27436 Mon Dec 23, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by xword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 23, 2024

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

Mon Dec 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues by xword hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Christmas baubles, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : orb, globe, eyeball, ball, revolve, orbit




• The clue is 5. Ontario-based network that aired "Schitt's Creek". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBC

  Possible Answer : blood_profile, CBC, complete_blood_count




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

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

  The answer: CAROMS

  Possible Answer : carom, cannon, ricochet




• The clue is 14. Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KALE

  Possible Answer : loot, clams, borecole, dough, bread, kail, lolly, shekels, wampum, lettuce, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, sugar, dinero, cole, colewort, boodle, cabbage, kale, pelf, gelt, moolah, simoleons, scratch, lucre




• The clue is 15. Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAO




• The clue is 16. "So done with that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERIT




• The clue is 17. *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNACKMIX

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• The clue is 19. Become a new country, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : break_away, splinter, secede




• The clue is 20. Horses' homes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STABLES

  Possible Answer : stalls, stable, horse_barn




• The clue is 22. Joie de vivre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELAN

  Possible Answer : ardour, zeal, flair, elan, ardor, dash, style, panache




• The clue is 23. Trim from the roster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUT

  Possible Answer : thin, slice, shortened, track, reduce, baseball_swing, slew, weakened, cut_back, ignore, hack, cut, stinger, issue, write_out, rationalize, sheer, cutting, prune, foreshorten, abbreviate, deletion, swerve, edit, turn_off, turn_out, thin_out, rationalise, tailor, geld, burn, cold_shoulder, veer, swing, disregard, bring_down, trimmed, cut_of_meat, cut_off, slashed, thinned, trend, skip, slue, gelded, trim_down, excision, trim_back, dilute, curve, edit_out, switch_off, cutting_off, slash, shorten, cut_down, gash, snub, trim, make_out, emasculated, undercut, contract, abridge, mown

  Possible Opposite Answer : untrimmed, expand, unmown, uncut, switch_on




• The clue is 25. *Buses, trains, subways, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASSTRANSIT




• The clue is 28. Worldwide. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLOBAL

  Possible Answer : globose, spherical, worldwide, global, world, ball-shaped, planetary, spheric, orbicular, globular, world-wide




• The clue is 30. Hoppy holiday?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTER

  Possible Answer : Easter, easter, easterly, east_wind




• The clue is 31. The "I" of FYI, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer : information, info




• The clue is 32. Look forward to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWAIT

  Possible Answer : expect, wait, look, await




• The clue is 34. CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: AFTERMIDNIGHT




• The clue is 40. Dirty, like a chimney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOTY

  Possible Answer : jet, pitchy, sooty, jet-black, coal-black




• The clue is 41. Q: "Why shouldn't you tell secrets on a farm?" A: "Because the corn has ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

  Possible Answer : capitulum, pinna, spike, ear, auricle




• The clue is 43. Whipped dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOUSSE

  Possible Answer : gel, hair_mousse, hair_gel, mousse




• The clue is 46. ___ Mae (college loan provider). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALLIE




• The clue is 48. *Rodeo footwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COWBOYBOOTS




• The clue is 51. Sly animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOX

  Possible Answer : dodger, George_Fox, confound, pull_a_fast_one_on, confuse, trick, play_a_joke_on, throw, fox, play_tricks, fuddle, slyboots, play_a_trick_on, fob, discombobulate, flim-flam, bedevil, Charles_James_Fox, Fox, befuddle




• The clue is 52. The "A" in A.D.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNO




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

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

  The answer: ARREARS

  Possible Answer : arrears




• The clue is 55. Tire patterns. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TREADS

  Possible Answer : pace, step, tread, trample, stride




• The clue is 58. *Portrait artist's medium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILPAINT




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

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

  The answer: TORTES

  Possible Answer : torte




• The clue is 62. ___ de plume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM




• The clue is 63. P, R, N, D or L. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEAR

  Possible Answer : geartrain, power_train, pitch, gear, gear_wheel, cogwheel, paraphernalia, appurtenance, train, gear_mechanism, geared_wheel, gearing




• The clue is 64. Military affirmative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESSIR




• The clue is 65. Musician/activist Yoko. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono




• The clue is 66. Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPY

  Possible Answer : descry, spy, espy, spot

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gives the green light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer: O.K., Oklahoma, okay, Sooner_State, okeh, OK, okey

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

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer: move, course, lead, tend, ladder, execute, flow, unravel, black_market, scarper, scat, take_to_the_woods, range, lam, die_hard, bleed, operate, run_for, race, melt, draw, run, run_away, hightail_it, consort, guide, melt_down, fly_the_coop, hunt, carry, work, prevail, function, endure, extend, play, bunk, pass, be_given, persist, escape, feed, lean, track_down, turn_tail, ply, campaign, incline, go, head_for_the_hills, hunt_down, break_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle

• The clue is 3. Words after "3, 2, 1 ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLASTOFF

  Possible Answer: blastoff, shot

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

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer: faction, religious_sect, sect, religious_order

• The clue is 5. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CYMBAL

  Possible Answer: cymbal

• The clue is 6. Backs out at the last second. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer: bail_bond, bond, bail

• The clue is 7. Rowing crew captains, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COXES

  Possible Answer: cyclooxygenase, coxswain, Cox, cox

• The clue is 8. Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COS

  Possible Answer: atomic_number_27, cosine, cos, Colorado, cobalt, romaine_lettuce, romaine, cos_lettuce, carbon_monoxide, carbon_monoxide_gas, CO, Co, conscientious_objector, Centennial_State

• The clue is 9. "___ Maria" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE

• The clue is 10. Like yesterday. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECENT

  Possible Answer: recent, Recent_epoch, Holocene_epoch, Recent, late, Holocene

• The clue is 11. Ending words of an ultimatum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORELSE

• The clue is 12. Where juggling balls are often seen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDAIR

  Possible Answer: midair

• The clue is 13. Arterial insert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENT

  Possible Answer: stent

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

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

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

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

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

  The answer: STEADY

  Possible Answer: unwavering, regular, brace, steadily, stabilise, sweetheart, unfaltering, steadfast, firm, calm, stiff, sweetie, unbendable, truelove, becalm, stabilize, unshakable, steady, unfluctuating

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsteady, unsteadily

• The clue is 23. Hollywood special effects, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CGI

• The clue is 24. Forearm bone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ULNA

  Possible Answer: ulna, elbow_bone

• The clue is 26. Rarity in a drought. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIN

  Possible Answer: pelting, rainfall, rain, rainwater, rain_down

• The clue is 27. Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTI

• The clue is 29. Spam spreader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOT

  Possible Answer: bot

• The clue is 32. Single-celled organism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOEBA

  Possible Answer: amoeba, ameba

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

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

  The answer: WIT

  Possible Answer: wittiness, humor, wag, humour, wit, brain, brainpower, card, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, witticism

• The clue is 35. Canadian gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 36. Optimistic, like an outlook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSY

  Possible Answer: blushful, rose-cheeked, fortunate, rosy, rosy-cheeked, flushed, rose-colored

• The clue is 37. Hair stiffener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gel, colloidal_gel, mousse, gelatin

• The clue is 38. Two equal parts, to kids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFSIES

• The clue is 39. Duo + one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIO

  Possible Answer: 3, trio, leash, threesome, triad, trey, trinity, ternary, troika, triple, tercet, ternion, III, triplet, terzetto, trine, deuce-ace, three, tierce

• The clue is 42. Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album "Erotica". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEX

  Possible Answer: wind_up, arouse, excite, turn_on, sexual_practice, sex_activity, sex, gender, sexual_urge, sexual_activity, sexuality

• The clue is 43. Marilyn of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONROE

  Possible Answer: Marilyn_Monroe, Norma_Jean_Baker, James_Monroe, President_Monroe, Monroe

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

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

  The answer: OWNERS

  Possible Answer: possessor, proprietor, owner

• The clue is 45. W.W. II naval menaces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBOATS

• The clue is 46. Heavenly protector of sailors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELMO

• The clue is 47. "I need it yesterday!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAP

  Possible Answer: ASAP

• The clue is 48. Snarky, as a remark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer: bitchy, cattie, cattish, catty

• The clue is 49. University of Maine town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORONO

  Possible Answer: Orono

• The clue is 50. Constellation with a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  Possible Answer: Hunter, Orion

