27433 Fri Dec 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clue and Answer

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 20, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Abbr. in a scholarly paper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETAL

  
  
  




• The clue is 5. Places with scrubs and masks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAS

  Possible Answer : health_club, watering_hole, spa, health_spa, resort_hotel, watering_place




• The clue is 9. Acquire, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCORE

  Possible Answer : score, account, musical_score, grudge, hit, make, tally, scotch, seduce, mark, sexual_conquest, nock, rack_up, grievance, grade




• The clue is 14. Common motifs in high art?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARIJUANALEAVES
  
  

  

  MARIJUANALEAVES

  
  



• The clue is 17. Major success stories in the entrepreneurial world. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNICORNSTARTUPS

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• The clue is 18. Goddess often depicted clothed in green. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAIA

  Possible Answer : Gaea, Ge, Gaia




• The clue is 19. Triumph. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WIN

  Possible Answer : pull_ahead, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods, come_through, gain, profits, make_headway, winnings, gain_ground, succeed, win, advance, acquire, get_ahead

  Possible Opposite Answer : losings, fall_back, lose, fail




• The clue is 20. Barn greeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOO

  Possible Answer : low, moo




• The clue is 21. #1 overall, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPSEEDED




• The clue is 26. One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : enactment, number, do, pretend, bit, play, routine, act_as, act, human_activity, turn, move, dissemble, represent, work, human_action, behave, roleplay, deed, playact

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 29. 2023 film in which Michael Jordan is only shown from behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer : publicize, line, aura, air, publicise, send, melody, transmit, bare, zephyr, tune, ventilate, vent, beam, air_travel, gentle_wind, atmosphere, aviation, air_out, melodic_line, aerate, strain, airwave, broadcast, breeze, melodic_phrase




• The clue is 30. Check mark alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XES

  Possible Answer : go, tenner, XTC, x, ex, disco_biscuit, ten, X, decade, xenon, Adam, atomic_number_54, Xe, cristal, 10, hug_drug, ecstasy




• The clue is 32. Symbol of America's first transcontinental railroad. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: THEGOLDENSPIKE




• The clue is 38. Veins, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINERALDEPOSITS




• The clue is 40. Harsh sentences?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: TONGUETWISTERS




• The clue is 41. Mens ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REA




• The clue is 42. Pablo Neruda wrote one to a large tuna in the market. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 43. Where to watch the cubs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEN

  Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair




• The clue is 44. Young and inexperienced, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOTNOSED




• The clue is 49. Egg ___ yung. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOO




• The clue is 52. Subject of 199 silkscreen paintings by Warhol. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAO

  Possible Answer : MAO, Mao_Zedong, Mao_Tsetung, monoamine_oxidase, Mao




• The clue is 53. Softballs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOBS

  Possible Answer : lob




• The clue is 56. "Sorry, those secrets are *beyond* classified". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDHAVETOKILLYOU




• The clue is 62. Refuse to sign one's work, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMAINANONYMOUS




• The clue is 63. Like the ruins in Tulum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYAN

  Possible Answer : Mayan_language, Mayan, Maya




• The clue is 64. It comes straight from the horse's mouth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REIN

  Possible Answer : draw_rein, harness, rule, rein_in, rein




• The clue is 65. Willing partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, able-bodied, capable

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Rhea's relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

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

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

  The answer: TANG

  Possible Answer: piquancy, relish, Tang_dynasty, Fucus_vesiculosus, tang, sea_tang, sapidity, savor, serrated_wrack, flavour, Tang, bladder_fucus, zest, sea_tangle, flavor, Fucus_serratus, savour, black_rockweed, piquantness, nip, tanginess, smack, bladderwrack, piquance

• The clue is 3. Performance that might elicit a "Brava!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIA

  Possible Answer: aria

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

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

  The answer: LICIT

  Possible Answer: licit, legitimate, lawful

  Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

• The clue is 5. Lead-in to pass. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUR

  Possible Answer: Sur, Tyre

• The clue is 6. Certain film shot, or film reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAN

  Possible Answer: pan, cooking_pan, Pan, pan_off, goat_god, genus_Pan, trash, tear_apart, pan_out

• The clue is 7. Had carte blanche. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANSWEREDTONOONE

• The clue is 8. French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATIE

  Possible Answer: Erik_Alfred_Leslie_Satie, Erik_Satie, Satie

• The clue is 9. Spanish 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SER

