NYT Thursday, March 22, 2001 Crossword Clues Hints | Answers - Solution Blog

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: March 22, 2001

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• Today clue is 1. Kellogg's brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: EGGO

  
  



• Today clue is 5. Self-styled "Original Gangster". Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ICET

  
  



• Today clue is 9. Congressional V.I.P.'s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: WHIPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : scald, welt, whip, whisk, mop_up, strap, worst, slash, party_whip, flog, pip, rack_up, blister, whiplash, trounce, lash, lather




• Today clue is 14. "A Doll's House" heroine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: NORA

  
  



• Today clue is 15. One end of a narthex. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: NAVE

  
  

  Possible Answer : nave




• Today clue is 16. Roundup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: RECAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : recapitulation, recap, recapitulate, retread, review




• Today clue is 17. Alternative to a fence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: MOAT

  
  

  Possible Answer : moat, fosse




• Today clue is 18. X-file examiners. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: GMEN

  
  



• Today clue is 19. "All My Children" vixen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ERICA

  
  

  Possible Answer : true_heath, erica




• Today clue is 20. Cooper's tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ADZ

  
  

  Possible Answer : adz, adze




• Today clue is 21. Combination punch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: PAIROFSOCKS

  
  



• Today clue is 23. Basketball announcer's cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SWISH

  
  

  Possible Answer : swish, swoosh, lap, swosh, classy, posh




• Today clue is 25. Parade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: STRUT

  
  

  Possible Answer : ruffle, tittup, cock, sashay, prance, strut, swagger




• Today clue is 26. The Eagle, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: LEM

  
  

  Possible Answer : lunar_module, LEM, lunar_excursion_module




• Today clue is 27. Dirty rat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SOANDSO

  
  



• Today clue is 29. Many eBay users. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SELLERS

  
  

  Possible Answer : vender, Sellers, vendor, Peter_Sellers, seller, trafficker, marketer




• Today clue is 31. Brain-teasing Rubik. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ERNO

  
  



• Today clue is 32. Height for Heidi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ALP

  
  

  Possible Answer : alp




• Today clue is 34. Author Harper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: LEE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Tsung_Dao_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, lee_side, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Richard_Henry_Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, Lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, lee, Bruce_Lee, Henry_Lee, leeward, Spike_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, downwind, Robert_Edward_Lee

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward




• Today clue is 35. Combination punch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: DOUBLECROSSES

  
  



• Today clue is 40. Prefix with nucleotide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: TRI

  
  



• Today clue is 41. ___ juris. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SUI

  
  



• Today clue is 42. "The Open Window" writer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SAKI

  
  

  Possible Answer : Munro, sake, rice_beer, Hector_Hugh_Munro, H._H._Munro, saki, Saki




• Today clue is 44. Responsible for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: CAUSING

  
  

  Possible Answer : stimulate, cause, make, causation, get, have, causing, induce, do




• Today clue is 48. Fizz maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: SLOEGIN

  
  



• Today clue is 50. Big inits. in the defense industry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ITT

  
  



• Today clue is 51. Country's Brooks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: GARTH

  
  



• Today clue is 53. Supports. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: HELPS

  
  

  Possible Answer : help, assistant, facilitate, assist, supporter, help_oneself, serve, service, assistance, aid, avail, helper




• Today clue is 54. Below-the-belt combination punch?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: TWOBASEHITS

  
  



• Today clue is 57. Samuel's mentor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ELI

  
  



• Today clue is 58. Turn color, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: RIPEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : ripen, mature




• Today clue is 59. Lush. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: WINO

  
  

  Possible Answer : inebriate, wino, drunkard, rummy, drunk, sot




• Today clue is 60. "Beowulf" beverage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: MEAD

  
  

  Possible Answer : Mead, Margaret_Mead, mead, George_Herbert_Mead




• Today clue is 61. It begins "Sing, goddess, the wrath of ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: ILIAD

  
  

  Possible Answer : Iliad




• Today clue is 62. "I will sing ___ the Lord": Exodus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: UNTO

  
  



• Today clue is 63. Daly of "Judging Amy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: TYNE

  
  

  Possible Answer : River_Tyne, Tyne_River, Tyne




• Today clue is 64. Smackers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: CLAMS

  
  

  Possible Answer : gelt, bread, pelf, dollar_bill, wampum, simoleons, shekels, loot, buck, sugar, one_dollar_bill, clams, kale, cabbage, boodle, dinero, clam, lolly, moolah, dollar, scratch, lettuce, lucre, dough




• Today clue is 65. Drudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: PEON

  
  

  Possible Answer : drudge, navvy, peon, galley_slave




• Today clue is 66. Zig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  Discover the answer: VEER

  
  

  Possible Answer : swerve, slue, veer, sheer, curve, trend, slew, cut

  Possible Opposite Answer : back

Down Clues and Answers:

• Today clue is 1. All together. Can you find the Answer?

