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Saturday, November 2, 2024

No 27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 02, 2024

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

27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker
27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Early electric lights. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARCLAMPS


  • The clue is 9. Modest home in Modesto, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CASITA


  • The clue is 15. Direct marketing tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COLDCALL


  • The clue is 16. First act. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPENER

    Possible Answer : opener, unfastener, untier, undoer


  • The clue is 17. Sub's reference. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: CLASSROOMROSTER


  • The clue is 19. What always ends well?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELS

    Possible Answer : elevated_railroad, elevated_railway, EL, overhead_railway, el, ALT, elevated, altitude, elevation


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

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

    The answer: STEEP

    Possible Answer : plunge, soak_up, outrageous, usurious, steep, extortionate, absorb, infuse, immerse, exorbitant, unconscionable, engross, engulf

    Possible Opposite Answer : gradual


  • The clue is 21. ___ May Gaskin, author of "Spiritual Midwifery". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INA


  • The clue is 22. Puzzle (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SUSS

    Possible Answer : genus_Sus, Sus


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

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

    The answer: MITTS

    Possible Answer : baseball_mitt, paw, mitt, baseball_glove, hand, glove, manus


  • The clue is 25. Fed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GMAN


  • The clue is 26. Ward off bad luck, in a Greek tradition. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIT

    Possible Answer : skewer, spit, expectoration, spue, spit_out, saliva, sprinkle, patter, ptyalize, pitter-patter, spittle, spew, ptyalise, tongue, spitting, spatter


  • The clue is 27. Noted name in lithographs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IVES

    Possible Answer : Ives, James_Ives, James_Merritt_Ives, Charles_Edward_Ives


  • The clue is 28. English folk singer Billy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRAGG

    Possible Answer : Bragg, Braxton_Bragg


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

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

    The answer: COAXED

    Possible Answer : sweet-talk, inveigle, coax, wheedle, blarney, palaver, cajole


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

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

    The answer: TOATEE


  • The clue is 32. They're not afraid to take charge. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: FEARLESSLEADERS


  • The clue is 35. Media-based learning sites, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVLABS


  • The clue is 36. Word on many "No Trespassing" signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POSTED

    Possible Answer : carry, post, stake, station, put_up, mail, brand, send, posted, place


  • The clue is 37. Hanes brand once sold in ovoid packaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEGGS


  • The clue is 38. 90°. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EAST

    Possible Answer : East, eastward, Orient, east, E, eastern_United_States, due_east

    Possible Opposite Answer : west


  • The clue is 39. Team that briefly changed its name during the 1950s to appease McCarthyites. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REDS

    Possible Answer : loss, bolshy, Bolshevik, redness, red_ink, Red_River, red, Marxist, Red, bolshie

    Possible Opposite Answer : gain


  • The clue is 42. The case, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRUE

    Possible Answer : straight, dead_on_target, true_up, on-key, dependable, truthful, reliable, admittedly, confessedly, lawful, true, honest, genuine, rightful, avowedly, unfeigned

    Possible Opposite Answer : untruthful, false


  • The clue is 43. Jumps from one foot to the other. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JETES

    Possible Answer : gush, jet


  • The clue is 44. Break off. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STOP

    Possible Answer : hold_on, point, layover, occlusive, stop_over, stoppage, cease, contain, hold_back, blockage, stop_consonant, halt, kibosh, full_stop, diaphragm, terminate, quit, block_up, turn_back, closure, block_off, bar, hitch, full_point, break, plosive, barricade, plosive_speech_sound, end, blockade, check, plosive_consonant, break_off, give_up, arrest, finish, occlusion, lay_off, stopover, intercept, block, catch, period, stay, stop, discontinue

    Possible Opposite Answer : continue, begin, start, continuant_consonant


  • The clue is 45. Record company behind (and inside) Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMI


  • The clue is 46. 1988 Summer Olympics host. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEOUL

    Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul


  • The clue is 47. Word that's a homophone of its middle letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARE

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : differ


  • The clue is 48. Spin right round?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: ROTATECLOCKWISE


  • The clue is 53. What might remove all of your problems?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERASER

