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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

27452 Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Suddenly stopped moving, 6. Japanese noodle, 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse, 14. Japanese noodle soup, 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the", 16. Virtue signal?, 17. In plain sight, 18. The devil's workshop, it's said, 20. Hiccup, 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos, 23. Shade of black, 24. Pasture sound, 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream, 31. They elevate a choir's performance, 33. www addresses, 34. Comedian's stage performance, 37. Talk excessively, 39. State leader?, 40. Relating to form, 41. Burst of energy, 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …", 45. Hole near a sole, 46. Corridor, 48. Surveyor's measure, 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one, 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short, 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together, 58. Most tacky, 61. Wrinkle remover, 62. Dad humor, perhaps, 63. Bread in a tandoor, 64. Papal vestment, 65. Sacrifice a fly?, 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones", 67. Book often shelved on its side

Down Clues :

1. Word on a gift tag, 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock, 3. Black cat, maybe, 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star, 5. Catch in a sting, 6. Soup recipe instruction, 7. Surgeon, informally, 8. Shire resident, 9. Héloise's lover, 10. "Kapow!", 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty, 12. Word with style or fashioned, 13. Sept. and Oct., 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun", 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters, 24. Place to pick daisies, 25. Mysterious knowledge, 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame, 27. Earl of food storage fame, 28. Southwestern gully, 29. Attacked, as by a tiger, 30. Shakespearean dying words, 32. Party pooper, 35. Flight board posting: Abbr., 36. Near, 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth, 42. Cross-country runner's asset, 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference), 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal, 50. Warrior's weapon, 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen, 53. Not quite broken, say, 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge, 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr., 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine, 57. Noneternal flames?, 58. Loops in, in a way, 59. It's not one of the five W's, 60. The "E" of B.C.E.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 08, 2025

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

Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Wed Jan 08, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints


Across Clues with Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Suddenly stopped moving. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FROZE

    Possible Answer : freeze_down, suspend, freeze_out, block, immobilise, stop_dead, freeze, immobilize

    Possible Opposite Answer : boil, unblock, unfreeze


  • The clue is 6. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOBA


  • The clue is 10. Pronoun that's falling into disuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHOM


  • The clue is 14. Japanese noodle soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAMEN


  • The clue is 15. Chicago paper, familiarly, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRIB


  • The clue is 16. Virtue signal?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HALO

    Possible Answer : annulus, halo, doughnut, aureole, ring, gloriole, anchor_ring, glory, aura, nimbus


  • The clue is 17. In plain sight. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OVERT

    Possible Answer : open, overt

    Possible Opposite Answer : covert


  • The clue is 18. The devil's workshop, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IDLEHANDS


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

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

    The answer: MINORPROBLEM


  • The clue is 22. Like tres and cuatro relative to uno and dos. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAS

    Possible Answer : Master_of_Arts, MA, momma, mom, mummy, AM, mama, mamma, mum, Artium_Magister, milliampere, Massachusetts, Bay_State, mA, Old_Colony, mammy, mommy, ma


  • The clue is 23. Shade of black. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COAL

    Possible Answer : coal, ember, char


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

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

    The answer: MAA


  • The clue is 27. Casserole topped with guacamole or sour cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TACOPIE


  • The clue is 31. They elevate a choir's performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RISERS

    Possible Answer : riser_pipe, riser_pipeline, riser, riser_main


  • The clue is 33. www addresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: URLS

    Possible Answer : URL, universal_resource_locator, uniform_resource_locator


  • The clue is 34. Comedian's stage performance. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STANDUPACT


  • The clue is 37. Talk excessively. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PRATE

    Possible Answer : blabber, prattle, tattle, gabble, chin_music, palaver, maunder, clack, gibber, chatter, piffle, twaddle, blether, idle_talk, tittle-tattle, blab, prate


  • The clue is 39. State leader?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TRI


  • The clue is 40. Relating to form. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MODAL

    Possible Answer : modal_verb, modal_auxiliary, average, modal_auxiliary_verb, modal


  • The clue is 41. Burst of energy. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POWERSURGE


  • The clue is 44. Actress Skye of "Say Anything …". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IONE


  • The clue is 45. Hole near a sole. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EYELET

