27443 Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 30, 2024

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

Mon Dec 30, 2024 NY Times

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Brainy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMART

  Possible Answer : impudent, sassy, hurt, impertinent, smarting, overbold, chic, fresh, saucy, smartness, ache, bright, voguish, wise, smart

  Possible Opposite Answer : stupid




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

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

  The answer: ZANY

  Possible Answer : clownish, silly, zany, goof, goofy, whacky, goofball, wacky, twat, cuckoo, clownlike, cockamamy, sappy, goose, buffoonish, bozo, jackass, fathead, cockamamie




• The clue is 10. Desktop computer that might run Sonoma or Sequoia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAC




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

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

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer : tenor, tenor_voice, strain




• The clue is 15. Writer Wiesel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE




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

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

  The answer: NOGO




• The clue is 17. Waiter's imperative after bringing food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENJOY

  Possible Answer : savour, delight, revel, relish, love, bask, enjoy, savor

  Possible Opposite Answer : suffer




• The clue is 18. Flower that reflects yellow when held under one's chin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTERCUP

  Possible Answer : butter-flower, butterflower, buttercup, crowfoot, kingcup, goldcup




• The clue is 20. It might have a twist or hole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOT

  Possible Answer : plot_of_land, plot, patch, diagram, plot_of_ground, secret_plan, game, plat




• The clue is 21. What a sleeve covers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARM

  Possible Answer : weapon, branch, weapon_system, build_up, fortify, limb, gird, sleeve, subdivision, arm

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarm




• The clue is 22. "Don't worry about me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMOKAY




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

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

  The answer: HOURGLASS

  Possible Answer : hourglass




• The clue is 26. Surface for doing exercises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAT

  Possible Answer : lustrelessness, felt_up, matt-up, entangle, flat, matte_up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, lusterlessness, MAT, mat_up, gym_mat, felt, matt, matting, matte, mat, snarl, flatness, tangle, matted

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsnarl, disentangle




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

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : eyeball, globe, orbit, ball, orb, revolve




• The clue is 28. Going out romantically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONADATE




• The clue is 32. #1 pal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESTIE




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

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer : ESE, east_southeast




• The clue is 36. Father. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRE

  Possible Answer : father, get, engender, mother, bring_forth, generate, sire, beget, forefather




• The clue is 37. Music genre prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALT

  Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation




• The clue is 38. N.F.L. all-star game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROBOWL




• The clue is 41. Texter's reaction to a joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOL




• The clue is 42. Some beers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALES

  Possible Answer : ale




• The clue is 44. Bathroom fixture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUB

  Possible Answer : vat, tub, bathtub, tubful, bath, bathing_tub




• The clue is 45. Clinks a glass and gives a speech to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOASTS

  Possible Answer : toast, drink, pledge, crispen, goner, crisp, wassail, salute




• The clue is 47. Indian pastries with savory fillings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMOSAS

  Possible Answer : samosa




• The clue is 49. Obnoxious person, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOOL

  Possible Answer : instrument, pecker, peter, prick, putz, creature, joyride, puppet, tool, shaft, cock, dick, tool_around




• The clue is 50. "All you need is love and a ___" (old saying). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer : cast, cat-o'-nine-tails, honk, guy, Arabian_tea, hombre, throw_up, big_cat, retch, African_tea, vomit, regurgitate, Caterpillar, barf, CAT, sick, regorge, upchuck, disgorge, vomit_up, spew, spue, be_sick, computed_axial_tomography, qat, computerized_tomography, cat, bozo, khat, quat, computed_tomography, kat, true_cat, computerized_axial_tomography, puke, purge, chuck, CT

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




• The clue is 51. Place for policy wonks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THINKTANK




• The clue is 56. Huge to-dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENES

  Possible Answer : fit, scenery, panorama, setting, view, vista, prospect, tantrum, conniption, shot, aspect, picture, scene




• The clue is 59. "Sounds good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 60. Norse god of war and death. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODIN

  Possible Answer : Odin




• The clue is 61. Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLDWATER




• The clue is 63. Grammarian's concern. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USAGE

  Possible Answer : use, employment, usage, custom, exercise, utilization, usance, utilisation




