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Thursday, September 12, 2024

0912 NYT: Thursday September 12, 2024 | Puzzle Breakdown

NYT Crossword Thursday September 12, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide

Here are the puzzles for New York Times Crossword of September 12, 2024 which brings another set of fun and enticing clues and questions. Below are the explanations for the across and down clues which will assist you in completing today’s puzzle.

NYT Crossword Tuesday September 12, 2024 Puzzle Breakdown: Your Complete Guide
NYT Thursday September 12, 2024


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Like some bad breakups. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MESSY

    Possible Answer : messy, mussy


  • The clue is 6. Item of clothing in a Prince hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BERET

    Possible Answer : beret


  • The clue is 11. Fender Bassman, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMP

    Possible Answer : AMP, ampere, adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, A


  • The clue is 14. What Romeo and Juliet planned to do in Mantua. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELOPE

    Possible Answer : run_off, elope


  • The clue is 15. Obsessive fan of anime or video games, from the Japanese. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OTAKU


  • The clue is 16. "I can't ___ …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LIE

    Possible Answer : Trygve_Lie, lie_down, Lie, lie, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, rest, prevarication, lie_in, dwell, consist

    Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise


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

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

    The answer: LIFEPARTNER


  • The clue is 19. Key not found on a Mac. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALT

    Possible Answer : altitude, EL, ALT, elevation


  • The clue is 20. Head of France. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TETE


  • The clue is 21. Put at a table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEAT

    Possible Answer : posterior, place, stern, bottom, fundament, ass, derriere, arse, tooshie, sit_down, buttocks, hindquarters, invest, rear_end, rear, prat, keister, bum, seat, behind, tail, fanny, butt, backside, tush, nates, tail_end, buns, hind_end, can, sit, induct, rump


  • The clue is 22. Gets ready for the national anthem, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RISES

    Possible Answer : boost, emanation, originate, resurrect, go_up, ascent, get_up, acclivity, grow, uprise, stand_up, climb, lift, arise, wax, wage_hike, advance, rear, raise, prove, jump, surface, climb_up, come_up, ascend, rebel, hike, move_up, cost_increase, turn_out, rising, salary_increase, upgrade, spring_up, mount, heighten, wage_increase, rising_slope, rise_up, develop, ascending, rise, procession, ascension

    Possible Opposite Answer : wane, turn_in, set, descent, fall, sit_down, go_to_bed


  • The clue is 24. "Obviously!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DUH


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

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

    The answer: BEAKS

    Possible Answer : nozzle, bill, snoot, pecker, pick, snout, hooter, nib, neb, beak, honker, schnoz, peck, schnozzle


  • The clue is 27. Neuters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAYS

    Possible Answer : castrate, spay, alter, neuter


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

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

    The answer: FIRSTMATE


  • The clue is 34. This guy!. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIM


  • The clue is 35. Sultanate on the island of Borneo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRUNEI

    Possible Answer : Negara_Brunei_Darussalam, Brunei


  • The clue is 37. Fratty stereotypes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BROS


  • The clue is 38. Petrichor is the aroma produced by this. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAIN

    Possible Answer : rainwater, rain_down, rain, pelting, rainfall


  • The clue is 40. Insert, as a video in a post. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMBED

    Possible Answer : implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant


  • The clue is 41. Folk rock's Mumford & ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SONS

    Possible Answer : boy, Word, Son, son, Logos

    Possible Opposite Answer : girl, daughter


  • The clue is 42. Golden rule word. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNTO


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

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

    The answer: DEADEN

    Possible Answer : blunt, damp, dampen, deaden, girdle

    Possible Opposite Answer : enliven


  • The clue is 45. Bit of décor at a tiki bar. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEI

    Possible Answer : chaplet, lei, garland, wreath, leu, coronal


  • The clue is 46. Ready?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOODBUDDY


  • The clue is 48. "Not so!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FALSE

    Possible Answer : fake, simulated, treacherously, treasonably, assumed, imitation, untrue, fictitious, faux, off-key, mistaken, false, put_on, traitorously, faithlessly, pretended, sour, fictive, delusive, sham

