XWordHint Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 09, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 09 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Top dog?
Clue #2: 5. Top hat?
Clue #3: 8. Top gun?
Clue #4: 14. Olympic event in which athletes wear masks
Clue #5: 15. Balmy time in Bordeaux
Clue #6: 16. Squids' kin
Clue #7: 17. Marilyn Monroe used eyeliner to darken the one on her cheek
Clue #8: 18. Late actor Kilmer
Clue #9: 19. Be off the mark
Clue #10: 20. Number with 12 zeros in the U.S. but 18 zeros in other parts of the world
Clue #11: 23. Cotillion V.I.P.
Clue #12: 24. Top 10 song
Antonyms: miss
Clue #13: 25. Auntie ___ (food court chain)
Clue #14: 27. Who, What or I Don't Know, to Abbott and Costello
Clue #15: 31. Popular digital wallet service
Clue #16: 35. Non-Rx
Clue #17: 36. Dance instruction
Clue #18: 38. Jason of "How I Met Your Mother"
Clue #19: 39. One wearing a djellaba robe, typically
Clue #20: 41. Outer boundaries, as where this puzzle's theme answers are located
Clue #21: 44. Hospital fluids
Clue #22: 45. Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year
Clue #23: 47. Bit of litter by a theater
Clue #24: 49. It may be picked by the picky
Clue #25: 50. Kind of Emmy
Antonyms: night
Clue #26: 53. Last Supper guest
Clue #27: 55. One end of a battery
Antonyms: cathode
Clue #28: 57. State animal of Utah
Clue #29: 58. Ryder Cup org.
Clue #30: 61. Famous misquote of a James Cagney line from the 1932 film "Taxi!"
Clue #31: 66. Beyond belief
Antonyms: natural, real
Clue #32: 68. Hunk
Clue #33: 69. ___ land
Clue #34: 70. Repeated sounds in "Hey Jude"
Clue #35: 71. From ___ Z
Clue #36: 72. Many moons
Antonyms: rejuvenate
Clue #37: 73. Bottom feeder?
Clue #38: 74. Bottom line?
Clue #39: 75. Bottom dollar?
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Side note?
Clue #2: 2. Agreed-___
Clue #3: 3. Prefix with communication
Clue #4: 4. Grow choppers
Clue #5: 5. Get off the ground?
Clue #6: 6. Stressed type: Abbr.
Clue #7: 7. Singer Reese
Clue #8: 8. California college where the writer David Foster Wallace taught English
Clue #9: 9. Unfriendly quality
Clue #10: 10. Ave. crossers
Clue #11: 11. Lowly sort
Clue #12: 12. Redheaded boy of 1960s TV
Clue #13: 13. Side arm?
Clue #14: 21. Parts of eyeglass frames
Clue #15: 22. First magazine to feature Steve Jobs on its cover (October 1981)
Clue #16: 26. Elvis's "___ Not You"
Clue #17: 27. Side plank?
Antonyms: get_off
Clue #18: 28. Parts of hearts
Clue #19: 29. Like snakes
Clue #20: 30. Mustachioed "Simpsons" character
Clue #21: 32. 007, for one
Clue #22: 33. Jeopardy
Clue #23: 34. Side dish?
Clue #24: 37. Family-friendly ratings
Clue #25: 40. Onetime alternative to VHS
Clue #26: 42. Gate info
Clue #27: 43. Comic book hero whose secret identity is Conner Kent
Clue #28: 46. Symbol of contrasting principles
Clue #29: 48. Get out of the starting gate fast
Antonyms: unbolt
Clue #30: 51. Bread
Clue #31: 52. End of a professor's address
Clue #32: 54. 1970s space station
Clue #33: 56. "J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic)
Clue #34: 58. Side kick?
Clue #35: 59. Growl
Clue #36: 60. River under the Ponte Vecchio
Clue #37: 62. Itty bit
Clue #38: 63. Prego rival
Clue #39: 64. Guinness of "Star Wars"
Clue #40: 65. Side job?
