27415 Sat Nov 30, 2024 NYT by Oliver Goodridge and Juan Garavito

Across Clues :

1. Handle of a knife, 5. "And …?", 11. "Say …", 14. Haughty self-important question, 16. Boast in a 1987 Michael Jackson hit, 17. Airport transports, perhaps, 18. Export from Jamaica, 19. "Nature always ___ the colors of the spirit": Ralph Waldo Emerson, 20. Petite ___, 21. Number of fingers on dos manos, 22. Recipe fig., 23. Be all in a tizzy, 24. Complicated, 25. Ready to rinse, say, 28. Shared, 29. Cooks up, so to speak, 30. Horse race measures, 32. Went wrong, 33. Painting technique in which the artist applies new paint atop a just-painted layer, 34. Etc., etc., 35. Longtime candy company based in San Francisco, 36. Color akin to amarillo, 37. Cart for the Budweiser Clydesdales, e.g., 38. Speck, 39. Termite, e.g., 41. Fired (up), in old slang, 42. Japanese game using pentagonal pieces, 43. Jack ___, Best Supporting Actor nominee for 1940's "The Great Dictator", 44. Fateful encounter, 47. Where cold cases are frequently opened, 48. Nearly every third baseman and shortstop in M.L.B. history, 49. Sign of hunger

Down Clues :

1. At-home distraction?, 2. Like the crowd after a buzzer beater, say, 3. Quarrels, 4. Sound accompanying a shake of the head, 5. Attacked, as a castle, 6. "Hang on a second …", 7. Request to be impressed, 8. Expressions of befuddlement, 9. Since, 10. Breakup line, 11. End result of a starter, 12. The so-called "heart of the scorpion" in the night sky, 13. Assumes control, 14. Holiday honoring Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of fortune, 15. Hard to navigate, 21. Stoop (to), 23. Mr. Rogers, to his neighbors, 24. Prefix from the Greek for "alone", 26. Styles of singing, 27. Hot times in la cité, 28. Leaves in a hurry, informally, 30. It flows where the wind blows, 31. One of 11 for Big Ben, 33. Like an important decision, 34. Reason one might get extended time on the PSAT, 35. Tried to hit, 38. "___ is it?", 39. Nova preceder, 40. Like some horse feed, 42. Gulp, 45. "___ and the Thirteenth Confession" (Laura Nyro album), 46. Subject of a ganzfeld experiment, in brief

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 30, 2024

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

New York Times, Saturday, November 30, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Handle of a knife. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAFT

  Possible Answer : haft, helve




• The clue is 5. "And …?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOWHAT




• The clue is 11. "Say …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERESATHOUGHT




• The clue is 14. Haughty self-important question. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOYOUKNOWWHOIAM




• The clue is 16. Boast in a 1987 Michael Jackson hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMBAD




• The clue is 17. Airport transports, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRAMS

  Possible Answer : tramway, ropeway, trolley, tram, streetcar, trolley_car, cable_tramway, tramcar, aerial_tramway




• The clue is 18. Export from Jamaica. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKA




• The clue is 19. "Nature always ___ the colors of the spirit": Ralph Waldo Emerson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEARS

  Possible Answer : wearable, fag, put_on, wear_upon, vesture, break, wear_down, tire_out, wearing, article_of_clothing, wear_thin, bear, outwear, bust, wear_off, tire, weary, don, wear, wear_out, fatigue, habiliment, fall_apart, clothing, hold_out, assume, fag_out, jade, have_on, endure, get_into

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh




• The clue is 20. Petite ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMIE




• The clue is 21. Number of fingers on dos manos. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIEZ




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

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

  The answer: AMT




• The clue is 23. Be all in a tizzy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRET

  Possible Answer : chafe, scratch, fret, erode, key_pattern, gall, fray, Greek_fret, swither, worn_spot, niggle, eat_away, rub, stew, grate, rankle, gag, lather, choke, eat_into, Greek_key, sweat, fuss




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

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

  The answer: MESSY

  Possible Answer : mussy, messy




• The clue is 25. Ready to rinse, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LATHERED

