XWordHint Times Crossword Complete Solution: July 09, 2025
Our expert breakdown helps you solve the July 09 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Top dog?
Clue #2: 5. Top hat?
Clue #3: 8. Top gun?
Clue #4: 14. Olympic event in which athletes wear masks
Clue #5: 15. Balmy time in Bordeaux
Clue #6: 16. Squids' kin
Clue #7: 17. Marilyn Monroe used eyeliner to darken the one on her cheek
Clue #8: 18. Late actor Kilmer
Clue #9: 19. Be off the mark
Clue #10: 20. Number with 12 zeros in the U.S. but 18 zeros in other parts of the world
Clue #11: 23. Cotillion V.I.P.
Clue #12: 24. Top 10 song
Antonyms: miss
Clue #13: 25. Auntie ___ (food court chain)
Clue #14: 27. Who, What or I Don't Know, to Abbott and Costello
Clue #15: 31. Popular digital wallet service
Clue #16: 35. Non-Rx
Clue #17: 36. Dance instruction
Clue #18: 38. Jason of "How I Met Your Mother"
Clue #19: 39. One wearing a djellaba robe, typically
Clue #20: 41. Outer boundaries, as where this puzzle's theme answers are located
Clue #21: 44. Hospital fluids
Clue #22: 45. Pat ___, three-time N.B.A. Coach of the Year
Clue #23: 47. Bit of litter by a theater
Clue #24: 49. It may be picked by the picky
Clue #25: 50. Kind of Emmy
Antonyms: night
Clue #26: 53. Last Supper guest
Clue #27: 55. One end of a battery
Antonyms: cathode
Clue #28: 57. State animal of Utah
Clue #29: 58. Ryder Cup org.
Clue #30: 61. Famous misquote of a James Cagney line from the 1932 film "Taxi!"
Clue #31: 66. Beyond belief
Antonyms: natural, real
Clue #32: 68. Hunk
Clue #33: 69. ___ land
Clue #34: 70. Repeated sounds in "Hey Jude"
Clue #35: 71. From ___ Z
Clue #36: 72. Many moons
Antonyms: rejuvenate
Clue #37: 73. Bottom feeder?
Clue #38: 74. Bottom line?
Clue #39: 75. Bottom dollar?
Across Clues and Answers (39)
Clue #1: 1. Side note?
Clue #2: 2. Agreed-___
Clue #3: 3. Prefix with communication
Clue #4: 4. Grow choppers
Clue #5: 5. Get off the ground?
Clue #6: 6. Stressed type: Abbr.
Clue #7: 7. Singer Reese
Clue #8: 8. California college where the writer David Foster Wallace taught English
Clue #9: 9. Unfriendly quality
Clue #10: 10. Ave. crossers
Clue #11: 11. Lowly sort
Clue #12: 12. Redheaded boy of 1960s TV
Clue #13: 13. Side arm?
Clue #14: 21. Parts of eyeglass frames
Clue #15: 22. First magazine to feature Steve Jobs on its cover (October 1981)
Clue #16: 26. Elvis's "___ Not You"
Clue #17: 27. Side plank?
Antonyms: get_off
Clue #18: 28. Parts of hearts
Clue #19: 29. Like snakes
Clue #20: 30. Mustachioed "Simpsons" character
Clue #21: 32. 007, for one
Clue #22: 33. Jeopardy
Clue #23: 34. Side dish?
Clue #24: 37. Family-friendly ratings
Clue #25: 40. Onetime alternative to VHS
Clue #26: 42. Gate info
Clue #27: 43. Comic book hero whose secret identity is Conner Kent
Clue #28: 46. Symbol of contrasting principles
Clue #29: 48. Get out of the starting gate fast
Antonyms: unbolt
Clue #30: 51. Bread
Clue #31: 52. End of a professor's address
Clue #32: 54. 1970s space station
Clue #33: 56. "J. ___" (2011 Clint Eastwood biopic)
Clue #34: 58. Side kick?
Clue #35: 59. Growl
Clue #36: 60. River under the Ponte Vecchio
Clue #37: 62. Itty bit
Clue #38: 63. Prego rival
Clue #39: 64. Guinness of "Star Wars"
Clue #40: 65. Side job?
