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Thursday, August 22, 2024

2408 Thu Aug 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Confident claim, 5. Tootsie treat?, 9. Enclosed rhyme scheme, 13. Stone measure, 15. Modern-day home of Persepolis, 16. Godsend, 17. MEDALS, 19. "Cheers" bartender Woody, 20. Crafty inits., 21. Baseball pitcher's feat, informally, 22. Irritated, 23. They work through a lot of baggage, for short, 24. GOBI DESERT, 27. Quite some time, 29. Source of the Golden Fleece, 30. What doesn't look the best naked?, 31. Choir section, 33. Not so loud, 36. "SAY WHAT?", 40. Acting unconsciously, 41. Prevailing spirit, 43. Game piece in Mastermind, 46. Legislative subject of the 2020 miniseries "Mrs. America," for short, 47. Spain's longest river, 48. NEOLITH, 54. "Scientia potentia ___" ("Knowledge is power"), 55. Lassie's owner on old TV, 56. Premier couple's retreat?, 57. Furtive laugh, 58. Troll's lookalike, 59. RUMMY, 62. Land that split from Zanzibar in 1861, 63. Medicinal form, 64. Word with screen or space, 65. Self images?, 66. Sleep restlessly, 67. Something passed down the line

Down Clues :

1. Cold beverage popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, 2. Sleeveless top, 3. Small marching band?, 4. Vote in opposition, 5. Word that can precede or follow "player", 6. Flynn of Hollywood's Golden Age, 7. 41, to 43, 8. Popular crowd, 9. Top of the order?, 10. Foot warmer, 11. Young male lover, informally, 12. Foul shot following a basket, in hoops lingo, 14. Blue reef fish, 18. Heartache, 22. Reproductive cell, 25. Lover of Euridice, in opera, 26. Scratching post scratchers, 28. Middle-of-the-road, 32. With a clear head, 33. Zippo, 34. Sound asleep, 35. Formal ceremony, 37. About 2 1/2 pints of beer, 38. Catchphrase for moviedom's "International Man of Mystery", 39. Vikings, e.g., 42. "That'll show ya!", 43. Buns, 44. Tough nut to crack, 45. Fitness fanatic, in slang, 49. What seers read, 50. University of North Carolina team, to fans, 51. Pastoral poems, 52. Keanu Reeves role, 53. Stampeders in "The Lion King", 59. Spot-on, 60. Birthplace of bossa nova, 61. Joke

Thu Aug 22, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 22, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

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

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

    The answer: ICAN


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

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

    The answer: PEDI


  • The clue is 9. Enclosed rhyme scheme. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABBA


  • The clue is 13. Stone measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CARAT

    Possible Answer : karat, carat, kt


  • The clue is 15. Modern-day home of Persepolis. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRAN

    Possible Answer : Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Persia, Iran


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

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

    The answer: BOON

    Possible Answer : boon, blessing


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

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

    The answer: EMMYAWARDS


  • The clue is 19. "Cheers" bartender Woody. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOYD


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

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

    The answer: DIY


  • The clue is 21. Baseball pitcher's feat, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NONO


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

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

    The answer: GOTTO


  • The clue is 23. They work through a lot of baggage, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TSA

    Possible Answer : Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA


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

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

    The answer: GEOLOCATION


  • The clue is 27. Quite some time. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EONS

    Possible Answer : eon, aeon


  • The clue is 29. Source of the Golden Fleece. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAM

    Possible Answer : wad, random_memory, random-access_memory, Aries_the_Ram, read/write_memory, RAM, random_access_memory, cram, ram, drive, crash, chock_up, pound, Aries, Ram, tup, force, jampack, jam, ram_down


  • The clue is 30. What doesn't look the best naked?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYE

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


  • The clue is 31. Choir section. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALTOS

    Possible Answer : alto, countertenor, contralto


  • The clue is 33. Not so loud. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOFTER

    Possible Answer : delicate, diffuse, indulgent, sonant, easy, piano, subdued, gentle, diffused, voiced, soft, flabby, easygoing, balmy, flaccid, lenient, cushy, mild

    Possible Opposite Answer : forte, hard, hardened, unvoiced, loud


  • The clue is 36. "SAY WHAT?". Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