Clue #41: 67. French 101 word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet
Expert Solving Strategies
- Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
- Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
- Check vowel patterns in partially solved words
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Saturday, August 31, 2024
NYT0831 Saturday, August 31, 2024 NYT Predictions Steps by CrosswordHints blogs
Across Clues :
1. Liquid found in some pens, 10. [I can't hear you!], 14. The old man?, 15. #1 choices, 16. Fast-food order that comes in four shapes: bells, balls, boots and bow ties, 17. Origin, 18. Like some supplements, for short, 19. 10-point play, 21. Franchise that moved back to Vegas in 2021, 22. Ex ___ (out of nothing), 26. They're on their own time, 28. "Coach", 30. Smallish smart device from Amazon, 31. Modern words of encouragement, 33. Covers in a black powder, 34. Forced, 37. Enjoys widespread success, 40. Reach for the cars?, 44. Rapper who shares his name with the 29th U.S. president, 47. Request to keep in touch, 48. "Uh ... did I hear that right?!", 50. Extras, 51. Spurt, 52. Aunt ___ of "Oklahoma!", 54. Cue preceder, 55. Island known for its nightlife, 57. Line outside a box office, 61. House of lords?, 62. Childish?, 63. Best Picture-winning film adapted from the 1999 memoir "The Master of Disguise", 64. It's pressed for time
Down Clues :
1. Some start-up funding, in brief, 2. Ancient continent that included present-day Siberia, 3. Wet weather wear, 4. This will not fly!, 5. Bender, 6. Big name in comfy footwear, 7. Name that's another form of Agnes, 8. Panna ___ (Italian dessert), 9. Store, as grain, 10. Many a Theravada Buddhist, 11. The Mexican state of Michoacán produces 5.5+ billion pounds of this annually, 12. "Oh, please, give it a rest", 13. Passing measures, 15. Leaves just in time for dinner?, 20. Ontario, e.g., to the Québécois, 23. Fact-finding mission, 24. Joggers and such, 25. Singular noun that, when a "w" is added to the front, becomes a plural noun, 27. Drink once sold as Fruit Smack, 29. For word, 32. Certain power, 35. One party to 2020's Abraham Accords: Abbr., 36. Ottava ___ (verse form), 37. Where "uncommon valor was a common virtue," per Admiral Chester Nimitz, 38. Establishment serving hot shots, 39. Risky bond designation, 41. Graphic designer's shortcut, 42. Like Gregory Peck's character in Hitchcock's "Spellbound", 43. Implore, 45. Kraken's home, for short, 46. Dances in duple time, 49. Pillar, of a sort, 53. Teacher's handwritten note by an awkward sentence, 56. Chaotic scene, 58. Spot at a casino table, 59. "It's the ___!", 60. It moves with traffic, in brief
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| Saturday, August 31, 2024 NYT Crosswords |
Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 31, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Liquid found in some pens. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: VAPEJUICE
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The clue is 10. [I can't hear you!]. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LALA
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The clue is 14. The old man?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: CROMAGNON
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The clue is 15. #1 choices. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: FAVES
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The clue is 16. Fast-food order that comes in four shapes: bells, balls, boots and bow ties. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: MCNUGGETS
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The clue is 17. Origin. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ROOTS
Possible Answer : base, theme, source, rout, ancestor, steady_down, ascendant, settle, ascendent, root, antecedent, root_word, origin, radical, tooth_root, solution, settle_down, roots, rootage, take_root, beginning, etymon, rootle, stem
Possible Opposite Answer : descendant
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The clue is 18. Like some supplements, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OTC
Possible Answer : over-the-counter, otc
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The clue is 19. 10-point play. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ZTILE
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The clue is 21. Franchise that moved back to Vegas in 2021. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CSI
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The clue is 22. Ex ___ (out of nothing). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: NIHILO
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The clue is 26. They're on their own time. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ALASKANS
Possible Answer : Alaskan
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The clue is 28. "Coach". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ECONOMY
Possible Answer : economy, saving, economic_system, thriftiness
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The clue is 30. Smallish smart device from Amazon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ECHODOT
