January 04, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (34 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (34 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle January 04, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Upper-left keyboard button	3
2A	4. Hinders, as one's style	6
3A	10. Federal loan agcy.	3
4A	13. Aloe vera product	3
5A	14. Entertain lavishly	6
6A	15. #1	3
7A	16. Kitchen gadget brand	3
8A	17. Spotted wild cat	6
9A	18. Screenplay abbr. indicating "outside"	3
10A	19. Start of an optimistic quote by 57-Across	12
11A	22. Kind of diagram that the Mastercard logo resembles	4
12A	23. School grps. without students	4
13A	24. "He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped ___ once": Steve Jobs on Bill Gates	4
14A	26. Snow day toys	5
15A	28. Strike from the Bible?	5
16A	29. Part 2 of the quote	14
17A	34. "Smooches!"	6
18A	35. Part 3 of the quote	12
19A	41. Knockoff	5
20A	42. Virtual holiday greeting	5
21A	44. Cranberry farms	4
22A	45. N.B.A. team with a gorilla mascot, strangely enough	4
23A	49. Kuwaiti ruler	4
24A	50. Shoot the breeze	3
25A	51. "Spiffy!"	6
26A	53. Big name in the freezer aisle	3
27A	54. End of the quote	10
28A	57. First puzzle editor of The New York Times	14
29A	61. Like a thumbs-down vote	4
30A	62. Anklebones	4
31A	63. With 66-Across, fizzy drink	4
32A	64. Lasers read them from the inside out	3
33A	65. Proofreader's "Actually, don't delete this"	4
34A	66. See 63-Across	3

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. Upper-left keyboard button"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Hinders, as one's style"

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 painful and involuntary muscular contraction
• Words that mean the same thing: cramp, hamper, muscle spasm
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRAMPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Federal loan agcy."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent agency of the united states government that protects the interests of small businesses and ensures that they receive a fair share of government contracts
• Words that mean the same thing: Small Business Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Aloe vera product"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a colloid in a more solid form than a sol
• Words that mean the same thing: gelatin, mousse, colloidal gel
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Entertain lavishly"

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 provide with choice or abundant food or drink
• Words that mean the same thing: treat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REGALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. #1"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the upper part of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: pinnacle, top side, round top
• The opposite would be: bottom
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Kitchen gadget brand"

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: OXO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "17. Spotted wild cat"

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 nocturnal wildcat of central america and south america having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
• Words that mean the same thing: Felis pardalis, panther cat
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OCELOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "18. Screenplay abbr. indicating "outside""

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: EXT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "19. Start of an optimistic quote by 57-Across"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert 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: YOUCANTTHINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Kind of diagram that the Mastercard logo resembles"

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 english logician who introduced venn diagrams (1834-1923)
• Words that mean the same thing: John Venn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VENN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. School grps. without students"

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: PTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. "He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped ___ once": Steve Jobs on Bill Gates"

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 of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
• Words that mean the same thing: battery-acid, acerbic, window pane
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Snow day toys"

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 vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
• Words that mean the same thing: sleigh, sled, sledge
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Strike from the Bible?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
• Words that mean the same thing: afflict
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SMITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Part 2 of the quote"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: OFYOURTROUBLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. "Smooches!""

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: LOVEYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Part 3 of the quote"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHILESOLVING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "41. Knockoff"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
• Words that mean the same thing: pretender, dissembler, bogus
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Virtual holiday greeting"

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: ECARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "44. Cranberry farms"

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 wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
• Words that mean the same thing: peat bog, bog, bog down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "45. N.B.A. team with a gorilla mascot, strangely enough"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
• Words that mean the same thing: solarise, Lord's Day, sunlight
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "49. Kuwaiti ruler"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Words that mean the same thing: ameer, emeer, amir
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EMIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "50. Shoot the breeze"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
• Words that mean the same thing: shoot the breeze, yap away, bawl out
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. "Spiffy!""

