Monday September 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Answers

This crossword puzzle was in the New York times on the 23/09/2024 and there are several clues; some of them are literary while others are funny and creative. For those who appreciate crosswords, solving these clues is both enjoyable and a challenge. If you have a specific word in mind, which you are attempting to fit into the puzzle, or if you simply want to ensure you are correct in solving it, we assist in solving the puzzle. Below are the NYT crossword clues as well as professional advice and solutions that can be helpful in the process.

NY Times Crossword Clues for September 23, 2024

As to how this can be done, let’s start with the example of the NYT crossword puzzle for September 23, 2024, and the process of ignoring both the across and the down clues. Here are the answers, some of the reasons and for some of the more challenging ones, a few hints to start you off. tt all the information below.

Across Clues for September 23, 2024:

• The clue is 1. "Greetings, everybody!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIALL




• The clue is 6. Mark Zuckerberg's company. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: META




• The clue is 10. View from an airplane window. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKY

  Possible Answer : toss, flip, sky, pitch




• The clue is 13. Farewell that's a popular starting guess in Wordle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADIEU

  Possible Answer : auf_wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, adios, good-by, good_day, cheerio, arrivederci, au_revoir, good-bye, goodbye, so_long, adieu, sayonara, goodby




• The clue is 14. Cathode's counterpart, in a battery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANODE

  Possible Answer : anode

  Possible Opposite Answer : cathode




• The clue is 16. Rest horizontally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIE

  Possible Answer : dwell, consist, lie_down, prevarication, lie_in, rest, Trygve_Halvden_Lie, Lie, lie, Trygve_Lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand




• The clue is 17. How some movies were released, pre-streaming. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: DIRECTTODVD




• The clue is 19. ___-advised. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILL

  Possible Answer : sick, ominous, inauspicious, poorly, complaint, ill, badly, ailment

  Possible Opposite Answer : well




• The clue is 20. "Little piggy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer : toe, toenail




• The clue is 21. ___ royale (champagne cocktail). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIR




• The clue is 22. Antidiscrimination inits. in the modern workplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEI




• The clue is 23. Floor wiper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOP

  Possible Answer : swob, mop, swab, wipe_up, pout, mow, mop_up




• The clue is 24. Meditation recitations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMS




• The clue is 25. "Ouchie!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEOW




• The clue is 27. Accident-investigating org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NTSB




• The clue is 29. Bruce Springsteen album with a red, white and blue cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BORNINTHEUSA




• The clue is 33. Areas to putt on a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREENS

  Possible Answer : viridity, putting_surface, special_K, green, Green_River, super_C, Green, jet, William_Green, super_acid, leafy_vegetable, cat_valium, park, putting_green, honey_oil, greens, K, greenness, commons, common




• The clue is 36. Bro's sibling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : brother




• The clue is 37. One serving you a whopper?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIAR

  Possible Answer : liar, prevaricator

  Possible Opposite Answer : square_shooter




• The clue is 38. University of ___ Dame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTRE




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

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

  The answer: BET

  Possible Answer : reckon, stakes, look, stake, wager, play, depend, bet, calculate, count




• The clue is 40. Meaning of "Ciao" and "Bonjour". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HELLO

  Possible Answer : hi, hello, howdy, how-do-you-do, hullo




• The clue is 41. Lead-in to boy or girl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATTA




• The clue is 42. "___ the season to be jolly …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIS

  Possible Answer : Ti, ti, si, Cordyline_terminalis, te, atomic_number_22, titanium




• The clue is 43. Grew close (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONDED

  Possible Answer : stick_to, stick, bond, hold_fast, draw_together, adhere, bind, bring_together, attach, tie




• The clue is 44. Question to someone who's on the way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHATSYOURETA




• The clue is 47. Wrangler automaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JEEP

  Possible Answer : landrover, jeep




• The clue is 48. Holders of houseplants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTS

  Possible Answer : flowerpot, tidy_sum, smoke, plenty, Mary_Jane, dope, mountain, locoweed, sess, batch, weed, mint, hatful, throne, wad, jackpot, kitty, flock, lot, peck, potbelly, corporation, mass, mess, deal, mickle, potty, pot, tummy, skunk, can, spate, slew, muckle, sight, green_goddess, passel, good_deal, raft, grass, great_deal, commode, stool, pile, quite_a_little, stack, toilet, gage, sens, bay_window, crapper, potentiometer, heap, potful