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

  ENMASSE

  
  

• Today clue is 2. Positive news. Can you find the Answer?

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

  GOODWORD

  
  

• Today clue is 3. Boxing champ portrayed in the biopic "Somebody Up There Likes Me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  GRAZIANO

  
  

• Today clue is 4. Granola bar bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  OAT

  
  

  Possible Answer: oat

• Today clue is 5. TV's Swenson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  INGA

  
  

  Possible Answer: inga

• Today clue is 6. Negligee jacket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  CAMISOLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: camisole, underbodice

• Today clue is 7. Six-time U.S. Open champ. Can you find the Answer?

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

  EVERT

  
  

  Possible Answer: Christine_Marie_Evert, Chrissie_Evert, Evert, evert, Chris_Evert

• Today clue is 8. Some Met stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  TENORS

  
  

  Possible Answer: tenor_voice, strain, tenor

• Today clue is 9. Has a lock on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  WRESTLES

  
  

  Possible Answer: twist, wriggle, grappling, hand-to-hand_struggle, worm, squirm, wrestling, writhe, wrestle, grapple

• Today clue is 10. "My ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  HERO

  
  

  Possible Answer: Hero_of_Alexandria, champion, submarine_sandwich, wedge, Hero, hero, torpedo, submarine, hero_sandwich, bomber, sub, paladin, Italian_sandwich, hoagy, Cuban_sandwich, fighter, hoagie, grinder, Heron, zep, poor_boy

• Today clue is 11. One hanging around the house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  ICICLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: icicle

• Today clue is 12. Mail order company employee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  PACKER

  
  

  Possible Answer: meat_packer, backpacker, bagger, boxer, packer

• Today clue is 13. Cramps, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  SPASMS

  
  

  Possible Answer: spasm, cramp, muscle_spasm

• Today clue is 21. Quite a scholar, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  PHD

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ph.D., PhD

• Today clue is 22. Heating need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  FUELOIL

  
  

• Today clue is 24. Anteater features. Can you find the Answer?

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

  SNOUTS

  
  

  Possible Answer: hooter, snout, nozzle, schnoz, beak, honker, rostrum, schnozzle, snoot, neb

• Today clue is 28. Mexican president, 1988-94. Can you find the Answer?

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

  SALINAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Salina

• Today clue is 30. Renter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  LESSEE

  
  

  Possible Answer: leaseholder, lessee

• Today clue is 33. Fujitsu products. Can you find the Answer?

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

  PCS

  
  

  Possible Answer: PC, personal_computer, microcomputer

• Today clue is 36. Banded bandits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  BRIGANDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: brigand, bandit

• Today clue is 37. Not enter deliberately. Can you find the Answer?

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

  RUSHINTO

  
  

• Today clue is 38. Scout's skill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  EAGLEEYE

  
  

• Today clue is 39. Arctic flier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  SKIPLANE

  
  

• Today clue is 43. Clique member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  INSIDER

  
  

  Possible Answer: insider

• Today clue is 44. Kind of acid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  CITRIC

  
  

  Possible Answer: citric

• Today clue is 45. Freely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  ATWILL

  
  

• Today clue is 46. Sweet spot?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  UTOPIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Utopia, Zion, Sion, utopia

  Possible Opposite Answer : dystopia

• Today clue is 47. Matured. Can you find the Answer?

