NYT Friday, August 16, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints here

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 16, 2024

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

NYT Friday, August 16, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints 

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Locale for car chases in "Goldfinger" and "Quantum of Solace". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALPS

  Possible Answer : the_Alps, alp, Alps




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

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

  The answer: CHAI




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

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

  The answer: SAPS

  Possible Answer : run_down, exhaust, saphead, fool, sap, muggins, blackjack, play_out, cosh, tire, tomfool




• The clue is 13. Not fully value. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELLSHORT




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

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

  The answer: SPLIT

  Possible Answer : cleave, snag, burst, break_open, separate, stock_split, part, split_up, disunited, divide, disconnected, tear, rip, dissever, carve_up, schism, break_up, rent, break, rive, split, fragmented, Split

  Possible Opposite Answer : unite




• The clue is 16. "More to come ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAYTUNED




• The clue is 17. Hunter on screen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLLY

  Possible Answer : holly, Buddy_Holly, Charles_Hardin_Holley, Holly




• The clue is 18. English cathedral city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELY




• The clue is 19. Container for the Ten Commandments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARK

  Possible Answer : Ark_of_the_Covenant, Ark, ark




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

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

  The answer: EBOOKS




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

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

  The answer: TIESIN




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

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

  The answer: SPUNKIER




• The clue is 26. Meals that traditionally include four cups of wine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDERS

  Possible Answer : Passover_supper, Seder




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

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

  The answer: HERD

  Possible Answer : crowd, ruck, herd




• The clue is 28. The "code" in Walter Isaacson's best-selling 2021 book "The Code Breaker". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DNA

  Possible Answer : DNA, deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid




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

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

  The answer: MCS

  Possible Answer : megacycle, megacycle_per_second, MHz, megahertz, Mc




• The clue is 30. Where lines may be drawn in the sand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZENGARDEN




• The clue is 32. Something to do "criss-cross applesauce". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise




• The clue is 33. Expeditions, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORDS

  Possible Answer : fording, Ford_Madox_Ford, Ford, crossing, Gerald_R._Ford, Gerald_Ford, Ford_Hermann_Hueffer, Henry_Ford_II, John_Ford, Edsel_Bryant_Ford, Henry_Ford, Gerald_Rudolph_Ford, President_Ford, ford




• The clue is 34. It's inspired. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

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




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

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

  The answer: MENSROOMS




• The clue is 37. Low point: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIN

  Possible Answer : Taiwanese, Min, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Min_dialect, min, minute




• The clue is 38. Some 3.5 million quotations were gathered for it, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OED

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




• The clue is 39. Italian menu word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLA




• The clue is 40. Had a hankering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONGED

  Possible Answer : yearn, long, hanker




• The clue is 43. One known to disappear during work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGICIAN

  Possible Answer : magician, prestidigitator, thaumaturgist, conjuror, illusionist, wizard, sorcerer, thaumaturge, necromancer, conjurer




• The clue is 45. Marked down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONSALE




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

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

  The answer: BANKON




• The clue is 47. Tube travelers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer : ovum, egg_cell




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

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

  The answer: SET

  Possible Answer : countersink, Seth, do, set_up, fixed, set, Set, determined, limit, ready, localize, sic, plant, lay_out, determine, readiness, localise, go_down, put, prepare, jell, typeset, band, bent, specify, dress, coiffure, primed, rigid, situated, laid, mark, hardened, rig, position, place, pose, fix, circle, fructify, gear_up, arrange, curing, correct, placed, define, congeal, adjust, stage_set, coiffe, fit, go_under, exercise_set, dictated, coif, lot, hardening, located, lay, solidifying, solidification

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 49. Cheese also known as French Gruyère. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMTE

  Possible Answer : Isidore_Auguste_Marie_Francois_Comte, Comte, Auguste_Comte




• The clue is 50. That's an order!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRECTIVE

  Possible Answer : directive, guiding, directional, directing




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

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

  The answer: AVERT

  Possible Answer : ward_off, obviate, fend_off, forefend, stave_off, debar, avert, avoid, turn_away, deflect, head_off, forfend




• The clue is 54. Add exaggerated details to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMBROIDER

  Possible Answer : dramatise, dramatize, blow_up, embellish, broider, aggrandise, lard, embroider, aggrandize, pad




• The clue is 55. Coin once known as the "piece of eight". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PESO

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




• The clue is 56. "Chain Reaction" singer, 1985. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSS

  Possible Answer : Sir_Ronald_Ross, Nellie_Tayloe_Ross, James_Clark_Ross, Ross, Nellie_Ross, Betsy_Griscom_Ross, Sir_John_Ross, John_Ross, Betsy_Ross, Sir_James_Clark_Ross




• The clue is 57. Mugful on a desk, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENS

  Possible Answer : pen, playpen, indite, write, penitentiary, compose

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ASSETS

  Possible Answer: plus, asset, assets

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

• The clue is 2. Leave undisturbed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LETLIE

• The clue is 3. Was psychologically manipulative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLAYEDMINDGAMES

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

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

  The answer: SLY

  Possible Answer: dodgy, foxy, sly, slick, knavish, guileful, crafty, tricksy, tricky, wily, cunning

• The clue is 5. Cranks (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHURNS

  Possible Answer: boil, butter_churn, churn, moil, roil

• The clue is 6. Toot one's own horn?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONK

  Possible Answer: blare, be_sick, cronk, vomit_up, retch, honk, throw_up, beep, purge, regurgitate, cast, claxon, spew, chuck, spue, upchuck, disgorge, sick, vomit, regorge, toot, puke, cat, barf

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

• The clue is 7. Amount to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 8. "Can't say for certain". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITDEPENDS

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

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

  The answer: SPOOK

  Possible Answer: spook, shade, weirdo, ghost, weirdie, wraith, creep, weirdy, spectre, specter

• The clue is 10. "But seriously ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLKIDDINGASIDE

• The clue is 11. Czech brew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILSENER

  Possible Answer: Pilsener, Pilsner

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

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer: sty, eye_infection, stye, pigpen, pigsty, hordeolum

• The clue is 14. Things found in a well. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAIRS

  Possible Answer: stair, step, stairs, steps

• The clue is 15. Showrunner Rhimes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHONDA

• The clue is 21. Small towns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BURGS

  Possible Answer: burg

• The clue is 23. Broken-off branches. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  Possible Answer: religious_order, religious_sect, faction, sect

• The clue is 24. Artist Cindy known for her photographic self-portraits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHERMAN

  Possible Answer: William_Tecumseh_Sherman, Mount_Sherman, Sherman, Roger_Sherman

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

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer: break_away, race, draw, move, guide, feed, track_down, persist, unravel, head_for_the_hills, turn_tail, work, extend, hunt_down, run_away, range, campaign, consort, hunt, play, scarper, course, escape, die_hard, black_market, flow, take_to_the_woods, lam, carry, lead, ladder, endure, melt, execute, function, incline, pass, tend, melt_down, operate, run_for, run, be_given, fly_the_coop, bleed, bunk, go, prevail, hightail_it, ply, scat, lean

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction

• The clue is 30. Film character who asks "Did you ever think that maybe there's more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZOOLANDER

• The clue is 31. Comes down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAINS

  Possible Answer: rain_down, rainwater, rainfall, pelting, rain

• The clue is 32. [I won't repeat myself in this note]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEABOVE

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

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

  The answer: FOLIO

  Possible Answer: pagination, folio, paging, leaf, page_number

• The clue is 35. Million ___ March (political event of 2000). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOM

  Possible Answer: mammy, mom, mummy, mama, mum, ma, momma, mamma, mommy

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

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

  The answer: RACKET

  Possible Answer: revel, whoop_it_up, jollify, noise, fraudulent_scheme, racket, make_whoopie, make_happy, make_merry, racquet, dissonance, illegitimate_enterprise, wassail

• The clue is 37. Most densely populated country in Europe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONACO

  Possible Answer: Principality_of_Monaco, Monaco

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

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

  The answer: LOVERS

  Possible Answer: lover, buff, fan, devotee

• The clue is 41. Number of sides for a hendecagon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELEVEN

  Possible Answer: XI, football_team, 11, xi, eleven

• The clue is 42. Puts off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DETERS