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: OHNEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Big name in the freezer aisle"

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: EDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. End of the quote"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ACROSSWORD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "57. First puzzle editor of The New York Times"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: MARGARETFARRAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "61. Like a thumbs-down vote"

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 person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.)
• The opposite would be: pro
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "62. Anklebones"

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 sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
• Words that mean the same thing: astragal, scree, astragalus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. With 66-Across, fizzy drink"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
• Words that mean the same thing: sodium carbonate, soda pop, sal soda
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SODA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Lasers read them from the inside out"

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 soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
• Words that mean the same thing: candle, certificate of deposit, compact disk
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Proofreader's "Actually, don't delete this""

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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. See 63-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: toss off, kill, bulge out
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POP

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle January 04, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Lead-in to mania	3
2D	2. Risqué costume for a holiday party	7
3D	3. George of "Hail, Caesar!"	7
4D	4. Foam clog	4
5D	5. Make a long story short?	5
6D	6. Bond is a special one	5
7D	7. Island nation south of Sicily	5
8D	8. Schemes	5
9D	9. Rogen of "Superbad" and "This Is the End"	4
10D	10. Artist's shortcut	7
11D	11. Airborne toy with no tail	7
12D	12. Like Usain Bolt's last name	3
13D	20. Edit menu option	4
14D	21. Poetic foot with a short and long syllable	4
15D	22. Letters on a bottle of brandy	3
16D	25. ___ Moines, Iowa	3
17D	27. Blacken, as a reputation	5
18D	28. Almost too smooth	5
19D	30. Caviar	3
20D	31. Sports bar array	3
21D	32. ___ Speedwagon	3
22D	33. Popeye's Olive	3
23D	35. "Mind. Blown."	4
24D	36. School where students learn to spell?	8
25D	37. Ones with access	3
26D	38. It makes a "clink" in a drink	3
27D	39. Make it well known that you know someone well-known well	8
28D	40. Many a city street layout	4
29D	41. Popular sammie	3
30D	43. Like some humor and martinis	3
31D	45. Word after booty or Bermuda	6
32D	46. Remove from office	6
33D	47. Parent company of Lean Cuisine	6
34D	48. Considered it right (to)	6
35D	51. 60 minuti	3
36D	52. Ode title starter	3
37D	55. Movie f/x	3
38D	56. B&O and Short Line: Abbr.	3
39D	57. With 58-Down, words before cheese	3
40D	58. See 57-Down	3
41D	59. Kerfuffle	3
42D	60. Bust a rhyme	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. Lead-in to mania"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Risqué costume for a holiday party"

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: SEXYELF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. George of "Hail, Caesar!""

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: CLOONEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Foam clog"

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: CROC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Make a long story short?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
• Words that mean the same thing: recapitulate, retread, recapitulation
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RECAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Bond is a special one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
• Words that mean the same thing: federal agent, agentive role, factor
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Island nation south of Sicily"

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 republic on the island of malta in the mediterranean; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1964
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Malta
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Schemes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
• Words that mean the same thing: plat, plot, patch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLOTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Rogen of "Superbad" and "This Is the End""

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 (old testament) third son of adam and eve; given by god in place of the murdered abel
• Words that mean the same thing: Set
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SETH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Artist's shortcut"

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 a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STENCIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Airborne toy with no tail"

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: BOXKITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Like Usain Bolt's last name"

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 (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
• Words that mean the same thing: tending, minded, disposed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "20. Edit menu option"

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 cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• Words that mean the same thing: unwrap, loosen, untie
• The opposite would be: make, wrap
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Poetic foot with a short and long syllable"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
• Words that mean the same thing: iambus
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IAMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Letters on a bottle of brandy"

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: VSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. ___ Moines, Iowa"

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 potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
• Words that mean the same thing: stilbestrol, Diamond State, stilboestrol
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Blacken, as a reputation"

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 united states painter (born in england) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
• Words that mean the same thing: Duc de Sully, smear, denigrate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SULLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Almost too smooth"

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 having a sophisticated charm
• Words that mean the same thing: smooth, debonair, bland
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUAVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Caviar"

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Sports bar array"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - ernie kovacs
• Words that mean the same thing: television set, television, tv set
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. ___ Speedwagon"

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: REO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Popeye's Olive"

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: OYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. "Mind. Blown.""

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: WHOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. School where students learn to spell?"

