Sat Oct 05, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Newcastle-under-___, Staffordshire, England, 5. Wail, 9. Zealous sects, 14. "Reward" for altruism, maybe, 16. Beer whose name means "morning sun", 17. Pitches low and inside?, 18. Feature of Garamond or Perpetua, 19. Forensic site in Quantico, Va., 20. Like Russia before 1917, 22. Midday assignation, 23. Org. that discourages traveling, 24. Gets, 25. Mercedes ___, icon of Argentine folk music, 26. Unforgettable night, perhaps, 29. Affliction for Morrie in "Tuesdays With Morrie," in brief, 30. What shells can be filled with, 31. Rotary successor, 32. Oldest city in France, 33. Bodyweight exercise, 36. Ready to drop, 37. W.H. Auden's "The Fall of ___", 38. Rat, 39. Buddy Guy's "Damn Right, ___ Got the Blues", 40. Unchanging, 42. There are layers to this, 44. Double duty?, 45. Plus ___ (national motto of Spain), 46. Part of a doping investigation, 49. Kites, e.g., 50. One who sees what you mean?, 51. Tad, 52. Site for artisans, 53. Like some narratives and rooms

Down Clues :

1. Some appliances, 2. "Imbecile!", 3. Don, 4. Given name of the first Countess Mountbatten, 5. Political activist who organized 1963's March on Washington, 6. ___ studies (field for Rashid Khalidi and Edward Said), 7. Erroneous justification for a 2003 invasion, for short, 8. Seventh and final "Chronicles of Narnia" book, with "The", 9. First word in some Spanish restaurant names, 10. Handle online, 11. Things to wrangle with, 12. Lover of Pyramus, in Ovid, 13. Sorts, 15. Plant of the mustard family, 21. It's nothing new, 22. Edward Snowden's former employer, 23. One being onboarded, 27. Accounts ___ (ledger phrase), 28. Gertrude, for one, 30. Key, 31. Drinkers' vessels, 32. Name of the whale in "Pinocchio", 33. Epitome of completeness, 34. Penalty taker's lament, 35. Chest bump?, 36. Post-Trebek "Jeopardy!" host, 37. Go off on, 38. Bungles, 41. Cheek, 43. Big cut, 44. Concessions, 47. Wasted, 48. Whirl, so to speak

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 05, 2024

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

 Sat Oct 05, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Newcastle-under-___, Staffordshire, England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYME




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

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

  The answer: BAWL

  Possible Answer : bawl, yawp, bellow




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

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

  The answer: CULTS

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




• The clue is 14. "Reward" for altruism, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOODKARMA




• The clue is 16. Beer whose name means "morning sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAHI




• The clue is 17. Pitches low and inside?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUBWAYADS




• The clue is 18. Feature of Garamond or Perpetua. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERIF

  Possible Answer : serif, seriph




• The clue is 19. Forensic site in Quantico, Va.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FBILAB




• The clue is 20. Like Russia before 1917. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSARIST

  Possible Answer : tzarist, tsarist, czarist, czaristic, tsaristic




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

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

  The answer: NOONER




• The clue is 23. Org. that discourages traveling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NBA




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

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

  The answer: NABS

  Possible Answer : nail, apprehend, nab, collar, arrest, pick_up, cop




• The clue is 25. Mercedes ___, icon of Argentine folk music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSA




• The clue is 26. Unforgettable night, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DREAMDATE




• The clue is 29. Affliction for Morrie in "Tuesdays With Morrie," in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALS

  Possible Answer : amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis, Al, Heart_of_Dixie, atomic_number_13, Alabama, Lou_Gehrig's_disease, AL, Camellia_State, ALS, aluminium, aluminum




• The clue is 30. What shells can be filled with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREWTEAMS




• The clue is 31. Rotary successor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOUCHTONE




• The clue is 32. Oldest city in France. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARSEILLE

  Possible Answer : Marseille, Marseilles, marseille




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

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

  The answer: DIP

  Possible Answer : cutpurse, plunge, douse, duck, inclination, souse, magnetic_dip, free_fall, sink, angle_of_dip, dip, drop, dim, dunk, fall, pickpocket, magnetic_inclination




• The clue is 36. Ready to drop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONETIRED




• The clue is 37. W.H. Auden's "The Fall of ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer : Rome, Roma, capital_of_Italy, Italian_capital, Eternal_City




• The clue is 38. Rat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINK

  Possible Answer : sneak, fink, snitcher, stool_pigeon, stoolie, rat, scab, confess, snitch, blackleg, squeal, canary, sneaker, stoolpigeon