  Possible Answer: dissuade, discourage, deter

  Possible Opposite Answer : persuade

• The clue is 44. Wordless part of many songs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTRO

  Possible Answer: intro, presentation, introduction

• The clue is 47. Components of imperial regalia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORBS

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

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

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

  The answer: CAP

  Possible Answer: hood, roof, ceiling, jacket, chapiter, capital, detonating_device, crest, crownwork, jacket_crown, pileus, crown, detonator, cap

• The clue is 51. Text qualifier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMO

  Possible Answer: IMO, International_Maritime_Organization

• The clue is 52. Word with felt or hot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIP

  Possible Answer: crest, slant, gratuity, wind, point, tip, tiptoe, fee, hint, crown, angle, confidential_information, lead, pourboire, steer, baksheesh, tap, bakshish, tip_off, tippytoe, topple, top, tumble, peak, bung, summit, bakshis, lean, tilt, backsheesh

27416 Mon Feb 12, 2024 NYT by Jess Shulman and Amie Walker

Across Clues :

1. Front's opposite, 5. Some male deer, 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor, 14. Long, cylindrical instrument, 15. Kind of bond in chemistry, 16. "That hurts!", 17. [Get my innuendo?], 19. Beech or birch, 20. When a plane is due, for short, 21. Show hosts, in brief, 22. "Doesn't matter who", 24. Actress Jessica, 25. Close by, 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need, 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C., 31. Exploding stars, 35. "Relax, soldier", 37. [Get my innuendo?], 39. Moderate gait for a horse, 40. "Later, dudes", 42. Response to the Little Red Hen, 43. [Get my innuendo?], 45. Worked, 47. Younger Obama daughter, 48. "That's all ___ wrote", 50. Takes in what someone wrote, 51. Engrave, 53. Dozes (off), 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway", 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition, 59. Chop (off), 62. Bridal veil fabric, 63. [Get my innuendo?], 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs, 67. Message on a candy heart, 68. Classic pie crust ingredient, 69. "Hey you!", 70. Painter Degas, 71. Membership fees

Down Clues :

1. Chicken leftover, 2. Be adjacent to, 3. Musician's conclusion, 4. Beer barrel, 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit), 6. Mess up, as hair, 7. As well as, 8. Beyond big, 9. Big public argument, 10. Baked things that might get people baked, 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta, 12. Got an A+ on, 13. ___/them pronouns, 18. Mideast leaders, 23. Tug hard, 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps, 26. Trails, 27. Open-air lobbies, 28. Menial workers, dismissively, 30. Strip of mowed grass, 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis, 33. Contributed to a kitty, 34. Loses traction on the road, 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen, 38. Take-home amount, 41. Cover completely, 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda, 46. Surgeon, for short, 49. Riddle, 52. Something you might clear to improve memory, 54. Catchall category, 55. Undergarment for a dress, 56. Acorn producers, 57. Frosts, as a cake, 59. Hawaiian banquet, 60. Fairy tale baddie, 61. Professors' degs., 64. Big name in fleecy boots, 65. What a good joke never gets

Break down the NYT Crosswords: February 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, February 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Front's opposite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BACK

  Possible Answer : hinder, rearward, dorsum, gage, backbone, book_binding, backrest, endorse, plunk_for, binding, spine, vertebral_column, indorse, back_up, stake, cover, rachis, back, punt, bet_on, support, rearwards, spinal_column, game, backward, rear, backwards, hind, second, plump_for

  Possible Opposite Answer : veer, forward, front, ahead, advance




• The clue is 5. Some male deer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGS

  Possible Answer : rat, stag, snoop, spy, sleuth, hart, give_away, denounce, grass, betray, snitch, shit, tell_on, shop




• The clue is 10. What gives Scotch an earthy flavor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEAT

  Possible Answer : peat




• The clue is 14. Long, cylindrical instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOE

  Possible Answer : hautboy, hautbois, oboe




• The clue is 15. Kind of bond in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIC

  Possible Answer : Attic, Ionic, Ionic_dialect, Classical_Greek, ionic

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonionic




• The clue is 16. "That hurts!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUCH




• The clue is 17. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUDGENUDGE




• The clue is 19. Beech or birch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREE

  Possible Answer : corner, Tree, tree, tree_diagram, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, shoetree




• The clue is 20. When a plane is due, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer : ETA, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, eta, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna




• The clue is 21. Show hosts, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCS

  Possible Answer : MHz, Mc, megacycle_per_second, megahertz, megacycle




• The clue is 22. "Doesn't matter who". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYBODY




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

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

  The answer: BIEL




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

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

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer : approximate, almost, nearly, most, draw_near, penny-pinching, come_on, go_up, draw_close, virtually, come_near, cheeseparing, approach, dear, near, well-nigh, good, skinny, close, nigh, about

  Possible Opposite Answer : far




• The clue is 26. Something a digital crossword solver doesn't need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPER

  Possible Answer : newspaper, theme, wallpaper, composition, paper, newspaper_publisher, report




• The clue is 29. Winter hours in N.Y.C.. 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 31. Exploding stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVAS

  Possible Answer : nova




• The clue is 35. "Relax, soldier". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEASE




• The clue is 37. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINKWINK




• The clue is 39. Moderate gait for a horse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TROT

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




• The clue is 40. "Later, dudes". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEACE

  Possible Answer : serenity, ataraxis, peace_of_mind, heartsease, pacification, peacefulness, peace_treaty, public_security, peace, repose

  Possible Opposite Answer : war




• The clue is 42. Response to the Little Red Hen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTI




• The clue is 43. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HINTHINT




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

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

  The answer: TOILED

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




• The clue is 47. Younger Obama daughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASHA




• The clue is 48. "That's all ___ wrote". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE




• The clue is 50. Takes in what someone wrote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READS

  Possible Answer : take, study, learn, say, register, interpret, show, translate, scan, understand, record, read




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

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

  The answer: ETCH

  Possible Answer : engrave, etch




• The clue is 53. Dozes (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NODS

  Possible Answer : nod




• The clue is 55. "That's what people tell me, anyway". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOIHEAR




• The clue is 58. Midori ___, first woman to land a triple axel in competition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITO




• The clue is 59. Chop (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOP

  Possible Answer : prune, trim, sever, clip, lop, crop, cut_back, discerp, snip, dress




• The clue is 62. Bridal veil fabric. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACE

  Possible Answer : spike, plait, interlace, entwine, lace, lacing, fortify, enlace, twine, intertwine, lace_up, braid

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwine




• The clue is 63. [Get my innuendo?]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COUGHCOUGH




• The clue is 66. Furniture store known for its cafeterias' meatballs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEA




• The clue is 67. Message on a candy heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUGME




• The clue is 68. Classic pie crust ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARD

  Possible Answer : pad, embroider, aggrandize, dramatise, aggrandise, dramatize, blow_up, embellish, lard




• The clue is 69. "Hey you!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PSST




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

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

  The answer: EDGAR

  Possible Answer : Edgar




• The clue is 71. Membership fees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUES

  Possible Answer : due

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: BONE

  Possible Answer: swot_up, cram, get_up, ivory, grind_away, bone, osseous_tissue, drum, swot, bone_up, mug_up, os, debone, off-white, pearl

• The clue is 2. Be adjacent to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABUT

  Possible Answer: butt, butt_against, edge, butt_on, adjoin, border, march, abut

• The clue is 3. Musician's conclusion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODA

  Possible Answer: coda, finale

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

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

  The answer: KEG

  Possible Answer: kegful, keg

• The clue is 5. "___ U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINCE

• The clue is 6. Mess up, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUSLE

  Possible Answer: dishevel, tangle, tousle

• The clue is 7. As well as. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AND

• The clue is 8. Beyond big. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIGANTIC

  Possible Answer: mammoth, gigantic

• The clue is 9. Big public argument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCENE

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

• The clue is 10. Baked things that might get people baked. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTBROWNIES

• The clue is 11. Currency that replaced the mark and peseta. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer: euro

• The clue is 12. Got an A+ on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACED

  Possible Answer: ace, sail_through, pass_with_flying_colors, sweep_through, nail, breeze_through

• The clue is 13. ___/them pronouns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEY