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

  GREWUP

  
  

• Today clue is 49. Words of wonder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  OHS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Buckeye_State, OH, Ohio

• Today clue is 52. Biblical possessive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  THINE

  
  

• Today clue is 55. Laser light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  BEAM

  
  

  Possible Answer: electron_beam, ray_of_light, glow, air, broadcast, radio_beam, beam, light_beam, ray, shaft_of_light, irradiation, balance_beam, send, beam_of_light, shine, transmit, shaft, radiate

• Today clue is 56. Warner Bros. creation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  TOON

  
  

  Possible Answer: animated_cartoon, toon, cartoon

• Today clue is 60. Place for V.J.'s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  MTV

  
  

NY Times Crossword Answers May 13, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Gremlins and Pacers of old autodom

4-letter answer Answer: AMCS

Clue #2: 5. Playful prank

5-letter answer Answer: CAPER

Word Help: Synonyms: trick, joke, frolic

Clue #3: 10. Includes on an email, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: CCS

Word Help: Synonyms: milliliter, cubic_centimeter, cubic_centimetre

Clue #4: 13. Jamie of TV's "M*A*S*H"

4-letter answer Answer: FARR

Clue #5: 14. Die down

5-letter answer Answer: ABATE

Word Help: Synonyms: slake, die_away, abate

Clue #6: 15. Guitarist Clapton

4-letter answer Answer: ERIC

Clue #7: 17. Ladled party drink

10-letter answer Answer: FRUITPUNCH

Clue #8: 19. Dalai ___

4-letter answer Answer: LAMA

Word Help: Synonyms: genus_Lama, Lama, lama

Clue #9: 20. Use a scope

3-letter answer Answer: AIM

Word Help: Synonyms: get, aim, drive

Clue #10: 21. Voting against

4-letter answer Answer: ANTI

Word Help: Synonyms: anti
Antonyms: pro

Clue #11: 22. "You can stop explaining"

6-letter answer Answer: IGETIT

Clue #12: 24. To-do pile's place

5-letter answer Answer: INBOX

Clue #13: 26. The Midwest states, agriculturally speaking

8-letter answer Answer: CORNBELT

Clue #14: 28. Came back from a deficit

7-letter answer Answer: RALLIED

Word Help: Synonyms: ride, call_up, twit
Antonyms: demobilize

Clue #15: 31. Princess's torment in a classic fairy tale

3-letter answer Answer: PEA

Word Help: Synonyms: pea, pea_plant

Clue #16: 32. ___ Speedwagon

3-letter answer Answer: REO

Clue #17: 33. One of a salty septet

3-letter answer Answer: SEA

Word Help: Synonyms: ocean, sea

Clue #18: 34. Blanket draping a mountain at dawn

4-letter answer Answer: MIST

Word Help: Synonyms: befog, fog, haze_over

Clue #19: 36. Oscar winner Spacek

5-letter answer Answer: SISSY

Word Help: Synonyms: emasculate, sissified, epicene

Clue #20: 38. Cafeteria shout that might provoke the moves at 17-, 26-, 54- and 64-Across?

9-letter answer Answer: FOODFIGHT

Clue #21: 41. Proctor's cue

5-letter answer Answer: BEGIN

Word Help: Synonyms: get, start, set_out
Antonyms: end

Clue #22: 44. Roger Rabbit or Bugs Bunny, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: TOON

Word Help: Synonyms: cartoon, toon, animated_cartoon

Clue #23: 45. Circle section

3-letter answer Answer: ARC

Word Help: Synonyms: discharge, curve, arc

Clue #24: 48. In the style of

3-letter answer Answer: ALA

Word Help: Synonyms: ala

Clue #25: 49. Wall St. debut

3-letter answer Answer: IPO

Word Help: Synonyms: IPO, initial_public_offering, initial_offering

Clue #26: 51. Kind of family

7-letter answer Answer: NUCLEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: atomic, nuclear
Antonyms: conventional

Clue #27: 54. Bone-in cut whose name became an endearment

8-letter answer Answer: LAMBCHOP

Word Help: Synonyms: lambchop, lamb_chop, lamb-chop

Clue #28: 57. Many-headed monster of myth

5-letter answer Answer: HYDRA

Word Help: Synonyms: hydra, Snake, Hydra

Clue #29: 58. Non-mono, say

6-letter answer Answer: STEREO

Word Help: Synonyms: stereophony, stereophonic_system, stereo

Clue #30: 59. "Superberry" of South America

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #31: 62. Voting against

3-letter answer Answer: CON

Word Help: Synonyms: nobble, con, gip
Antonyms: pro

Clue #32: 63. Personal shopper, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: AIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: auxiliary, aide-de-camp, adjutant