Clue #41: 67. French 101 word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet
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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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
27444 Tue Dec 31, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints
Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 31, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Tue Dec 31, 2024 NY Times |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. A little off. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ASKEW
Possible Answer : skew-whiff, awry, cockeyed, askew, wonky, lopsided
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The clue is 6. Drive crazy?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SPEED
Possible Answer : fastness, step_on_it, rush, bucket_along, speeding, stop_number, focal_ratio, amphetamine, quicken, rush_along, hurrying, velocity, swiftness, speed_up, pelt_along, upper, hasten, speed, f_number, travel_rapidly, cannonball_along, hotfoot, belt_along, accelerate, hie, pep_pill, hurry, zip, race
Possible Opposite Answer : decelerate, linger
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The clue is 11. Loops in on an email, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CCS
Possible Answer : mil, ml, cubic_centimeter, millilitre, cc, milliliter, cubic_centimetre
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The clue is 14. Jewish mourning period. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SHIVA
Possible Answer : Siva, shivah, shiva, Shiva, shibah
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The clue is 15. ___-turvy. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TOPSY
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The clue is 16. Soccer stadium chant. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: OLE
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The clue is 17. VOLT, AMP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: POWERCOUPLE
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The clue is 19. One might get tacked on right before purchase. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: FEE
Possible Answer : fee, bung, tip
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The clue is 20. Go around in circles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SPIN
Possible Answer : birl, twisting, gyrate, spin_around, whirl, twirl, spin, tailspin, spin_out, twist, reel
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The clue is 21. Bands' successes. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HITS
Possible Answer : hit, bang, rack_up, make, dispatch, strike, score, collision, attain, off, shoot, impinge_on, bump_off, collide_with, smash, remove, striking, gain, smasher, stumble, run_into, pip, tally, hitting, murder, slay, polish_off, reach, arrive_at, come_to
Possible Opposite Answer : miss
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The clue is 22. Disney villain with a pet parrot. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: JAFAR
Possible Answer : Jaffar, Jaffar_Umar_Thalib, Jafar, Jafar_Umar_Thalib
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The clue is 24. "Beowulf" and the "Mahabharata," for two. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EPICS
Possible Answer : epic_poem, epos, epic, heroic_poem
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The clue is 26. Apple gadgets. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CORERS
Possible Answer : corer
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The clue is 27. First, as a voyage. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MAIDEN
Possible Answer : initiatory, first, maid, initiative, maiden_over, inaugural, maiden
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The clue is 30. Buffalo N.H.L.ers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SABRES
Possible Answer : sabre, saber, cavalry_sword
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The clue is 31. Summer setting in D.C.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EDT
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The clue is 32. PUNCH, WALLOP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: PAIROFSOCKS
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The clue is 36. Member of K-pop's Blackpink. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: LISA
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The clue is 38. Oui's opposite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NON
Possible Answer : not, non
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The clue is 39. "Hold your horses!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: WAIT
Possible Answer : waitress, delay, hold_back, time_lag, wait, await, hold_off, hold, waiting, expect, postponement, look
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The clue is 40. FINGER, TOE. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: DOUBLEDIGIT
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The clue is 45. Mauna ___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: KEA
Possible Answer : kea, Nestor_notabilis
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The clue is 46. Adjective in the theme of "The Addams Family". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SPOOKY
Possible Answer : skittish, nervous, flighty, spooky
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The clue is 47. Superlatively impolite. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: RUDEST
Possible Answer : bad-mannered, uncivil, primitive, bounderish, raw, unmannerly, ill-mannered, crude, unmannered, natural, yokelish, ill-bred, underbred, rude, lowbred
Possible Opposite Answer : civil
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The clue is 49. Grow up. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MATURE
Possible Answer : get_on, ripen, age, mature, matured, senesce, fledged, suppurate, maturate, grow, ripe
Possible Opposite Answer : immature, green, unfledged
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The clue is 50. Orange box. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRATE
Possible Answer : crateful, crate
Possible Opposite Answer : uncrate
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The clue is 52. Act theatrically. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: EMOTE
Possible Answer : emote
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The clue is 53. Cause of a grimace. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PAIN
Possible Answer : hurting, pain_sensation, painful_sensation, annoyance, botheration, infliction, ail, hurt, trouble, pain, pain_in_the_neck, bother, painfulness, anguish, pain_in_the_ass, nuisance
Possible Opposite Answer : pleasure
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The clue is 54. Present day, in brief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: XMAS
Possible Answer : Dec_25, Christmas, Christmas_Day, Xmas
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The clue is 58. Like some simple home-improvement projects, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: DIY
