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NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 25, 2025

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NY Times Crossword Answers April 25, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (31)

Clue #1: 1. Cold War alliance

10-letter answer Answer: SOVIETBLOC

Clue #2: 11. Quick shots

4-letter answer Answer: JABS

Word Help: Synonyms: dig, thrust, jab

Clue #3: 15. "It's just me here"

10-letter answer Answer: IMALLALONE

Clue #4: 16. Sch. that joined the Big Ten in 2024

4-letter answer Answer: UCLA

Clue #5: 17. Booked it

10-letter answer Answer: RANLIKEMAD

Clue #6: 18. Certain diagnostic technique

4-letter answer Answer: SCAN

Word Help: Synonyms: glance_over, read, rake

Clue #7: 19. Skinny

10-letter answer Answer: INSIDEDOPE

Clue #8: 20. Mind

4-letter answer Answer: TEND

Word Help: Synonyms: lean, tend, run

Clue #9: 21. Inits. in eight-bit gaming

3-letter answer Answer: NES

Word Help: Synonyms: neon, northeast, nor'-east

Clue #10: 22. Ready for use

6-letter answer Answer: ATHAND

Clue #11: 24. R&B singer Ella ___

3-letter answer Answer: MAI

Clue #12: 26. Lean sirloin cut

8-letter answer Answer: TIPROAST

Clue #13: 29. Positive thinker's word

3-letter answer Answer: CAN

Word Help: Synonyms: commode, send_away, sack
Antonyms: hire

Clue #14: 30. Lead-in to -verse

4-letter answer Answer: META

Clue #15: 31. Certain swimming event

5-letter answer Answer: RELAY

Word Help: Synonyms: relay_race, relay, electrical_relay

Clue #16: 34. Passage in a mystery novel?

15-letter answer Answer: HIDDENSTAIRCASE

Clue #17: 38. Like nine U.S. presidents while in office

5-letter answer Answer: UNWED

Word Help: Synonyms: unwedded, unwed

Clue #18: 39. Daytime ___

4-letter answer Answer: EMMY

Word Help: Synonyms: Emmy

Clue #19: 40. ___ Toretto, female protagonist of the "Fast and the Furious" films

3-letter answer Answer: MIA

Clue #20: 41. [Oy!]

8-letter answer Answer: HEADSLAP

Clue #21: 44. Number that stands for letters, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: GPA

Word Help: Synonyms: grade_point_average, GPA

Clue #22: 45. You may find it hard to swallow

6-letter answer Answer: CAPLET

Clue #23: 46. Language in which the first five counting numbers are nung, song, sam, si, ha

3-letter answer Answer: LAO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lao, Laotian

Clue #24: 48. Some makeshift percussion instruments

4-letter answer Answer: POTS

Word Help: Synonyms: corporation, commode, great_deal

Clue #25: 49. Prepares for a marathon, in a way

10-letter answer Answer: CARBOLOADS

Clue #26: 55. Wyndham alternative

4-letter answer Answer: OMNI

Clue #27: 56. Award-winning actress for "The Bear"

10-letter answer Answer: AYOEDEBIRI

Clue #28: 57. Urban irritant

4-letter answer Answer: SMOG

Word Help: Synonyms: smog, smogginess

Clue #29: 58. Entered with heavy, awkward steps

10-letter answer Answer: LUMBEREDIN

Clue #30: 59. Doth possess

4-letter answer Answer: HATH

Clue #31: 60. Things feared in the 80s and 90s?

