December 08, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (31 clues)
• Down Clues (31 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, December 08, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 62 (31 Across, 31 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.8 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle December 08, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Boatloads or truckloads	9
2A	10. Question suggesting "What odd behavior!"	11
3A	12. Gains ground	13
4A	14. Worker's end-of-year wish	5
5A	15. Pitiful	3
6A	16. Figure whose name derives from the Hebrew for "adversary"	5
7A	18. Areas to practice driving skills	6
8A	20. Middle of Middlesex	6
9A	21. Taproom offering, in brief	3
10A	22. Output of the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments	7
11A	26. Canadian N.H.L. team, on scoreboards	3
12A	27. 1977 best-selling novel set in a hospital	4
13A	29. Broke	5
14A	30. Artist of "La Maja Desnuda" and "La Maja Vestida"	4
15A	31. Five-time N.B.A. All-Star Thompson	4
16A	32. Words that guide	5
17A	33. Uber ___	4
18A	34. Join so as to work together	4
19A	35. Third most-spoken language in the world	5
20A	36. Slips	4
21A	37. "___ does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from ___": Jeanne Moreau	3
22A	38. Stockpiles	7
23A	40. Get even with	3
24A	41. Famous bridge site	6
25A	43. Not allowing for variation	6
26A	45. Payment option	5
27A	46. What a nod might indicate	3
28A	49. Investor's considerations	5
29A	50. What old memories often cause	13
30A	53. Made 'em look	11
31A	54. Preservers of crop biodiversity	9

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. Boatloads or truckloads"

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 goods carried by a large vehicle
• Words that mean the same thing: despatch, load, payload
• 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: SHIPMENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Question suggesting "What odd behavior!""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: WHODOESTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Gains ground"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: NARROWSTHEGAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Worker's end-of-year wish"

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 anything that tends to arouse
• Words that mean the same thing: incentive, fillip
• 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: BONUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Pitiful"

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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
• Words that mean the same thing: sorry, deplorable, lamentable
• The opposite would be: glad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Figure whose name derives from the Hebrew for "adversary""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (judeo-christian and islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of god; tempter of mankind; master of hell
• Words that mean the same thing: Devil, Beelzebub, Lucifer
• 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: SATAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Areas to practice driving skills"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
• Words that mean the same thing: mountain chain, cast, straddle
• 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: RANGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. Middle of Middlesex"

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 low-lying region in central france
• Words that mean the same thing: heart and soul, sum, inwardness
• 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: CENTRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Taproom offering, in brief"

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: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Output of the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments"

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

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: YAMAHAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "26. Canadian N.H.L. team, on scoreboards"

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

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: OTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. 1977 best-selling novel set in a hospital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
• Words that mean the same thing: comatoseness
• 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: COMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Broke"

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 correct by punishment or discipline
• Words that mean the same thing: naturalize, chasten, moderate
• The opposite would be: wild
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Artist of "La Maja Desnuda" and "La Maja Vestida""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)
• Words that mean the same thing: Francisco Goya, Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de Goya
• 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: GOYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Five-time N.B.A. All-Star Thompson"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: KLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Words that guide"

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 any system of principles or beliefs
• Words that mean the same thing: credo, religious doctrine, gospel
• 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: CREED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Uber ___"

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 informal terms for a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: corrode, eat on, run through
• 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: EATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Join so as to work together"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
• Words that mean the same thing: duad, span, couple
• The opposite would be: unyoke
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Third most-spoken language in the world"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the most widely spoken of modern indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of india; along with english it is the official language of india; usually written in devanagari script
• Words that mean the same thing: Hindu, Hindoo
• 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: HINDI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "36. Slips"

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

  The answer is: ERRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "37. "___ does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from ___": Jeanne Moreau"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: eld, long time, senesce
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Stockpiles"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that collect or gather
• Words that mean the same thing: hoard, accumulate, collect
• 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: AMASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. Get even with"

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 neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
• Words that mean the same thing: attach, association, linkup
• The opposite would be: untie, disconnect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. Famous bridge site"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RIALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Not allowing for variation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
• Words that mean the same thing: hard-and-fast, exacting, rigid
• The opposite would be: indulgent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRICT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. Payment option"

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 accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
• Words that mean the same thing: debit entry
• The opposite would be: credit
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEBIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. What a nod might indicate"

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 an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: offer, invite, command
• 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: BID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "49. Investor's considerations"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Words that mean the same thing: risk of infection, risk of exposure, hazard
• 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: RISKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "50. What old memories often cause"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: SENIORMOMENTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Made 'em look"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: TURNEDHEADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. Preservers of crop biodiversity"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SEEDBANKS

  Great job if you got it right!