  Possible Answer : welt, slash, soap, lather, lash, trounce, strap, flog, whip




• The clue is 28. Shared. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOINT

  Possible Answer : stick, junction, articulate, join, spliff, articulation, marijuana_cigarette, joint, articulatio, roast, juncture, reefer

  Possible Opposite Answer : separate




• The clue is 29. Cooks up, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEATES

  Possible Answer : ideate, envisage, imagine, conceive_of




• The clue is 30. Horse race measures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LENGTHS

  Possible Answer : distance, duration, length




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

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

  The answer: ERRED

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




• The clue is 33. Painting technique in which the artist applies new paint atop a just-painted layer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WETONWET




• The clue is 34. Etc., etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBRS




• The clue is 35. Longtime candy company based in San Francisco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEES

  Possible Answer : understand, ascertain, assure, visualise, go_out, reckon, attend, insure, examine, interpret, consider, look, view, picture, ensure, get_a_line, determine, hear, discover, check, see_to_it, learn, witness, find_out, catch, escort, visualize, encounter, go_steady, run_into, find, project, construe, get_word, get_wind, date, watch, go_through, fancy, come_across, meet, run_across, image, envision, visit, control, realize, take_care, experience, realise, pick_up, take_in, see, figure, regard




• The clue is 36. Color akin to amarillo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORO




• The clue is 37. Cart for the Budweiser Clydesdales, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAY

  Possible Answer : dray, camion




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

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

  The answer: WHIT

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




• The clue is 39. Termite, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORER

  Possible Answer : bore_bit, borer, rock_drill, stone_drill, woodborer




• The clue is 41. Fired (up), in old slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HET

  Possible Answer : heated, heated_up, het_up, het




• The clue is 42. Japanese game using pentagonal pieces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOGI

  Possible Answer : shogi




• The clue is 43. Jack ___, Best Supporting Actor nominee for 1940's "The Great Dictator". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAKIE




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

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

  The answer: DATEWITHDESTINY




• The clue is 47. Where cold cases are frequently opened. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELICATESSENS

  Possible Answer : deli, delicatessen, food_shop, delicatessen_food




• The clue is 48. Nearly every third baseman and shortstop in M.L.B. history. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIGHTY




• The clue is 49. Sign of hunger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PANG

  Possible Answer : stab, sting, twinge, pang

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. At-home distraction?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEYBATTERBATTER

• The clue is 2. Like the crowd after a buzzer beater, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROAR

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

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

  The answer: FEUDS

  Possible Answer: feud

• The clue is 4. Sound accompanying a shake of the head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSK

  Possible Answer: tsk, tut, tut-tut

• The clue is 5. Attacked, as a castle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORMED

  Possible Answer: force, surprise, rage, storm, ramp

• The clue is 6. "Hang on a second …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHWAIT

• The clue is 7. Request to be impressed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOWME

• The clue is 8. Expressions of befuddlement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUHS

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

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

  The answer: AGO

  Possible Answer: ago, agone

• The clue is 10. Breakup line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISISNTWORKING

• The clue is 11. End result of a starter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOMEMADEBREAD

• The clue is 12. The so-called "heart of the scorpion" in the night sky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTARES

  Possible Answer: Antares

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

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

  The answer: TAKESTHEREINS

• The clue is 14. Holiday honoring Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of fortune. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIWALI

• The clue is 15. Hard to navigate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAZY

  Possible Answer: mazy, labyrinthine, labyrinthian

• The clue is 21. Stoop (to). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEIGN

  Possible Answer: deign, descend, condescend

• The clue is 23. Mr. Rogers, to his neighbors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRED

• The clue is 24. Prefix from the Greek for "alone". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONO

  Possible Answer: kissing_disease, mono, monophonic, infectious_mononucleosis, glandular_fever, mononucleosis, single-channel

• The clue is 26. Styles of singing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HARRY

  Possible Answer: chivvy, plague, ravage, harass, beset, harry, chevy, molest, provoke, chivy, chevvy, hassle

• The clue is 27. Hot times in la cité. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETES

• The clue is 28. Leaves in a hurry, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JETS