10-letter answer Answer: SPEEDTRAPS

Across Clues and Answers (31)

Clue #1: 1. She "learned" Arabic in December 2015

4-letter answer Answer: SIRI

Clue #2: 2. Home to the Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

4-letter answer Answer: OMAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Sultanate_of_Oman, Oman, Muscat_and_Oman

Clue #3: 3. They often have sliding doors

4-letter answer Answer: VANS

Word Help: Synonyms: avant-garde, van, new_wave

Clue #4: 4. "Fighting" Big Ten team

6-letter answer Answer: ILLINI

Clue #5: 5. Skip over

5-letter answer Answer: ELIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: elide

Clue #6: 6. Stops briefly to rest

8-letter answer Answer: TAKESTEN

Clue #7: 7. Ran through some laundry, say

4-letter answer Answer: BLED

Word Help: Synonyms: bleed, shed_blood, hemorrhage

Clue #8: 8. ___ saltado (traditional Peruvian dish)

4-letter answer Answer: LOMO

Clue #9: 9. Commensurate (with)

6-letter answer Answer: ONAPAR

Clue #10: 10. Formally give

6-letter answer Answer: CEDETO

Clue #11: 11. "Hang on!"

8-letter answer Answer: JUSTASEC

Clue #12: 12. Light touch from a decorator?

10-letter answer Answer: ACCENTLAMP

Clue #13: 13. Like foods recommended for an upset stomach

5-letter answer Answer: BLAND

Word Help: Synonyms: flavourless, insipid, bland

Clue #14: 14. Measurer of passing time

4-letter answer Answer: SAND

Word Help: Synonyms: Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, grit, moxie

Clue #15: 23. Styles of music

5-letter answer Answer: HARRY

Word Help: Synonyms: plague, hassle, ravage

Clue #16: 24. Primary

4-letter answer Answer: MAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: independent, primary, briny
Antonyms: dependent

Clue #17: 25. "... plus all the rest"

10-letter answer Answer: ANDWHATNOT

Clue #18: 27. "Baby ___ You" (Shirelles hit)

3-letter answer Answer: ITS

Word Help: Synonyms: information_technology, IT

Clue #19: 28. Actor Dev of "Lion"

5-letter answer Answer: PATEL

Clue #20: 29. Jon M. ___, director of 2024's "Wicked"

3-letter answer Answer: CHU

Clue #21: 30. An Olympian might pretend to take a bite out of it

5-letter answer Answer: MEDAL

Word Help: Synonyms: laurel_wreath, medallion, ribbon

Clue #22: 32. Turkey's Cape Baba is its westernmost point

4-letter answer Answer: ASIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Asia

Clue #23: 33. ___ big

3-letter answer Answer: YEA

Word Help: Synonyms: yeah, yea
Antonyms: nay

Clue #24: 35. [What is it this time?!]

8-letter answer Answer: DEEPSIGH

Clue #25: 36. Tell-all Reddit sesh

3-letter answer Answer: AMA

Clue #26: 37. Fell apart in spectacular fashion

8-letter answer Answer: IMPLODED

Word Help: Synonyms: implode, go_off
Antonyms: explode

Clue #27: 42. "My child is on the honor roll" and others

6-letter answer Answer: DECALS

Word Help: Synonyms: decalcomania, decal

Clue #28: 43. Not go to bed

6-letter answer Answer: STAYUP

Clue #29: 44. Foolish sort

6-letter answer Answer: GOOBER

Word Help: Synonyms: groundnut, monkey_nut, goober

Clue #30: 45. Common component of a date

5-letter answer Answer: COMMA

Word Help: Synonyms: comma_butterfly, Polygonia_comma, comma

Clue #31: 47. Certain phone pop-up

5-letter answer Answer: ALERT

Word Help: Synonyms: brisk, warning_signal, zippy
Antonyms: unalert

Clue #32: 48. Swanky

4-letter answer Answer: POSH

Word Help: Synonyms: swish, posh, classy

Clue #33: 50. Setting for "Gladiator"

4-letter answer Answer: ROME

Word Help: Synonyms: capital_of_Italy, Eternal_City, Roma

Clue #34: 51. Leche drinker

4-letter answer Answer: BEBE

Clue #35: 52. Work that debuted at the Cairo opera house in 1871

4-letter answer Answer: AIDA

Clue #36: 53. Annoying plumbing problem

4-letter answer Answer: DRIP

Word Help: Synonyms: dripping, trickle, dribble

Clue #37: 54. Producers of stains

4-letter answer Answer: SINS

Word Help: Synonyms: boob, blunder, wickedness

Expert Solving Strategies

• Look for fill-in-the-blank clues first (they're often easiest)
• Watch for question marks indicating wordplay
• Check vowel patterns in partially solved words

