2410 Sat Oct 12, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. "It can't be!", 16. Blissful stretch, 17. "Nobody can do this alone", 18. Put down, 19. Make an example of, 20. First name in classic horror films, 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore, 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail), 23. Set against?, 25. Letters on old kopecks, 27. "Well, I'll be darned!", 29. Word before "tip" or after "top", 30. Chickpea, e.g., 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___", 35. "Is it just me …?", 37. Direct flight?, 38. Boil down, 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling, 40. Zest for life: Abbr., 41. Lofty passages, 43. Future D.O.'s exam, 44. Disgruntled grunts, 46. Legal V.I.P.s, 47. Invite qualifier, for short, 48. Good point, 49. What flashers do, 51. Takes for a ride, 54. Unable to make progress, say, 57. Verbally backpedaling, 58. "See?"

Down Clues :

1. See 51-Down, 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back", 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova, 4. Ally, 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws", 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g., 7. Approaches, briefly, 8. Took in a bad way, 9. Displayed, 10. Narrow peninsula, 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon", 12. Texter's "off-line", 13. Polish roll, 14. Corporate figures, 15. Blissful patch, 22. Pair of accessories?, 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag, 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries, 26. Made it, 27. L.A. museum, with "the", 28. Takes to heart, 30. Doesn't breathe easy, 32. Find, 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages, 34. No longer being drafted, say, 36. Satisfy a midday craving, 37. Is persuaded of, 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar, 42. Mars, e.g., 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation, 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951), 45. Can't not, informally, 47. Donnybrook, 48. "Just made it!", 50. Online home services marketplace, 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect, 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie, 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana, 55. Little warbler, 56. Lead follower: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 12, 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. "It can't be!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THATSIMPOSSIBLE




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

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

  The answer: HONEYMOONPERIOD




• The clue is 17. "Nobody can do this alone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTAKESAVILLAGE




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

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

  The answer: SHAMED

  Possible Answer : disgrace, simulate, shamefaced, shame, feign, shamed, sham, attaint, affect, dissemble, discredited, hangdog, dishonored, dishonour, disgraced, assume, guilty, pretend, dishonor

  Possible Opposite Answer : honor




• The clue is 19. Make an example of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : citation, acknowledgment, reference, bring_up, abduce, cite, summon, name, advert, summons, quotation, credit, mention, refer, adduce, quote




• The clue is 20. First name in classic horror films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LON




• The clue is 21. Brother of Lech and Czech in Slavic lore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUS

  Possible Answer : ruthenium, Ru, Rus, atomic_number_44




• The clue is 22. ___ Thai (Vietnamese fruit cocktail). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHE




• The clue is 23. Set against?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAYS

  Possible Answer : nay

  Possible Opposite Answer : yea




• The clue is 25. Letters on old kopecks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CCCP




• The clue is 27. "Well, I'll be darned!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEEWHIZ




• The clue is 29. Word before "tip" or after "top". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAT

  Possible Answer : chapeau, hat, lid




• The clue is 30. Chickpea, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEED

  Possible Answer : seminal_fluid, germ, source, sow, ejaculate, semen, seeded_player, seed, cum, come




• The clue is 31. Liszt's "Transcendental ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETUDES

  Possible Answer : etude




• The clue is 35. "Is it just me …?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMINUTS




• The clue is 37. Direct flight?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEELINE

  Possible Answer : beeline




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

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

  The answer: DECOCT

  Possible Answer : decoct, reduce, concentrate, boil_down




• The clue is 39. Lubricants used in oil drilling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUDS

  Possible Answer : muck_up, muck, mire, mud, clay




• The clue is 40. Zest for life: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYN




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

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

  The answer: SKYWAYS

  Possible Answer : airway, flight_path, air_lane, skyway




• The clue is 43. Future D.O.'s exam. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MCAT




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

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

  The answer: UGHS




• The clue is 46. Legal V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGS

  Possible Answer : Ag, silver, atomic_number_47




• The clue is 47. Invite qualifier, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYO




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

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

  The answer: PRO

  Possible Answer : pro, professional

  Possible Opposite Answer : con, anti, amateur




• The clue is 49. What flashers do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARN

  Possible Answer : monish, warn, discourage, admonish




• The clue is 51. Takes for a ride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIVES

  Possible Answer : driving_force, driveway, cause, ride, parkway, repel, aim, movement, push_back, take, get, beat_back, thrust, labour, private_road, crusade, push, drive, driving, labor, force_back, tug, force, motor, ram, repulse, campaign, effort

  Possible Opposite Answer : attract




• The clue is 54. Unable to make progress, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HITTINGADEADEND




