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Thursday, October 10, 2024

Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Site for a light bite, 5. Cy Young winners, e.g., 9. Dog leg terminus, 12. Like many Keats works, 13. Swahili honorific, 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary), 15. Instrument panels, 17. Landed, 18. Sweatshirt style, 19. Syllables of laughter, 21. Word on a nutrition label, 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle, 24. Gesture of reassurance, 25. Long time span, 26. Subject to damages, 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups, 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", 31. Bugs, perhaps, 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain, 35. "I'm flexible", 36. Toss out, 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body, 43. Quiet period, 44. What lies before you, with "the", 47. Not ruling out, 49. Black ___, 50. Stopover, 51. What makes a sticker stickier?, 52. Do some garden work, 53. Dance floor lighting option, 55. Text massager, 57. Ungulate feature, 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme, 62. Sufficient, informally, 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said, 64. Speed, 65. Collector's goal, 66. Give, but expect back, 67. Words to a betrayer

Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Thu Oct 10, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Down Clues :

1. Major food source animal, 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace, 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car, 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles, 5. Anticipate, 6. Mind, 7. Burnt bit of brisket, 8. Confidently struts, 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx, 10. Italian cheese, 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge, 13. Legislative collectives, 14. One of three in an SOS message, 16. Part of a pipe, 20. Melancholy Musketeer, 21. Raced, as away from danger, 22. Right hand, 24. Feeds (on), 27. "Twilight" protagonist, 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way, 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo, 32. Druid, e.g., 34. Indian honorific, 37. Goes hog-wild, 38. Prefix with cumulus, 39. Move forward resolutely, 41. Fountain of Youth's promise, 42. Old-timey medicines, 44. Things listed on a wedding registry, 45. Play opener, 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower, 48. Essence, 51. Put two and two together, say, 54. Not quite right, 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich, 56. Sludge, 59. Rich rock, 60. Private sleeping accommodations?, 61. Big bird

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 10, 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. Site for a light bite. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAFE

    Possible Answer : coffeehouse, cafe, coffee_bar, coffee_shop


  • The clue is 5. Cy Young winners, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACES

    Possible Answer : ace, virtuoso, sweep_through, maven, champion, 1, sail_through, one, hotshot, nail, unity, I, wizard, genius, ACE, whiz, sensation, superstar, adept, star, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, single, whizz, wiz, mavin, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, breeze_through


  • The clue is 9. Dog leg terminus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAW

    Possible Answer : paw, hand, mitt, manus


  • The clue is 12. Like many Keats works. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ODIC


  • The clue is 13. Swahili honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BWANA


  • The clue is 14. "Lucy and ___" (2022 documentary). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DESI


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

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

    The answer: WASHBOARDS

    Possible Answer : splashboard, washboard


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

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

    The answer: ALIT


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

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

    The answer: HOODIE


  • The clue is 19. Syllables of laughter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAHHAH


  • The clue is 21. Word on a nutrition label. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FAT

    Possible Answer : fatness, fatten_out, avoirdupois, fatty, fatty_tissue, blubber, juicy, productive, fat, flesh_out, adipose_tissue, fill_out, fatten, fertile, plump, fatten_up, rich, plump_out

    Possible Opposite Answer : thin, nonfat, leanness


  • The clue is 23. "Educated insolence," per Aristotle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WIT

    Possible Answer : mentality, humor, witticism, mental_capacity, brain, learning_ability, humour, card, brainpower, wittiness, wit, wag


  • The clue is 24. Gesture of reassurance. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAT

    Possible Answer : tap, rap, pat, slick, dab, glib, chuck


  • The clue is 25. Long time span. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGE

    Possible Answer : historic_period, geezerhood, years, senesce, mature, eld, long_time, get_on, age, old_age, maturate

    Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate


  • The clue is 26. Subject to damages. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIABLE

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


  • The clue is 28. Trademark of deadpan stand-ups. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WRYHUMOR


  • The clue is 30. Lou Grant's wife on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDIE


  • The clue is 31. Bugs, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPIESON


  • The clue is 33. Areas that are lower than their surrounding terrain. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WELLS

    Possible Answer : fountainhead, swell, H._G._Wells, Wells, wellspring, well, Herbert_George_Wells


  • The clue is 35. "I'm flexible". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANY

    Possible Answer : whatever, whatsoever, any


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

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

    The answer: SCRAP

    Possible Answer : quarrel, argufy, flake, scrap, trash, fighting, junk, fleck, chip, dispute, fight, combat, altercate, bit, rubbish