    Possible Answer : cringle, grommet, grummet, eyelet, eyehole, loop


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

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

    The answer: HALLWAY

    Possible Answer : hall, hallway


  • The clue is 48. Surveyor's measure. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROD

    Possible Answer : rod, gat, retinal_rod, pole, rod_cell, perch


  • The clue is 49. Home plate is the "fourth" one. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BASE

    Possible Answer : foot, stem, theme, baseborn, immoral, foundation, alkali, ground, home, cornerstone, nucleotide, lowly, stand, bag, root, basis, radical, base, al-Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, root_word, fundament, establish, understructure, found, substructure, humble, al-Qaida, infrastructure, base_of_operations, floor, free-base, mean, groundwork, radix, meanspirited, Qaeda, Base, basal, pedestal


  • The clue is 52. Michelle Obama, to Craig Robinson, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SIS

    Possible Answer : Si, Systeme_International, International_System, International_System_of_Units, silicon, SI_unit, si, SI_system, te, sister, Systeme_International_d'Unites, SI, ti, sis, atomic_number_14

    Possible Opposite Answer : brother


  • The clue is 53. Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BUMPSETSPIKE


  • The clue is 58. Most tacky. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CHEESIEST

    Possible Answer : cheesy, cheap, chintzy, punk, tinny, sleazy, bum, crummy


  • The clue is 61. Wrinkle remover. 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 62. Dad humor, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CORN

    Possible Answer : corn_whisky, Zea_mays, maize, clavus, corn_whiskey, corn, Indian_corn, edible_corn


  • The clue is 63. Bread in a tandoor. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NAAN

    Possible Answer : naan, nan


  • The clue is 64. Papal vestment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORALE


  • The clue is 65. Sacrifice a fly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SWAT

    Possible Answer : swat


  • The clue is 66. Younger Stark daughter on "Game of Thrones". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARYA


  • The clue is 67. Book often shelved on its side. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ATLAS

    Possible Answer : map_collection, atlas_vertebra, Atlas, atlas, telamon, book_of_maps


Down Clues and Answers:

  • The clue is 1. Word on a gift tag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FROM

  • The clue is 2. Shankar who performed at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAVI

  • The clue is 3. Black cat, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OMEN

    Possible Answer: augur, Oman, predict, forecast, prognostication, foretell, omen, bode, prefigure, prognosticate, auspicate, portent, presage, prognostic, Sultanate_of_Oman, foreshadow, Muscat_and_Oman, portend, prodigy, betoken

  • The clue is 4. "Fiddler on the Roof" star. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ZEROMOSTEL

  • The clue is 5. Catch in a sting. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENTRAP

    Possible Answer: trammel, ensnare, trap, entrap, set_up, snare, frame

  • The clue is 6. Soup recipe instruction. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STIR

    Possible Answer: stir, conjure, splash, invoke, bustle, excite, arouse, conjure_up, shift, call_down, call_forth, put_forward, budge, agitate, stimulate, shake_up, hustle, fuss, shake, raise, touch, bring_up, flurry, ado, evoke

  • The clue is 7. Surgeon, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORDOC

  • The clue is 8. Shire resident. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BILBO

  • The clue is 9. Héloise's lover. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABELARD

    Possible Answer: Abelard, Peter_Abelard, Pierre_Abelard

  • The clue is 10. "Kapow!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHAM

    Possible Answer: wham, wallop, whop, whack

  • The clue is 11. Ancient Chinese dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HAN

    Possible Answer: Han_dynasty, Han

  • The clue is 12. Word with style or fashioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OLD

    Possible Answer: previous, old, former, quondam, erstwhile, honest-to-god, one-time, sometime, honest-to-goodness, older, onetime, sure-enough, Old

    Possible Opposite Answer : new, young

  • The clue is 13. Sept. and Oct.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MOS

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

  • The clue is 19. Element named after the Greek word for "sun". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HELIUM

    Possible Answer: He, atomic_number_2, helium

  • The clue is 21. Pitchfork-shaped letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PSIS

    Possible Answer: pounds_per_square_inch, psi

  • The clue is 24. Place to pick daisies. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEADOW

    Possible Answer: hayfield, meadow

  • The clue is 25. Mysterious knowledge. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARCANA

    Possible Answer: secret, arcanum

  • The clue is 26. Rick of Rickrolling fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ASTLEY

  • The clue is 27. Earl of food storage fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUPPER

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

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

    The answer: ARROYO

    Possible Answer: arroyo

  • The clue is 29. Attacked, as by a tiger. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLAWED

    Possible Answer: clawed, taloned, claw

  • The clue is 30. Shakespearean dying words. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETTU

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

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

    The answer: SPOILSPORT

    Possible Answer: spoilsport, killjoy, wet_blanket, party_pooper

  • The clue is 35. Flight board posting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ARR

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

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

    The answer: NIGH

    Possible Answer: nearly, virtually, close, well-nigh, about, almost, near, most, nigh

    Possible Opposite Answer : far

  • The clue is 38. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EREBUS

    Possible Answer: Erebus

  • The clue is 42. Cross-country runner's asset. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STAMINA

    Possible Answer: stamina, staying_power, toughness, stamen

  • The clue is 43. Big ___ (Seton Hall's conference). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EAST

    Possible Answer: eastern_United_States, East, Orient, E, east, eastward, due_east

    Possible Opposite Answer : west

  • The clue is 47. Portugal's capital, in Portugal. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LISBOA

    Possible Answer: capital_of_Portugal, Lisbon, Lisboa

  • The clue is 50. Warrior's weapon. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPEAR

    Possible Answer: lance, fizgig, spear, gig, fishgig, spear_up, shaft

  • The clue is 51. Assignment often graded with a red pen. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ESSAY

    Possible Answer: seek, examine, prove, assay, try, attempt, try_out, test, essay

  • The clue is 53. Not quite broken, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BENT

    Possible Answer: stoop, deflect, crouch, crumpled, knack, set, dented, flex, turn_away, twist, turn, bend, hang, bent-grass, deform, out_to, bended, dead_set, bow, bent_on, bent, bent_grass

    Possible Opposite Answer : straighten, unbend

  • The clue is 54. Mountain above Vulcan's forge. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ETNA

    Possible Answer: bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna, bunsen, Etna, Mount_Etna, etna

  • The clue is 55. Right-leaning type?: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITAL

  • The clue is 56. Nut that's a source of caffeine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KOLA

    Possible Answer: kola_nut_tree, Daba, Kola, Cola_acuminata, kola, Musgoi, goora_nut, kola_nut

  • The clue is 57. Noneternal flames?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EXES

    Possible Answer: x, ex-wife, ex-husband, X, ex

  • The clue is 58. Loops in, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CCS

    Possible Answer: millilitre, mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, cubic_centimetre, cc, milliliter

  • The clue is 59. It's not one of the five W's. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HOW

  • The clue is 60. The "E" of B.C.E.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERA

    Possible Answer: epoch, geological_era, earned_run_average, ERA, era

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Friday, July 19, 2024

November 29, 2017 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - November 29, 2017

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

  • 1. What you see when you look up?: ACROSS
  • 7. Observe Ramadan: FAST
  • 11. Brand name after "Oh! Oh!," in old ads: OREO
  • 15. Ready to retire: SLEEPY
  • 16. ___ mater: ALMA
  • 17. Gather: REAP
  • 18. 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges, for one: SUPREMECOURTCASE
  • 21. Channel with a 24-hour "A Christmas Story" marathon on Christmas: TBS
  • 22. Slackens: ABATES
  • 23. Japanese noodle type: RAMEN
  • 24. Hershey toffee bar: SKOR
  • 25. Baler input: HAY
  • 27. Leon Uris's "___ 18": MILA
  • 30. ___ land: LALA
  • 33. Row at the bottom of a spreadsheet: TOTALS
  • 38. Japanese art style: ANIME
  • 40. Product of assorted tones of makeup: CONTOURKIT
  • 42. Email holder: INBOX
  • 43. Iconic chain restaurant, informally: HOJO
  • 44. Japanese drum: TAIKO
  • 45. So-called "self-wringing" cleaning implement: MIRACLEMOP
  • 47. More firm, as footing: SURER
  • 48. Motionless conditions: STASES
  • 49. Deduce, with "out": SUSS
  • 51. Way more than a few: MANY
  • 52. Massage: RUB
  • 54. Who is told "don't preach," in a Madonna hit: PAPA
  • 56. Big get for a reporter: SCOOP
  • 60. Plate umpire's call: INSIDE
  • 63. ___ lepton (elementary particle): TAU
  • 66. Early 2000s Fox reality show: TEMPTATIONISLAND
  • 69. Frozen drink brand: ICEE
  • 70. Sell: VEND
  • 71. Half of quadraphonic: STEREO
  • 72. Tear to bits: REND
  • 73. On the ocean: ASEA
  • 74. Record label for the singers starting 18-, 40-, 45- and 66-Across: MOTOWN