• The clue is 57. Verbally backpedaling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATINGONESWORDS




• The clue is 58. "See?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATDIDITELLYOU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. See 51-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIS

• The clue is 2. Ice planet in "The Empire Strikes Back". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTH

  Possible Answer: Hodur, Hoder, Hothr, Hodr, Hoth

• The clue is 3. Like Mount Terror and Mount Terra Nova. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTARCTIC

  Possible Answer: Antarctic, south-polar, South_Frigid_Zone, Antarctic_Zone

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

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

  The answer: TEAMUP

• The clue is 5. Co-creator and co-star of Netflix's "The Upshaws". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYKES

• The clue is 6. Had a side convo on Zoom, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMED

• The clue is 7. Approaches, briefly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOS

  Possible Answer: molybdenum, moment, second, mo, bit, MO, Mo, Show_Me_State, minute, atomic_number_42, Missouri

• The clue is 8. Took in a bad way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POACHED

  Possible Answer: poach, stewed, poached, boiled

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

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

  The answer: ONVIEW

• The clue is 10. Narrow peninsula. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer: expectoration, tongue, spue, pitter-patter, saliva, spitting, spit, ptyalize, spatter, sprinkle, skewer, spit_out, spew, spittle, patter, ptyalise

• The clue is 11. Insectoid moon dwellers in H.G. Wells's "The First Men in the Moon". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENITES

• The clue is 12. Texter's "off-line". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRL

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

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

  The answer: BIALY

  Possible Answer: bialystoker, bialy

• The clue is 14. Corporate figures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOS

  Possible Answer: logotype, logo, Logos, Son, Word

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

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

  The answer: EDEN

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

• The clue is 22. Pair of accessories?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEES

• The clue is 24. Un color on El Salvador's flag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 25. Lake ___, body of water spanning four African countries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAD

  Possible Answer: Chadic, Republic_of_Chad, Chadic_language, Chad, Lake_Chad, chad, Tchad

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

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

  The answer: CAME

  Possible Answer: fare, amount, make_out, derive, come_up, get, get_along, come_in, come, add_up, do, occur, issue_forth, descend, hail, follow, number, total, arrive, fall

  Possible Opposite Answer : go, leave

• The clue is 27. L.A. museum, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GETTY

• The clue is 28. Takes to heart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEEDS

  Possible Answer: regard, listen, heed, attentiveness, mind, paying_attention

  Possible Opposite Answer : inattentiveness

• The clue is 30. Doesn't breathe easy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKSWIND

• The clue is 32. Find. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISCOVERY

  Possible Answer: breakthrough, discovery, find, uncovering

• The clue is 33. Grammy-winning singer who has recorded in several fictional languages. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA

• The clue is 34. No longer being drafted, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SENT

  Possible Answer: send, beam, charge, ship, sent, transmit, institutionalise, post, institutionalize, send_off, send_out, commit, direct, transport, station, place, broadcast, get_off, air, mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsent

• The clue is 36. Satisfy a midday craving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSH

  Possible Answer: nosh, snack

• The clue is 37. Is persuaded of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUYS

  Possible Answer: bribe, buy, purchase, grease_one's_palms, steal, corrupt, bargain

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell

• The clue is 39. Anna ___, first Italian to win an acting Oscar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAGNANI

• The clue is 42. Mars, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WARGOD

• The clue is 43. Melodramatic cry of appreciation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYIDOL

• The clue is 44. Character played by Kieron Moore in "David and Bathsheba" (1951). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URIAH

  Possible Answer: Uriah

• The clue is 45. Can't not, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTTA

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

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

  The answer: BRAWL

  Possible Answer: do, bash, brawl, free-for-all, wrangle

• The clue is 48. "Just made it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PHEW

• The clue is 50. Online home services marketplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGI

• The clue is 51. Plural form of 1-Down, in dialect. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESE

• The clue is 52. Mountain biking move akin to a front wheelie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENDO

• The clue is 53. Calif. school less than an hour's ride from Tijuana. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDSU

• The clue is 55. Little warbler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIT

  Possible Answer: boob, titmouse, teat, titty, pap, bosom, tit, mamilla, nipple, knocker, breast, mammilla

• The clue is 56. Lead follower: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DET

July 08, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 08, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (32 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