    Possible Opposite Answer : true


  • The clue is 50. It might cause some unsurprised looks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOTOX

    Possible Answer : Botox, botulinum_toxin_A


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

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

    The answer: ELM

    Possible Answer : elmwood, elm, elm_tree


  • The clue is 52. "Fathoms ___" (opening song of "The Little Mermaid"). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BELOW

    Possible Answer : beneath, under, to_a_lower_place, at_a_lower_place, down_the_stairs, downstairs, on_a_lower_floor, below, infra

    Possible Opposite Answer : upstairs, above


  • The clue is 53. Each. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: APOP


  • The clue is 56. River through Louisville. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OHIO

    Possible Answer : Ohio_River, Ohio, OH, Buckeye_State


  • The clue is 60. Genetic messenger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RNA

    Possible Answer : RNA, ribonucleic_acid


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

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

    The answer: WINEPAIRING


  • The clue is 64. See 67-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ACT

    Possible Answer : human_activity, represent, routine, behave, playact, deed, act, act_as, roleplay, number, dissemble, move, turn, bit, play, pretend, work, do, human_action, enactment

    Possible Opposite Answer : refrain


  • The clue is 65. Large wedding band, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OCTET

    Possible Answer : eight, eightsome, ogdoad, octette, octonary, eighter, 8, octad, VIII, eighter_from_Decatur, octet


  • The clue is 66. Former title for Pete Buttigieg. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAYOR

    Possible Answer : city_manager, mayor


  • The clue is 67. With 64-Across, bad thing to be caught in. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: THE


  • The clue is 68. Pregnancy increments. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WEEKS

    Possible Answer : week, hebdomad, workweek, calendar_week


  • The clue is 69. Nose-in-the-air type?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PLANE

    Possible Answer : flat, aeroplane, level, sheet, shave, plane, planing_machine, skim, carpenter's_plane, woodworking_plane, airplane, planer


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Hot deli order. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MELT

    Possible Answer: mellow_out, fade, mellow, unthaw, melting, melt, disappear, unfreeze, thawing, run, dethaw, thaw, dissolve, evaporate, melt_down, meld

  • The clue is 2. Legal writer Mystal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELIE

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

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

    The answer: SOFT

    Possible Answer: lenient, flaccid, cushy, balmy, diffused, mild, indulgent, gentle, piano, voiced, soft, easy, subdued, easygoing, sonant, diffuse, flabby, delicate

    Possible Opposite Answer : forte, loud, hard, hardened, unvoiced

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

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

    The answer: SPEEDY

    Possible Answer: quick, rapid, speedy

  • The clue is 5. "You betcha". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YEP

  • The clue is 6. Tunnel (through). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BORE

    Possible Answer: pay, put_up, deport, eagre, bear, have_a_bun_in_the_oven, suffer, calibre, behave, acquit, drill_hole, deliver, contain, birth, comport, brook, support, assume, stand, take_over, eager, tolerate, accept, dullard, drill, caliber, bore-hole, gauge, tire, hold, carry, turn_out, tidal_bore, stick_out, bore, stomach, wear, give_birth, conduct, yield, aegir, gestate, endure, abide, expect, digest, have

    Possible Opposite Answer : interest

  • The clue is 7. Singer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETTA

  • The clue is 8. Railing post?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RANT

    Possible Answer: blah, claptrap, spout, rabbit_on, harangue, jabber, fustian, rave, bombast, rant, mouth_off, ranting

  • The clue is 9. Scrape (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EKE

  • The clue is 10. One of 27 on Disney World's Cinderella Castle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TURRET

    Possible Answer: gun_enclosure, gun_turret, turret

  • The clue is 11. Sushi order topped with salmon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALASKAROLL

  • The clue is 12. Progress markers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MILESTONES

    Possible Answer: milestone, milepost

  • The clue is 13. Rewards for a "good boy". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PETS

    Possible Answer: ducky, darling, pet, PET, deary, positron_emission_tomography, dearie, favourite, favorite

  • The clue is 18. It can come before Wednesday. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASH

    Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

  • The clue is 23. Feet in a meter. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IAMBS

    Possible Answer: iambus, iamb

  • The clue is 25. Charger option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: USB

  • The clue is 26. Track that fans flip for?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BSIDE

  • The clue is 27. [Meh]. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SHRUG

    Possible Answer: shrug

  • The clue is 28. Spot to store sheet music. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PIANOBENCH

  • The clue is 29. "Did it happen already?!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMITOOLATE

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

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

    The answer: FUMED

    Possible Answer: smoke, reek, fume, fumed, fumigate

  • The clue is 31. Not on good terms (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INBAD

  • The clue is 32. Like much marshland. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REEDY

    Possible Answer: reedy, reedlike, wheezy

  • The clue is 33. Nail polish brand with a "Get It Girl" pink. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESSIE

  • The clue is 36. Brought back. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: REDUX

    Possible Answer: redux

  • The clue is 39. Acknowledge wordlessly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NODTO

  • The clue is 44. Bills might pass in this, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NFL

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

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

    The answer: BOWWOW

  • The clue is 49. Unmoved by ethical arguments. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AMORAL

  • The clue is 51. Org. that tests the waters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EPA

    Possible Answer: EPA, Environmental_Protection_Agency

  • The clue is 52. 2024 Charli XCX album with a lime green cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BRAT

    Possible Answer: terror, brat, little_terror, bratwurst, holy_terror

  • The clue is 53. Chip in. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANTE

    Possible Answer: ante

  • The clue is 54. Give in on Christmas Eve, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEEK

    Possible Answer: glint, glance, peep, peek

  • The clue is 55. Goes (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OPTS

    Possible Answer: opt, choose, prefer

  • The clue is 57. "Howdy!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIYA

  • The clue is 58. Aware of. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INON

  • The clue is 59. Creature popularized in Charles Perrault's "Tales of Mother Goose". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OGRE

    Possible Answer: monster, fiend, ogre, demon, devil

  • The clue is 62. Glass blocks. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICE

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

  • The clue is 63. Hellion. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMP

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

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025

All NYT Across Clues December 30, 2025 - 37 Horizontal Answers with Hints

NYT Across Crossword December 30, 2025 - Master All 37 Left-to-Right Clues

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

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About Today's Across Clues

NYT Across clues solutions for December 30, 2025
NYT Across Clues - Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Across Clues Statistics
Detail Information
Date December 30, 2025
Day of Week Tuesday
Total Across Clues 37 clues
Direction Horizontal (Left to Right)
Difficulty Tricky

All Across Clues - Complete List

Here are all 37 Across clues for today's puzzle. These go horizontally from left to right.

Complete Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 1. Scoundrels
2 Across 5. Pointed end of a pen
3 Across 8. Parts not filled in
4 Across 12. Cookies with their name embossed on them
5 Across 14. Prefix with -metric
6 Across 15. Attracts
7 Across 17. Something to wave with pride?
8 Across 19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians
9 Across 20. "Absolument!"
10 Across 21. Fizzled out completely
11 Across 23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)
12 Across 24. In the style of
13 Across 26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast
14 Across 27. Play loudly, as from a speaker
15 Across 29. Break away (from)
16 Across 33. [That looks delicious ...]
17 Across 36. Flashy cycling maneuvers
18 Across 38. Shared by us
19 Across 39. What a new hire might learn, with "the"
20 Across 40. "That's not good!"
21 Across 41. "Sunday Night Football" producer
22 Across 43. Floating markers
23 Across 44. Wet floor?
24 Across 45. "That's not good!"
25 Across 47. Opera excerpt
26 Across 49. Casual turndown
27 Across 50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short
28 Across 53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally
29 Across 57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g.
30 Across 59. Sudden shocks
31 Across 60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!
32 Across 62. Upside-down frown
33 Across 63. Exist
34 Across 64. Skip over, in speech
35 Across 65. Mimicked
36 Across 66. Perfect score in Olympic diving
37 Across 67. Many bills in tip jars

Detailed Hints and Answers for All Across Clues

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

Complete Across Solutions:

1 Across: "1. Scoundrels"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: C__S
  • Similar words: heel, cad
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: someone who is morally reprehensible
  • This is Across clue number 1

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer CADS

2 Across: "5. Pointed end of a pen"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'B'
  • Similar words: bill, neb
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the writing point of a pen
  • This is Across clue number 2

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NIB

3 Across: "8. Parts not filled in"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: G__S
  • Similar words: gap, breach
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 3

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer GAPS

4 Across: "12. Cookies with their name embossed on them"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O___S
  • Similar words: oreo, oreo cookie
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: chocolate cookie with white cream filling
  • This is Across clue number 4

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OREOS

5 Across: "14. Prefix with -metric"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'O'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 5

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ISO

6 Across: "15. Attracts"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: L___S
  • Similar words: enticement, decoy
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 6

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LURES

7 Across: "17. Something to wave with pride?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: L_______G
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 7

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer LGBTQFLAG

8 Across: "19. Sardinia, e.g., to Sardinians"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'I' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: I___A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 8

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ISOLA

9 Across: "20. "Absolument!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: O____I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 9

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OUIOUI

10 Across: "21. Fizzled out completely"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'W' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: W______T
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 10

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer WENTPFFT

11 Across: "23. "Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'T'
  • Similar words: mesh, sack up
  • Opposite of: gross
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 11

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NET

12 Across: "24. In the style of"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
  • This is Across clue number 12

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ALA

13 Across: "26. Brand of cooler named for a mythical beast"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'I'
  • Word pattern: Y__I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 13

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YETI

14 Across: "27. Play loudly, as from a speaker"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: B___E
  • Similar words: blast, toot
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a loud harsh or strident noise
  • This is Across clue number 14

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BLARE

15 Across: "29. Break away (from)"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S____E
  • Similar words: splinter, break away
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: withdraw from an organization or communion
  • This is Across clue number 15

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SECEDE

16 Across: "33. [That looks delicious ...]"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: D___L
  • Similar words: tommyrot, boloney
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: pretentious or silly talk or writing
  • This is Across clue number 16

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer DROOL

17 Across: "36. Flashy cycling maneuvers"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 17

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BMXTRICKS

18 Across: "38. Shared by us"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O__S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 18

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OURS

19 Across: "39. What a new hire might learn, with "the""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: R___S
  • Similar words: rophy, roach
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a strong line
  • This is Across clue number 19

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ROPES

20 Across: "40. "That's not good!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: O__O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 20

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer OHNO

21 Across: "41. "Sunday Night Football" producer"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N_______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 21

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NBCSPORTS

22 Across: "43. Floating markers"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: B___S
  • Similar words: buoy up, buoy
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 22

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BUOYS

23 Across: "44. Wet floor?"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: S____D
  • Similar words: Davy Jones, sea bottom
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: the bottom of a sea or ocean
  • This is Across clue number 23

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SEABED

24 Across: "45. "That's not good!""

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'Y' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: Y___S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 24

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer YIKES

25 Across: "47. Opera excerpt"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'A'
  • Word pattern: A__A
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: an elaborate song for solo voice
  • This is Across clue number 25

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARIA

26 Across: "49. Casual turndown"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'H'
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 26

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer NAH

27 Across: "50. Psychic's alleged ability, for short"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'P'
  • Similar words: clairvoyance, E.S.P.
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 27

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ESP

28 Across: "53. They're pulled to garner media attention, informally"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 8 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P______S
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 28

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer PRSTUNTS

29 Across: "57. Music's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g."

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 6 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'O'
  • Word pattern: R____O
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 29

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer RAPDUO

30 Across: "59. Sudden shocks"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'J' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: J___S
  • Similar words: jerk, jounce
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a sudden jarring impact
  • This is Across clue number 30

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer JOLTS

31 Across: "60. Spend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 9 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'B' and ends with 'L'
  • Word pattern: B_______L
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 31

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer BUYAVOWEL

32 Across: "62. Upside-down frown"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: S___E
  • Similar words: grin, smiling
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 32

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer SMILE

33 Across: "63. Exist"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'E'
  • Similar words: make up, exist
  • Opposite of: differ
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
  • This is Across clue number 33