Down:

  • 1. Helper: Abbr.: ASST
  • 2. Extracurricular group: CLUB
  • 3. Gym rat's count: REPS
  • 4. "___ the ramparts ...": OER
  • 5. Command to a dog: SPEAK
  • 6. Emblem: SYMBOL
  • 7. "The following is completely true:": FACT
  • 8. Source of trendy health juices: ALOE
  • 9. Compress: SMUSH
  • 10. Word with coal or pine: TAR
  • 11. Two-tone apex predator: ORCA
  • 12. Castigate, with "out": REAM
  • 13. ___ of use: EASE
  • 14. Emotionally honest: OPEN
  • 19. Otalgia: EARACHE
  • 20. They're held at the beginning of the season: TRYOUTS
  • 24. Coconutty Girl Scout cookies: SAMOAS
  • 26. From ___ Z: ATO
  • 27. Hurts: MAIMS
  • 28. "Don't you agree?," in British lingo: INNIT
  • 29. Sign of balance?: LIBRA
  • 31. Is in the offing: LOOMS
  • 32. Pear variety: ANJOU
  • 34. Reason for a hospitalization: TRAUMA
  • 35. Filmmaker Kurosawa: AKIRA
  • 36. Compare: LIKEN
  • 37. Alibi: STORY
  • 39. Reader's Digest offering: EXCERPT
  • 41. Tennis technique: TOPSPIN
  • 46. Six-time Sugar Bowl winner, for short: LSU
  • 50. Pleasure from inflicting pain: SADISM
  • 53. Nibbles: BITES
  • 55. Gnocchi topper: PESTO
  • 56. Show signs of life: STIR
  • 57. Gospel star Winans: CECE
  • 58. Portent: OMEN
  • 59. Column that leans to one side?: OPED
  • 61. Square after four: NINE
  • 62. It may come from a fountain: SODA
  • 63. Food from a root: TARO
  • 64. Freshly: ANEW
  • 65. Japanese noodle type: UDON
  • 67. Director DuVernay: AVA
  • 68. Tennis umpire's call: LET
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Friday, April 17, 2026

NYT Mini Puzzle Trivia Week 3 April 17, 2026 - Solved

Quick NYT Mini Crossword April 17, 2026 (Trivia Week 3) - Solutions

Quick Summary: Today's NYT Mini Crossword has 20 clues total. We have all the answers plus helpful hints to make solving easier!

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About Today's Puzzle

NYT Mini Crossword solutions for April 17, 2026
NYT Mini Crossword Grid - Friday, April 17, 2026
Puzzle Statistics
Detail Information
Date April 17, 2026
Grid Size 5 x 5 squares
Total Clues 20 clues
Across Clues 10 clues
Down Clues 10 clues
Average Solve Time Under 1 minute

Today's Trivia Week {week_num} NYT Mini Crossword Grid Layout

This puzzle uses a 5 by 5 grid. That means 5 boxes across and 5 boxes down.

5x5 Crossword Grid Pattern
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Row 1          
Row 2          
Row 3          
Row 4          
Row 5          

How to Solve This Puzzle Fast

  1. Read all the clues first - your brain will start working on them
  2. Fill in the short words first (3 letters or less)
  3. Use the crossing letters to help with harder words
  4. If a clue has a question mark (?), it's probably a joke or play on words
  5. Common short words: THE, AND, ARE, FOR, NOT

Quick Facts About This Puzzle

  • Total squares in grid: 25 (5 times 5)
  • Average time to solve: Less than 1 minute
  • Best time to play: During a coffee break
  • Difficulty level: Made for everyone to enjoy

Across Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from left to right in the puzzle.