    Possible Answer : eraser


  • The clue is 54. Went after. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASSAILED

    Possible Answer : assault, snipe, assail, round, lash_out, set_on, attack

    Possible Opposite Answer : defend


  • The clue is 55. Cleans up like the Pied Piper. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DERATS


  • The clue is 56. Band aids. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SETLISTS


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. What passwords unlock. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACCESS

    Possible Answer: approach, admission, memory_access, accession, get_at, access_code, admittance, access, entree

  • The clue is 2. Arrive curbside. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROLLUP

  • The clue is 3. AndrĂ©s Segovia won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for it. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: CLASSICALGUITAR

  • The clue is 4. Temple Square letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LDS

  • The clue is 5. Window installations, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACS

    Possible Answer: alternating_electric_current, Ac, actinium, atomic_number_89, AC, alternating_current

    Possible Opposite Answer : direct_current

  • The clue is 6. Sully. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAR

    Possible Answer: impair, blemish, vitiate, mutilate, deflower, Mar, March, defect, spoil, mar

  • The clue is 7. P, B, D, T, K and G. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLOSIVES

    Possible Answer: occlusive, plosive, plosive_speech_sound, stop_consonant, plosive_consonant, stop

    Possible Opposite Answer : continuant_consonant

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

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: SLOTTEDSPATULAS

  • The clue is 9. De-centers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CORES

    Possible Answer: marrow, heart_and_soul, substance, nub, CORE, essence, centre, nucleus, core_group, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, center, kernel, inwardness, effect, pith, sum, heart, magnetic_core, burden, core, gist, meat, nitty-gritty

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

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

    The answer: APOP

  • The clue is 11. Its in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SES

    Possible Answer: randomness, S, southward, south, atomic_number_34, selenium, atomic_number_16, Se, sou'-east, s, due_south, sulfur, sulphur, reciprocal_ohm, southeast, SE, southeastward, siemens, second, mho, entropy, sec

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

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: INTIMATEDETAILS

  • The clue is 13. Outspoken parenting critic, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEENAGER

    Possible Answer: adolescent, teen, stripling, teenager

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

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

    The answer: ARRANGES

    Possible Answer: coiffure, coiffe, put, dress, arrange, set, coif, fix_up, set_up, do, order, stage, format

    Possible Opposite Answer : disarrange

  • The clue is 18. Subject of the 2021 documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: METS

  • The clue is 23. Cyber space?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STORAGE

    Possible Answer: reposition, storage, computer_memory, storehouse, warehousing, memory, repositing, depot, computer_storage, store, memory_board, entrepot

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

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

    The answer: MIXES

    Possible Answer: meld, shuffle, admixture, combine, mixture, conflate, desegregate, mix_in, ruffle, intermixture, premix, flux, mingle, commixture, coalesce, mix, commix, immix, integrate, blend, merge, commingle, unify, amalgamate, mixing, fuse

    Possible Opposite Answer : segregate

  • The clue is 25. Teaching assistants, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GRADERS

    Possible Answer: grader

  • The clue is 28. Certain Thanksgiving dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOAT

    Possible Answer: boat, gravy_boat, sauceboat, gravy_holder

  • The clue is 30. Mass apparel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALBS

    Possible Answer: alb

  • The clue is 31. Pilots, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TESTS

    Possible Answer: screen, run, exam, mental_test, test, examination, psychometric_test, try_out, trial_run, try, prove, examine, essay, quiz, mental_testing, trial, tryout

  • The clue is 32. Had a hiccup. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FALTERED

    Possible Answer: stammer, bumble, stutter, falter, stumble, waver

  • The clue is 33. Till the end of time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EVERMORE

    Possible Answer: evermore, forever, everlastingly, forevermore, eternally

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

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

    The answer: LOSELOSE

  • The clue is 38. Fair-hiring agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EEOC

  • The clue is 40. Home to England's Jurassic Coast. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DORSET