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27417 Tue Mar 12, 2024 NYT by Andrew Kingsley and Garrett Chalfin

Across Clues :

1. Discontinue, 5. ___ cake (dessert with a liquid chocolate core), 9. Skewered meat dish, 14. Wander, 15. "Victory is mine!", 16. Reply to "Grazie", 17. A♭?, 19. Feeling the need to scratch, 20. Blanc who was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices", 21. Tries not to be found, 22. "Hello," in Mandarin, 23. Categorize, 25. Give lip to, 26. Where visitors take photos pretending to hold up a landmark, 28. Not playing any songs, as a radio station, 31. Rocker Lavigne, 34. Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer, 36. Never Have I ___ (party game), 37. Shakespearean "Tsk!", 38. B♭?, 41. X–III, 42. Berry rich in antioxidants (and vowels), 44. Accessory that may denote military rank, 45. Deep chasm, 47. Smallest unit of purchasing power, in an idiom, 49. Start of a spell, 51. Liquid-ate?, 52. "You can say that again!", 56. High-end Honda, 58. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar, 61. Apt anagram of "yea", 62. Put forward, 63. B♯?, 65. Speak one's mind, 66. Cereal crop, 67. Gave the go-ahead, 68. Quick kisses, 69. Occasion for blowing out candles, informally, 70. Dudes

Down Clues :

1. Field of play?, 2. Double Dutch equipment, 3. Racetrack shapes, 4. Pay-___-view, 5. City ___ (place for a population sign), 6. Wowed, 7. Botanical climber, 8. Flik and Dot, in "A Bug's Life", 9. Kind of cord or column, 10. Skilled performer, 11. E♯?, 12. Persian honorific, 13. Fluctuate wildly, 18. Skydiving or a ride on a roller coaster, 24. Big name in nail polish, 25. Whole host, 27. Corroded, 28. "Hi," in Lanai, 29. Lanai neckwear, 30. Mother of Kim, Kylie and Kourtney, 31. A ways away, 32. The "V" of V.P., 33. Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle, 35. Show stoppers?, 39. "Winning ___ everything", 40. Fictional land ruled by Aslan, 43. Winter Olympics facility, 46. Naughty, 48. Fills with delight, 50. Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that subsequently shredded itself, 53. A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity, 54. "Sheesh!", 55. Tends to an overgrown garden, 56. Each, 57. Make do, 58. Amorphous shape, 59. Hamperful, 60. Smallest bit, 64. Daily record

Break down the NYT Crosswords: March 12, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Discontinue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROP

  Possible Answer : spend, shed, throw_away, overlook, dismiss, devolve, drop_off, set_down, deteriorate, fall, throw, degenerate, dribble, cliff, throw_off, knock_off, dip, drip, expend, put_down, neglect, flatten, discharge, cut_down, free_fall, send_away, drop_cloth, unload, driblet, strike_down, omit, miss, overleap, drop-off, sink, bead, pearl, cast, fell, swing, shake_off, dangle, cast_off, pretermit, leave_out, drib, drop, drop_curtain, send_packing, drop_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : sharpen, recuperate, attend_to




• The clue is 5. ___ cake (dessert with a liquid chocolate core). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAVA

  Possible Answer : lava




• The clue is 9. Skewered meat dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SATAY




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

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

  The answer: ROVE

  Possible Answer : roll, rove, vagabond, reeve, ramble, range, tramp, drift, roam, stray, swan, wander, cast




• The clue is 15. "Victory is mine!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWIN




• The clue is 16. Reply to "Grazie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PREGO




• The clue is 17. A♭?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APARTMENT

  Possible Answer : flat, apartment




• The clue is 19. Feeling the need to scratch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCHY

  Possible Answer : antsy, itchy, fretful, fidgety




• The clue is 20. Blanc who was known as "The Man of a Thousand Voices". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL




• The clue is 21. Tries not to be found. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIDES

  Possible Answer : fell, enshroud, conceal, pelt, shroud, cover, hide_out, obscure, obliterate, hide, blot_out, veil, skin

