0918 NYT Crossword Wednesday, Sept 18, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

Complete Guide to NYT Crossword Tuesday, Sept 18, 2024 | Puzzle Answers

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

NYT Connections answers and clues for wednesday, September 18, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. When les Jeux Olympiques de Paris took place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETE




• The clue is 4. Jewelry fastener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASP

  Possible Answer : clench, clasp, hold, grasp, grip, clutch, brooch, buckle, clutches

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbuckle, unclasp




• The clue is 9. Like the watches in Dali's "The Persistence of Memory". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMP

  Possible Answer : gimp, limp, wilted, hitch, hobble




• The clue is 13. Lawless princess. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XENA




• The clue is 15. Meal with matzo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDER

  Possible Answer : Seder, Passover_supper




• The clue is 16. Roughly 75% of Russia is in it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIA

  Possible Answer : Asia




• The clue is 17. House of worship at the top of 67-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: TRINITADEIMONTI




• The clue is 20. Largest arboreal mammal, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORANG

  Possible Answer : orangutan, orang, Pongo_pygmaeus, orangutang




• The clue is 21. Head honcho at a barbecue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PITMASTER




• The clue is 22. Unfilled space. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACUNA

  Possible Answer : blank, caisson, coffer, lacuna




• The clue is 24. Half of a Dashiell Hammett detective couple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NORA




• The clue is 25. Subreddit overseer, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOD

  Possible Answer : modernistic, modern, mod




• The clue is 26. 24th and final letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEGAS

  Possible Answer : Z, omega




• The clue is 31. Gum ball, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAD

  Possible Answer : compact, jampack, sight, deal, pile, spate, mass, wad, quid, muckle, plug, tidy_sum, great_deal, chaw, mountain, jam, peck, bundle, mess, ram, mickle, raft, chew, batch, passel, good_deal, pot, hatful, mint, lot, chock_up, plenty, flock, heap, cud, cram, slew, stack, pack, quite_a_little




• The clue is 34. Chests. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOSOMS

  Possible Answer : knocker, squeeze, embrace, breast, bosom, boob, hug, heart, tit, titty




• The clue is 38. Reference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer : cite, summon, citation, quote, adduce, mention, quotation, acknowledgment, name, abduce, summons, refer, advert, reference, bring_up, credit




• The clue is 39. Disney daughter of King Triton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIEL




• The clue is 41. Gave it one's all. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIEDHARD




• The clue is 43. Cutesy term for a swap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRADESIES




• The clue is 45. Region of ancient Greece. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  Possible Answer : Ionia




• The clue is 46. ___ Basil, singer of the 1982 hit "Mickey". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONI




• The clue is 47. Source of saffron. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CROCUS

  Possible Answer : crocus




• The clue is 49. Color similar to hazelnut. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAN

  Possible Answer : topaz, suntan, burn, tangent, bronze, sunburn, tan




• The clue is 50. Fabric sample. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWATCH

  Possible Answer : swatch




• The clue is 52. Govt. agency that investigates, among other things, arson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATF

  Possible Answer : ATF, Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms




• The clue is 54. TV personality Kotb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HODA




• The clue is 57. Beethoven's Third. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EROICA




• The clue is 61. Classic comedy that often plays during holiday movie marathons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOMEALONE




• The clue is 66. Black-and-white predators. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCAS

  Possible Answer : sea_wolf, grampus, killer, orca, Orcinus_orca, killer_whale




• The clue is 67. Architectural attraction in Rome depicted by this puzzle's grid?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: THESPANISHSTEPS




• The clue is 69. Money maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINT

  Possible Answer : sight, deal, pile, spate, mass, wad, muckle, coin, tidy_sum, great_deal, mountain, peck, mess, mickle, raft, batch, passel, good_deal, pot, hatful, mint, mint_candy, lot, plenty, flock, strike, heap, slew, stack, quite_a_little




• The clue is 70. Posteriors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUMPS

  Possible Answer : croupe, derriere, fanny, nates, rear_end, stern, posterior, tail_end, ass, tush, prat, backside, bottom, bum, hindquarters, butt, keister, croup, fundament, can, rump, buttocks, hind_end, seat, buns, tooshie, arse, tail, rear, behind




• The clue is 71. Father. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRE

  Possible Answer : father, engender, beget, mother, get, generate, bring_forth, forefather, sire




• The clue is 72. Mother ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LODE

  Possible Answer : lode, load




• The clue is 73. Heart vessel support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENT

  Possible Answer : stent




• The clue is 74. Louse egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIT

  Possible Answer : nit

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sing the praises of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXTOL

  Possible Answer: extol, exalt, glorify, laud, proclaim

• The clue is 2. ___ firma. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERRA

• The clue is 3. Pioneering 1940s computer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENIAC

• The clue is 4. Winter hrs. in Winnipeg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CST

  Possible Answer: Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time, CST

• The clue is 5. Go for a rebound, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAP

  Possible Answer: bounce, bound, spring, jump_off, saltation, leaping, jump, leap

• The clue is 6. Extra ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDIN

• The clue is 7. Make sure of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEETO

• The clue is 8. Flower on a proverbial "path". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRIMROSE

  Possible Answer: primrose, primula

• The clue is 9. Its capital is Vientiane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAOS

  Possible Answer: Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic, Laos, Lao, Laotian

• The clue is 10. Contradictory contraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNT

• The clue is 11. Small arachnid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITE

  Possible Answer: pinch, mite, tinge, jot, hint, speck, soupcon, touch

• The clue is 12. Kings or queens, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAIR

  Possible Answer: brace, copulate, yoke, dyad, twin, couplet, duad, pair_off, couple, partner_off, pair, twosome, distich, duo, twain, mate, span, match, duet, geminate

• The clue is 14. Per ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNUM

  Possible Answer: annum

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

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

  The answer: IGNOBLE

  Possible Answer: untitled, ungentle, ignoble

  Possible Opposite Answer : noble

• The clue is 19. Palindromic term of address. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAAM

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

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

  The answer: ADO

  Possible Answer: fuss, stir, flurry, hustle, bustle, ado

• The clue is 27. Letter between Delta and Foxtrot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer: resound, reverberation, sound_reflection, echo, repeat, Echo, replication, recall, ring, reverberate

• The clue is 28. ___ sequoia, world's most massive tree species. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIANT

  Possible Answer: giant, heavyweight, gargantuan, goliath, behemoth, hulk, whale, giant_star, elephantine, jumbo, monster, titan, colossus

• The clue is 29. Bright spots?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 30. Car with a three-box design. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDAN

  Possible Answer: sedan, saloon, sedan_chair

• The clue is 31. Bulb measures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WATTS

  Possible Answer: watt, Isaac_Watts, Watts, Watt, W, James_Watt

• The clue is 32. Exit sign feature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARROW

  Possible Answer: pointer, arrow

• The clue is 33. ___ Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIANA

  Possible Answer: Princess_of_Wales, Princess_Diana, Diana, Lady_Diana_Frances_Spencer

• The clue is 35. Mix up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STIR

  Possible Answer: fuss, agitate, ado, shift, bring_up, hustle, budge, stimulate, touch, conjure_up, put_forward, shake, call_forth, raise, arouse, conjure, call_down, stir, flurry, shake_up, bustle, splash, invoke, excite, evoke

• The clue is 36. "Oh! Oh! ___" (onetime snack brand slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREO

  Possible Answer: oreo, oreo_cookie

• The clue is 37. Odds and ends: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISC

• The clue is 40. Correct type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIT

  Possible Answer: redact, blue-pencil, edit, edit_out, delete, cut

• The clue is 42. Linux software packages, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISTROS

• The clue is 44. Well-read sorts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCHOLARS

  Possible Answer: student, scholar, assimilator, scholarly_person, bookman, learner

• The clue is 48. Dubai's home: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UAE

