NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 18, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the April 18 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (33)
Clue #1: 1. "Whoa! Easy there, buddy!"
Clue #2: 11. Exclamation to an old chap
Clue #3: 15. Solitary
Clue #4: 16. Who "can't buy you love" in an Elton John hit
Clue #5: 17. Trend that involves pink accessories and décor
Clue #6: 18. Low notes
Clue #7: 19. Plants, maybe
Clue #8: 20. Gifts sometimes made with pikake flowers
Clue #9: 22. Three-part event, informally
Clue #10: 23. Roofing supply
Clue #11: 24. "___ crazy?"
Clue #12: 26. Sore loser's wail
Clue #13: 28. Common additive in chewing gum
Clue #14: 30. Throat lozenge, often
Clue #15: 31. Act like everything's normal despite how one feels
Clue #16: 37. Its flag includes a coconut tree and a sailboat
Clue #17: 39. Call in a casino
Clue #18: 41. Let go to pot?
Clue #19: 42. Lowest of the low
Clue #20: 43. Get dressed (up)
Clue #21: 45. Time on end
Clue #22: 46. Shadow
Antonyms: precede, predate
Clue #23: 48. Cries of faux despair, say
Clue #24: 49. Leave it to beaver?
Clue #25: 52. "Feliz ___ Novo!"
Clue #26: 53. Some Elomi products
Clue #27: 55. Its stripes represent wisdom in Buddhism
Clue #28: 57. Government V.I.P.
Clue #29: 59. Bad thing to do when you see red
Antonyms: decelerate
Clue #30: 62. Literature Nobelist Morrison
Clue #31: 63. Football maneuver involving a fake handoff
Clue #32: 64. It's OK
Clue #33: 65. "Oh, what's the worst that could happen?"
Across Clues and Answers (33)
Clue #1: 1. Amounts of cream
Clue #2: 2. Not quite right
Clue #3: 3. Places in the heart
Clue #4: 4. Philadelphia tourist attraction
Clue #5: 5. Goddess known as "Great Mother"
Clue #6: 6. Ring bearer?
Clue #7: 7. Discreetly fill in, in a way
Clue #8: 8. Garlic-rich topping
Clue #9: 9. Charge
Clue #10: 10. Naomi ___, author of 2007's "The Shock Doctrine"
Clue #11: 11. Chat qualifier
Clue #12: 12. Present-day attire?
Clue #13: 13. Watered-down espresso, essentially
Clue #14: 14. Arabic name that means "wealthy"
Clue #15: 21. Lay the groundwork for, say
Clue #16: 24. Make amends?
Clue #17: 25. 1960s-'80s singer/TV host Marilyn
Clue #18: 27. Claws or bites
Clue #19: 29. Be in rough shape
Clue #20: 31. Droid, e.g., for short
Clue #21: 32. Home of the first hippopotamus in Europe since the Roman Empire
Clue #22: 33. They help you get off a lot
Clue #23: 34. Tolkien menace
Clue #24: 35. Well-pitched
Clue #25: 36. University of New Mexico athletes
Clue #26: 38. ___ Grand (Vegas hot spot)
Clue #27: 40. Slew
Clue #28: 44. Pre-smash hit
Clue #29: 46. They "can obscure the truth," per Maya Angelou
Clue #30: 47. Deli purchases
Antonyms: unwind, unwrap
Clue #31: 48. Trashy TV character?
Clue #32: 50. Reply of shocked annoyance
Clue #33: 51. Social movement introduced in 2006
Clue #34: 54. Org. with a "Defending Speech We Hate" section on its website
Clue #35: 55. Stock market sector, informally
Clue #36: 56. Flat fee?