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: HOGWARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Ones with access"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: INS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. It makes a "clink" in a drink"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that water frozen in the solid state
• Words that mean the same thing: ice rink, deoxyephedrine, water ice
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Make it well known that you know someone well-known well"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAMEDROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Many a city street layout"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
• Words that mean the same thing: gridiron, control grid, power grid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Popular sammie"

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: PBJ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Like some humor and martinis"

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 reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• Words that mean the same thing: wry, ironical, teetotal
• The opposite would be: phlegmy, sweet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "45. Word after booty or Bermuda"

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 trousers that end at or above the knee
• Words that mean the same thing: drawers, boxershorts, short-change
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHORTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "46. Remove from office"

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

  The answer is: UNSEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Parent company of Lean Cuisine"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
• Words that mean the same thing: snuggle, draw close, cuddle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NESTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "48. Considered it right (to)"

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: SAWFIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. 60 minuti"

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 mouth or mouthlike opening
• Words that mean the same thing: osmium, atomic number 76, operating system
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Ode title starter"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: TOA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Movie f/x"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CGI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. B&O and Short Line: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. With 58-Down, words before cheese"

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 waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
• Words that mean the same thing: mackintosh, macintosh, mack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. See 57-Down"

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: AND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. Kerfuffle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "60. Bust a rhyme"

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 reproach for some lapse or misdeed
• Words that mean the same thing: hip-hop, strike, pink
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	41	53.9%
Short Answer	22	28.9%
Food & Drink	3	3.9%
History	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Geography	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 12, 2025 at 06:26 PM

NY Times Crossword Answers April 27, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 27, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the April 27 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

NY Times Crossword Answers April 27, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (59)

Clue #1: 1. "Don't mention it"

8-letter answer Answer: NOTATALL

Clue #2: 9. Like a lover's lips, perhaps

8-letter answer Answer: KISSABLE

Clue #3: 17. Sudden dose of reality, in slang

9-letter answer Answer: TRUTHBOMB

Clue #4: 19. Emphatic words of denial

9-letter answer Answer: SONOTTRUE

Clue #5: 20.

10-letter answer Answer: SANTACLAUS

Clue #6: 22.

10-letter answer Answer: THEONERING

Clue #7: 23. Sheep's peep

5-letter answer Answer: BLEAT

Word Help: Synonyms: blate, baa, bleat

Clue #8: 24. How detectives might act

7-letter answer Answer: ONALEAD

Clue #9: 26. Ones providing help around the House

5-letter answer Answer: AIDES

Word Help: Synonyms: auxiliary, Pluto, adjutant

Clue #10: 27. Poli ___

3-letter answer Answer: SCI

Clue #11: 30. Attack, as a castle

5-letter answer Answer: STORM

Word Help: Synonyms: force, ramp, storm

Clue #12: 31. Jazz singer Carmen

5-letter answer Answer: MCRAE

Clue #13: 33. Food-centric broadcasts originating in South Korea

8-letter answer Answer: MUKBANGS

Clue #14: 38. Computing company whose logo has remained largely the same since it was introduced by Paul Rand in 1962

3-letter answer Answer: IBM

Clue #15: 39. Advance

4-letter answer Answer: LOAN

Word Help: Synonyms: lend, loan, loanword
Antonyms: borrow

Clue #16: 40. Tough spot for a teen?

3-letter answer Answer: ZIT

Word Help: Synonyms: hickey, pimple, zit

Clue #17: 43.

11-letter answer Answer: STAYINALIVE

Clue #18: 45.

9-letter answer Answer: MOONSHINE

Word Help: Synonyms: Moon, moonshine, moonlight

Clue #19: 47. Broke bread

5-letter answer Answer: DINED

Word Help: Synonyms: din, dine, boom

Clue #20: 48. Holder of valuable contributions, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: IRA

Word Help: Synonyms: Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, individual_retirement_account, Provisional_IRA

Clue #21: 49. One of three on the Mayflower

4-letter answer Answer: MAST

Word Help: Synonyms: mast

Clue #22: 50. Alan of "Marriage Story"

4-letter answer Answer: ALDA

Clue #23: 51. One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters"

4-letter answer Answer: OLGA

Clue #24: 52. Rapper Kid ___

4-letter answer Answer: CUDI

Clue #25: 54. Style of writing?

4-letter answer Answer: FONT

Word Help: Synonyms: font, case, fount

Clue #26: 55. Renaissance locale of the early 20th century

6-letter answer Answer: HARLEM

Word Help: Synonyms: Harlem

Clue #27: 57.

13-letter answer Answer: SEARCHHISTORY

Clue #28: 60. Longtime Japanese camera brand

6-letter answer Answer: PENTAX

Clue #29: 61. Either of the two statues in front of the New York Public Library

4-letter answer Answer: LION

Word Help: Synonyms: lion, social_lion, Leo_the_Lion

Clue #30: 62. Root word?

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #31: 63. Riverbank material

4-letter answer Answer: SILT

Word Help: Synonyms: silt, silt_up

Clue #32: 64. Lucky lottery winner's cry

6-letter answer Answer: IMRICH

Clue #33: 67.

