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NYT Crossword - January 06, 1990 | XWordHint

Published on Saturday, January 06, 1990 • Daily puzzle hints • Crossword clues © The New York Times

Master the NYT crossword from January 06, 1990 with our expert hint system. We provide synonyms, antonyms, and strategic clues to help you solve without spoiling the fun.

Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate

Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!

Across Clues - Strategic Hints (39 clues)

1A: "1. Guthrie's restaurateur"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALICE

2A: "6. Worn away"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed
  • Similar words include: toothed, jagged, jaggy
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EROSE

3A: "11. Pep-rally word"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: RAH

4A: "14. "___ Attraction," 1987 movie"

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that bringing death
  • Similar words include: fateful, black, calamitous
  • Opposite of: nonfatal
Click to reveal answer
Answer: FATAL

5A: "15. Belief"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
  • Similar words include: dogma
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TENET

6A: "16. Abilene-to-Fort Worth dir."

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the compass point midway between northeast and east
  • Similar words include: east northeast
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ENE

7A: "17. Colorful Boston matriarch"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ROSEKENNEDY

8A: "19. Genetic initials"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
  • Similar words include: desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DNA

9A: "20. Namesakes of explorer Johnson"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: OSAS

10A: "21. Squealer"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
  • Similar words include: betray, fink, shit
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: RAT

11A: "22. Funnybone tickler"

6 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AMUSER

12A: "24. Yvette's boyfriend"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AMI

13A: "26. Filled the larder"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that have on hand
  • Similar words include: stock up, carry, stocked with
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: STOCKED

14A: "27. Hug"

7 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
  • Similar words include: embracement, sweep up, adopt
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EMBRACE

15A: "31. Noted German pathologist: 1809-85"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HENLE

16A: "32. Female ruff"

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: REE

17A: "33. Tied securely"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that beat severely with a whip or rod
  • Similar words include: strap, lather, lash
  • Opposite of: unlash
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LASHED

18A: "35. College in Mich."

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALMA

19A: "38. Tin or copper"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
  • Similar words include: metallic element, metallic, alloy
  • Opposite of: nonmetallic
Click to reveal answer
Answer: METAL

20A: "40. Yellow or Checker follower"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
  • Similar words include: taxi, cabriolet, hack
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CAB

21A: "41. Stage direction"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that to come or go into
  • Similar words include: move into, get in, insert
  • Opposite of: drop out, exit
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ENTER

22A: "42. Envelope abbr."

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ATTN

23A: "43. Milk: Comb. form"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GALACT

24A: "45. Bit for Fido"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ORT

25A: "46. Writer of "White Shadows""

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: YODER

26A: "48. Boot"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that someone who is being trained
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: TRAINEE

27A: "50. Inn name, too often"

7 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a drop of dew
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DEWDROP

28A: "52. Nav. vessel designation"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
  • Similar words include: America, the States, United States of America
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: USS

29A: "53. Assume control again"

6 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: REHEAD

30A: "54. Doctrine"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  • Similar words include: doctrine, philosophical system, school of thought
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ISM

31A: "56. Entertainer Lane"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a french abbot
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ABBE

32A: "60. The Greatest"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that united states prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
  • Similar words include: Muhammad Ali, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius Clay
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ALI

33A: "61. Colorful singer"

11 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PEARLBAILEY

34A: "64. N.Y. opera house"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that come together
  • Similar words include: see, foregather, assemble
  • Opposite of: diverge
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MET

35A: "65. Locke opus"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  • Similar words include: prove, try, examine
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ESSAY

36A: "66. Fermata"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
  • Similar words include: interruption, suspension, intermit
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: PAUSE

37A: "67. "Violets ___ blue""

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
  • Similar words include: ar, constitute, exist
  • Opposite of: differ
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ARE

38A: "68. "___ Daughter," 1970 film"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: RYANS

39A: "69. Bobby Fischer's game"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that weedy annual native to europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
  • Similar words include: chess game, Bromus secalinus, cheat
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CHESS

Down Clues - Strategic Hints (39 clues)

1D: "1. A hairdo"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a rounded thickly curled hairdo
  • Similar words include: Afro hairdo
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: AFRO

