October 27, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (41 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (37 Across, 41 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.7 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Tuesday Puzzle October 27, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Hershey's foiled confection	4
2A	5. Grade upgrade	4
3A	9. ___-mo	3
4A	12. Chaotic way to run	4
5A	13. Dolphins' home	5
6A	14. Hip to, as the latest news	4
7A	15. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of U.S. CAPITOL	15
8A	18. Declaration made with a card in hand	3
9A	19. Diameter of a quarter, roughly	4
10A	20. Mrs. Doubtfire, for one	5
11A	21. Madre's hermana	3
12A	22. "Obvs!"	3
13A	23. "My Sister's Keeper" author Picoult	4
14A	25. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of UNEARTHS	14
15A	31. Phone no.	3
16A	32. "___ & Roy" (children's TV series)	4
17A	33. "Selma" director DuVernay	3
18A	34. Sand castle shaper	4
19A	36. Some sausages, informally	5
20A	38. Help with a holdup	4
21A	39. Where ___ at	3
22A	40. Breeze (through)	4
23A	41. FedEx alternative	3
24A	42. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of GRAND TIME	14
25A	47. Torah holders	4
26A	48. "Nothing fools you better than the ___ you tell yourself": Teller	3
27A	49. Candy heart sentiment	3
28A	51. Beginning to a logical conclusion	5
29A	54. Disney queen of Arendelle	4
30A	55. Angry state	3
31A	56. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of MASTERING	15
32A	60. ___ at windmills (fight imaginary foes)	4
33A	61. Some Winter Olympics rides	5
34A	62. Things you might open with a click	4
35A	63. Sleep disrupter in a fairy tale	3
36A	64. Hitch, say	4
37A	65. Feed the kitty	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. Hershey's foiled confection"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
• Words that mean the same thing: snog, candy kiss, buss
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Grade upgrade"

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 useful or valuable quality
• Words that mean the same thing: asset, summation, positive
• The opposite would be: liability, minus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. ___-mo"

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: SLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "12. Chaotic way to run"

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 frenzied as if possessed by a demon
• Words that mean the same thing: murderously, berserk, demoniacal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "13. Dolphins' home"

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 member of the extinct algonquian people formerly living in northern indiana and southern michigan
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MIAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "14. Hip to, as the latest news"

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: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "15. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of U.S. CAPITOL"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: POLITICSASUSUAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Declaration made with a card in hand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: UNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Diameter of a quarter, roughly"

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 unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
• Words that mean the same thing: in, edge, column inch
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INCH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Mrs. Doubtfire, for one"

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 woman who is the custodian of children
• Words that mean the same thing: nursemaid, nanny-goat, she-goat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NANNY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Madre's hermana"

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 brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
• Words that mean the same thing: transient ischemic attack
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. "Obvs!""

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: DUH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "23. "My Sister's Keeper" author Picoult"

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: JODI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "25. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of UNEARTHS"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TREASUREHUNTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Phone no."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. "___ & Roy" (children's TV series)"

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: ESME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. "Selma" director DuVernay"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AVA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "34. Sand castle shaper"

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 roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
• Words that mean the same thing: pailful, bucket
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Some sausages, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a very troublesome child
• Words that mean the same thing: holy terror, terror, brat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Help with a holdup"

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 assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. Where ___ at"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: information technology, 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: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "40. Breeze (through)"

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 large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
• Words that mean the same thing: navigate, canvass, voyage
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "41. FedEx alternative"

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: DHL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "42. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of GRAND TIME"

Quick Info: This answer has 14 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GETTINGMARRIED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. Torah holders"

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 (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: ark, Ark, Ark of the Covenant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. "Nothing fools you better than the ___ you tell yourself": Teller"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: consist, lie in, lie down
• The opposite would be: stand, arise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. Candy heart sentiment"

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: LUV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. Beginning to a logical conclusion"

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 (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
• Words that mean the same thing: so, thus, thence
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HENCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. Disney queen of Arendelle"

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: ELSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "55. Angry state"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "56. Apt phrase that uses just the letters of MASTERING"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRAININGSEMINAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. ___ at windmills (fight imaginary foes)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
• Words that mean the same thing: tip, disceptation, joust
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TILT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. Some Winter Olympics rides"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a racing sled for one or two people
• Words that mean the same thing: tug, stuff, toboggan
• The opposite would be: unstuff
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LUGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. Things you might open with a click"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
• Words that mean the same thing: playpen, pen, compose
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "63. Sleep disrupter in a fairy tale"

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 seed of a pea plant used for food
• Words that mean the same thing: pea plant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "64. Hitch, say"

