XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 11, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 11 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. Obstinate fool
Clue #2: 4. Co. badges, e.g.
Clue #3: 7. Keeps burning, say
Clue #4: 13. Apt name for a fretful fellow
Clue #5: 14. Yogi's accessory
Antonyms: unsnarl, disentangle
Clue #6: 15. Goes off track
Clue #7: 16. Jabber
Clue #8: 17. Chang or Eng Bunker, notably
Clue #9: 19. Just managed, with "out"
Clue #10: 21. Mix up
Clue #11: 22. Recoils suddenly
Clue #12: 23. ___ Haute, Ind.
Clue #13: 25. On its way
Antonyms: unsent
Clue #14: 27. Throwing a ball and grasping a pencil, e.g.
Clue #15: 32. Grammy-nominated poet Nikki ___
Clue #16: 34. Percolated
Clue #17: 37. Balm additive
Clue #18: 38. Observes Ramadan, say
Clue #19: 40. Stretchiness
Antonyms: starve, take
Clue #20: 41. National park that's home to the Pretty Rocks Landslide
Clue #21: 43. Like pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha
Antonyms: year-round
Clue #22: 45. Provider of crucial testimony
Clue #23: 47. Unbuckled seatbelt alert
Clue #24: 48. Zigzag
Antonyms: unweave
Clue #25: 51. Solomonic figures
Clue #26: 55. Craft drafts, for short
Clue #27: 58. Sporty auto feature
Clue #28: 59. Copyright wrongs
Clue #29: 62. Sounds heard during a cuteness overload
Clue #30: 63. Took to the sky
Clue #31: 64. Young 'un
Clue #32: 65. Soccer star Messi, familiarly
Clue #33: 66. Approach
Clue #34: 67. Spot for wallowing
Clue #35: 68. One of four featured on the Yale Nature Walk
Across Clues and Answers (35)
Clue #1: 1. To date
Clue #2: 2. Sticking point for a gardener?
Clue #3: 3. Celestial phenomena observed at perigees
Clue #4: 4. Some online exchanges, in brief
Clue #5: 5. Speaker's spot
Clue #6: 6. Walks or runs
Clue #7: 7. French possessive
Clue #8: 8. Bridge support
Clue #9: 9. Swearword
Clue #10: 10. Aussie's neighbor
Clue #11: 11. Nobel laureate Wiesel
Clue #12: 12. Figs. with two dashes
Clue #13: 15. Jeter in Cooperstown
Clue #14: 18. Natural dividing line on a U.S. map, as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters
Clue #15: 20. Strongly suggested
Clue #16: 24. Fig. at a train station
Clue #17: 26. Titan maker
Clue #18: 28. Really killing it, so to speak
Clue #19: 29. Strand in a cell
Clue #20: 30. The World Map is the largest one to date, with 11,695 pieces
Clue #21: 31. Does some creative accounting?
