Friday August 09 2024 New York Times Crossword Answers

Friday, August 9, 2024 New York Times Crosswords with Answers

The Crossword Hints is one of the most popular nyt crossword clue puzzles with answers. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle.

 NYT Crosswords Clues: August 09, 2024

Let's go into the August 09 2024 puzzle , starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Friday August 09 2024 New York Times Crossword Answers

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Listing on a résumé 
  

  SKILL

  (5 letters)

  Possible Answers: accomplishment, acquisition, skill, science, attainment, acquirement



• 6. Bad news from a maître d' - Show Answer
  

  WAIT

  (4 letters)

  Possible Answers: expect, time_lag, look, wait, hold_back, postponement, waitress, hold, waiting, delay, await, hold_off



• 10. Ocean spray - Show Answer
  

  MIST

  (4 letters)

  Possible Answers: mist, obscure, haze_over, fog, obnubilate, mist_over, cloud, befog, becloud



• 14. The Black Keys and the White Stripes, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  INDIEBANDS

  (10 letters)



• 16. "Why would you ever think that?!" - Show Answer
  

  UMNO

  (4 letters)



• 17. Retire while successful - Show Answer
  

  GOOUTONTOP

  (10 letters)



• 18. Music magazine since 1985 - Show Answer
  

  SPIN

  (4 letters)

  Predict Answers: gyrate, spin, spin_around, reel, birl, spin_out, twist, twisting, whirl, tailspin, twirl



• 19. Short elevations? - Show Answer
  

  HTS

  (3 letters)



• 20. T, for one - Show Answer
  

  MODEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: framework, sit, mock_up, manikin, poser, exemplary, role_model, mold, pose, modeling, pattern, mannequin, model, fashion_model, good_example, theoretical_account, mould, simulate, manakin, modelling, simulation, exemplar, example, mannikin, posture



• 21. Sparkly collectible - Show Answer
  

  GEODE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: geode



• 22. Early stage - Show Answer
  

  BETA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: genus_Beta, Beta, beta



• 23. Top marks - Show Answer
  

  APLUSES

  (7 letters)



• 25. Goes easy on - Show Answer
  

  SPARES

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: spare_part, spar, fifth_wheel, part_with, save, give_up, spare, dispense_with



• 28. Sub groups - Show Answer
  

  BTEAMS

  (6 letters)



• 29. Email ancestor - Show Answer
  

  TELEX

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: teletype_machine, telex, telex_machine, teleprinter, teletypewriter



• 30. Taps one's foot, maybe - Show Answer
  

  KEEPSTIME

  (9 letters)



• 33. Where you can find ME - Show Answer
  

  USMAP

  (5 letters)



• 34. Nonstandard: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  IRR

  (3 letters)



• 35. Unlit? - Show Answer
  

  SOBER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sober_up, unplayful, sedate, serious, sombre, somber, drab, sober, grave, solemn

  Antonyms: intoxicated, playful



• 36. Subway fare - Show Answer
  

  FOOTLONGS

  (9 letters)



• 38. City once home to Black Wall Street - Show Answer
  

  TULSA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Tulsa



• 39. Animals that appear in the fossil record before trees - Show Answer
  

  SHARKS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: shark



• 40. Unlawful coercion - Show Answer
  

  DURESS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: duress



• 41. Sources of some political gaffes - Show Answer
  

  HOTMICS

  (7 letters)



• 43. Middle word of a Stowe title - Show Answer
  

  TOMS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: tom, tomcat, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, gobbler, Tom, turkey_cock



• 44. Introduce to the mix - Show Answer
  

  ADDIN

  (5 letters)



• 45. What awakens Godzilla from the ocean, informally - Show Answer
  

  HBOMB

  (5 letters)



• 47. "Les ___" - Show Answer
  

  MIZ

  (3 letters)



• 50. Japanese noodles - Show Answer
  

  UDON

  (4 letters)



• 51. Rodeo event - Show Answer
  

  BARRELRACE

  (10 letters)



• 53. Camp sight - Show Answer
  

  TENT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: camp_out, encamp, tent, collapsible_shelter, bivouac, camp



• 54. "It's been too long!" - Show Answer
  

  IMISSEDYOU

  (10 letters)



• 55. You are, on the Yucatán - Show Answer
  

  ERES

  (4 letters)



• 56. Helpful how-to - Show Answer
  

  DEMO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: demonstration, present, exhibit, demonstrate, demo, show