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

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

  The answer: ILLS

  Possible Answer : ill, complaint, ailment




• The clue is 65. Number of planets before Pluto was demoted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINE

  Possible Answer : ix, IX, nine, 9, ball_club, club, ennead, baseball_club, nine-spot, niner, Nina_from_Carolina




• The clue is 66. Food item that might come with lox. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAGEL

  Possible Answer : beigel, bagel




• The clue is 67. El ___, Tex.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASO




• The clue is 68. Exhausted, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAD

  Possible Answer : beat, all_in, perfectly, numb, drained, bushed, deadened, idle, utterly, utter, absolutely, short, suddenly, abruptly, dead, stagnant

  Possible Opposite Answer : live, alive, living




• The clue is 69. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXERT

  Possible Answer : exert, maintain, exercise, wield

SMART

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Basketball star Curry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEPH

• The clue is 2. ___ Park, location of Edison's first major laboratory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MENLO

• The clue is 3. Type of pear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANJOU

  Possible Answer: Anjou, anjou

• The clue is 4. Plant affliction that's below ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOTROT

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

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, try_out, adjudicate, try_on, try, endeavour, hear, render, assay, test, prove, effort, examine, stress, endeavor, sample, judge, strain, taste, essay, seek

• The clue is 6. Creatures that are actually black with white stripes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEBRAS

  Possible Answer: zebra

• The clue is 7. What grads become. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUMS

  Possible Answer: potash_alum, graduate, grad, ammonia_alum, ammonium_alum, alum, alumnus, potassium_alum, alumna

• The clue is 8. Tiny complaint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer: nit

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

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: abominable_snowman, yeti

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

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

  The answer: INROADS

  Possible Answer: inroad

• The clue is 11. Shirley Temple and Virgin Bloody Mary, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOCKTAILS

• The clue is 12. H₂O, in Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGUA

  Possible Answer: agua_toad, Bufo_marinus, agua

• The clue is 13. "I understand you". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPY

  Possible Answer: copy, written_matter, replicate, imitate, simulate, re-create, transcript

• The clue is 19. Character described by Austen as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 21. Canadian province that's home to the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBERTA

  Possible Answer: Alberta

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

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

  The answer: GRIP

  Possible Answer: hold, spellbind, grasp, handgrip, bag, fascinate, transfix, traveling_bag, grapple, clutch, clutches, adhesive_friction, travelling_bag, grip, hairgrip, clench, suitcase, traction, bobby_pin, clasp, handle

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

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

  The answer: SOSO

• The clue is 29. Units of force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWTONS

  Possible Answer: newton, N, Newton, Sir_Isaac_Newton, Isaac_Newton

• The clue is 30. Gait faster than a walk but slower than a canter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROT

  Possible Answer: trot, pony, crib, jog, clip, lope, Trotskyist, Trotskyite, Trot

• The clue is 31. Snakelike fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EELS

  Possible Answer: eel

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

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

  The answer: BAAS

  Possible Answer: baas, blat, blate, baa, bleat

• The clue is 33. "Enchanted" girl in a Gail Carson Levine book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLA

• The clue is 34. Biomedical building blocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEMCELLS

• The clue is 35. Recede, as the tide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, reflux, ebbing, ebb, ebb_away, ebb_off, wane

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 39. Remove from office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUST

  Possible Answer: drum_out, oust, throw_out, expel, kick_out, boot_out

• The clue is 40. Cry made while pointing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOOK

  Possible Answer: looking_at, take_care, depend, expect, feeling, spirit, wait, search, front, look, reckon, tone, see, await, flavour, expression, looking, attend, aspect, flavor, facial_expression, seem, face, smell, bet, feel, appear, calculate, count

  Possible Opposite Answer : back

• The clue is 43. No-goodnik. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOANDSO

• The clue is 46. Jazz combo instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTOSAX

• The clue is 48. Dish served from a crockpot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEW

  Possible Answer: sweat, swither, grizzle, stew, fret, lather, grudge, brood

• The clue is 49. In stacks, like a wedding cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIERED

  Possible Answer: tiered

• The clue is 52. Evil hench-animal in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYENA

  Possible Answer: hyena, hyaena

• The clue is 53. "The early bird gets the worm," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAGE

  Possible Answer: adage, proverb, saw, byword

• The clue is 54. Landlocked African country. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIGER

  Possible Answer: Republic_of_Niger, Niger, Niger_River

• The clue is 55. Prepared to propose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KNELT

  Possible Answer: kneel

• The clue is 56. Wish for a romantic pairing between, in modern parlance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHIP

  Possible Answer: embark, send, ship, transport

  Possible Opposite Answer : disembark

• The clue is 57. Pepsi or Coke. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLA

  Possible Answer: Cola, genus_Cola, Colon, dope, Aspinwall, Costa_Rican_colon, colon, El_Salvadoran_colon, cola

• The clue is 58. Contents of a 23-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAND

  Possible Answer: guts, backbone, Baroness_Dudevant, gumption, Sand, sandpaper, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, moxie, sand, grit, George_Sand

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• The clue is 62. "How to ___ a ___" (common tutorial topic). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer: link_up, draw, bind, standoff, attach, affiliation, wed, tie, marry, sleeper, tie-up, necktie, splice, tie_beam, link, crosstie, bond, linkup, connect, railroad_tie, association, tie-in

  Possible Opposite Answer : untie, disconnect

• The clue is 63. Purple yam common in Filipino cooking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBE

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Obstinate fool

3-letter answer Answer: ASS

Word Help: Synonyms: piece_of_tail, atomic_number_33, buns

Clue #2: 4. Co. badges, e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: IDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Gem_State, id, Idaho

Clue #3: 7. Keeps burning, say

6-letter answer Answer: STOKES

Word Help: Synonyms: stoke

Clue #4: 13. Apt name for a fretful fellow

3-letter answer Answer: STU

Clue #5: 14. Yogi's accessory

3-letter answer Answer: MAT

Word Help: Synonyms: Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, matted, lustrelessness
Antonyms: unsnarl, disentangle

Clue #6: 15. Goes off track

7-letter answer Answer: DERAILS

Word Help: Synonyms: derail, jump

Clue #7: 16. Jabber

3-letter answer Answer: YAP

Word Help: Synonyms: yip, gob, hole

Clue #8: 17. Chang or Eng Bunker, notably

11-letter answer Answer: SIAMESETWIN

Clue #9: 19. Just managed, with "out"

4-letter answer Answer: EKED

Clue #10: 21. Mix up

4-letter answer Answer: STIR

Word Help: Synonyms: splash, evoke, call_down

Clue #11: 22. Recoils suddenly

5-letter answer Answer: SHIES

Word Help: Synonyms: shy

Clue #12: 23. ___ Haute, Ind.

5-letter answer Answer: TERRE

Clue #13: 25. On its way

4-letter answer Answer: SENT

Word Help: Synonyms: send_out, transport, air
Antonyms: unsent

Clue #14: 27. Throwing a ball and grasping a pencil, e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: MOTORSKILLS

Clue #15: 32. Grammy-nominated poet Nikki ___

8-letter answer Answer: GIOVANNI

Clue #16: 34. Percolated

6-letter answer Answer: SEEPED

Word Help: Synonyms: ooze, seep

Clue #17: 37. Balm additive

4-letter answer Answer: ALOE

Word Help: Synonyms: aloe

Clue #18: 38. Observes Ramadan, say

5-letter answer Answer: FASTS

Word Help: Synonyms: fast, fasting

Clue #19: 40. Stretchiness

4-letter answer Answer: GIVE

Word Help: Synonyms: kick_in, ease_up, pass
Antonyms: starve, take

Clue #20: 41. National park that's home to the Pretty Rocks Landslide

6-letter answer Answer: DENALI

Word Help: Synonyms: McKinley, Denali, Mt._McKinley

Clue #21: 43. Like pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha

8-letter answer Answer: SEASONAL

Word Help: Synonyms: seasonal, seasonal_worker
Antonyms: year-round

Clue #22: 45. Provider of crucial testimony

11-letter answer Answer: STARWITNESS

Clue #23: 47. Unbuckled seatbelt alert

4-letter answer Answer: BEEP

Word Help: Synonyms: bleep, beep, claxon

Clue #24: 48. Zigzag

5-letter answer Answer: WEAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: waver, meander, thread
Antonyms: unweave