Clue #22: 32. Meander (about)
Clue #23: 33. Saint Martin, par exemple
Clue #24: 35. Actress Mendes
Clue #25: 36. Torre ___ Greco, Italy
Clue #26: 39. Celebration whose full name translates as "festival of the first day"
Clue #27: 42. Menlo Park, N.J., famously
Clue #28: 44. Hem, but not haw
Clue #29: 46. Screwy
Clue #30: 49. I, for one
Antonyms: consonant
Clue #31: 50. Surrey town known for its salt
Clue #32: 51. Most bulk email
Clue #33: 52. Thomas ___ Edison
Clue #34: 53. Appreciation
Antonyms: fall_back, lose
Clue #35: 54. Pulitzer-winning author Jennifer
Clue #36: 56. Certain vipers
Clue #37: 57. X-rated material
Clue #38: 60. ___ Lingus
Clue #39: 61. Stratego piece
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
Related Search Terms
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
27392 Wed Nov 06, 2024 NYT by Adam Aaronson
Across Clues :
1. Gobi Desert grazer, 4. Green roll, 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register, 10. Tailor's line, 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually, 14. Silvery element, 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man", 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …", 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people, 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape, 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board", 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci", 24. Hop on board?, 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail, 27. Dress shirt fit option, 28. Site for crafts, 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975, 36. Croak, 39. African country, 41. Sweetened beverage, 42. Container for sour cream, 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried", 46. Make go "Vroom!", 47. "Go-o-oal!", 50. Object of adoration, 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally, 53. Bird with a distinctive call, 56. Spinning one's wheels?, 59. Puff pieces?, 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across, 68. Conversely, in a text, 69. Second-smallest of seven, 70. Like many granola bars, 71. Unit of power, 72. Performs brilliantly, 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy"
Down Clues :
1. Focuses of quantum mechanics, 2. Composer with a namesake horn, 3. Foul-smelling prank items, 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g., 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating, 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital, 7. Lay to rest, 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep, 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it", 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters, 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction", 12. Sullen, 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option), 16. World's most populous country as of 2023, 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist, 25. Leave undisturbed, 30. A-game, so to speak, 31. Elaborate hairdo, 32. Jewish rite, 33. Target, 34. Italian wine region, 35. Look sullen, 37. Middle-of-the-month time, 38. Big name in athletic sandals, 40. Like Antarctica's climate, 41. Hang out, 44. Swearing-in words, 45. Drag on the road, 48. "My plans aren't set in stone", 49. "99 Luftballons" singer, 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian, 52. "Oh, phew!", 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar, 55. Plot units, 56. Major setback, 57. Three-syllable letter, 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand, 60. In the distance, 61. Multitalented Moreno, 62. River in which Achilles was dipped, 64. "Tell me something I don't know!", 65. ___ Lanka, 66. Sweetie, 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection
Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 06, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
 |
| New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
Across Clues with Answers:
-
The clue is 1. Gobi Desert grazer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ASS
Possible Answer : butt, arsenic, nates, fundament, derriere, arse, roll_in_the_hay, rear, fucking, rump, ass, As, nooky, keister, buttocks, screw, bum, posterior, AS, piece_of_tail, tail, fuck, seat, stern, piece_of_ass, buns, tail_end, fanny, rear_end, hindquarters, tooshie, tush, bottom, can, hind_end, behind, screwing, shtup, atomic_number_33, Eastern_Samoa, American_Samoa, nookie, prat, backside, shag
-
The clue is 4. Green roll. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SOD
Possible Answer : sod, bugger, superoxide_dismutase, sodomite, turf, SOD, sodomist, greensward, sward
-
The clue is 7. Domain suffix that most people can't register. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EDU
-
The clue is 10. Tailor's line. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HEM
Possible Answer : hem, ahem
-
The clue is 13. Bit of fried finger food, casually. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOT
Possible Answer : tot, tally, add_up, bambino, tot_up, tote_up, add, toddler, sum_up, add_together, sum, summate, yearling, total
-