    The answer: ESSAYQUESTION


  • The clue is 40. Acting unconsciously. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ONAUTO


  • The clue is 41. Prevailing spirit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETHOS

    Possible Answer : ethos


  • The clue is 43. Game piece in Mastermind. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEG

    Possible Answer : wooden_leg, oarlock, thole, tholepin, peg_down, rowlock, pin, nail, peg, stick, nog, pegleg, leg, nail_down


  • The clue is 46. Legislative subject of the 2020 miniseries "Mrs. America," for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERA

    Possible Answer : geological_era, ERA, earned_run_average, epoch, era


  • The clue is 47. Spain's longest river. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EBRO

    Possible Answer : Ebro_River, Ebro


  • The clue is 48. NEOLITH. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

    The answer: ANYOLDTHING


  • The clue is 54. "Scientia potentia ___" ("Knowledge is power"). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EST

    Possible Answer : Eastern_Time, EST, Eastern_Standard_Time


  • The clue is 55. Lassie's owner on old TV. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TIMMY


  • The clue is 56. Premier couple's retreat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDEN

    Possible Answer : Shangri-la, promised_land, Eden, Garden_of_Eden, paradise, heaven, nirvana


  • The clue is 57. Furtive laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEH


  • The clue is 58. Troll's lookalike. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OGRE

    Possible Answer : demon, ogre, monster, devil, fiend


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

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

    The answer: AREYOUGAME


  • The clue is 62. Land that split from Zanzibar in 1861. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OMAN

    Possible Answer : Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, Sultanate_of_Oman


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

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

    The answer: PILL

    Possible Answer : tablet, anovulatory_drug, lozenge, contraceptive_pill, birth_control_pill, oral_contraceptive_pill, pill, anovulant, oral_contraceptive, tab


  • The clue is 64. Word with screen or space. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAVER

    Possible Answer : rescuer, saver, recoverer


  • The clue is 65. Self images?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TATS

    Possible Answer : cheapness, sleaze, tackiness, TAT, Thematic_Apperception_Test, tat, intertwine


  • The clue is 66. Sleep restlessly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TOSS

    Possible Answer : thresh_about, chuck_out, discard, toss_out, put_away, pass, slash, thrash, convulse, thrash_about, toss, chuck, cast_aside, fling, pitch, throw_out, cast_out, sky, throw_away, cast_away, flip, dispose, jactitate, toss_away, thresh


  • The clue is 67. Something passed down the line. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GENE

    Possible Answer : factor, gene, cistron


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Cold beverage popularized at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICEDTEA

  • The clue is 2. Sleeveless top. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAMISOLE

    Possible Answer: underbodice, camisole

  • The clue is 3. Small marching band?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARMYANTS

  • The clue is 4. Vote in opposition. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAY

    Possible Answer: nay

    Possible Opposite Answer : yea

  • The clue is 5. Word that can precede or follow "player". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PIANO

    Possible Answer: forte-piano, pianissimo, softly, piano, soft, pianoforte

    Possible Opposite Answer : forte

  • The clue is 6. Flynn of Hollywood's Golden Age. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERROL

  • The clue is 7. 41, to 43. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DAD

    Possible Answer: dada, pop, dad, daddy, papa, pappa, pa

  • The clue is 8. Popular crowd. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INS

    Possible Answer: IN, In, inch, in, INS, Indiana, Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, atomic_number_49, indium, Hoosier_State

  • The clue is 9. Top of the order?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABBOT

    Possible Answer: abbot, archimandrite

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

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

    The answer: BOOTIE

    Possible Answer: bootie, bootee

  • The clue is 11. Young male lover, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOYTOY

  • The clue is 12. Foul shot following a basket, in hoops lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANDONE

  • The clue is 14. Blue reef fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TANG

    Possible Answer: bladderwrack, piquancy, savour, bladder_fucus, relish, sea_tang, tang, Fucus_serratus, piquance, sea_tangle, smack, flavour, sapidity, serrated_wrack, piquantness, black_rockweed, Tang_dynasty, Fucus_vesiculosus, Tang, nip, zest, tanginess, savor, flavor