• The clue is 51. Fellow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAP

  Possible Answer: chap, bloke, feller, cranny, fella, lad, crack, cuss, blighter, gent, fissure, crevice, fellow

• The clue is 53. Some stops along the Oregon Trail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORTS

  Possible Answer: fort_up, garrison, fortress, fort, fortify

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

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

  The answer: DONUT

  Possible Answer: sinker, doughnut, donut

• The clue is 56. Japanese cartoons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANIME

  Possible Answer: anime, gum_anime, Zanzibar_copal

• The clue is 58. Entrap during a winter storm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEIN

• The clue is 59. ___ pants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAPRI

  Possible Answer: Capri

• The clue is 60. Something of value. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer: plus, asset

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability

• The clue is 61. Web code letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HTML

  Possible Answer: hypertext_mark-up_language, hypertext_markup_language, HTML

• The clue is 62. Home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHIO

  Possible Answer: Ohio, OH, Buckeye_State, Ohio_River

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

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

  The answer: MEND

  Possible Answer: doctor, restore, darn, repair, bushel, fix, mending, mend, fixture, touch_on, heal, fixing, furbish_up, patch, reparation

  Possible Opposite Answer : break

• The clue is 64. Sunrise direction, in San Salvador. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

• The clue is 65. Its website has a Fantasy section. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPN

• The clue is 68. F.D.R.'s successor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HST

December 21, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (33 clues)
• Down Clues (43 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, December 21, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (33 Across, 43 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

Across Clues Explained - Monday NYT Crossword December 21, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Prattle	7
2A	8. Public square	5
3A	13. Like records stored for research	8
4A	15. Popeye's profession	6
5A	16. Browser's start-up point	8
6A	17. Buses, as tables	6
7A	18. Freshly	4
8A	19. Nonsense	10
9A	21. Second letter after epsilon	3
10A	23. Tic-tac-toe win	3
11A	24. Prohibit	3
12A	25. Worthless talk	12
13A	31. Fury	3
14A	32. Financial claim	4
15A	33. Hanker (for)	5
16A	37. Neighs : horses :: ___ : sheep	4
17A	39. Landscaper's tool	5
18A	42. Raft for a polar bear	4
19A	43. =	5
20A	45. It's not odd	4
21A	47. R.N.'s touch	3
22A	48. Unintelligible jargon	12
23A	52. "So that's it!"	3
24A	55. Itinerary preposition	3
25A	56. Inexperienced reporter	3
26A	57. Twaddle	10
27A	61. Line down the length of a skirt	4
28A	65. Signing-on info	6
29A	66. Sudden thought that makes you go "Wow!"	8
30A	68. Poisons	6
31A	69. Goes through hurriedly, as during a robbery	8
32A	70. Jacket alternatives to buttons	5
33A	71. "Huh?" ... or a possible response to 1-, 19-, 25-, 48- and 57-Across	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. Prattle"

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 foolish gibberish
• Words that mean the same thing: blether, blither, babble
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLATHER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "8. Public square"

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 public square with room for pedestrians
• Words that mean the same thing: piazza, shopping center, center
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLAZA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "13. Like records stored for research"

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 of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARCHIVAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "15. Popeye's profession"

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 any member of a ship's crew
• Words that mean the same thing: straw hat, Panama hat, sailor boy
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAILOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "16. Browser's start-up point"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the opening page of a web site
• Words that mean the same thing: home page
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOMEPAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "17. Buses, as tables"

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 the state of being free of suspicion
• Words that mean the same thing: make, elucidate, acquit
• The opposite would be: clutter, overcast
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "18. Freshly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that again but in a new or different way
• Words that mean the same thing: afresh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Nonsense"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MUMBOJUMBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Second letter after epsilon"

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 terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional basque party; want to create an independent homeland in spain's western pyrenees
• Words that mean the same thing: Basque Fatherland and Liberty, Euskadi ta Askatasuna, Basque Homeland and Freedom
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "23. Tic-tac-toe win"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "24. Prohibit"