The clue is 14. Silvery element. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: PLATINUM
Possible Answer : platinum, Pt, atomic_number_78
-
The clue is 17. Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ELO
-
The clue is 18. Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OUI
-
The clue is 19. Northernmost city in North America with over one million people. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: EDMONTON
Possible Answer : Edmonton
-
The clue is 20. Inspiration for Toblerone's shape. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALP
Possible Answer : alp
-
The clue is 21. Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MSNBC
-
The clue is 23. Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ALDO
-
The clue is 24. Hop on board?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OLLIE
-
The clue is 26. Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SAKE
Possible Answer : interest, sake, saki, rice_beer
-
The clue is 27. Dress shirt fit option. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SLIM
Possible Answer : slight, lose_weight, svelte, melt_off, slim_down, slim, reduce, slender, slenderize, thin
Possible Opposite Answer : gain
-
The clue is 28. Site for crafts. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ETSY
-
The clue is 29. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: BLACKSABBATH
-
The clue is 34. Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: APOLLO
Possible Answer : Apollo, Phoebus, Phoebus_Apollo
-
The clue is 36. Croak. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RIBBIT
-
The clue is 39. African country. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SOMALIA
Possible Answer : Somalia
-
The clue is 41. Sweetened beverage. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: LIMEADE
Possible Answer : limeade
-
The clue is 42. Container for sour cream. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TUB
Possible Answer : bathtub, bathing_tub, vat, tubful, tub, bath
-
The clue is 43. Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: FRITOS
-
The clue is 46. Make go "Vroom!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: REV
Possible Answer : rev_up, rev, rpm, revolutions_per_minute
-
The clue is 47. "Go-o-oal!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ITSIN
-
The clue is 50. Object of adoration. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IDOL
Possible Answer : beau_ideal, perfection, graven_image, paragon, god, matinee_idol, idol
-
The clue is 51. Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BOSSA
-
The clue is 53. Bird with a distinctive call. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: MEADOWLARK
Possible Answer : lark, meadowlark
-
The clue is 56. Spinning one's wheels?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BIKING
Possible Answer : bike, wheel, bicycle, pedal, cycle
-
The clue is 59. Puff pieces?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CIGARS
Possible Answer : cigar
-
The clue is 63. General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (16 letters)
The answer: LONGANDSHORTOFIT
-
The clue is 68. Conversely, in a text. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OTOH
-
The clue is 69. Second-smallest of seven. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EUROPE
Possible Answer : EC, EEC, Europe, European_Economic_Community, EU, Common_Market, European_Union, European_Community
-
The clue is 70. Like many granola bars. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OATY
-
The clue is 71. Unit of power. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WATT
Possible Answer : watt, Watt, James_Watt, W
-
The clue is 72. Performs brilliantly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SHINES
Possible Answer : gleam, glow, radiancy, shin, glitter, strike, skin, polish, reflect, shinny, refulgency, beam, refulgence, smoothen, scramble, glint, struggle, radiance, smooth, fall, radiate, sputter, glisten, clamber, shine, effulgence
-
The clue is 73. Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DRAX
Down Clues and Answers:
-
The clue is 1. Focuses of quantum mechanics. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ATOMS
Possible Answer: particle, speck, molecule, corpuscle, atom, mote
-
The clue is 2. Composer with a namesake horn. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SOUSA
Possible Answer: March_King, John_Philip_Sousa, Sousa
-
The clue is 3. Foul-smelling prank items. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: STINKBOMBS
-
The clue is 4. Required word count for a freelance article, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPEC
Possible Answer: spec, specification
-
The clue is 5. Like food you should probably smell before eating. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLD
Possible Answer: sometime, honest-to-god, onetime, former, one-time, quondam, honest-to-goodness, Old, erstwhile, previous, sure-enough, old, older
Possible Opposite Answer : new, young
-
The clue is 6. Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DAMASK
Possible Answer: damask
-
The clue is 7. Lay to rest. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ENTOMB
