November 01, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, November 01, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

NYT Monday Crossword Across Clues - November 01, 2021 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. "No need to say it again"	5
2A	6. Group of criminals	4
3A	10. Father on a stud farm	4
4A	14. Tennis star Osaka	5
5A	15. Cookie whose packaging shows a splash of milk	4
6A	16. What might give "caws" for concern for a farmer?	4
7A	17. "Cómo ___?" ("How are you?": Sp.)	5
8A	18. Droplet of happiness or sadness	4
9A	19. Assistant	4
10A	20. Things modern travelers pack	13
11A	23. Woodman's makeup in "The Wizard of Oz"	3
12A	24. Auto tankful	3
13A	25. Dickens's Oliver Twist or Kipling's Mowgli	6
14A	28. In the year of ___ Lord	3
15A	29. Decrease in size, as the moon	4
16A	31. NNW's opposite	3
17A	32. Forms of some kids' multivitamins	10
18A	36. Direction after adding sugar	4
19A	37. Stockpile	5
20A	38. ___-tac-toe	3
21A	39. Road Work ___ (highway sign)	5
22A	40. Ice hockey venue	4
23A	41. Breakfast side at a diner	10
24A	43. "___, humbug!"	3
25A	44. Exam	4
26A	45. One who cries "Yer out!"	3
27A	46. Ice hockey player	6
28A	48. Ironically humorous	3
29A	49. Score 100% on	3
30A	52. Government-backed investments	13
31A	56. B# or B♭	4
32A	58. The Cowboys' five-pointed star or the Colts' horseshoe	4
33A	59. Listings on an actor's IMDb page	5
34A	60. Melee	4
35A	61. Idiot	4
36A	62. Cognizant (of)	5
37A	63. Camera's "eye"	4
38A	64. Ocular swelling	4
39A	65. Items on a to-do list	5

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. "No need to say it again""

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: IKNOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Group of criminals"

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 association of criminals
• Words that mean the same thing: work party, crew, mob
• 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: GANG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Father on a stud farm"

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 title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
• Words that mean the same thing: bring forth, engender, beget
• 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: SIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Tennis star Osaka"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the mother-in-law of ruth whose story is told in the book of ruth in the old testament
• Words that mean the same thing: Noemi
• 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: NAOMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Cookie whose packaging shows a splash of milk"

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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• 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: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. What might give "caws" for concern for a farmer?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that black birds having a raucous call
• Words that mean the same thing: triumph, vaporing, gloat
• 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: CROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. "Cómo ___?" ("How are you?": Sp.)"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ESTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Droplet of happiness or sadness"

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 drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
• Words that mean the same thing: pluck, charge, snag
• 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: TEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Assistant"

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 an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
• Words that mean the same thing: adjutant, auxiliary, aide-de-camp
• 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: AIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Things modern travelers pack"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: PHONECHARGERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Woodman's makeup in "The Wizard of Oz""

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 silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
• Words that mean the same thing: can, tin can, atomic number 50
• 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: TIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Auto tankful"

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 state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
• Words that mean the same thing: tout, gasolene, accelerator
• 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: GAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. Dickens's Oliver Twist or Kipling's Mowgli"

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 child who has lost both parents
• 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: ORPHAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. In the year of ___ Lord"

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: OUR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. Decrease in size, as the moon"

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 gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
• Words that mean the same thing: ebbing, ebb, go down
• The opposite would be: wax
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. NNW's opposite"

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 compass point midway between south and southeast
• Words that mean the same thing: south southeast, sou'-sou'-east
• 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: SSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Forms of some kids' multivitamins"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GUMMYBEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Direction after adding sugar"

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 prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Words that mean the same thing: call down, ado, conjure up
• 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: STIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Stockpile"

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 collect or gather
• Words that mean the same thing: gather, pile up, cumulate
• 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: AMASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. ___-tac-toe"

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 local and habitual twitching especially in the face
• 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: TIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Road Work ___ (highway sign)"

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 having the leading position or higher score in a contest
• Words that mean the same thing: in the lead, in advance, before
• The opposite would be: back, backward
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AHEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Ice hockey venue"

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 building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
• Words that mean the same thing: skating rink
• 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: RINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Breakfast side at a diner"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HASHBROWNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. "___, humbug!""

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: BAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "44. Exam"

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 trying something to find out about it
• Words that mean the same thing: run, mental testing, mental test
• 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: TEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "45. One who cries "Yer out!""

