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NY Times Crossword Answers July 14, 2024 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 14, 2024

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Across Clues and Answers (59)

Clue #1: 1. J.Lo or J-Law

7-letter answer Answer: ALISTER

Clue #2: 8. Brief

6-letter answer Answer: INFORM
Word Help: Synonyms: inform

Clue #3: 14. Target of a seasonal shot

3-letter answer Answer: FLU
Word Help: Synonyms: influenza, grippe, flu

Clue #4: 17. Harmful algal blooms

8-letter answer Answer: REDTIDES

Clue #5: 19. Liqueur sharing its name with an island

7-letter answer Answer: CURACAO
Word Help: Synonyms: curacao, curacoa, Curacao

Clue #6: 21. Actor Somerhalder

3-letter answer Answer: IAN

Clue #7: 22. Rock group clashes over album art?

17-letter answer Answer: CDCASEDIVIDESACDC

Clue #8: 25. Common allergen

3-letter answer Answer: NUT
Word Help: Synonyms: testicle, ballock, screwball

Clue #9: 26. Possessive in the Lord's Prayer

3-letter answer Answer: THY

Clue #10: 27. Picked up on

7-letter answer Answer: NOTICED
Word Help: Synonyms: noticed, discover, comment
Antonyms: unnoticed, ignore

Clue #11: 28. Cartoonist Chast

3-letter answer Answer: ROZ

Clue #12: 29. Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally

3-letter answer Answer: ARO

Clue #13: 30. "Veni, vidi, ___"

4-letter answer Answer: VICI

Clue #14: 32. Kind of sauce at a sushi bar

3-letter answer Answer: EEL
Word Help: Synonyms: eel

Clue #15: 33. "So cute!"

8-letter answer Answer: ADORABLE
Word Help: Synonyms: endearing, lovely, adorable

Clue #16: 36. Humble postgame summary from an Indiana basketball player?

19-letter answer Answer: PACERSSELFLESSRECAP

Clue #17: 42. Celebration whose name literally means "taro leaf"

4-letter answer Answer: LUAU
Word Help: Synonyms: luau

Clue #18: 43. Salve targets

5-letter answer Answer: SORES
Word Help: Synonyms: sore

Clue #19: 44. You might go for a spin in one

4-letter answer Answer: TUTU
Word Help: Synonyms: Tutu, Desmond_Tutu, ballet_skirt

Clue #20: 45. Doohickey

4-letter answer Answer: ITEM
Word Help: Synonyms: item, detail, token

Clue #21: 48. "Secret Celebrity Renovation" airer

3-letter answer Answer: CBS

Clue #22: 50. Word with high or secret

7-letter answer Answer: SOCIETY
Word Help: Synonyms: social_club, companionship, company

Clue #23: 54. Top score in a dunk contest

3-letter answer Answer: TEN
Word Help: Synonyms: ten-spot, tenner, ten

Clue #24: 55. Director Burton

3-letter answer Answer: TIM

Clue #25: 56. Doohickey

6-letter answer Answer: THINGY

Clue #26: 59. Its sound is mimicked with coconut shells in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

5-letter answer Answer: STEED
Word Help: Synonyms: steed

Clue #27: 61. Buffalo hockey player

5-letter answer Answer: SABRE
Word Help: Synonyms: sabre, saber, cavalry_sword

Clue #28: 63. Slangy request to a German to play it cool?

15-letter answer Answer: KLAUSACTCASUALK

Clue #29: 70. Big brand in the frozen aisle

6-letter answer Answer: OREIDA

Clue #30: 72. Greta of "Grand Hotel"

5-letter answer Answer: GARBO
Word Help: Synonyms: Greta_Garbo, Greta_Louisa_Gustafsson, Garbo

Clue #31: 73. Brisket cooker

6-letter answer Answer: SMOKER
Word Help: Synonyms: tobacco_user, smoking_carriage, smoker
Antonyms: nonsmoker

Clue #32: 74. What happened when the bust went sideways?

15-letter answer Answer: NARCINAPANICRAN

Clue #33: 79. Comment that breaks the fourth wall

5-letter answer Answer: ASIDE
Word Help: Synonyms: divagation, digression, parenthesis

Clue #34: 80. "You're ___ luck, my friend"

5-letter answer Answer: OUTTA

Clue #35: 81. Place with swinging doors, stereotypically

6-letter answer Answer: SALOON
Word Help: Synonyms: pothouse, saloon, bar

Clue #36: 83. "The Great Gatsby" antagonist

3-letter answer Answer: TOM
Word Help: Synonyms: tom, tomcat, Uncle_Tom

Clue #37: 84. "That's gotta hurt!"