Clue #25: 51. Solomonic figures

5-letter answer Answer: SAGES

Word Help: Synonyms: swag, salvia, sage

Clue #26: 55. Craft drafts, for short

4-letter answer Answer: IPAS

Clue #27: 58. Sporty auto feature

4-letter answer Answer: TTOP

Clue #28: 59. Copyright wrongs

11-letter answer Answer: PLAGIARISMS

Word Help: Synonyms: plagiarization, piracy, plagiarisation

Clue #29: 62. Sounds heard during a cuteness overload

3-letter answer Answer: AWS

Clue #30: 63. Took to the sky

7-letter answer Answer: AVIATED

Word Help: Synonyms: fly, pilot, aviate

Clue #31: 64. Young 'un

3-letter answer Answer: PUP

Word Help: Synonyms: puppy, whelp, pup

Clue #32: 65. Soccer star Messi, familiarly

3-letter answer Answer: LEO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lion, Leo_the_Lion, Leo

Clue #33: 66. Approach

6-letter answer Answer: MANNER

Word Help: Synonyms: fashion, manner, personal_manner

Clue #34: 67. Spot for wallowing

3-letter answer Answer: STY

Word Help: Synonyms: stye, eye_infection, pigsty

Clue #35: 68. One of four featured on the Yale Nature Walk

3-letter answer Answer: ELM

Word Help: Synonyms: elm, elmwood, elm_tree

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. To date

5-letter answer Answer: ASYET

Clue #2: 2. Sticking point for a gardener?

5-letter answer Answer: STAKE

Word Help: Synonyms: wager, bet_on, bet

Clue #3: 3. Celestial phenomena observed at perigees

10-letter answer Answer: SUPERMOONS

Clue #4: 4. Some online exchanges, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: IMS

Clue #5: 5. Speaker's spot

4-letter answer Answer: DAIS

Word Help: Synonyms: podium, pulpit, stump

Clue #6: 6. Walks or runs

4-letter answer Answer: STAT

Clue #7: 7. French possessive

3-letter answer Answer: SES

Word Help: Synonyms: sec, south, siemens

Clue #8: 8. Bridge support

7-letter answer Answer: TRESTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: trestle

Clue #9: 9. Swearword

4-letter answer Answer: OATH

Word Help: Synonyms: expletive, curse_word, oath

Clue #10: 10. Aussie's neighbor

4-letter answer Answer: KIWI

Word Help: Synonyms: Actinidia_chinensis, kiwi_fruit, Kiwi

Clue #11: 11. Nobel laureate Wiesel

4-letter answer Answer: ELIE

Clue #12: 12. Figs. with two dashes

4-letter answer Answer: SSNS

Clue #13: 15. Jeter in Cooperstown

5-letter answer Answer: DEREK

Clue #14: 18. Natural dividing line on a U.S. map, as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters

11-letter answer Answer: MISSISSIPPI

Word Help: Synonyms: Mississippi_River, MS, Mississippi

Clue #15: 20. Strongly suggested

7-letter answer Answer: DROVEAT

Clue #16: 24. Fig. at a train station

3-letter answer Answer: ETA

Word Help: Synonyms: ETA, eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom

Clue #17: 26. Titan maker

6-letter answer Answer: NISSAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Nisan, Nissan

Clue #18: 28. Really killing it, so to speak

6-letter answer Answer: ONFIRE

Clue #19: 29. Strand in a cell

3-letter answer Answer: RNA

Word Help: Synonyms: RNA, ribonucleic_acid

Clue #20: 30. The World Map is the largest one to date, with 11,695 pieces

7-letter answer Answer: LEGOSET

Clue #21: 31. Does some creative accounting?