• 57. "Why don't sheep shrink when it ___?": George Carlin - Show Answer
  

  RAINS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: rain, rain_down, rainfall, pelting, rainwater

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Something to heave - Show Answer
  

  SIGH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: suspire, sigh, suspiration



• 2. Wedding planning website, with "the" - Show Answer
  

  KNOT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: naut_mi, mile, international_nautical_mile, slub, greyback, ravel, mi, grayback, tangle, Calidris_canutus, knot, air_mile, nautical_mile, burl, gnarl

  Antonyms: unravel, unknot



• 3. Wedding exchange - Show Answer
  

  IDOS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Ido



• 4. Fourth-most-common surname in China (after Wang, Li and Zhang) - Show Answer
  

  LIU

  (3 letters)



• 5. "Don't get mad yet …" - Show Answer
  

  LETMEEXPLAIN

  (12 letters)



• 6. Marvel's Maximoff - Show Answer
  

  WANDA

  (5 letters)



• 7. Entry fee for some clubs? - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 8. Blind worshipers - Show Answer
  

  IDOLATERS

  (9 letters)

  Synonyms: idolizer, idolater, idol_worshiper, idoliser



• 9. Alternative to a pinch: Abbr. - Show Answer
  

  TSP

  (3 letters)



• 10. Journeys into the past? - Show Answer
  

  MUSEUMTOURS

  (11 letters)



• 11. Out of the question - Show Answer
  

  IMPOSSIBLE

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: unimaginable, impossible, unacceptable, out_of_the_question, inconceivable, insufferable, unsufferable

  Antonyms: possible



• 12. Nasty, as a remark - Show Answer
  

  SNIDE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: snide, sneering, supercilious



• 13. Busy signals, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  TONES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: quality, look, note, inflect, flavor, musical_note, feel, tone_up, whole_step, shade, flavour, chant, tincture, timber, smell, tonicity, tone, intone, strengthen, feeling, timbre, whole_tone, tonus, tone_of_voice, spirit, pure_tone, step, modulate, tint

  Antonyms: atonicity



• 15. Kicks (out) - Show Answer
  

  BOOTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: kick, charge, thrill, the_boot, boot, bang, iron_boot, flush, reboot, iron_heel, bring_up, kicking, rush



• 21. Cocktail vessel - Show Answer
  

  GLASSTUMBLER

  (12 letters)



• 22. Apt anagram of TINS BEAR THEM, minus an E - Show Answer
  

  BREATHMINTS

  (11 letters)



• 24. Dynamism - Show Answer
  

  PEP

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pep, ginger, peppiness



• 25. Double ___ (cookie descriptor) - Show Answer
  

  STUF

  (4 letters)



• 26. Replacement for the Spanish colonial real - Show Answer
  

  PESO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Uruguayan_peso, Mexican_peso, Cuban_peso, peso, Dominican_peso, Chilean_peso, Colombian_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, Philippine_peso



• 27. "One more minute!" - Show Answer
  

  ALMOSTDONE

  (10 letters)



• 28. They might fall off a shelf - Show Answer
  

  BERGS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: iceberg, berg, Berg, Alban_Berg



• 30. Stigmatize sexual preferences, in modern lingo - Show Answer
  

  KINKSHAME

  (9 letters)



• 31. Fiasco - Show Answer
  

  MESS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: mussiness, flock, muss, pickle, jam, messiness, batch, sight, mountain, fix, lot, hole, raft, good_deal, stack, tidy_sum, mickle, hatful, peck, pot, kettle_of_fish, mass, wad, mess_hall, passel, plenty, spate, heap, pile, mess, muddle, quite_a_little, muckle, great_deal, mint, mess_up, deal, slew



• 32. Meiji and Taisho, in Japanese history - Show Answer
  

  ERAS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: era, earned_run_average, ERA, geological_era, epoch



• 37. Middle-earth menace - Show Answer
  

  ORC

  (3 letters)



• 40. Heads, slangily - Show Answer
  

  DOMES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: dome, noodle, attic, bean, domed_stadium, noggin, bonce, covered_stadium



• 41. ___ cuisine - Show Answer
  

  HAUTE

  (5 letters)



• 42. Less expected - Show Answer
  

  ODDER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: funny, unpaired, left_over, peculiar, remaining, odd, uneven, unmated, leftover, left, queer, unexpended, singular, rum, curious, rummy, unmatched