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 an official at a baseball game
• Words that mean the same thing: umpire
• 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: UMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "46. Ice hockey player"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who skates
• 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: SKATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "48. Ironically humorous"

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 humorously sarcastic or mocking
• Words that mean the same thing: dry, ironic, ironical
• 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: WRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "49. Score 100% on"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: first-rate, tiptop, wiz
• 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: ACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "52. Government-backed investments"

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: TREASURYBILLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. B# or B♭"

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 brief written record
• Words that mean the same thing: Federal Reserve note, take note, promissory note
• The opposite would be: ignore
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. The Cowboys' five-pointed star or the Colts' horseshoe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a company emblem or device
• Words that mean the same thing: logotype
• 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: LOGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "59. Listings on an actor's IMDb page"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
• Words that mean the same thing: theatrical role, purpose, character
• 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: ROLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "60. Melee"

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 noisy fight
• Words that mean the same thing: fret, rub, scratch
• 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: FRAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "61. Idiot"

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 person who is not very bright
• Words that mean the same thing: pudding head, poor fish, pillock
• 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: DOLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "62. Cognizant (of)"

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 (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
• Words that mean the same thing: cognizant, cognisant, mindful
• The opposite would be: unaware, unmindful
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWARE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "63. Camera's "eye""

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 transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
• Words that mean the same thing: lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye
• 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: LENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "64. Ocular swelling"

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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
• Words that mean the same thing: sty, hordeolum, eye infection
• 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: STYE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "65. Items on a to-do list"

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 piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: undertaking, project, chore
• 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: TASKS

  Great job if you got it right!

November 01, 2021 Monday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Like a butterfingers	5
2D	2. Healthful Kellogg's cereal brand	5
3D	3. Off, palindromically	5
4D	4. "Toe" of the Arabian Peninsula	4
5D	5. Smart alecks	8
6D	6. High schoolers who dress in black, maybe	5
7D	7. Calculation in calculus	4
8D	8. In the neighborhood	4
9D	9. Mythological monsters with snakes for hair	7
10D	10. Steep embankment	5
11D	11. Traditional St. Patrick's Day dish	9
12D	12. Support for a shower curtain	3
13D	13. Farm animal that sounds like a letter of the alphabet	3
14D	21. Low-___ diet	4
15D	22. "Able was I ___ I saw Elba"	3
16D	26. Like Russia, east of the Urals	5
17D	27. Jocks' counterparts, stereotypically	5
18D	28. Southern Siberian city	4
19D	29. Dress part that may be taken in	5
20D	30. St. Louis landmark	4
21D	32. Clothes	5
22D	33. Inuit boat	5
23D	34. Whiskey cocktail ... or where it was invented	9
24D	35. When planes are due in, for short	4
25D	36. Engage in some "retail therapy"	4
26D	39. Kid with military parents	8
27D	41. Some angels ... or some newspapers	7
28D	42. Hide in a hard-to-find spot	4
29D	44. Prop for a football kickoff	3
30D	47. Three-point shots, informally	5
31D	48. Jotted down	5
32D	49. Star student's report card, maybe	5
33D	50. Worker for a Supreme Court justice	5
34D	51. Twisty curves	5
35D	53. Chimney buildup	4
36D	54. Pretty ___ (oxymoron)	4
37D	55. Hawkeye State	4
38D	56. Org. that's home to the ends of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across	3
39D	57. Mineral-bearing rock	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. Like a butterfingers"

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 not elegant or graceful in expression
• Words that mean the same thing: ill-chosen, awkward, cumbersome
• 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: INEPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Healthful Kellogg's cereal brand"

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: KASHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Off, palindromically"

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: NOTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. "Toe" of the Arabian Peninsula"

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 strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the arabian peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
• Words that mean the same thing: Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of Oman
• 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: OMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Smart alecks"

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: WISEGUYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. High schoolers who dress in black, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
• Words that mean the same thing: tyke, peasant, tike
• 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: GOTHS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Calculation in calculus"

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 particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
• Words that mean the same thing: domain, region, surface area
• 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: AREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. In the neighborhood"

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 move towards
• Words that mean the same thing: draw near, good, skinny
• The opposite would be: far
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Mythological monsters with snakes for hair"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at medusa turned the beholder to stone
• Words that mean the same thing: Gorgon
• 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: GORGONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Steep embankment"