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 decree that prohibits something
• Words that mean the same thing: shun, proscription, banish
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Worthless talk"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JIBBERJABBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "31. Fury"

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 strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
• Words that mean the same thing: wrath, anger, choler
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Financial claim"

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 right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
• Words that mean the same thing: spleen
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Hanker (for)"

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 desire strongly or persistently
• Words that mean the same thing: ache, hanker, languish
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "37. Neighs : horses :: ___ : sheep"

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 south african term for `boss'
• Words that mean the same thing: blate, blat, bleat
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "39. Landscaper's tool"

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 person who puts finishing edges on a garment
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "42. Raft for a polar bear"

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 flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
• Words that mean the same thing: ice floe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "43. ="

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
• Words that mean the same thing: rival, equalise, touch
• The opposite would be: inadequate, unequal
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EQUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "45. It's not odd"

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 latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
• Words that mean the same thing: eve, fifty-fifty, level
• The opposite would be: uneven, odd
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "47. R.N.'s touch"

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 considerate and solicitous care
• Words that mean the same thing: tender loving care
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TLC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "48. Unintelligible jargon"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists
• The word looks like this: ____________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GOBBLEDYGOOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "52. "So that's it!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "55. Itinerary preposition"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "56. Inexperienced reporter"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an awkward and inexperienced youth
• Words that mean the same thing: lad, laddie, greenhorn
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "57. Twaddle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that trivial nonsense
• Words that mean the same thing: fiddle-faddle, piffle
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALDERDASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "61. Line down the length of a skirt"

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 joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
• Words that mean the same thing: line, crease, bed
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "65. Signing-on info"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: USERID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "66. Sudden thought that makes you go "Wow!""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a divine manifestation
• Words that mean the same thing: Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EPIPHANY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "68. Poisons"

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 poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species
• Words that mean the same thing: toxin
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOXINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "69. Goes through hurriedly, as during a robbery"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that steal goods; take as spoils
• Words that mean the same thing: comb, despoil, reave
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RANSACKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "70. Jacket alternatives to buttons"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of catching an object with the hands
• Words that mean the same thing: snatch up, snapshot, tear
• The opposite would be: inelasticity
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "71. "Huh?" ... or a possible response to 1-, 19-, 25-, 48- and 57-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAYWHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

December 21, 2020 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. ___ Men, group with the 2000 hit "Who Let the Dogs Out"	4
2D	2. Scientology founder ___ Hubbard	4
3D	3. Highest point	4
4D	4. Where spiders get their information?	6
5D	5. Way cool	3
6D	6. Actress Saint of "North by Northwest"	8
7D	7. Alternative to Prego	4
8D	8. 1957 title role for Frank Sinatra	7
9D	9. In ___ of (replacing)	4
10D	10. March goes out like this, as the expression goes	5
11D	11. "___ the Greek"	5
12D	12. Pyromaniac's crime	5
13D	14. Old NASA moon-landing vehicle	3
14D	15. Great Dane of cartoons, informally	5
15D	20. Short hairstyle	3
16D	22. ___ Aviv, Israel	3
17D	25. Match up (with)	4
18D	26. Baghdad's land	4
19D	27. Boyfriend	4
20D	28. Bartlet of "The West Wing" or Clampett of "The Beverly Hillbillies"	3
21D	29. Figure made by lying in the snow and waving one's arms	5
22D	30. Sports official, informally	3
23D	34. Voice below soprano	4
24D	35. Chocolate/caramel candy	4
25D	36. Narrow part of a bottle	4
26D	38. Droop	3
27D	40. Christmas ___ (December 24)	3
28D	41. Mao Zedong was its leader	8
29D	44. 1960s hippie gatherings	7
30D	46. Big Apple sch.	3
31D	49. Hawks and doves	5
32D	50. Rebuke to a dog	3
33D	51. "Pygmalion" playwright, for short	6
34D	52. Borders	5
35D	53. Wears, as clothes	5
36D	54. Amazon's virtual assistant	5
37D	58. Icicles and burning candles both do this	4
38D	59. ___ Lingus	3
39D	60. Mineral springs	4
40D	62. Individually	4
41D	63. Singer/lyricist Paul	4
42D	64. Classic computer game set on an island	4
43D	67. "Gangnam Style" singer	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. ___ Men, group with the 2000 hit "Who Let the Dogs Out""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BAHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Scientology founder ___ Hubbard"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Highest point"