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 tight cluster of people or things
• Words that mean the same thing: naut mi, air mile, slub
• The opposite would be: unravel, unknot
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "65. Feed the kitty"

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 (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle October 27, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Broken down for good	5
2D	2. "Consider that done!"	6
3D	3. One who plays alone	10
4D	4. One of a cross-country pair	3
5D	5. Machu ___ (Inca citadel)	6
6D	6. Mascara target	4
7D	7. Thurman of "Gattaca"	3
8D	8. "___ boom bah!"	3
9D	9. Fabricated, as a yarn	4
10D	10. College debt component	4
11D	11. Word before child or human	4
12D	13. Grade downgrade	5
13D	14. Lightning Bolt	5
14D	16. Like some pools	5
15D	17. Not warranted	5
16D	23. Kid	4
17D	24. Units of electrical resistance	4
18D	26. Sinuous fish	3
19D	27. The sea, to Neptune	5
20D	28. Cloth napkins and such	10
21D	29. She lost paradise in "Paradise Lost"	3
22D	30. 2020 Chinese zodiac animal	3
23D	34. 2019 Chinese zodiac animal	3
24D	35. Had a little something	3
25D	36. Safe space?	4
26D	37. Fixes, as an outcome	4
27D	38. Sashimi tuna	3
28D	40. Singer in Homer's "Odyssey"	5
29D	41. Lofty aspiration	5
30D	43. Implied but not expressed	5
31D	44. "Ready!"	6
32D	45. Climbs	5
33D	46. 10-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin	6
34D	50. Poetry	5
35D	51. Link letters	4
36D	52. Buffalo's lake	4
37D	53. Character voiced by Beyoncé in 2019's "The Lion King"	4
38D	54. Pop-up breakfast brand	4
39D	57. Kind	3
40D	58. Resident of a cloister	3
41D	59. Many a craft brew, briefly	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. Broken down for good"

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 destroyed or killed
• Words that mean the same thing: gone, done for
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KAPUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Consider that done!""

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: IMONIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. One who plays alone"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOLOARTIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. One of a cross-country pair"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Machu ___ (Inca citadel)"

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: PICCHU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Mascara target"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
• Words that mean the same thing: flog, eyelash, thong
• The opposite would be: unlash
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Thurman of "Gattaca""

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 benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "___ boom bah!""

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: International System, Systeme International d'Unites, sister
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Fabricated, as a yarn"

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 revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
• Words that mean the same thing: twirl, reel, spin
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. College debt component"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
• Words that mean the same thing: lend, loanword
• The opposite would be: borrow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LOAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Word before child or human"

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 being the only one; single and isolated from others
• Words that mean the same thing: solitary, lonesome, alone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Grade downgrade"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
• Words that mean the same thing: subtraction, negative
• The opposite would be: plus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MINUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Lightning Bolt"

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: USAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Like some pools"

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

  The answer is: TIDAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "17. Not warranted"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that not yet payable
• Words that mean the same thing: inordinate, unjustified, excessive
• The opposite would be: due
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNDUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Kid"

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 humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
• Words that mean the same thing: joke, jape, laugh
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Units of electrical resistance"

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 unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
• Words that mean the same thing: ohm, Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OHMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Sinuous fish"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. The sea, to Neptune"

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 domain in which something is dominant
• Words that mean the same thing: land, kingdom, region
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REALM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Cloth napkins and such"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TABLELINEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. She lost paradise in "Paradise Lost""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: EVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. 2020 Chinese zodiac animal"

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 any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
• Words that mean the same thing: betrayer, tell on, give away
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. 2019 Chinese zodiac animal"

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 domestic swine
• Words that mean the same thing: grunter, hog, copper
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "35. Had a little something"

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 goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
• Words that mean the same thing: use up, rust, deplete
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "36. Safe space?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
• Words that mean the same thing: cant, deposit, banking concern
• The opposite would be: withdraw, mistrust
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BANK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "37. Fixes, as an outcome"

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 gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
• Words that mean the same thing: fishing gear, swindle, trucking rig
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "38. Sashimi tuna"

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: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Singer in Homer's "Odyssey""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
• Words that mean the same thing: Delilah, femme fatale, temptress
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIREN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. Lofty aspiration"

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 series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: stargaze, ambition, pipe dream
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DREAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "43. Implied but not expressed"

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 implied by or inferred from actions or statements
• Words that mean the same thing: understood, silent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TACIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "44. "Ready!""