  • The clue is 40. Like the femur, among all bones in the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LARGEST

    Possible Answer : enceinte, declamatory, bombastic, with_child, big, expectant, large, great, magnanimous, heavy, gravid, orotund, tumid, turgid, prominent

    Possible Opposite Answer : little, small


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

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

    The answer: LULL

    Possible Answer : quieten, letup, tranquillize, quiet, tranquillise, tranquilize, calm_down, still, lull, calm

    Possible Opposite Answer : agitate


  • The clue is 44. What lies before you, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WAYAHEAD


  • The clue is 47. Not ruling out. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPENTO


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

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

    The answer: ICE

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


  • The clue is 50. Stopover. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INN

    Possible Answer : inn, auberge, lodge, hostelry, hostel


  • The clue is 51. What makes a sticker stickier?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANI

    Possible Answer : ani


  • The clue is 52. Do some garden work. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOW

    Possible Answer : seed, sow_in, sow, inseminate


  • The clue is 53. Dance floor lighting option. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STROBE

    Possible Answer : stroboscope, strobe_light, strobe


  • The clue is 55. Text massager. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDITOR

    Possible Answer : editor, editor_program, editor_in_chief


  • The clue is 57. Ungulate feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOOF

    Possible Answer : leg_it, hoof, foot, hoof_it


  • The clue is 58. Author's concern that, when parsed as four parts, provides a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WORDCHOICE


  • The clue is 62. Sufficient, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENUF


  • The clue is 63. Bold, energetic and ambitious type, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARIES

    Possible Answer : Aries, Aries_the_Ram, Ram


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

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

    The answer: ZOOM

    Possible Answer : whizz, soar_up, rapid_growth, zoom, surge, whizz_along, soar_upwards, rapid_climb, zoom_along, soar


  • The clue is 65. Collector's goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SET

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : rise


  • The clue is 66. Give, but expect back. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEND

    Possible Answer : bring, add, bestow, contribute, loan, impart, lend

    Possible Opposite Answer : borrow


  • The clue is 67. Words to a betrayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETTU


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Major food source animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COD

    Possible Answer: pod, seedcase, rag, ride, take_in, C.O.D., put_on, fool, COD, rally, gull, dupe, collect, bait, twit, cod, put_one_over, tantalise, tease, put_one_across, slang, razz, befool, tantalize, cash_on_delivery, taunt, codfish

  • The clue is 2. Computing pioneer Lovelace. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADA

    Possible Answer: adenosine_deaminase, ADA

  • The clue is 3. Swerve wildly from side to side, as a car. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FISHTAIL

    Possible Answer: fishtail

  • The clue is 4. ___ Park, neighborhood of Los Angeles. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ECHO

    Possible Answer: sound_reflection, ring, reverberation, resound, Echo, repeat, replication, reverberate, echo, recall

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

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

    The answer: AWAIT

    Possible Answer: look, await, wait, expect

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

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

    The answer: CARE

    Possible Answer: upkeep, worry, attention, guardianship, tending, manage, concern, give_care, like, aid, caution, wish, charge, tutelage, fear, forethought, maintenance, handle, care, deal, precaution

  • The clue is 7. Burnt bit of brisket. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: END

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

    Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

  • The clue is 8. Confidently struts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SASHAYS

    Possible Answer: jaunt, cock, excursion, pleasure_trip, expedition, sashay, sidle, junket, swagger, prance, strut, outing, ruffle, tittup, chasse

  • The clue is 9. ___ Bay, neighborhood of the Bronx. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PELHAM

    Possible Answer: Pelham

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

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

    The answer: ASIAGO

  • The clue is 11. Fail to act decisively in the face of a challenge. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DITHER

    Possible Answer: pother, flap, fuss, dither, tizzy

  • The clue is 13. Legislative collectives. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BODIES

    Possible Answer: consistence, personify, torso, eubstance, soundbox, consistency, organic_structure, dead_body, body, physical_structure, trunk

  • The clue is 14. One of three in an SOS message. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DAH

    Possible Answer: dah, dash

  • The clue is 16. Part of a pipe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOWL

    Possible Answer: pipe_bowl, arena, roll, sports_stadium, stadium, bowling_ball, trough, bowl, bowlful

  • The clue is 20. Melancholy Musketeer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATHOS

    Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

  • The clue is 21. Raced, as away from danger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FLED

    Possible Answer: take_flight, flee, fly

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

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

    The answer: AIDE

    Possible Answer: aide, adjutant, auxiliary, aide-de-camp

  • The clue is 24. Feeds (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PREYS

    Possible Answer: fair_game, predate, prey, target, feed, raven, quarry

  • The clue is 27. "Twilight" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BELLA

  • The clue is 28. Lavishly regaled, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DINED

    Possible Answer: din, dine, boom

  • The clue is 29. Scooby-Doo, to Scrappy-Doo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNCLE

    Possible Answer: uncle

    Possible Opposite Answer : aunt

  • The clue is 32. Druid, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PAGAN

    Possible Answer: heathen, gentile, heathenish, ethnic, hedonist, pleasure_seeker, infidel, pagan

  • The clue is 34. Indian honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SAHIB

    Possible Answer: sahib

  • The clue is 37. Goes hog-wild. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUNSRIOT

  • The clue is 38. Prefix with cumulus. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALTO

    Possible Answer: countertenor, contralto, alto

  • The clue is 39. Move forward resolutely. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLOD

    Possible Answer: trudge, tramp, footslog, slog, pad, plodding, plod

  • The clue is 41. Fountain of Youth's promise. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RENEWAL

    Possible Answer: rehabilitation, renewal, reclamation, replacement, refilling, replenishment

  • The clue is 42. Old-timey medicines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TONICS

    Possible Answer: soda, keynote, tonic, soda_pop, quinine_water, tonic_water, restorative, pop, soda_water

  • The clue is 44. Things listed on a wedding registry. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DISHES

    Possible Answer: dish, peach, looker, stunner, serve, dishful, dish_aerial, ravisher, lulu, beauty, knockout, sweetheart, saucer, serve_up, smasher, cup_of_tea, dish_out, bag, mantrap, dish_up, dish_antenna

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

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

    The answer: ACTONE

  • The clue is 46. "Stee-RIKE three!" follower. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEROUT

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

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

    The answer: PITH

    Possible Answer: nitty-gritty, sum, gist, nub, meat, heart, inwardness, essence, substance, core, centre, heart_and_soul, marrow, center, kernel, pith

  • The clue is 51. Put two and two together, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADDED

    Possible Answer: tot, bring, sum, add, append, bestow, contribute, supply, impart, tot_up, summate, add_up, tote_up, sum_up, tally, add_together, total, lend

    Possible Opposite Answer : take_away, subtract

  • The clue is 54. Not quite right. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OFF

    Possible Answer: away, bump_off, remove, sour, turned, slay, forth, murder, off, cancelled, dispatch, polish_off, hit

    Possible Opposite Answer : on

  • The clue is 55. Whistle-blower Brockovich. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIN

    Possible Answer: Erin

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

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

    The answer: OOZE

    Possible Answer: goop, seepage, oozing, seep, ooze_out, transude, exudate, ooze, guck, gook, goo, sludge, gunk, muck, exude, slime

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

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

    The answer: ORE

    Possible Answer: ore

  • The clue is 60. Private sleeping accommodations?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COT

    Possible Answer: crib, fingerstall, cot, camp_bed

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

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

    The answer: EMU

    Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, Emu_novaehollandiae, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

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Friday, August 9, 2024

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

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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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Date: Friday, January 29, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.2 letters

January 29, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions

Across Clues Explained - Friday NYT Crossword January 29, 2021

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Article of attire akin to a tarboosh 3
2A 4. Facetious response to "How'd you know that?" 3
3A 7. One might be forever 5
4A 12. Union deserters 4
5A 14. Choice for those eager to retire and travel? 10
6A 16. ___ Plus (brand with a "Lubrastrip") 4
7A 17. Brownish-orange shade 10
8A 18. Big brass 8
9A 20. Reliable 6
10A 21. Baglike structure 3
11A 22. Spacewalk, e.g., in NASA shorthand 3
12A 23. Insect repellent ingredient 4
13A 24. Twitter : retweet :: Facebook : ___ 5
14A 26. Email notification, maybe 4
15A 27. Go (for) 3
16A 30. Hot dogs do this 4
17A 31. Bar exam? 9
18A 33. Early trans-Atlantic voyager 5
19A 34. Creature in Liberty Mutual ads 3
20A 35. Build 5
21A 36. Small bit of floor décor 9
22A 38. Material harvested for its hydrophobic properties 4
23A 39. Basic cleaner 3
24A 40. Actor who voiced the title character in 2018's "Sherlock Gnomes" 4
25A 41. Like some toothpastes 5
26A 42. Choice for a cinematographer 4
27A 43. Swab 3
28A 44. Exec with a noted mansion 3
29A 46. "The weapon of the powerless against the powerful," according to Molly Ivins 6
30A 49. "100% happening!" 8
31A 51. State in which you might get a tax deduction 10
32A 53. One with briefs, briefly 4
33A 54. Defcon 1 mentality 10
34A 55. Lisa with the 1994 hit "Stay" 4
35A 56. Fuji, e.g. 5
36A 57. ___ Lovett of "Sweeney Todd" 3
37A 58. Snoop 3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Article of attire akin to a tarboosh"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a city in north central morocco; religious center
  • Words that mean the same thing: tarboosh, Fes
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FEZ