13-letter answer Answer: BALLETSLIPPER

Clue #34: 73. Sleazeball

6-letter answer Answer: CREEPO

Clue #35: 74. Shipshape

4-letter answer Answer: TIDY

Word Help: Synonyms: respectable, clean_up, straighten_out
Antonyms: untidy

Clue #36: 75. They're rising over time

4-letter answer Answer: SEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: ocean, sea

Clue #37: 76. Humorist Bombeck

4-letter answer Answer: ERMA

Clue #38: 77. When tripled, "You know what I'm sayin' …"

4-letter answer Answer: YADA

Clue #39: 78. ___ Tour (record-breaking music event of 2023-24)

4-letter answer Answer: ERAS

Word Help: Synonyms: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average

Clue #40: 79. Suffix with proverb

3-letter answer Answer: IAL

Clue #41: 80. Shepherd's staff

5-letter answer Answer: CROOK

Word Help: Synonyms: felon, twist, criminal

Clue #42: 81.

9-letter answer Answer: STILETTOS

Word Help: Synonyms: stiletto

Clue #43: 84.

11-letter answer Answer: EMILYBRONTE

Clue #44: 87. It's in the bag!

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: Camellia_sinensis, tea_leaf, afternoon_tea

Clue #45: 88. Heart

4-letter answer Answer: GIST

Word Help: Synonyms: heart, heart_and_soul, inwardness

Clue #46: 89. ___ Tour (annual sporting series)

3-letter answer Answer: PGA

Clue #47: 90. Like some marriages, seating and musical compositions

8-letter answer Answer: ARRANGED

Word Help: Synonyms: ordered, staged, arranged
Antonyms: disarrange, disarranged

Clue #48: 91. Like the weather around a lighthouse, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: FOGGY

Word Help: Synonyms: muzzy, logy, blurry

Clue #49: 93. Baseball features

5-letter answer Answer: SEAMS

Word Help: Synonyms: crease, bed, crinkle

Clue #50: 95. "By the way …"

3-letter answer Answer: SAY

Word Help: Synonyms: pronounce, tell, aver

Clue #51: 96. ___ Moriarty, novelist who wrote "Big Little Lies"

5-letter answer Answer: LIANE

Clue #52: 98. Tolkien character who dies as "the Grey" and returns as "the White"

7-letter answer Answer: GANDALF

Clue #53: 100. Some opinion pieces

5-letter answer Answer: OPEDS

Clue #54: 105. How to read the "words" written on this puzzle's 108-Across

10-letter answer Answer: UPSIDEDOWN

Clue #55: 108. Device used to read the eight visual clues in this puzzle

10-letter answer Answer: CALCULATOR

Word Help: Synonyms: estimator, figurer, calculating_machine

Clue #56: 111. Some large structures for pet owners

9-letter answer Answer: CATCONDOS

Clue #57: 112. Head honcho

9-letter answer Answer: TOPBANANA

Clue #58: 113. Gave a thumbs up

8-letter answer Answer: ASSENTED

Word Help: Synonyms: assent, acquiesce, accede
Antonyms: dissent

Clue #59: 114. Goes to the mat?

8-letter answer Answer: WRESTLES

Word Help: Synonyms: writhe, wrestling, wriggle

Across Clues and Answers (59)

Clue #1: 1. Government org. that investigates accidents

4-letter answer Answer: NTSB

Clue #2: 2. Spoken

4-letter answer Answer: ORAL

Word Help: Synonyms: viva_voce, oral, unwritten
Antonyms: aboral, anal

Clue #3: 3. What a whistler whistles

4-letter answer Answer: TUNE

Word Help: Synonyms: strain, tune, melodic_phrase
Antonyms: untune

Clue #4: 4. "___ girl!"