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

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

    The answer: WOE

    Possible Answer: suffering, woe, woefulness

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

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

    The answer: GAMETE

    Possible Answer: gamete

  • The clue is 25. Lover of Euridice, in opera. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORFEO

  • The clue is 26. Scratching post scratchers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CATS

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

  • The clue is 28. Middle-of-the-road. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOSO

  • The clue is 32. With a clear head. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SANELY

    Possible Answer: sanely, reasonably, sensibly

    Possible Opposite Answer : insanely, unreasonably

  • The clue is 33. Zippo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SQUAT

    Possible Answer: underslung, shit, jack, squatting, diddlyshit, squatty, scrunch, hunker_down, stumpy, low-set, knee_bend, diddly-squat, diddly-shit, dumpy, diddley, chunky, squat, crouch, doodly-squat, diddly, diddlysquat, scrunch_up, hunker

  • The clue is 34. Sound asleep. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OUT

    Possible Answer: come_out, taboo, kayoed, prohibited, KO'd, knocked_out, stunned, verboten, away, out, tabu, forbidden, proscribed, come_out_of_the_closet, extinct

    Possible Opposite Answer : safe

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

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

    The answer: RITE

    Possible Answer: ritual, religious_rite, rite

  • The clue is 37. About 2 1/2 pints of beer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YARD

    Possible Answer: cubic_yard, one_thousand, railway_yard, grand, curtilage, K, chiliad, railyard, M, thousand, G, pace, 1000, yard, grounds, thou

  • The clue is 38. Catchphrase for moviedom's "International Man of Mystery". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHBEHAVE

  • The clue is 39. Vikings, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NORSEMEN

    Possible Answer: Norseman, Norse, Norwegian

  • The clue is 42. "That'll show ya!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOTHERE

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

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

    The answer: PATOOT

  • The clue is 44. Tough nut to crack. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENIGMA

    Possible Answer: brain-teaser, riddle, secret, closed_book, mystery, enigma, conundrum

  • The clue is 45. Fitness fanatic, in slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GYMRAT

  • The clue is 49. What seers read. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OMENS

    Possible Answer: portent, betoken, prefigure, foreshadow, prognostic, predict, bode, foretell, prognostication, presage, portend, auspicate, omen, prognosticate, forecast, augur, prodigy

  • The clue is 50. University of North Carolina team, to fans. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEELS

    Possible Answer: dog, cad, hound, bounder, list, reheel, blackguard, heel

  • The clue is 51. Pastoral poems. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDYLS

    Possible Answer: bucolic, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, eclogue, idyl

  • The clue is 52. Keanu Reeves role. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NEO

    Possible Answer: neo

  • The clue is 53. Stampeders in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GNUS

    Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

  • The clue is 59. Spot-on. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APT

    Possible Answer: clever, disposed, apt, pertinent, given, minded, liable, tending, apposite

  • The clue is 60. Birthplace of bossa nova. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RIO

    Possible Answer: Rio_de_Janeiro, Rio

  • The clue is 61. Joke. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAG

    Possible Answer: jest, laugh, strangle, retch, heave, suffocate, fret, muzzle, choke, quip, gag, jape, joke

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Friday, August 9, 2024

Thursday, January 06, 2000 NYT crosswords clues with answers hints

Thursday, January 06, 2000 | NYT crossword clues answers - Blogs

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

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 06, 2000

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

Across Clues and Answers:

Down Clues and Answers:

  • 1. Funny-car fuel -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    NITRO

  • 2. Name on jetliners, once -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    USAIR

  • 3. Dizzy Gillespie's genre -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    BEBOP

    Possible Answer: bebop, bop

  • 4. Does a slow burn -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

    SEETHES

    Possible Answer: boil, seethe, buzz, hum, roll

  • 5. Cause of some knocking -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (8 letters)

    GINRUMMY

  • 6. Santa ___ winds -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

    ANA

    Possible Answer: ana, Ana

  • 7. Knowing when to be silent, e.g. -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    TACT

    Possible Answer: tact, tactfulness

    Possible Opposite Answer : tactlessness

  • 8. ___ Island National Monument -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    ELLIS

    Possible Answer: Elli

  • 9. Makes roads slippery, say -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

