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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

27417 Tue Mar 12, 2024 NYT by Andrew Kingsley and Garrett Chalfin

Across Clues :

1. Discontinue, 5. ___ cake (dessert with a liquid chocolate core), 9. Skewered meat dish, 14. Wander, 15. "Victory is mine!", 16. Reply to "Grazie", 17. A♭?, 19. Feeling the need to scratch, 20. Blanc who was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", 21. Tries not to be found, 22. "Hello," in Mandarin, 23. Categorize, 25. Give lip to, 26. Where visitors take photos pretending to hold up a landmark, 28. Not playing any songs, as a radio station, 31. Rocker Lavigne, 34. Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer, 36. Never Have I ___ (party game), 37. Shakespearean "Tsk!", 38. B♭?, 41. X–III, 42. Berry rich in antioxidants (and vowels), 44. Accessory that may denote military rank, 45. Deep chasm, 47. Smallest unit of purchasing power, in an idiom, 49. Start of a spell, 51. Liquid-ate?, 52. "You can say that again!", 56. High-end Honda, 58. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar, 61. Apt anagram of "yea", 62. Put forward, 63. B♯?, 65. Speak one's mind, 66. Cereal crop, 67. Gave the go-ahead, 68. Quick kisses, 69. Occasion for blowing out candles, informally, 70. Dudes

Down Clues :

1. Field of play?, 2. Double Dutch equipment, 3. Racetrack shapes, 4. Pay-___-view, 5. City ___ (place for a population sign), 6. Wowed, 7. Botanical climber, 8. Flik and Dot, in "A Bug's Life", 9. Kind of cord or column, 10. Skilled performer, 11. E♯?, 12. Persian honorific, 13. Fluctuate wildly, 18. Skydiving or a ride on a roller coaster, 24. Big name in nail polish, 25. Whole host, 27. Corroded, 28. "Hi," in Lanai, 29. Lanai neckwear, 30. Mother of Kim, Kylie and Kourtney, 31. A ways away, 32. The "V" of V.P., 33. Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle, 35. Show stoppers?, 39. "Winning ___ everything", 40. Fictional land ruled by Aslan, 43. Winter Olympics facility, 46. Naughty, 48. Fills with delight, 50. Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that subsequently shredded itself, 53. A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity, 54. "Sheesh!", 55. Tends to an overgrown garden, 56. Each, 57. Make do, 58. Amorphous shape, 59. Hamperful, 60. Smallest bit, 64. Daily record

Break down the NYT Crosswords: March 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, March 12, 2024
New York Times, Tuesday, March 12, 2024


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

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

    The answer: DROP

    Possible Answer : spend, shed, throw_away, overlook, dismiss, devolve, drop_off, set_down, deteriorate, fall, throw, degenerate, dribble, cliff, throw_off, knock_off, dip, drip, expend, put_down, neglect, flatten, discharge, cut_down, free_fall, send_away, drop_cloth, unload, driblet, strike_down, omit, miss, overleap, drop-off, sink, bead, pearl, cast, fell, swing, shake_off, dangle, cast_off, pretermit, leave_out, drib, drop, drop_curtain, send_packing, drop_down

    Possible Opposite Answer : sharpen, recuperate, attend_to


  • The clue is 5. ___ cake (dessert with a liquid chocolate core). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAVA

    Possible Answer : lava


  • The clue is 9. Skewered meat dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SATAY


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

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

    The answer: ROVE

    Possible Answer : roll, rove, vagabond, reeve, ramble, range, tramp, drift, roam, stray, swan, wander, cast


  • The clue is 15. "Victory is mine!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IWIN


  • The clue is 16. Reply to "Grazie". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PREGO


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

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

    The answer: APARTMENT

    Possible Answer : flat, apartment


  • The clue is 19. Feeling the need to scratch. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITCHY

    Possible Answer : antsy, itchy, fretful, fidgety


  • The clue is 20. Blanc who was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEL


  • The clue is 21. Tries not to be found. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIDES

    Possible Answer : fell, enshroud, conceal, pelt, shroud, cover, hide_out, obscure, obliterate, hide, blot_out, veil, skin

    Possible Opposite Answer : show


  • The clue is 22. "Hello," in Mandarin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NIHAO