• The clue is 54. Apt anagram of ANGER minus N. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGE

  Possible Answer: fury, craze, storm, rage, fad, madness, passion, furore, ramp, cult, furor

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

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

  The answer: DEI

• The clue is 57. Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSR

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

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer: nap, forty_winks, pile, sleep, catnap, short_sleep, cat_sleep, snooze, Napoleon, catch_a_wink

• The clue is 60. Give some effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, assay, test, try, judge, taste, try_out, effort, sample, adjudicate, render, seek, essay, stress, strain, endeavor, prove, examine, hear, try_on, endeavour

Wednesday August 07, 2024 NYT Crossword clues hints

Wednesday August 07, 2024 - NYT Crossword puzzle hints

Welcome to NYT puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle:

NYT Crosswords Clues: August 07, 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:

• 1. Rhyme of 49-Across, but not a homophone of 19-Across - Show Answer
  

  BUFF

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: buffet, lover, raw_sienna, buffer, fan, yellowish_brown, buff, burnish, furbish, devotee, caramel_brown, caramel



• 5. On the ___ - Show Answer
  

  LAM

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: head_for_the_hills, break_away, run, thrash, flail, thresh, escape, turn_tail, fly_the_coop, bunk, getaway, scat, hightail_it, scarper, take_to_the_woods, run_away, lam



• 8. Rhyme of 46-Across, but not a homophone of 21-Across - Show Answer
  

  DOFF

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: doff



• 12. Key that might be part of a chain - Show Answer
  

  ISLE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: isle, islet



• 13. Olay competitor - Show Answer
  

  NIVEA

  (5 letters)



• 15. Spaniard's "other" - Show Answer
  

  OTRA

  (4 letters)



• 16. Opposite of hopping - Show Answer
  

  DEAD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: absolutely, bushed, short, numb, stagnant, drained, beat, utterly, dead, suddenly, utter, perfectly, deadened, idle, abruptly, all_in

  Antonyms: live, living, alive



• 17. Customer service worker - Show Answer
  

  AGENT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: federal_agent, agent, factor, agentive_role, broker



• 18. "Serves you right!" - Show Answer
  

  GOOD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: near, in_effect, estimable, soundly, trade_good, dear, sound, safe, well, skilful, right, upright, unspoilt, thoroughly, dependable, beneficial, commodity, in_force, honest, adept, salutary, ripe, serious, goodness, good, honorable, proficient, full, undecomposed, respectable, effective, unspoiled, skillful, just, practiced, expert, secure

  Antonyms: bad, badness, ill, evilness, evil



• 19. Main branch of a tree - Show Answer
  

  BOUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: bough



• 21. It gets baked - Show Answer
  

  DOUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: clams, wampum, lucre, moolah, pelf, gelt, loot, shekels, kale, simoleons, boodle, cabbage, sugar, lettuce, dinero, bread, dough, lolly, scratch



• 23. Take a break - Show Answer
  

  REST

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: pillow, catch_one's_breath, stay, rest, relief, residue, relaxation, quietus, respite, balance, residuum, remainder, reside, roost, ease, rest_period, eternal_rest, remain, repose, eternal_sleep, lie, perch, residual, sleep, take_a_breather, breathe

  Antonyms: be_active, change



• 24. Not on board with - Show Answer
  

  ANTI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: anti

  Antonyms: pro



• 25. Evaluate for purity - Show Answer
  

  ASSAY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: seek, check, assay, try, essay, attempt



• 28. Like Plan B, for short - Show Answer
  

  OTC

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: over-the-counter, otc



• 30. Wee - Show Answer
  

  EENSY

  (5 letters)



• 34. Marshland - Show Answer
  

  FEN

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: fenland, marshland, marsh, fen



• 35. "___ Choice" - Show Answer
  

  SOPHIES

  (7 letters)



• 38. "Another sheep pun? ___ gotta be kidding!" - Show Answer
  

  EWE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ewe, Ewe



• 39. Field for grazing - Show Answer
  

  LEA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ley, lea, grazing_land, pastureland, pasture



• 40. Everglades wader - Show Answer
  

  HERON

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Heron, heron, Hero_of_Alexandria, Hero