Clue #33: 64. Bright yellow creature that moves about 6.5 inches per minute

10-letter answer Answer: BANANASLUG

Clue #34: 67. Castle defense

4-letter answer Answer: MOAT

Word Help: Synonyms: fosse, moat

Clue #35: 68. Like noble gases

5-letter answer Answer: INERT

Word Help: Synonyms: neutral, sluggish, inert

Clue #36: 69. Carefree feeling

4-letter answer Answer: EASE

Word Help: Synonyms: simplicity, relieve, comfort
Antonyms: difficulty

Clue #37: 70. Co. behind the "Book Review" podcast

3-letter answer Answer: NYT

Clue #38: 71. Bewilder

5-letter answer Answer: ADDLE

Word Help: Synonyms: puddle, muddle, addle

Clue #39: 72. "Two pools of light, a mirror bright," in generative A.I. poetry

4-letter answer Answer: EYES

Word Help: Synonyms: center, optic, oculus

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Shindig

6-letter answer Answer: AFFAIR

Word Help: Synonyms: amour, involvement, social_function

Clue #2: 2. Sites for lots of yachts

7-letter answer Answer: MARINAS

Word Help: Synonyms: marina

Clue #3: 3. Fall apart, as a cookie

7-letter answer Answer: CRUMBLE

Word Help: Synonyms: crumble, tumble, dilapidate

Clue #4: 4. ___ Lanka

3-letter answer Answer: SRI

Clue #5: 5. Skipper, informally

4-letter answer Answer: CAPN

Clue #6: 6. Lie next to

4-letter answer Answer: ABUT

Word Help: Synonyms: abut, edge, butt_on

Clue #7: 7. Cold sweat

5-letter answer Answer: PANIC

Word Help: Synonyms: panic, affright, terror

Clue #8: 8. Series-ending abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ETC

Clue #9: 9. Bring back from a furlough

6-letter answer Answer: REHIRE

Clue #10: 10. Center of a paparazzi swarm

5-letter answer Answer: CELEB

Clue #11: 11. Lunar landscape features

7-letter answer Answer: CRATERS

Word Help: Synonyms: crater, volcanic_crater, Crater

Clue #12: 12. "Fresh as a daisy" and "strong as an oak"

7-letter answer Answer: SIMILES

Word Help: Synonyms: simile

Clue #13: 16. Laser pointer or ball of yarn

6-letter answer Answer: CATTOY

Clue #14: 18. Vehicle that's hailed

4-letter answer Answer: TAXI

Word Help: Synonyms: taxicab, cab, taxi

Clue #15: 23. Grind, as one's teeth

5-letter answer Answer: GNASH

Word Help: Synonyms: gnash

Clue #16: 25. King in Norway's Fairhair dynasty

5-letter answer Answer: OLAFI

Clue #17: 27. It's a choice

6-letter answer Answer: OPTION

Word Help: Synonyms: choice, option, alternative

Clue #18: 29. Like Dashboard Confessional's music

3-letter answer Answer: EMO

Clue #19: 30. Possible response to "Nuh-uh!"

6-letter answer Answer: DIDTOO

Clue #20: 35. West Coast air hub

3-letter answer Answer: SFO

Clue #21: 37. European country where the Renaissance started

5-letter answer Answer: ITALY

Word Help: Synonyms: Italy, Italian_Republic, Italia

Clue #22: 39. How crab legs may be served

5-letter answer Answer: ONICE

Clue #23: 40. African animal with horns

3-letter answer Answer: GNU

Word Help: Synonyms: gnu, wildebeest

Clue #24: 41. Aromatic fir

6-letter answer Answer: BALSAM

Word Help: Synonyms: balsam

Clue #25: 42. Rapture

7-letter answer Answer: ELATION

Word Help: Synonyms: high_spirits, lightness, elation
Antonyms: depression

Clue #26: 43. Time for a tailgate party

7-letter answer Answer: GAMEDAY

Clue #27: 46. Court surface at the French Open

7-letter answer Answer: REDCLAY

Clue #28: 47. Go on a pub crawl, say

7-letter answer Answer: CAROUSE

Word Help: Synonyms: booze-up, roister, riot

Clue #29: 50. What exposure therapy may treat

6-letter answer Answer: PHOBIA

Word Help: Synonyms: phobia, phobic_disorder, phobic_neurosis

Clue #30: 52. ___ Pet

4-letter answer Answer: CHIA

Clue #31: 53. Stoves

6-letter answer Answer: RANGES

Word Help: Synonyms: drift, chain, image

Clue #32: 55. George ___, M.L.B. player with batting titles in three different decades

5-letter answer Answer: BRETT

Clue #33: 56. Like windows

5-letter answer Answer: PANED

Word Help: Synonyms: pan_off, trash, pan

Clue #34: 60. Sagan of astronomy

4-letter answer Answer: CARL

Clue #35: 61. Feed the kitty

4-letter answer Answer: ANTE

Word Help: Synonyms: ante

Clue #36: 65. "Your point being?"