Possible Answer: inhume, inter, lay_to_rest, bury, entomb
-
The clue is 8. Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DUO
Possible Answer: twosome, duo, couple, yoke, couplet, brace, duet, twain, span, distich, duette, pair, dyad, duad
-
The clue is 9. "Yeah, don't even think about it". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: UMNO
-
The clue is 10. Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: HEALTHBARS
-
The clue is 11. Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ELLIS
Possible Answer: Elli
-
The clue is 12. Sullen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MOPEY
-
The clue is 15. Avoid ___ (Google Maps option). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TOLLS
Possible Answer: toll, price, cost, bell
-
The clue is 16. World's most populous country as of 2023. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: INDIA
Possible Answer: Republic_of_India, India, Bharat
-
The clue is 22. ___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BELLA
-
The clue is 25. Leave undisturbed. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: LETBE
-
The clue is 30. A-game, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALL
Possible Answer: wholly, totally, completely, whole, entirely, altogether, all
Possible Opposite Answer : partly, some
-
The clue is 31. Elaborate hairdo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: COIF
Possible Answer: coiffe, hairdo, coiffure, set, coif, hair_style, dress, arrange, do, hairstyle
-
The clue is 32. Jewish rite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BRIS
Possible Answer: Bris, Brith, Berit, Berith, Briss
-
The clue is 33. Target. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AIM
Possible Answer: point, intent, aim, bearing, train, propose, place, drive, design, get, objective, direct, object, take_aim, target, take, purport, intention, aspire, purpose, calculate, shoot_for, draw_a_bead_on, heading
-
The clue is 34. Italian wine region. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASTI
-
The clue is 35. Look sullen. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: POUT
Possible Answer: pout, hornpout, mow, brood, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, wry_face, eelpout, moue, horned_pout, mop
-
The clue is 37. Middle-of-the-month time. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IDES
Possible Answer: ides
-
The clue is 38. Big name in athletic sandals. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TEVA
-
The clue is 40. Like Antarctica's climate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARID
Possible Answer: desiccated, waterless, arid, desiccate
-
The clue is 41. Hang out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LOLL
Possible Answer: loll, arse_about, waste_one's_time, droop, bum, bum_around, loaf, bum_about, lounge_around, fuck_off, arse_around, lounge_about, frig_around, loll_around
-
The clue is 44. Swearing-in words. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: IDO
Possible Answer: Ido
-
The clue is 45. Drag on the road. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOW
Possible Answer: towage, tow
-
The clue is 48. "My plans aren't set in stone". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: IMIGHT
-
The clue is 49. "99 Luftballons" singer. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NENA
-
The clue is 51. Liverpudlian or Mancunian. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BRIT
Possible Answer: britt, Briton, brit, Britisher, Brit
-
The clue is 52. "Oh, phew!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OKGOOD
-
The clue is 54. ___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AGNES
-
The clue is 55. Plot units. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ACRES
Possible Answer: landed_estate, land, acre, demesne, estate, Acre, Akko, Accho, Akka, acres
-
The clue is 56. Major setback. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: BLOW
Possible Answer: bump, botch, vaunt, tout, fuck_up, screw_up, bumble, muff, bollocks_up, gas, shock, waste, shove_off, blast, puff, bollix, foul_up, gasconade, bobble, botch_up, reversal, bluster, mess_up, shoot_a_line, fellate, be_adrift, bodge, setback, burn_out, nose_candy, gust, coke, suck, black_eye, snow, swash, flub, blow, squander, C, bollocks, go_down_on, shove_along, bungle, spoil, louse_up, boast, reverse, fumble, fluff, brag, muck_up, ball_up, blow_out, bollix_up, drift, float, mishandle
Possible Opposite Answer : conserve
-
The clue is 57. Three-syllable letter. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: IOTA
Possible Answer: smidge, smidgin, smidgeon, tittle, smidgen, shred, whit, scintilla, iota
-
The clue is 58. Something a rock climber might make with one hand. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KNOT
Possible Answer: knot, ravel, greyback, tangle, nautical_mile, mi, mile, grayback, air_mile, burl, Calidris_canutus, naut_mi, international_nautical_mile, slub, gnarl
Possible Opposite Answer : unravel, unknot
-
The clue is 60. In the distance. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AFAR