4-letter answer Answer: ATTA

Clue #5: 5. "Nevertheless …"

8-letter answer Answer: THATSAID

Clue #6: 6. Jimmy Kimmel's network

3-letter answer Answer: ABC

Word Help: Synonyms: first_rudiment, first_principle, alphabet

Clue #7: 7. 😂

3-letter answer Answer: LOL

Clue #8: 8. 😂😂😂

4-letter answer Answer: LMAO

Clue #9: 9. Down for the count, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: KOED

Clue #10: 10. Italian diminutive suffix

3-letter answer Answer: INO

Clue #11: 11. Word whose letters are aptly found from left to right in "scion"

3-letter answer Answer: SON

Word Help: Synonyms: son, Word, Logos
Antonyms: girl, daughter

Clue #12: 12. Bear's counterpart on Wall Street, once

7-letter answer Answer: STEARNS

Clue #13: 13. Courtyards

5-letter answer Answer: ATRIA

Word Help: Synonyms: atrium

Clue #14: 14. Tough customer for a wedding planner

10-letter answer Answer: BRIDEZILLA

Clue #15: 15. Debussy's "Clair de ___"

4-letter answer Answer: LUNE

Clue #16: 16. Brain tests, for short

4-letter answer Answer: EEGS

Word Help: Synonyms: encephalogram, EEG, electroencephalogram

Clue #17: 18. Rolls

4-letter answer Answer: BUNS

Word Help: Synonyms: ass, rump, bum

Clue #18: 19. Bogus

4-letter answer Answer: SHAM

Word Help: Synonyms: dissemble, pretender, fake

Clue #19: 21. Cannabis variety contrasted with indica

6-letter answer Answer: SATIVA

Clue #20: 22. Bush Senior and Carter each had one

4-letter answer Answer: TERM

Word Help: Synonyms: term, terminus, terminal_figure

Clue #21: 25. Headquarter?

4-letter answer Answer: LOBE

Word Help: Synonyms: lobe

Clue #22: 28. "The Source" channel

3-letter answer Answer: CNN

Clue #23: 29. Swiatek of women's tennis

3-letter answer Answer: IGA

Word Help: Synonyms: IgA, immunoglobulin_A

Clue #24: 31. ___ point

4-letter answer Answer: MOOT

Word Help: Synonyms: consider, arguable, deliberate

Clue #25: 32. Six-pack component

3-letter answer Answer: CAN

Word Help: Synonyms: put_up, ass, potty
Antonyms: hire

Clue #26: 33. PC platform of the 1980s

5-letter answer Answer: MSDOS

Clue #27: 34. Of service

5-letter answer Answer: UTILE

Word Help: Synonyms: useful, utile
Antonyms: useless

Clue #28: 35. Hundred Acre Wood resident

5-letter answer Answer: KANGA

Clue #29: 36. One way to "play it"

5-letter answer Answer: BYEAR

Clue #30: 37. Reached a base horizontally

6-letter answer Answer: SLIDIN

Clue #31: 39. Show that, uh, didn't win 43 of its 54 Emmy nominations

4-letter answer Answer: LOST

Word Help: Synonyms: helpless, mazed, preoccupied
Antonyms: profit, found

Clue #32: 41. Page that points to other pages

5-letter answer Answer: INDEX

Word Help: Synonyms: forefinger, power, indicator

Clue #33: 42. Crew

4-letter answer Answer: TEAM

Word Help: Synonyms: squad, team, team_up

Clue #34: 44. Floral subject for van Gogh, Monet or O'Keeffe

4-letter answer Answer: IRIS

Word Help: Synonyms: fleur-de-lis, iris_diaphragm, flag

Clue #35: 45. Oodles of

4-letter answer Answer: MANY

Word Help: Synonyms: many
Antonyms: few

Clue #36: 46. Adult male deer

4-letter answer Answer: HART

Word Help: Synonyms: Moss_Hart, stag, Lorenz_Milton_Hart

Clue #37: 49. Gourmet mushroom type

5-letter answer Answer: MOREL

Word Help: Synonyms: morel

Clue #38: 52. One of the Marx Brothers

5-letter answer Answer: CHICO

Word Help: Synonyms: Leonard_Marx, Chico, Marx

Clue #39: 53. "Yikes!"

4-letter answer Answer: UHOH

Clue #40: 54. Lunacy

5-letter answer Answer: FOLLY

Word Help: Synonyms: folly, foolery, lunacy
Antonyms: wisdom

Clue #41: 55. Word with Kitchen or Angels

5-letter answer Answer: HELLS

Word Help: Synonyms: pit, Inferno, underworld
Antonyms: Heaven

Clue #42: 56. Naysayer

4-letter answer Answer: ANTI

Word Help: Synonyms: anti
Antonyms: pro

Clue #43: 58. Film excerpt

4-letter answer Answer: CLIP

Word Help: Synonyms: jog, prune, snip_off
Antonyms: unclip

Clue #44: 59. Bumpy jumpers

5-letter answer Answer: TOADS

Word Help: Synonyms: frog, anuran, salientian

Clue #45: 60. City where tourists take photos pretending to hold up its famous landmark

4-letter answer Answer: PISA

Word Help: Synonyms: Pisa

Clue #46: 63. Name shouted in "A Streetcar Named Desire"

6-letter answer Answer: STELLA

Word Help: Synonyms: Frank_Stella, Stella, Frank_Philip_Stella

Clue #47: 64. Boiling

5-letter answer Answer: IRATE

Word Help: Synonyms: ireful, irate

Clue #48: 65. Periods of abstinence from TV, news, social platforms, etc.