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

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

    The answer: ASSORT

    Possible Answer : sort_out, associate, separate, class, classify, sort, consort, assort, affiliate


  • The clue is 25. Give lip to. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SASS

    Possible Answer : mouth, sass, backtalk, SAS, back_talk, sassing, Special_Air_Service, lip


  • The clue is 26. Where visitors take photos pretending to hold up a landmark. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PISA

    Possible Answer : Pisa


  • The clue is 28. Not playing any songs, as a radio station. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLTALK


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

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

    The answer: AVRIL


  • The clue is 34. Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TALE

    Possible Answer : tale, narration, tarradiddle, story, taradiddle, narrative, fib


  • The clue is 36. Never Have I ___ (party game). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EVER

    Possible Answer : ever, of_all_time, ever_so, e'er, always

    Possible Opposite Answer : never


  • The clue is 37. Shakespearean "Tsk!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FIE


  • The clue is 38. B♭?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIEDOWN


  • The clue is 41. X–III. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VII

    Possible Answer : VII, septet, seven, heptad, septenary, vii, 7, sevener


  • The clue is 42. Berry rich in antioxidants (and vowels). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACAI


  • The clue is 44. Accessory that may denote military rank. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SASH

    Possible Answer : waistband, waistcloth, sash, window_sash, girdle, cincture


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

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

    The answer: ABYSS

    Possible Answer : abysm, abyss


  • The clue is 47. Smallest unit of purchasing power, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REDCENT


  • The clue is 49. Start of a spell. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABRA


  • The clue is 51. Liquid-ate?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MELT

    Possible Answer : run, evaporate, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, mellow_out, fade, dethaw, thawing, melting, mellow, dissolve, meld, thaw, disappear, melt_down


  • The clue is 52. "You can say that again!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANDHOW


  • The clue is 56. High-end Honda. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACURA


  • The clue is 58. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLINI

    Possible Answer : bliny, blini


  • The clue is 61. Apt anagram of "yea". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AYE


  • The clue is 62. Put forward. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POSIT

    Possible Answer : fix, situate, put_forward, deposit, posit, submit, postulate, state


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

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

    The answer: LOOKALIVE


  • The clue is 65. Speak one's mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPINE

    Possible Answer : animadvert, sound_off, think, speak_out, opine, speak_up, imagine, suppose, guess, reckon


  • The clue is 66. Cereal crop. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OATS

    Possible Answer : oat


  • The clue is 67. Gave the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OKED


  • The clue is 68. Quick kisses. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PECKS

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


  • The clue is 69. Occasion for blowing out candles, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BDAY


  • The clue is 70. Dudes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GUYS

    Possible Answer : make_fun, guy_rope, laugh_at, poke_fun, Guy, cat, hombre, bozo, ridicule, rib, blackguard, guy, roast, guy_cable, jest_at, guy_wire


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Field of play?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DRAMA

    Possible Answer: drama, dramatic_play, play, dramatic_event

  • The clue is 2. Double Dutch equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROPES

    Possible Answer: Mexican_valium, R-2, roofy, rope, circle, forget_me_drug, rophy, leash, lasso, roach

  • The clue is 3. Racetrack shapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVALS

    Possible Answer: oval, ellipse

  • The clue is 4. Pay-___-view. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PER

  • The clue is 5. City ___ (place for a population sign). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIMITS

    Possible Answer: fix, limit, demarcation_line, trammel, confine, define, determine, throttle, boundary, bound, terminal_point, restrain, demarcation, point_of_accumulation, terminus_ad_quem, specify, restrict, circumscribe, set, limitation, limit_point

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

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

    The answer: AWED

    Possible Answer: awestricken, awful, awed, awe, awestruck

    Possible Opposite Answer : unawed

  • The clue is 7. Botanical climber. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VINE

    Possible Answer: vine

  • The clue is 8. Flik and Dot, in "A Bug's Life". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANTS

    Possible Answer: emmet, pismire, ant

  • The clue is 9. Kind of cord or column. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPINAL

    Possible Answer: spinal, spinal_anesthesia, spinal_anaesthesia

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

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

    The answer: ARTISTE

    Possible Answer: artiste

  • The clue is 11. E♯?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TECHSAVVY