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 long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
• Words that mean the same thing: protective embankment, escarp, escarpment
• 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: SCARP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Traditional St. Patrick's Day dish"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IRISHSTEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Support for a shower curtain"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Words that mean the same thing: gat, rod cell, retinal rod
• 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: ROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Farm animal that sounds like a letter of the alphabet"

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 member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• 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: EWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "21. Low-___ 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Able was I ___ I saw Elba""

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: ERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "26. Like Russia, east of the Urals"

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 native or inhabitant of asia
• Words that mean the same thing: Asiatic
• 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: ASIAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Jocks' counterparts, stereotypically"

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 an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
• Words that mean the same thing: swot, grind, dweeb
• 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: NERDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Southern Siberian city"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a city in the asian part of russia
• 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: OMSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Dress part that may be taken in"

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 the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
• Words that mean the same thing: shank, waistline
• 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: WAIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. St. Louis landmark"

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 curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
• Words that mean the same thing: impish, puckish, patronising
• 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: ARCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Clothes"

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 clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
• Words that mean the same thing: fit out, dress, apparel
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GARBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Inuit boat"

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: UMIAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Whiskey cocktail ... or where it was invented"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one of the five boroughs of new york city
• 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: MANHATTAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. When planes are due in, for short"

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

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: eta, ETA, Basque Fatherland and Liberty
• 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: ETAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Engage in some "retail therapy""

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 mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
• Words that mean the same thing: betray, grass, denounce
• The opposite would be: boycott
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Kid with military parents"

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: ARMYBRAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "41. Some angels ... or some newspapers"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (formal) a person who announces important news
• Words that mean the same thing: trumpeter, hail, precursor
• 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: HERALDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "42. Hide in a hard-to-find spot"

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 cover from sight
• Words that mean the same thing: eat up, inter, entomb
• The opposite would be: remember
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BURY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "44. Prop for a football kickoff"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: football tee, tee up, golf tee
• 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: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Three-point shots, informally"

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 cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
• Words that mean the same thing: trine, tercet, trio
• 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: TREYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Jotted down"

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 produce a literary work
• Words that mean the same thing: write, publish, compose
• 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: WROTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "49. Star student's report card, maybe"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALLAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "50. Worker for a Supreme Court justice"

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 an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
• Words that mean the same thing: shop assistant, shop clerk, salesclerk
• 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: CLERK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "51. Twisty curves"

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: ESSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "53. Chimney buildup"

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 black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
• Words that mean the same thing: carbon black, lampblack, smut
• 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: SOOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "54. Pretty ___ (oxymoron)"

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 displeasing to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: horrifying, worthless, vile
• The opposite would be: beautiful
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UGLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "55. Hawkeye State"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the siouan people formerly living in iowa and minnesota and missouri
• Words that mean the same thing: Ioway, Hawkeye State, IA
• 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: IOWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "56. Org. that's home to the ends of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across"

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: NFL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Mineral-bearing rock"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	52	66.7%
Short Answer	14	17.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
History	3	3.8%
Geography	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 14, 2025 at 01:43 AM

January 08, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (36 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (36 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

NYT Wednesday Crossword Across Clues - January 08, 2020 Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Like: Suffix	3
2A	4. Eponymous character of Disneyland's "Wild Ride"	6
3A	10. Tangy Greek cheese	4
4A	14. Usual victim of Bart's prank calls	3
5A	15. Schwartz who spent Tuesdays with Mitch Albom	6
6A	16. Robert Bolt's "___ for All Seasons"	4
7A	17. Early warnings of danger	10
8A	19. "Miami ___"	4
9A	20. Economic and legislative capital of Sri Lanka	7
10A	21. Melancholy	6
11A	23. Bronze ___	3
12A	24. English pop diva	5
13A	26. Radiant display also called the Northern Lights	14
14A	32. Glee club member	5
15A	33. "Interstellar" actor Damon	4
16A	34. Longer forearm bone	4
17A	35. Biological messenger molecule	3
18A	36. Extra-small amount, as of lotion	3
19A	38. "Return from full-screen mode" key	3
20A	40. "Thy sharp teeth ..." referent	3
21A	41. Yardstick part	4
22A	43. Egypt : pound :: Iran : ___	4
23A	45. Sacred lamb, from the Latin	5
24A	47. Now-discontinued Chili's appetizer with a rhyming name	14
25A	50. Oscar-winning composer Jule	5
26A	51. Workplace of Jack Bauer on "24," for short	3
27A	52. "I could go on and on ..."	6
28A	55. Tuna alternative	7
29A	59. Zany anecdote	4
30A	60. What's an uncommon blood type ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme	10
31A	63. Higher-up	4
32A	64. "Old Man and the Sea" fish	6
33A	65. Good friend of Stimpy	3
34A	66. "I'm on your ___!"	4
35A	67. Flashy one, for short?	6
36A	68. Tribe of Israel	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. Like: Suffix"