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: ALLSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "45. Climbs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a growth in strength or number or importance
• Words that mean the same thing: jump, upgrade, uprise
• The opposite would be: sit down, fall
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RISES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "46. 10-time N.B.A. All-Star Kevin"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that united states historian (1885-1981)
• Words that mean the same thing: Will Durant, William James Durant
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DURANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. Poetry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that literature in metrical form
• Words that mean the same thing: poetise, poesy, poetize
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VERSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "51. Link letters"

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 protocol (utilizing tcp) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
• Words that mean the same thing: hypertext transfer protocol
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HTTP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "52. Buffalo's lake"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of an iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of lake erie in northern ohio and northwest pennsylvania and western new york
• Words that mean the same thing: Lake Erie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "53. Character voiced by Beyoncé in 2019's "The Lion King""

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: NALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "54. Pop-up breakfast brand"

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: EGGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "57. Kind"

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 kind of person
• Words that mean the same thing: like
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ILK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "58. Resident of a cloister"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a woman religious
• Words that mean the same thing: nun buoy, conical buoy
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 41 Down: "59. Many a craft brew, briefly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	49	62.8%
Short Answer	20	25.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	4	5.1%
Geography	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	41
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 21, 2025 at 05:16 PM

NYTimes Saturday, August 17, 2024 - Crossword Clues Hints

The Crossword hints blog is an one of the most popular crossword clue puzzles with answers solver. Here are the clues and answers for today nyt puzzle.

NYTimes Saturday, August 17, 2024 

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 17, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Ireland's second-best-selling musical act after U2. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA




• The clue is 5. Forsythia, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRUB

  Possible Answer : shrub, bush




• The clue is 10. Verbally waver. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAW

  Possible Answer : haw, hawthorn




• The clue is 13. Something shown to a rude houseguest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOOR

  Possible Answer : threshold, doorway, room_access, door




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

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

  The answer: ABUSE

  Possible Answer : mistreat, ill-treatment, maltreatment, ill-usage, revilement, contumely, pervert, blackguard, vilification, step, misuse, ill-use, maltreat, shout, ill-treat, insult, clapperclaw, abuse




• The clue is 15. "___ Agua Para Chocolate" (hit 1992 foreign-language film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COMO




• The clue is 16. One might clean up lots of toys. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: DOGGROOMER




• The clue is 18. Potatoes, in Indian cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOO




• The clue is 19. Grown in ___ (brand of frozen French fries). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDAHO

  Possible Answer : Gem_State, ID, Idaho




• The clue is 20. Reason one might read a "Speed Hump" sign and laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIRTYMIND




• The clue is 22. One might be "slippery". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELM

  Possible Answer : elmwood, elm_tree, elm




• The clue is 23. Epic backdrop, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAR

  Possible Answer : war, state_of_war, warfare

  Possible Opposite Answer : peace, make_peace




• The clue is 25. Some skintight clothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAPERS

  Possible Answer : maker, shaping_machine, shaper




• The clue is 26. Coal miner's discovery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAM

  Possible Answer : wrinkle, crease, line, crinkle, furrow, bed, seam




• The clue is 28. Josh who voices Olaf in "Frozen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAD

  Possible Answer : gad, generalized_anxiety_disorder, spur, GAD, anxiety_reaction, jazz_around, gallivant




• The clue is 30. Initial tentative attempt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FORAY

  Possible Answer : despoil, maraud, reave, foray, strip, plunder, rifle, raid, ransack, pillage, loot




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

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: STAIRMASTER




• The clue is 35. Jamie Lee Curtis or Neve Campbell, notably. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SCREAMQUEEN




• The clue is 37. Really loses one's cool. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: GOESNUCLEAR




• The clue is 39. Planned Parenthood doc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBGYN




• The clue is 42. Often-bracketed bit of Latin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer : sic, set




• The clue is 43. Mark as important, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAR

  Possible Answer : virtuoso, adept, sensation, prima, lead, headliner, hotshot, principal, wiz, champion, mavin, leading, whizz, whiz, star, maven, wizard, starring, ace, genius, star_topology, stellar, superstar, asterisk




• The clue is 45. You! All of you!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLVERS

  Possible Answer : problem_solver, convergent_thinker, solver




• The clue is 48. Lunes, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIA

  Possible Answer : DIA, Defense_Intelligence_Agency




• The clue is 50. The "1" in 8-8-1, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIE

  Possible Answer : bond, standoff, tie, link, railroad_tie, tie_beam, wed, bind, necktie, attach, sleeper, crosstie, association, affiliation, linkup, tie-up, connect, tie-in, link_up, draw, marry, splice

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnect, untie




• The clue is 51. "Hold please"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INEEDAHUG