Across Clues List
Number Clue
1 Across 5. Make an all-out effort
2 Across 61. Chewy Japanese noodle
3 Across 1. 12-12, say
4 Across 26. Multitude
5 Across 51. Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer
6 Across 62. "___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish)
7 Across 20. Settle a bill
8 Across 18. Get to the point?
9 Across 10. 50, on a table
10 Across 44. Voting, e.g.

Hints and Answers for Across Clues

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

1 Across: "5. Make an all-out effort"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'G' and ends with 'G'
  • Word pattern: G___G

Answer:

Click to reveal GOBIG

2 Across: "61. Chewy Japanese noodle"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'U' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: U__N

Answer:

Click to reveal UDON

3 Across: "1. 12-12, say"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'D'
  • Word pattern: T__D

Answer:

Click to reveal TIED

4 Across: "26. Multitude"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'H' and ends with 'T'
  • Word pattern: H__T

Answer:

Click to reveal HOST

5 Across: "51. Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 8 letters
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: N______R

Answer:

Click to reveal NAYSAYER

6 Across: "62. "___ supuesto!" ("Of course!," in Spanish)"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'R'
  • This is a short form or acronym

Answer:

Click to reveal POR

7 Across: "20. Settle a bill"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 8 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'P'
  • Word pattern: S______P

Answer:

Click to reveal SQUAREUP

8 Across: "18. Get to the point?"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 5 letters
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: T___R

Answer:

Click to reveal TAPER

9 Across: "10. 50, on a table"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'T' and ends with 'N'
  • Another word like this: tin can

Answer:

Click to reveal TIN

10 Across: "44. Voting, e.g."

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 9 letters
  • It starts with 'C' and ends with 'Y'
  • Word pattern: C_______Y

Answer:

Click to reveal CIVICDUTY

Down Clues - 10 Total

These clues go from top to bottom in the puzzle.

Down Clues List
Number Clue
1 Down 43. Big fight
2 Down 38. Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein
3 Down 32. BlackBerrys, e.g., for short
4 Down 25. Discussion guider
5 Down 53. Mythical lover
6 Down 31. Bend it like Beckham!
7 Down 12. Safety devices for trapeze artists
8 Down 37. 1/86,400 of a day: Abbr.
9 Down 34. Seriously, in modern slang
10 Down 50. Sacrifice in some chess gambits

Hints and Answers for Down Clues

Need help? Here are hints and answers for each clue above. You might also like:

1 Down: "43. Big fight"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'R' and ends with 'W'
  • Another word like this: run-in

Answer:

Click to reveal ROW

2 Down: "38. Opium product used by Anna Karenina and Victor Frankenstein"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 8 letters
  • It starts with 'L' and ends with 'M'
  • Word pattern: L______M

Answer:

Click to reveal LAUDANUM

3 Down: "32. BlackBerrys, e.g., for short"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: P__S

Answer:

Click to reveal PDAS

4 Down: "25. Discussion guider"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 11 letters
  • It starts with 'F' and ends with 'R'
  • Word pattern: F_________R

Answer:

Click to reveal FACILITATOR

5 Down: "53. Mythical lover"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'E' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: E__S

Answer:

Click to reveal EROS

6 Down: "31. Bend it like Beckham!"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'K' and ends with 'E'
  • Word pattern: K__E

Answer:

Click to reveal KNEE

7 Down: "12. Safety devices for trapeze artists"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'N' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: N__S

Answer:

Click to reveal NETS

8 Down: "37. 1/86,400 of a day: Abbr."

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 3 letters
  • It starts with 'S' and ends with 'C'
  • Another word like this: unsweet

Answer:

Click to reveal SEC

9 Down: "34. Seriously, in modern slang"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 7 letters
  • It starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'
  • Word pattern: D_____S

Answer:

Click to reveal DEADASS

10 Down: "50. Sacrifice in some chess gambits"

Helpful hints:

  • This word has 4 letters
  • It starts with 'P' and ends with 'N'
  • Word pattern: P__N

Answer:

Click to reveal PAWN

How to Solve the NYT Mini Crossword Faster

Here are the best tips from expert solvers:

Step-by-Step Strategy

  1. Quick Scan: Read all clues once. Your brain starts working on them right away.
  2. Easy First: Fill in the shortest words (2-3 letters). These are usually simple words like "IT" or "ON".
  3. Use Crossings: When letters cross, they help you figure out harder words.
  4. Watch for Wordplay: Clues with question marks (?) are jokes or puns.
  5. Common Words: Remember these appear often: ERA, ORE, ATE, ICE.