• 41. Shade - Show Answer
  

  HUE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: hue, imbue, chromaticity



• 42. Gun-regulating grp. - Show Answer
  

  ATF

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms, ATF



• 43. By way of - Show Answer
  

  THROUGH

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: through_with, through_and_through, done, through



• 45. I.C.U. staffers - Show Answer
  

  RNS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: radon, RN, Rn, atomic_number_86, registered_nurse



• 46. Attention-getting sound - Show Answer
  

  COUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: coughing, cough



• 48. Sounds of sympathy - Show Answer
  

  AWS

  (3 letters)



• 49. Uneven - Show Answer
  

  ROUGH

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: rocky, grating, jolty, scratchy, jolting, approximate, bumpy, crude, jumpy, boisterous, rasping, rough, harsh, unsmooth, pugnacious, rough_in, uncut, fierce, raspy, approximative, rough_out, roughly, gravelly

  Antonyms: smooth, cut



• 51. Conditional words - Show Answer
  

  ORS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Beaver_State, operating_theatre, surgery, OR, Oregon, operating_room, operating_theater



• 53. Pacific ___ - Show Answer
  

  RIM

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lip, brim, rim, flange



• 54. Unfair outcome, informally - Show Answer
  

  BUMDEAL

  (7 letters)



• 58. Corkscrew-shaped pasta - Show Answer
  

  FUSILLI

  (7 letters)



• 62. A pop star might go by this - Show Answer
  

  ONENAME

  (7 letters)



• 63. Stay away (from) - Show Answer
  

  ABSTAIN

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: refrain, desist, abstain

  Antonyms: consume



• 64. Used as a platform - Show Answer
  

  STOODON

  (7 letters)



• 65. More timid - Show Answer
  

  MOUSIER

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: mouse-colored, mousey, mousy, mouselike



• 66. Rhyme of 19-Across, but not a homophone of 46-Across - Show Answer
  

  COW

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: overawe, moo-cow, cow



• 67. Heavy-hearted - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pitiful, distressing, deplorable, sorry, sad, lamentable

  Antonyms: glad



• 68. Denver-to-Omaha dir. - Show Answer
  

  ENE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: east_northeast, ENE



• 69. Rhyme of 43-Across, but not a homophone of 49-Across - Show Answer
  

  RUE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ruefulness, regret, Ruta_graveolens, rue, herb_of_grace, sorrow, repent

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Put in an offer - Show Answer
  

  BID

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: wish, entreat, bid, adjure, bidding, press, play, dictation, beseech, tender, conjure, command, call, invite, offer



• 2. Avail - Show Answer
  

  USE

  (3 letters)

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



• 3. Exerciser's target - Show Answer
  

  FLAB

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: flab



• 4. Classic accessory for Humphrey Bogart - Show Answer
  

  FEDORA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: homburg, trilby, fedora, felt_hat, Stetson



• 5. Many a Gilbert and Sullivan work - Show Answer
  

  LIGHTOPERA

  (10 letters)



• 6. Park in N.Y.C., e.g. - Show Answer
  

  AVE

  (3 letters)



• 7. Untruthful - Show Answer
  

  MENDACIOUS

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: mendacious



• 8. Pooch - Show Answer
  

  DOGGIE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: doggie, doggy, bow-wow, barker, pooch



• 9. "Conversely …," in a text - Show Answer
  

  OTOH

  (4 letters)



• 10. Not to - Show Answer
  

  FRO

  (3 letters)



• 11. It doesn't stay hot for long - Show Answer
  

  FAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: fad, rage, furore, furor, craze, cult



• 13. Keeps at - Show Answer
  

  NAGS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: plug, jade, scold, common_scold, hen-peck, nag, hack, peck, nagger, scolder



• 14. Lots - Show Answer
  

  ATON

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Aten, Aton



• 20. Remedies for missed turns - Show Answer
  

  UEYS

  (4 letters)



• 22. Native Coloradans - Show Answer
  

  UTES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Ute



• 25. Insurer with an avian mascot - Show Answer
  

  AFLAC

  (5 letters)



• 26. Take care of - Show Answer
  

  SEETO

  (5 letters)