• The clue is 39. Buddy Guy's "Damn Right, ___ Got the Blues". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVE




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

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

  The answer: STATIC

  Possible Answer : static, motionless, atmospheric_static, electrostatic, still, atmospherics, unchanging, stable, inactive




• The clue is 42. There are layers to this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASAGNA

  Possible Answer : lasagna, lasagne




• The clue is 44. Double duty?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STUNTS

  Possible Answer : stunt




• The clue is 45. Plus ___ (national motto of Spain). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULTRA

  Possible Answer : radical, extremist, ultra




• The clue is 46. Part of a doping investigation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOODTEST




• The clue is 49. Kites, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIRDS

  Possible Answer : skirt, razzing, wench, doll, shuttlecock, shuttle, birdie, fowl, Bronx_cheer, hoot, bird, raspberry, snort, razz, dame, boo, chick, hiss, birdwatch




• The clue is 50. One who sees what you mean?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIPREADER




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

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

  The answer: SKOSH




• The clue is 52. Site for artisans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY




• The clue is 53. Like some narratives and rooms. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIDY

  Possible Answer : straighten, sizable, clean_up, straighten_out, healthy, tidy, goodly, tidy_up, goodish, respectable, sizeable, hefty, kempt, neaten, square_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : untidy

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: LGS

• The clue is 2. "Imbecile!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUFOOL

• The clue is 3. Don. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOBBOSS

• The clue is 4. Given name of the first Countess Mountbatten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDWINA

• The clue is 5. Political activist who organized 1963's March on Washington. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BAYARDRUSTIN

• The clue is 6. ___ studies (field for Rashid Khalidi and Edward Said). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAB

  Possible Answer: Arab, Arabian

• The clue is 7. Erroneous justification for a 2003 invasion, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WMD

  Possible Answer: weapon_of_mass_destruction, WMD, W.M.D.

• The clue is 8. Seventh and final "Chronicles of Narnia" book, with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASTBATTLE

• The clue is 9. First word in some Spanish restaurant names. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASA

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

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

  The answer: USERNAME

• The clue is 11. Things to wrangle with. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARIATS

  Possible Answer: reata, riata, lasso, lariat

• The clue is 12. Lover of Pyramus, in Ovid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISBE

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

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

  The answer: SIFTS

  Possible Answer: strain, sift, sieve

• The clue is 15. Plant of the mustard family. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KALE

  Possible Answer: kail, colewort, gelt, lettuce, lucre, clams, cole, dinero, pelf, bread, lolly, shekels, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, kale, dough, cabbage, borecole, sugar, scratch, boodle, moolah, wampum, loot, simoleons

• The clue is 21. It's nothing new. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SAMEOLDSTORY

• The clue is 22. Edward Snowden's former employer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

• The clue is 23. One being onboarded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWHIRE

• The clue is 27. Accounts ___ (ledger phrase). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECEIVABLE

  Possible Answer: receivable

• The clue is 28. Gertrude, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DANE

  Possible Answer: Dane

• The clue is 30. Key. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORE

  Possible Answer: meat, center, centre, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, substance, burden, marrow, magnetic_core, effect, CORE, core, nitty-gritty, pith, nucleus, nub, sum, gist, core_group, heart_and_soul, inwardness, heart, kernel, essence

• The clue is 31. Drinkers' vessels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TANKARDS

  Possible Answer: tankard

• The clue is 32. Name of the whale in "Pinocchio". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONSTRO

• The clue is 33. Epitome of completeness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOTTEDI

• The clue is 34. Penalty taker's lament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMISSED

• The clue is 35. Chest bump?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEC

• The clue is 36. Post-Trebek "Jeopardy!" host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIALIK

• The clue is 37. Go off on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANTAT

• The clue is 38. Bungles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLUBS

  Possible Answer: mess_up, foul-up, mishandle, louse_up, bollix_up, boner, bodge, fuck_up, blow, bollocks_up, flub, botch_up, bloomer, screw_up, fluff, botch, pratfall, fumble, ball_up, muff, bumble, bollocks, fuckup, bollix, foul_up, blooper, bobble, spoil, bungle, boo-boo, muck_up, blunder

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

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

  The answer: TUDE

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

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

  The answer: GASH

  Possible Answer: gash, cut, slash, slice

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

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

  The answer: SOPS

  Possible Answer: SOP, standard_procedure, sop, soak_through, douse, souse, soak, sops, dowse, standard_operating_procedure, drench, standing_operating_procedure