  Possible Opposite Answer : show




• The clue is 22. "Hello," in Mandarin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIHAO




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

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

  The answer: ASSORT

  Possible Answer : sort_out, associate, separate, class, classify, sort, consort, assort, affiliate




• The clue is 25. Give lip to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASS

  Possible Answer : mouth, sass, backtalk, SAS, back_talk, sassing, Special_Air_Service, lip




• The clue is 26. Where visitors take photos pretending to hold up a landmark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PISA

  Possible Answer : Pisa




• The clue is 28. Not playing any songs, as a radio station. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLTALK




• The clue is 31. Rocker Lavigne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVRIL




• The clue is 34. Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALE

  Possible Answer : tale, narration, tarradiddle, story, taradiddle, narrative, fib




• The clue is 36. Never Have I ___ (party game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVER

  Possible Answer : ever, of_all_time, ever_so, e'er, always

  Possible Opposite Answer : never




• The clue is 37. Shakespearean "Tsk!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIE




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

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

  The answer: LIEDOWN




• The clue is 41. X–III. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VII

  Possible Answer : VII, septet, seven, heptad, septenary, vii, 7, sevener




• The clue is 42. Berry rich in antioxidants (and vowels). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACAI




• The clue is 44. Accessory that may denote military rank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer : waistband, waistcloth, sash, window_sash, girdle, cincture




• The clue is 45. Deep chasm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABYSS

  Possible Answer : abysm, abyss




• The clue is 47. Smallest unit of purchasing power, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDCENT




• The clue is 49. Start of a spell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABRA




• The clue is 51. Liquid-ate?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MELT

  Possible Answer : run, evaporate, unfreeze, unthaw, melt, mellow_out, fade, dethaw, thawing, melting, mellow, dissolve, meld, thaw, disappear, melt_down




• The clue is 52. "You can say that again!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANDHOW




• The clue is 56. High-end Honda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACURA




• The clue is 58. Pancakes sometimes served with caviar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLINI

  Possible Answer : bliny, blini




• The clue is 61. Apt anagram of "yea". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYE




• The clue is 62. Put forward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSIT

  Possible Answer : fix, situate, put_forward, deposit, posit, submit, postulate, state




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

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

  The answer: LOOKALIVE




• The clue is 65. Speak one's mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPINE

  Possible Answer : animadvert, sound_off, think, speak_out, opine, speak_up, imagine, suppose, guess, reckon




• The clue is 66. Cereal crop. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OATS

  Possible Answer : oat




• The clue is 67. Gave the go-ahead. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKED




• The clue is 68. Quick kisses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PECKS

  Possible Answer : beak, lot, mass, pot, peck_at, passel, spate, heap, peck, batch, mickle, hen-peck, sight, pick_at, stack, nag, mint, pick, pick_up, pile, good_deal, slew, flock, great_deal, muckle, plenty, raft, tidy_sum, smack, mess, wad, deal, mountain, hatful, quite_a_little




• The clue is 69. Occasion for blowing out candles, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BDAY




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

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

  The answer: GUYS

  Possible Answer : make_fun, guy_rope, laugh_at, poke_fun, Guy, cat, hombre, bozo, ridicule, rib, blackguard, guy, roast, guy_cable, jest_at, guy_wire

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Field of play?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAMA

  Possible Answer: drama, dramatic_play, play, dramatic_event

• The clue is 2. Double Dutch equipment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPES

  Possible Answer: Mexican_valium, R-2, roofy, rope, circle, forget_me_drug, rophy, leash, lasso, roach

• The clue is 3. Racetrack shapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVALS

  Possible Answer: oval, ellipse

• The clue is 4. Pay-___-view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PER

• The clue is 5. City ___ (place for a population sign). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMITS

  Possible Answer: fix, limit, demarcation_line, trammel, confine, define, determine, throttle, boundary, bound, terminal_point, restrain, demarcation, point_of_accumulation, terminus_ad_quem, specify, restrict, circumscribe, set, limitation, limit_point