• The clue is 49. Dance with a clickety-clack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer : hydrant, rap, knock, spigot, water_tap, dab, tapdance, pink, tap, beg, pat, bug, strike, solicit, wiretap, tip, water_faucet, intercept, exploit




• The clue is 52. Lingerie top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  Possible Answer : bandeau, brassiere, bra




• The clue is 54. Dawn droplets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEW

  Possible Answer : dew




• The clue is 56. "What's the ___ in trying?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer : function, use, use_of_goods_and_services, economic_consumption, utilisation, enjoyment, expend, habit, utilization, utilize, practice, employment, utilise, habituate, role, usance, usage, apply, exercise, consumption, manipulation, purpose, employ




• The clue is 57. See 34-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRA

  Possible Answer : Irish_Republican_Army, Provos, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, ire, Provisional_IRA, anger, ira, IRA, wrath, individual_retirement_account




• The clue is 58. Salted part of a margarita glass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIM

  Possible Answer : lip, brim, flange, rim




• The clue is 59. A piece of cake, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: ASEASYASABC




• The clue is 62. Helpful card in solitaire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer : angiotensin-converting_enzyme, ace, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, I, maven, one, super, mavin, sail_through, genius, sensation, virtuoso, wiz, Allied_Command_Europe, adept, single, whiz, superstar, unity, sweep_through, breeze_through, A-one, topnotch, star, whizz, ACE, tiptop, nail, first-rate, top-notch, wizard, 1, champion, crack, hotshot, tops, pass_with_flying_colors




• The clue is 63. Chutzpah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERVE

  Possible Answer : brass, face, boldness, nervus, cheek, spunk, heart, nerve, mettle, steel




• The clue is 64. Fortuneteller's deck. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAROT

  Possible Answer : tarot_card, tarot




• The clue is 65. "Definitely!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 66. Typical shirts for tie-dyeing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEES

  Possible Answer : tee_up, football_tee, tee, golf_tee, teeing_ground




• The clue is 67. Practices boxing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARS

  Possible Answer : sparring, spar

Across Clues for September 23, 2024

• The clue is 1. Was given no choice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HADTO

• The clue is 2. Cultural expression. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIOM

  Possible Answer: phrase, accent, idiomatic_expression, artistic_style, phrasal_idiom, parlance, dialect, idiom, set_phrase

• The clue is 3. Buenos ___, Argentina. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIRES

  Possible Answer: publicise, send, bare, beam, Aire, transmit, air, publicize, vent, ventilate, broadcast, aerate, Aire_River, River_Aire, air_out

• The clue is 4. Gymnast Sunisa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEE

  Possible Answer: lee_side, Shelton_Jackson_Lee, Lighthorse_Harry_Lee, Robert_E._Lee, Robert_Edward_Lee, leeward, Tsung_Dao_Lee, Richard_Henry_Lee, Lee_Yuen_Kam, lee, Gypsy_Rose_Lee, Bruce_Lee, Lee, Rose_Louise_Hovick, downwind, Spike_Lee, Henry_Lee

  Possible Opposite Answer : windward

• The clue is 5. Fortunate somebody. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: LUCKYONE

• The clue is 6. Dorm supervisor at a girls' school. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATRON

  Possible Answer: matron

• The clue is 7. Brian of ambient music. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENO

• The clue is 8. "Sweeney ___" (Sondheim musical). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TODD

  Possible Answer: Todd, Lord_Todd, Sweeney_Todd, Sir_Alexander_Robertus_Todd

• The clue is 9. Onsets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADVENTS

  Possible Answer: Second_Coming_of_Christ, coming, advent, Advent, Parousia, Second_Coming, Second_Advent

• The clue is 10. Slender body type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLIMBUILD

• The clue is 11. The "k" in km. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILO

  Possible Answer: kilogram, kilo, kg

• The clue is 12. Puppy's squeal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YELP

  Possible Answer: yelping, yip, yap, yelp

• The clue is 15. Piaf who sang "La Vie en Rose". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDITH

• The clue is 18. Stadium levels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIERS

  Possible Answer: tier_up, grade, level, tier

• The clue is 26. Begins to get it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WISESUP

