check	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. Demerit"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: BADTHING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Onetime treat with chocolate creme and vanilla cookies"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UHOHOREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Cinderella's calling card"

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: BIGUPSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Under cut?"

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: BSIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Winemaking sediment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
• Words that mean the same thing: Lee Yuen Kam, leeward, Shelton Jackson Lee
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Thick envelope during admissions season, 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 an affirmative
• The opposite would be: no
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. For a song"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that in a stingy manner
• Words that mean the same thing: tattily, stingily, chintzily
• The opposite would be: expensively
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CHEAPLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Pictures where people are headscarfed?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ZOMBIEMOVIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Off"

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 not functioning properly
• Words that mean the same thing: wrong, imperfectly, haywire
• The opposite would be: perfectly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Take Me or Leave Me" musical"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
• Words that mean the same thing: let, rip, tear
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Off"

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

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Death Be Not Proud," for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONNET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. On tap"

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: TOCOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Oblique"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that turn or place at an angle
• Words that mean the same thing: skew
• The opposite would be: align
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKEWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Court order?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PALACEGUARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Practices photodynamic therapy on"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: LASES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Bearings"

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 dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: comportment, presence, mien
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Older companion?"

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 having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
• Words that mean the same thing: smart, impudent, knowing
• The opposite would be: foolish
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Philosophy profession"

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 any system of principles or beliefs
• Words that mean the same thing: creed
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CREDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Didn't shrink"

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 take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
• Words that mean the same thing: presume, dare, make bold
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DARED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Pieces of punditry"

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: OPEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Nothing to write home about"

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 moderate to inferior in quality
• Words that mean the same thing: fair, average, middling
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDIOCRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Mac, for example"

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 a water-resistant coat
• Words that mean the same thing: waterproof
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAINCOAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. "Zero stars""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: ITSTINKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Present for the approval of"

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: RUNPAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Show stopper?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
• Words that mean the same thing: foramen, reprieve, abatement
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIATUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Not clean, in a way"

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: ONDOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Black heart?"

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: SHORTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Didgeridoo sound"

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 stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
• Words that mean the same thing: poke, monotone, dawdler
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Recipient of the inaugural Mark Twain Prize for American Humor"

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: PRYOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Many a ten-code user"

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: CBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Cup alternative"

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 any cone-shaped artifact
• Words that mean the same thing: strobilus, conoid, cone shape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Azimuth, e.g."

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: electric discharge, curve, arch
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Check"

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 bill in a restaurant
• Words that mean the same thing: tablet, tabloid, chit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	53	77.9%
Short Answer	7	10.3%
Abbreviation	2	2.9%
Music	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Literature	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: August 26, 2025 at 03:23 PM