Clue #37: 58. ___ Grande
Clue #38: 60. LASIK target
Clue #39: 61. One may cover estates
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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Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 31, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. A little off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASKEW
Possible Answer : skew-whiff, awry, cockeyed, askew, wonky, lopsided
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The clue is 6. Drive crazy?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPEED
Possible Answer : fastness, step_on_it, rush, bucket_along, speeding, stop_number, focal_ratio, amphetamine, quicken, rush_along, hurrying, velocity, swiftness, speed_up, pelt_along, upper, hasten, speed, f_number, travel_rapidly, cannonball_along, hotfoot, belt_along, accelerate, hie, pep_pill, hurry, zip, race
Possible Opposite Answer : decelerate, linger
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The clue is 11. Loops in on an email, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CCS
Possible Answer : mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, millilitre, cc, milliliter, cubic_centimetre
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The clue is 14. Jewish mourning period. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHIVA
Possible Answer : Siva, shivah, shiva, Shiva, shibah
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The clue is 15. ___-turvy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TOPSY
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The clue is 16. Soccer stadium chant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLE
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The clue is 17. VOLT, AMP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: POWERCOUPLE
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The clue is 19. One might get tacked on right before purchase. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FEE
Possible Answer : fee, bung, tip
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The clue is 20. Go around in circles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPIN
Possible Answer : birl, twisting, gyrate, spin_around, whirl, twirl, spin, tailspin, spin_out, twist, reel
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The clue is 21. Bands' successes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HITS
Possible Answer : hit, bang, rack_up, make, dispatch, strike, score, collision, attain, off, shoot, impinge_on, bump_off, collide_with, smash, remove, striking, gain, smasher, stumble, run_into, pip, tally, hitting, murder, slay, polish_off, reach, arrive_at, come_to
Possible Opposite Answer : miss
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The clue is 22. Disney villain with a pet parrot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: JAFAR
Possible Answer : Jaffar, Jaffar_Umar_Thalib, Jafar, Jafar_Umar_Thalib
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The clue is 24. "Beowulf" and the "Mahabharata," for two. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EPICS
Possible Answer : epic_poem, epos, epic, heroic_poem
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The clue is 26. Apple gadgets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CORERS
Possible Answer : corer
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The clue is 27. First, as a voyage. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MAIDEN
Possible Answer : initiatory, first, maid, initiative, maiden_over, inaugural, maiden
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The clue is 30. Buffalo N.H.L.ers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SABRES
Possible Answer : sabre, saber, cavalry_sword
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The clue is 31. Summer setting in D.C.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EDT
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The clue is 32. PUNCH, WALLOP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: PAIROFSOCKS
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The clue is 36. Member of K-pop's Blackpink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LISA
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The clue is 38. Oui's opposite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NON
Possible Answer : not, non
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The clue is 39. "Hold your horses!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WAIT
Possible Answer : waitress, delay, hold_back, time_lag, wait, await, hold_off, hold, waiting, expect, postponement, look
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The clue is 40. FINGER, TOE. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: DOUBLEDIGIT
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The clue is 45. Mauna ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KEA
Possible Answer : kea, Nestor_notabilis
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The clue is 46. Adjective in the theme of "The Addams Family". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SPOOKY
Possible Answer : skittish, nervous, flighty, spooky
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The clue is 47. Superlatively impolite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RUDEST
Possible Answer : bad-mannered, uncivil, primitive, bounderish, raw, unmannerly, ill-mannered, crude, unmannered, natural, yokelish, ill-bred, underbred, rude, lowbred
Possible Opposite Answer : civil
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The clue is 49. Grow up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MATURE
Possible Answer : get_on, ripen, age, mature, matured, senesce, fledged, suppurate, maturate, grow, ripe
Possible Opposite Answer : immature, green, unfledged
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The clue is 50. Orange box. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRATE
Possible Answer : crateful, crate
Possible Opposite Answer : uncrate
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The clue is 52. Act theatrically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMOTE
Possible Answer : emote
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The clue is 53. Cause of a grimace. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PAIN
Possible Answer : hurting, pain_sensation, painful_sensation, annoyance, botheration, infliction, ail, hurt, trouble, pain, pain_in_the_neck, bother, painfulness, anguish, pain_in_the_ass, nuisance
Possible Opposite Answer : pleasure
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The clue is 54. Present day, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: XMAS
Possible Answer : Dec_25, Christmas, Christmas_Day, Xmas
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The clue is 58. Like some simple home-improvement projects, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DIY
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The clue is 59. HINT, TIP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: TWOPOINTERS