• 27. Real mess - Show Answer
  

  SNAFU

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: snafu, fucked-up



• 29. Rhyme of 21-Across, but not a homophone of 43-Across - Show Answer
  

  THROW

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: cast_off, hurl, shake_off, make, bemuse, hold, give, shed, confuse, fuddle, cast, thrust, confound, befuddle, bewilder, fox, discombobulate, drop, switch, flip, throw_off, stroke, have, cam_stroke, throw, project, bedevil, throw_away, contrive



• 31. Leader who wrote "The Discovery of India" - Show Answer
  

  NEHRU

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru



• 32. Totally shifted the momentum of - Show Answer
  

  SWUNG

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sway, swing, swing_over, drop, sweep, swing_out, get_around, dangle



• 33. "Hoo-boy!" - Show Answer
  

  YEESH

  (5 letters)



• 36. Exclamation of understanding - Show Answer
  

  OHH

  (3 letters)



• 37. Subj. taught by Fulbright scholars - Show Answer
  

  ENG

  (3 letters)



• 43. Clothing, colloquially - Show Answer
  

  THREADS

  (7 letters)

  Synonyms: screw_thread, string, meander, togs, yarn, weave, thread, wander, wind, train_of_thought, threads, ribbon, duds, draw



• 44. Serious workplace problem, for short - Show Answer
  

  HRISSUE

  (7 letters)



• 47. "Puh-lease!" - Show Answer
  

  GODNO

  (5 letters)



• 50. Leaves out - Show Answer
  

  OMITS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: pretermit, leave_off, omit, miss, except, take_out, overlook, exclude, neglect, leave_out, drop, overleap

  Antonyms: attend_to, include



• 52. Island country that's 24 hours ahead of its closest neighbor - Show Answer
  

  SAMOA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Samoa_i_Sisifo, Independent_State_of_Samoa, Samoa, Samoan_Islands, Western_Samoa



• 53. Apply, as sunscreen - Show Answer
  

  RUBON

  (5 letters)



• 54. Brownish pear - Show Answer
  

  BOSC

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: bosc



• 55. "Once more ___ the breach" - Show Answer
  

  UNTO

  (4 letters)



• 56. Communicate like a Sphynx - Show Answer
  

  MEOW

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaow, miaou, mew



• 57. Give for a time - Show Answer
  

  LEND

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: contribute, impart, add, lend, bestow, loan, bring

  Antonyms: borrow



• 58. "___ is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day": Gabriel García Márquez - Show Answer
  

  FAME

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: celebrity, fame, renown

  Antonyms: infamy



• 59. Leopard's spot - Show Answer
  

  LAIR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: den, lair



• 60. Place - Show Answer
  

  LIEU

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: position, place, stead, lieu



• 61. Memo line - Show Answer
  

  INRE

  (4 letters)

NY Times Crossword Answers May 15, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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NY Times Crossword Answers May 15, 2025 

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Workplace that often has sawdust

4-letter answer Answer: SHOP

Word Help: Synonyms: snitch, shop_class, frequent
Antonyms: boycott

Clue #2: 5. Offered up gossip

6-letter answer Answer: DISHED

Word Help: Synonyms: dish-shaped, serve, patelliform

Clue #3: 11. Close one, for short

3-letter answer Answer: BFF

Clue #4: 14. Part of a house that might shade part of a patio

4-letter answer Answer: EAVE

Clue #5: 15. African creature whose name is one letter away from what its horns might do

6-letter answer Answer: IMPALA

Word Help: Synonyms: Aepyceros_melampus, impala

Clue #6: 16. Constitutional change long endorsed by NOW

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: era, ERA, geological_era

Clue #7: 17. Some colorful apparel

12-letter answer Answer: TIEDYESHIRTS

Clue #8: 19. Bagel-and-schmear go-with

3-letter answer Answer: LOX

Word Help: Synonyms: lox, liquid_oxygen, LOX

Clue #9: 20. Longtime deodorant brand

5-letter answer Answer: ARRID

Clue #10: 21. Crazy about

4-letter answer Answer: INTO

Clue #11: 22. Number on a clothing tag

4-letter answer Answer: SIZE

Word Help: Synonyms: size_of_it, size, sizing

Clue #12: 23. Unnatural sight, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ESP

Word Help: Synonyms: ESP, second_sight, clairvoyance

Clue #13: 24. Outperforms

4-letter answer Answer: TOPS

Word Help: Synonyms: upside, round_top, elevation
Antonyms: bottom

Clue #14: 26. Certain grain source

7-letter answer Answer: RYESEED

Clue #15: 28. What might bring down the house?