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

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

    The answer: AGHA

    Possible Answer: Aga, Agha

  • The clue is 13. Fluctuate wildly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YOYO

  • The clue is 18. Skydiving or a ride on a roller coaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THRILL

    Possible Answer: exalt, inebriate, kick, thrill, throb, exhilarate, tickle, beatify, vibrate, bang, boot, chill, shiver, frisson, rush, tingle, shudder, charge, flush, quiver, tickle_pink

  • The clue is 24. Big name in nail polish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPI

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

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

    The answer: SLEW

    Possible Answer: lot, mass, pot, passel, spate, heap, slue, peck, batch, mickle, sheer, murder, bump_off, swerve, veer, sight, polish_off, slide, stack, remove, dispatch, mint, cut, pile, slay, skid, good_deal, slew, flock, great_deal, muckle, plenty, raft, tidy_sum, mess, wad, deal, slip, off, hit, mountain, hatful, quite_a_little, trend, curve

  • The clue is 27. Corroded. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATEAT

  • The clue is 28. "Hi," in Lanai. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALOHA

    Possible Answer: ciao, aloha

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

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

    The answer: LEIS

    Possible Answer: wreath, chaplet, garland, lei, coronal

  • The clue is 30. Mother of Kim, Kylie and Kourtney. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KRIS

    Possible Answer: kris, creese, crease

  • The clue is 31. A ways away. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AFAR

    Possible Answer: afar

  • The clue is 32. The "V" of V.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VICE

    Possible Answer: frailty, vice

  • The clue is 33. Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: READMUSIC

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

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

    The answer: ADS

    Possible Answer: advertizement, advertisement, advertising, ad, advertizing, advert

  • The clue is 39. "Winning ___ everything". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ISNT

  • The clue is 40. Fictional land ruled by Aslan. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NARNIA

  • The clue is 43. Winter Olympics facility. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICERINK

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

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

    The answer: BAD

    Possible Answer: risky, spoiled, spoilt, regretful, badness, bad, unfit, defective, badly, tough, unsound, speculative, big, forged, uncollectible, high-risk, sorry

    Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful

  • The clue is 48. Fills with delight. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELATES

    Possible Answer: uplift, lift_up, intoxicate, pick_up, elate

    Possible Opposite Answer : depress

  • The clue is 50. Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that subsequently shredded itself. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BANKSY

  • The clue is 53. A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAIKU

    Possible Answer: haiku

  • The clue is 54. "Sheesh!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OYVEY

  • The clue is 55. Tends to an overgrown garden. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEEDS

    Possible Answer: pot, sens, grass, weeds, smoke, weed, locoweed, dope, sess, green_goddess, widow's_weeds, Mary_Jane, mourning_band, skunk, gage

    Possible Opposite Answer : cultivated_plant

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

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

    The answer: APOP

  • The clue is 57. Make do. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COPE

    Possible Answer: make_out, cope, coping, grapple, make_do, header, manage, contend, deal, get_by

  • The clue is 58. Amorphous shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BLOB

    Possible Answer: fleck, blob, blot, spot

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

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

    The answer: LOAD

    Possible Answer: cargo, encumbrance, shipment, lode, warhead, load_up, dilute, consignment, stretch, incumbrance, burden, debase, loading, laden, payload, lading, lade, load, freight, charge, onus, adulterate

  • The clue is 60. Smallest bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IOTA

    Possible Answer: whit, tittle, smidge, shred, smidgen, iota, smidgeon, scintilla, smidgin

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

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

    The answer: LOG

    Possible Answer: log, logarithm, lumber

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

2410 Tue Oct 08, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Tackle, as a crossword, 6. Hold responsible, 11. ___ culpa, 14. Pertaining to bees, 15. Small bouquets, 16. "Be on the lookout" message, for short, 17. "Beware of this sausage!"?, 19. Insult, 20. Genderqueer identity, informally, 21. Balaam couldn't move his, 22. Must, 24. French seasoning, 25. Camera roll contents, 28. Small drum, 29. Unexpected delight, 31. Like unshorn wool?, 33. Give some lip, 36. Call from a goat, 37. Frosts, as a cupcake, 38. Breed beef cattle?, 42. ___ good example, 43. A.A. Milne youngster, 44. Roughly cut, 45. Charlotte's first draft for "Some Pig"?, 48. Book in a cartographer's collection, 52. Name of Athena's shield, 53. Two up quarks and a down quark, 56. Supped on, 57. Crude and tactless, 59. Compete (for), 60. Giant squids have ones the size of dinner plates, 61. College sr.'s test, 62. Summary of the phonetic puns at 17-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across?, 66. Tee preceder, 67. Building with many wings?, 68. Handbag, 69. Thing, in legalese, 70. Hub, 71. It's a good thing