Letter Tips That Really Help

  • The letter E is the most common in English
  • Words ending in S are often plurals
  • If you see "___" in a clue, the answer fits those blanks exactly
  • Abbreviations in clues mean the answer is also abbreviated

Time Goals to Aim For

Your Time Skill Level What It Means
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30-60 seconds Advanced Great job! You solve quickly.
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Over 2 minutes Learning You'll get faster with practice.

Puzzle Numbers and Facts

Today's Puzzle by the Numbers
Total Clues: 20 clues to solve
Grid Size: 5 boxes across, 5 boxes down
Total Squares: 25 squares to fill
Average Time: Most people solve in 1 minute 10 seconds
Difficulty: Easy

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

March 20, 2024 NYT Clues Solutions

Across Clues Explained - Wednesday NYT Crossword March 20, 2024

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Twitch, e.g. 5
2A 6. "Highway to Hell" band 4
3A 10. "Go ___" (game cry) 4
4A 14. Marx brother with a curly wig 5
5A 15. "Wait, what?!" 4
6A 16. End of a noodle? 4
7A 17. 101 10
8A 19. 007 4
9A 20. Seder holiday 6
10A 21. Reach a max 4
11A 23. "Just kidding!" 3
12A 24. Passing fancy 4
13A 26. Small intimate restaurant 6
14A 28. Berate, with "out" 4
15A 31. 420 8
16A 34. Cry repeated in the 1980s dance tune "Hot Hot Hot" 3
17A 35. Czech form of Charles 5
18A 36. Subjects of a "Twist on it" ad campaign 5
19A 39. Instrument for Bela Fleck 5
20A 41. Mini maker 3
21A 42. Prolonged attack 5
22A 43. Eponym of a neighborhood in Queens 5
23A 44. This sucks! 5
24A 46. Anger 3
25A 47. 666 8
26A 49. Arise (from) 4
27A 50. Like some music that's challenging to sing 6
28A 52. Golf hazard 4
29A 54. Shout after sneaking up on someone 3
30A 55. Really not feeling it? 4
31A 58. Members of a woolly herd 6
32A 62. 411 4
33A 64. 360 10
34A 66. Pricey 4
35A 67. Chimney vent 4
36A 68. Spanish for "roasted" 5
37A 69. Commits a faux pas 4
38A 70. Toy on many a vintage Christmas card 4
39A 71. Determined to do 5

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. Twitch, e.g."

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 painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  • Words that mean the same thing: cramp, muscle spasm
  • 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: SPASM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. "Highway to Hell" band"

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: ACDC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Go ___" (game cry)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
  • Words that mean the same thing: angle, Pisces, Pisces the Fishes
  • 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: FISH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Marx brother with a curly wig"

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 united states comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Arthur Marx, Marx
  • 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: HARPO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. "Wait, what?!""

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: WHOA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. End of a noodle?"

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 content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  • Words that mean the same thing: estimation, thought, mind
  • 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: IDEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. 101"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: INTROCLASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. 007"

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 an electrical force linking atoms
  • Words that mean the same thing: shackle, alliance, Julian Bond
  • 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: BOND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Seder holiday"

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 (judaism) a jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the israelites from egypt
  • Words that mean the same thing: Passover, Feast of the Unleavened Bread, Pesah
  • 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: PESACH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Reach a max"

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 most extreme possible amount or value
  • Words that mean the same thing: flower, height, crest
  • The opposite would be: bottom out
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PEAK

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. "Just kidding!""