3-letter answer Answer: AND

Clue #37: 66. Get it

3-letter answer Answer: SEE

Word Help: Synonyms: image, hear, insure

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LA Times Crosswords: August 13, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is Desert hill shaped by wind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: dune

  
  

  Possible Answer: sand_dune, dune




• The clue is __ bene. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nota

  
  



• The clue is Tax deadline month. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: april

  
  

  Possible Answer: Apr, April




• The clue is Breakfast chain that serves stacks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ihop

  
  



• The clue is Gem with milky iridescence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: opal

  
  

  Possible Answer: opal




• The clue is Ecological community. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: biome

  
  

  Possible Answer: biome




• The clue is Daughter of Katie Holmes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: suri

  
  



• The clue is Fictional sleuth Wolfe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nero

  
  

  Possible Answer: Nero, Lucius_Domitius_Ahenobarbus, Nero_Claudius_Caesar_Drusus_Germanicus




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

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

  The answer: slept

  
  

  Possible Answer: sleep, kip, log_Z's, catch_some_Z's, slumber

  Possible Opposite Answer: wake




• The clue is Be too afraid to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: chickenoutof

  
  



• The clue is Restaurateur Matsuhisa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nobu

  
  



• The clue is Red Sox div.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: aleast

  
  



• The clue is Add extra protection. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: beefupsecurity

  
  



• The clue is Walks quickly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: legsit

  
  



• The clue is Arterial blockage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: clot

  
  

  Possible Answer: curdle, clabber, coagulate, coagulum, clot, clog

  Possible Opposite Answer: homogenize




• The clue is House mem.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: rep

  
  

  Possible Answer: repp, rep




• The clue is Doesn't stick the landing, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: errs

  
  

  Possible Answer: drift, mistake, err, slip, stray




• The clue is Tennis great Shriver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: pam

  
  



• The clue is Pirelli product. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tire

  
  

  Possible Answer: outwear, wear_out, fag, exhaust, play_out, jade, wear_down, tire, pall, bore, fatigue, wear, run_down, wear_upon, fag_out, weary, tire_out, sap, tyre

  Possible Opposite Answer: refresh, interest




• The clue is Responded to a growling stomach. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ate

  
  

  Possible Answer: corrode, eat_on, rust, Ate, wipe_out, eat_up, use_up, deplete, eat, run_through, consume, feed, exhaust




• The clue is Superstar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: idol

  
  

  Possible Answer: perfection, idol, god, graven_image, beau_ideal, matinee_idol, paragon




• The clue is Plato's hometown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: athens

  
  

  Possible Answer: Greek_capital, Athinai, capital_of_Greece, Athens




• The clue is Ask leading questions. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: fishforanswers

  
  



• The clue is "That's true about me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: yesiam

  
  



• The clue is Wee bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: whit

  
  

  Possible Answer: smidge, tittle, whit, iota, smidgin, smidgeon, shred, smidgen, scintilla




• The clue is Noncash corporate benefits, or what a cook would call the starts of 20-, 28-, and 43-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: stockoptions

  
  



• The clue is "__ luck!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lotsa

  
  



• The clue is Verdi tragedy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: aida

  
  



• The clue is Water repellent?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: moat

  
  

  Possible Answer: fosse, moat




• The clue is Easy-to-read font. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: arial

  
  



• The clue is Word with bed or engine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: twin

  
  

  Possible Answer: Twin, matching, Gemini, mate, pair, twin, parallel, counterpart, Twin_Falls, similitude, twinned, duplicate, couple, match




• The clue is Podcaster Klein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ezra

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ezra, Book_of_Ezra




• The clue is 1983 Streisand title role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: yentl

  
  



• The clue is Some video game inhabitants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sims

  
  



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

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

  The answer: sect

  
  

  Possible Answer: religious_order, sect, religious_sect, faction

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is Ultimate equipment that weighs 175 grams. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: disc

  
  

  Possible Answer: record, saucer, magnetic_disc, disk, platter, magnetic_disk, disc, phonograph_record, phonograph_recording




• The clue is "Not happening". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: uhuh

  
  