Down Clues :

1. Most secure, 2. First game of the season, 3. On the hook, 4. Fluctuate, 5. Treebeard or Beechbone, in Middle-earth, 6. Greets with deference, 7. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger, 8. Bouncy castle filler, 9. Netting, 10. Huge tract of land, 11. Recouped, as an investment, 12. Paragons, 13. Sops up, 15. Money in Mexico, 18. "As if!", 23. Lionhearted, 25. Organizers of book fairs, for short, 26. "I'm buying!", 27. Tuck away for later, 30. Like some lions and elephants, 32. Despise, 34. Novak Djokovic or Nikola Jokic, by birth, 35. Bend over, 38. Go over the line?, 39. "If I had to estimate ...", 40. Winter frost, 41. Actor McGregor, 42. Cocky walk, 46. "Little Shop of Horrors" lyricist Howard, 47. Curiosity and Perseverance, e.g., 49. Good things to dress in when it's cold, 50. "Relax, soldier!", 51. End of a sonnet, often, 54. Wee, 55. Voluminous ref., 58. Spot for an icicle, 60. Cassowary relatives, 63. Cereal with the slogan "Kid-tested. Parent-approved", 64. Mer contents, 65. Belgian town known for its mineral baths

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 08, 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. Tackle, as a crossword. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOLVE


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


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

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

    The answer: BLAME


    Possible Answer : damn, deuced, goddam, goddamned, blasted, charge, incrimination, damned, inculpation, find_fault, fault, blamed, infernal, blessed, blame, darned, goddamn, pick, rap

    Possible Opposite Answer : absolve


  • The clue is 11. ___ culpa. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEA



  • The clue is 14. Pertaining to bees. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APIAN


    Possible Answer : apian


  • The clue is 15. Small bouquets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POSIES


    Possible Answer : nosegay, bouquet, corsage, posy


  • The clue is 16. "Be on the lookout" message, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APB



  • The clue is 17. "Beware of this sausage!"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEARTHEWURST



  • The clue is 19. Insult. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIS


    Possible Answer : Dis, Orcus


  • The clue is 20. Genderqueer identity, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENBY



  • The clue is 21. Balaam couldn't move his. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASS


    Possible Answer : arse, butt, tail_end, bottom, buns, nooky, As, fuck, fucking, rear_end, rump, posterior, fanny, keister, fundament, can, American_Samoa, rear, tush, prat, arsenic, ass, buttocks, shag, stern, hind_end, roll_in_the_hay, hindquarters, nookie, screwing, seat, piece_of_tail, tooshie, Eastern_Samoa, screw, AS, nates, backside, behind, piece_of_ass, tail, shtup, atomic_number_33, bum, derriere


  • The clue is 22. Must. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAVETO



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

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

    The answer: SEL



  • The clue is 25. Camera roll contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PHOTOS


    Possible Answer : pic, photograph, exposure, picture, photo


  • The clue is 28. Small drum. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TABOR


    Possible Answer : tabour, tabor


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

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

    The answer: TREAT


    Possible Answer : kickshaw, process, dainty, delicacy, address, deal, treat, do_by, plow, regale, handle, care_for, cover, goody


  • The clue is 31. Like unshorn wool?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONTHELAMB



  • The clue is 33. Give some lip. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SASS


    Possible Answer : backtalk, lip, sassing, Special_Air_Service, mouth, SAS, sass, back_talk


  • The clue is 36. Call from a goat. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAA



  • The clue is 37. Frosts, as a cupcake. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICES


    Possible Answer : icing, glass, frosting, ICE, Methedrine, meth, water_ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, ice_rink, internal-combustion_engine, methamphetamine, chalk, ice, frost, sparkler, shabu, ice-skating_rink, chicken_feed, trash, deoxyephedrine, crank, frappe