Possible Answer: afar
-
The clue is 61. Multitalented Moreno. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RITA
-
The clue is 62. River in which Achilles was dipped. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STYX
Possible Answer: River_Styx, Styx
-
The clue is 64. "Tell me something I don't know!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DUH
-
The clue is 65. ___ Lanka. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SRI
-
The clue is 66. Sweetie. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HON
-
The clue is 67. Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OPE
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
2410 Tue Oct 08, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Across Clues :
1. Tackle, as a crossword, 6. Hold responsible, 11. ___ culpa, 14. Pertaining to bees, 15. Small bouquets, 16. "Be on the lookout" message, for short, 17. "Beware of this sausage!"?, 19. Insult, 20. Genderqueer identity, informally, 21. Balaam couldn't move his, 22. Must, 24. French seasoning, 25. Camera roll contents, 28. Small drum, 29. Unexpected delight, 31. Like unshorn wool?, 33. Give some lip, 36. Call from a goat, 37. Frosts, as a cupcake, 38. Breed beef cattle?, 42. ___ good example, 43. A.A. Milne youngster, 44. Roughly cut, 45. Charlotte's first draft for "Some Pig"?, 48. Book in a cartographer's collection, 52. Name of Athena's shield, 53. Two up quarks and a down quark, 56. Supped on, 57. Crude and tactless, 59. Compete (for), 60. Giant squids have ones the size of dinner plates, 61. College sr.'s test, 62. Summary of the phonetic puns at 17-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across?, 66. Tee preceder, 67. Building with many wings?, 68. Handbag, 69. Thing, in legalese, 70. Hub, 71. It's a good thing
Down Clues :
1. Most secure, 2. First game of the season, 3. On the hook, 4. Fluctuate, 5. Treebeard or Beechbone, in Middle-earth, 6. Greets with deference, 7. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger, 8. Bouncy castle filler, 9. Netting, 10. Huge tract of land, 11. Recouped, as an investment, 12. Paragons, 13. Sops up, 15. Money in Mexico, 18. "As if!", 23. Lionhearted, 25. Organizers of book fairs, for short, 26. "I'm buying!", 27. Tuck away for later, 30. Like some lions and elephants, 32. Despise, 34. Novak Djokovic or Nikola Jokic, by birth, 35. Bend over, 38. Go over the line?, 39. "If I had to estimate ...", 40. Winter frost, 41. Actor McGregor, 42. Cocky walk, 46. "Little Shop of Horrors" lyricist Howard, 47. Curiosity and Perseverance, e.g., 49. Good things to dress in when it's cold, 50. "Relax, soldier!", 51. End of a sonnet, often, 54. Wee, 55. Voluminous ref., 58. Spot for an icicle, 60. Cassowary relatives, 63. Cereal with the slogan "Kid-tested. Parent-approved", 64. Mer contents, 65. Belgian town known for its mineral baths
Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 08, 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:
-
The clue is 1. Tackle, as a crossword. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SOLVE
Possible Answer : figure_out, lick, work, resolve, work_out, solve, puzzle_out, clear
-
The clue is 6. Hold responsible. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BLAME
Possible Answer : damn, deuced, goddam, goddamned, blasted, charge, incrimination, damned, inculpation, find_fault, fault, blamed, infernal, blessed, blame, darned, goddamn, pick, rap
Possible Opposite Answer : absolve
-
The clue is 11. ___ culpa. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MEA
-
The clue is 14. Pertaining to bees. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: APIAN
Possible Answer : apian
-
The clue is 15. Small bouquets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: POSIES
Possible Answer : nosegay, bouquet, corsage, posy
-
The clue is 16. "Be on the lookout" message, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: APB
-
The clue is 17. "Beware of this sausage!"?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: FEARTHEWURST
-
The clue is 19. Insult. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DIS
Possible Answer : Dis, Orcus
-
The clue is 20. Genderqueer identity, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ENBY
-
The clue is 21. Balaam couldn't move his. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ASS
Possible Answer : arse, butt, tail_end, bottom, buns, nooky, As, fuck, fucking, rear_end, rump, posterior, fanny, keister, fundament, can, American_Samoa, rear, tush, prat, arsenic, ass, buttocks, shag, stern, hind_end, roll_in_the_hay, hindquarters, nookie, screwing, seat, piece_of_tail, tooshie, Eastern_Samoa, screw, AS, nates, backside, behind, piece_of_ass, tail, shtup, atomic_number_33, bum, derriere
-
The clue is 22. Must. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: HAVETO
-
The clue is 24. French seasoning. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SEL
-
The clue is 25. Camera roll contents. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PHOTOS
Possible Answer : pic, photograph, exposure, picture, photo
-
The clue is 28. Small drum. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TABOR