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Facetious response to "How'd you know that?""

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
  • Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, E.S.P., second sight
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ESP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "7. One might be forever"

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 distinctive form in which a thing is made
  • Words that mean the same thing: emboss, impression, cast
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STAMP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Union deserters"

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 man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
  • Words that mean the same thing: ex-wife, X, ex
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: EXES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Choice for those eager to retire and travel?"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: SLEEPERCAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. ___ Plus (brand with a "Lubrastrip")"

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: ATRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Brownish-orange shade"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: TERRACOTTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Big brass"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a u-shaped slide
  • The word looks like this: ________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TROMBONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Reliable"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
  • Words that mean the same thing: trustworthy
  • The opposite would be: untrustworthy
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRUSTY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Baglike structure"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an enclosed space
  • Words that mean the same thing: theca, pocket, pouch
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Spacewalk, e.g., in NASA shorthand"

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: EVA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Insect repellent ingredient"

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: DEET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Twitter : retweet :: Facebook : ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
  • Words that mean the same thing: parcel, plowshare, divvy up
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHARE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Email notification, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that 100 senti equal 1 kroon in estonia
  • Words that mean the same thing: commit, send off, send
  • The opposite would be: unsent
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Go (for)"

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 select as an alternative over another
  • Words that mean the same thing: choose, prefer
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Hot dogs do this"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
  • Words that mean the same thing: puff, gasp, trouser
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PANT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Bar exam?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: PUBTRIVIA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Early trans-Atlantic voyager"

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: PINTA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. Creature in Liberty Mutual ads"

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 any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
  • Words that mean the same thing: Emu novaehollandiae, Dromaius novaehollandiae, electromagnetic 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: EMU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. Build"

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 construct, build, or erect
  • Words that mean the same thing: upright, tumid, raise
  • The opposite would be: unerect, level
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERECT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "36. Small bit of floor décor"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ACCENTRUG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Material harvested for its hydrophobic properties"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
  • Words that mean the same thing: cork up, bottle cork, bob
  • The opposite would be: uncork
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CORK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "39. Basic cleaner"

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 strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LYE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Actor who voiced the title character in 2018's "Sherlock Gnomes""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: DEPP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Like some toothpastes"

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

    The answer is: MINTY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Choice for a cinematographer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
  • Words that mean the same thing: genus Lens, lense, electron lens
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. Swab"

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 cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
  • Words that mean the same thing: swab, mow, pout
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "44. Exec with a noted mansion"

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: HEF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "46. "The weapon of the powerless against the powerful," according to Molly Ivins"

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 witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --jonathan swift
  • Words that mean the same thing: caustic remark, irony, sarcasm
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SATIRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "49. "100% happening!""

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: DONEDEAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. State in which you might get a tax deduction"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the state of being a parent
  • Words that mean the same thing: parentage
  • The word looks like this: __________
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PARENTHOOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. One with briefs, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ATTY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Defcon 1 mentality"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: CRISISMODE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Lisa with the 1994 hit "Stay""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states physiologist (born in germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Jacques Loeb
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LOEB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "56. Fuji, 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 fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
  • Words that mean the same thing: Malus pumila, orchard apple tree
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: APPLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "57. ___ Lovett of "Sweeney Todd""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a form of address for a married woman
  • Words that mean the same thing: Mister, Mrs., Mr.
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MRS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "58. Snoop"

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 heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
  • Words that mean the same thing: lever, nose, jimmy
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRY

    Great job if you got it right!