  Possible Answer: blue_jet, honey_oil, cat_valium, spurt, super_acid, reverse_lightning, special_K, squirt, green, gush, fountain, jet_plane, jet, jet-propelled_plane, spirt, super_C, K

• The clue is 30. It flows where the wind blows. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEETIDE

• The clue is 31. One of 11 for Big Ben. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOREY

  Possible Answer: storey, story, level, floor

• The clue is 33. Like an important decision. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEIGHTY

  Possible Answer: telling, grievous, heavy, grave, cogent, corpulent, weighty, rotund, obese

  Possible Opposite Answer : weightless

• The clue is 34. Reason one might get extended time on the PSAT. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADHD

  Possible Answer: minimal_brain_damage, ADD, minimal_brain_dysfunction, MBD, attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder, ADHD, attention_deficit_disorder, hyperkinetic_syndrome

• The clue is 35. Tried to hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOTAT

• The clue is 38. "___ is it?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHICH

• The clue is 39. Nova preceder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSSA

• The clue is 40. Like some horse feed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATEN

  Possible Answer: oaten

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

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

  The answer: SWIG

  Possible Answer: swig, draught, gulp, draft, slug, slog, quaff

• The clue is 45. "___ and the Thirteenth Confession" (Laura Nyro album). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 46. Subject of a ganzfeld experiment, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESP

  Possible Answer: ESP, second_sight, extrasensory_perception, clairvoyance, E.S.P.

NYT Down Today October 07, 2025: Complete Vertical Clues Walkthrough

All NYT Down Clues October 07, 2025 - 37 Vertical Answers with Hints

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Crossword has 37 Down clues. We have all the vertical answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Down Clues

NYT Down Clues - Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Down Clues Statistics

Detail	Information
Date	October 07, 2025
Day of Week	Tuesday
Total Down Clues	37 clues
Direction	Vertical (Top to Bottom)
Difficulty	Medium

All Down Clues - Complete List

Here are all 37 Down clues for today's puzzle. These go vertically from top to bottom.

Complete Down Clues List

Number	Clue
1 Down	1. Embellishes
2 Down	2. W.W. II menace
3 Down	3. "Fiddler on the Roof" protagonist
4 Down	4. Drinking vessel that often has a hinged lid
5 Down	5. Wood strip
6 Down	6. ___ fixe
7 Down	7. Run out, as a subscription
8 Down	8. 16-Across, to Molière
9 Down	9. Italian dessert menu staple
10 Down	10. Kick off
11 Down	11. Certain monk(ey)s
12 Down	12. Coup d'___
13 Down	14. Winter hrs. in Salt Lake City
14 Down	20. Sushi seaweed
15 Down	24. Pointed part of a pitchfork
16 Down	26. Not fooled by
17 Down	27. Central Plains tribe
18 Down	28. Wreck beyond repair
19 Down	30. Ensnare
20 Down	31. "My bro!"
21 Down	32. Process of change over generations
22 Down	33. Still learning to navigate local landmarks, say
23 Down	35. Prefix with watt
24 Down	36. Purchase for a family room
25 Down	38. Opposed to
26 Down	42. Spirit of Mexico?
27 Down	43. Dish that's "slung"
28 Down	48. Open, as a bottle
29 Down	49. Some Dutch cheeses
30 Down	51. Major British grocery chain
31 Down	52. Narnia lion
32 Down	53. Like spinach or chard
33 Down	54. Material for some gloves and balloons
34 Down	55. Largest member of the dolphin family
35 Down	57. Canal-turned-boulevard in Schenectady, N.Y.
36 Down	58. The "R" of R/H/E
37 Down	59. Airport org.