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The clue is 31. Modern words of encouragement. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: YASQUEEN
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The clue is 33. Covers in a black powder. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SOOTS
Possible Answer : smut, soot, lampblack, carbon_black, crock
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The clue is 34. Forced. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: UNNATURAL
Possible Answer : unnatural, abnormal, affected
Possible Opposite Answer : natural, unaffected, normal
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The clue is 37. Enjoys widespread success. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ISBIG
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The clue is 40. Reach for the cars?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: HAILACAB
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The clue is 44. Rapper who shares his name with the 29th U.S. president. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: WARRENG
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The clue is 47. Request to keep in touch. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: EMAILME
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The clue is 48. "Uh ... did I hear that right?!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: OKAYWHAT
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The clue is 50. Extras. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ADDINS
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The clue is 51. Spurt. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: JET
Possible Answer : reverse_lightning, cat_valium, gush, honey_oil, fountain, super_C, jet, coal-black, K, spurt, squirt, sooty, spirt, jet-propelled_plane, jet-black, special_K, super_acid, jet_plane, pitchy, green, blue_jet
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The clue is 52. Aunt ___ of "Oklahoma!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ELLER
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The clue is 54. Cue preceder. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PEE
Possible Answer : wee-wee, puddle, urinate, micturate, relieve_oneself, pee-pee, weewee, wee, pee, piss, peeing, water, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, pass_water, make, urine, piddle, make_water, pissing
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The clue is 55. Island known for its nightlife. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IBIZA
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The clue is 57. Line outside a box office. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ONEPLEASE
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The clue is 61. House of lords?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MANOR
Possible Answer : manor, manor_house
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The clue is 62. Childish?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: PEDIATRIC
Possible Answer : paediatric, pediatric
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The clue is 63. Best Picture-winning film adapted from the 1999 memoir "The Master of Disguise". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARGO
Possible Answer : Argo
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The clue is 64. It's pressed for time. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: STOPWATCH
Possible Answer : stop_watch, stopwatch
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Some start-up funding, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: VCMONEY
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The clue is 2. Ancient continent that included present-day Siberia. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ARCTICA
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The clue is 3. Wet weather wear. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PONCHOS
Possible Answer: poncho
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The clue is 4. This will not fly!. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EMU
Possible Answer: emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit
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The clue is 5. Bender. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: JAG
Possible Answer: dag, jag
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The clue is 6. Big name in comfy footwear. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UGG
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The clue is 7. Name that's another form of Agnes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: INEZ
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The clue is 8. Panna ___ (Italian dessert). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: COTTA
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The clue is 9. Store, as grain. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ENSILE
Possible Answer: ensile
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The clue is 10. Many a Theravada Buddhist. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LAO