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

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

  The answer: AWED

  Possible Answer: awestricken, awful, awed, awe, awestruck

  Possible Opposite Answer : unawed

• The clue is 7. Botanical climber. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VINE

  Possible Answer: vine

• The clue is 8. Flik and Dot, in "A Bug's Life". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANTS

  Possible Answer: emmet, pismire, ant

• The clue is 9. Kind of cord or column. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPINAL

  Possible Answer: spinal, spinal_anesthesia, spinal_anaesthesia

• The clue is 10. Skilled performer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTISTE

  Possible Answer: artiste

• The clue is 11. E♯?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TECHSAVVY

• The clue is 12. Persian honorific. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGHA

  Possible Answer: Aga, Agha

• The clue is 13. Fluctuate wildly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOYO

• The clue is 18. Skydiving or a ride on a roller coaster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THRILL

  Possible Answer: exalt, inebriate, kick, thrill, throb, exhilarate, tickle, beatify, vibrate, bang, boot, chill, shiver, frisson, rush, tingle, shudder, charge, flush, quiver, tickle_pink

• The clue is 24. Big name in nail polish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPI

• The clue is 25. Whole host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEW

  Possible Answer: lot, mass, pot, passel, spate, heap, slue, peck, batch, mickle, sheer, murder, bump_off, swerve, veer, sight, polish_off, slide, stack, remove, dispatch, mint, cut, pile, slay, skid, good_deal, slew, flock, great_deal, muckle, plenty, raft, tidy_sum, mess, wad, deal, slip, off, hit, mountain, hatful, quite_a_little, trend, curve

• The clue is 27. Corroded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATEAT

• The clue is 28. "Hi," in Lanai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOHA

  Possible Answer: ciao, aloha

• The clue is 29. Lanai neckwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: wreath, chaplet, garland, lei, coronal

• The clue is 30. Mother of Kim, Kylie and Kourtney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRIS

  Possible Answer: kris, creese, crease

• The clue is 31. A ways away. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFAR

  Possible Answer: afar

• The clue is 32. The "V" of V.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VICE

  Possible Answer: frailty, vice

• The clue is 33. Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READMUSIC

• The clue is 35. Show stoppers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advertizement, advertisement, advertising, ad, advertizing, advert

• The clue is 39. "Winning ___ everything". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISNT

• The clue is 40. Fictional land ruled by Aslan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARNIA

• The clue is 43. Winter Olympics facility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICERINK

• The clue is 46. Naughty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAD

  Possible Answer: risky, spoiled, spoilt, regretful, badness, bad, unfit, defective, badly, tough, unsound, speculative, big, forged, uncollectible, high-risk, sorry

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness, unregretful

• The clue is 48. Fills with delight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELATES

  Possible Answer: uplift, lift_up, intoxicate, pick_up, elate

  Possible Opposite Answer : depress

• The clue is 50. Anonymous creator of a painting sold at auction that subsequently shredded itself. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BANKSY

• The clue is 53. A kind of poem / Found within this crossword clue / Serendipity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAIKU

  Possible Answer: haiku

• The clue is 54. "Sheesh!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OYVEY

• The clue is 55. Tends to an overgrown garden. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEEDS

  Possible Answer: pot, sens, grass, weeds, smoke, weed, locoweed, dope, sess, green_goddess, widow's_weeds, Mary_Jane, mourning_band, skunk, gage

  Possible Opposite Answer : cultivated_plant

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

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

  The answer: APOP

• The clue is 57. Make do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPE

  Possible Answer: make_out, cope, coping, grapple, make_do, header, manage, contend, deal, get_by

• The clue is 58. Amorphous shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOB

  Possible Answer: fleck, blob, blot, spot

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

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

  The answer: LOAD

  Possible Answer: cargo, encumbrance, shipment, lode, warhead, load_up, dilute, consignment, stretch, incumbrance, burden, debase, loading, laden, payload, lading, lade, load, freight, charge, onus, adulterate

• The clue is 60. Smallest bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IOTA