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

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

    The answer: SPEEDS

    Possible Answer: hurry, stop_number, hurrying, accelerate, rush_along, quicken, hie, pep_pill, focal_ratio, zip, step_on_it, swiftness, speed, speed_up, race, bucket_along, travel_rapidly, fastness, pelt_along, velocity, f_number, cannonball_along, hasten, hotfoot, belt_along, upper, rush, speeding, amphetamine

    Possible Opposite Answer : linger, decelerate

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

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

    The answer: JEERS

    Possible Answer: mockery, barrack, jeer, flout, gibe, scoff, scoffing, jeering

  • The clue is 46. Galley command. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STET

    Possible Answer: stet

  • The clue is 49. Arkansas pol Hutchinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASA

  • The clue is 50. New Orleans setting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CST

    Possible Answer: Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time, CST

  • The clue is 51. Carrier to 46-Across, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAL

  • The clue is 52. Device sold with a remote. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WII

Thursday, August 15, 2024

NYT Thursday, August 15, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 15, 2024

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

NYT Thursday, August 15, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues and Answers:
Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Like the longer route, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCENIC

    Possible Answer: scenic

  • The clue is 2. Martial art with movements like "Parting the Horse's Mane" and "Grasp Bird's Tail". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAICHI

    Possible Answer: tai_chi, taichi, t'ai_chi, tai_chi_chuan, taichichuan, t'ai_chi_chuan

  • The clue is 3. One way to get around town. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONFOOT

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

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

    The answer: OAF

    Possible Answer: lout, gawk, clod, stumblebum, oaf, lummox, lump, goon, lubber

  • The clue is 5. Annapolis frosh. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLEBE

    Possible Answer: plebe, cadet

  • The clue is 6. Persian's realm?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CATDOM

  • The clue is 7. They often clash. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGOS

    Possible Answer: egotism, self, ego, self-importance

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

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

    The answer: LOW

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : high

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

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

    The answer: ERE

  • The clue is 10. She originated the role of Fanny in "Funny Girl". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BARBRA

  • The clue is 11. Like pangolins. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCALY

    Possible Answer: lepidote, scaly, scaled, leprose, scaley, scurfy, scabrous

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

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

    The answer: LOVESEAT

    Possible Answer: loveseat, vis-a-vis, tete-a-tete, love_seat

  • The clue is 13. Fallopian tube, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVIDUCT

    Possible Answer: uterine_tube, oviduct, Fallopian_tube

  • The clue is 14. Make one out of two?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WED

    Possible Answer: splice, wedded, wed, hook_up_with, Wed, tie, Midweek, get_married, conjoin, Wednesday, espouse, marry, get_hitched_with

  • The clue is 19. 18th-century French novelist whose name means "the wise man". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LESAGE

  • The clue is 24. Charge for money, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATMFEE

  • The clue is 26. Friends, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEEPS

    Possible Answer: chirrup, peep, peek, chirp, cheep

  • The clue is 27. Major tributary of the Missouri. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLATTE

    Possible Answer: Platte, Platte_River

  • The clue is 28. Farming prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGRO

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

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

    The answer: BOS

    Possible Answer: genus_Bos, Bos

  • The clue is 32. "Well, shoot!," more colorfully. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AWHELL

  • The clue is 35. Fix. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REMEDY

    Possible Answer: remediation, therapeutic, repair, remedy, amend, rectify, cure, relieve, redress, curative, remediate

  • The clue is 38. Deleted scene, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXTRA

    Possible Answer: spare, redundant, supererogatory, surplus, additional, spear_carrier, excess, special, superfluous, supernumerary, duplicate, extra

  • The clue is 39. Afro-Caribbean religion. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SANTERIA

  • The clue is 40. Plant in the mint family with healthful seeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHIA

  • The clue is 41. Mobile dinner table. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TVTRAY

  • The clue is 42. Banned chemical contaminant, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PCB

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

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

    The answer: LOUSEUP

  • The clue is 48. One half of the merger that formed Paramount Global. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VIACOM

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

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

    The answer: SAIDSO

  • The clue is 51. Not remote. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONSITE

  • The clue is 52. Starting position, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INTERN

    Possible Answer: intern, medical_intern, houseman, interne

  • The clue is 53. Ran out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAPSED

    Possible Answer: relapse, pass, fall_back, retrogress, sink, glide_by, nonchurchgoing, lapsed, backslide, slide_by, slip_by, elapse, regress, slip_away, go_by, recidivate, go_along, lapse

  • The clue is 55. Rainflies can cover them. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TENTS

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

  • The clue is 57. Identifying words from a familiar voice. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITSME

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

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

    The answer: FUEL

    Possible Answer: fire, fuel

  • The clue is 61. Makes ineligible for competition, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DQS

  • The clue is 63. N.Y.C. luggage tag letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LGA

  • The clue is 64. Defenseman who scored a Stanley Cup-winning "flying goal". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORR

    Possible Answer: Bobby_Orr, Robert_Orr, Orr

  • The clue is 65. ___ Dae-jung, Nobel-winning former president of South Korea. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIM

Friday, August 23, 2024

2408 Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "Pretty Little Liars" author Shepard, 5. Trap for the unwary, 10. High-end hotel amenities, 14. Takeoff announcement?, 16. Rocked, in a way, 17. "Future me — don't forget this!", 18. Holly genus, 19. Gave a once-over, 20. Begrudging assent, 22. Jazz trumpeter Jones, 23. Spiny reptile that, despite its name, is actually a lizard, 24. The Flyers, on a scoreboard, 25. Famed recipient of a lesser blessing, 27. "Eww, enough!", 28. Cry of fear, 29. Makes, as a putt, 31. Some Reichstag votes, 35. Stage group often dressed in black, 37. Struggles, 39. [And just like that ...], 40. "TiK ToK" creator, 42. "Any ___?", 44. Makeup ingredient?, 45. Soldier of Sauron, 47. Cubism-inspired style, 48. Like 30-Down, 49. Make a deal official, say, 53. The average person will shed at least one every day, 55. Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree, 56. Like some broken records, 58. Antagonist in a 1604 play … or a 1992 animated movie, 59. Forest, in a metaphor, 61. Breezed (by), 62. Try to get the upper hand?, 63. Afflictions, 64. Infinitesimal, 65. Wine bottle spec

Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Fri Aug 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Down Clues :

1. 0, for 180°, 2. Bit of salty language?, 3. Some announcements from the Fed, 4. Cosmetics brand owned by EstĂ©e Lauder, 5. Organ piece, 6. KenKen entries: Abbr., 7. "For real?!", 8. Minos or Midas, 9. Member of la famille, 10. Fan base added to the O.E.D. in 2023, 11. Oral vaccine target, 12. Sphere, 13. Planned Parenthood offering, informally, 15. Warm-up pieces, 21. "How Firm a Foundation," for one, 23. Where VietJet Air is headquartered, 24. Half a half-bushel, 26. Watch, in a way, 30. Winter forecast, 32. Debated, 33. Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator", 34. Do a certain veterinary job, 36. "It's anyone's guess", 38. West Coast political hub, familiarly, 41. What an integral can compute, 43. Comfort, 46. Fighting, 49. Genre celebrated at the annual Worldcon, 50. Meeting greeting, 51. Well-behaved sort, 52. Color of a proverbial French beast, 54. Chichi, 56. Like the coats of many terriers, 57. Free-roaming residents of Japan's Nara Park, 60. Beat decisively, in video game lingo

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 23, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. "Pretty Little Liars" author Shepard. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SARA


  • The clue is 5. Trap for the unwary. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNARE

    Possible Answer : trammel, hook, side_drum, snare_drum, gin, entrap, noose, ensnare, trap, snare


  • The clue is 10. High-end hotel amenities. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAS

    Possible Answer : health_club, watering_place, spa, health_spa, resort_hotel, watering_hole


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

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

    The answer: IHAVETORUN


  • The clue is 16. Rocked, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WORE

    Possible Answer : tire, wear_thin, tire_out, get_into, endure, put_on, fag, don, break, bust, outwear, assume, fatigue, have_on, wear, fall_apart, hold_out, wear_off, bear, wear_out, weary, jade, fag_out, wear_upon, wear_down

    Possible Opposite Answer : refresh


  • The clue is 17. "Future me — don't forget this!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOTETOSELF


  • The clue is 18. Holly genus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ILEX

    Possible Answer : genus_Ilex, Ilex


  • The clue is 19. Gave a once-over. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYEDUP


  • The clue is 20. Begrudging assent. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEAHFINE


  • The clue is 22. Jazz trumpeter Jones. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THAD


  • The clue is 23. Spiny reptile that, despite its name, is actually a lizard. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HORNYTOAD


  • The clue is 24. The Flyers, on a scoreboard. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PHI

    Possible Answer : phi


  • The clue is 25. Famed recipient of a lesser blessing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESAU

    Possible Answer : Esau


  • The clue is 27. "Eww, enough!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TMI


  • The clue is 28. Cry of fear. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EEK


  • The clue is 29. Makes, as a putt. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SINKS

    Possible Answer : subside, bury, go_down, dip, sink, slump, drop, pass, sump, drop_down, swallow_hole, settle, slide_down, go_under, sinkhole, fall_off, cesspool, cesspit, lapse

    Possible Opposite Answer : source, float


  • The clue is 31. Some Reichstag votes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEINS


  • The clue is 35. Stage group often dressed in black. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CREW

    Possible Answer : work_party, crew, crowd, gang, bunch


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

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

    The answer: TOILS

    Possible Answer : labour, fag, dig, travail, drudge, moil, labor, grind, toil


  • The clue is 39. [And just like that ...]. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNAP

    Possible Answer : break_down, snapshot, flick, cinch, child's_play, click, piece_of_cake, ginger_snap, snatch_up, shot, snap_fastener, grab, bust, snap_bean, tear, rupture, snap, duck_soup, centering, pushover, shoot, gingersnap, walkover, snarl, photograph, catch, cracking, ginger_nut, press_stud, snatch, elasticity, picnic, lose_it, crack, breeze

    Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity


  • The clue is 40. "TiK ToK" creator. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KESHA


  • The clue is 42. "Any ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDEAS

    Possible Answer : melodic_theme, estimation, mind, estimate, thought, idea, theme, musical_theme, approximation


  • The clue is 44. Makeup ingredient?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DNA

    Possible Answer : deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid, DNA


  • The clue is 45. Soldier of Sauron. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORC


  • The clue is 47. Cubism-inspired style. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DECO

    Possible Answer : art_deco, deco


  • The clue is 48. Like 30-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICY

    Possible Answer : frozen, polar, glacial, arctic, wintry, gelid, frosty, frigid, icy


  • The clue is 49. Make a deal official, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHAKEONIT


  • The clue is 53. The average person will shed at least one every day. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LASH

    Possible Answer : welt, eyelash, flog, whip, slash, lash, thong, whiplash, strap, cilium, lather, trounce

    Possible Opposite Answer : unlash


  • The clue is 55. Spice derived from the inner bark of a tropical tree. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CINNAMON

    Possible Answer : Ceylon_cinnamon_tree, cinnamon, cinnamon_bark, Cinnamomum_zeylanicum, Ceylon_cinnamon


  • The clue is 56. Like some broken records. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WARPED

    Possible Answer : heave, buckle, warp, garble, distort, falsify, warped


  • The clue is 58. Antagonist in a 1604 play … or a 1992 animated movie. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IAGO

    Possible Answer : Iago


  • The clue is 59. Forest, in a metaphor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIGPICTURE


  • The clue is 61. Breezed (by). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLEW

    Possible Answer : flee, vaporize, wing, aviate, fly, vanish, take_flight, pilot, fell


  • The clue is 62. Try to get the upper hand?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARMWRESTLE


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

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

    The answer: ILLS

    Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment


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

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

    The answer: TEENY

    Possible Answer : teentsy, itty-bitty, weensy, bitty, wee, itsy-bitsy, weeny, bittie, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny


  • The clue is 65. Wine bottle spec. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEAR

    Possible Answer : yr, twelvemonth, class, year


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. 0, for 180°. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SINE

    Possible Answer: sine, sin

  • The clue is 2. Bit of salty language?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AHOYTHERE