3-letter answer Answer: OOF

Clue #38: 87. Fashionable N.Y.C. fund-raiser

7-letter answer Answer: METGALA

Clue #39: 91. Origami, e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: ART
Word Help: Synonyms: prowess, graphics, artistic_production

Clue #40: 92. Early invader of Britain

4-letter answer Answer: DANE
Word Help: Synonyms: Dane

Clue #41: 93. Event inspiring many TikTok proposals

4-letter answer Answer: PROM
Word Help: Synonyms: prom, promenade

Clue #42: 95. Creator of the 1980 video game Adventure

5-letter answer Answer: ATARI

Clue #43: 97. Calf-length dress

4-letter answer Answer: MIDI
Word Help: Synonyms: Midi, midi, MIDI
Antonyms: maxi

Clue #44: 99. Headline regarding a children's author controversy?

19-letter answer Answer: SEUSSIGNITINGISSUES

Clue #45: 106. Player in a baseball stadium

8-letter answer Answer: ORGANIST
Word Help: Synonyms: organist

Clue #46: 107. Sucker

3-letter answer Answer: SAP
Word Help: Synonyms: saphead, muggins, fool

Clue #47: 108. Post-workout feeling

4-letter answer Answer: ACHE
Word Help: Synonyms: yen, pine, languish

Clue #48: 110. Femur-to-tibia connector, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ACL

Clue #49: 111. Barbecue coating

3-letter answer Answer: RUB
Word Help: Synonyms: snag, wipe, hang-up

Clue #50: 112. Rile up

7-letter answer Answer: AGITATE
Word Help: Synonyms: stir_up, push, campaign
Antonyms: calm

Clue #51: 116. Progressive competitor

3-letter answer Answer: AIG

Clue #52: 117. Java

3-letter answer Answer: JOE

Clue #53: 118. Voice-activated order for cabbage or soda bread?

17-letter answer Answer: IRISHSIDEDISHSIRI

Clue #54: 123. Actress Ortiz

3-letter answer Answer: ANA
Word Help: Synonyms: Ana, ana

Clue #55: 124. Hard to pin down

7-letter answer Answer: ELUSIVE
Word Help: Synonyms: subtle, problematic, elusive

Clue #56: 125. Mammal seen in Monterey Bay

8-letter answer Answer: SEAOTTER

Clue #57: 126. Traveling caller, perhaps

3-letter answer Answer: REF
Word Help: Synonyms: referee, ref

Clue #58: 127. Pair in a telescope

6-letter answer Answer: LENSES
Word Help: Synonyms: electron_lens, crystalline_lens, lens

Clue #59: 128. Subjects of many evening photographs

7-letter answer Answer: SUNSETS
Word Help: Synonyms: sunset, sundown
Antonyms: sunrise

Across Clues and Answers (59)

Clue #1: 1. Character's development path

3-letter answer Answer: ARC
Word Help: Synonyms: arc, curve, spark

Clue #2: 2. Certain flat-screen, for short

5-letter answer Answer: LEDTV

Clue #3: 3. Aid in recovering a lost pet

6-letter answer Answer: IDCHIP

Clue #4: 4. "Don't freak out!"

8-letter answer Answer: STAYCALM

Clue #5: 5. "Bear with him, Brutus; ___ his fashion": Cassius

3-letter answer Answer: TIS
Word Help: Synonyms: titanium, te, Ti

Clue #6: 6. Idyllic spot for two

4-letter answer Answer: EDEN
Word Help: Synonyms: nirvana, heaven, Garden_of_Eden

Clue #7: 7. Try again from the top

4-letter answer Answer: REDO
Word Help: Synonyms: make_over, refashion, remodel

Clue #8: 8. They might hang around the house during the holidays

7-letter answer Answer: ICICLES
Word Help: Synonyms: icicle

Clue #9: 9. In the buff

4-letter answer Answer: NUDE
Word Help: Synonyms: nude_statue, nude_sculpture, nude_person

Clue #10: 10. Activist Hampton of the Black Panthers

4-letter answer Answer: FRED

Clue #11: 11. Intl. alliance that includes Canada and Costa Rica

3-letter answer Answer: OAS
Word Help: Synonyms: Organization_of_American_States, OAS