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 negation of a word or group of words
  • Words that mean the same thing: non
  • 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: NOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Passing fancy"

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 sudden desire
  • Words that mean the same thing: impulse, caprice, whimsy
  • 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: WHIM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Small intimate restaurant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a small informal restaurant; serves wine
  • 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: BISTRO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Berate, with "out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that shout loudly and without restraint
  • Words that mean the same thing: yawp, bellow
  • 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: BAWL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. 420"

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 any plant of the genus cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
  • Words that mean the same thing: ganja, hemp, marijuana
  • 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: CANNABIS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Cry repeated in the 1980s dance tune "Hot Hot Hot""

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: OLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Czech form of Charles"

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: KAREL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Subjects of a "Twist on it" ad campaign"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
  • Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie, oreo
  • 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: OREOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Instrument for Bela Fleck"

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 stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
  • 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: BANJO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Mini maker"

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: BMW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Prolonged attack"

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 action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
  • Words that mean the same thing: beleaguering, military blockade, besieging
  • 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: SIEGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Eponym of a neighborhood in Queens"

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 british politician (born in the united states) who was the first woman to sit in the british house of commons (1879-1964)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Viscountess Astor, John Jacob Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor
  • 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: ASTOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. This sucks!"

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 carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
  • Words that mean the same thing: bleed, hirudinean, bloodsucker
  • 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: LEECH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Anger"

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 a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
  • Words that mean the same thing: wrath, ira, anger
  • 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: IRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. 666"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: THEBEAST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Arise (from)"

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 (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  • Words that mean the same thing: stalk, fore, stanch
  • 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: STEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "50. Like some music that's challenging to sing"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that characterized by avoidance of traditional western tonality
  • Words that mean the same thing: unkeyed
  • The opposite would be: tonal
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ATONAL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Golf hazard"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
  • Words that mean the same thing: ambush, lying in wait, snare
  • 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: TRAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Shout after sneaking up on someone"

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 cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
  • Words that mean the same thing: bird, hoot, hiss
  • The opposite would be: applaud
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: BOO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Really not feeling it?"

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 make numb or insensitive
  • Words that mean the same thing: benumbed, benumb, blunt
  • 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: NUMB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Members of a woolly herd"

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 wild or domesticated south american cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
  • Words that mean the same thing: llama
  • 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: LLAMAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. 411"

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 message received and understood
  • Words that mean the same thing: 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: INFO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. 360"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: FULLCIRCLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. Pricey"

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 beloved person; used as terms of endearment
  • Words that mean the same thing: dearest, dearly, lamb
  • 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: DEAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Chimney vent"

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 flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
  • Words that mean the same thing: labial pipe, flue pipe, fluke
  • 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: FLUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Spanish for "roasted""

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: ASADA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "69. Commits a faux pas"

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 to make a mistake or be incorrect
  • Words that mean the same thing: err, slip, mistake
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ERRS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "70. Toy on many a vintage Christmas card"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
  • Words that mean the same thing: sleigh, sledge
  • 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: SLED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "71. Determined to do"

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 united states religious leader who was the first person born in the united states to be canonized (1774-1821)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Elizabeth Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, Mother Seton
  • 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: SETON

    Great job if you got it right!

March 20, 2024 Wednesday NYT - All Down Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Arizona in Hawaii, e.g. 4
2D 2. One in a mullion? 4
3D 3. Ceramics, cinema, etc. 4
4D 4. Manspread, e.g. 6
5D 5. Be a sponge 5
6D 6. Hole-punching tool 3
7D 7. Become dry, as lips 4
8D 8. Pharmacist's amount 4
9D 9. Winter melon 6
10D 10. "I'm busy that night," often 3
11D 11. "Where?" 10
12D 12. Title with a tilde 5
13D 13. Was left with no other choice 5
14D 18. Niña 5
15D 22. Full stop 6
16D 25. Kind of cake with a swirl 6
17D 27. Norwegian name that gained global prominence in 2010 4
18D 28. ___ Fett, "Star Wars" bounty hunter 4
19D 29. Sighed aside 4
20D 30. Overstepped 10
21D 32. Site of a Herculean feat 5
22D 33. Diamondbacks' div. 6
23D 35. Like Kia and Samsung 6
24D 37. Folklore monster 4
25D 38. Look 4
26D 40. English version of 61-Down 4
27D 45. Copy command on a PC 5
28D 48. Steep banks 6
29D 49. Unimpressive, attendance-wise 6
30D 50. Put up with 5
31D 51. Skin care product 5
32D 53. Smith or Jones, on occasion 5
33D 56. Contemplate 4
34D 57. Down 4
35D 59. Future doc's exam 4
36D 60. Brand of shoes and handbags 4
37D 61. Irish version of 40-Down 4
38D 63. Option words 3
39D 65. Played first after the deal 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. Arizona in Hawaii, e.g."