• The clue is 10. Garfield, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer: barf, regorge, computed_tomography, guy, honk, computerized_axial_tomography, vomit, khat, computed_axial_tomography, qat, throw_up, disgorge, be_sick, purge, true_cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, puke, upchuck, CT, regurgitate, kat, retch, hombre, chuck, Arabian_tea, Caterpillar, spue, sick, vomit_up, cat, spew, bozo, computerized_tomography, CAT, African_tea, quat, cast, big_cat

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

• The clue is 11. Largest cell in the human body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVUM

  Possible Answer: ovum, egg_cell

• The clue is 12. Certain seizure. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO

• The clue is 13. Aptly named descendant of Standard Oil. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 15. John, in Portuguese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOAO

• The clue is 16. Sighting from the crow's nest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAND

  Possible Answer: earth, realm, put_down, landed_estate, farming, Edwin_Herbert_Land, soil, kingdom, solid_ground, Land, set_down, terra_firma, down, nation, Din_Land, commonwealth, set_ashore, bring_down, dry_land, body_politic, estate, ground, domain, country, state, demesne, land, acres, res_publica, bring, shoot_down, shore

• The clue is 22. Micronesian nation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALAU

  Possible Answer: Palau_Islands, Belau, Pelew, Republic_of_Palau, Palau, TT

• The clue is 23. Move like a crab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDLE

  Possible Answer: sidle, sashay

• The clue is 24. M.L.B. team that once drafted Tom Brady. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXPOS

  Possible Answer: exposition, expo, exhibition

• The clue is 25. Many a founding father, religiously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEIST

  Possible Answer: deist, deistic, freethinker

• The clue is 26. Place to take notes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATM

  Possible Answer: ATM, cash_machine, standard_pressure, automatic_teller_machine, automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_dispenser, automatic_teller, automated_teller, atm, atmosphere, standard_atmosphere

  
  

• The clue is 27. I.O.U.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHIT

  Possible Answer: check, tab, chit

• The clue is 28. Lin-Manuel Miranda, vocally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer: tenor, strain, tenor_voice

• The clue is 31. Came down after getting lifted up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIED

  Possible Answer: ski

• The clue is 33. Pool contents. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENES

  Possible Answer: cistron, gene, factor

• The clue is 34. Lymph node, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGAN

  Possible Answer: electronic_organ, organ, electric_organ, reed_organ, harmonium, Hammond_organ, pipe_organ

• The clue is 35. Hairstyle change. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWDO

• The clue is 36. Masters of disguise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIES

  Possible Answer: stag, sight, undercover_agent, descry, sleuth, spot, snoop, espy, spy

• The clue is 37. French 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETRE

• The clue is 39. Fig. that's often redacted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 45. The sun emerging from the clouds at exactly the right time, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: auspicate, prognostication, augur, prognostic, predict, Oman, betoken, foretell, portent, Sultanate_of_Oman, forecast, prefigure, Muscat_and_Oman, omen, prognosticate, prodigy, foreshadow, portend, presage, bode

• The clue is 46. Member of the Golden Horde. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATAR

  Possible Answer: Tartar, Mongol_Tatar, Tatar

• The clue is 47. 2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La Cruz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLY

• The clue is 48. Dish whose name is Turkish for "stuffed". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOLMA

• The clue is 49. Like some handshakes and mattresses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRM

  Possible Answer: firm, steadfastly, unfaltering, tauten, truehearted, unbendable, business_firm, immobile, fast, stiff, firmly, steady, solid, unwaveringly, house, steadfast, strong, unwavering, unshakable, loyal, unfluctuating

  

  49. Like some handshakes and mattresses

  
  

• The clue is 50. Ancient music halls. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODEA

• The clue is 51. "Jeepers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHMY

• The clue is 54. Letters on an invite. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYOB

• The clue is 55. "'Hope' is the thing with feathers / That perches in the ___": Emily Dickinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOUL

  Possible Answer: someone, soulfulness, somebody, soul, individual, person, mortal, psyche

• The clue is 57. Org. with towers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  Possible Answer: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

• The clue is 58. Chablis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VIN

• The clue is 59. Splash of orange in a Japanese pond. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOI

• The clue is 60. Stay there!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INN

  Possible Answer: hostel, lodge, auberge, inn, hostelry

• The clue is 61. Milk. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: habituate, use_of_goods_and_services, role, manipulation, consumption, utilization, purpose, use, enjoyment, expend, usage, habit, practice, utilisation, utilise, economic_consumption, employ, employment, function, exercise, apply, utilize, usance