Clue #12: 12. Pioneer in color TV

3-letter answer Answer: RCA

Clue #13: 13. Keyboard shortcuts

6-letter answer Answer: MACROS
Word Help: Synonyms: macro, macro_instruction

Clue #14: 14. Version shown at the movie theater

8-letter answer Answer: FINALCUT

Clue #15: 15. Nobel honoree

8-letter answer Answer: LAUREATE
Word Help: Synonyms: laureate

Clue #16: 16. Biblical preposition

4-letter answer Answer: UNTO

Clue #17: 18. Google search results

5-letter answer Answer: SITES
Word Help: Synonyms: posture, sit, internet_site
Antonyms: stand, arise

Clue #18: 20. Nose wrinklers

5-letter answer Answer: ODORS
Word Help: Synonyms: olfactory_perception, smell, olfactory_sensation

Clue #19: 23. Contests

4-letter answer Answer: VIES
Word Help: Synonyms: compete, vie, contend

Clue #20: 24. Foe of the Bolsheviks

4-letter answer Answer: CZAR
Word Help: Synonyms: tzar, tsar, czar

Clue #21: 31. R.N.'s assignment, maybe

3-letter answer Answer: ICU
Word Help: Synonyms: ICU, intensive_care_unit

Clue #22: 33. Knighted Guinness

4-letter answer Answer: ALEC

Clue #23: 34. Stop it

6-letter answer Answer: DESIST
Word Help: Synonyms: refrain, abstain, desist
Antonyms: consume

Clue #24: 35. Use DraftKings or FanDuel

3-letter answer Answer: BET
Word Help: Synonyms: stake, count, look

Clue #25: 37. A person

4-letter answer Answer: EACH
Word Help: Synonyms: each, to_each_one, for_each_one

Clue #26: 38. Inventor who wrote "Cubed: The Puzzle of Us All"

5-letter answer Answer: RUBIK

Clue #27: 39. ___ Blancos, nickname for soccer's Real Madrid

3-letter answer Answer: LOS

Clue #28: 40. To's counterpart

3-letter answer Answer: FRO

Clue #29: 41. Many a dad joke

3-letter answer Answer: PUN
Word Help: Synonyms: paronomasia, pun, punning

Clue #30: 45. "OK, the gloves are off!"

5-letter answer Answer: ITSON

Clue #31: 46. Diadem lookalike

5-letter answer Answer: TIARA
Word Help: Synonyms: tiara

Clue #32: 47. After burner?

5-letter answer Answer: EMBER
Word Help: Synonyms: coal, ember

Clue #33: 49. Show that spawned "MacGruber," for short

3-letter answer Answer: SNL

Clue #34: 51. Abbr. after a series

3-letter answer Answer: ETC

Clue #35: 52. Drinks accompanying finger sandwiches

4-letter answer Answer: TEAS
Word Help: Synonyms: teatime, tea, afternoon_tea

Clue #36: 53. Overly agreeable sort

6-letter answer Answer: YESMAN

Clue #37: 56. Monotony

6-letter answer Answer: TEDIUM
Word Help: Synonyms: tedium, ennui, tediousness

Clue #38: 57. Mad (about)

4-letter answer Answer: GAGA
Word Help: Synonyms: gaga, senile, dotty

Clue #39: 58. Chinese dollar

4-letter answer Answer: YUAN
Word Help: Synonyms: kwai, yuan, Yuan_dynasty

Clue #40: 60. Pairs

4-letter answer Answer: DUOS
Word Help: Synonyms: twain, pair, yoke

Clue #41: 62. Having mucho dinero

4-letter answer Answer: RICO
Word Help: Synonyms: RICO, anti-racketeering_law, Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act

Clue #42: 64. Indian honorific

3-letter answer Answer: SRI

Clue #43: 65. Basics

4-letter answer Answer: ABCS
Word Help: Synonyms: ABCs, alphabet, ABC

Clue #44: 66. ___ Felton, title detective of "The Puzzle Lady Mysteries"

4-letter answer Answer: CORA
Word Help: Synonyms: Despoina, Persephone, Cora

Clue #45: 67. Japanese dog breed

5-letter answer Answer: AKITA

Clue #46: 68. Unfairly enticed

5-letter answer Answer: LEDON

Clue #47: 69. Krispy ___

5-letter answer Answer: KREME

Clue #48: 71. Money paid for a hand

4-letter answer Answer: ANTE
Word Help: Synonyms: ante

Clue #49: 75. A.B.A. member: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: ATT

Clue #50: 76. Early polytheists

6-letter answer Answer: PAGANS
Word Help: Synonyms: infidel, heathen, pleasure_seeker