5-letter answer Answer: ARSON

Word Help: Synonyms: incendiarism, arson, fire-raising

Clue #16: 30. Male film character played by a female terrier named Terry

4-letter answer Answer: TOTO

Clue #17: 31. Brother Felipe, Matty or Jesus of baseball

4-letter answer Answer: ALOU

Clue #18: 32. Accessory for a guitar neck

4-letter answer Answer: CAPO

Word Help: Synonyms: capo

Clue #19: 35. Thingamajigs

5-letter answer Answer: ITEMS

Word Help: Synonyms: token, detail, particular

Clue #20: 39. Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across

15-letter answer Answer: DOUBLENEGATIVES

Clue #21: 42. "In conclusion …"

5-letter answer Answer: ANDSO

Clue #22: 43. Darn it!

4-letter answer Answer: TEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: rent, shoot, snap

Clue #23: 44. Tilt

4-letter answer Answer: LEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: inclination, tilt, leaning
Antonyms: rich, fat

Clue #24: 45. Chimney part

4-letter answer Answer: FLUE

Word Help: Synonyms: flue_pipe, labial_pipe, flue

Clue #25: 47. Secret rendezvous

5-letter answer Answer: TRYST

Word Help: Synonyms: tryst, assignation, rendezvous

Clue #26: 49. Old-fashioned homemade cleaner

7-letter answer Answer: LYESOAP

Clue #27: 52. Call for delivery?

4-letter answer Answer: PUSH

Word Help: Synonyms: push_button, tug, crusade
Antonyms: pull

Clue #28: 54. Org. concerned with nationwide traffic

3-letter answer Answer: DEA

Word Help: Synonyms: DEA, Drug_Enforcement_Administration, Drug_Enforcement_Agency

Clue #29: 56. Scent

4-letter answer Answer: ODOR

Word Help: Synonyms: odour, olfactory_property, smell

Clue #30: 57. Spoils

4-letter answer Answer: LOOT

Word Help: Synonyms: moolah, simoleons, bread

Clue #31: 59. Hoops great ___ Thomas

5-letter answer Answer: ISIAH

Clue #32: 61. Cow's chew

3-letter answer Answer: CUD

Word Help: Synonyms: cud, wad, chaw

Clue #33: 62. Des Moines's domain

12-letter answer Answer: HAWKEYESTATE

Clue #34: 64. Word after tell or catch

3-letter answer Answer: ALL

Word Help: Synonyms: whole, all, totally
Antonyms: partly, some

Clue #35: 65. Directs

6-letter answer Answer: STEERS

Word Help: Synonyms: manoeuver, head, bullock

Clue #36: 66. Sphere ... or 4πr², for the surface of a sphere

4-letter answer Answer: AREA

Word Help: Synonyms: sphere, field, surface_area

Clue #37: 67. Shortest among the top 25 most common U.S. surnames

3-letter answer Answer: LEE

Word Help: Synonyms: Shelton_Jackson_Lee, downwind, lee_side
Antonyms: windward

Clue #38: 68. Scottish cryptid, informally

6-letter answer Answer: NESSIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Nessie, Loch_Ness_monster

Clue #39: 69. Any member in the group with the 1965 hit "Turn! Turn! Turn!"

4-letter answer Answer: BYRD

Word Help: Synonyms: Richard_E._Byrd, Admiral_Byrd, Byrd

Across Clues and Answers (39)

Clue #1: 1. Small, clingy bristles on a gecko's foot

5-letter answer Answer: SETAE

Word Help: Synonyms: seta

Clue #2: 2. Establishment where things are cut and dried?