• The clue is Wrap for a tobiko maki roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nori

  
  



• The clue is Magnificence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: epicness

  
  



• The clue is Only. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nonebut

  
  



• The clue is Bare one's soul. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: openup

  
  



• The clue is Root in Hawaiian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: taro

  
  

  Possible Answer: taro_plant, dasheen, cocoyam, dalo, taro, eddo, edda, Colocasia_esculenta, taro_root




• The clue is Baseball family name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: alou

  
  



• The clue is Big name in vodka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: absolut

  
  



• The clue is Steal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: pilfer

  
  

  Possible Answer: abstract, pilfer, purloin, hook, cabbage, pinch, sneak, snarf, filch, lift, swipe, nobble




• The clue is Filling in a tobiko maki roll. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: roe

  
  

  Possible Answer: hard_roe, roe




• The clue is Little scamp. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: imp

  
  

  Possible Answer: hob, rascal, pixy, rapscallion, pixie, gremlin, scalawag, scamp, monkey, scallywag, brownie, imp, elf




• The clue is "__ that sink in". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: let

  
  

  Possible Answer: permit, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Army_of_the_Pure, allow, LET, lease, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, net_ball, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, have, rent, Lashkar-e-Taiba, get, countenance

  Possible Opposite Answer: forbid, disallow, prevent




• The clue is Nobel Peace Prize winner Annan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: kofi

  
  



• The clue is Filled tortilla. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: taco

  
  

  Possible Answer: taco, greaser, wetback




• The clue is Better ventilated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: airier

  
  

  Possible Answer: visionary, windy, ethereal, Laputan, aeriform, impractical, aery, aired, airy, aerial




• The clue is Rears, at sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sterns

  
  

  Possible Answer: fanny, ass, derriere, Stern, rear, stern, quarter, poop, buns, rump, bottom, hindquarters, Isaac_Stern, prat, rear_end, arse, tush, bum, can, tail, hind_end, keister, buttocks, fundament, seat, after_part, tail_end, butt, behind, nates, backside, tooshie, posterior




• The clue is Hunts and pecks on a keyboard. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: types

  
  

  Possible Answer: eccentric, character, typewrite, typecast, case, type

  Possible Opposite Answer: antitype




• The clue is Wodehouse character Wooster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: bertie

  
  



• The clue is Door to the street. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: egress

  
  

  Possible Answer: come_forth, egression, emersion, emergence, come_out, issue, egress, go_forth, emerge

  Possible Opposite Answer: ingress, immersion




• The clue is Teatro alla __: Milan opera house. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: scala

  
  



• The clue is Horror movie street. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: elm

  
  

  Possible Answer: elm_tree, elmwood, elm




• The clue is Like shade trees. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: leafy

  
  

  Possible Answer: leafy

  Possible Opposite Answer: leafless




• The clue is "__ favor": "please," in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: por

  
  



• The clue is What are a-changin', in a Dylan song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: thetimes

  
  



• The clue is "Possibly not even that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ifatall

  
  



• The clue is "__ arigato": Japanese "thank you very much". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: domo

  
  



• The clue is Fireplace accessories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ashpans

  
  



• The clue is Foolish one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: twit

  
  

  Possible Answer: twirp, twit, razz, rag, taunt, tease, twerp, ride, taunting, bait, cod, rally, tantalize, tantalise




• The clue is Show derision to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: hissat

  
  



• The clue is Ego of "SNL". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nwodim

  
  



• The clue is Movie musical starring Judi Dench and Idris Elba. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: cats

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer: keep_down




• The clue is Fuzzy fruit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: kiwi

  
  

  Possible Answer: kiwi_vine, Actinidia_deliciosa, kiwi, New_Zealander, kiwi_fruit, Chinese_gooseberry, Actinidia_chinensis, Kiwi, apteryx




• The clue is Seep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ooze

  
  

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




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

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

  The answer: narc

  
  

  Possible Answer: narc, nark, narcotics_agent




• The clue is Win shares in basketball, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: stat

  
  



• The clue is Put down, as sod. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lay

  
  

  Possible Answer: pose, lie_down, put_down, place, laic, secular, ballad, lie, repose, rest, lay, position, set, dwell, lie_in, put, consist

  Possible Opposite Answer: stand, arise




• The clue is Mine deposit. 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 Tuna container. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tin

  
  

  Possible Answer: cannister, put_up, can, atomic_number_50, Sn, canister, tin_can, tin