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 vessel that carries passengers or freight
  • Words that mean the same thing: send, transport, embark
  • The opposite would be: disembark
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHIP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. One in a mullion?"

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 sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
  • Words that mean the same thing: paneling, battery-acid, Lucy in the sky with diamonds
  • The word looks like this: ____
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: PANE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Ceramics, cinema, etc."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
  • Words that mean the same thing: prowess, fine art, artwork
  • 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: ARTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Manspread, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
  • Words that mean the same thing: urban sprawl, sprawling, straggle
  • 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: SPRAWL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Be a sponge"

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 someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
  • Words that mean the same thing: moocher, bum, cadger
  • 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: MOOCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Hole-punching tool"

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 a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
  • 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: AWL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Become dry, as lips"

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 boy or man
  • Words that mean the same thing: lad, blighter, cuss
  • 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: CHAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Pharmacist's amount"

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 measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
  • Words that mean the same thing: battery-acid, acid, superman
  • 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: DOSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Winter melon"

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 melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh
  • Words that mean the same thing: casaba melon
  • 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: CASABA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "I'm busy that night," often"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a trivial lie
  • Words that mean the same thing: story, tarradiddle, tale
  • 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: FIB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Where?""

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: IDONTSEEIT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Title with a tilde"

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 spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the english `mr' or `sir'
  • 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: SENOR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Was left with no other choice"

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: HADTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Niña"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy 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: CHICA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Full stop"

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 stop from happening or developing
  • Words that mean the same thing: stop, block, halt
  • 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: KIBOSH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Kind of cake with a swirl"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
  • 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: MARBLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Norwegian name that gained global prominence in 2010"

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: SIRI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. ___ Fett, "Star Wars" bounty hunter"

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: BOBA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Sighed aside"

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 flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
  • Words that mean the same thing: unluckily, ala, regrettably
  • The opposite would be: fortunately, luckily
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: ALAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Overstepped"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: WENTTOOFAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Site of a Herculean feat"

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 valley in southeastern greece where the nemean games were held
  • 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: NEMEA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Diamondbacks' div."

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: NLWEST

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Like Kia and Samsung"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a native or inhabitant of korea who speaks the korean language
  • The word looks like this: ______
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: KOREAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Folklore monster"

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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
  • Words that mean the same thing: demon, devil, monster
  • 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: OGRE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Look"

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 give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  • Words that mean the same thing: appear, look
  • 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: SEEM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. English version of 61-Down"

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 room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  • Words that mean the same thing: toilet, whoremonger, Gospel According to John
  • 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: JOHN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Copy command on a PC"

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: CTRLC

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. Steep banks"

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 high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
  • Words that mean the same thing: bluff out, bluff, four flush
  • 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: BLUFFS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Unimpressive, attendance-wise"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • Words that mean the same thing: thin
  • 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: SPARSE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Put up with"

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 put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • Words that mean the same thing: stay, endure, brook
  • 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: ABIDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "51. Skin care product"

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 solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
  • 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: TONER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Smith or Jones, on occasion"

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 name that has been assumed temporarily
  • Words that mean the same thing: a.k.a., assumed name, also known as
  • 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: ALIAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Contemplate"

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 term used in scottish names of promontories
  • Words that mean the same thing: chew over, mull over, think over
  • 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: MULL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Down"

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 blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
  • Words that mean the same thing: Amytal, gamey, drab
  • 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: BLUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Future doc's exam"

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: MCAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "60. Brand of shoes and handbags"

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: ALDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "61. Irish version of 40-Down"

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: SEAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. Option words"

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 a state in northwestern united states on the pacific
  • Words that mean the same thing: operating theatre, surgery, OR
  • 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: ORS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. Played first after the deal"

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 diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
  • Words that mean the same thing: contribute, result, precede
  • The opposite would be: follow
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: LED

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 64 82.1%
Short Answer 9 11.5%
History 2 2.6%
Sports 1 1.3%
Music 1 1.3%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 39
Down Clues 39
Total Clues 78
Average Answer Length 4.8 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 4 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 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM

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