December 08, 2023 Down Hints: NYT Friday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. [So what?]	5
2D	2. Kiddie ride?	6
3D	3. Utterance with one's hand on a Bible, maybe	3
4D	4. Comics sound effects	4
5D	5. City east of Tempe	4
6D	6. Abbr. below the name of some businesses	4
7D	7. Highest degree attainable?	3
8D	8. Defenses are prepared for them	6
9D	9. Pioneer in the field of exobiology	5
10D	10. "You sure about that?"	13
11D	11. Drawers on chests, maybe	13
12D	12. "Stop complaining. I didn't do anything wrong"	11
13D	13. Bouncing a penny into a cup, fancily shuffling cards, etc.	11
14D	14. Indianapolis 500 venue, informally, with "the"	9
15D	17. Balance sheet quantity	9
16D	19. Jazz sobriquet	7
17D	20. Ones helping players get a round?	7
18D	23. Song title in both "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story"	5
19D	24. Certain verbal agreements	5
20D	25. Regards	5
21D	28. Certain verbal agreement	3
22D	30. "How about that!"	3
23D	38. What's going on?	6
24D	39. Barely run	6
25D	42. Cartoon character often seen sucking his thumb	5
26D	44. They contain fruit	5
27D	46. Gave rise to	4
28D	47. Entertainment reference that began as a Usenet group	4
29D	48. ___ Amendment (2010s extension of the Kyoto Protocol)	4
30D	51. Tip jar item	3
31D	52. All House speakers until 2007	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. [So what?]"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a gesture involving the shoulders
• 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: SHRUG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Kiddie ride?"

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: HORSEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Utterance with one's hand on a Bible, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• 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: IDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Comics sound effects"

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 person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
• Words that mean the same thing: prisoner of war, POW
• 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: POWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. City east of Tempe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that flat tableland with steep edges
• Words that mean the same thing: table
• 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: MESA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Abbr. below the name of some businesses"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: ESTD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Highest degree attainable?"

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 last or greatest in an indefinitely large series
• Words that mean the same thing: n-th
• 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: NTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Defenses are prepared for them"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
• Words that mean the same thing: dissertation, thesis
• 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: THESES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Pioneer in the field of exobiology"

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

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: SAGAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "You sure about that?""

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: WANNAMAKEABET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Drawers on chests, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TATTOOARTISTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Stop complaining. I didn't do anything wrong""

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: NOAPOLOGIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Bouncing a penny into a cup, fancily shuffling cards, etc."

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: PARTYTRICKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Indianapolis 500 venue, informally, with "the""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a place where bricks are made and sold
• Words that mean the same thing: brickfield
• 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: BRICKYARD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "17. Balance sheet quantity"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: NETASSETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "19. Jazz sobriquet"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
• Words that mean the same thing: Louis Armstrong, Armstrong
• 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: SATCHMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "20. Ones helping players get a round?"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about sports.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
• Words that mean the same thing: caddie, caddy, tea caddy
• 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: CADDIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "23. Song title in both "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
• Words that mean the same thing: mare, Calophyllum longifolium
• 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: MARIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "24. Certain verbal agreements"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a primeval egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at thebes
• Words that mean the same thing: Amen, Amun, Amon
• 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: AMENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "25. Regards"

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 paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
• Words that mean the same thing: listen, mind, regard
• The opposite would be: inattentiveness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Certain verbal agreement"

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: AYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. "How about that!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
• Words that mean the same thing: g, g-force
• 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: GEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "38. What's going on?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: gussy up, rig out, dress up
• The opposite would be: underdress, dress down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "39. Barely run"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an unbroken series of events
• Words that mean the same thing: stripe, bar, blotch
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: STREAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. Cartoon character often seen sucking his thumb"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: LINUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. They contain fruit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
• Words that mean the same thing: rind
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: RINDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "46. Gave rise to"

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 copulate with a female, used especially of horses
• Words that mean the same thing: engender, multiply, breed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: BRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Entertainment reference that began as a Usenet group"

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: IMDB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. ___ Amendment (2010s extension of the Kyoto Protocol)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and chief port of qatar
• Words that mean the same thing: Bida, capital of Qatar, El Beda
• 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: DOHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Tip jar item"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: 1, unrivaled, single
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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  The answer is: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. All House speakers until 2007"

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 force of workers available
• Words that mean the same thing: gentleman, work force, piece
• The opposite would be: woman, civilian
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	41	66.1%
Short Answer	10	16.1%
Music	2	3.2%
Sports	2	3.2%
History	2	3.2%
Literature	1	1.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.6%
Geography	1	1.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.6%
Science/Technology	1	1.6%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	31
Total Clues	62
Average Answer Length	5.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Friday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: August 29, 2025 at 03:49 AM

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 13, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 13, 2025

Published on Friday, June 13, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 13 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Short shorts

8-letter answer Answer: HOTPANTS

Clue #2: 9. Walk with attitude

6-letter answer Answer: SASHAY

Word Help: Synonyms: swagger, strut, jaunt

Clue #3: 15. Light shower?