    SLEETS

    Possible Answer: sleet

  • 10. To the extent that -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

    ASFARAS

  • 11. Defeat -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

    CHECKMATE

    Possible Answer: mate, checkmate

  • 12. Fine fur -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    MINK

    Possible Answer: mink_coat, mink

  • 13. Pulls the plug on -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    ENDS

    Possible Answer: stop, remnant, cease, last, remainder, conclusion, end, close, death, terminate, destruction, final_stage, closing, oddment, ending, terminal, finish, goal

    Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

  • 18. Quaint dance -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    REEL

    Possible Answer: whirl, lurch, reel, careen, spin_around, Virginia_reel, swag, spin, stagger, Scottish_reel, gyrate, bobbin, keel, spool

  • 22. Namely -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    TOWIT

  • 24. Bygone voting bloc, with "the" -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    SOUTH

    Possible Answer: southward, S, to_the_south, Confederate_States, Dixie, due_south, Dixieland, south, in_the_south, South, Confederacy, Confederate_States_of_America

    Possible Opposite Answer : north

  • 27. Make music, in a way -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    STRUM

    Possible Answer: thrum, strum

  • 29. 1950's-60's NBC star -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    PAAR

  • 30. Lowlife -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    SCUM

    Possible Answer: trash, scum

  • 31. Off-color -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    LEWD

    Possible Answer: libidinous, lewd, lustful, salacious, obscene, raunchy, lascivious

  • 32. "I cannot tell ___" -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    ALIE

  • 33. Pitch off the road -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (9 letters)

    BILLBOARD

    Possible Answer: billboard, hoarding

  • 35. Believe it! -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    TENET

    Possible Answer: dogma, tenet

  • 38. Pioneers of a 365-day calendar -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    MAYAS

    Possible Answer: Maya, Mayan, Mayas, Mayan_language

  • 39. Draws -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (8 letters)

    ATTRACTS

    Possible Answer: pull, draw, pull_in, attract, draw_in, appeal

    Possible Opposite Answer : repel

  • 42. Tennis star Hingis -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

    MARTINA

  • 44. Big catalog company expense -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (7 letters)

    POSTAGE

    Possible Answer: postage_stamp, postage, stamp

  • 46. "Friends," e.g. -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (6 letters)

    SITCOM

    Possible Answer: sitcom, situation_comedy

  • 48. It might be bleeped out -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    OATH

    Possible Answer: cuss, swearword, curse, expletive, curse_word, swearing, oath

  • 50. Kind of jacket -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    NEHRU

    Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru

  • 52. Make a pass at -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    HITON

  • 53. Pop's John -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    ELTON

  • 54. Singer Taylor ___ -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (5 letters)

    DAYNE

  • 55. Teletubbies and others -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    FADS

    Possible Answer: fad, craze, furore, cult, rage, furor

  • 56. Nondairy spread -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    OLEO

    Possible Answer: oleomargarine, margarine, marge, oleo, margarin

  • 57. Ice cream purchase -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (4 letters)

    PINT

    Possible Answer: dry_pint, pint

  • 61. Little piggy -

    Looking for the answer? Here is a hint. It is a word with (3 letters)

    TOE

    Possible Answer: toenail, toe

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Monday, August 25, 2025

May 25, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 25, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (33 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

May 25, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - May 25, 2024 Solutions

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Old currency of Massachusetts 6
2A 7. Sub-Saharan menaces 6
3A 13. Creatures with a "third eye" sensitive to ultraviolet light 7
4A 15. Shaded circle 6
5A 16. It falls on the eve of Christmas Eve 8
6A 18. Result of getting doubles in Monopoly 6
7A 19. Palm off (on) 5
8A 20. Feather beds? 5
9A 22. Apt name for a spelling champ 3
10A 23. "Anne of Green Gables" author ___ Maud Montgomery 4
11A 24. Text acronym 5
12A 25. "The King and I" setting 4
13A 26. Terminal approx. 3
14A 27. Beverage at une brasserie 5
15A 28. Streaks overhead 5
16A 29. Architects, so to speak 11
17A 31. Wield influence 11
18A 32. Outfielder's flashy feat 11
19A 33. Time-saving tricks 5
20A 34. Lover of literature 5
21A 35. Break 3
22A 38. Causes to chafe 4
23A 39. Name of two ancient kings of Phrygia, the first of whom is the famous one 5
24A 40. Shock, in a way 4
25A 41. "Where ___?" 3
26A 42. Like some broadcasts and cardboard boxes 5
27A 43. Piece of the pie 5
28A 44. Rearrange to fit, jocularly 6
29A 46. Red sauce 8
30A 48. Bargain hunters, of a sort 6
31A 49. Highly significant, as a stretch of time 7
32A 50. Treat often served in a glass cup 6
33A 51. Big bands 6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Old currency of Massachusetts"