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

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

  The answer: EMIRS

  Possible Answer: emir, emeer, amir, ameer

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

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

  The answer: YANK

  Possible Answer: Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle, jerk, yank, Northerner

• The clue is 24. Keep cool in a pool, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEATTHEHEAT

• The clue is 26. Trails. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATHS

  Possible Answer: route, way_of_life, path, way, course, itinerary, track

• The clue is 27. Open-air lobbies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 28. Menial workers, dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEONS

  Possible Answer: peon, navvy, drudge, galley_slave

• The clue is 30. Strip of mowed grass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWATH

  Possible Answer: swath, belt

• The clue is 32. EGOT-winning actress Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIOLA

  Possible Answer: viola, Viola, genus_Viola

• The clue is 33. Contributed to a kitty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTED

  Possible Answer: ante

• The clue is 34. Loses traction on the road. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIDS

  Possible Answer: sideslip, skid, brake_shoe, slew, slide, slue, shoe, slip

• The clue is 36. Commercial lead-in to Pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPI

  Possible Answer: EPI, Eysenck_Personality_Inventory

• The clue is 38. Take-home amount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NET

  Possible Answer: sack, network, sack_up, meshwork, profit, net_profit, last, nett, internet, clear, cyberspace, lucre, meshing, web, profits, earnings, net_income, final, mesh, net

  Possible Opposite Answer : gross

• The clue is 41. Cover completely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENSHROUD

  Possible Answer: shroud, cover, enshroud, hide

• The clue is 44. "Anger leads to ___. ___ leads to suffering": Yoda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATE

  Possible Answer: hate, hatred, detest

  Possible Opposite Answer : love

• The clue is 46. Surgeon, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORDOC

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

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

  The answer: ENIGMA

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

• The clue is 52. Something you might clear to improve memory. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CACHE

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

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

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

  The answer: OTHER

  Possible Answer: other, early, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : same

• The clue is 55. Undergarment for a dress. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIP

  Possible Answer: faux_pas, trip, gaffe, skid, sideslip, slew, sneak, luxate, dislocate, slickness, moorage, shimmy, berth, slip, err, pillow_slip, cutting, gaucherie, slipperiness, slip_one's_mind, eluding, slide, drop_away, elusion, mooring, mistake, slip-up, shift, slick, strip, steal, slip_of_paper, solecism, chemise, slue, splay, miscue, pillowcase, drop_off, parapraxis, teddy, case, fall_away

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

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

  The answer: OAKS

  Possible Answer: oak, oak_tree

• The clue is 57. Frosts, as a cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICES

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

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

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

  The answer: LUAU

  Possible Answer: luau

• The clue is 60. Fairy tale baddie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGRE

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

• The clue is 61. Professors' degs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHDS

  Possible Answer: Ph.D., PhD

• The clue is 64. Big name in fleecy boots. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGG

• The clue is 65. What a good joke never gets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer: one-time, quondam, onetime, former, erstwhile, sometime, previous, old, honest-to-god, Old, sure-enough, older, honest-to-goodness

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 12, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 12, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 12 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (41)

Clue #1: 1. Actress Green of "Casino Royale"

3-letter answer Answer: EVA

Clue #2: 4. Play ground?

5-letter answer Answer: STAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: degree, present, point

Clue #3: 9. Edible part of okra

3-letter answer Answer: POD

Word Help: Synonyms: fuel_pod, cod, seedcase

Clue #4: 12. Word before or after "open"

4-letter answer Answer: WIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: across-the-board, blanket, all-inclusive
Antonyms: narrow

Clue #5: 14. "Weeping" giant

6-letter answer Answer: WILLOW

Word Help: Synonyms: willow_tree, willow

Clue #6: 15. Tick off

5-letter answer Answer: PEEVE

Word Help: Synonyms: peeve

Clue #7: 16. Condition that Simone Biles has described as giving her a "superpower," in brief

4-letter answer Answer: ADHD

Word Help: Synonyms: attention_deficit_disorder, MBD, ADD

Clue #8: 17. Ticked off

5-letter answer Answer: IRATE

Word Help: Synonyms: irate, ireful

Clue #9: 18. ___ Wister, the so-called "father of western fiction"