  • The clue is 38. Breed beef cattle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAISETHESTEAKS



  • The clue is 42. ___ good example. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SETA


    Possible Answer : seta


  • The clue is 43. A.A. Milne youngster. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROO



  • The clue is 44. Roughly cut. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEWN


    Possible Answer : hew, hewn, hand-hewn, hew_out


  • The clue is 45. Charlotte's first draft for "Some Pig"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHATABOAR



  • The clue is 48. Book in a cartographer's collection. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATLAS


    Possible Answer : map_collection, Atlas, book_of_maps, telamon, atlas_vertebra, atlas


  • The clue is 52. Name of Athena's shield. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AEGIS


    Possible Answer : protection, aegis, egis, auspices, breastplate


  • The clue is 53. Two up quarks and a down quark. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PROTON


    Possible Answer : proton


  • The clue is 56. Supped on. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATE


    Possible Answer : exhaust, consume, Ate, eat_on, eat_up, feed, wipe_out, use_up, run_through, corrode, eat, deplete, rust


  • The clue is 57. Crude and tactless. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAUCHE


    Possible Answer : unpolished, gauche, graceless


  • The clue is 59. Compete (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: VIE


    Possible Answer : compete, vie, contend


  • The clue is 60. Giant squids have ones the size of dinner plates. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYES


    Possible Answer : center, centre, heart, eyeball, oculus, optic, eyes, middle, eye


  • The clue is 61. College sr.'s test. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GRE



  • The clue is 62. Summary of the phonetic puns at 17-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAKEENDSMEAT



  • The clue is 66. Tee preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESS


    Possible Answer : Es, einsteinium, E, atomic_number_99


  • The clue is 67. Building with many wings?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AVIARY


    Possible Answer : bird_sanctuary, volary, aviary


  • The clue is 68. Handbag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PURSE


    Possible Answer : wrinkle, pocketbook, bag, purse, handbag


  • The clue is 69. Thing, in legalese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RES


    Possible Answer : RES, ray, Ra, atomic_number_75, Re, rhenium, reticuloendothelial_system, re


  • The clue is 70. Hub. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEXUS


    Possible Answer : nexus, link


  • The clue is 71. It's a good thing. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASSET


    Possible Answer : plus, asset

    Possible Opposite Answer : liability


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Most secure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAFEST


    Possible Answer: good, secure, dependable, safe

    Possible Opposite Answer : dangerous, out

  • The clue is 2. First game of the season. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPENER


    Possible Answer: unfastener, opener, untier, undoer

  • The clue is 3. On the hook. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIABLE


    Possible Answer: unresistant, apt, liable, nonimmune, nonresistant

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

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

    The answer: VARY


    Possible Answer: alter, depart, change, diverge, vary, deviate, motley, variegate

    Possible Opposite Answer : conform

  • The clue is 5. Treebeard or Beechbone, in Middle-earth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENT


  • The clue is 6. Greets with deference. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOWSTO


  • The clue is 7. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LSU


  • The clue is 8. Bouncy castle filler. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIR


    Possible Answer: melodic_phrase, zephyr, aerate, aviation, ventilate, publicize, atmosphere, transmit, bare, line, aura, send, melody, broadcast, airwave, air, vent, air_out, beam, melodic_line, strain, air_travel, tune, breeze, publicise, gentle_wind

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

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

    The answer: MESH


    Possible Answer: meshwork, operate, enmesh, ensnarl, net, mesh_topology, meshing, mesh, interlocking, engage, engagement, lock, network, interlock

    Possible Opposite Answer : disengage

  • The clue is 10. Huge tract of land. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESTATE


    Possible Answer: demesne, estate, estate_of_the_realm, land, acres, landed_estate, the_three_estates

  • The clue is 11. Recouped, as an investment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MADEBACK


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

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

    The answer: EPITOMES


    Possible Answer: paradigm, prototype, epitome, image

  • The clue is 13. Sops up. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABSORBS


    Possible Answer: plunge, suck_up, steep, engage, assimilate, imbibe, absorb, draw, suck, soak_up, engulf, sop_up, ingest, immerse, take_up, take_in, engross, occupy, take_over

    Possible Opposite Answer : emit

  • The clue is 15. Money in Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PESO