Possible Answer: Laotian, Lao
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The clue is 11. The Mexican state of Michoacán produces 5.5+ billion pounds of this annually. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: AVOCADO
Possible Answer: avocado_pear, avocado_tree, Persea_Americana, aguacate, alligator_pear, avocado
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The clue is 12. "Oh, please, give it a rest". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: LETSNOT
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The clue is 13. Passing measures. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ASSISTS
Possible Answer: aid, attend, help, attend_to, assist, wait_on, assistance, serve
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The clue is 15. Leaves just in time for dinner?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: FRESHSALAD
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The clue is 20. Ontario, e.g., to the Québécois. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LAC
Possible Answer: lac
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The clue is 23. Fact-finding mission. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: INQUIRY
Possible Answer: enquiry, interrogation, research, inquiry, question, query
Possible Opposite Answer : answer
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The clue is 24. Joggers and such. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: LOUNGEWEAR
Possible Answer: loungewear
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The clue is 25. Singular noun that, when a "w" is added to the front, becomes a plural noun. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OMEN
Possible Answer: presage, portend, Muscat_and_Oman, auspicate, Oman, prodigy, prognostication, betoken, foreshadow, portent, omen, Sultanate_of_Oman, bode, prognosticate, prefigure, prognostic, predict, forecast, foretell, augur
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The clue is 27. Drink once sold as Fruit Smack. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: KOOLAID
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The clue is 29. For word. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: YEA
Possible Answer: yeah, yea
Possible Opposite Answer : nay
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The clue is 32. Certain power. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NTH
Possible Answer: nth, n-th
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The clue is 35. One party to 2020's Abraham Accords: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: UAE
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The clue is 36. Ottava ___ (verse form). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RIMA
Possible Answer: rima
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The clue is 37. Where "uncommon valor was a common virtue," per Admiral Chester Nimitz. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: IWOJIMA
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The clue is 38. Establishment serving hot shots. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SAKEBAR
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The clue is 39. Risky bond designation. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: BRATING
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The clue is 41. Graphic designer's shortcut. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: CLIPART
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The clue is 42. Like Gregory Peck's character in Hitchcock's "Spellbound". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: AMNESIC
Possible Answer: amnesic, amnestic, amnesiac
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The clue is 43. Implore. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: BESEECH
Possible Answer: bid, press, entreat, conjure, adjure, beseech
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The clue is 45. Kraken's home, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NHL
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The clue is 46. Dances in duple time. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GALOPS
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The clue is 49. Pillar, of a sort. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TENET
Possible Answer: dogma, tenet
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The clue is 53. Teacher's handwritten note by an awkward sentence. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: REDO
Possible Answer: refashion, remodel, reconstruct, make_over, remake, redo
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The clue is 56. Chaotic scene. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ZOO
Possible Answer: menagerie, zoo, zoological_garden
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The clue is 58. Spot at a casino table. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PIP
Possible Answer: worst, blip, shoot, pip, hit, mop_up, spot, rack_up, whip, radar_target
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The clue is 59. "It's the ___!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LAW