  Possible Answer: whit, tittle, smidge, shred, smidgen, iota, smidgeon, scintilla, smidgin

• The clue is 64. Daily record. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOG

  Possible Answer: log, logarithm, lumber

No 27378, Wed Oct 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Matthew Stock and Brooke Husic

Across Clues :

1. Birth day party?, 6. Oyster relative, 10. Pick up the tab, 13. Canvas holder, 14. Princess with "space buns", 15. Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga, 16. B.A. in Communications?, 19. Energizing force, 20. Doha native, 21. "Is that true about me?", 24. Stat for a successful squeeze play, 25. Confident, 26. M.S. in Biology?, 32. Cunning plans, 33. Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be", 34. Website builder, for short, 35. Reasonable, 36. Not accidental, 38. Tinder can be used for this, 39. College, to an Aussie, 40. Spot for drying dishes, 41. Contribute to the mix, 42. Ph.D. in Computing?, 46. "It seems to me," in online shorthand, 47. "___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan), 48. Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother", 49. Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly, 52. "Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan), 54. Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle?, 59. Gets along well, 60. Source of many an anonymous political quote, 61. Needing rinsing, maybe, 62. ___ throwing (trendy sport), 63. Secure to a dock, 64. Fashion sense

Wed Oct 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Cabinet member Haaland, 2. Item fit into a thole, 3. Largest NATO member, 4. Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii, 5. Distinguished athletes, 6. Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers, 7. Hissing tire's problem, 8. Afflict, 9. Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases, 10. "Pearls" in a drink, 11. Word with error or experience, 12. Creature in the animated film "Abominable", 15. Pi's last name in "Life of Pi", 17. Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo, 18. Severe, 21. Energizes, 22. Italian fashion capital, to Italians, 23. Truly legendary, 25. Time period, 27. Alternative to white or wheat, 28. Tennis champion Naomi, 29. "Hooray for me!", 30. Obtain through logic, 31. Balanced, 36. Group of problem solvers?, 37. Bounce off the walls, say, 38. Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial, 40. Verb on an invoice, 41. Speak to, 43. Garments worn by caber tossers, 44. Pot, 45. Ran out of battery, 49. Madly in love, 50. Plastic option, for short, 51. School that's home to Grace Hopper College, 52. Bird symbolizing obsolescence, 53. Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis, 55. South America's ___ de la Plata, 56. Sunbeam, 57. Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United, 58. Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 23, 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. Birth day party?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOULA

  Possible Answer : monitrice, birthing_coach, doula, labor_coach




• The clue is 6. Oyster relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLAM

  Possible Answer : clam, buck, dollar, one_dollar_bill, dollar_bill




• The clue is 10. Pick up the tab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUY

  Possible Answer : grease_one's_palms, steal, purchase, corrupt, bargain, bribe, buy

  Possible Opposite Answer : sell




• The clue is 13. Canvas holder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASEL

  Possible Answer : easel




• The clue is 14. Princess with "space buns". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIA




• The clue is 15. Warrior I or Warrior II, in yoga. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSE

  Possible Answer : puzzle, dumbfound, posture, get, position, perplex, stick, flummox, bewilder, baffle, personate, nonplus, sit, beat, gravel, vex, set, pose, mystify, model, amaze, mannerism, impersonate, airs, put, affectation, present, stupefy, affectedness, lay, place




• The clue is 16. B.A. in Communications?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAILLEALPHABET




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

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

  The answer: SPARK

  Possible Answer : spark, trigger_off, flicker, trip, trigger, set_off, Muriel_Sarah_Spark, twinkle, Spark, discharge, sparkle, electric_arc, light, electric_discharge, touch_off, Muriel_Spark, arc, Dame_Muriel_Spark, spark_off, actuate, glint, activate




• The clue is 20. Doha native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QATARI

  Possible Answer : Qatari, Katari




• The clue is 21. "Is that true about me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI




• The clue is 24. Stat for a successful squeeze play. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RBI

  Possible Answer : run_batted_in, rbi




• The clue is 25. Confident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SURE

  Possible Answer : trusted, for_certain, sure_enough, sure, certain, indisputable, surely, certainly, sure_as_shooting, for_sure