  • The clue is 3. Some announcements from the Fed. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RATEHIKES

  • The clue is 4. Cosmetics brand owned by EstĂ©e Lauder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVEDA

  • The clue is 5. Organ piece. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STOP

    Possible Answer: halt, layover, block_off, block, hitch, block_up, hold_back, stop_over, discontinue, stop_consonant, contain, turn_back, check, quit, kibosh, break, occlusion, arrest, blockage, stopover, finish, plosive, give_up, period, occlusive, stay, catch, stop, full_point, break_off, cease, barricade, blockade, full_stop, lay_off, intercept, hold_on, diaphragm, closure, point, plosive_consonant, plosive_speech_sound, stoppage, terminate, bar, end

    Possible Opposite Answer : start, continue, begin, continuant_consonant

  • The clue is 6. KenKen entries: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOS

    Possible Answer: nobelium, No, no, atomic_number_102

    Possible Opposite Answer : yes

  • The clue is 7. "For real?!". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

    The answer: AREYOUKIDDINGME

  • The clue is 8. Minos or Midas. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RULER

    Possible Answer: rule, ruler, swayer

  • The clue is 9. Member of la famille. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENFANT

  • The clue is 10. Fan base added to the O.E.D. in 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWIFTIES

  • The clue is 11. Oral vaccine target. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POLIO

    Possible Answer: acute_anterior_poliomyelitis, polio, infantile_paralysis, poliomyelitis

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

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

    The answer: ARENA

    Possible Answer: sphere, field, arena, sports_stadium, orbit, bowl, area, stadium, domain, scene_of_action

  • The clue is 13. Planned Parenthood offering, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEXED

    Possible Answer: excite, sex, arouse, wind_up, turn_on, sexed

  • The clue is 15. Warm-up pieces. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETUDES

    Possible Answer: etude

  • The clue is 21. "How Firm a Foundation," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HYMN

    Possible Answer: hymn, anthem

  • The clue is 23. Where VietJet Air is headquartered. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HANOI

    Possible Answer: capital_of_Vietnam, Hanoi

  • The clue is 24. Half a half-bushel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PECK

    Possible Answer: mint, tidy_sum, passel, quite_a_little, slew, heap, mountain, hen-peck, deal, smack, pick, nag, peck, spate, mess, pile, hatful, peck_at, raft, mickle, stack, muckle, good_deal, wad, beak, pick_up, sight, great_deal, batch, mass, flock, lot, pot, plenty, pick_at

  • The clue is 26. Watch, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIT

    Possible Answer: pose, sit_down, model, ride, sit_around, sit, posture, baby-sit, seat

    Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

  • The clue is 30. Winter forecast. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SLEET

    Possible Answer: sleet

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

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

    The answer: INDISPUTE

  • The clue is 33. Comedian Aparna who wrote "Unreliable Narrator". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NANCHERLA

  • The clue is 34. Do a certain veterinary job. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAY

    Possible Answer: castrate, alter, spay, neuter

  • The clue is 36. "It's anyone's guess". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHOKNOWS

  • The clue is 38. West Coast political hub, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAC

    Possible Answer: pocket, Sauk, theca, pouch, sack, Sac, sac

  • The clue is 41. What an integral can compute. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AREA

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

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

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

    The answer: SOLACE

    Possible Answer: console, solace, comfort, soothe, solacement, consolation

  • The clue is 46. Fighting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COMBAT

    Possible Answer: scrap, fighting, fight, combat, armed_combat, battle

  • The clue is 49. Genre celebrated at the annual Worldcon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCIFI

  • The clue is 50. Meeting greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIALL

  • The clue is 51. Well-behaved sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANGEL

    Possible Answer: Angel_Falls, Angel, holy_person, holy_man, backer, saint, angel

  • The clue is 52. Color of a proverbial French beast. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOIRE

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

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

    The answer: ARTSY

  • The clue is 56. Like the coats of many terriers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIRY

    Possible Answer: stringy, wiry

  • The clue is 57. Free-roaming residents of Japan's Nara Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEER

    Possible Answer: deer, cervid

  • The clue is 60. Beat decisively, in video game lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PWN