January 29, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Achievements 5
2D 2. Really, really hot 10
3D 3. "100% not happening!" 10
4D 4. First name on the Supreme Court 5
5D 5. Desertlike 4
6D 6. /, maybe 3
7D 7. Something you can't get in a restaurant 12
8D 8. Food for a grizzly bear 5
9D 9. Doesn't hesitate 4
10D 10. Apt name for a yoga instructor? 4
11D 11. Talk up? 4
12D 13. Uncle ___ 3
13D 14. Hot spot 5
14D 15. George Washington signed America's first one in 1790 6
15D 19. TV roommates for 50+ years 12
16D 23. Fix, as in beta 5
17D 25. Penny-___ 4
18D 26. Recapitulate 5
19D 27. Excessive 10
20D 28. Unlikely member of the "clean-plate club" 10
21D 29. Bit of ink 3
22D 31. Some guest roles on cop shows 5
23D 32. Pressing need 4
24D 33. Bud 3
25D 37. Convictions 6
26D 41. Le ___ (newspaper) 5
27D 42. Von Trapp daughter who sings "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" 5
28D 43. Indicative and subjunctive, e.g. 5
29D 45. Spacecraft activity 5
30D 46. Org. concerned with lab safety? 4
31D 47. 50+ group 4
32D 48. Word with round or road 4
33D 49. Symbol of opportunity 4
34D 50. Indian lentil dish 3
35D 52. What you might say after reading a tricky crossword clue 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. Achievements"

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 notable achievement
  • Words that mean the same thing: exploit, feat, effort
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: FEATS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Really, really hot"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: EXTRASPICY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "100% not happening!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ZEROCHANCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. First name on the Supreme Court"

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: ELENA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Desertlike"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
  • Words that mean the same thing: shrivelled, sear, withered
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. /, maybe"

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: PER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Something you can't get in a restaurant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SECRETRECIPE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Food for a grizzly bear"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TROUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Doesn't hesitate"

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 new testament book describing the development of the early church from christ's ascension to paul's sojourn at rome
  • Words that mean the same thing: roleplay, dissemble, enactment
  • The opposite would be: refrain
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ACTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Apt name for a yoga instructor?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MATT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Talk up?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
  • Words that mean the same thing: beg, implore
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PRAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Uncle ___"

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 guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
  • Words that mean the same thing: surface-to-air missile
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SAM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Hot spot"

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 kitchen appliance used for cooking food
  • Words that mean the same thing: stave in, kitchen range, kitchen stove
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: STOVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. George Washington signed America's first one in 1790"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
  • Words that mean the same thing: evident, letters patent, plain
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PATENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. TV roommates for 50+ years"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: BERTANDERNIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Fix, as in beta"

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 locate and correct errors in a computer program code
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DEBUG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Penny-___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ANTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Recapitulate"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: SUMUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Excessive"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: OVERTHETOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Unlikely member of the "clean-plate club""

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: PICKYEATER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Bit of ink"

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 tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
  • Words that mean the same thing: tackiness, intertwine, cheapness
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Some guest roles on cop shows"

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: PERPS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "32. Pressing need"

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 heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
  • Words that mean the same thing: Fe, cast-iron, smoothing iron
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: IRON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Bud"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
  • Words that mean the same thing: buddy, chum, chum up
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Convictions"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
  • Words that mean the same thing: dogma, tenet
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TENETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Le ___ (newspaper)"

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: MONDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Von Trapp daughter who sings "Sixteen Going on Seventeen""

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: LIESL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Indicative and subjunctive, 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 a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
  • Words that mean the same thing: climate, modality, mode
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOODS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Spacecraft activity"

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: FLYBY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Org. concerned with lab safety?"

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: SPCA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. 50+ group"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens
  • Words that mean the same thing: Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: AARP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Word with round or road"

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 journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
  • Words that mean the same thing: touch off, actuate, tripper
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: TRIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Symbol of opportunity"

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 swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
  • Words that mean the same thing: threshold, doorway, room access
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Indian lentil dish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
  • Words that mean the same thing: dkl, dekaliter, dekalitre
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. What you might say after reading a tricky crossword clue"

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: HMM

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 49 68.1%
Short Answer 16 22.2%
Food & Drink 2 2.8%
Literature 1 1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.4%
Movies/Film 1 1.4%
Geography 1 1.4%
Abbreviation 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 37
Down Clues 35
Total Clues 72
Average Answer Length 5.2 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 12 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 19, 2025 at 07:16 PM

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