  Antonyms: even



• 43. Line drawn after an early wrong guess in hangman - Show Answer
  

  TORSO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: trunk, torso, body



• 46. Part of a hat - Show Answer
  

  BRIM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lip, rim, brim



• 47. Question that's often a directive to step aside - Show Answer
  

  MAYI

  (4 letters)



• 48. Taskbar image - Show Answer
  

  ICON

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: picture, ikon, icon, image



• 49. A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Show Answer
  

  ZEUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: genus_Zeus, Zeus



• 51. Prospective Olympic city's campaign - Show Answer
  

  BID

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: dictation, press, adjure, wish, invite, play, offer, call, bidding, beseech, conjure, entreat, tender, command, bid



• 52. Vitamin qty. - Show Answer
  

  RDA

  (3 letters)

No 27370 Tue Oct 15, 2024 NYT Crossword by Lindsay Rosenblum

Across Clues :

1. No longer taking, as a medication, 6. What a light bulb represents in cartoons, 10. Led, as a meeting, 13. Where soju is the national drink, 14. Overwhelmed by hilarity, hyperbolically speaking, 15. Style of San Francisco's Coit Tower, informally, 16. Visa, for one, 18. Foreboding sign, 19. Take advantage of, 20. ___-di-dah, 21. Still awake after midnight, say, 23. Furry feet, 25. Thief at work in a bustling crowd, 28. "OK, that wasn't totally true", 30. Favor precursor?, 31. Loudly laments, 32. Triumph over, 34. "Don't think so", 36. One might be found at a roast, 40. Pulitzer-winning writer James, 41. Philanthropists, 44. Dodge Charger, e.g., 48. Nile reptile, 50. What an unsatisfied customer might leave behind, 51. Modern combat athlete, informally, 54. Expectant parents' selection, 55. Revolted, 56. Home of MoMA and M.S.G., 58. The Trojans of the N.C.A.A., 59. Shape for a child's chicken nugget, informally, 60. Show interest on a dating app … or what 16-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across must do to be successful?, 64. Steely determination, 65. Garment worn by the Little Caesars mascot, 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology, 67. Up to this point, 68. Waxy imprint, 69. Montana city nicknamed "The Richest Hill on Earth"

Tue Oct 15, 2024 NYT Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Match.com alternative, 2. Realtor's sign, 3. Airport amenity, 4. British ref. work, 5. Not pass, 6. Pet-tracking device, 7. Anti-trafficking agcy., 8. Hear here!, 9. Make sense, 10. Uncreative studio project, perhaps, 11. Winning blackjack hand, 12. Trios of trios, 15. Sweet, in Italian, 17. Dance style with shuffles and buffaloes, 22. "Gotta catch 'em all!" game series, 24. Witnessed, 26. Competition, 27. Ray who helped globalize McDonald's, 29. Some bottled waters, 33. Pull, 35. Group of whales, 37. Actress Jeffries of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians", 38. Part of, as a scheme, 39. Like courses with multiple professors, 42. Comedic drum flourish, 43. Bond film between "Skyfall" and "No Time to Die", 44. Like words written in ink by a lefty, often, 45. Ruler's realm, 46. "Aw, man!", 47. Underway, 49. Distant correspondent, 52. Medieval tales of daring adventure, 53. Bread choice for a Reuben, 57. Expectant parents' selection, 61. "Wednesday's child is full of ___" (nursery rhyme line), 62. Tennis champ Swiatek, 63. Critical hosp. wing

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 15, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. No longer taking, as a medication. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFOF




• The clue is 6. What a light bulb represents in cartoons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDEA

  Possible Answer : melodic_theme, theme, idea, approximation, thought, musical_theme, mind, estimation, estimate




• The clue is 10. Led, as a meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer : play, scarper, campaign, move, black_market, lam, head_for_the_hills, work, draw, extend, feed, operate, turn_tail, lean, unravel, range, endure, guide, fly_the_coop, run_for, run_away, be_given, execute, race, track_down, persist, lead, die_hard, hunt_down, ladder, melt, carry, tend, break_away, scat, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, pass, bleed, escape, prevail, go, consort, course, function, incline, bunk, hunt, melt_down, flow, ply, run

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 13. Where soju is the national drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOREA

  Possible Answer : Korean_Peninsula, Korea, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook




• The clue is 14. Overwhelmed by hilarity, hyperbolically speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAD

  Possible Answer : bushed, all_in, dead, beat, abruptly, short, idle, stagnant, deadened, suddenly, numb, drained, absolutely, utterly, perfectly, utter

  Possible Opposite Answer : living, alive, live




• The clue is 15. Style of San Francisco's Coit Tower, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DECO

  Possible Answer : deco, art_deco




• The clue is 16. Visa, for one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: CREDITCARD




• The clue is 18. Foreboding sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer : prognostic, betoken, prognosticate, forecast, portent, Oman, foreshadow, prefigure, bode, omen, Sultanate_of_Oman, prognostication, foretell, portend, prodigy, Muscat_and_Oman, predict, presage, augur, auspicate




• The clue is 19. Take advantage of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

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




• The clue is 20. ___-di-dah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAH

  Possible Answer : la, lah




• The clue is 21. Still awake after midnight, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPLATE




• The clue is 23. Furry feet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAWS

  Possible Answer : hand, manus, paw, mitt




• The clue is 25. Thief at work in a bustling crowd. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: PICKPOCKET

  Possible Answer : pickpocket, cutpurse, dip




• The clue is 28. "OK, that wasn't totally true". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILIED




• The clue is 30. Favor precursor?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POR




• The clue is 31. Loudly laments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEENS

  Possible Answer : keen, lament




• The clue is 32. Triumph over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEFEAT

  Possible Answer : defeat, frustration, overcome, vote_down, vote_out, licking, shoot_down, get_the_better_of, kill

  Possible Opposite Answer : victory




• The clue is 34. "Don't think so". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOPE




• The clue is 36. One might be found at a roast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSULTCOMIC




• The clue is 40. Pulitzer-winning writer James. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGEE

  Possible Answer : Agee, James_Agee




• The clue is 41. Philanthropists. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONORS

  Possible Answer : conferrer, donor, giver, presenter, bestower




• The clue is 44. Dodge Charger, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDAN

  Possible Answer : sedan, saloon, sedan_chair




• The clue is 48. Nile reptile. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASP

  Possible Answer : asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Egyptian_cobra, Naja_haje




• The clue is 50. What an unsatisfied customer might leave behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTIP




• The clue is 51. Modern combat athlete, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: MMAFIGHTER




• The clue is 54. Expectant parents' selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAME

  Possible Answer : describe, diagnose, epithet, cite, refer, nominate, list, public_figure, name, advert, distinguish, key, appoint, constitute, make, gens, mention, identify, discover, bring_up, figure, key_out, call




• The clue is 55. Revolted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPROSE

  Possible Answer : develop, go_up, turn_out, lift, stand_up, spring_up, come_up, rise, uprise, grow, get_up, originate, resurrect, ascend, bristle, arise, move_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : go_to_bed, sit_down, turn_in, set, fall




• The clue is 56. Home of MoMA and M.S.G.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYC




• The clue is 58. The Trojans of the N.C.A.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC




• The clue is 59. Shape for a child's chicken nugget, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINO




• The clue is 60. Show interest on a dating app … or what 16-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across must do to be successful?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: SWIPERIGHT




• The clue is 64. Steely determination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRIT

  Possible Answer : guts, gritstone, sand, gritrock, grit, gumption, backbone, moxie




• The clue is 65. Garment worn by the Little Caesars mascot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGA

  Possible Answer : toga




• The clue is 66. Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICHOR

  Possible Answer : pus, purulence, suppuration, festering, sanies, ichor




• The clue is 67. Up to this point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YET

  Possible Answer : withal, so_far, still, nonetheless, all_the_same, as_yet, thus_far, up_to_now, til_now, yet, in_time, even, heretofore, however, hitherto, even_so, until_now, notwithstanding, nevertheless




• The clue is 68. Waxy imprint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAL

  Possible Answer : Navy_SEAL, sealskin, SEAL, seal_of_approval, seal, varnish, seal_off, sealing_wax, stamp, cachet

  Possible Opposite Answer : unseal




• The clue is 69. Montana city nicknamed "The Richest Hill on Earth". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTE

  Possible Answer : butte, Butte

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Match.com alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKCUPID

• The clue is 2. Realtor's sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORSALE

• The clue is 3. Airport amenity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREEWIFI

• The clue is 4. British ref. work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OED

  Possible Answer: OED, Oxford_English_Dictionary, O.E.D.