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The clue is 62. In years past. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AGO
Possible Answer : agone, ago
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The clue is 63. Core belief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TENET
Possible Answer : tenet, dogma
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The clue is 64. Got going. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BEGAN
Possible Answer : set_out, lead_off, start, start_out, set_about, begin, commence, get, get_down
Possible Opposite Answer : end
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The clue is 65. Singer Bega a.k.a. "The King of Mambo". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LOU
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The clue is 66. Bottomless pit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABYSS
Possible Answer : abyss, abysm
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The clue is 67. 10-legged creatures. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRABS
Possible Answer : bitch, crabby_person, Phthirius_pubis, beef, bellyache, Crab, holler, crab, crabmeat, crab_louse, gripe, Cancer_the_Crab, pubic_louse, crabs, grouse, squawk, pediculosis_pubis, Cancer
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Nile reptiles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASPS
Possible Answer: Naja_haje, asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Egyptian_cobra
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The clue is 2. Word after talk or gift. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SHOP
Possible Answer: tell_on, browse, store, betray, give_away, shop_class, sponsor, patronise, stag, buy_at, rat, frequent, snitch, shop_at, denounce, shit, shop, workshop, patronize, grass
Possible Opposite Answer : boycott
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The clue is 3. Green fruit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KIWI
Possible Answer: kiwi, New_Zealander, apteryx, Chinese_gooseberry, kiwi_vine, Actinidia_deliciosa, Actinidia_chinensis, Kiwi, kiwi_fruit
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The clue is 4. Smoothed out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EVENED
Possible Answer: flush, even, level, even_out
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The clue is 5. Simple two-player card game. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WAR
Possible Answer: war, state_of_war, warfare
Possible Opposite Answer : make_peace, peace
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The clue is 6. Stone-faced. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STOIC
Possible Answer: Stoic, stoical, unemotional_person, stoic
Possible Opposite Answer : emotional_person
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The clue is 7. Sulks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: POUTS
Possible Answer: pout, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, mop, hornpout, wry_face, horned_pout, eelpout, mow, brood, moue
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The clue is 8. Actor Mike or Omar. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EPPS
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The clue is 9. Subj. for some immigrants. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESL
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The clue is 10. Certain salon offerings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DYEJOBS
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The clue is 11. Sweet treat that often has a crumb topping. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: COFFEECAKE
Possible Answer: coffeecake, coffee_cake
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The clue is 12. Sunny forecast. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: CLEARSKIES
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The clue is 13. Fortunetellers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SEERS
Possible Answer: prophet, visionary, oracle, prophesier, seer, illusionist, vaticinator
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The clue is 18. "Nixon in ___" (John Adams opera). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CHINA
Possible Answer: China, mainland_China, Red_China, PRC, Communist_China, china, Republic_of_China, Cathay, Taiwan, People's_Republic_of_China, Nationalist_China, chinaware
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The clue is 23. The In-N-Out Burger logo has a yellow one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARROW
Possible Answer: pointer, arrow
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The clue is 25. Verve. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PEP
Possible Answer: peppiness, pep, ginger
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The clue is 26. Half-___ (latte option). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAF
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The clue is 27. Gin rummy combo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MELD
Possible Answer: immix, coalesce, meld, fuse, flux, merge, melt, canasta, commingle, blend, combine, basket_rummy, conflate, mix
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The clue is 28. Alternative to "Hasta la vista". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ADIOSAMIGO
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The clue is 29. "I can't do anything in this case". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ITSUPTOYOU
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The clue is 30. Police work?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SONG
Possible Answer: Song, call, Sung, birdsong, birdcall, song, strain, Song_dynasty, vocal, Sung_dynasty
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The clue is 33. ___ 500. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: INDY
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The clue is 34. French king. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ROI
Possible Answer: return_on_investment, return_on_invested_capital, ROI
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The clue is 35. Doctor's "Now!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STAT
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The clue is 37. On the topic of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABOUT
Possible Answer: most, astir, about, nearly, approximately, near, around, well-nigh, nigh, roughly, more_or_less, some, virtually, just_about, or_so, close_to, almost
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The clue is 41. Country legend Lynn. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: LORETTA
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The clue is 42. Scratch (out). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EKE
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The clue is 43. Neighbor of an Afghan. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IRANI
Possible Answer: Persian, Irani, Iranian