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

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

  The answer: LIT

  Possible Answer: get_down, illuminate, fire_up, alight, light, dismount, well-lighted, illume, illumine, fall, light_up, illuminated, lit, unhorse, get_off, lighted, literature, ignite, perch

  Possible Opposite Answer : extinguish, unlighted

• The clue is 48. Whirl, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

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

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, May 29, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (34 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

May 29, 2020 Friday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Twitter label for top hashtags	6
2A	7. Relative of a histogram	8
3A	15. Currency of Indonesia	6
4A	16. Had a midday break	8
5A	17. Tough nut to crack	6
6A	18. Explanation for the existence of evil in God's presence	8
7A	19. Do without	6
8A	20. Money, in slang	4
9A	21. Care package sender, often	3
10A	22. White House family of the early 20th century	5
11A	23. Contest	3
12A	24. Store window sign	4
13A	25. Billion-dollar Procter & Gamble brand	4
14A	26. Country album?	10
15A	29. What a relief!	8
16A	31. ___ kick	3
17A	32. Yielding	6
18A	33. Where BMW is headquartered	6
19A	36. "Live well" sloganeer	3
20A	37. Subject that encompasses net neutrality	8
21A	39. Central to, with "of"	10
22A	43. It comes to light	4
23A	44. Put on display, with "out"	4
24A	45. Product of transcription	3
25A	46. Certain Afrocentrist, informally	5
26A	47. One making a malicious attack, maybe	3
27A	48. Pore over	4
28A	50. Ditch	6
29A	51. Zoo attraction	8
30A	53. Capable of handling the task	6
31A	54. Best-selling studio album of all time (33x platinum)	8
32A	55. Hold tight	6
33A	56. Something U and I have in common	8
34A	57. Evans who was the 2009-10 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year	6

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Twitter label for top hashtags"

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 general direction in which something tends to move
• Words that mean the same thing: swerve, veer, slue
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Relative of a histogram"

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: BARCHART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Currency of Indonesia"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the basic unit of money in indonesia; equal to 100 sen
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUPIAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Had a midday break"

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: ATELUNCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Tough nut to crack"

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 something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
• Words that mean the same thing: mystery, riddle, closed book
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENIGMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Explanation for the existence of evil in God's presence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the branch of theology that defends god's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THEODICY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Do without"

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 avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
• Words that mean the same thing: shun
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESCHEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Money, in slang"

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

  The answer is: GELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Care package sender, often"

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 informal terms for a mother
• Words that mean the same thing: mummy, mamma, mommy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. White House family of the early 20th century"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states sculptor (1860-1936)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Taft, Taft, Lorado Taft
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAFTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Contest"

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 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
• Words that mean the same thing: compete, contend
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Store window sign"

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 particular instance of selling
• Words that mean the same thing: sales agreement, cut-rate sale, sales event
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Billion-dollar Procter & Gamble brand"

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: OLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Country album?"

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

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: WORLDATLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. What a relief!"

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: PAINPILL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. ___ kick"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Yielding"

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 capable of being influenced or formed
• Words that mean the same thing: ductile, plastic, waxy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLIANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Where BMW is headquartered"

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 the capital and largest city of bavaria in southwestern germany
• Words that mean the same thing: Muenchen
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MUNICH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. "Live well" sloganeer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GNC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Subject that encompasses net neutrality"

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: CYBERLAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Central to, with "of""

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: ATTHEHEART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. It comes to light"

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 typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Put on display, with "out""

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 slow pace of running
• Words that mean the same thing: lope, Trotskyite, pony
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Product of transcription"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. Certain Afrocentrist, informally"

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 follower of rastafarianism
• Words that mean the same thing: Rastafarian
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "47. One making a malicious attack, maybe"

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 botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "48. Pore over"

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 act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
• Words that mean the same thing: run down, glance over, skim
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Ditch"

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 arid land with little or no vegetation
• Words that mean the same thing: defect, forsake, desolate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESERT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "51. Zoo attraction"

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: APEHOUSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Capable of handling the task"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UPTOIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Best-selling studio album of all time (33x platinum)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THRILLER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. Hold tight"