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncertain, unsure




• The clue is 26. M.S. in Biology?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICROSCOPESLIDE




• The clue is 32. Cunning plans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOYS

  Possible Answer : stratagem, ploy, gambit




• The clue is 33. Accessory that might read "Prom King" or "Bride to Be". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASH

  Possible Answer : cincture, girdle, window_sash, waistband, waistcloth, sash




• The clue is 34. Website builder, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEV




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

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

  The answer: SANE

  Possible Answer : sane, reasonable

  Possible Opposite Answer : insane




• The clue is 36. Not accidental. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEANT

  Possible Answer : entail, signify, imply, think, mean, intend, stand_for, have_in_mind, think_of




• The clue is 38. Tinder can be used for this. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIRE

  Possible Answer : flame, raise, fervor, fervency, flak, can, blast, flaming, evoke, arouse, fervidness, attack, ardour, flack, fire, burn, give_the_axe, displace, go_off, fervour, give_notice, ardor, discharge, force_out, elicit, sack, enkindle, fuel, dismiss, open_fire, burn_down, kindle, firing, give_the_sack, provoke, terminate, send_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : hire




• The clue is 39. College, to an Aussie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNI




• The clue is 40. Spot for drying dishes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACK

  Possible Answer : gouge, squeeze, wheel, wrack, scud, extort, rack, torture, excruciate, wring, stand, single-foot, torment




• The clue is 41. Contribute to the mix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDIN




• The clue is 42. Ph.D. in Computing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POCKETHARDDRIVE




• The clue is 46. "It seems to me," in online shorthand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHO




• The clue is 47. "___ Mubarak!" (greeting around Ramadan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EID




• The clue is 48. Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TED

  Possible Answer : Teddy_boy, Ted




• The clue is 49. Genre for James Baldwin's "Giovanni's Room," familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAYLIT




• The clue is 52. "Nothing runs like a ___" (ad slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEERE

  Possible Answer : John_Deere, Deere




• The clue is 54. Not distinguished by large differences … or an apt title for this puzzle?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMATTEROFDEGREE




• The clue is 59. Gets along well. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GELS

  Possible Answer : gelatin, gel, colloidal_gel, mousse




• The clue is 60. Source of many an anonymous political quote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIDE

  Possible Answer : aide-de-camp, adjutant, auxiliary, aide




• The clue is 61. Needing rinsing, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOAPY

  Possible Answer : fulsome, buttery, unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous, smarmy, soapy, oily




• The clue is 62. ___ throwing (trendy sport). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : ax, axe




• The clue is 63. Secure to a dock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOOR

  Possible Answer : moorland, moor, wharf, tie_up, Moor, berth




• The clue is 64. Fashion sense. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLE

  Possible Answer : fashion, trend, mode, style, way, expressive_style, elan, title, dash, stylus, vogue, manner, flair, panache

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Cabinet member Haaland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEB

  Possible Answer: debutante, deb

• The clue is 2. Item fit into a thole. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 3. Largest NATO member. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USA

  Possible Answer: U.S., Army, United_States_Army, US_Army, USA, United_States, U._S._Army, U.S.A., United_States_of_America, the_States, America, US

• The clue is 4. Graduation day wear at the University of Hawaii. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: lei, coronal, chaplet, wreath, garland

• The clue is 5. Distinguished athletes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLPROS

• The clue is 6. Dungeons & Dragons character with healing powers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLERIC

  Possible Answer: divine, cleric, ecclesiastic, churchman

• The clue is 7. Hissing tire's problem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAK

  Possible Answer: making_water, leak_out, wetting, news_leak, leak, outflow, escape, leakage, passing_water

• The clue is 8. Afflict. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIL

  Possible Answer: garlic, pain, trouble, ail

• The clue is 9. Website that contributed to the decline of road atlases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAPQUEST

  Possible Answer: MapQuest, mapquest

• The clue is 10. "Pearls" in a drink. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOBA

• The clue is 11. Word with error or experience. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USER