• The clue is 28. Pop star Gomez. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELENA

• The clue is 29. Scold harshly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERATE

  Possible Answer: lecture, chide, reprimand, scold, chew_up, rebuke, have_words, berate, chew_out, lambaste, jaw, trounce, lambast, dress_down, call_on_the_carpet, bawl_out, take_to_task, remonstrate, reproof, call_down, rag

• The clue is 30. Criticism to "pick". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer: nit

• The clue is 31. Word often seen in a starburst on a shop banner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALE

  Possible Answer: sales_event, sale, cut-rate_sale, sales_agreement

• The clue is 32. Yankees nickname from 2004 to '16. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROD

• The clue is 33. Chew like a beaver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GNAW

  Possible Answer: gnaw_at, wear_away, erode, gnaw, eat_at

• The clue is 34. With 57-Across, savings plan with tax-free withdrawals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTH

  Possible Answer: Philip_Milton_Roth, Roth, Philip_Roth

• The clue is 35. "At Last" jazz singer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETTAJAMES

• The clue is 39. Brief personal intro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIO

• The clue is 40. Positions of intense scrutiny. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: HOTSEATS

• The clue is 42. Lay out for printing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPESET

  Possible Answer: set, typeset

• The clue is 43. Flagmaker Ross. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BETSY

• The clue is 45. Many a four-door car. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDAN

  Possible Answer: sedan_chair, sedan, saloon

• The clue is 46. Wakes from sleep. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROUSES

  Possible Answer: arouse, excite, wake_up, Francis_Peyton_Rous, rouse, turn_on, rout_out, drive_out, waken, charge_up, awaken, commove, Rous, wake, bestir, force_out, charge, Peyton_Rous, agitate

  Possible Opposite Answer : cause_to_sleep, calm

• The clue is 49. Bling worn on the head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIARA

  Possible Answer: tiara

• The clue is 50. Ann ___ (home of the University of Michigan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARBOR

  Possible Answer: mandrel, bower, spindle, mandril, pergola, arbour, arbor

• The clue is 51. Agreements between allies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PACTS

  Possible Answer: pact, treaty, accord

• The clue is 52. Donkey's call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAY

  Possible Answer: grind, hee-haw, crunch, bray, mash, comminute

• The clue is 53. Sushi ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICE

  Possible Answer: Elmer_Reizenstein, rice, Rice, Elmer_Rice, Sir_Tim_Rice, Elmer_Leopold_Rice, Timothy_Miles_Bindon_Rice

• The clue is 55. "___ Not Gonna Take It" (Twisted Sister hit). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WERE

  Possible Answer: be, follow, live, constitute, equal, exist, comprise, represent, personify, make_up, cost, embody

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 60. St. crosser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE

• The clue is 61. Tree trunk gunk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAP

  Possible Answer: blackjack, sap, cosh, run_down, fool, tire, tomfool, exhaust, saphead, play_out, muggins

December 03, 2022 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (36 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, December 03, 2022

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (36 Across, 36 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.4 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle December 03, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Skittish	5
2A	6. ___ Secretary	5
3A	11. Do some course work?	3
4A	14. Guilt trip?	11
5A	16. Gardner of film	3
6A	17. "Too late to change your mind now!"	11
7A	18. Crank	3
8A	19. Miles Davis ___ ("Birth of the Cool" ensemble)	5
9A	20. The "H" in H.M.S.	3
10A	21. Peel	4
11A	22. Word with plane or projection	6
12A	24. Takes nothing in	5
13A	25. Brain-tingly feeling that may come from hearing whispering or crinkling, in brief	4
14A	28. Inefficient confetti-making tool	9
15A	30. "Between ___ Ferns" (Zach Galifianakis web series)	3
16A	31. Wild side?	4
17A	32. Couple of laughs?	6
18A	34. Newbies	7
19A	36. Good cheer	7
20A	37. Sound investment	6
21A	38. They might be capital or cardinal	4
22A	39. 'Easter preceder	3
23A	40. "Do my eyes deceive me?"	9
24A	42. Empty bottles?	4
25A	43. Prepare, as chicken for tacos	5
26A	44. Org. featured in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby"	6
27A	46. "I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to ___ in his own way": Robert Frost	4
28A	47. Block	3
29A	48. Starters	5
30A	51. Malachite, for one	3
31A	52. One getting bent out of shape at preschool?	11
32A	55. A daughter of Titans, in myth	3
33A	56. At all	11
34A	57. Kind of pad	3
35A	58. Cline who was the first solo female artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame	5
36A	59. Novosibirsk negatives	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Skittish"