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (32 clues)
• Down Clues (34 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, September 04, 2021

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (32 Across, 34 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle September 04, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Rush order	9
2A	10. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea	5
3A	15. Bet involving score totals	9
4A	16. Sight at low tide	5
5A	17. Mental or fiscal tightness	9
6A	18. Just under way, so to speak	5
7A	19. "90 Day Fiancé" channel	3
8A	20. TV lingo for using established hits to prop up weaker shows	10
9A	22. Govt. plant inspector	4
10A	24. The Greek philosopher Empedocles leapt into its flames, in legend	6
11A	25. Annual celebration during which sweeping is taboo	3
12A	27. Car model whose name becomes an N.B.A. superstar when its middle letter is removed	7
13A	29. Move, informally	4
14A	30. Needing a jolt	8
15A	33. Iranian port near the Iraq border	6
16A	35. Out of whimsy	7
17A	36. In the works	7
18A	37. Waifs	6
19A	38. Latin American spread	8
20A	39. First two words of Shelley's "Ozymandias"	4
21A	40. Falling hard?	7
22A	42. Bivouac sight	3
23A	43. Term terminus	6
24A	44. Roves (about)	4
25A	48. Someone who has it all	10
26A	51. Favorite	3
27A	52. Favorite novelist of Twihards	5
28A	53. As you like it	9
29A	55. Sty sound	5
30A	56. Completely routs	9
31A	57. Try to get down	5
32A	58. Got in a lather, say	9

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. Rush order"

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: COMEQUICK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "10. Capital on the Gulf of Guinea"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital and largest city of ghana with a deep-water port
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of 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: ACCRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Bet involving score totals"

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: OVERUNDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. Sight at low tide"

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 sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
• Words that mean the same thing: shallow, school
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHOAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. Mental or fiscal tightness"

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 extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
• Words that mean the same thing: niggardness, minginess, thrift
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PARSIMONY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Just under way, so to speak"

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 any immature animal
• Words that mean the same thing: untried, Loretta Young, Whitney Young
• The opposite would be: old, aged
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YOUNG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. "90 Day Fiancé" channel"

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

  The answer is: TLC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. TV lingo for using established hits to prop up weaker shows"

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: TENTPOLING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "22. Govt. plant inspector"

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 government agency in the department of labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Words that mean the same thing: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OSHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "24. The Greek philosopher Empedocles leapt into its flames, in legend"

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: MTETNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "25. Annual celebration during which sweeping is taboo"

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 new year in vietnam; observed for three days after the first full moon after january 20th
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "27. Car model whose name becomes an N.B.A. superstar when its middle letter is removed"

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: LEBARON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "29. Move, informally"

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: RELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "30. Needing a jolt"

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 lacking zest or vivacity
• Words that mean the same thing: dispirited
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LISTLESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "33. Iranian port near the Iraq border"

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

  The answer is: ABADAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "35. Out of whimsy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONALARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. In the works"

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 production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
• Words that mean the same thing: brew
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BREWING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "37. Waifs"

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 (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
• Words that mean the same thing: gamin, throwaway, street arab
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GAMINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Latin American spread"

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 large estate in spanish-speaking countries
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HACIENDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. First two words of Shelley's "Ozymandias""

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: IMET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Falling hard?"

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 praise vociferously
• Words that mean the same thing: herald, acclaim, hail
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HAILING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "42. Bivouac sight"

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 sheath worn to protect a finger
• Words that mean the same thing: fingerstall, crib, camp bed
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Term terminus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
• Words that mean the same thing: final, final examination, final exam
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FINALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "44. Roves (about)"

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 anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
• Words that mean the same thing: jazz around, gad, GAD
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Someone who has it all"

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 someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something
• Words that mean the same thing: monopoliser, monopolizer
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MONOPOLIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "51. Favorite"

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 domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: favored, positron emission tomography, favorite
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Favorite novelist of Twihards"

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

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: MEYER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. As you like it"

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 worth having or seeking or achieving
• Words that mean the same thing: worthy, suitable
• The opposite would be: undesirable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESIRABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Sty sound"

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 disrespectful laugh
• Words that mean the same thing: boo, razz, bird
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Completely routs"

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: EATSALIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. Try to get 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 a detailed critical inspection
• Words that mean the same thing: survey, sketch, examine
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STUDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Got in a lather, say"

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 use shampoo on (hair)
• Words that mean the same thing: shampoo
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHAMPOOED

  Great job if you got it right!