8-letter answer Answer: APERTURE

Word Help: Synonyms: aperture

Clue #4: 16. Product whose slogans have included "Say hello to the future" and "Welcome to the big screens"

6-letter answer Answer: IPHONE

Clue #5: 17. Aquatic eater of shellfish

8-letter answer Answer: SEAOTTER

Clue #6: 18. Requirement for a triple play

6-letter answer Answer: NOOUTS

Clue #7: 19. They may be graphic

4-letter answer Answer: ARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: liberal_arts, humanities, artwork

Clue #8: 20. Becomes pendulous, say

4-letter answer Answer: SAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: droop, swag, sag_down

Clue #9: 22. Impersonate, with "as"

4-letter answer Answer: POSE

Word Help: Synonyms: puzzle, airs, bewilder

Clue #10: 23. Shocker of sorts

5-letter answer Answer: TASER

Clue #11: 25. Apple field

4-letter answer Answer: TECH

Word Help: Synonyms: tech, technical_school

Clue #12: 27. Most desirable candidates in the dating pool, slangily

4-letter answer Answer: TENS

Word Help: Synonyms: 10, decade, ten-spot

Clue #13: 29. Add some fluff to, as an essay

3-letter answer Answer: PAD

Word Help: Synonyms: bolster, inkpad, slog

Clue #14: 31. It's cut and dried

3-letter answer Answer: HAY

Word Help: Synonyms: hay

Clue #15: 33. "Messenger" in biology class

3-letter answer Answer: RNA

Word Help: Synonyms: RNA, ribonucleic_acid

Clue #16: 34. Ultimately succeeds

13-letter answer Answer: COMESOUTAHEAD

Clue #17: 38. Runs wild, in gamer-speak

13-letter answer Answer: GOESBEASTMODE

Clue #18: 39. Cocktails that might make for poor nightcaps

13-letter answer Answer: WHITERUSSIANS

Clue #19: 40. Sugar substitute?

3-letter answer Answer: HON

Clue #20: 41. "Dear ___"

3-letter answer Answer: SIR

Word Help: Synonyms: Sir, sir

Clue #21: 42. Soup served with sriracha, maybe

3-letter answer Answer: PHO

Clue #22: 43. Nile nasties

4-letter answer Answer: ASPS

Word Help: Synonyms: Vipera_aspis, Naja_haje, asp

Clue #23: 45. Mariner

4-letter answer Answer: SALT

Word Help: Synonyms: saltiness, salt, SALT

Clue #24: 48. Like many a security guard

5-letter answer Answer: ARMED

Word Help: Synonyms: fortify, gird, arm
Antonyms: armless, disarm

Clue #25: 52. Fold (under)

4-letter answer Answer: TUCK

Word Help: Synonyms: pucker, insert, rapier

Clue #26: 54. Labor away

4-letter answer Answer: TOIL

Word Help: Synonyms: grind, labour, fag

Clue #27: 56. ___ Bush, Black Lives Matter activist who served in Congress

4-letter answer Answer: CORI

Clue #28: 57. Copy

6-letter answer Answer: MIRROR

Word Help: Synonyms: mirror

Clue #29: 59. Majorly successful business start-ups

8-letter answer Answer: UNICORNS

Word Help: Synonyms: unicorn

Clue #30: 61. "Totally sick!"

6-letter answer Answer: INSANE

Word Help: Synonyms: harebrained, mad, insane
Antonyms: sane

Clue #31: 62. Where an airport traveler might seek assistance

8-letter answer Answer: INFODESK

Clue #32: 63. Feature of a May-December romance

6-letter answer Answer: AGEGAP

Clue #33: 64. Many of these begin with "E"

8-letter answer Answer: EYETESTS

Across Clues and Answers (33)

Clue #1: 1. Goes after

5-letter answer Answer: HASAT

Clue #2: 2. ___ cake, dessert with layers of sponge, buttercream and ganache

5-letter answer Answer: OPERA

Word Help: Synonyms: opera, Opera, opera_house

Clue #3: 3. Milk sources

5-letter answer Answer: TEATS

Word Help: Synonyms: mammilla, tit, mamilla

Clue #4: 4. Gertrude Stein, for one

9-letter answer Answer: PROSEPOET

Clue #5: 5. One who might have an objection: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ATT

Clue #6: 6. "Drat!"