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Down Clues

Need help? Here are comprehensive hints and answers for each Down clue. Also check these helpful guides:

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Complete Down Solutions:

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1 Down: "1. Embellishes"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: G___S
• Similar words: order, social club
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a formal association of people with similar interests
• This is Down clue number 1

Answer:

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GILDS

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2 Down: "2. W.W. II menace"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'U' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: U___T
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 2

Answer:

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UBOAT

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3 Down: "3. "Fiddler on the Roof" protagonist"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: T___E
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 3

Answer:

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TEVYE

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4 Down: "4. Drinking vessel that often has a hinged lid"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'S' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: S___N
• Similar words: beer mug, Gertrude Stein
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a mug intended for serving beer
• This is Down clue number 4

Answer:

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STEIN

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5 Down: "5. Wood strip"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'H'
• Word pattern: L__H
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 5

Answer:

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LATH

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6 Down: "6. ___ fixe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: I__E
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 6

Answer:

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IDEE

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7 Down: "7. Run out, as a subscription"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: L___E
• Similar words: reversion, backslide
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a mistake resulting from inattention
• This is Down clue number 7

Answer:

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LAPSE

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8 Down: "8. 16-Across, to Molière"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'R'
• Word pattern: A___R
• Similar words: intimacy, involvement
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
• This is Down clue number 8

Answer:

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AMOUR

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9 Down: "9. Italian dessert menu staple"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'I'
• Word pattern: C_____I
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 9

Answer:

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CANNOLI

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10 Down: "10. Kick off"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'I' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: I_______E
• Similar words: prompt, incite
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: provoke or stir up
• This is Down clue number 10

Answer:

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INSTIGATE

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11 Down: "11. Certain monk(ey)s"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: C_______S
• Similar words: capuchin, Cebus capucinus
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a hooded cloak for women
• This is Down clue number 11

Answer:

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CAPUCHINS

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12 Down: "12. Coup d'___"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'T'
• Word pattern: E__T
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 12

Answer:

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ETAT

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13 Down: "14. Winter hrs. in Salt Lake City"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'M' and ends with 'T'
• Similar words: Mountain Time
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich
• This is Down clue number 13

Answer:

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MST

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14 Down: "20. Sushi seaweed"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'I'
• Word pattern: N__I
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 14

Answer:

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NORI

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15 Down: "24. Pointed part of a pitchfork"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: T__E
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
• This is Down clue number 15

Answer:

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TINE

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16 Down: "26. Not fooled by"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: O__O
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 16

Answer:

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ONTO

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17 Down: "27. Central Plains tribe"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: O__E
• Similar words: Oto
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 17

Answer:

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OTOE

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18 Down: "28. Wreck beyond repair"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'L'
• Word pattern: T___L
• Similar words: entire, totality
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: the whole amount
• This is Down clue number 18

Answer:

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TOTAL

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19 Down: "30. Ensnare"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'P'
• Word pattern: T__P
• Similar words: ambuscade, entrap
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 19

Answer:

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TRAP

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20 Down: "31. "My bro!""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'D' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: D__E
• Similar words: dandy, buster
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: an informal form of address for a man
• This is Down clue number 20

Answer:

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DUDE

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21 Down: "32. Process of change over generations"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: E_______N
• Similar words: development, phylogeny
• Opposite of: devolution
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 21

Answer:

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EVOLUTION

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22 Down: "33. Still learning to navigate local landmarks, say"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 9 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'N' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: N_______N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 22

Answer:

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NEWINTOWN

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23 Down: "35. Prefix with watt"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: T__A
• Similar words: Pidlimdi, Yamaltu
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: a three-tone Chadic language
• This is Down clue number 23

Answer:

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TERA

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24 Down: "36. Purchase for a family room"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'V'
• Word pattern: H__V
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 24

Answer:

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HDTV

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25 Down: "38. Opposed to"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'I'
• Word pattern: A__I
• Opposite of: pro
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 25

Answer:

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ANTI

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26 Down: "42. Spirit of Mexico?"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 7 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: T_____A
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
• This is Down clue number 26

Answer:

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TEQUILA

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27 Down: "43. Dish that's "slung""

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'H' and ends with 'H'
• Word pattern: H__H
• Similar words: hasheesh, hashish
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
• This is Down clue number 27

Answer:

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HASH

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28 Down: "48. Open, as a bottle"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'U' and ends with 'P'
• Word pattern: U___P
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 28

Answer:

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UNCAP

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29 Down: "49. Some Dutch cheeses"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: E___S
• Similar words: Edam
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 29