10-letter answer Answer: SPINSATALE

Clue #22: 32. Meander (about)

3-letter answer Answer: GAD

Word Help: Synonyms: spur, anxiety_reaction, gad

Clue #23: 33. Saint Martin, par exemple

3-letter answer Answer: ILE

Clue #24: 35. Actress Mendes

3-letter answer Answer: EVA

Clue #25: 36. Torre ___ Greco, Italy

3-letter answer Answer: DEL

Clue #26: 39. Celebration whose full name translates as "festival of the first day"

3-letter answer Answer: TET

Word Help: Synonyms: Tet

Clue #27: 42. Menlo Park, N.J., famously

7-letter answer Answer: LABSITE

Clue #28: 44. Hem, but not haw

3-letter answer Answer: SEW

Word Help: Synonyms: stitch, sew_together, run_up

Clue #29: 46. Screwy

5-letter answer Answer: WEIRD

Word Help: Synonyms: weird, uncanny, eldritch

Clue #30: 49. I, for one

5-letter answer Answer: VOWEL

Word Help: Synonyms: vowel, vowel_sound
Antonyms: consonant

Clue #31: 50. Surrey town known for its salt

5-letter answer Answer: EPSOM

Clue #32: 51. Most bulk email

4-letter answer Answer: SPAM

Word Help: Synonyms: junk_e-mail, spam, Spam

Clue #33: 52. Thomas ___ Edison

4-letter answer Answer: ALVA

Clue #34: 53. Appreciation

4-letter answer Answer: GAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: earn, realize, gain
Antonyms: fall_back, lose

Clue #35: 54. Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer

4-letter answer Answer: EGAN

Clue #36: 56. Certain vipers

4-letter answer Answer: ASPS

Word Help: Synonyms: asp_viper, asp, Egyptian_cobra

Clue #37: 57. X-rated material

4-letter answer Answer: SMUT

Word Help: Synonyms: porno, smut, pornography

Clue #38: 60. ___ Lingus

3-letter answer Answer: AER

Clue #39: 61. Stratego piece

3-letter answer Answer: SPY

Word Help: Synonyms: sight, spot, undercover_agent

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (42 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, August 11, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (37 Across, 42 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

August 11, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. The Congressional Black Caucus, for one	4
2A	5. "Do not delay!"	4
3A	9. Onetime rival of Activision	5
4A	14. Actor Damon or Bomer	4
5A	15. One reaching across the aisle, perhaps	5
6A	16. Fruit with a rind	5
7A	17. Faultless, biblically [Spanish]	10
8A	19. Backs out unexpectedly	5
9A	20. Bane	7
10A	21. Boot camp participant	8
11A	23. Setting for part of "Frankenstein"	3
12A	24. Substitute on TV [Czech]	9
13A	25. Competitor with variable skills?	8
14A	29. Roman god	3
15A	30. Filming locale for "the beach" in "Lost"	4
16A	31. Threepio's companion	5
17A	34. Pick for a pendant	4
18A	37. With 40-Across, what's fatefully "cast" in a quote attributed to Julius Caesar [German]	3
19A	38. Bakery container [Spanish]	8
20A	40. See 37-Across	3
21A	42. Single numbers?	4
22A	44. Adherent of a philosophy of wisdom, justice, courage and moderation	5
23A	45. "Doin' the Pigeon" dancer on "Sesame Street"	4
24A	46. Attribute aptly hidden in "We're gods!"	3
25A	48. Signs of good health in puppies	8
26A	50. Outspoken agitator [Dutch]	9
27A	55. Phone-y document?	3
28A	56. "Aww"-inducing	8
29A	57. Baked Scottish snack	7
30A	61. The Ingalls family's little house on the prairie, e.g.	5
31A	62. Like the second word in 17-, 24-, 37-/40-, 38- and 50-Across vis-à-vis the first word	10
32A	64. Believe	5
33A	65. Give the boot	5
34A	66. Indian food cooked on a tawa	4
35A	67. Record numbers?	5
36A	68. Comic Chris of "S.N.L."	4
37A	69. Blotch	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. The Congressional Black Caucus, for one"

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 group of countries in special alliance
• Words that mean the same thing: axis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLOC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "Do not delay!""