4-letter answer Answer: NUTS

Word Help: Synonyms: nutty, bats, dotty

Clue #7: 7. Minister to

5-letter answer Answer: TREAT

Word Help: Synonyms: goody, delicacy, do_by

Clue #8: 8. Twill suit material

5-letter answer Answer: SERGE

Word Help: Synonyms: serge

Clue #9: 9. "Some rise by ___, and some by virtue fall": "Measure for Measure"

3-letter answer Answer: SIN

Word Help: Synonyms: Sin, hell, boob

Clue #10: 10. Each

4-letter answer Answer: APOP

Clue #11: 11. Relative of a stalk

5-letter answer Answer: SHOOT

Word Help: Synonyms: scud, pip, burgeon_forth

Clue #12: 12. Basic wine list offerings

9-letter answer Answer: HOUSEREDS

Clue #13: 13. Feelers

8-letter answer Answer: ANTENNAE

Word Help: Synonyms: transmitting_aerial, feeler, aerial

Clue #14: 14. "___, And?" (2024 Ariana Grande hit)

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #15: 21. Go on a run, perhaps

6-letter answer Answer: SCHUSS

Word Help: Synonyms: schuss

Clue #16: 24. Name of 11 pharaohs

6-letter answer Answer: RAMSES

Word Help: Synonyms: Ramses, Rameses, Ramesses

Clue #17: 26. Gesture of respect or recognition

6-letter answer Answer: HATTIP

Clue #18: 28. Pitiful

3-letter answer Answer: SAD

Word Help: Synonyms: deplorable, pitiful, lamentable
Antonyms: glad

Clue #19: 30. Flotsam and jetsam

6-letter answer Answer: DEBRIS

Word Help: Synonyms: debris, rubble, junk

Clue #20: 32. Japanese businessman Torakusu with an internationally known company named after him

6-letter answer Answer: YAMAHA

Clue #21: 34. What might be pinched for pennies

9-letter answer Answer: COINPURSE

Clue #22: 35. Artist who made a lot of good points?

6-letter answer Answer: SEURAT

Word Help: Synonyms: Seurat, Georges_Seurat, Georges_Pierre_Seurat

Clue #23: 36. Western Hemisphere grp.

3-letter answer Answer: OAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Organization_of_American_States, OAS

Clue #24: 37. Set of standards at a military academy, e.g.

9-letter answer Answer: HONORCODE

Clue #25: 38. Going dark on, as one's love interest, in modern parlance

8-letter answer Answer: GHOSTING

Word Help: Synonyms: ghost, haunt, ghostwrite

Clue #26: 39. "Huh!?"

3-letter answer Answer: WHA

Clue #27: 44. Scrawny sort

5-letter answer Answer: SCRAG

Word Help: Synonyms: choke, thin_person, skin_and_bones
Antonyms: fat_person

Clue #28: 46. Emmy-winning Anderson

5-letter answer Answer: LOUIE

Clue #29: 47. Making a certain metallic sound

5-letter answer Answer: TINNY

Word Help: Synonyms: bum, crummy, chintzy

Clue #30: 49. Practices

5-letter answer Answer: MORES

Word Help: Synonyms: Thomas_More, mores, More

Clue #31: 50. Physicist Mach after whom "Mach numbers" are named

5-letter answer Answer: ERNST

Word Help: Synonyms: Ernst, Max_Ernst

Clue #32: 51. Plates, e.g.

5-letter answer Answer: DISKS

Word Help: Synonyms: magnetic_disk, saucer, phonograph_recording

Clue #33: 53. Big Island bean variety

4-letter answer Answer: KONA

Clue #34: 55. "That's ___!"

4-letter answer Answer: LIFE

Word Help: Synonyms: life_history, lifespan, life-time

Clue #35: 57. The Dolphins, on scoreboards

3-letter answer Answer: MIA

Clue #36: 58. Image, informally

3-letter answer Answer: REP

Word Help: Synonyms: rep, repp

Clue #37: 60. Extra item that a hotel guest may request

3-letter answer Answer: COT

Word Help: Synonyms: crib, fingerstall, cot

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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