Answer:

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EDAMS

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30 Down: "51. Major British grocery chain"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'O'
• Word pattern: T___O
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 30

Answer:

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TESCO

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31 Down: "52. Narnia lion"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'A' and ends with 'N'
• Word pattern: A___N
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 31

Answer:

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ASLAN

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32 Down: "53. Like spinach or chard"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'Y'
• Word pattern: L___Y
• Opposite of: leafless
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• Definition: having or covered with leaves
• This is Down clue number 32

Answer:

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LEAFY

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33 Down: "54. Material for some gloves and balloons"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 5 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'L' and ends with 'X'
• Word pattern: L___X
• Similar words: latex paint
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 33

Answer:

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LATEX

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34 Down: "55. Largest member of the dolphin family"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'O' and ends with 'A'
• Word pattern: O__A
• Similar words: grampus, killer whale
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 34

Answer:

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ORCA

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35 Down: "57. Canal-turned-boulevard in Schenectady, N.Y."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
• Word pattern: E__E
• Similar words: Lake Erie
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 35

Answer:

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ERIE

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36 Down: "58. The "R" of R/H/E"

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 4 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
• Word pattern: R__S
• Similar words: fly the coop, turn tail
• Opposite of: malfunction
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 36

Answer:

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RUNS

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37 Down: "59. Airport org."

Helpful hints for this Down clue:

• This word has 3 letters going top to bottom
• It starts with 'T' and ends with 'A'
• This is an abbreviation or acronym
• This is Down clue number 37

Answer:

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TSA

Expert Strategies for Solving Down Clues

Master the vertical clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Down Clues?

• Down clues often reveal key letters for intersecting words
• Vertical patterns can unlock difficult sections
• Many prefixes and suffixes run vertically
• Down answers often help solve Across clues

Down Clue Patterns to Recognize

1. Fill-in-the-blank clues: These are usually the easiest Down entries
2. Prefixes and suffixes: Common word parts often run vertically
3. Abbreviations: Look for clues with "Abbr." or shortened forms
4. Plural indicators: Words ending in 'S' are common in Down
5. Pop culture references: Names and titles often appear vertically

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Technique	How It Helps
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Fill short Down words	3-4 letter words are often prefixes or connectors
Use crossing letters	Across letters help confirm Down answers
Look for themes	Related Down answers often share a theme

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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

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

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, June 04, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

June 04, 2022 Saturday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Senator after whom Honolulu's airport is named	6
2A	7. Mag, e.g.	3
3A	10. No longer available, in a way	4
4A	14. The burger chain In-N-Out has a famous one	10
5A	16. Transport unlikely to operate in the summer	4
6A	17. Play it cool	10
7A	18. Like muesli	4
8A	19. Formal name for 11-Down, in brief	3
9A	20. March word	3
10A	21. Savanna and tundra	6
11A	23. Sets of closing notes	5
12A	25. Area near a stage	3
13A	28. Museum pieces you might find to be moving?	5
14A	29. Personal identifier in the Deaf community	8
15A	32. Actual employer of some "government consultants," in brief	3
16A	33. Mentor to a queen	10
17A	36. Right this way?	4
18A	37. Muscle-relieving tools for runners	7
19A	38. Source of oils used in wellness	7
20A	40. Source of oils used in wellness	4
21A	41. Trio in some bios	10
22A	43. ___ chem (101-level course, familiarly)	3
23A	44. Course you need a compass to navigate?	8
24A	45. Lowest-ranking member of a group	5
25A	47. ___ & Roll (punny name for a sushi bar)	3
26A	48. "I'll ___ it"	5
27A	52. Kind of motel	6
28A	54. Gram alternative	3
29A	56. "___ Sleeps Over" (classic children's book)	3
30A	57. L.G.B.T. rights activist Windsor	4
31A	58. "Sigh ... never mind"	10
32A	62. Beauties	4
33A	63. Playground "immunization"	10
34A	64. ___ club	4
35A	65. Partner of 53-Down	3
36A	66. Rocky Mountain National Park sights	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. Senator after whom Honolulu's airport is named"

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: INOUYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "7. Mag, e.g."