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 informal terms for money
  • Words that mean the same thing: peag, scratch, moolah
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WAMPUM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Sub-Saharan menaces"

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 arboreal snake of central and southern africa whose bite is often fatal
  • Words that mean the same thing: mamba
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MAMBAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Creatures with a "third eye" sensitive to ultraviolet light"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that large herbivorous tropical american arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in central america and south america
  • Words that mean the same thing: iguana, common iguana, Iguana iguana
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IGUANAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Shaded circle"

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 small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
  • Words that mean the same thing: ring of color
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AREOLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. It falls on the eve of Christmas Eve"

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: FESTIVUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Result of getting doubles in Monopoly"

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: REROLL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Palm off (on)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that to force onto another
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FOIST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Feather beds?"

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 structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
  • Words that mean the same thing: draw close, nest, nuzzle
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NESTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Apt name for a spelling champ"

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: BEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. "Anne of Green Gables" author ___ Maud Montgomery"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern ethiopia in 1974
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LUCY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Text acronym"

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 (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
  • Words that mean the same thing: American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ASCII

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. "The King and I" setting"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a country of southeastern asia that extends southward along the isthmus of kra to the malay peninsula
  • Words that mean the same thing: Kingdom of Thailand, Thailand
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SIAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Terminal approx."

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
  • Words that mean the same thing: Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Basque Homeland and Freedom
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ETA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Beverage at une brasserie"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BIERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. Streaks overhead"

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 usually coiled
  • Words that mean the same thing: cirrhus, cirrus cloud, cirrus
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CIRRI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "29. Architects, so to speak"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that someone who creates new things
  • Words that mean the same thing: Einstein, mastermind, organise
  • The word looks like this: ___________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MASTERMINDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Wield influence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: PULLSTRINGS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "32. Outfielder's flashy feat"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BASKETCATCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "33. Time-saving tricks"

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 one who works hard at boring tasks
  • Words that mean the same thing: whoop, hack, nag
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HACKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "34. Lover of literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an ardent male lover
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROMEO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "35. Break"

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 conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
  • Words that mean the same thing: spread, opening, col
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Causes to chafe"

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 irritate or vex
  • Words that mean the same thing: irk, gall
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Name of two ancient kings of Phrygia, the first of whom is the famous one"

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 (greek legend) the greedy king of phrygia who dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MIDAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Shock, in a way"

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: TASE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. "Where ___?""

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: AMI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Like some broadcasts and cardboard boxes"

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 fasten or attach with tape
  • Words that mean the same thing: intercept, wiretap, tip
  • The opposite would be: erase
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAPED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. Piece of the pie"

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 outer layer of the earth
  • Words that mean the same thing: incrustation, Earth's crust, insolence
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CRUST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "44. Rearrange to fit, jocularly"

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 100 tetri equal 1 lari in georgia
  • Words that mean the same thing: tetri
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TETRIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "46. Red sauce"

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: SRIRACHA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "48. Bargain hunters, of a sort"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
  • Words that mean the same thing: union, brotherhood, matrimony
  • The opposite would be: disunion, separation
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNIONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "49. Highly significant, as a stretch of time"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
  • Words that mean the same thing: epoch-making
  • The word looks like this: _______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EPOCHAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "50. Treat often served in a glass cup"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that ice cream served with a topping
  • Words that mean the same thing: ice-cream sundae
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SUNDAE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "51. Big bands"

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
  • Words that mean the same thing: octonary, 8, eighter from Decatur
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OCTETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword May 25, 2024