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

  The answer is: ASAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Onetime rival of Activision"

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: ATARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Actor Damon or Bomer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
• Words that mean the same thing: lustrelessness, mat, matted
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. One reaching across the aisle, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a woman who has recently been married
• Words that mean the same thing: Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Fruit with a rind"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
• Words that mean the same thing: melon vine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MELON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Faultless, biblically [Spanish]"

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: WITHOUTSIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Backs out unexpectedly"

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 (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
• Words that mean the same thing: bail, bail bond, bond
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Bane"

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 whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
• Words that mean the same thing: flagellum, terror, devastate
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCOURGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Boot camp participant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
• Words that mean the same thing: recruit
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENLISTEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Setting for part of "Frankenstein""

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 workplace for the conduct of scientific research
• Words that mean the same thing: science lab, science laboratory, research lab
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Substitute on TV [Czech]"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: GUESTHOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Competitor with variable skills?"

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: MATHLETE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Roman god"

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: DIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Filming locale for "the beach" in "Lost""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an island of central hawaii (between molokai and kauai); the chief island of the state
• Words that mean the same thing: Oahu Island
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OAHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Threepio's companion"

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: ARTOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Pick for a pendant"

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 translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. With 40-Across, what's fatefully "cast" in a quote attributed to Julius Caesar [German]"

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: THE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Bakery container [Spanish]"

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: BREADPAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. See 37-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 a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: drop dead, pass away, fail
• The opposite would be: be born
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Single numbers?"

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 activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: solo
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Adherent of a philosophy of wisdom, justice, courage and moderation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the ancient greek school of philosophy founded by zeno
• Words that mean the same thing: unemotional person, stoical
• The opposite would be: emotional person
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STOIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. "Doin' the Pigeon" dancer on "Sesame Street""

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: BERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Attribute aptly hidden in "We're gods!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
• Words that mean the same thing: self, self-importance, 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 25 Across: "48. Signs of good health in puppies"

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: WETNOSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Outspoken agitator [Dutch]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
• Words that mean the same thing: provoker, instigator, instigant
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIREBRAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. Phone-y document?"

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 duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
• Words that mean the same thing: facsimile machine, facsimile, telefax
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FAX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. "Aww"-inducing"

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 lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
• Words that mean the same thing: lovely, endearing
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADORABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. Baked Scottish snack"

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 thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OATCAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. The Ingalls family's little house on the prairie, e.g."

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 small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CABIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Like the second word in 17-, 24-, 37-/40-, 38- and 50-Across vis-à-vis the first word"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that restate (words) from one language into another language
• Words that mean the same thing: read, translate, transform
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRANSLATED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. Believe"

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 an instance of deliberate thinking
• Words that mean the same thing: guess, call up, opine
• The opposite would be: forget
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Give the boot"

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 expel or eject without recourse to legal process
• Words that mean the same thing: force 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: EVICT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Indian food cooked on a tawa"

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

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: ROTI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Record numbers?"

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 short musical composition with words
• Words that mean the same thing: Song dynasty, Song, vocal
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Comic Chris of "S.N.L.""

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: REDD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Blotch"

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 point located with respect to surface features of some region
• Words that mean the same thing: tell apart, make out, recognize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPOT

  Great job if you got it right!

August 11, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. M3, X3 and 3 Series, for three	4
2D	2. Like some church matters	4
3D	3. Palindromic guy	4
4D	4. Title monster in an H. P. Lovecraft story	7
5D	5. Frida Kahlo creations	4
6D	6. Member of the fam	3
7D	7. Final bid?	5
8D	8. Pasta named for quills	5
9D	9. Drive	8
10D	10. Cafe analogue	7
11D	11. Bush-nominated Supreme Court justice	5
12D	12. Romeo and Juliet, e.g.	5
13D	13. Map detail	5
14D	15. Constant irritant	7
15D	18. Not written down, say	4
16D	22. Tab for a trip	3
17D	24. Allude to	5
18D	25. Bon ___	3
19D	26. Some sighs	4
20D	27. One of the Huxtable kids on 1980s-'90s TV	4
21D	28. Preceder of cuatro or chic?	4
22D	32. Irish actor Chris	5
23D	33. Classic TV kid whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet	4
24D	35. Refreshment suffixes	4
25D	36. Pre-euro money	4
26D	38. Targets for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren	8
27D	39. "Get right on it!"	7
28D	41. Hypothetical entities, for short	3
29D	43. Rude looks	7
30D	45. 6 + 6	7
31D	47. High ball?	3
32D	49. Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr.	4
33D	50. Not just beliefs	5
34D	51. It shares a 44-mile border with Canada	5
35D	52. Bat boy?	5
36D	53. Make adjustments to	5
37D	54. Audacity	5
38D	57. Not streamed, say	4
39D	58. On	4
40D	59. Low-carb kind of diet	4
41D	60. Replace "i.e." with "e.g.," e.g.	4
42D	63. Backing	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. M3, X3 and 3 Series, for three"