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 tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
• Words that mean the same thing: public house, saloon, pothouse
• 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: PUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. No longer available, in a way"

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 exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
• Words that mean the same thing: betray, trade, sell
• The opposite would be: unsold, buy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. The burger chain In-N-Out has a famous one"

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: SECRETMENU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Transport unlikely to operate in the summer"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: TBAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Play it cool"

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: ACTNATURAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Like muesli"

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: OATY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Formal name for 11-Down, in brief"

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: ACA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. March word"

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: HUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Savanna and tundra"

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 major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
• Words that mean the same thing: biome
• 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: BIOMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Sets of closing notes"

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 closing section of a musical composition
• Words that mean the same thing: finale, coda
• 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: CODAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Area near a stage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
• Words that mean the same thing: colliery, orchestra pit, endocarp
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Museum pieces you might find to be moving?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: OPART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Personal identifier in the Deaf community"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: NAMESIGN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "32. Actual employer of some "government consultants," 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 an independent agency of the united states government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the director of central intelligence under the supervision of the president and national security council
• Words that mean the same thing: Central Intelligence Agency
• 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: CIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Mentor to a queen"

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: DRAGMOTHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Right this way?"

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 the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
• Words that mean the same thing: E, eastern United States, due east
• The opposite would be: west
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Muscle-relieving tools for runners"

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 grounder that rolls along the infield
• Words that mean the same thing: hair curler, roll, tumbler
• 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: ROLLERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Source of oils used in wellness"

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: TEATREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Source of oils used in wellness"

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 succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in africa
• 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: ALOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Trio in some bios"

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: SHEHERHERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. ___ chem (101-level course, familiarly)"

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 informal term for information
• 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: GEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. Course you need a compass to navigate?"

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 pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
• 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: GEOMETRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Lowest-ranking member of a group"

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 ending of a series or sequence; --revelation
• Words that mean the same thing: Z
• 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: OMEGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. ___ & Roll (punny name for a sushi bar)"

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 pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in chinese cooking
• 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: WOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. "I'll ___ it""

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 make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
• Words that mean the same thing: countenance, take into account, reserve
• The opposite would be: forbid, deny
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Kind of motel"

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: NOTELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Gram alternative"

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 your grandmother
• Words that mean the same thing: Nan River, naan, grandmother
• 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: NAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. "___ Sleeps Over" (classic children's book)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a militant organization of irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive british forces from northern ireland and achieve a united independent ireland
• Words that mean the same thing: Provisional IRA, ire, Provisional Irish Republican Army
• 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: IRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. L.G.B.T. rights activist Windsor"

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: EDIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. "Sigh ... never mind""

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: OHFORGETIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Beauties"

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 art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Words that mean the same thing: precious stone, gem, gemstone
• 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: GEMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "63. Playground "immunization""

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: COOTIESHOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "64. ___ club"

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 great merriment
• Words that mean the same thing: mirth, mirthfulness, gloating
• 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: GLEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. Partner of 53-Down"

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 metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
• Words that mean the same thing: fundamental, Florida key, discover
• The opposite would be: atonality
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. Rocky Mountain National Park sights"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several trees of the genus populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
• Words that mean the same thing: aspen
• 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: ASPENS

  Great job if you got it right!