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The clue is 44. Boy king of Egypt. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TUT
Possible Answer: tsk, tut, tut-tut
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The clue is 48. Showtime drama with a serial-killer protagonist. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DEXTER
Possible Answer: dexter
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The clue is 49. Gold, silver or bronze. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MEDAL
Possible Answer: decoration, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon, laurel_wreath
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The clue is 50. Certain superhero accessories. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CAPES
Possible Answer: crest, cape, mantle, ness, cap
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The clue is 51. Unruly uprisings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RIOTS
Possible Answer: riot, thigh-slapper, wow, bacchanal, belly_laugh, debauchery, sidesplitter, scream, saturnalia, bacchanalia, howler, drunken_revelry, rioting, carouse, roister, debauch, orgy, public_violence
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The clue is 53. Yankee Doodle's method of transport. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PONY
Possible Answer: crib, trot, jigger, shot_glass, pony
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The clue is 55. ___ Millions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MEGA
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The clue is 56. Part of U.A.E.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARAB
Possible Answer: Arabian, Arab
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The clue is 57. Nine-digit government IDs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SSNS
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The clue is 60. Fly catcher. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WEB
Possible Answer: WWW, vane, net, network, entanglement, World_Wide_Web, web
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The clue is 61. "S.N.L." network. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NBC
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August 03, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (39 clues)
- Down Clues (39 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
- Related Crossword Solutions
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, August 03, 2021
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.7 letters
Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword August 03, 2021
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Kit ___ bar | 3 |
| 2A | 4. Complimentary | 6 |
| 3A | 10. Put an edge on | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Biblical suffix with do or go | 3 |
| 5A | 15. Dealership offering | 6 |
| 6A | 16. Start of a carol title | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Soldier's food packet, for short | 3 |
| 8A | 18. Occasion that people are dyeing to celebrate? | 6 |
| 9A | 19. "How ___ Your Mother" | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Venmo's parent company | 6 |
| 11A | 22. Caregivers' org. | 3 |
| 12A | 23. Funders of many campaign ads, in brief | 4 |
| 13A | 24. Presses into service | 4 |
| 14A | 26. T-Mobile acquisition of 2020 | 6 |
| 15A | 28. Land in "Game of Thrones" | 8 |
| 16A | 32. Sizzling | 3 |
| 17A | 33. ___ bowl (fruity treat) | 4 |
| 18A | 34. Harold who directed "Groundhog Day" | 5 |
| 19A | 36. Soon-to-be alumni: Abbr. | 3 |
| 20A | 39. What you might do after some financial trading ... or in this puzzle? | 15 |
| 21A | 43. Out ___ limb | 3 |
| 22A | 44. Violin bow application | 5 |
| 23A | 45. Cry just before the guest of honor arrives at a surprise party | 4 |
| 24A | 46. A pun is said to be the lowest form of this | 3 |
| 25A | 47. Ground transportation hub | 8 |
| 26A | 50. Key of Bach's "The Art of Fugue" | 6 |
| 27A | 53. Feature of some dresses | 4 |
| 28A | 54. Follower of Navy or presidential | 4 |
| 29A | 55. Private eye, in old lingo | 3 |
| 30A | 57. Recorded | 6 |
| 31A | 61. Website designer's code | 4 |
| 32A | 62. Moonstruck | 6 |
| 33A | 64. Milliner's creation | 3 |
| 34A | 65. Run ___ light | 4 |
| 35A | 66. One-pointer in horseshoes | 6 |
| 36A | 67. Old TV star with the catchphrase "I pity the fool" | 3 |
| 37A | 68. Low-carb kind of diet | 4 |
| 38A | 69. No-good cars | 6 |
| 39A | 70. Scrape (out) | 3 |
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. Kit ___ bar"
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 leaves of the shrub catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
- Words that mean the same thing: qat, khat, cat
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: KAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "4. Complimentary"
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 costing nothing
- Words that mean the same thing: complimentary, free, gratuitous
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: GRATIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Put an edge on"
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 make keen or more acute
- Words that mean the same thing: quicken
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: WHET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Biblical suffix with do or go"
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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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: ETH
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Dealership offering"
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 refund of some fraction of the amount paid
- Words that mean the same thing: rabbet, discount
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: REBATE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Start of a carol title"
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 listen; used mostly in the imperative
- Words that mean the same thing: hearken, harken
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HARK
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Soldier's food packet, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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: MRE
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Occasion that people are dyeing to celebrate?"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a christian celebration of the resurrection of christ; celebrated on the sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
- Words that mean the same thing: easterly, east wind
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EASTER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. "How ___ Your Mother""
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: IMET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Venmo's parent company"
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!
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The answer is: PAYPAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Caregivers' org."
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!
