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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023
Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 66 (31 Across, 35 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.8 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle June 17, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Pressing need? | 7 |
| 2A | 8. Sends to Tartarus, say | 5 |
| 3A | 13. Lake known for its high salinity | 7 |
| 4A | 14. ___ Jung, "Squid Game" actress | 6 |
| 5A | 15. Nail material | 7 |
| 6A | 16. Flack in the music business | 7 |
| 7A | 17. "I'm available if needed" | 5 |
| 8A | 18. "Precision crafted performance" sloganeer | 5 |
| 9A | 20. Beat ___ | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Low figure | 4 |
| 11A | 23. Not working, in a way | 8 |
| 12A | 25. What might turn pie into pieces? | 12 |
| 13A | 28. The dad on TV's "American Dad!" | 4 |
| 14A | 29. Beam | 10 |
| 15A | 33. Souvenir from Glasgow | 3 |
| 16A | 34. One who grows up, then eventually croaks | 7 |
| 17A | 35. Off from work, in emails | 3 |
| 18A | 36. "Don't make me laugh!" | 10 |
| 19A | 38. Emoji with a red face and fangs | 4 |
| 20A | 39. Informal talks | 12 |
| 21A | 41. "See you soon!," in France | 8 |
| 22A | 44. In custody | 4 |
| 23A | 45. Total nothing | 3 |
| 24A | 46. One studying coral composition, say | 5 |
| 25A | 48. Asian capital on a river of the same name | 5 |
| 26A | 51. "Go now!" | 7 |
| 27A | 53. Exclamation of revelation | 7 |
| 28A | 55. Exist naturally | 6 |
| 29A | 56. Heavy metal band? | 7 |
| 30A | 57. 30-Down footwear | 5 |
| 31A | 58. Driver's license, for one | 7 |
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. Pressing need?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BARBELL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "8. Sends to Tartarus, say"
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 something of little value
- Words that mean the same thing: bedamn, imprecate, damn
- The opposite would be: bless
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DAMNS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "13. Lake known for its high salinity"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
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The answer is: ARALSEA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. ___ Jung, "Squid Game" actress"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: HOYEON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Nail material"
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 fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
- Words that mean the same thing: ceratin
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: KERATIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Flack in the music business"
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!
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The answer is: ROBERTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Across: "17. "I'm available if needed""
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!
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The answer is: USEME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Across: "18. "Precision crafted performance" sloganeer"
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!
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The answer is: ACURA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "20. Beat ___"
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 uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- Words that mean the same thing: nab, snitch, pig
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "21. Low figure"
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 (middle ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
- Words that mean the same thing: helot, villein
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERF
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "23. Not working, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
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The answer is: ONSTRIKE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "25. What might turn pie into pieces?"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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!
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The answer is: AUTOCOMPLETE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "28. The dad on TV's "American Dad!""
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!
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The answer is: STAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "29. Beam"
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!
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The answer is: RAYOFLIGHT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "33. Souvenir from Glasgow"
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 woolen cap of scottish origin
- Words that mean the same thing: tammy, tam-o'-shanter
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "34. One who grows up, then eventually croaks"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a larval frog or toad
- Words that mean the same thing: pollywog, polliwog
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TADPOLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "35. Off from work, in emails"
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!
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The answer is: OOO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "36. "Don't make me laugh!""
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!
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The answer is: OHPUHLEASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "38. Emoji with a red face and fangs"
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 cruel wicked and inhuman person
- Words that mean the same thing: demon, monster, fiend
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OGRE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. Informal talks"
Quick Info: This answer has 12 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!
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The answer is: BULLSESSIONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "41. "See you soon!," in France"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
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The answer is: ABIENTOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. In custody"
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 keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,
- Words that mean the same thing: prevail, adjudge, take for
- The opposite would be: let go of, disagree
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HELD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Total nothing"
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 someone who is unsuccessful
- Words that mean the same thing: flop, misfire, washout
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DUD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. One studying coral composition, say"
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 someone who works underwater
- Words that mean the same thing: frogman, loon, underwater diver
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DIVER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "48. Asian capital on a river of the same name"
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 the sacred city of lamaism; known as the forbidden city for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Tibet, Lhasa apso, Forbidden City
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LHASA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "51. "Go now!""
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!
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The answer is: LEAVEME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Exclamation of revelation"
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!