2D: "2. Thai neighbor"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern asia; achieved independence from france in 1949
  • Similar words include: Laotian, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lao
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: LAOS

3D: "3. "___ Long Way to Tipperary""

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ITSA

4D: "4. Lyricist for Gershwin's "Swanee""

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that conqueror of gaul and master of italy (100-44 bc)
  • Similar words include: Gaius Julius Caesar, Sidney Caesar, Sid Caesar
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CAESAR

5D: "5. He has a Grand Exalted Ruler"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
  • Similar words include: Alces alces, Cervus elaphus, red deer
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ELK

6D: "6. Sicilian firebox"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
  • Similar words include: Mount Etna, Mt Etna, bunsen
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ETNA

7D: "7. Lease"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
  • Similar words include: let, snag, take
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: RENT

8D: "8. A follower"

3 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • Similar words include: nonpareil, matchless, unity
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ONE

9D: "9. Anesthetized"

7 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
  • Similar words include: tranquilize, sedate, tranquillize
  • Opposite of: stimulate
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SEDATED

10D: "10. Base word"

6 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
  • Similar words include: root
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ETYMON

11D: "11. Colorful comedian"

10 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: REDSKELTON

12D: "12. "Bonne ___!""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ANNEE

13D: "13. Got the word"

5 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
  • Similar words include: pick up, try, take heed
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HEARD

14D: "18. Heath"

5 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that any plant of the genus erica
  • Similar words include: true heath
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ERICA

15D: "23. Bruin of the Pac Ten"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: UCLAN

16D: "25. Shopping center"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
  • Similar words include: center, shopping mall, shopping centre
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MALL

17D: "26. Jewish month"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the jewish calendar (in january and february)
  • Similar words include: Shevat
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SHEBAT

18D: "27. Writer Calderon"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ERMA

19D: "28. Miler's milieu"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
  • Similar words include: see, fitting, foregather
  • Opposite of: diverge
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MEET

20D: "29. Colorful Golden Girl"

10 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: __________
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BETTYWHITE

21D: "30. Steep slope"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
  • Similar words include: scarp, escarpment, protective embankment
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ESCARP

22D: "34. Bandleader Kemp"

3 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: HAL

23D: "36. Pure and simple"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a small pond of standing water
  • Similar words include: simple, bare
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: MERE

24D: "37. Prado offering"

4 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ARTE

25D: "39. Battery terminal"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
  • Opposite of: cathode
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ANODE

26D: "41. An anagram for seat"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
  • Similar words include: eta, Basque Fatherland and Liberty, ETA
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ETAS

27D: "43. Science of earth measurement"

7 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
  • Pattern: _______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: GEODESY

28D: "44. Toaster ort"

5 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a very small quantity of something
  • Similar words include: git, lowlife, stinkpot
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: CRUMB

29D: "47. Fabric merchant"

6 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DRAPER

30D: "49. O.T. book"

6 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (old testament) the first of the major hebrew prophets (8th century bc)
  • Similar words include: Book of Isaiah
  • Pattern: ______
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ISAIAH

31D: "50. Pinter product"

5 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  • Similar words include: dramatic play, play, dramatic event
  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: DRAMA

32D: "51. He might say: "That's a moray!""

5 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: _____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EELER

33D: "54. An OPEC land"

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that a theocratic islamic republic in the middle east in western asia; iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as persia until 1935; rich in oil
  • Similar words include: Islamic Republic of Iran, Persia
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: IRAN

34D: "55. Stallone and Stone"

4 letters Category: Wordplay

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: SLYS

35D: "57. Colorful comedian Ben"

4 letters Category: Common Word

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
  • Similar words include: blueish, bluing, blasphemous
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BLUE

36D: "58. Catfish Row gal"

4 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: BESS

37D: "59. Poet's "windows of the soul""

4 letters Category: General Knowledge

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that opinion or judgment
  • Similar words include: eye, centre, oculus
  • Pattern: ____
Click to reveal answer
Answer: EYES

38D: "62. "End ___ Man": Willingham"

3 letters Category: Proper Noun

Solving Hints:

  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: ASA

39D: "63. Common headache med."