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ARE

34 Across: "64. Skip over, in speech"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 5 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: E___E
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: leave or strike out
  • This is Across clue number 34

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ELIDE

35 Across: "65. Mimicked"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'A' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: A__D
  • Similar words: caricature, ape
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • Definition: imitate uncritically and in every aspect
  • This is Across clue number 35

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer APED

36 Across: "66. Perfect score in Olympic diving"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 3 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
  • Similar words: decade, x
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 36

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer TEN

37 Across: "67. Many bills in tip jars"

Helpful hints for this Across clue:

  • This word has 4 letters going left to right
  • It starts with 'O' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: O__S
  • Similar words: ace, I
  • This is an abbreviation or acronym
  • This is Across clue number 37

Answer:

Click to reveal the Across answer ONES

Expert Strategies for Solving Across Clues

Master the horizontal clues with these professional tips:

Why Start with Across Clues?

  • Across clues often provide more letter intersections
  • Reading left to right feels more natural
  • Many common phrases run horizontally
  • Across answers often help solve Down clues

Across Clue Patterns to Recognize

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

Time-Saving Across Techniques

Technique How It Helps
Scan all Across first Get a mental map of the horizontal flow
Fill short Across words 3-4 letter words are often articles or prepositions
Use crossing letters Down letters help confirm Across answers
Look for themes Related Across answers often share a theme

Frequently Asked Questions About Across Clues

What are Across clues in crossword puzzles?

Across clues are the horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle that read from left to right. They're numbered and correspond to specific rows in the grid.

Should I solve Across or Down clues first?

Many solvers prefer starting with Across clues because reading left-to-right feels more natural. However, the best approach is to solve the clues you find easiest first, regardless of direction.

How many Across clues are in today's puzzle?

Today's NYT crossword has 37 Across clues.

Are Across clues easier than Down clues?

Neither direction is inherently easier. The difficulty depends on the specific clues and your knowledge. However, Across clues often contain more common phrases and expressions.

How do Across clues interact with Down clues?

Across and Down clues intersect at various points in the grid. Solving one can provide letters that help solve the other, making the puzzle easier as you progress.

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 64 (28 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.9 letters

May 18, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions

May 18, 2024 Across Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Where you might shop for the sheer fun of it? 15
2A 16. "No more fooling around!" 15
3A 17. Reprimand 15
4A 18. Singer Brendon who fronted Panic! at the Disco 4
5A 19. Go after 4
6A 20. Start of a 1950s political slogan 5
7A 21. Only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature: Abbr. 3
8A 22. Wasn't upstanding 6
9A 24. Grps. that rarely meet in the summer 4
10A 25. Where Steve Jobs first worked after college 5
11A 27. 76% of U.S. governors in 2024, a record low 5
12A 29. Laughs (at) 6
13A 31. Prepare to cook sous vide, perhaps 4
14A 33. Many a character in the 2018 animated film "Smallfoot" 4
15A 34. Make toast? 4
16A 36. [Uh-oh] 4
17A 38. Unlikely socializer 6
18A 40. Like some Scotch 5
19A 42. Official administrations 5
20A 44. Colorful celebration of spring 4
21A 48. Fall over 6
22A 50. Shill for, informally 3
23A 51. Goes first 5
24A 53. Was selected to face, as in a tournament 4
25A 54. Hotel room amenity 4
26A 55. Andre Agassi, e.g. 15
27A 58. A wedding couple might be seen on one 15
28A 59. "I'm speechless" 15

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. Where you might shop for the sheer fun of it?"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: VICTORIASSECRET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "16. "No more fooling around!""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: IMEANITTHISTIME

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "17. Reprimand"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CALLONTHECARPET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "18. Singer Brendon who fronted Panic! at the Disco"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: URIE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "19. Go after"

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 movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
  • Words that mean the same thing: attempt, search, look for
  • 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: SEEK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "20. Start of a 1950s political slogan"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ILIKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "21. Only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
  • Words that mean the same thing: beak, bill, pecker
  • 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: NEB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "22. Wasn't upstanding"