Possible Answer : tabour, tabor
-
The clue is 29. Unexpected delight. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TREAT
Possible Answer : kickshaw, process, dainty, delicacy, address, deal, treat, do_by, plow, regale, handle, care_for, cover, goody
-
The clue is 31. Like unshorn wool?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ONTHELAMB
-
The clue is 33. Give some lip. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SASS
Possible Answer : backtalk, lip, sassing, Special_Air_Service, mouth, SAS, sass, back_talk
-
The clue is 36. Call from a goat. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: MAA
-
The clue is 37. Frosts, as a cupcake. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ICES
Possible Answer : icing, glass, frosting, ICE, Methedrine, meth, water_ice, methamphetamine_hydrochloride, ice_rink, internal-combustion_engine, methamphetamine, chalk, ice, frost, sparkler, shabu, ice-skating_rink, chicken_feed, trash, deoxyephedrine, crank, frappe
-
The clue is 38. Breed beef cattle?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)
The answer: RAISETHESTEAKS
-
The clue is 42. ___ good example. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SETA
Possible Answer : seta
-
The clue is 43. A.A. Milne youngster. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ROO
-
The clue is 44. Roughly cut. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HEWN
Possible Answer : hew, hewn, hand-hewn, hew_out
-
The clue is 45. Charlotte's first draft for "Some Pig"?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: WHATABOAR
-
The clue is 48. Book in a cartographer's collection. 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, book_of_maps, telamon, atlas_vertebra, atlas
-
The clue is 52. Name of Athena's shield. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AEGIS
Possible Answer : protection, aegis, egis, auspices, breastplate
-
The clue is 53. Two up quarks and a down quark. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: PROTON
Possible Answer : proton
-
The clue is 56. Supped on. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ATE
Possible Answer : exhaust, consume, Ate, eat_on, eat_up, feed, wipe_out, use_up, run_through, corrode, eat, deplete, rust
-
The clue is 57. Crude and tactless. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GAUCHE
Possible Answer : unpolished, gauche, graceless
-
The clue is 59. Compete (for). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: VIE
Possible Answer : compete, vie, contend
-
The clue is 60. Giant squids have ones the size of dinner plates. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EYES
Possible Answer : center, centre, heart, eyeball, oculus, optic, eyes, middle, eye
-
The clue is 61. College sr.'s test. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: GRE
-
The clue is 62. Summary of the phonetic puns at 17-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)
The answer: MAKEENDSMEAT
-
The clue is 66. Tee preceder. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESS
Possible Answer : Es, einsteinium, E, atomic_number_99
-
The clue is 67. Building with many wings?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: AVIARY
Possible Answer : bird_sanctuary, volary, aviary
-
The clue is 68. Handbag. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: PURSE
Possible Answer : wrinkle, pocketbook, bag, purse, handbag
-
The clue is 69. Thing, in legalese. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: RES
Possible Answer : RES, ray, Ra, atomic_number_75, Re, rhenium, reticuloendothelial_system, re
-
The clue is 70. Hub. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: NEXUS
Possible Answer : nexus, link
-
The clue is 71. It's a good thing. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASSET
Possible Answer : plus, asset
Possible Opposite Answer : liability
Down Clues and Answers:
-
The clue is 1. Most secure. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SAFEST
Possible Answer: good, secure, dependable, safe
Possible Opposite Answer : dangerous, out
-
The clue is 2. First game of the season. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OPENER
Possible Answer: unfastener, opener, untier, undoer
-
The clue is 3. On the hook. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LIABLE
Possible Answer: unresistant, apt, liable, nonimmune, nonresistant
-
The clue is 4. Fluctuate. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VARY
Possible Answer: alter, depart, change, diverge, vary, deviate, motley, variegate
Possible Opposite Answer : conform
-
The clue is 5. Treebeard or Beechbone, in Middle-earth. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ENT
-
The clue is 6. Greets with deference. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: BOWSTO
-
The clue is 7. Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LSU
-
The clue is 8. Bouncy castle filler. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AIR
Possible Answer: melodic_phrase, zephyr, aerate, aviation, ventilate, publicize, atmosphere, transmit, bare, line, aura, send, melody, broadcast, airwave, air, vent, air_out, beam, melodic_line, strain, air_travel, tune, breeze, publicise, gentle_wind