3 letters Category: Abbreviation

Solving Hints:

  • Think of something that (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
  • Similar words include: armoured personnel carrier, armored personnel carrier
  • Pattern: ___
Click to reveal answer
Answer: APC

Puzzle Stats

39 Across
39 Down
78 Total

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February 17, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (31 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

February 17, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions

February 17, 2022 Across Hints: NYT Thursday Crossword Answers

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. [I'm speechless!] 4
2A 5. Float 4
3A 9. Italian car, informally 4
4A 13. Northeast Corridor train 5
5A 15. 1934 novel made into a hit 1970s BBC/PBS miniseries 9
6A 17. Hawaii's "Pineapple Isle" 5
7A 18. Bus excursions to see homes of celebrities 9
8A 19. At the party where the scientist was demonstrating her new shrink ray, [ZAP!] the punch ladle turned into a ... 12
9A 21. Analogy words 4
10A 22. West ___ (furniture chain) 3
11A 25. Family 4
12A 28. When the appetizers were passed around, [ZAP!] the potato wedges turned into ... 10
13A 34. Exaggerate, as a stage role 5
14A 36. Flag down 4
15A 37. Sweetheart, in modern lingo 3
16A 38. When the main course was ready, [ZAP!] the six-foot hoagie turned into an ... 15
17A 42. ___ Faire (historical festival, informally) 3
18A 43. Territory 4
19A 44. Didn't dive (into) 5
20A 45. When the dessert was brought out, [ZAP!] the pudding cake turned into a ... 10
21A 49. Boris Johnson, e.g. 4
22A 50. Mum's mum 3
23A 51. Principal 4
24A 53. Finally, when the still-hungry guests went back for more, [ZAP!] the additional helpings turned into ... 12
25A 61. Language that gave us "aardvark" 9
26A 64. "Middlemarch" author 5
27A 65. Prepare for cold weather 9
28A 66. Dig (into) 5
29A 67. Taobao, the so-called "___ of China" 4
30A 68. Citrus drinks 4
31A 69. Trickle 4

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. [I'm speechless!]"

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 short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
  • Words that mean the same thing: heave, pant, puff
  • 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: GASP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Float"

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 long flag; often tapering
  • Words that mean the same thing: pennant, pennon, streamer
  • 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: WAFT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Italian car, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ALFA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Northeast Corridor train"

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: ACELA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. 1934 novel made into a hit 1970s BBC/PBS miniseries"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ICLAUDIUS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Hawaii's "Pineapple Isle""

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an island of central hawaii; a pineapple-growing area
  • Words that mean the same thing: Lanai Island
  • 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: LANAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Bus excursions to see homes of celebrities"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: STARTOURS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. At the party where the scientist was demonstrating her new shrink ray, [ZAP!] the punch ladle turned into a ..."

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: LITTLEDIPPER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Analogy words"

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: ISTO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. West ___ (furniture chain)"

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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
  • Words that mean the same thing: elmwood, elm tree
  • 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: ELM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Family"

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 group of people related by blood or marriage
  • Words that mean the same thing: kinship group, tribe, kin
  • 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: CLAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "28. When the appetizers were passed around, [ZAP!] the potato wedges turned into ..."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SMALLFRIES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "34. Exaggerate, as a stage role"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: HAMUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "36. Flag 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 precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
  • Words that mean the same thing: herald, come, acclaim
  • 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: HAIL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "37. Sweetheart, in modern lingo"

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: BAE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "38. When the main course was ready, [ZAP!] the six-foot hoagie turned into an ..."

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: ATOMICSUBMARINE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "42. ___ Faire (historical festival, informally)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: REN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "43. Territory"

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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
  • Words that mean the same thing: greensward, sward, sod
  • 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: TURF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "44. Didn't dive (into)"

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 walk (through relatively shallow water)
  • Words that mean the same thing: chock up, wad, ram
  • 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: WADED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "45. When the dessert was brought out, [ZAP!] the pudding cake turned into a ..."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: MERETRIFLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "49. Boris Johnson, 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 an american who favored the british side during the american revolution
  • 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: TORY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "50. Mum's mum"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that your grandmother
  • Words that mean the same thing: Nan River, granny, grannie
  • The word looks like this: ___
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: NAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "51. Principal"

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 curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
  • Words that mean the same thing: puckish, wicked, mischievous
  • 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: ARCH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "53. Finally, when the still-hungry guests went back for more, [ZAP!] the additional helpings turned into ..."