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: ISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Eponymous character of Disneyland's "Wild Ride""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MRTOAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Tangy Greek cheese"

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: FETA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Usual victim of Bart's prank calls"

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: MOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Schwartz who spent Tuesdays with Mitch Albom"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard 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: MORRIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Robert Bolt's "___ for All Seasons""

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: AMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Early warnings of danger"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a hard 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: ALARMBELLS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. "Miami ___""

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 moral weakness
• Words that mean the same thing: frailty
• 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: VICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Economic and legislative capital of Sri Lanka"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of sri lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of ceylon
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Sri Lanka
• 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: COLOMBO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Melancholy"

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 an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
• Words that mean the same thing: grief, rue, sadness
• The opposite would be: joy
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SORROW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Bronze ___"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: mature, historic period, years
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. English pop diva"

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: ADELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Radiant display also called the Northern Lights"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: AURORABOREALIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "32. Glee club member"

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 an adult male singer with the lowest voice
• Words that mean the same thing: bass voice, bass
• 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: BASSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. "Interstellar" actor Damon"

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 the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
• Words that mean the same thing: lustrelessness, mat, matted
• 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: MATT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Longer forearm bone"

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 inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
• Words that mean the same thing: elbow bone
• 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: ULNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Biological messenger molecule"

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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
• Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
• 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: RNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Extra-small amount, as of lotion"

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 light touch or stroke
• Words that mean the same thing: swob, splatter, pat
• 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: DAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. "Return from full-screen mode" key"

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: ESC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. "Thy sharp teeth ..." referent"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: Naja haje, asp viper, Vipera aspis
• 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: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. Yardstick part"

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 boundary of a surface
• Words that mean the same thing: inch, butt against, boundary
• 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: EDGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Egypt : pound :: Iran : ___"

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 basic unit of money in yemen; equal to 100 fils
• Words that mean the same thing: Yemeni rial, riyal-omani, Iranian rial
• 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: RIAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Sacred lamb, from the Latin"

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: AGNUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Now-discontinued Chili's appetizer with a rhyming name"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 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: AWESOMEBLOSSOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Oscar-winning composer Jule"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: STYNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Workplace of Jack Bauer on "24," for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: CTU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. "I could go on and on ...""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ETCETC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Tuna alternative"

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 lean flesh of very large flatfish of atlantic or pacific
• Words that mean the same thing: holibut
• 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: HALIBUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "59. Zany anecdote"

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 giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
• Words that mean the same thing: narration, recital, thread
• 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: YARN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. What's an uncommon blood type ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ABPOSITIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "63. Higher-up"

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 the chief executive department of the united states government
• Words that mean the same thing: White House
• 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: EXEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "64. "Old Man and the Sea" fish"

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 large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes
• 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: MARLIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "65. Good friend of Stimpy"

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: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "66. "I'm on your ___!""