Possible Answer: jurisprudence, natural_law, practice_of_law, legal_philosophy, police_force, police, constabulary, law_of_nature, law
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The clue is 60. It moves with traffic, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ETA
Possible Answer: Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, ETA, eta, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom, Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Wednesday August 07, 2024 NYT Crossword clues hints
Wednesday August 07, 2024 - NYT Crossword puzzle hints
Welcome to NYT puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:
NYT Crosswords Clues: August 07, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
Across Clues and Answers:
- 1. Rhyme of 49-Across, but not a homophone of 19-Across - Show Answer
BUFF
(4 letters)
Synonyms: buffet, lover, raw_sienna, buffer, fan, yellowish_brown, buff, burnish, furbish, devotee, caramel_brown, caramel
- 5. On the ___ - Show Answer
LAM
(3 letters)
Synonyms: head_for_the_hills, break_away, run, thrash, flail, thresh, escape, turn_tail, fly_the_coop, bunk, getaway, scat, hightail_it, scarper, take_to_the_woods, run_away, lam
- 8. Rhyme of 46-Across, but not a homophone of 21-Across - Show Answer
DOFF
(4 letters)
Synonyms: doff
- 12. Key that might be part of a chain - Show Answer
ISLE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: isle, islet
- 13. Olay competitor - Show Answer
NIVEA
(5 letters)
- 15. Spaniard's "other" - Show Answer
OTRA
(4 letters)
- 16. Opposite of hopping - Show Answer
DEAD
(4 letters)
Synonyms: absolutely, bushed, short, numb, stagnant, drained, beat, utterly, dead, suddenly, utter, perfectly, deadened, idle, abruptly, all_in
Antonyms: live, living, alive
- 17. Customer service worker - Show Answer
AGENT
(5 letters)
Synonyms: federal_agent, agent, factor, agentive_role, broker
- 18. "Serves you right!" - Show Answer
GOOD
(4 letters)
Synonyms: near, in_effect, estimable, soundly, trade_good, dear, sound, safe, well, skilful, right, upright, unspoilt, thoroughly, dependable, beneficial, commodity, in_force, honest, adept, salutary, ripe, serious, goodness, good, honorable, proficient, full, undecomposed, respectable, effective, unspoiled, skillful, just, practiced, expert, secure
Antonyms: bad, badness, ill, evilness, evil
- 19. Main branch of a tree - Show Answer
BOUGH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: bough
- 21. It gets baked - Show Answer
DOUGH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: clams, wampum, lucre, moolah, pelf, gelt, loot, shekels, kale, simoleons, boodle, cabbage, sugar, lettuce, dinero, bread, dough, lolly, scratch
- 23. Take a break - Show Answer
REST
(4 letters)
Synonyms: pillow, catch_one's_breath, stay, rest, relief, residue, relaxation, quietus, respite, balance, residuum, remainder, reside, roost, ease, rest_period, eternal_rest, remain, repose, eternal_sleep, lie, perch, residual, sleep, take_a_breather, breathe
Antonyms: be_active, change
- 24. Not on board with - Show Answer
ANTI
(4 letters)
Synonyms: anti
Antonyms: pro
- 25. Evaluate for purity - Show Answer
ASSAY
(5 letters)
Synonyms: seek, check, assay, try, essay, attempt
- 28. Like Plan B, for short - Show Answer
OTC
(3 letters)
Synonyms: over-the-counter, otc
- 30. Wee - Show Answer
EENSY
(5 letters)
- 34. Marshland - Show Answer
FEN
(3 letters)
Synonyms: fenland, marshland, marsh, fen
- 35. "___ Choice" - Show Answer
SOPHIES
(7 letters)
- 38. "Another sheep pun? ___ gotta be kidding!" - Show Answer
EWE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: ewe, Ewe
- 39. Field for grazing - Show Answer
LEA
(3 letters)
Synonyms: ley, lea, grazing_land, pastureland, pasture
- 40. Everglades wader - Show Answer
HERON
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Heron, heron, Hero_of_Alexandria, Hero
- 41. Shade - Show Answer
HUE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: hue, imbue, chromaticity
- 42. Gun-regulating grp. - Show Answer
ATF
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms, ATF
- 43. By way of - Show Answer
THROUGH
(7 letters)
Synonyms: through_with, through_and_through, done, through
- 45. I.C.U. staffers - Show Answer
RNS
(3 letters)
Synonyms: radon, RN, Rn, atomic_number_86, registered_nurse
- 46. Attention-getting sound - Show Answer
COUGH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: coughing, cough
- 48. Sounds of sympathy - Show Answer
AWS
(3 letters)
- 49. Uneven - Show Answer
ROUGH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: rocky, grating, jolty, scratchy, jolting, approximate, bumpy, crude, jumpy, boisterous, rasping, rough, harsh, unsmooth, pugnacious, rough_in, uncut, fierce, raspy, approximative, rough_out, roughly, gravelly
Antonyms: smooth, cut
- 51. Conditional words - Show Answer
ORS
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Beaver_State, operating_theatre, surgery, OR, Oregon, operating_room, operating_theater
- 53. Pacific ___ - Show Answer
RIM
(3 letters)
Synonyms: lip, brim, rim, flange
- 54. Unfair outcome, informally - Show Answer
BUMDEAL
(7 letters)