  Possible Answer: exploiter, user, drug_user, substance_abuser

• The clue is 12. Creature in the animated film "Abominable". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YETI

  Possible Answer: yeti, abominable_snowman

• The clue is 15. Pi's last name in "Life of Pi". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PATEL

• The clue is 17. Bloodwork and such, in medical lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABS

  Possible Answer: science_lab, science_laboratory, research_lab, laboratory, research_laboratory, lab

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

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

  The answer: HARSH

  Possible Answer: harsh, rough, abrasive, coarse

  Possible Opposite Answer : fine

• The clue is 21. Energizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPSUP

• The clue is 22. Italian fashion capital, to Italians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MILANO

  Possible Answer: Milan, Milano

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

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

  The answer: ICONIC

  Possible Answer: iconic

• The clue is 25. Time period. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAN

  Possible Answer: duo, couplet, cross, twosome, sweep, brace, pair, duad, twain, yoke, dyad, straddle, traverse, duet, span, couple, distich, bridge

• The clue is 27. Alternative to white or wheat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RYE

  Possible Answer: rye, rye_whisky, Secale_cereale, rye_whiskey

• The clue is 28. Tennis champion Naomi. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSAKA

  Possible Answer: Osaka

• The clue is 29. "Hooray for me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDIDIT

• The clue is 30. Obtain through logic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DERIVE

  Possible Answer: descend, derive, come, deduce, infer, educe, deduct, gain

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

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

  The answer: EVENED

  Possible Answer: level, flush, even, even_out

• The clue is 36. Group of problem solvers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATHTEAM

• The clue is 37. Bounce off the walls, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

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

• The clue is 38. Prez depicted in a wheelchair at his D.C. memorial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FDR

  Possible Answer: President_Roosevelt, Franklin_Roosevelt, Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt, F._D._Roosevelt, President_Franklin_Roosevelt, Roosevelt, FDR

• The clue is 40. Verb on an invoice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REMIT

  Possible Answer: send_back, defer, table, remitment, hold_over, put_over, slacken, remission, prorogue, shelve, set_back, put_off, remit, postpone, remand

• The clue is 41. Speak to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADDRESS

  Possible Answer: direct, treat, deal, speech, reference, turn_to, name_and_address, call, address, savoir-faire, speak, destination, cover, handle, accost, plow, come_up_to, computer_address

• The clue is 43. Garments worn by caber tossers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILTS

  Possible Answer: kilt

• The clue is 44. Pot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEFER

  Possible Answer: marijuana_cigarette, reefer, joint, stick, spliff

• The clue is 45. Ran out of battery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIED

  Possible Answer: decease, drop_dead, perish, break_down, conk, give_out, give_way, croak, die_out, break, pass, go, fail, give-up_the_ghost, become_flat, buy_the_farm, go_bad, expire, exit, kick_the_bucket, snuff_it, cash_in_one's_chips, choke, pass_away, pall, pop_off, conk_out, die

  Possible Opposite Answer : be_born

• The clue is 49. Madly in love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGA

  Possible Answer: doddering, senile, wild, doddery, dotty, gaga, crazy

• The clue is 50. Plastic option, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEX

  Possible Answer: American_Stock_Exchange, Curb, AMEX

• The clue is 51. School that's home to Grace Hopper College. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer: Yale, Yale_University, Elihu_Yale

• The clue is 52. Bird symbolizing obsolescence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DODO

  Possible Answer: dodo, fossil, Raphus_cucullatus, fogey, fogy

• The clue is 53. Acronymic achievement for Viola Davis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 55. South America's ___ de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIO

  Possible Answer: Rio_de_Janeiro, Rio

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

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

  The answer: RAY

  Possible Answer: shaft, beam_of_light, ray_of_light, irradiation, re, radiate, electron_beam, irradiate, shaft_of_light, light_beam, beam, ray

• The clue is 57. Soccer org. for Chelsea and Manchester United. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPL

• The clue is 58. Symbol atop the pyramid on a dollar bill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYE

  Possible Answer: heart, center, middle, centre, eyeball, eye, oculus, optic