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The answer is: AMA
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Clue 12 Across: "23. Funders of many campaign ads, in brief"
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 committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
- Words that mean the same thing: political action committee, PAC
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PACS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "24. Presses into service"
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 the act of using
- Words that mean the same thing: utilisation, usance, habituate
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. T-Mobile acquisition of 2020"
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 a quick run
- Words that mean the same thing: dash
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPRINT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "28. Land in "Game of Thrones""
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WESTEROS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Sizzling"
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 used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- Words that mean the same thing: red-hot, live, raging
- The opposite would be: cold
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. ___ bowl (fruity treat)"
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: ACAI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "34. Harold who directed "Groundhog Day""
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: RAMIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Across: "36. Soon-to-be alumni: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group; turns yellow in air; occurs in celestite and strontianite
- Words that mean the same thing: Sr, atomic number 38, strontium
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SRS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "39. What you might do after some financial trading ... or in this puzzle?"
Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CORNERTHEMARKET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "43. Out ___ limb"
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!
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The answer is: ONA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "44. Violin bow application"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
- Words that mean the same thing: resin
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROSIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "45. Cry just before the guest of honor arrives at a surprise party"
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 dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
- Words that mean the same thing: hide out, blot out, cover
- The opposite would be: show
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HIDE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "46. A pun is said to be the lowest form of this"
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 a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- Words that mean the same thing: witticism, humor, brain
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "47. Ground transportation hub"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BUSDEPOT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "50. Key of Bach's "The Art of Fugue""
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: DMINOR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "53. Feature of some dresses"
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 long narrow opening
- Words that mean the same thing: snatch, puss, pussy
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SLIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "54. Follower of Navy or presidential"
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 fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
- Words that mean the same thing: seal of approval, cachet, varnish
- The opposite would be: unseal
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "55. Private eye, in old lingo"
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 a police officer who investigates crimes
- Words that mean the same thing: detective, investigator, police detective
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEC
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. Recorded"
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!
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The answer is: ONTAPE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "61. Website designer's code"
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 set of tags and rules (conforming to sgml) for using them in developing hypertext documents
- Words that mean the same thing: hypertext markup language, hypertext mark-up language
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HTML
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "62. Moonstruck"
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!
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The answer is: INLOVE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "64. Milliner's creation"
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 headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- Words that mean the same thing: chapeau, lid
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "65. Run ___ light"
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: ARED
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "66. One-pointer in horseshoes"
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 (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake
- Words that mean the same thing: skimpy, thin, lean
- The opposite would be: rich, fat
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEANER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "67. Old TV star with the catchphrase "I pity the fool""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MRT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "68. Low-carb kind of diet"
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: KETO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 38 Across: "69. No-good cars"
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 yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
- Words that mean the same thing: maize, gamboge, Citrus limon
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LEMONS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 39 Across: "70. Scrape (out)"
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!
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The answer is: EKE
Great job if you got it right!
August 03, 2021 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Dole's 1996 running mate | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Gillette razor brand | 4 |
| 3D | 3. "... or so ___ say" | 4 |
| 4D | 4. Musical that was the highest-grossing movie in 1978 | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Less contrived | 6 |
| 6D | 6. Body parts sometimes compared to steel | 3 |
| 7D | 7. "Ciao" | 4 |
| 8D | 8. "10 ___ or less" (grocery sign) | 5 |
| 9D | 9. Attendants at a heavenly throne | 8 |
| 10D | 10. 1980 Devo hit | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Villain in the book of Esther | 5 |
| 12D | 12. Build | 5 |
| 13D | 13. Times Square sign for B'way fans | 4 |
| 14D | 21. Deposit | 5 |
| 15D | 25. Clears up a jumble | 5 |
| 16D | 27. Santa ___, Calif. | 4 |
| 17D | 28. Texas Ranger Hall of Fame locale | 4 |
| 18D | 29. Fiscal subj. | 4 |
| 19D | 30. Singer Bareilles | 4 |
| 20D | 31. Hindi "master" | 5 |
| 21D | 35. They help with course selection | 5 |
| 22D | 36. Problem on a vinyl record | 4 |
| 23D | 37. Mulligan, to a golfer | 4 |
| 24D | 38. Proofreader's directive | 4 |
| 25D | 40. Sportscaster Andrews | 4 |
| 26D | 41. Cultivate a garden plot, in a way | 8 |
| 27D | 42. Butler in a romance | 5 |
| 28D | 46. "You betcha" | 6 |
| 29D | 48. Unkempt person | 6 |
| 30D | 49. Informal eateries | 6 |
| 31D | 50. Raison ___ | 5 |
| 32D | 51. Playwright David | 5 |
| 33D | 52. Oscar-winning Zellweger | 5 |
| 34D | 54. Frequent quotation attribution: Abbr. | 4 |
| 35D | 56. Happy as a ___ | 4 |
| 36D | 58. Melodramatic cry | 4 |
| 37D | 59. Place to walk a dog | 4 |
| 38D | 60. Suffix with bachelor | 4 |
| 39D | 63. Singer/musician with the Imagine Peace website | 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. Dole's 1996 running mate"
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: KEMP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Gillette razor brand"
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: ATRA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. "... or so ___ say""
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: THEY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Musical that was the highest-grossing movie in 1978"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
- Words that mean the same thing: filth, lubricating oil, soil
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GREASE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Less contrived"
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 being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; ; ; ; ; ; - longfellow
- Words that mean the same thing: genuine, material, substantial
- The opposite would be: unreal, nominal
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REALER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Body parts sometimes compared to steel"
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 any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
- Words that mean the same thing: Av, group AB, BA
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. "Ciao""
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!