Clue #51: 77. In the style of

3-letter answer Answer: ALA
Word Help: Synonyms: ala

Clue #52: 78. Conventions

5-letter answer Answer: NORMS
Word Help: Synonyms: average, norm

Clue #53: 82. First name in soul

4-letter answer Answer: OTIS
Word Help: Synonyms: Otis, genus_Otis, Elisha_Graves_Otis

Clue #54: 84. Covert ___

3-letter answer Answer: OPS
Word Help: Synonyms: Ops

Clue #55: 85. Nabisco treat with ice cream and cookies

8-letter answer Answer: OREOCONE

Clue #56: 86. Unlike a shamrock

8-letter answer Answer: FOURLEAF

Clue #57: 88. Fighting

4-letter answer Answer: ATIT

Clue #58: 89. Muscle worked by a pull-down machine, for short

3-letter answer Answer: LAT
Word Help: Synonyms: lat, latissimus_dorsi

Clue #59: 90. Shapiro of NPR

3-letter answer Answer: ARI

Clue #60: 92. Forms from a mold

8-letter answer Answer: DIECASTS

Clue #61: 94. Flavor enhancer, for short

3-letter answer Answer: MSG
Word Help: Synonyms: monosodium_glutamate, MSG

Clue #62: 96. Guts

7-letter answer Answer: INSIDES
Word Help: Synonyms: interior, inside
Antonyms: outside

Clue #63: 98. Singer ___ Lipa

3-letter answer Answer: DUA

Clue #64: 100. Garment worn with a choli

4-letter answer Answer: SARI
Word Help: Synonyms: sari, saree

Clue #65: 101. Harden (to)

5-letter answer Answer: INURE
Word Help: Synonyms: harden, inure, indurate

Clue #66: 102. Groundbreaking vet legislation of 1944

6-letter answer Answer: GIBILL

Clue #67: 103. Airport area

4-letter answer Answer: GATE
Word Help: Synonyms: gate, logic_gate

Clue #68: 104. Devices that often get swiped

5-letter answer Answer: IPADS

Clue #69: 105. Certain Muslim

6-letter answer Answer: SHIITE
Word Help: Synonyms: Shia_Muslim, Shi'ite, Shiite_Muslim

Clue #70: 109. "Great" or "snowy" bird

5-letter answer Answer: EGRET
Word Help: Synonyms: egret

Clue #71: 110. Just barely open

4-letter answer Answer: AJAR
Word Help: Synonyms: ajar

Clue #72: 112. "The way things are going ..."

4-letter answer Answer: ASIS

Clue #73: 113. Cry "Uncle!"

4-letter answer Answer: GIVE
Word Help: Synonyms: make, fall_in, leave
Antonyms: take, starve

Clue #74: 114. Skinny pieces of clothing

4-letter answer Answer: TIES
Word Help: Synonyms: necktie, affiliation, attach
Antonyms: disconnect, untie

Clue #75: 115. Son of Isaac and Rebecca

4-letter answer Answer: ESAU
Word Help: Synonyms: Esau

Clue #76: 119. Bird with four W.N.B.A. titles

3-letter answer Answer: SUE
Word Help: Synonyms: action, process, Eugene_Sue

Clue #77: 120. QVC alternative

3-letter answer Answer: HSN

Clue #78: 121. Snookums

3-letter answer Answer: HON

Clue #79: 122. Org. with a return policy?

3-letter answer Answer: IRS
Word Help: Synonyms: Internal_Revenue_Service, IRS

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Date: Saturday, February 08, 2020

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (35 Across, 33 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.6 letters

February 08, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions

Across Clues Explained - Saturday NYT Crossword February 08, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1A 1. Modest qualifier, online 4
2A 5. Sling 4
3A 9. Where it's at 4
4A 13. Easy kill in Fortnite, say 4
5A 14. ___ days 5
6A 16. Nabe 4
7A 17. Problems with pay or paper 4
8A 18. Information in a shopping guide 10
9A 20. End of some business names 5
10A 22. Media pro 8
11A 23. Rides into battle 6
12A 25. Grease 5
13A 26. Bratty kid 4
14A 27. Bomb 4
15A 28. U.N. agcy. headquartered in Geneva 3
16A 31. Many a staffer for a late-night show 10
17A 34. "Keen!" 4
18A 35. Musical alter ego of Donald Glover 15
19A 37. Minute 4
20A 38. Relatives of water skis 10
21A 39. Go soft, in a way 3
22A 40. Rocker Joan 4
23A 41. Lights or darks, e.g. 4
24A 42. One way to take stock? 5
25A 43. Gardeners' tools 6
26A 46. Beer with an astronomical name 8
27A 49. What Brits call a "saloon" 5
28A 50. Cookout option for a vegetarian 10
29A 53. Last option on a survey 4
30A 54. Corvine : crows :: strigine : ___ 4
31A 55. Word said with a handshake 5
32A 56. Lip, in slang 4
33A 57. When doubled, "I heard you the first time" 4
34A 58. Cartoonish wail 4
35A 59. Hullabaloo 4