• The clue is 5. Not pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIL

  Possible Answer: die, go_wrong, fail, give_out, neglect, betray, go, break_down, flunk, bomb, miscarry, flush_it, conk_out, go_bad, break, give_way, run_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : succeed, manage, pass

• The clue is 6. Pet-tracking device. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDCHIP

• The clue is 7. Anti-trafficking agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEA

  Possible Answer: DEA, Drug_Enforcement_Administration, Drug_Enforcement_Agency

• The clue is 8. Hear here!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: capitulum, pinna, ear, auricle, spike

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

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

  The answer: ADDUP

• The clue is 10. Uncreative studio project, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMAKE

  Possible Answer: remaking, refashion, remake, make_over, redo

• The clue is 11. Winning blackjack hand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACETEN

• The clue is 12. Trios of trios. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONETS

• The clue is 15. Sweet, in Italian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOLCE

  Possible Answer: dolce

• The clue is 17. Dance style with shuffles and buffaloes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

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

• The clue is 22. "Gotta catch 'em all!" game series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POKEMON

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

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

  The answer: SEEN

  Possible Answer: get_a_line, see_to_it, examine, go_through, run_across, insure, visualize, catch, interpret, regard, image, come_across, understand, witness, visit, pick_up, watch, assure, construe, get_wind, realise, go_out, envision, fancy, see, consider, go_steady, get_word, encounter, experience, reckon, take_in, look, hear, find_out, ascertain, date, ensure, take_care, view, picture, discover, check, attend, figure, realize, project, meet, run_into, escort, find, determine, control, visualise, learn

• The clue is 26. Competition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CONTEST

  Possible Answer: competition, contest, contend, repugn

• The clue is 27. Ray who helped globalize McDonald's. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KROC

• The clue is 29. Some bottled waters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DASANIS

• The clue is 33. Pull. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUG

  Possible Answer: tugboat, lug, tote, push, labour, tower, drive, tug, jerk, labor, towboat

• The clue is 35. Group of whales. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POD

  Possible Answer: pod, seedpod, seedcase, cod, fuel_pod

• The clue is 37. Actress Jeffries of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAH

• The clue is 38. Part of, as a scheme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INON

• The clue is 39. Like courses with multiple professors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COTAUGHT

• The clue is 42. Comedic drum flourish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIMSHOT

• The clue is 43. Bond film between "Skyfall" and "No Time to Die". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPECTRE

  Possible Answer: shade, wraith, phantom, apparition, phantasma, spook, fantasm, specter, spectre, ghost, phantasm

• The clue is 44. Like words written in ink by a lefty, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMUDGY

  Possible Answer: smudgy

• The clue is 45. Ruler's realm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMPIRE

  Possible Answer: conglomerate, imperium, Empire, empire

• The clue is 46. "Aw, man!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARNIT

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

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

  The answer: AFOOT

  Possible Answer: underway, afoot

• The clue is 49. Distant correspondent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PENPAL

• The clue is 52. Medieval tales of daring adventure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GESTS

• The clue is 53. Bread choice for a Reuben. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RYE

  Possible Answer: rye, rye_whisky, rye_whiskey, Secale_cereale

• The clue is 57. Expectant parents' selection. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRIB

  Possible Answer: crib, trot, cot, pony, cribbage

• The clue is 61. "Wednesday's child is full of ___" (nursery rhyme line). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOE

  Possible Answer: woe, suffering, woefulness

• The clue is 62. Tennis champ Swiatek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGA

  Possible Answer: immunoglobulin_A, IgA

• The clue is 63. Critical hosp. wing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICU

  Possible Answer: ICU, intensive_care_unit

XWordHint Crossword Answers June 12, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: June 12, 2025

Published on Thursday, June 12, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the June 12 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (41)

Clue #1: 1. Actress Green of "Casino Royale"

3-letter answer Answer: EVA

Clue #2: 4. Play ground?