- 58. Corkscrew-shaped pasta - Show Answer
FUSILLI
(7 letters)
- 62. A pop star might go by this - Show Answer
ONENAME
(7 letters)
- 63. Stay away (from) - Show Answer
ABSTAIN
(7 letters)
Synonyms: refrain, desist, abstain
Antonyms: consume
- 64. Used as a platform - Show Answer
STOODON
(7 letters)
- 65. More timid - Show Answer
MOUSIER
(7 letters)
Synonyms: mouse-colored, mousey, mousy, mouselike
- 66. Rhyme of 19-Across, but not a homophone of 46-Across - Show Answer
COW
(3 letters)
Synonyms: overawe, moo-cow, cow
- 67. Heavy-hearted - Show Answer
SAD
(3 letters)
Synonyms: pitiful, distressing, deplorable, sorry, sad, lamentable
Antonyms: glad
- 68. Denver-to-Omaha dir. - Show Answer
ENE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: east_northeast, ENE
- 69. Rhyme of 43-Across, but not a homophone of 49-Across - Show Answer
RUE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: ruefulness, regret, Ruta_graveolens, rue, herb_of_grace, sorrow, repent
Down Clues and Answers:
- 1. Put in an offer - Show Answer
BID
(3 letters)
Synonyms: wish, entreat, bid, adjure, bidding, press, play, dictation, beseech, tender, conjure, command, call, invite, offer
- 2. Avail - Show Answer
USE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: usage, role, expend, employment, employ, function, enjoyment, utilization, use, manipulation, use_of_goods_and_services, exercise, usance, consumption, habituate, purpose, practice, economic_consumption, apply, utilisation, habit, utilise, utilize
- 3. Exerciser's target - Show Answer
FLAB
(4 letters)
Synonyms: flab
- 4. Classic accessory for Humphrey Bogart - Show Answer
FEDORA
(6 letters)
Synonyms: homburg, trilby, fedora, felt_hat, Stetson
- 5. Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work - Show Answer
LIGHTOPERA
(10 letters)
- 6. Park in N.Y.C., e.g. - Show Answer
AVE
(3 letters)
- 7. Untruthful - Show Answer
MENDACIOUS
(10 letters)
Synonyms: mendacious
- 8. Pooch - Show Answer
DOGGIE
(6 letters)
Synonyms: doggie, doggy, bow-wow, barker, pooch
- 9. "Conversely …," in a text - Show Answer
OTOH
(4 letters)
- 10. Not to - Show Answer
FRO
(3 letters)
- 11. It doesn't stay hot for long - Show Answer
FAD
(3 letters)
Synonyms: fad, rage, furore, furor, craze, cult
- 13. Keeps at - Show Answer
NAGS
(4 letters)
Synonyms: plug, jade, scold, common_scold, hen-peck, nag, hack, peck, nagger, scolder
- 14. Lots - Show Answer
ATON
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Aten, Aton
- 20. Remedies for missed turns - Show Answer
UEYS
(4 letters)
- 22. Native Coloradans - Show Answer
UTES
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Ute
- 25. Insurer with an avian mascot - Show Answer
AFLAC
(5 letters)
- 26. Take care of - Show Answer
SEETO
(5 letters)
- 27. Real mess - Show Answer
SNAFU
(5 letters)
Synonyms: snafu, fucked-up
- 29. Rhyme of 21-Across, but not a homophone of 43-Across - Show Answer
THROW
(5 letters)
Synonyms: cast_off, hurl, shake_off, make, bemuse, hold, give, shed, confuse, fuddle, cast, thrust, confound, befuddle, bewilder, fox, discombobulate, drop, switch, flip, throw_off, stroke, have, cam_stroke, throw, project, bedevil, throw_away, contrive
- 31. Leader who wrote "The Discovery of India" - Show Answer
NEHRU
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru
- 32. Totally shifted the momentum of - Show Answer
SWUNG
(5 letters)
Synonyms: sway, swing, swing_over, drop, sweep, swing_out, get_around, dangle
- 33. "Hoo-boy!" - Show Answer
YEESH
(5 letters)
- 36. Exclamation of understanding - Show Answer
OHH
(3 letters)
- 37. Subj. taught by Fulbright scholars - Show Answer
ENG
(3 letters)
- 43. Clothing, colloquially - Show Answer
THREADS
(7 letters)
Synonyms: screw_thread, string, meander, togs, yarn, weave, thread, wander, wind, train_of_thought, threads, ribbon, duds, draw
- 44. Serious workplace problem, for short - Show Answer
HRISSUE
(7 letters)
- 47. "Puh-lease!" - Show Answer
GODNO
(5 letters)
- 50. Leaves out - Show Answer
OMITS
(5 letters)
Synonyms: pretermit, leave_off, omit, miss, except, take_out, overlook, exclude, neglect, leave_out, drop, overleap
Antonyms: attend_to, include
- 52. Island country that's 24 hours ahead of its closest neighbor - Show Answer
SAMOA
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Samoa_i_Sisifo, Independent_State_of_Samoa, Samoa, Samoan_Islands, Western_Samoa
- 53. Apply, as sunscreen - Show Answer
RUBON
(5 letters)
- 54. Brownish pear - Show Answer
BOSC
(4 letters)
Synonyms: bosc
- 55. "Once more ___ the breach" - Show Answer
UNTO
(4 letters)
- 56. Communicate like a Sphynx - Show Answer
MEOW
(4 letters)
Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaow, miaou, mew
- 57. Give for a time - Show Answer
LEND
(4 letters)
Synonyms: contribute, impart, add, lend, bestow, loan, bring
Antonyms: borrow
- 58. "___ is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day": Gabriel García Márquez - Show Answer
FAME
(4 letters)
Synonyms: celebrity, fame, renown
Antonyms: infamy
- 59. Leopard's spot - Show Answer
LAIR
(4 letters)
Synonyms: den, lair
- 60. Place - Show Answer
LIEU
(4 letters)
Synonyms: position, place, stead, lieu
- 61. Memo line - Show Answer
INRE
(4 letters)