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 to incline or bend from a vertical position
  • Words that mean the same thing: be given, lean, tilt
  • 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: LEANED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "24. Grps. that rarely meet in the summer"

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: PTAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "25. Where Steve Jobs first worked after college"

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: ATARI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "27. 76% of U.S. governors in 2024, a record low"

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 animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Male, male, male person
  • The opposite would be: female
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MALES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "29. Laughs (at)"

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 showing your contempt by derision
  • Words that mean the same thing: gibe, jeer, scoff
  • 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: SCOFFS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Prepare to cook sous vide, perhaps"

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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
  • Words that mean the same thing: seal off, varnish, stamp
  • The opposite would be: unseal
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "33. Many a character in the 2018 animated film "Smallfoot""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
  • Words that mean the same thing: abominable snowman
  • 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: YETI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "34. Make toast?"

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 irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
  • Words that mean the same thing: ruination, smash, wrecking
  • 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: RUIN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "36. [Uh-oh]"

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 large and hurried swallow
  • Words that mean the same thing: draft, draught, quaff
  • 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: GULP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "38. Unlikely socializer"

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 one retired from society for religious reasons
  • Words that mean the same thing: recluse, troglodyte, solitary
  • 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: HERMIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "40. Like some Scotch"

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 or pertaining to or of the nature of peat
  • 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: PEATY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "42. Official administrations"

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 profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
  • Words that mean the same thing: curse word, expletive, curse
  • 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: OATHS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "44. Colorful celebration of spring"

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: HOLI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "48. Fall over"

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: TRIPON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "50. Shill for, informally"

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 informal abbreviation of `representative'
  • Words that mean the same thing: repp
  • 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: REP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "51. Goes first"

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 clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
  • Words that mean the same thing: clear, open up, surface
  • The opposite would be: close, fold
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: OPENS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "53. Was selected to face, as in a tournament"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states actor (born in ireland); father of georgiana emma barrymore (1827-1862)
  • Words that mean the same thing: draw, sop up, withdraw
  • The opposite would be: repel, deposit
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DREW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "54. Hotel room amenity"

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 any loose flowing garment
  • Words that mean the same thing: drape, clothe, cloak
  • 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: ROBE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "55. Andre Agassi, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: IRANIANAMERICAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "58. A wedding couple might be seen on one"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: SAVETHEDATECARD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "59. "I'm speechless""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: THEREARENOWORDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle May 18, 2024

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Its wool is the world's rarest natural fiber 6
2D 2. Turkish inns 7
3D 3. Nun's habit? 8
4D 4. Related thing 4
5D 5. "The world's most famous unknown artist," per Lennon 3
6D 6. Use a finger bowl 5
7D 7. PC support squads 7
8D 8. A nearly 40-foot-tall statue of her once stood within the Parthenon 6
9D 9. Biblical coins 7
10D 10. Proofreading disclaimer 3
11D 11. Morales of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise 4
12D 12. Printing shortcut 5
13D 13. Hit the heck out of the ball 5
14D 14. ___ Okafor, 2004-05 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year 5
15D 15. Spots for bérets 5
16D 22. Exalt 6
17D 23. Blacksmith-turned-agricultural magnate of the 19th century 5
18D 26. "The Man Who Fell to Earth" director, 1976 4
19D 28. "The Lord of the Rings" antagonist 6
20D 30. Chophouse choice 5
21D 32. Largest city on the Pacific coast of the Americas 4
22D 35. Certain drag racer 8
23D 37. Cowpoke's friend 7
24D 38. Crowd energizer at a hip-hop concert 7
25D 39. Sobriquet behind 154 sonnets 7
26D 41. Cross state lines? 6
27D 43. Disburses 6
28D 44. Raise 5
29D 45. Portrayer of Mrs. Which in 2018's "A Wrinkle in Time" 5
30D 46. Time out 5
31D 47. ___ beauty 5
32D 49. Have because of 5
33D 52. One might display a menu 4
34D 54. Spanish opposite of "pobre" 4
35D 56. "So you confess!" 3
36D 57. Remote button: Abbr. 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. Its wool is the world's rarest natural fiber"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the wool of the vicuna
  • Words that mean the same thing: Vicugna vicugna
  • 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: VICUNA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Turkish inns"

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 hostel for pilgrims in turkey
  • Words that mean the same thing: imaret
  • 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: IMARETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Nun's habit?"