NYT Saturday Crossword Across Clues - July 08, 2023 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Milk duds?	10
2A	11. Fictional group led by a Dark Lord	4
3A	15. Setting for some high school experimentation	10
4A	16. More than a couple	4
5A	17. Feel elation	10
6A	18. "Who ___ and mends, to God himself commends": Cervantes	4
7A	19. J.J. or T.J. of the N.F.L.	4
8A	20. Mount seen from Reggio Calabria	4
9A	21. Targets of reflexology	4
10A	22. Sign of a big hit?	3
11A	25. Service accessories	7
12A	27. Escape room?	6
13A	29. Longtime celebrity gossip show	5
14A	31. Film ineligible to get an Oscar	14
15A	34. Band whose debut album, "Murmur," was Rolling Stone's 1983 Album of the Year	3
16A	35. Top spot, in brief	3
17A	36. Move quickly	3
18A	37. Snack for a pangolin	3
19A	38. Ranch alternative	14
20A	42. Feuding big-time	5
21A	43. Betting emotionally, in poker slang	6
22A	44. Guitarist Carlos	7
23A	47. Syst. in which making an "L" with the thumb and index finger and raising the pinkie means "I love you"	3
24A	48. Musical figure in Dungeons & Dragons	4
25A	49. Daredevil's equipment, maybe	4
26A	51. Video game hurdle	4
27A	55. "The Big Lebowski" protagonist, with "the"	4
28A	56. "This outfit looks ridiculous"	10
29A	59. Apt laptop choice for a tennis pro?	4
30A	60. Grass-roots marketing group	10
31A	61. Hankerings	4
32A	62. Little surprises in computer games, e.g.	10

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. Milk duds?"

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: NURSINGBRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. Fictional group led by a Dark Lord"

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: SITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Setting for some high school experimentation"

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: SCIENCELAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. More than a couple"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: 3, trey, triple
• 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: TRIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Feel elation"

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: FLOATONAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. "Who ___ and mends, to God himself commends": Cervantes"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
• Words that mean the same thing: drift, mistake, err
• 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: ERRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. J.J. or T.J. of the N.F.L."

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 a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
• Words that mean the same thing: James Watt, W
• 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: WATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Mount seen from Reggio Calabria"

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 inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
• Words that mean the same thing: bunsen burner, Mount Etna, Mt Etna
• 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: ETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Targets of reflexology"

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 part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
• Words that mean the same thing: metrical foot, foundation, base
• The opposite would be: head
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Sign of a big hit?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
• Words that mean the same thing: prisoner of war
• 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: POW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Service accessories"

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 a songbook containing a collection of hymns
• Words that mean the same thing: hymnary, hymnal, hymnbook
• 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: HYMNALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Escape room?"

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 outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
• Words that mean the same thing: service department
• 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: GARAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Longtime celebrity gossip show"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium 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: ENEWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "31. Film ineligible to get an Oscar"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about movies/film.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MADEFORTVMOVIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Band whose debut album, "Murmur," was Rolling Stone's 1983 Album of the Year"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: rapid eye movement sleep, rapid eye movement, paradoxical sleep
• 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: REM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Top spot, in brief"

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 corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
• Words that mean the same thing: chief executive officer, chief operating officer
• 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: CEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Move quickly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• Words that mean the same thing: cannonball along, hotfoot, belt along
• The opposite would be: linger
• 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: HIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Snack for a pangolin"

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 social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
• Words that mean the same thing: pismire, emmet
• 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: ANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Ranch alternative"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: CAESARDRESSING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "42. Feuding big-time"

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: ATWAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Betting emotionally, in poker slang"

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: ONTILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Guitarist Carlos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SANTANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "47. Syst. in which making an "L" with the thumb and index finger and raising the pinkie means "I love you""

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 sign language used in the united states
• Words that mean the same thing: American sign language
• 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: ASL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Musical figure in Dungeons & Dragons"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a lyric poet
• Words that mean the same thing: dress up, barde, caparison
• 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: BARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "49. Daredevil's equipment, 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 an inclined surface connecting two levels
• Words that mean the same thing: Allium tricoccum, rage, storm
• 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: RAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Video game hurdle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who exercises control over workers
• Words that mean the same thing: hirer, party boss, foreman
• 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: BOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "55. "The Big Lebowski" protagonist, with "the""

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 an informal form of address for a man
• Words that mean the same thing: beau, fellow, dandy
• 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: DUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. "This outfit looks ridiculous""

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: IFEELSILLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Apt laptop choice for a tennis pro?"

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 type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Acer
• 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: ACER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. Grass-roots marketing group"

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: STREETTEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Hankerings"

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 yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: languish, yen, ache
• 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: YENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Little surprises in computer games, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EASTEREGGS

  Great job if you got it right!