    Possible Answer: Dominican_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Colombian_peso, Mexican_peso, Philippine_peso, Uruguayan_peso, peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso

  • The clue is 18. "As if!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAH


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

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

    The answer: VALIANT


    Possible Answer: valiant, valorous

  • The clue is 25. Organizers of book fairs, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PTAS


  • The clue is 26. "I'm buying!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONME


  • The clue is 27. Tuck away for later. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STASH


    Possible Answer: squirrel_away, hive_up, lay_away, stash, cache, hoard

  • The clue is 30. Like some lions and elephants. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASIATIC


    Possible Answer: Asian, Asiatic

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

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

    The answer: HATE


    Possible Answer: detest, hatred, hate

    Possible Opposite Answer : love

  • The clue is 34. Novak Djokovic or Nikola Jokic, by birth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SERB


    Possible Answer: Serbian, Serb

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

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

    The answer: STOOP


    Possible Answer: condescend, bow, stoep, crouch, stoup, stoop, lower_oneself, bend

  • The clue is 38. Go over the line?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REHEARSE


    Possible Answer: rehearse, practice, practise

  • The clue is 39. "If I had to estimate ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATAGUESS


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

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

    The answer: HOAR


    Possible Answer: gray-headed, grey-headed, gray, hoar, white-haired, frost, hoarfrost, gray-haired, grizzly, rime, grey, grey-haired, hoary

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

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

    The answer: EWAN


  • The clue is 42. Cocky walk. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWAGGER


    Possible Answer: bluster, browbeat, tittup, swagman, strut, ruffle, bully, groovy, swagger, cock, sashay, prance, swaggie, swash

  • The clue is 46. "Little Shop of Horrors" lyricist Howard. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASHMAN


  • The clue is 47. Curiosity and Perseverance, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROVERS


    Possible Answer: wanderer, bird_of_passage, roamer, rover, scouter

  • The clue is 49. Good things to dress in when it's cold. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAYERS


    Possible Answer: bed, level, layer, stratum

  • The clue is 50. "Relax, soldier!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATEASE


  • The clue is 51. End of a sonnet, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SESTET


    Possible Answer: sextuplet, sestet, VI, six, sextet, 6, Captain_Hicks, hexad, sise, sextette, sixer, half_a_dozen

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

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

    The answer: TINY


    Possible Answer: petite, lilliputian, flyspeck, diminutive, tiny, bantam, midget

  • The clue is 55. Voluminous ref.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OED


    Possible Answer: OED, O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary

  • The clue is 58. Spot for an icicle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EAVE


  • The clue is 60. Cassowary relatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMUS


    Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae

  • The clue is 63. Cereal with the slogan "Kid-tested. Parent-approved". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KIX


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

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

    The answer: EAU


  • The clue is 65. Belgian town known for its mineral baths. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPA


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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, April 23, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Thursday Puzzle April 23, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Jazz's James 4
2A 5. Means of applying lip gloss 4
3A 9. Unlikely to make the first move 3
4A 12. Navy ___ 4
5A 13. In the neighborhood of 5
6A 15. Tapered piece of sports equipment 3
7A 16. Acclaimed TV show concerning a science teacher-turned-drug dealer 11
8A 19. "!!!!" 3
9A 20. Having a tart, citrusy flavor 6
10A 21. Mexican tequila brand, familiarly 6
11A 23. Word before Street or oil 6
12A 24. Financially behind 8
13A 26. Hang around 6
14A 27. Mimi's "me" 3
15A 28. Collection by Horace 4
16A 29. Tick off 5
17A 30. Laundry loads 5
18A 32. ___ There Dump That (garbage service franchise) 3
19A 33. Brought into existence 7
20A 36. Staple of Disney live-action remakes, briefly 3
21A 39. "I goofed" 5
22A 40. St. ___ (district in London) 5
23A 42. Java setting 4
24A 45. Fútbol stadium cry 3
25A 46. Knock down a peg or two 6
26A 47. Amigo 8
27A 49. Cute mistake 6
28A 50. Mild Swiss cheese 6
29A 51. Spell check? 6
30A 52. Org. in the 2019 Tony-winning play "The Ferryman" 3
31A 53. Changes made to the answers to 16-, 24-, 33- and 47-Across, whether interpreted as one word or two? 11
32A 57. Final figure 3
33A 58. Neighbor of Uttar Pradesh 5
34A 59. Emmy- and Tony-nominated actress Mireille 4
35A 60. "___ whiz!" 3
36A 61. Source of the Tigris and Euphrates, per Genesis 4
37A 62. In stitches 4