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 small slip noose made with seizing
• Words that mean the same thing: clutches, grip, grasp
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLENCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. Something U and I have in common"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
• Words that mean the same thing: isotropy, correspondence, proportion
• The opposite would be: disproportion, anisotropy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SYMMETRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. Evans who was the 2009-10 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TYREKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle May 29, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Lullaby locale	7
2D	2. Goes once around the track	8
3D	3. It's worse than a bomb	8
4D	4. "Sweet dreams!"	11
5D	5. Olivia de Havilland and Olivia Newton-John, for two	5
6D	6. Playwright who wrote "All great truths begin as blasphemies"	4
7D	7. Enemy of the Joker	7
8D	8. Just behind	6
9D	9. Dance done to fiddle music	4
10D	10. Thrombus, more familiarly	4
11D	11. Cabinet dept. that tracks homelessness	3
12D	12. Savage	6
13D	13. Sister brand of 7Up	6
14D	14. Mint family members	6
15D	23. Lightning unit	4
16D	24. What can help you step up your workout routine?	11
17D	26. Sail-hoisting device	5
18D	27. Reservation	5
19D	28. Princess in "The Crown"	4
20D	30. Bread, in Bologna	4
21D	33. Woman's name that becomes another woman's name when its vowels are switched	4
22D	34. "Whew!" elicitor	8
23D	35. Three-pointer?	8
24D	37. Corn or bean plant, perhaps	7
25D	38. Cry accompanying a double take	7
26D	39. Attempts to hit	6
27D	40. America's Cup, e.g.	6
28D	41. Until due	6
29D	42. Need for teachers across the board	6
30D	46. Left-facing arrow, in an email	5
31D	48. Flat part of a flat	4
32D	49. Extremely popular to a small fan base	4
33D	50. Channel	4
34D	52. For ___ (birthday card category)	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. Lullaby locale"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
• Words that mean the same thing: crown
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREETOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Goes once around the track"

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: RUNSALAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. It's worse than a bomb"

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: EPICFAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Sweet dreams!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NIGHTYNIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Olivia de Havilland and Olivia Newton-John, for two"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that informal terms for a (young) woman
• Words that mean the same thing: dame, dam up, bird
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Playwright who wrote "All great truths begin as blasphemies""

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 clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
• Words that mean the same thing: Artie Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Enemy of the Joker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BATGIRL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Just behind"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATHEEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Dance done to fiddle music"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
• Words that mean the same thing: whirl, bobbin, stagger
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Thrombus, more familiarly"

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 lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: curdle, coagulum, clabber
• The opposite would be: homogenize
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cabinet dept. that tracks homelessness"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the united states federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
• Words that mean the same thing: Housing and Urban Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HUD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Savage"

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 living organism characterized by voluntary movement
• Words that mean the same thing: carnal, sensual, fleshly
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANIMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Sister brand of 7Up"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RCCOLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Mint family members"

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 any of various mints of the genus thymus
• Words that mean the same thing: thyme
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THYMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Lightning unit"

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 unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
• Words that mean the same thing: V
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. What can help you step up your workout routine?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STAIRMASTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Sail-hoisting device"

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 lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
• Words that mean the same thing: windlass
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WINCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Reservation"

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 the state of being unsure of something
• Words that mean the same thing: uncertainty, doubtfulness, dubiousness
• The opposite would be: certainty
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOUBT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Princess in "The Crown""

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 queen of england and scotland and ireland; daughter if james ii and the last of the stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last english ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Bread, in Bologna"

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 sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
• Words that mean the same thing: Zen, window pane, Elvis
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. Woman's name that becomes another woman's name when its vowels are switched"

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: MYRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. "Whew!" elicitor"

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: CLOSEONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Three-pointer?"

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: HATTRICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Corn or bean plant, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a factory where food is canned
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CANNERY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Cry accompanying a double take"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHATTHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Attempts to hit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATBATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. America's Cup, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an award for success in war or hunting
• Words that mean the same thing: prize
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TROPHY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Until due"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOTERM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "42. Need for teachers across the board"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an implement used to erase something
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERASER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Left-facing arrow, in an email"

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 statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
• Words that mean the same thing: respond, answer, response
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REPLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Flat part of a flat"

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 underside of footwear or a golf club
• Words that mean the same thing: resole, solitary, only
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Extremely popular to a small fan base"

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 followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
• Words that mean the same thing: fad, cultus, religious cult
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CULT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Channel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
• Words that mean the same thing: epithelial duct, channel, canal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DUCT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. For ___ (birthday card category)"

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: HIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	56	82.4%
Short Answer	8	11.8%
Music	2	2.9%
History	1	1.5%
Geography	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	34
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is 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 24, 2025 at 08:39 PM