July 08, 2023 Saturday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Link warning	4
2D	2. Alma mater for Jackie Robinson, in brief	4
3D	3. ___ Games, developer behind League of Legends	4
4D	4. Rear guard?	7
5D	5. Ding for a QB	3
6D	6. Base fig.	3
7D	7. Holder of very small blueprints	4
8D	8. Go on and on	7
9D	9. Precipitous?	5
10D	10. ___ Lincoln Harris, early Black economist	5
11D	11. Italian football coach ___ Pioli	7
12D	12. "That's beside the point!"	10
13D	13. One going out on a limb?	9
14D	14. Whole bunch	4
15D	23. One taking a lode off?	7
16D	24. Crispy confection	5
17D	26. Archenemy	7
18D	27. Hunter gatherer?	10
19D	28. B-worthy	4
20D	30. {T, H, I, S}, in mathematics	3
21D	31. Ragù, e.g.	9
22D	32. Consequently	4
23D	33. Grand outlook	5
24D	34. Company acquired by G.E. in 1986	3
25D	39. Independent in Congress beginning in 1991	7
26D	40. Nomads	7
27D	41. "OK, try me"	7
28D	45. Become apparent	5
29D	46. Pact replaced by the U.S.M.C.A. in 2020	5
30D	48. Party time, informally	4
31D	50. Actress Amanda	4
32D	52. Man's name that becomes a popular toy brand if you move the first letter to the end	4
33D	53. Smeltery waste	4
34D	54. Jazz singer Sylvia	4
35D	57. Wrangler competitor	3
36D	58. Orch. section	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. Link warning"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NSFW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Alma mater for Jackie Robinson, in brief"

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: UCLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ Games, developer behind League of Legends"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a public act of violence by an unruly mob
• Words that mean the same thing: public violence, rioting, roister
• 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: RIOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Rear guard?"

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: SEATPAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Ding for a QB"

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: INT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Base fig."

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: NCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Holder of very small blueprints"

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 (genetics) a segment of dna that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding dna as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
• Words that mean the same thing: cistron, factor
• 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: GENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Go on and on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that foolish gibberish
• Words that mean the same thing: blatherskite, smatter, babble
• 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: BLATHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Precipitous?"

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 (of weather) wet by periods of rain
• Words that mean the same thing: showery
• 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: RAINY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ Lincoln Harris, early Black economist"

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: ABRAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Italian football coach ___ Pioli"

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: STEFANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "That's beside the point!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
• The opposite would be: relevant
• 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: IRRELEVANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. One going out on a limb?"

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: TIRESWING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Whole bunch"

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 person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
• Words that mean the same thing: boniface, emcee, horde
• The opposite would be: parasite
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. One taking a lode off?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ORECART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Crispy confection"

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 small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
• 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: WAFER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Archenemy"

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 (greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
• Words that mean the same thing: curse, bane, scourge
• 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: NEMESIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Hunter gatherer?"

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: GAMEWARDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. B-worthy"

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 moral excellence or admirableness
• Words that mean the same thing: sound, estimable, safe
• The opposite would be: bad, ill
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. {T, H, I, S}, in mathematics"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: solidification, go down, determine
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Ragù, e.g."

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: MEATSAUCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. Consequently"

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 that time; that moment
• Words that mean the same thing: and then, and so, so
• 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: THEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Grand outlook"

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 visual percept of a region
• Words that mean the same thing: aspect, panorama, view
• 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: VISTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "34. Company acquired by G.E. in 1986"

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: RCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Independent in Congress beginning in 1991"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
• Words that mean the same thing: electric sander, sander, smoother
• 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: SANDERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Nomads"

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 someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
• Words that mean the same thing: rover, wanderer, bird of passage
• 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: ROAMERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. "OK, try me""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ILLBITE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Become apparent"

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 come into existence; take on form or shape
• Words that mean the same thing: rise, rise up, originate
• The opposite would be: go to bed, sit down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARISE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Pact replaced by the U.S.M.C.A. in 2020"

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 an agreement for free trade between the united states and canada and mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
• Words that mean the same thing: North American Free Trade Agreement
• 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: NAFTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. Party time, informally"

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: BDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. Actress Amanda"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: PEET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. Man's name that becomes a popular toy brand if you move the first letter to the end"

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: OLEG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Smeltery waste"

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 scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
• Words that mean the same thing: dross, scoria
• 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: SLAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Jazz singer Sylvia"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: SYMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Wrangler competitor"

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 united states filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in america (born in 1957)
• Words that mean the same thing: Henry Lee, Lee Yuen Kam, leeward
• The opposite would be: windward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Orch. section"

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: STR

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	69.1%
Short Answer	10	14.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.4%
Sports	3	4.4%
Music	2	2.9%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Science/Technology	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 01, 2025 at 07:40 AM