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 highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• Words that mean the same thing: summit, height, pinnacle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Where spiders get their information?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THEWEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Way cool"

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 either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
• Words that mean the same thing: coxa, rose hip, rosehip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Actress Saint of "North by Northwest""

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVAMARIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Alternative to Prego"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RAGU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. 1957 title role for Frank Sinatra"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PALJOEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. In ___ of (replacing)"

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 post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
• Words that mean the same thing: position, place, stead
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIEU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. March goes out like this, as the expression goes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALAMB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "___ the Greek""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ZORBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Pyromaniac's crime"

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 malicious burning to destroy property
• Words that mean the same thing: fire-raising, incendiarism
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARSON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Old NASA moon-landing vehicle"

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 spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
• Words that mean the same thing: lunar module, lunar excursion module
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Great Dane of cartoons, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SCOOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Short hairstyle"

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 former monetary unit in great britain
• Words that mean the same thing: bobtail, curtsy, bobfloat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. ___ Aviv, Israel"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Match up (with)"

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 an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
• Words that mean the same thing: agree, fit, barb
• The opposite would be: disagree
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JIBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Baghdad's land"

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 republic in the middle east in western asia; the ancient civilization of mesopotamia was in the area now known as iraq
• Words that mean the same thing: Irak, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRAQ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Boyfriend"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
• Words that mean the same thing: clotheshorse, sheik, fop
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Bartlet of "The West Wing" or Clampett of "The Beverly Hillbillies""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: JED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Figure made by lying in the snow and waving one's arms"

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 spiritual being attendant upon god
• Words that mean the same thing: backer, saint, holy man
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANGEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Sports official, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
• Words that mean the same thing: referee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Voice below soprano"

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 singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
• Words that mean the same thing: contralto, countertenor
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Chocolate/caramel candy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ROLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Narrow part of a bottle"

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 part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
• Words that mean the same thing: neck opening, make out, cervix
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NECK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Droop"

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 shape that sags
• Words that mean the same thing: droop, swag, flag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Christmas ___ (December 24)"

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 (old testament) adam's wife in judeo-christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; god created eve from adam's rib and placed adam and eve in the garden of eden
• Words that mean the same thing: evening, even, eventide
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "41. Mao Zedong was its leader"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REDCHINA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. 1960s hippie gatherings"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOVEINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Big Apple sch."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NYU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Hawks and doves"

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 warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
• Words that mean the same thing: skirt, hiss, fowl
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIRDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Rebuke to a dog"

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 that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
• Words that mean the same thing: big, speculative, badly
• The opposite would be: good, unregretful
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "51. "Pygmalion" playwright, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GBSHAW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "52. Borders"

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 lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
• Words that mean the same thing: edge, butt, adjoin
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABUTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Wears, as clothes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HASON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Amazon's virtual assistant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALEXA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "58. Icicles and burning candles both do this"

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 flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
• Words that mean the same thing: dripping, trickle, drip mold
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "59. ___ Lingus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "60. Mineral springs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health club, resort hotel, watering place
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Individually"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
• Words that mean the same thing: for each one, to each one, apiece
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EACH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "63. Singer/lyricist Paul"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 42 Down: "64. Classic computer game set on an island"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MYST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 43 Down: "67. "Gangnam Style" singer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	65.8%
Short Answer	17	22.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.3%
History	2	2.6%
Sports	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	33
Down Clues	43
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 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 Monday, 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 20, 2025 at 02:38 PM