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 being in a tense state
• Words that mean the same thing: overstrung, restive, highly strung
• The opposite would be: smooth
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JUMPY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. ___ Secretary"

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 woman of refinement
• Words that mean the same thing: dame, ma'am, brothel keeper
• 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: MADAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "11. Do some course work?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a loft in a barn where hay is stored
• Words that mean the same thing: pout, cut down, mop
• 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: MOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Guilt trip?"

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: APOLOGYTOUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Gardner of film"

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

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: AVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. "Too late to change your mind now!""

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: NOTAKEBACKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Crank"

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 rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: revolutions per minute, rev up, rpm
• 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: REV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Miles Davis ___ ("Birth of the Cool" ensemble)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NONET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. The "H" in H.M.S."

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: HIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Peel"

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 decrease gradually or bit by bit
• Words that mean the same thing: peel, pare down, skin
• 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: PARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Word with plane or projection"

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 being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
• Words that mean the same thing: stellar
• 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: ASTRAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Takes nothing in"

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 abstaining from food
• Words that mean the same thing: fast, fasting
• 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: FASTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Brain-tingly feeling that may come from hearing whispering or crinkling, in brief"

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: ASMR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Inefficient confetti-making tool"

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: HOLEPUNCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "Between ___ Ferns" (Zach Galifianakis web series)"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: II, ii, deuce
• 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: TWO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Wild side?"

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 countries of (originally) europe and (now including) north america and south america
• Words that mean the same thing: Occident, Dame Rebecca West, due west
• The opposite would be: east
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Couple of laughs?"

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: HEEHEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Newbies"

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 a person who has never had sex
• Words that mean the same thing: virgin, Virgo the Virgin, Virgo
• 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: VIRGINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Good cheer"

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 feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor
• Words that mean the same thing: joviality, jolliness
• 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: JOLLITY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "37. Sound investment"

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 reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound
• Words that mean the same thing: stereoscopic picture, stereophonic system, stereo system
• 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: STEREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "38. They might be capital or cardinal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that estrangement from god
• Words that mean the same thing: wickedness, boob, sin
• 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: SINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "39. 'Easter preceder"

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: NOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. "Do my eyes deceive me?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: COULDITBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Empty bottles?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dome-shaped shrine erected by buddhists
• Words that mean the same thing: stupa, drink
• 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: TOPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Prepare, as chicken for tacos"

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 tiny or scarcely detectable amount
• Words that mean the same thing: tittle, whit, iota
• 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: SHRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "44. Org. featured in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby""

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: NASCAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. "I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to ___ in his own way": Robert Frost"

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 any place of pain and turmoil
• Words that mean the same thing: nether region, sin, blaze
• The opposite would be: Heaven
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "47. Block"

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 barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
• Words that mean the same thing: dekametre, dkm, dyke
• 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: DAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "48. Starters"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "51. Malachite, for one"

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 mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• 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: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "52. One getting bent out of shape at preschool?"

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: PIPECLEANER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "55. A daughter of Titans, in myth"

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 (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• 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: EOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "56. At all"

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: EVENALITTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "57. Kind of pad"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code
• Words that mean the same thing: sol, so, soh
• 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: SOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "58. Cline who was the first solo female artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
• Words that mean the same thing: sucker, chump, fool
• 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: PATSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "59. Novosibirsk negatives"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NYETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle December 03, 2022