9-letter answer Answer: HAIRSALON

Clue #3: 3. Self-satisfied and then some

9-letter answer Answer: OVERPROUD

Word Help: Synonyms: overproud

Clue #4: 4. Spa service, for short

4-letter answer Answer: PEDI

Clue #5: 5. Exhibit in a natural history museum, informally

4-letter answer Answer: DINO

Clue #6: 6. Cool cat's "Roger that"

5-letter answer Answer: IMHIP

Clue #7: 7. Dizzy feeling, with "the"

5-letter answer Answer: SPINS

Word Help: Synonyms: spin_around, gyrate, twirl

Clue #8: 8. Eponym of the N.H.L.'s M.V.P. award

4-letter answer Answer: HART

Word Help: Synonyms: Lorenz_Hart, Lorenz_Milton_Hart, stag

Clue #9: 9. Charger in una corrida

6-letter answer Answer: ELTORO

Clue #10: 10. Chargers in courts, for short

3-letter answer Answer: DAS

Word Help: Synonyms: das, district_attorney, cony

Clue #11: 11. Prove untrue

5-letter answer Answer: BELIE

Word Help: Synonyms: contradict, belie, misrepresent

Clue #12: 12. Suddenly went still

5-letter answer Answer: FROZE

Word Help: Synonyms: suspend, immobilize, freeze_out
Antonyms: boil, unblock

Clue #13: 13. Like some documents in the pre-internet age

5-letter answer Answer: FAXED

Word Help: Synonyms: telefax, fax, facsimile

Clue #14: 18. Acknowledge nonverbally

5-letter answer Answer: NODTO

Clue #15: 22. With an air of haughtiness

8-letter answer Answer: SNOOTILY

Word Help: Synonyms: snobbishly, snootily, uppishly

Clue #16: 25. In days past

4-letter answer Answer: ONCE

Word Help: Synonyms: once, in_one_case, erst

Clue #17: 27. Shout in a game of tag

5-letter answer Answer: NOTIT

Clue #18: 29. Replaces

7-letter answer Answer: SUBSFOR

Clue #19: 30. Caesar wrap?

4-letter answer Answer: TOGA

Word Help: Synonyms: toga

Clue #20: 31. ___ Lovelace, mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron

3-letter answer Answer: ADA

Word Help: Synonyms: ADA, adenosine_deaminase

Clue #21: 33. Lead-in to chamber

4-letter answer Answer: ANTE

Word Help: Synonyms: ante

Clue #22: 34. Letter before cue

3-letter answer Answer: PEE

Word Help: Synonyms: water, weewee, piss

Clue #23: 36. Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman

9-letter answer Answer: EVESDIARY

Clue #24: 37. Carnivore

9-letter answer Answer: MEATEATER

Clue #25: 38. Fig. written in boxes on a W-9

3-letter answer Answer: SSN

Clue #26: 40. Woman's name spelled out in a 1970 hit

4-letter answer Answer: LOLA

Clue #27: 41. Liberal ___

4-letter answer Answer: ARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: liberal_arts, fine_art, artistry

Clue #28: 46. Burning the midnight oil, say

6-letter answer Answer: UPLATE

Clue #29: 48. Beast with a horn

5-letter answer Answer: RHINO

Word Help: Synonyms: rhinoceros, rhino

Clue #30: 49. In the neighborhood

5-letter answer Answer: LOCAL

Word Help: Synonyms: topical_anesthetic, local_anesthetic, local
Antonyms: national, express

Clue #31: 50. Small bump

6-letter answer Answer: NODULE

Word Help: Synonyms: nodule, tubercle

Clue #32: 51. Word after wet, pool or chicken

6-letter answer Answer: NOODLE

Word Help: Synonyms: noggin, bean, noodle

Clue #33: 52. Slow sorts, in slang

5-letter answer Answer: POKES

Word Help: Synonyms: stab, prod, paper_bag

Clue #34: 53. Baby carriers

5-letter answer Answer: UTERI

Word Help: Synonyms: uterus, womb

Clue #35: 55. In the lead

5-letter answer Answer: AHEAD

Word Help: Synonyms: in_the_lead, before, forwards
Antonyms: backward, back

Clue #36: 58. Is behind

4-letter answer Answer: OWES

Word Help: Synonyms: owe

Clue #37: 60. Shot in the dark

4-letter answer Answer: STAB

Word Help: Synonyms: stab, pang, prod

Clue #38: 62. Sister channel of QVC

3-letter answer Answer: HSN

Clue #39: 63. Narrow amount to win by

4-letter answer Answer: NOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: poke, wind, nozzle

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