June 04, 2022 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. His burial place is said to be in Israel's Cave of Machpelah	5
2D	2. Onetime candy maker based in Revere, Mass.	5
3D	3. The bits in a byte, e.g.	5
4D	4. Vote holder on "Survivor"	3
5D	5. "Me, too"	8
6D	6. "You, too?!"	4
7D	7. ___ year	3
8D	8. Spanish article	3
9D	9. It may be screwed up	4
10D	10. Lower oneself	5
11D	11. Major legislation of the 111th Congress	9
12D	12. Sleepyhead, maybe	9
13D	13. All 48, following the Volstead Act	9
14D	15. Popular half-hour sketch comedy of the 1970s-'80s, with "The"	10
15D	22. + or – something	3
16D	24. It's a matter of degree	5
17D	26. Sort of	3
18D	27. Become one	10
19D	30. Inspector of British fiction	5
20D	31. Salute, say	5
21D	33. It gets hatched in a fantasy novel	9
22D	34. One to follow	9
23D	35. Aid in avoiding distractions	9
24D	36. ___ alcohol	5
25D	39. Categorizes	8
26D	42. Post-punk genre	3
27D	44. Partner in a barn dance, maybe	3
28D	46. Silly sorts	5
29D	49. Like yoga instructors	5
30D	50. Constellation with Betelgeuse and Bellatrix	5
31D	51. Radio broadcast units	5
32D	53. Partner of 65-Across	4
33D	55. What might be a strain in a theater?	4
34D	59. One starting a row?	3
35D	60. Actress Claire of "The Crown"	3
36D	61. Medium strength?	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. His burial place is said to be in Israel's Cave of Machpelah"

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 (old testament) the second patriarch; son of abraham and sarah who was offered by abraham as a sacrifice to god; father of jacob and esau
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ISAAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Onetime candy maker based in Revere, Mass."

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: NECCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. The bits in a byte, e.g."

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
• Words that mean the same thing: eighter, ogdoad, VIII
• 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: OCTAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Vote holder on "Survivor""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• 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: URN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Me, too""

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: YEAHSAME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "You, too?!""

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: ETTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ year"

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: PER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Spanish article"

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!
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  The answer is: UNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. It may be screwed up"

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 modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
• Words that mean the same thing: medulla, lightbulb, electric light
• 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: BULB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Lower oneself"

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 an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
• Words that mean the same thing: condescend, bow, stoup
• 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: STOOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Major legislation of the 111th Congress"

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: OBAMACARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Sleepyhead, maybe"

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: LATERISER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. All 48, following the Volstead Act"

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: DRYSTATES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Popular half-hour sketch comedy of the 1970s-'80s, with "The""

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: MUPPETSHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. + or – something"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
• 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: ION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. It's a matter of degree"

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 space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
• Words that mean the same thing: tilt, slant, fish
• 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: ANGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Sort of"

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!
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  The answer is: ISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Become one"

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: TIETHEKNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Inspector of British fiction"

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 telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
• Words that mean the same thing: Samuel Morse, Morse code, international Morse code
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MORSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Salute, say"

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 express greetings upon meeting someone
• Words that mean the same thing: recognize, recognise
• 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: GREET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. It gets hatched in a fantasy novel"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.

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: DRAGONEGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. One to follow"

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: ROLEMODEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Aid in avoiding distractions"

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: ALONETIME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. ___ alcohol"

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 univalent hydrocarbon radical c2h5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
• Words that mean the same thing: ethyl radical, ethyl group
• 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: ETHYL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Categorizes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that put into a proper or systematic order
• Words that mean the same thing: arrange, put, dress
• The opposite would be: disarrange
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARRANGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Post-punk genre"

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: EMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Partner in a barn dance, 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 united states liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
• Words that mean the same thing: gallon
• 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: GAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "46. Silly sorts"

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 web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
• Words that mean the same thing: jackass, cuckoo, zany
• 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: GEESE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Like yoga instructors"

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 moving and bending with ease
• Words that mean the same thing: slender, supple, lissom
• 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: LITHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Constellation with Betelgeuse and Bellatrix"

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 (greek mythology) a giant boeotian hunter who pursued the pleiades and was eventually slain by artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
• Words that mean the same thing: Hunter
• 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: ORION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Radio broadcast units"

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 english poet and theologian (1674-1748)
• Words that mean the same thing: Isaac Watts, 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: WATTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Partner of 65-Across"

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 fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
• Words that mean the same thing: mesh, curl, put away
• The opposite would be: unlock, disengage
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "55. What might be a strain in a theater?"

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 an elaborate song for solo voice
• 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: ARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "59. One starting a row?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• 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: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Actress Claire of "The Crown""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: FOY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Medium strength?"

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

  The answer is: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	68.1%
Short Answer	17	23.6%
Literature	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
History	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 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 09, 2025 at 03:42 PM