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. Jazz's James"

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: ETTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Means of applying lip gloss"

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 rod used by a magician or water diviner
  • Words that mean the same thing: scepter, verge, sceptre
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WAND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Unlikely to make the first move"

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 quick throw
  • Words that mean the same thing: unsure, diffident, timid
  • The opposite would be: confident
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Navy ___"

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 of various edible seeds of plants of the family leguminosae used for food
  • Words that mean the same thing: bonce, noodle, bean plant
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BEAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. In the neighborhood of"

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 on the move
  • Words that mean the same thing: astir, roughly, more or less
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABOUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Tapered piece of sports equipment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
  • Words that mean the same thing: pool stick, discriminative stimulus, clue
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Acclaimed TV show concerning a science teacher-turned-drug dealer"

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

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: BAKINGBREAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "!!!!""

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: OMG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Having a tart, citrusy flavor"

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 tasting sour like a lemon
  • Words that mean the same thing: sourish, lemonlike, tangy
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEMONY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Mexican tequila brand, familiarly"

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: CUERVO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Word before Street or oil"

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 east indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
  • Words that mean the same thing: Sesamum indicum, benni, benne
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SESAME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Financially behind"

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: INTHREED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Hang around"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • Words that mean the same thing: mill about, hang around, loaf
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOITER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Mimi's "me""

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: MOI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Collection by Horace"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
  • Words that mean the same thing: ode
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ODES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Tick off"

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

    The answer is: ANGER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "30. Laundry loads"

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 pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
  • Words that mean the same thing: voltaic pile, mess, spate
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PILES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. ___ There Dump That (garbage service franchise)"

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 container; usually has a lid
  • Words that mean the same thing: ABA transit number, bank identification number, binful
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. Brought into existence"

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 give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  • Words that mean the same thing: provide, ply, supply
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CATERED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Staple of Disney live-action remakes, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: CGI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. "I goofed""

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: MYBAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. St. ___ (district in London)"

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: GILES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Java setting"

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 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 Across: "45. Fútbol stadium cry"

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: OLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Knock down a peg or two"

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 assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
  • Words that mean the same thing: relegate, bump, break
  • The opposite would be: promote
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEMOTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. Amigo"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that examine and note the similarities or differences of
  • Words that mean the same thing: compare, liken, equate
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: COMPARED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Cute mistake"

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: OOPSIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Mild Swiss cheese"

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: TILSIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Spell check?"

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 trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
  • Words that mean the same thing: talisman
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AMULET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Org. in the 2019 Tony-winning play "The Ferryman""

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 militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
  • Words that mean the same thing: Provisional IRA, Provos, Irish Republican Army
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "53. Changes made to the answers to 16-, 24-, 33- and 47-Across, whether interpreted as one word or two?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)
  • Words that mean the same thing: relocation, resettlement, move
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: RELOCATIONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "57. Final figure"

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 computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the tcp/ip network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
  • Words that mean the same thing: net income, internet, final
  • The opposite would be: gross
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "58. Neighbor of Uttar Pradesh"

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 city in north central india
  • Words that mean the same thing: Old Delhi
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DELHI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "59. Emmy- and Tony-nominated actress Mireille"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ENOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "60. "___ whiz!""

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 unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
  • Words that mean the same thing: g, g-force
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "61. Source of the Tigris and Euphrates, per Genesis"

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
  • Words that mean the same thing: paradise, Garden of Eden, heaven
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EDEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "62. In stitches"

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 fasten by sewing; do needlework
  • Words that mean the same thing: run up, tailor-make, tailor
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEWN

    Great job if you got it right!