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. Modest qualifier, online"

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: IMHO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Sling"

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 act of flipping a coin
  • Words that mean the same thing: slash, thresh, thresh about
  • 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: TOSS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Where it's at"

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 piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
  • Words that mean the same thing: website, place, internet site
  • 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: SITE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Easy kill in Fortnite, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: NOOB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. ___ days"

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 food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
  • 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: SALAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Nabe"

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 aggressive and violent young criminal
  • Words that mean the same thing: bonnet, toughie, thug
  • 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: HOOD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Problems with pay or paper"

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 share of the profits
  • Words that mean the same thing: gash, cut down, slash
  • The opposite would be: expand, switch on
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: CUTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Information in a shopping guide"

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: PRICERANGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. End of some business names"

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: ANDCO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Media pro"

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: PRPERSON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Rides into battle"

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 (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
  • Words that mean the same thing: steed
  • 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: STEEDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Grease"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: OILUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Bratty kid"

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 person regarded as arrogant and annoying
  • Words that mean the same thing: snob, snoot, prig
  • 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: SNOT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. Bomb"

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 arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
  • Words that mean the same thing: dud, fall flat, collapse
  • 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: FLOP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "28. U.N. agcy. headquartered in Geneva"

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 united nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services
  • Words that mean the same thing: World Health Organization
  • 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: WHO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Many a staffer for a late-night show"

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: JOKEWRITER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. "Keen!""

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 clean or organized
  • Words that mean the same thing: refined, corking, nifty
  • 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: NEAT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Musical alter ego of Donald Glover"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert 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: CHILDISHGAMBINO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Minute"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • Words that mean the same thing: flyspeck, midget, diminutive
  • 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: TINY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Relatives of water skis"

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: KNEEBOARDS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Go soft, in a way"

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: SOG

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Rocker Joan"

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: JETT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. Lights or darks, e.g."

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 weight to be borne or conveyed
  • Words that mean the same thing: lode, burden, stretch
  • 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: LOAD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. One way to take stock?"

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 belgian composer (1532-1594)
  • Words that mean the same thing: rope, reata, riata
  • 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: LASSO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "43. Gardeners' tools"

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 person who puts finishing edges on a garment
  • Words that mean the same thing: edger
  • 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: EDGERS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "46. Beer with an astronomical name"

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: BLUEMOON

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. What Brits call a "saloon""

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 car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
  • Words that mean the same thing: saloon, sedan chair
  • 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: SEDAN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "50. Cookout option for a vegetarian"

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: BOCABURGER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "53. Last option on a survey"

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 canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise
  • 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: NONE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "54. Corvine : crows :: strigine : ___"

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 nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
  • Words that mean the same thing: bird of night, bird of Minerva, owl
  • 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: OWLS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "55. Word said with a handshake"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
  • Words that mean the same thing: armistice, cease-fire
  • 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: TRUCE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "56. Lip, in slang"

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: TUDE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "57. When doubled, "I heard you the first time""

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 not only so, but
  • Words that mean the same thing: yea
  • 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: YEAH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "58. Cartoonish wail"

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: YEOW

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "59. Hullabaloo"

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 prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
  • Words that mean the same thing: flurry, shake, agitate
  • 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!