4-letter answer Answer: OWEN

Word Help: Synonyms: Robert_Owen, Sir_Richard_Owen, Owen

Clue #10: 19. Like some "On Air" signs

4-letter answer Answer: NEON

Word Help: Synonyms: atomic_number_10, Ne, neon

Clue #11: 20. They draw people

6-letter answer Answer: MECCAS

Word Help: Synonyms: mecca, Mecca

Clue #12: 21. Guarded

5-letter answer Answer: LEERY

Word Help: Synonyms: untrusting, mistrustful, wary

Clue #13: 22. "Principle of parsimony" philosopher

5-letter answer Answer: OCCAM

Word Help: Synonyms: William_of_Occam, William_of_Ockham, Occam

Clue #14: 24. Pick up

3-letter answer Answer: GET

Word Help: Synonyms: amaze, get, fuck_off
Antonyms: take_away, leave

Clue #15: 25. ___ white (lightbulb specification)

4-letter answer Answer: SOFT

Word Help: Synonyms: flaccid, lenient, voiced
Antonyms: hard, forte

Clue #16: 26. Sixth word in the Gettysburg Address

3-letter answer Answer: AGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ago, agone

Clue #17: 27. Exemplar of excellence

8-letter answer Answer: CLASSACT

Clue #18: 30. Cries of wonder

4-letter answer Answer: OOHS

Word Help: Synonyms: ooh, aah

Clue #19: 32. She was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year five years in a row

4-letter answer Answer: HAMM

Clue #20: 33. Adds power to, as an engine

7-letter answer Answer: SOUPSUP

Clue #21: 34. Writer Capote, to friends

3-letter answer Answer: TRU

Clue #22: 35. Correspondants, fréquemment

4-letter answer Answer: AMIS

Clue #23: 37. Stone used in ancient Greek jewelry

5-letter answer Answer: AGATE

Word Help: Synonyms: agate

Clue #24: 38. Orchestra tuner

4-letter answer Answer: OBOE

Word Help: Synonyms: oboe, hautbois, hautboy

Clue #25: 39. Mini-brawl

5-letter answer Answer: SETTO

Clue #26: 40. Owned (up)

6-letter answer Answer: FESSED

Clue #27: 41. "___ are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made" (quote attributed to Otto von Bismarck)

4-letter answer Answer: LAWS

Word Help: Synonyms: constabulary, jurisprudence, Pentateuch

Clue #28: 42. Visionaries

5-letter answer Answer: SEERS

Word Help: Synonyms: oracle, visionary, seer

Clue #29: 44. Dining places

5-letter answer Answer: HALLS

Word Help: Synonyms: G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall

Clue #30: 45. Some hot spots

4-letter answer Answer: TUBS

Word Help: Synonyms: tub, bath, bathtub

Clue #31: 48. Phys. or chem.

4-letter answer Answer: SUBJ

Clue #32: 50. Major basketball feat … or a feature shared by 3-, 6- and 9-Down

15-letter answer Answer: QUADRUPLEDOUBLE

Clue #33: 57. Sephora competitor

4-letter answer Answer: ULTA

Clue #34: 58. Handle, as questions

5-letter answer Answer: FIELD

Word Help: Synonyms: theater, plain, theatre_of_operations

Clue #35: 59. "Hold your horses!"

4-letter answer Answer: WAIT

Word Help: Synonyms: await, expect, postponement

Clue #36: 60. Breaking a tie, informally

4-letter answer Answer: INOT

Clue #37: 61. Article about a photo?

5-letter answer Answer: FRAME

Word Help: Synonyms: physique, frame, skeleton

Clue #38: 62. Rainbow, to some

4-letter answer Answer: OMEN

Word Help: Synonyms: predict, omen, Sultanate_of_Oman

Clue #39: 63. P, in the NATO alphabet

4-letter answer Answer: PAPA

Word Help: Synonyms: pappa, pa, dad

Clue #40: 64. The Titanic disaster partly inspired its invention

5-letter answer Answer: SONAR

Word Help: Synonyms: asdic, sonar, echo_sounder

Clue #41: 65. Org. that developed the "pumpkin suit"

4-letter answer Answer: NASA

Word Help: Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration

Across Clues and Answers (41)