5-letter answer Answer: STAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: degree, present, point

Clue #3: 9. Edible part of okra

3-letter answer Answer: POD

Word Help: Synonyms: fuel_pod, cod, seedcase

Clue #4: 12. Word before or after "open"

4-letter answer Answer: WIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: across-the-board, blanket, all-inclusive
Antonyms: narrow

Clue #5: 14. "Weeping" giant

6-letter answer Answer: WILLOW

Word Help: Synonyms: willow_tree, willow

Clue #6: 15. Tick off

5-letter answer Answer: PEEVE

Word Help: Synonyms: peeve

Clue #7: 16. Condition that Simone Biles has described as giving her a "superpower," in brief

4-letter answer Answer: ADHD

Word Help: Synonyms: attention_deficit_disorder, MBD, ADD

Clue #8: 17. Ticked off

5-letter answer Answer: IRATE

Word Help: Synonyms: irate, ireful

Clue #9: 18. ___ Wister, the so-called "father of western fiction"

4-letter answer Answer: OWEN

Word Help: Synonyms: Robert_Owen, Sir_Richard_Owen, Owen

Clue #10: 19. Like some "On Air" signs

4-letter answer Answer: NEON

Word Help: Synonyms: atomic_number_10, Ne, neon

Clue #11: 20. They draw people

6-letter answer Answer: MECCAS

Word Help: Synonyms: mecca, Mecca

Clue #12: 21. Guarded

5-letter answer Answer: LEERY

Word Help: Synonyms: untrusting, mistrustful, wary

Clue #13: 22. "Principle of parsimony" philosopher

5-letter answer Answer: OCCAM

Word Help: Synonyms: William_of_Occam, William_of_Ockham, Occam

Clue #14: 24. Pick up

3-letter answer Answer: GET

Word Help: Synonyms: amaze, get, fuck_off
Antonyms: take_away, leave

Clue #15: 25. ___ white (lightbulb specification)

4-letter answer Answer: SOFT

Word Help: Synonyms: flaccid, lenient, voiced
Antonyms: hard, forte

Clue #16: 26. Sixth word in the Gettysburg Address

3-letter answer Answer: AGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ago, agone

Clue #17: 27. Exemplar of excellence

8-letter answer Answer: CLASSACT

Clue #18: 30. Cries of wonder

4-letter answer Answer: OOHS

Word Help: Synonyms: ooh, aah

Clue #19: 32. She was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year five years in a row

4-letter answer Answer: HAMM

Clue #20: 33. Adds power to, as an engine

7-letter answer Answer: SOUPSUP

Clue #21: 34. Writer Capote, to friends

3-letter answer Answer: TRU

Clue #22: 35. Correspondants, fréquemment

4-letter answer Answer: AMIS

Clue #23: 37. Stone used in ancient Greek jewelry

5-letter answer Answer: AGATE

Word Help: Synonyms: agate

Clue #24: 38. Orchestra tuner

4-letter answer Answer: OBOE

Word Help: Synonyms: oboe, hautbois, hautboy

Clue #25: 39. Mini-brawl

5-letter answer Answer: SETTO

Clue #26: 40. Owned (up)

6-letter answer Answer: FESSED

Clue #27: 41. "___ are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made" (quote attributed to Otto von Bismarck)

4-letter answer Answer: LAWS

Word Help: Synonyms: constabulary, jurisprudence, Pentateuch

Clue #28: 42. Visionaries

5-letter answer Answer: SEERS

Word Help: Synonyms: oracle, visionary, seer

Clue #29: 44. Dining places

5-letter answer Answer: HALLS

Word Help: Synonyms: G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall

Clue #30: 45. Some hot spots

4-letter answer Answer: TUBS

Word Help: Synonyms: tub, bath, bathtub

Clue #31: 48. Phys. or chem.

4-letter answer Answer: SUBJ

Clue #32: 50. Major basketball feat … or a feature shared by 3-, 6- and 9-Down

15-letter answer Answer: QUADRUPLEDOUBLE

Clue #33: 57. Sephora competitor

4-letter answer Answer: ULTA

Clue #34: 58. Handle, as questions

5-letter answer Answer: FIELD

Word Help: Synonyms: theater, plain, theatre_of_operations

Clue #35: 59. "Hold your horses!"

4-letter answer Answer: WAIT

Word Help: Synonyms: await, expect, postponement

Clue #36: 60. Breaking a tie, informally

4-letter answer Answer: INOT

Clue #37: 61. Article about a photo?