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond
  • Words that mean the same thing: microsecond
  • 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: MICROSECONDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "61. Language that gave us "aardvark""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an official language of the republic of south africa; closely related to dutch and flemish
  • Words that mean the same thing: Taal, South African Dutch, Afrikaner
  • 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: AFRIKAANS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "64. "Middlemarch" author"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that british poet (born in the united states) who won the nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
  • Words that mean the same thing: T. S. Eliot, Thomas Stearns Eliot, Mary Ann Evans
  • 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: ELIOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "65. Prepare for cold weather"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that prepare for winter
  • Words that mean the same thing: winterise
  • The opposite would be: summerize
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WINTERIZE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "66. Dig (into)"

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 turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  • Words that mean the same thing: turn over, dig, cut into
  • 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: DELVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "67. Taobao, the so-called "___ of China""

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: EBAY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "68. Citrus drinks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
  • Words that mean the same thing: fruit drink, ade
  • 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: ADES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "69. Trickle"

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 pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
  • Words that mean the same thing: ooze
  • 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: SEEP

    Great job if you got it right!

NYT Thursday Crossword Down Clues - February 17, 2022 Answers

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Audacity 4
2D 2. It's berry tasty! 4
3D 3. On cloud nine 4
4D 4. Credit card status 8
5D 5. Domain of Athena 6
6D 6. Stage opening 4
7D 7. Tizzy 4
8D 8. Bit of weatherproofing 4
9D 9. Devotee 6
10D 10. ___ Yifei, star of 2020's "Mulan" 3
11D 11. Something traded at a trading post 3
12D 12. Ding-dong 3
13D 14. Isn't well 4
14D 16. People for whom a state is named 3
15D 20. Supposed creators of crop circles, for short 3
16D 23. Longing to go to bed? 6
17D 24. More grinchlike 6
18D 25. Bracelet item 5
19D 26. Triangular sail 6
20D 27. King of the Egyptian gods 6
21D 29. Leave in ___ 5
22D 30. Setting for the 1962 hit "Monster Mash" 3
23D 31. Calculus calculation: Abbr. 3
24D 32. Scratch or nick 4
25D 33. Ramshackle 5
26D 35. A.C.C. team, informally 4
27D 39. Mongrel 3
28D 40. ___ Lanka 3
29D 41. Squalid abodes 8
30D 46. Hostile state 6
31D 47. Misses abroad 6
32D 48. Before, in verse 3
33D 52. Kept informed, in a way 4
34D 54. Old presidential nickname 3
35D 55. Italian term of endearment 4
36D 56. It's a bust 4
37D 57. Eleven, to an élève 4
38D 58. Home for many hippos 4
39D 59. Magician's bird 4
40D 60. Put one's foot down 4
41D 61. Dazzle 3
42D 62. "You've hardly aged a bit," usually 3
43D 63. Genetic material 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. Audacity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
  • Words that mean the same thing: fret, bile, crust
  • 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: GALL

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. It's berry tasty!"

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: ACAI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. On cloud nine"

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 100 senti equal 1 kroon in estonia
  • Words that mean the same thing: station, broadcast, send
  • The opposite would be: unsent
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SENT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Credit card status"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
  • Words that mean the same thing: Pt, atomic number 78
  • 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: PLATINUM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Domain of Athena"

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 accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
  • Words that mean the same thing: wiseness, soundness, Wisdom of Solomon
  • The opposite would be: unsoundness, folly
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: WISDOM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Stage opening"

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: ACTI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Tizzy"

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 any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
  • Words that mean the same thing: wave, undulate, dither
  • 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: FLAP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Bit of weatherproofing"

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 waterproofed canvas
  • Words that mean the same thing: tarpaulin
  • 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: TARP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Devotee"