• The clue is 53. River through Glasgow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLYDE

  Possible Answer : Clyde




• The clue is 55. What lions can do that pumas cannot. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROAR

  Possible Answer : wail, bellow, yawl, yaup, roar, yowl, bellowing, hollering, ululate, thunder, boom, hollo, roaring, holla, holloa, howl, holler




• The clue is 56. "A deal's a deal!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: NOBACKSIES




• The clue is 58. ThinkPads, originally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBMS




• The clue is 59. ___ anglaise (rich custard). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CREME




• The clue is 60. Survey unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRE

  Possible Answer : Akko, Akka, acre, Accho, Acre




• The clue is 61. Cry for help. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOS

  Possible Answer : SOS, sol, soh, so




• The clue is 62. Toaster's opening. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERES

  Possible Answer : Here, Hera, here

  Possible Opposite Answer : there




• The clue is 63. Randall's elder daughter on "This Is Us". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESS

  Possible Answer : si, atomic_number_52, te, Te, tellurium, ti

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Goes down the drain, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDIES

  Possible Answer: twist, eddy, Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy, whirl, Eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, Mary_Baker_Eddy

• The clue is 2. Thinks (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOODLES

  Possible Answer: bonce, bean, noodle, attic, noggin, dome

• The clue is 3. Stretcher bearers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOGAMATS

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

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

  The answer: ARGH

• The clue is 5. Portuguese title. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAO

• The clue is 6. "True Detective" and "The Wire," for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HBODRAMAS

• The clue is 7. One-named poet from the 13th century. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUMI

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

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

  The answer: USERS

  Possible Answer: substance_abuser, drug_user, exploiter, user

• The clue is 9. Sea bed?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERTH

  Possible Answer: bunk, place, moorage, built_in_bed, office, mooring, wharf, post, berth, tie_up, billet, spot, position, slip, situation, moor

• The clue is 10. Like Medina, Saudi Arabia, vis-à-vis Medina, Ohio. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLIER

  Possible Answer: holy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

• The clue is 11. So-called "king of the Egyptian gods". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMONRA

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

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

  The answer: WOODSY

  Possible Answer: woodsy, arboreous, arboraceous, woody

• The clue is 15. Scouting gatherings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAMPOREES

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

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer: row, words, quarrel, wrangle, rowing, course, run-in, dustup

• The clue is 21. "Get me?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAFEEL

• The clue is 24. Match up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGREE

  Possible Answer: hold, harmonize, match, gibe, jibe, fit, agree, tally, consort, fit_in, concord, check, correspond, harmonise, accord, concur

  Possible Opposite Answer : disagree

• The clue is 27. Fashions out of whatever's lying around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACGYVERS

• The clue is 29. Sends to hell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAMNS

  Possible Answer: hoot, darn, imprecate, anathemise, beshrew, maledict, shucks, anathemize, tinker's_dam, bedamn, damn, tinker's_damn, curse, red_cent, shit

  Possible Opposite Answer : bless

• The clue is 32. Worked on a collapsible table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRONED

  Possible Answer: press, iron, ironed, iron_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : unironed

• The clue is 33. Hit Netflix show whose pilot episode is titled "Red Light, Green Light". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SQUIDGAME

• The clue is 34. Stanley of "Julie & Julia". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUCCI

• The clue is 36. Low-cost lager from Anheuser-Busch, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NATTYICE

• The clue is 38. Eleven in Las Vegas. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIDERS

  Possible Answer: despoiler, plunderer, pillager, raider, looter, freebooter, spoiler

• The clue is 39. God slain by his brother, then resurrected by his wife. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSIRIS

  Possible Answer: Osiris

• The clue is 40. Animal also known as a pygmy chimpanzee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONOBO

  Possible Answer: Pan_paniscus, bonobo, pygmy_chimpanzee

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

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

  The answer: GLEAMS

  Possible Answer: gleaming, lambency, gleam, glimmer, glow, shine, glisten, glint, glitter

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

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

  The answer: REESES

• The clue is 46. In Buffalo, it's a faux pas to order this with Buffalo wings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANCH

  Possible Answer: ranch, cattle_ranch, cattle_farm, spread

• The clue is 47. Buttress, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHORE

  Possible Answer: set_ashore, shore, prop, shoring, prop_up, land, shore_up

• The clue is 49. Frustrated cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACK

• The clue is 52. Eschew the subway, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBER

• The clue is 54. Something that's good to do a 180 on?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSAT

• The clue is 57. These, in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CES

  Possible Answer: cerium, atomic_number_58, Ce