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: BMWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Like some church matters"

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 characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
• Words that mean the same thing: lay, secular
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LAIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Palindromic guy"

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: OTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Title monster in an H. P. Lovecraft story"

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: CTHULHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Frida Kahlo creations"

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: ARTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Member of the fam"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: silicon, SI, SI unit
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Final bid?"

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 farewell remark
• Words that mean the same thing: adios, cheerio, good day
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADIEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Pasta named for quills"

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 pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Drive"

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 a cherished desire
• Words that mean the same thing: ambitiousness, aspiration, dream
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMBITION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Cafe analogue"

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 restaurant where tea and light meals are available
• Words that mean the same thing: tearoom, tea parlor, teahouse
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEASHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Bush-nominated Supreme Court justice"

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: ALITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Romeo and Juliet, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
• Words that mean the same thing: role, character, use
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Map detail"

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 small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
• Words that mean the same thing: gusset, insert
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Constant irritant"

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 an imaginary monster used to frighten children
• Words that mean the same thing: boogeyman, hobgoblin, booger
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUGBEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Not written down, say"

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 examination conducted by spoken communication
• Words that mean the same thing: oral exam, unwritten, oral examination
• The opposite would be: anal, aboral
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Tab for a trip"

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 powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid
• Words that mean the same thing: lysergic acid diethylamide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LSD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Allude to"

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: GETAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Bon ___"

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 clever remark
• Words that mean the same thing: MOT test, bon mot, Ministry of Transportation test
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Some sighs"

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: ooh, aah
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AAHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. One of the Huxtable kids on 1980s-'90s TV"

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: THEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Preceder of cuatro or chic?"

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: TRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Irish actor Chris"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ODOWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Classic TV kid whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet"

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: OPIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Refreshment suffixes"

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 sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
• Words that mean the same thing: ade, fruit drink
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Pre-euro money"

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 basic unit of money on malta; equal to 100 cents
• Words that mean the same thing: Turkish lira, Maltese lira, lira
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Targets for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BIGBANKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. "Get right on it!""

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: ACTFAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Hypothetical entities, for short"

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: ETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Rude looks"

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 look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly, immodest, or malign expression
• Words that mean the same thing: leer
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEERING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. 6 + 6"

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 (usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots
• Words that mean the same thing: boxcar
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOXCARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. High ball?"

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 the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: ball, eyeball, orbit
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Part of N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: NATL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Not just beliefs"

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 piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
• Words that mean the same thing: fact
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FACTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. It shares a 44-mile border with Canada"

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 state in the rocky mountains
• Words that mean the same thing: ID, Gem 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: IDAHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Bat boy?"

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 small old world songbird with a reddish breast
• Words that mean the same thing: Erithacus rubecola, Old World robin, Turdus migratorius
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROBIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "53. Make adjustments to"

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 cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
• Words that mean the same thing: falsify, change, interpolate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "54. Audacity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: nervus, face, mettle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NERVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "57. Not streamed, say"

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: ONCD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "58. On"

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

  The answer is: ATOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "59. Low-carb kind of diet"

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: KETO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "60. Replace "i.e." with "e.g.," e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: redact, edit out, cut
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "63. Backing"

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 activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
• Words that mean the same thing: assistance, attention, help
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AID

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	74.7%
Short Answer	11	13.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.5%
History	2	2.5%
Abbreviation	2	2.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	42
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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!

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 08, 2025 at 04:26 AM