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The answer is: ISEENOW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "55. Exist naturally"
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 be inherent in something
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INHERE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Heavy metal band?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- Words that mean the same thing: handlock, cuff, handcuff
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MANACLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. 30-Down footwear"
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 footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
- Words that mean the same thing: iron heel, bang, thrill
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOOTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Driver's license, for one"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STATEID
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle June 17, 2023
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Capital on the Caspian | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Whom Athena smites with a boulder in the "Iliad" | 4 |
| 3D | 3. Something once sold for pennies that's now worth much more | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Make a scapegoat for | 7 |
| 5D | 5. Big brand in immunity support | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Strung accompaniment for a hula | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Actress Condor of the "To All the Boys" film series | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Fight (with) | 8 |
| 9D | 9. Word said in passing? | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Obrigado : Portuguese :: ___ : French | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Proscribed | 5 |
| 12D | 12. "Probably the bravest man I ever knew," per Harry Potter | 5 |
| 13D | 14. Equines, collectively | 10 |
| 14D | 16. Get unleashed | 8 |
| 15D | 19. Two-in-one computer command | 9 |
| 16D | 22. In perpetuum | 10 |
| 17D | 24. Retailer that sells hydration packs | 3 |
| 18D | 25. Apropos of | 4 |
| 19D | 26. ___ Territory, Western destination from the mid-to-late 19th century | 4 |
| 20D | 27. Got intimate | 8 |
| 21D | 30. Bit of entertainment for which 57-Across are worn | 9 |
| 22D | 31. Natural projection | 4 |
| 23D | 32. Digital support group? | 4 |
| 24D | 34. Resounds | 8 |
| 25D | 37. Bright purple yam used to flavor desserts | 3 |
| 26D | 38. Option for a house-warming? | 7 |
| 27D | 40. Big name in Tejano music | 6 |
| 28D | 41. Cut the cards, perhaps | 5 |
| 29D | 42. "Qué ___" ("Excellent," in Spanish) | 5 |
| 30D | 43. Sacagawea's birthplace, today | 5 |
| 31D | 47. Peripheries | 4 |
| 32D | 49. Piano sonatas, typically | 4 |
| 33D | 50. Left a big impression on | 4 |
| 34D | 52. Chicken tender? | 3 |
| 35D | 54. Plopped down | 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. Capital on the Caspian"
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 a port city on the caspian sea that is the capital of azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
- Words that mean the same thing: capital of Azerbaijan
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAKU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Whom Athena smites with a boulder in the "Iliad""
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 (greek mythology) greek god of war; son of zeus and hera; identified with roman mars
- Words that mean the same thing: are, ar
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. Something once sold for pennies that's now worth much more"
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!
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The answer is: RARESTAMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Make a scapegoat for"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 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!
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The answer is: BLAMEON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Big brand in immunity support"
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!
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The answer is: ESTERC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Strung accompaniment for a hula"
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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
- Words that mean the same thing: leu, wreath, coronal
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Actress Condor of the "To All the Boys" film series"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: LANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Fight (with)"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
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The answer is: DOBATTLE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Word said in passing?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard 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!
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The answer is: AYE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Obrigado : Portuguese :: ___ : French"
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!
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The answer is: MERCI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Proscribed"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
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The answer is: NOTOK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. "Probably the bravest man I ever knew," per Harry Potter"
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!
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The answer is: SNAPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "14. Equines, collectively"
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 the flesh of horses as food
- Words that mean the same thing: horsemeat
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HORSEFLESH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "16. Get unleashed"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
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The answer is: RUNLOOSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "19. Two-in-one computer command"
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!
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The answer is: COPYPASTE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "22. In perpetuum"
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!
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The answer is: FORALLTIME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "24. Retailer that sells hydration packs"
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!
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The answer is: REI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "25. Apropos of"
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!
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The answer is: ASTO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "26. ___ Territory, Western destination from the mid-to-late 19th century"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a state in the western united states; settled in 1847 by mormons led by brigham young
- Words that mean the same thing: Mormon State, Beehive State, UT
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UTAH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "27. Got intimate"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
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The answer is: MADELOVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "30. Bit of entertainment for which 57-Across are worn"
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!
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The answer is: GOGODANCE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "31. Natural projection"
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 noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- Words that mean the same thing: cornet, car horn, trump
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HORN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "32. Digital support group?"
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 one of the digits of the foot
- Words that mean the same thing: toenail, toe
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "34. Resounds"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a deep prolonged loud noise
- Words that mean the same thing: roaring, boom, nose drops
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: THUNDERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "37. Bright purple yam used to flavor desserts"
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!
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The answer is: UBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "38. Option for a house-warming?"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a expert clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OILHEAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "40. Big name in Tejano music"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SELENA
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Clue 28 Down: "41. Cut the cards, perhaps"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ADLIB
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Clue 29 Down: "42. "Qué ___" ("Excellent," in Spanish)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: BUENO
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Sacagawea's birthplace, today"
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 state in the rocky mountains
- Words that mean the same thing: ID, Gem State
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: IDAHO
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Clue 31 Down: "47. Peripheries"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a easy clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
- Words that mean the same thing: lip, flange, brim
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: RIMS
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Clue 32 Down: "49. Piano sonatas, typically"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that any activity that is performed alone without assistance
- Words that mean the same thing: solo
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SOLI
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Clue 33 Down: "50. Left a big impression on"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that inspire awe in
- Words that mean the same thing: awful, awestruck, awe
- The opposite would be: unawed
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The answer is: AWED
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Clue 34 Down: "52. Chicken tender?"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
- Words that mean the same thing: veterinary surgeon, veterinarian, veterinary
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: VET
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Clue 35 Down: "54. Plopped down"
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 seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
- Words that mean the same thing: sit around, seat, posture
- The opposite would be: arise, stand
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The answer is: SAT
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 47 | 71.2% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 15.2% |
| Geography | 3 | 4.5% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 3.0% |
| Music | 2 | 3.0% |
| History | 2 | 3.0% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 31 |
| Down Clues | 35 |
| Total Clues | 66 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.8 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 12 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 01, 2025 at 05:38 PM