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. ___ ball 6
2D 2. Grow too old 6
3D 3. Reggaetón, e.g. 6
4D 4. Sap 5
5D 5. Apartment, in real estate lingo 4
6D 6. "Top Gun" nickname 3
7D 7. Cuba's José ___ International Airport 5
8D 8. God who duels Percy Jackson, in children's literature 4
9D 9. ___ de Glace, largest glacier in the French Alps 3
10D 10. Vocally negative fans, in sports slang 8
11D 11. Eagerly listening 7
12D 12. Sub stack? 6
13D 14. Drag through Hollywood 11
14D 17. Spies use them for disguise 11
15D 21. Setting for the classic film line "I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" 11
16D 24. Seating choice 5
17D 25. Religiously mandated surname for Sikh men 5
18D 27. Resists, with "at" 5
19D 28. Cien divided by veinte 5
20D 29. Strong scents 5
21D 30. Tiny arachnids 5
22D 31. Stop for the day 8
23D 32. It might tell you what's on tap 7
24D 33. Break 6
25D 35. Lacking social sensitivity 6
26D 36. Total jerk, slangily 6
27D 37. Potpourri assortment 6
28D 39. Shot with English 5
29D 40. GI, e.g. 5
30D 42. ___ Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker 4
31D 43. Holey footwear 4
32D 45. Staff 3
33D 47. Time to take stock? 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. ___ ball"

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 (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts
  • Words that mean the same thing: Wiffle Ball
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WIFFLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Grow too old"

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: AGEOUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Reggaetón, e.g."

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: MUSICA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Sap"

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 is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  • Words that mean the same thing: mark, fool, soft touch
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PATSY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Apartment, in real estate lingo"

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 any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
  • Words that mean the same thing: building block, unit of measurement, social unit
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: UNIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "Top Gun" nickname"

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: MAV

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Cuba's José ___ International Airport"

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 cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for cuban independence from spain (1853-1895)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Jose Julian Marti
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MARTI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. God who duels Percy Jackson, in children's literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
  • Words that mean the same thing: ar, are
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ARES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. ___ de Glace, largest glacier in the French Alps"

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 denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
  • Words that mean the same thing: one thousand, m, thousand
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Vocally negative fans, in sports slang"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BOOBIRDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Eagerly listening"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ALLEARS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Sub stack?"

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 highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SALAMI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Drag through Hollywood"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SUNSETSTRIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Spies use them for disguise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SECRETCODES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Setting for the classic film line "I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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: SIERRAMADRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Seating choice"

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 long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
  • Words that mean the same thing: gangway
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AISLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Religiously mandated surname for Sikh men"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SINGH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Resists, with "at""

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 area on a billiard table behind the balkline
  • Words that mean the same thing: baulk, deterrent, handicap
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BALKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Cien divided by veinte"

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: CINCO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Strong scents"

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 odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative
  • Words that mean the same thing: musk
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MUSKS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "30. Tiny arachnids"

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 slight but appreciable amount
  • Words that mean the same thing: pinch, soupcon, mite
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MITES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Stop for the day"

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: PACKITIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. It might tell you what's on tap"

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: BARMENU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Break"

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

    The answer is: HIATUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "35. Lacking social sensitivity"

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 lacking social polish
  • Words that mean the same thing: graceless, unpolished
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: GAUCHE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "36. Total jerk, slangily"

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: ASSHAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "37. Potpourri assortment"

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 part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
  • Words that mean the same thing: flower petal, petal
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PETALS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "39. Shot with English"

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 shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
  • Words that mean the same thing: masse shot
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MASSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "40. GI, 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 an extended area of land
  • Words that mean the same thing: parcel of land, nerve tract, pamphlet
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRACT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "42. ___ Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker"

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: TINA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "43. Holey footwear"

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 32 Down: "45. Staff"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
  • Words that mean the same thing: pole, perch, retinal rod
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ROD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "47. Time to take stock?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public
  • Words that mean the same thing: initial offering, initial public offering
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IPO

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 49 74.2%
Short Answer 8 12.1%
History 4 6.1%
Movies/Film 2 3.0%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.5%
Geography 1 1.5%
Sports 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 33
Down Clues 33
Total Clues 66
Average Answer Length 5.7 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: August 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM

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