5-letter answer Answer: FRAME

Word Help: Synonyms: physique, frame, skeleton

Clue #38: 62. Rainbow, to some

4-letter answer Answer: OMEN

Word Help: Synonyms: predict, omen, Sultanate_of_Oman

Clue #39: 63. P, in the NATO alphabet

4-letter answer Answer: PAPA

Word Help: Synonyms: pappa, pa, dad

Clue #40: 64. The Titanic disaster partly inspired its invention

5-letter answer Answer: SONAR

Word Help: Synonyms: asdic, sonar, echo_sounder

Clue #41: 65. Org. that developed the "pumpkin suit"

4-letter answer Answer: NASA

Word Help: Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration

Across Clues and Answers (41)

Clue #1: 1. McGregor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi

4-letter answer Answer: EWAN

Clue #2: 2. Output from Blizzard Entertainment

10-letter answer Answer: VIDEOGAMES

Clue #3: 3. Temporarily established panel

14-letter answer Answer: ADHOCCOMMITTEE

Clue #4: 4. Do laps, say

4-letter answer Answer: SWIM

Word Help: Synonyms: drown, float, swimming
Antonyms: sink

Clue #5: 5. Low pressure indicator

9-letter answer Answer: TIREGAUGE

Clue #6: 6. You can go anywhere with one of these

13-letter answer Answer: ALLACCESSPASS

Clue #7: 7. Briefly experienced, with "of"

9-letter answer Answer: GOTATASTE

Clue #8: 8. She-eep

4-letter answer Answer: EWES

Word Help: Synonyms: Ewe, ewe

Clue #9: 9. Gridiron game for young tykes

14-letter answer Answer: PEEWEEFOOTBALL

Clue #10: 10. Risks an interception, say

10-letter answer Answer: OVERTHROWS

Word Help: Synonyms: upset, overturn, subvert

Clue #11: 11. Just say "no" to

4-letter answer Answer: DENY

Word Help: Synonyms: abnegate, traverse, refuse
Antonyms: admit, allow

Clue #12: 13. Pulitzer winner Ferber

4-letter answer Answer: EDNA

Clue #13: 15. What you have to pony up to play?

4-letter answer Answer: POLO

Word Help: Synonyms: polo, Polo, Marco_Polo

Clue #14: 23. Oscars V.I.P.s

3-letter answer Answer: MCS

Word Help: Synonyms: megacycle_per_second, megacycle, megahertz

Clue #15: 25. Motor oil brand

3-letter answer Answer: STP

Word Help: Synonyms: s.t.p., STP

Clue #16: 26. Epiphanic moments

4-letter answer Answer: AHAS

Clue #17: 28. Have one's feet up, maybe

4-letter answer Answer: LOAF

Word Help: Synonyms: hang_around, loaf_of_bread, lurk

Clue #18: 29. Told "You're on!," for example

4-letter answer Answer: CUED

Word Help: Synonyms: remind, prompt, cue

Clue #19: 31. Brings an action against

4-letter answer Answer: SUES

Word Help: Synonyms: sue, action, process

Clue #20: 36. Excel function

8-letter answer Answer: SORTDATA

Clue #21: 38. N.B.A. great Hakeem who is one of only four players ever to achieve a 50-Across (1990)

8-letter answer Answer: OLAJUWON

Clue #22: 43. Big thing in California?

3-letter answer Answer: SUR

Word Help: Synonyms: Sur, Tyre

Clue #23: 44. ___ Max

3-letter answer Answer: HBO

Clue #24: 46. Fans

5-letter answer Answer: BUFFS

Word Help: Synonyms: raw_sienna, buffer, furbish

Clue #25: 47. ___ Agnew, vice president who resigned in 1973

5-letter answer Answer: SPIRO

Clue #26: 48. City that's an anagram of SALEM

5-letter answer Answer: SELMA

Word Help: Synonyms: Selma

Clue #27: 49. Farmer's squeeze?

5-letter answer Answer: UDDER

Word Help: Synonyms: bag, udder

Clue #28: 50. Pithy remark

4-letter answer Answer: QUIP

Word Help: Synonyms: sally, gag, crack

Clue #29: 51. Leg : fibula :: arm : ___

4-letter answer Answer: ULNA

Word Help: Synonyms: elbow_bone, ulna

Clue #30: 52. Crowning

4-letter answer Answer: ATOP

Word Help: Synonyms: atop

Clue #31: 53. Cut and trim

4-letter answer Answer: LEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: skimpy, slant, list
Antonyms: rich, fat

Clue #32: 54. Tuscaloosa's Tide, to fans

4-letter answer Answer: BAMA

Clue #33: 55. They may be white or naked

4-letter answer Answer: LIES

Word Help: Synonyms: prevarication, consist, Trygve_Halvden_Lie
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #34: 56. High point of a trip to Italy?

4-letter answer Answer: ETNA

Word Help: Synonyms: Etna, Mt_Etna, bunsen_burner

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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