-
The clue is 9. Netting. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MESH
Possible Answer: meshwork, operate, enmesh, ensnarl, net, mesh_topology, meshing, mesh, interlocking, engage, engagement, lock, network, interlock
Possible Opposite Answer : disengage
-
The clue is 10. Huge tract of land. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ESTATE
Possible Answer: demesne, estate, estate_of_the_realm, land, acres, landed_estate, the_three_estates
-
The clue is 11. Recouped, as an investment. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: MADEBACK
-
The clue is 12. Paragons. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: EPITOMES
Possible Answer: paradigm, prototype, epitome, image
-
The clue is 13. Sops up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ABSORBS
Possible Answer: plunge, suck_up, steep, engage, assimilate, imbibe, absorb, draw, suck, soak_up, engulf, sop_up, ingest, immerse, take_up, take_in, engross, occupy, take_over
Possible Opposite Answer : emit
-
The clue is 15. Money in Mexico. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PESO
Possible Answer: Dominican_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Colombian_peso, Mexican_peso, Philippine_peso, Uruguayan_peso, peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso
-
The clue is 18. "As if!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: HAH
-
The clue is 23. Lionhearted. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: VALIANT
Possible Answer: valiant, valorous
-
The clue is 25. Organizers of book fairs, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PTAS
-
The clue is 26. "I'm buying!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ONME
-
The clue is 27. Tuck away for later. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STASH
Possible Answer: squirrel_away, hive_up, lay_away, stash, cache, hoard
-
The clue is 30. Like some lions and elephants. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ASIATIC
Possible Answer: Asian, Asiatic
-
The clue is 32. Despise. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HATE
Possible Answer: detest, hatred, hate
Possible Opposite Answer : love
-
The clue is 34. Novak Djokovic or Nikola Jokic, by birth. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SERB
Possible Answer: Serbian, Serb
-
The clue is 35. Bend over. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STOOP
Possible Answer: condescend, bow, stoep, crouch, stoup, stoop, lower_oneself, bend
-
The clue is 38. Go over the line?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: REHEARSE
Possible Answer: rehearse, practice, practise
-
The clue is 39. "If I had to estimate ...". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)
The answer: ATAGUESS
-
The clue is 40. Winter frost. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HOAR
Possible Answer: gray-headed, grey-headed, gray, hoar, white-haired, frost, hoarfrost, gray-haired, grizzly, rime, grey, grey-haired, hoary
-
The clue is 41. Actor McGregor. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EWAN
-
The clue is 42. Cocky walk. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SWAGGER
Possible Answer: bluster, browbeat, tittup, swagman, strut, ruffle, bully, groovy, swagger, cock, sashay, prance, swaggie, swash
-
The clue is 46. "Little Shop of Horrors" lyricist Howard. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ASHMAN
-
The clue is 47. Curiosity and Perseverance, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ROVERS
Possible Answer: wanderer, bird_of_passage, roamer, rover, scouter
-
The clue is 49. Good things to dress in when it's cold. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LAYERS
Possible Answer: bed, level, layer, stratum
-
The clue is 50. "Relax, soldier!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: ATEASE
-
The clue is 51. End of a sonnet, often. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SESTET
Possible Answer: sextuplet, sestet, VI, six, sextet, 6, Captain_Hicks, hexad, sise, sextette, sixer, half_a_dozen
-
The clue is 54. Wee. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TINY
Possible Answer: petite, lilliputian, flyspeck, diminutive, tiny, bantam, midget
-
The clue is 55. Voluminous ref.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OED
Possible Answer: OED, O.E.D., Oxford_English_Dictionary
-
The clue is 58. Spot for an icicle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EAVE
-
The clue is 60. Cassowary relatives. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EMUS
Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae
-
The clue is 63. Cereal with the slogan "Kid-tested. Parent-approved". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KIX
-
The clue is 64. Mer contents. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EAU
-
The clue is 65. Belgian town known for its mineral baths. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SPA
Possible Answer: watering_place, spa, resort_hotel, health_club, health_spa, watering_hole