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Mo. with multiple federal holidays	3
2D	2. Atop	4
3D	3. "Hello ___" (classic ringtone)	4
4D	4. Like a flat surface	6
5D	5. Couples	5
6D	6. "That's on me," slangily	3
7D	7. Not progressing	7
8D	8. Unlikely to cause a stir, say	6
9D	9. Great ones are extinct	4
10D	10. ___ Potato Head	3
11D	11. Sweet cherry liqueur	10
12D	12. Excessive	10
13D	13. Permanent desire?	5
14D	15. Be approved to proceed	9
15D	21. Piece in a sewing project	5
16D	23. Actress Katharine of "The Graduate"	4
17D	24. Stokes	5
18D	25. Some 4x4s	4
19D	26. Quite the reverse	10
20D	27. "Close enough"	10
21D	29. Something that has a ring to it	9
22D	31. Brandish	5
23D	33. Orphan of British literature	4
24D	35. Soupy fare	5
25D	36. Triangular headsails	4
26D	38. Carpels' counterparts	7
27D	41. Cheesed off	6
28D	42. Compact	6
29D	43. Things horses may have that other farm animals usually don't	5
30D	45. Cleared home plates?	5
31D	47. Miss Piggy or Bette Midler	4
32D	49. Alternative to a blind, in poker	4
33D	50. What chocolate and hearts may do	4
34D	52. Vim	3
35D	53. Tropical islet	3
36D	54. "Hi" follower	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. Mo. with multiple federal holidays"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
• Words that mean the same thing: January
• 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: JAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Atop"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Hello ___" (classic ringtone)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Like a flat surface"

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 involving two dimensions
• Words that mean the same thing: two-dimensional
• The opposite would be: cubic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLANAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Couples"

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 fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
• Words that mean the same thing: couplet, pair, distich
• 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: YOKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. "That's on me," slangily"

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: MYB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Not progressing"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: ATAHALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Unlikely to cause a stir, say"

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 willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
• Words that mean the same thing: gentle, teachable
• The opposite would be: stubborn
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOCILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Great ones are extinct"

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 black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
• Words that mean the same thing: auk
• 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: AUKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. ___ Potato Head"

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 form of address for a married woman
• Words that mean the same thing: Mister, Mr., Mr
• 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: MRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Sweet cherry liqueur"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries
• Words that mean the same thing: maraschino cherry, maraschino liqueur
• 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: MARASCHINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Excessive"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OVERTHETOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Permanent desire?"

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 one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
• Words that mean the same thing: flourish, waving, moving ridge
• 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: WAVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Be approved to proceed"

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: GETTHENOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Piece in a sewing project"

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 sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
• Words that mean the same thing: gore, dialog box, control panel
• 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: PANEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Actress Katharine of "The Graduate""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that scottish explorer who led arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the northwest passage (1777-1856)
• Words that mean the same thing: James Clark Ross, Sir Ronald Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross
• 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: ROSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Stokes"

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 a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
• Words that mean the same thing: fuel, fire
• 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: FUELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Some 4x4s"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Quite the reverse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sudden unexpected switch
• 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: SWITCHEROO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. "Close enough""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MOREORLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Something that has a ring to it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PHONECALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Brandish"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a easy clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that have and exercise
• Words that mean the same thing: manage, maintain, handle
• 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: WIELD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "33. Orphan of British literature"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shallow salt lake in south central australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Eyre
• 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: EYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Soupy fare"

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 thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
• 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: GRUEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Triangular headsails"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
• Words that mean the same thing: balk, jibe, resist
• 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: JIBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Carpels' counterparts"

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 the male reproductive organ of a flower
• Words that mean the same thing: stamen
• 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: STAMENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Cheesed off"

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: INAPET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Compact"

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 written agreement between two states or sovereigns
• Words that mean the same thing: pact, accord
• 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: TREATY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "43. Things horses may have that other farm animals usually don't"

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 particular situation
• Words that mean the same thing: horseshoe, skid, brake shoe
• 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: SHOES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "45. Cleared home plates?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. Miss Piggy or Bette Midler"

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 distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
• Words that mean the same thing: prima donna
• 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: DIVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Alternative to a blind, in poker"

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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• 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: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. What chocolate and hearts may do"

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 process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: melting, unfreeze, run
• 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: MELT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Vim"

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 liveliness and energy
• Words that mean the same thing: ginger, peppiness
• 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: PEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Tropical islet"

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 coral reef off the southern coast of florida
• Words that mean the same thing: key, Florida key
• 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: CAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. "Hi" follower"

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 widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells
• Words that mean the same thing: Re, ray, atomic number 75
• 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: RES

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	69.4%
Short Answer	14	19.4%
Geography	2	2.8%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.8%
History	2	2.8%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	36
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.4 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	11 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 Saturday, 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!

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

Last Updated: September 05, 2025 at 07:16 PM