10-letter answer Answer: MEDIAFASTS

Clue #49: 66. Honest-to-goodness

4-letter answer Answer: REAL

Word Help: Synonyms: existent, real_number, very
Antonyms: insubstantial, unreal

Clue #50: 67. Possible polling problem

4-letter answer Answer: BIAS

Word Help: Synonyms: bias, preconception, diagonal

Clue #51: 68. Morales on the screen

4-letter answer Answer: ESAI

Clue #52: 69. Evita in "Evita"

5-letter answer Answer: PERON

Word Help: Synonyms: Peron, Juan_Domingo_Peron

Clue #53: 70. Pitchfork feature

5-letter answer Answer: PRONG

Word Help: Synonyms: prong

Clue #54: 71. Chew the scenery

5-letter answer Answer: EMOTE

Word Help: Synonyms: emote

Clue #55: 72. Tended to a Zen garden, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: RAKED

Word Help: Synonyms: skim, crease, scan

Clue #56: 73. Anatomical sac

4-letter answer Answer: CYST

Word Help: Synonyms: vesicle, cyst

Clue #57: 74. Gait faster than a walk

4-letter answer Answer: TROT

Word Help: Synonyms: jog, lope, Trot

Clue #58: 78. Website with a "Personalized and Custom Jewelry" page

4-letter answer Answer: ETSY

Clue #59: 79. Line in old Apple ads

6-letter answer Answer: IMAMAC

Clue #60: 80. Some kindergarten art supplies

8-letter answer Answer: CRAYOLAS

Clue #61: 82. Goaded

7-letter answer Answer: EGGEDON

Clue #62: 83. Comedian Notaro

3-letter answer Answer: TIG

Clue #63: 84. "Yikes!"

4-letter answer Answer: EGAD

Clue #64: 85. Junior and senior: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: YRS

Word Help: Synonyms: yr, year, twelvemonth

Clue #65: 86. Garment for one who's wearing a wire?

3-letter answer Answer: BRA

Word Help: Synonyms: brassiere, bra, bandeau

Clue #66: 89. Half of a noted magic duo

4-letter answer Answer: PENN

Word Help: Synonyms: Pennsylvania, William_Penn, Penn

Clue #67: 92. In reserve for now

5-letter answer Answer: ONICE

Clue #68: 93. Old sayings

4-letter answer Answer: SAWS

Word Help: Synonyms: saw, power_saw, proverb

Clue #69: 94. Adirondack chair part

4-letter answer Answer: SLAT

Word Help: Synonyms: slat, spline

Clue #70: 96. Coming-of-age Pixar film of 2021

4-letter answer Answer: LUCA

Clue #71: 97. Beers that might punnily have "hop" in their names, for short

4-letter answer Answer: IPAS

Clue #72: 98. "Splendid!"

4-letter answer Answer: GOOD

Word Help: Synonyms: salutary, serious, just
Antonyms: evilness, badness

Clue #73: 99. Steady stream

4-letter answer Answer: FLOW

Word Help: Synonyms: fall, menstruum, course

Clue #74: 101. What a hot dog might do

4-letter answer Answer: PANT

Word Help: Synonyms: trouser, pant, heave

Clue #75: 102. List-ending abbr.

4-letter answer Answer: ETAL

Clue #76: 103. Cry after putting one's pencil down

4-letter answer Answer: DONE

Word Help: Synonyms: do, through, manage
Antonyms: unmake

Clue #77: 104. Married mujeres: Abbr.

4-letter answer Answer: SRAS

Clue #78: 106. Sinus specialist, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ENT

Clue #79: 107. POTUS 34

3-letter answer Answer: DDE

Clue #80: 109. Subj. of a class with dummies in it

3-letter answer Answer: CPR

Word Help: Synonyms: cardiopulmonary_resuscitation, mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation, CPR

Clue #81: 110. Purple yam in Philippine cuisine

3-letter answer Answer: UBE

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