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The answer is: TATA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "10 ___ or less" (grocery sign)"
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 distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- Words that mean the same thing: point, particular, token
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ITEMS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Attendants at a heavenly throne"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
- Words that mean the same thing: seraph
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SERAPHIM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. 1980 Devo hit"
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!
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The answer is: WHIPIT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Villain in the book of Esther"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that (old testament) the minister of the persian emperor who hated the jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HAMAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Build"
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 construct, build, or erect
- Words that mean the same thing: rear, vertical, set up
- The opposite would be: level, unerect
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERECT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Times Square sign for B'way fans"
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: TKTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "21. Deposit"
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 russian statesman chosen as president of the russian federation in 2000; formerly director of the federal security bureau (born in 1952)
- Words that mean the same thing: Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUTIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "25. Clears up a jumble"
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 category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- Words that mean the same thing: assort, kind, sort
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SORTS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "27. Santa ___, Calif."
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 large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
- Words that mean the same thing: genus Rosa
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROSA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "28. Texas Ranger Hall of Fame locale"
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 city in east central texas
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WACO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "29. Fiscal subj."
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: ECON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "30. Singer Bareilles"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SARA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Down: "31. Hindi "master""
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 formerly a term of respect for important white europeans in colonial india; used after the name
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SAHIB
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "35. They help with course selection"
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 list of dishes available at a restaurant
- Words that mean the same thing: menu, carte du jour, computer menu
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MENUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Down: "36. Problem on a vinyl record"
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 gait in which steps and hops alternate
- Words that mean the same thing: skip over, pass over, cut
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SKIP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "37. Mulligan, to a golfer"
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 do over, as of (part of) a house
- Words that mean the same thing: remodel, refashion, reconstruct
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: REDO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Down: "38. Proofreader's directive"
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 printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "40. Sportscaster Andrews"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ERIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "41. Cultivate a garden plot, in a way"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: ROTOTILL
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Clue 27 Down: "42. Butler in a romance"
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: RHETT
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Clue 28 Down: "46. "You betcha""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: WILLDO
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Clue 29 Down: "48. Unkempt person"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a coarse obnoxious person
- Words that mean the same thing: slovenly person, pig, slob
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: SLOVEN
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Clue 30 Down: "49. Informal eateries"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
- Words that mean the same thing: dining compartment, diner, buffet car
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: DINERS
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Clue 31 Down: "50. Raison ___"
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: DETRE
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Clue 32 Down: "51. Playwright David"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that united states playwright (born in 1947)
- Words that mean the same thing: David Mamet
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: MAMET
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Clue 33 Down: "52. Oscar-winning Zellweger"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: RENEE
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Frequent quotation attribution: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SHAK
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Clue 35 Down: "56. Happy as a ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
- Words that mean the same thing: one dollar bill, buck, dollar bill
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: CLAM
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Clue 36 Down: "58. Melodramatic cry"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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The answer is: AHME
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Place to walk a dog"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
- Words that mean the same thing: common, Mungo Park, parking area
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PARK
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Clue 38 Down: "60. Suffix with bachelor"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ETTE
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Clue 39 Down: "63. Singer/musician with the Imagine Peace website"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states musician (born in japan) who married john lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
- Words that mean the same thing: Yoko Ono
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: ONO
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 55 | 70.5% |
| Short Answer | 10 | 12.8% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 4 | 5.1% |
| Sports | 3 | 3.8% |
| Abbreviation | 2 | 2.6% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
| Literature | 1 | 1.3% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 39 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 78 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.7 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 15 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 Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
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Last Updated: September 15, 2025 at 08:40 PM