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 someone who admires a young woman
  • Words that mean the same thing: admirer
  • 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: ADORER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ Yifei, star of 2020's "Mulan""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: LIU

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Something traded at a trading post"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
  • Words that mean the same thing: pelt
  • 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: FUR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Ding-dong"

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 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • Words that mean the same thing: rear end, can, piece of tail
  • 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: ASS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Isn't well"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
  • Words that mean the same thing: garlic, ail, trouble
  • 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: AILS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. People for whom a state is named"

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 member of the shoshonean people of utah and colorado and new mexico
  • 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: UTE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Supposed creators of crop circles, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: ETS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Longing to go to bed?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that (psychoanalysis) a freudian term for sexual urge or desire
  • 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: LIBIDO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. More grinchlike"

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 approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
  • Words that mean the same thing: base, hateful, average
  • 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: MEANER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Bracelet item"

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 attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  • Words that mean the same thing: appealingness, magic spell, tempt
  • 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: CHARM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Triangular sail"

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 triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the mediterranean
  • Words that mean the same thing: lateen-rigged, lateen sail
  • 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: LATEEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. King of the Egyptian gods"

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: AMONRA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Leave in ___"

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: AHUFF

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Setting for the 1962 hit "Monster Mash""

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 workplace for the conduct of scientific research
  • Words that mean the same thing: science laboratory, science lab, research lab
  • 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: LAB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Calculus calculation: 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: LIM

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Scratch or nick"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that an imperfection in an object or machine
  • Words that mean the same thing: blemish, defect, fault
  • 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: FLAW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "33. Ramshackle"

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 full of seeds
  • Words that mean the same thing: scruffy, peaked, under the weather
  • The opposite would be: seedless
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SEEDY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "35. A.C.C. team, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a british playwright who created the fictional character sweeney todd (1799-1855)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Second Earl of Chatham, Pitt the Elder, William Pitt
  • 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: PITT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Mongrel"

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 an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
  • Words that mean the same thing: mutt, mongrel
  • 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: CUR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. ___ Lanka"

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: SRI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Squalid abodes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
  • Words that mean the same thing: rathole
  • 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: RATHOLES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Hostile state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a state of deep-seated ill-will
  • Words that mean the same thing: hostility, antagonism, ill will
  • 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: ENMITY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Misses abroad"

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 girl or young woman who is unmarried
  • Words that mean the same thing: young girl, jeune fille, lassie
  • 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: LASSES

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Before, in verse"

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: ERE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Kept informed, in a way"

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: CCED

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Old presidential nickname"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that united states general who supervised the invasion of normandy and the defeat of nazi germany; 34th president of the united states (1890-1961)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Dwight Eisenhower, Dwight David Eisenhower, Eisenhower
  • 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: IKE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Italian term of endearment"

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: CARA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. It's a bust"

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 short attack
  • Words that mean the same thing: bust, foray into, maraud
  • 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: RAID

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Eleven, to an élève"

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: ONZE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Home for many hippos"

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 world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern africa into the mediterranean; the nile river valley in egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
  • Words that mean the same thing: Nile River
  • 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: NILE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "59. Magician's bird"

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 of numerous small pigeons
  • Words that mean the same thing: Columba, dive, squab
  • The opposite would be: hawk
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: DOVE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "60. Put one's foot 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 any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
  • Words that mean the same thing: stone's throw, tread, whole tone
  • 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: STEP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "61. Dazzle"

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 an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  • Words that mean the same thing: veneration, fear, reverence
  • 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: AWE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "62. "You've hardly aged a bit," usually"

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 trivial lie
  • Words that mean the same thing: story, tarradiddle, taradiddle
  • 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 43 Down: "63. Genetic material"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
  • Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
  • 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: RNA

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 49 66.2%
Short Answer 13 17.6%
Geography 3 4.1%
History 2 2.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment 2 2.7%
Abbreviation 2 2.7%
Literature 1 1.4%
Food & Drink 1 1.4%
Sports 1 1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 31
Down Clues 43
Total Clues 74
Average Answer Length 5.0 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 Thursday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: September 11, 2025 at 08:19 PM

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