Down Clues Decoded - Saturday NYT Crossword February 08, 2020

No. Clue Letters
1D 1. Worshipers of the rain god Illapa 5
2D 2. Knight's need 5
3D 3. Office-sharing system, in modern lingo 10
4D 4. To an excessive degree 9
5D 5. One-sixth of a fl. oz. 3
6D 6. One might make a splash 3
7D 7. Possible insight for a psychologist 15
8D 8. Irreverence 9
9D 9. Exactly 5
10D 10. Sci-fi beam makeup 4
11D 11. Packed with plasticware, perhaps 4
12D 12. The plot of Genesis? 4
13D 15. Deserving of condemnation 10
14D 19. Extend, as an employment contract 4
15D 21. "Bridesmaids" co-star Chris 5
16D 24. Tries and fails 10
17D 28. Getting a strange vibe 10
18D 29. Helper 4
19D 30. Plains people 4
20D 31. Hwy. crossings 4
21D 32. North/South divide, with "the" 4
22D 33. Feels no remorse 9
23D 34. They get big bucks from big Bucks 9
24D 36. Climates 5
25D 40. Part of a frame job? 4
26D 42. Pet peeve? 5
27D 44. Businesswoman Zuckerberg, sister of Mark 5
28D 45. Not look so good? 5
29D 46. Break-dancer, in slang 4
30D 47. Home-improvement chain eponym 4
31D 48. Where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played college ball 4
32D 51. Prefix with system 3
33D 52. Counterpart of FF 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. Worshipers of the rain god Illapa"

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 ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
  • Words that mean the same thing: Inka, Inca, Incan
  • 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: INCAS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Knight's need"

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 lightweight horse kept for riding only
  • Words that mean the same thing: rise, backing, ride
  • The opposite would be: wane, hop out
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: MOUNT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Office-sharing system, in modern lingo"

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: HOTDESKING

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. To an excessive degree"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that to an obscene degree
  • Words that mean the same thing: lewdly
  • 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: OBSCENELY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. One-sixth of a fl. oz."

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: TSP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. One might make a splash"

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 implement used to propel or steer a boat
  • 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: OAR

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Possible insight for a psychologist"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: SLIPOFTHETONGUE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Irreverence"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character
  • Words that mean the same thing: profanation, blasphemy, desecration
  • 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: SACRILEGE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Exactly"

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 musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
  • Words that mean the same thing: crisp, acuate, tart
  • The opposite would be: dull, flat
  • Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
  • Ready for the answer? Click here!

    The answer is: SHARP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Sci-fi beam makeup"

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 particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
  • Words that mean the same thing: ion
  • 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: IONS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Packed with plasticware, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that a republic on the western coast of africa on the gulf of guinea; formerly under french control
  • Words that mean the same thing: Togolese Republic
  • 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: TOGO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. The plot of Genesis?"

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
  • Words that mean the same thing: Shangri-la, paradise, promised land
  • 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: EDEN

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Deserving of condemnation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

  • This could be something that bad; unfortunate
  • Words that mean the same thing: vicious, lamentable, distressing
  • 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: DEPLORABLE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Extend, as an employment contract"

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: REUP

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. "Bridesmaids" co-star Chris"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: ODOWD

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "24. Tries and fails"

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: STRIKESOUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "28. Getting a strange vibe"

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: WEIRDEDOUT

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Helper"

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 (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
  • Words that mean the same thing: helping hand, pass on, hired hand
  • 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: HAND

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Plains people"

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 member of the siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the platte and missouri rivers in nebraska
  • Words that mean the same thing: Oto, Otoe
  • 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: OTOS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Hwy. crossings"

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: JCTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. North/South divide, with "the""

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 midwestern state in north central united states in the great lakes region
  • Words that mean the same thing: Buckeye State, OH, Ohio River
  • 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: OHIO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Feels no remorse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: ISNTSORRY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. They get big bucks from big Bucks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

    The answer is: NBAAGENTS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Climates"

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 characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
  • Words that mean the same thing: mood, temper, climate
  • 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: MOODS

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Part of a frame job?"

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 upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
  • 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: JAMB

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Pet peeve?"

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 restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
  • Words that mean the same thing: trey, 3, ternion
  • 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: LEASH

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Businesswoman Zuckerberg, sister of Mark"

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: RANDI

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Not look so good?"

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 facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls
  • Words that mean the same thing: leer
  • 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: SNEER

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Break-dancer, in slang"

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: BBOY

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Home-improvement chain eponym"

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: LOWE

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played college ball"

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: UCLA

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Prefix with system"

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: ECO

    Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Counterpart of FF"

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: REW

    Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category Number of Clues Percentage
General Knowledge 59 86.8%
Short Answer 6 8.8%
Music 1 1.5%
History 1 1.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment 1 1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric Value
Across Clues 35
Down Clues 33
Total Clues 68
Average Answer Length 5.6 letters
Shortest Answer 3 letters
Longest Answer 15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

  • Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
  • Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
  • When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
  • Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
  • Most clues today are about general knowledge
  • The average word today has about 5 letters
  • Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
  • Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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