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 place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
• Words that mean the same thing: side of meat, position, incline
• The opposite would be: top
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "67. Flashy one, for short?"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a expert 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: PHOTOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "68. Tribe of 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: DAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle January 08, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Egg-shaped computer, once	4
2D	2. Darth Vader's son-in-law Han ___	4
3D	3. Mend	4
4D	4. Echoic soup slogan	8
5D	5. Heist figure	6
6D	6. iPhone alternative, once	4
7D	7. Southeast Division N.B.A. team, on scoreboards	3
8D	8. Lack one's usual vitality, maybe	3
9D	9. Orange sherbet and others	8
10D	10. "Very Bad Things" and "Swingers" actor Jon	7
11D	11. Eastern prince	4
12D	12. Order at Chipotle	4
13D	13. Freshly	4
14D	18. Crowd noises	5
15D	22. "Rah!" at a bullfight	3
16D	24. Org. for lawyers	3
17D	25. "Spill the tea!"	6
18D	26. Soft drink brand	5
19D	27. Water bill listing	5
20D	28. One might sleep on it	6
21D	29. Ranchero's plain	5
22D	30. Discussion-recapping phrase	5
23D	31. Suckers or syrups	4
24D	32. Hollywood-area attraction La ___ Tar Pits	4
25D	37. End point of a military march	8
26D	39. Rookie move?	8
27D	42. Encapsulation	7
28D	44. Sixteenth president's nickname	3
29D	46. Outerwear?	5
30D	48. New York Giants giant Mel	3
31D	49. Elected congresswoman of 2018, Alexandria ___-Cortez	6
32D	52. "For Your ___ Only"	4
33D	53. One alternative to Uber	4
34D	54. Rep	4
35D	55. Young otter's home	4
36D	56. Owl or osprey	4
37D	57. Unit of the eye containing the iris	4
38D	58. Dollywood's locale: Abbr.	4
39D	61. A word from Scrooge	3
40D	62. Debate stance	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. Egg-shaped computer, once"

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: IMAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Darth Vader's son-in-law Han ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: alone, unaccompanied
• 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: SOLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Mend"

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 heal or recover
• Words that mean the same thing: cure, mend, bring around
• 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: HEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Echoic soup slogan"

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: MMMMGOOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Heist figure"

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 thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
• 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: ROBBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. iPhone alternative, once"

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: TREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Southeast Division N.B.A. team, on scoreboards"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: ORL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Lack one's usual vitality, maybe"

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 aromatic bulb used as seasoning
• Words that mean the same thing: garlic, pain, trouble
• 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: AIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Orange sherbet and others"

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 a dish served as the last course of a meal
• Words that mean the same thing: afters, dessert, sweet
• 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: DESSERTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Very Bad Things" and "Swingers" actor Jon"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FAVREAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Eastern prince"

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 independent ruler or chieftain (especially in africa or arabia)
• Words that mean the same thing: emeer, ameer, amir
• 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: EMIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Order at Chipotle"

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 (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of mexican descent
• Words that mean the same thing: wetback, greaser
• 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: TACO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. 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 14 Down: "18. Crowd noises"

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 deep prolonged loud noise
• Words that mean the same thing: yowl, yawl, hollo
• 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: ROARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. "Rah!" at a bullfight"

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: OLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Org. for lawyers"

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 loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
• 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: ABA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. "Spill the tea!""

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: DOTELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Soft drink brand"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AANDW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Water bill listing"

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 using
• Words that mean the same thing: custom, utilization, exercise
• 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: USAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. One might sleep on it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AMBIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. Ranchero's plain"

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 an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in latin america)
• 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: LLANO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Discussion-recapping phrase"

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: INSUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Suckers or syrups"

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 watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
• Words that mean the same thing: play out, blackjack, tire
• 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: SAPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Hollywood-area attraction La ___ Tar Pits"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. End point of a military march"

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

  The answer is: ARMYCAMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Rookie move?"

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 interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
• Words that mean the same thing: castle
• 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: CASTLING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Encapsulation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
• Words that mean the same thing: centre, inwardness, marrow
• 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: ESSENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Sixteenth president's nickname"

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: ABE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Outerwear?"

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: GSUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "48. New York Giants giant Mel"

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: OTT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Elected congresswoman of 2018, Alexandria ___-Cortez"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OCASIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "52. "For Your ___ Only""

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 opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: centre, oculus, eyeball
• 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: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. One alternative to Uber"

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 car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
• Words that mean the same thing: cab, taxicab, hack
• 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: TAXI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Rep"

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 credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
• Words that mean the same thing: street credibility, street cred
• 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: CRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Young otter's home"

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: HOLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "56. Owl or osprey"

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 warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
• Words that mean the same thing: Bronx cheer, chick, boo
• 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: BIRD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "57. Unit of the eye containing the iris"

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 part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
• 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: UVEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "58. Dollywood's locale: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium 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: TENN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "61. A word from Scrooge"

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: BAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "62. Debate stance"

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 athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: anti, con
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	48	63.2%
Short Answer	16	21.1%
Abbreviation	3	3.9%
History	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Geography	1	1.3%
Music	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	36
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	14 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 Wednesday, 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 27, 2025 at 08:20 PM