April 23, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Abatement 3
2D 2. "Madam Secretary" star 8
3D 3. Gesture from a coach not to swing at the next pitch 8
4D 4. Give life to 7
5D 5. "Parsifal" composer 6
6D 6. Dear one? 4
7D 7. Winter Olympics powerhouse: Abbr. 3
8D 8. Props, say 3
9D 9. Was able to acquire, informally 6
10D 10. Military transport 6
11D 11. "Holy cannoli!" 6
12D 14. Touchy? 7
13D 17. What the ruthless show 7
14D 18. "Well, obviously!" 3
15D 22. Mythical matchmaker 4
16D 23. Chunk of concrete 4
17D 24. Got in the way of 7
18D 25. Hardly a rosy picture 4
19D 31. Barely best 7
20D 34. Scrubbed 7
21D 35. Account 4
22D 36. "Crisis averted!" 8
23D 37. Question after an explanation 8
24D 38. Positive response to 37-Down 4
25D 39. Google ___ 4
26D 41. Hints at 7
27D 42. Playing field? 6
28D 43. Swanky affair 6
29D 44. Scrambling words 6
30D 46. Address part 6
31D 48. ___ guitar 3
32D 51. Joint problem 4
33D 54. Daniels who directed "The Butler" 3
34D 55. What it takes years and years to grow 3
35D 56. Target for an ID thief 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. Abatement"

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 gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  • Words that mean the same thing: ebb down, ebb off, wane
  • The opposite would be: tide
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EBB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Madam Secretary" star"

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: TEALEONI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Gesture from a coach not to swing at the next pitch"

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: TAKESIGN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Give life to"

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 heighten or intensify
  • Words that mean the same thing: animize, revive, repair
  • The opposite would be: insentient, inanimate
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANIMATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Parsifal" composer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Otto Wagner, Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Richard Wagner
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WAGNER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Dear one?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ABBY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Winter Olympics powerhouse: Abbr."

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: NOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Props, say"

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 that which is deserved or owed
  • Words that mean the same thing: referable, ascribable, imputable
  • The opposite would be: undue
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Was able to acquire, informally"

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 gain points in a game
  • Words that mean the same thing: nock, tally, rack up
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SCORED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Military transport"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
  • Words that mean the same thing: Hum-Vee
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HUMVEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Holy cannoli!""

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: YEGODS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "14. Touchy?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  • Words that mean the same thing: haptic, tactual
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TACTILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "17. What the ruthless show"

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: NOMERCY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. "Well, obviously!""

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: DUH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Mythical matchmaker"

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 (greek mythology) god of love; son of aphrodite; identified with roman cupid
  • Words that mean the same thing: concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EROS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Chunk of concrete"

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 block consisting of a thick piece of something
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SLAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Got in the way of"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that be a hindrance or obstacle to
  • Words that mean the same thing: obturate, jam, occlude
  • The opposite would be: free
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IMPEDED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Hardly a rosy picture"

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: NOIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Barely best"

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: EDGEOUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "34. Scrubbed"

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 terminate before completion
  • Words that mean the same thing: abort
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ABORTED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "35. Account"

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 message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • Words that mean the same thing: taradiddle, narration, fib
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. "Crisis averted!""

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: CLOSEONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Question after an explanation"

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: GETITNOW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Positive response to 37-Down"

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: ISEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Google ___"

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 diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
  • Words that mean the same thing: single-valued function, mapping, mathematical function
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Hints at"

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 express or state indirectly
  • Words that mean the same thing: connote, involve, inculpate
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IMPLIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Playing field?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the performance of a part or role in a drama
  • Words that mean the same thing: playacting, playact, performing
  • The opposite would be: refrain
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACTING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Swanky affair"

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 party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SOIREE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Scrambling words"

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: IMLATE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Address part"

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 particular environment or walk of life
  • Words that mean the same thing: demesne, land, domain of a function
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOMAIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. ___ guitar"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: AIR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Joint problem"

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 dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
  • Words that mean the same thing: hurt, smart, suffer
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACHE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Daniels who directed "The Butler""

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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lighthorse Harry Lee, Robert E. Lee, Gypsy Rose 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: LEE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. What it takes years and years to grow"

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 past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
  • Words that mean the same thing: former, sometime, previous
  • The opposite would be: new, young
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OLD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Target for an ID thief"

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: SSN

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 49 68.1%
Short Answer 15 20.8%
Sports 3 4.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.8%
Science/Technology 1 1.4%
Abbreviation 1 1.4%
Music 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 72
Average Answer Length 5.1 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 11 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 Thursday, 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 04:26 PM