Clue #1: 1. McGregor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi

4-letter answer Answer: EWAN

Clue #2: 2. Output from Blizzard Entertainment

10-letter answer Answer: VIDEOGAMES

Clue #3: 3. Temporarily established panel

14-letter answer Answer: ADHOCCOMMITTEE

Clue #4: 4. Do laps, say

4-letter answer Answer: SWIM

Word Help: Synonyms: drown, float, swimming
Antonyms: sink

Clue #5: 5. Low pressure indicator

9-letter answer Answer: TIREGAUGE

Clue #6: 6. You can go anywhere with one of these

13-letter answer Answer: ALLACCESSPASS

Clue #7: 7. Briefly experienced, with "of"

9-letter answer Answer: GOTATASTE

Clue #8: 8. She-eep

4-letter answer Answer: EWES

Word Help: Synonyms: Ewe, ewe

Clue #9: 9. Gridiron game for young tykes

14-letter answer Answer: PEEWEEFOOTBALL

Clue #10: 10. Risks an interception, say

10-letter answer Answer: OVERTHROWS

Word Help: Synonyms: upset, overturn, subvert

Clue #11: 11. Just say "no" to

4-letter answer Answer: DENY

Word Help: Synonyms: abnegate, traverse, refuse
Antonyms: admit, allow

Clue #12: 13. Pulitzer winner Ferber

4-letter answer Answer: EDNA

Clue #13: 15. What you have to pony up to play?

4-letter answer Answer: POLO

Word Help: Synonyms: polo, Polo, Marco_Polo

Clue #14: 23. Oscars V.I.P.s

3-letter answer Answer: MCS

Word Help: Synonyms: megacycle_per_second, megacycle, megahertz

Clue #15: 25. Motor oil brand

3-letter answer Answer: STP

Word Help: Synonyms: s.t.p., STP

Clue #16: 26. Epiphanic moments

4-letter answer Answer: AHAS

Clue #17: 28. Have one's feet up, maybe

4-letter answer Answer: LOAF

Word Help: Synonyms: hang_around, loaf_of_bread, lurk

Clue #18: 29. Told "You're on!," for example

4-letter answer Answer: CUED

Word Help: Synonyms: remind, prompt, cue

Clue #19: 31. Brings an action against

4-letter answer Answer: SUES

Word Help: Synonyms: sue, action, process

Clue #20: 36. Excel function

8-letter answer Answer: SORTDATA

Clue #21: 38. N.B.A. great Hakeem who is one of only four players ever to achieve a 50-Across (1990)

8-letter answer Answer: OLAJUWON

Clue #22: 43. Big thing in California?

3-letter answer Answer: SUR

Word Help: Synonyms: Sur, Tyre

Clue #23: 44. ___ Max

3-letter answer Answer: HBO

Clue #24: 46. Fans

5-letter answer Answer: BUFFS

Word Help: Synonyms: raw_sienna, buffer, furbish

Clue #25: 47. ___ Agnew, vice president who resigned in 1973

5-letter answer Answer: SPIRO

Clue #26: 48. City that's an anagram of SALEM

5-letter answer Answer: SELMA

Word Help: Synonyms: Selma

Clue #27: 49. Farmer's squeeze?

5-letter answer Answer: UDDER

Word Help: Synonyms: bag, udder

Clue #28: 50. Pithy remark

4-letter answer Answer: QUIP

Word Help: Synonyms: sally, gag, crack

Clue #29: 51. Leg : fibula :: arm : ___

4-letter answer Answer: ULNA

Word Help: Synonyms: elbow_bone, ulna

Clue #30: 52. Crowning

4-letter answer Answer: ATOP

Word Help: Synonyms: atop

Clue #31: 53. Cut and trim

4-letter answer Answer: LEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: skimpy, slant, list
Antonyms: rich, fat

Clue #32: 54. Tuscaloosa's Tide, to fans

4-letter answer Answer: BAMA

Clue #33: 55. They may be white or naked

4-letter answer Answer: LIES

Word Help: Synonyms: prevarication, consist, Trygve_Halvden_Lie
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #34: 56. High point of a trip to Italy?

4-letter answer Answer: ETNA

Word Help: Synonyms: Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen_burner

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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