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 an unmarried status
  • Words that mean the same thing: chastity, sexual abstention
  • 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: CELIBACY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Related thing"

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 message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
  • Words that mean the same thing: taradiddle, story, narration
  • 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: TALE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "The world's most famous unknown artist," per Lennon"

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 united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
  • 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: ONO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Use a finger bowl"

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 liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint
  • Words that mean the same thing: rinse off, gargle, rinsing
  • 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: RINSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. PC support squads"

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: ITTEAMS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. A nearly 40-foot-tall statue of her once stood within the Parthenon"

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 (greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of athens; identified with roman minerva
  • Words that mean the same thing: Pallas Athene, Pallas Athena, Athene
  • 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: ATHENA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Biblical coins"

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 informal terms for money
  • Words that mean the same thing: simoleons, boodle, gelt
  • 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: SHEKELS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Proofreading disclaimer"

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 urge to attack someone
  • Words that mean the same thing: set
  • 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: SIC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Morales of the "Mission: Impossible" franchise"

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: ESAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Printing shortcut"

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: CTRLP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Hit the heck out of the ball"

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

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  • 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: RIPIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. ___ Okafor, 2004-05 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year"

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: EMEKA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Spots for bérets"

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: TETES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Exalt"

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

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  • 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: LIFTUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Blacksmith-turned-agricultural magnate of the 19th century"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
  • Words that mean the same thing: John Deere
  • 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: DEERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. "The Man Who Fell to Earth" director, 1976"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ROEG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. "The Lord of the Rings" antagonist"

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: SAURON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Chophouse choice"

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 boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
  • Words that mean the same thing: fish filet, fillet, fish fillet
  • 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: FILET

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Largest city on the Pacific coast of the Americas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that capital and largest city and economic center of peru; located in western peru; was capital of the spanish empire in the new world until the 19th century
  • Words that mean the same thing: capital of Peru
  • 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: LIMA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "35. Certain drag racer"

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

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  • 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: NITROCAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Cowpoke's friend"

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 an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
  • Words that mean the same thing: collaborator, partner, cooperator
  • 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: PARDNER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Crowd energizer at a hip-hop concert"

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

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  • 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: HYPEMAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Sobriquet behind 154 sonnets"

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

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  • 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: THEBARD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Cross state lines?"

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 a speech of violent denunciation
  • Words that mean the same thing: broadside, philippic
  • 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: TIRADE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Disburses"

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 pass time in a specific way
  • Words that mean the same thing: pass, drop, spend
  • 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: SPENDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Raise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
  • Words that mean the same thing: wind, lift, run up
  • The word looks like this: _____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: HOIST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Portrayer of Mrs. Which in 2018's "A Wrinkle in Time""

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: OPRAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Time out"

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 period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
  • Words that mean the same thing: will, entrust, go away
  • The opposite would be: disinherit, enter
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LEAVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. ___ beauty"

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 located inward; - leonard bernstein; - david denby; - a.r.gurney,jr.
  • Words that mean the same thing: intimate, inside, interior
  • The opposite would be: outer
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: INNER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Have because of"

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: OWETO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. One might display a menu"

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 piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
  • Words that mean the same thing: locate, land site, place
  • 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: SITE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Spanish opposite of "pobre""

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 law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
  • Words that mean the same thing: RICO Act, anti-racketeering law, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
  • 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: RICO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. "So you confess!""

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: AHA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. Remote button: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: REW

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 51 79.7%
Short Answer 4 6.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment 3 4.7%
Geography 3 4.7%
Movies/Film 1 1.6%
History 1 1.6%
Abbreviation 1 1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 28
Down Clues 36
Total Clues 64
Average Answer Length 5.9 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 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: August 25, 2025 at 04:27 PM

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