September 04, 2021 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Admit	5
2D	2. Cricket fields, e.g.	5
3D	3. Swag for sale	5
4D	4. Sounds of hesitation	3
5D	5. Give notice	4
6D	6. Access to a country club, in brief?	12
7D	7. "Better off not knowing"	8
8D	8. Hockey players who face off in a face-off	7
9D	9. Superman's dog	6
10D	10. Havens	5
11D	11. "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik	4
12D	12. Considered a participant	9
13D	13. Chaparral or savanna	9
14D	14. Calculus prerequisite: Abbr.	3
15D	21. 1914 Freud essay that introduced the concept of "ego ideal"	12
16D	23. Mostly online writing genre	6
17D	26. Kingdom whose capital is Nuku'alofa	5
18D	28. Effervescence	4
19D	29. Tartare topper	6
20D	30. "___ is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end": Spock	5
21D	31. Shortly	9
22D	32. "Right back atcha"	9
23D	34. Hippie confab	4
24D	36. Ancient siege weapon for launching stones	8
25D	38. Florida city with a large Cuban American population (70+%)	7
26D	41. Electron attractors	6
27D	43. Malt liquor bottle, in slang	5
28D	45. Where some high schoolers get DNA tests?	5
29D	46. Burrow (into)	5
30D	47. Marengo, for Napoleon	5
31D	49. "Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___" (2015 TV movie)	4
32D	50. Hip-hop subgenre	4
33D	52. Slush pile contents: Abbr.	3
34D	54. Greeting in Rio	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. Admit"

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: COPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Cricket fields, e.g."

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 closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• Words that mean the same thing: oval, ellipse
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OVALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Swag for sale"

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: MERCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Sounds of hesitation"

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 trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: ER, Er, atomic number 68
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Give notice"

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 put an end to a state or an activity
• Words that mean the same thing: give up, stop, foreswear
• The opposite would be: take office, enter
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: QUIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Access to a country club, in brief?"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 letters. It's a expert clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNMEMBERSHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. "Better off not knowing""

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: IDONTASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hockey players who face off in a face-off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area that is approximately central within some larger region
• Words that mean the same thing: center field, revolve about, middle
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CENTERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Superman's dog"

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: KRYPTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Havens"

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: ASYLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. "Parasite" co-star ___ Woo-shik"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CHOI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Considered a participant"

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: COUNTEDIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Chaparral or savanna"

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

  The answer is: RANGELAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Calculus prerequisite: Abbr."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy 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: ALG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. 1914 Freud essay that introduced the concept of "ego ideal""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONNARCISSISM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Mostly online writing genre"

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: ALTLIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Kingdom whose capital is Nuku'alofa"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a monarchy on a polynesian archipelago in the south pacific; achieved independence from the united kingdom in 1970
• Words that mean the same thing: Friendly Islands, Kingdom of Tonga
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TONGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Effervescence"

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 feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• Words that mean the same thing: dash, panache, ardour
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Tartare topper"

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: RAWEGG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. "___ is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end": Spock"

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 branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
• Words that mean the same thing: logical system, system of logic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOGIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. Shortly"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: INAMOMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "32. "Right back atcha""

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: SAMETOYOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Hippie confab"

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: BEIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Ancient siege weapon for launching stones"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
• Words that mean the same thing: trebuchet, arbalist, catapult
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BALLISTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Florida city with a large Cuban American population (70+%)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HIALEAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Electron attractors"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
• Words that mean the same thing: anode
• The opposite would be: cathode
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANODES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "43. Malt liquor bottle, in slang"

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 product of ten and four
• Words that mean the same thing: XL, xl, 40
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FORTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Where some high schoolers get DNA tests?"

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: APBIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Burrow (into)"

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 turn up, loosen, or remove earth
• Words that mean the same thing: dig, cut into, turn over
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Marengo, for Napoleon"

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 (literary) a spirited horse for state or war
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. "Jobs vs. Gates: The Hippie and the ___" (2015 TV movie)"

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

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: NERD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "50. Hip-hop subgenre"

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 device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
• Words that mean the same thing: yap, lying in wait, snare
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Slush pile contents: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
• Words that mean the same thing: MS, ms, Magnolia State
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Greeting in Rio"

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: ALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	71.2%
Short Answer	6	9.1%
Geography	4	6.1%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	4.5%
Abbreviation	2	3.0%
Literature	1	1.5%
Sports	1	1.5%
History	1	1.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	32
Down Clues	34
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	6.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually challenging level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 6 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 15, 2025 at 05:41 AM