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The clue is 59. HINT, TIP. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)
The answer: TWOPOINTERS
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The clue is 62. In years past. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: AGO
Possible Answer : agone, ago
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The clue is 63. Core belief. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TENET
Possible Answer : tenet, dogma
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The clue is 64. Got going. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: BEGAN
Possible Answer : set_out, lead_off, start, start_out, set_about, begin, commence, get, get_down
Possible Opposite Answer : end
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The clue is 65. Singer Bega a.k.a. "The King of Mambo". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LOU
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The clue is 66. Bottomless pit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABYSS
Possible Answer : abyss, abysm
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The clue is 67. 10-legged creatures. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CRABS
Possible Answer : bitch, crabby_person, Phthirius_pubis, beef, bellyache, Crab, holler, crab, crabmeat, crab_louse, gripe, Cancer_the_Crab, pubic_louse, crabs, grouse, squawk, pediculosis_pubis, Cancer
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Nile reptiles. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASPS
Possible Answer: Naja_haje, asp, Vipera_aspis, asp_viper, Egyptian_cobra
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The clue is 2. Word after talk or gift. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SHOP
Possible Answer: tell_on, browse, store, betray, give_away, shop_class, sponsor, patronise, stag, buy_at, rat, frequent, snitch, shop_at, denounce, shit, shop, workshop, patronize, grass
Possible Opposite Answer : boycott
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The clue is 3. Green fruit. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: KIWI
Possible Answer: kiwi, New_Zealander, apteryx, Chinese_gooseberry, kiwi_vine, Actinidia_deliciosa, Actinidia_chinensis, Kiwi, kiwi_fruit
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The clue is 4. Smoothed out. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EVENED
Possible Answer: flush, even, level, even_out
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The clue is 5. Simple two-player card game. 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 : make_peace, peace
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The clue is 6. Stone-faced. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: STOIC
Possible Answer: Stoic, stoical, unemotional_person, stoic
Possible Opposite Answer : emotional_person
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The clue is 7. Sulks. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: POUTS
Possible Answer: pout, sulk, Ameiurus_Melas, mop, hornpout, wry_face, horned_pout, eelpout, mow, brood, moue
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The clue is 8. Actor Mike or Omar. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EPPS
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The clue is 9. Subj. for some immigrants. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ESL
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The clue is 10. Certain salon offerings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: DYEJOBS
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The clue is 11. Sweet treat that often has a crumb topping. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: COFFEECAKE
Possible Answer: coffeecake, coffee_cake
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The clue is 12. Sunny forecast. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: CLEARSKIES
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The clue is 13. Fortunetellers. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SEERS
Possible Answer: prophet, visionary, oracle, prophesier, seer, illusionist, vaticinator
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The clue is 18. "Nixon in ___" (John Adams opera). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CHINA
Possible Answer: China, mainland_China, Red_China, PRC, Communist_China, china, Republic_of_China, Cathay, Taiwan, People's_Republic_of_China, Nationalist_China, chinaware
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The clue is 23. The In-N-Out Burger logo has a yellow one. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ARROW
Possible Answer: pointer, arrow
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The clue is 25. Verve. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PEP
Possible Answer: peppiness, pep, ginger
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The clue is 26. Half-___ (latte option). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: CAF
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The clue is 27. Gin rummy combo. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MELD
Possible Answer: immix, coalesce, meld, fuse, flux, merge, melt, canasta, commingle, blend, combine, basket_rummy, conflate, mix
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The clue is 28. Alternative to "Hasta la vista". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ADIOSAMIGO
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The clue is 29. "I can't do anything in this case". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)
The answer: ITSUPTOYOU
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The clue is 30. Police work?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SONG
Possible Answer: Song, call, Sung, birdsong, birdcall, song, strain, Song_dynasty, vocal, Sung_dynasty
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The clue is 33. ___ 500. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: INDY
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The clue is 34. French king. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ROI
Possible Answer: return_on_investment, return_on_invested_capital, ROI
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The clue is 35. Doctor's "Now!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: STAT
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The clue is 37. On the topic of. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ABOUT
Possible Answer: most, astir, about, nearly, approximately, near, around, well-nigh, nigh, roughly, more_or_less, some, virtually, just_about, or_so, close_to, almost
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The clue is 41. Country legend Lynn. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: LORETTA
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The clue is 42. Scratch (out). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: EKE
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The clue is 43. Neighbor of an Afghan. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IRANI
Possible Answer: Persian, Irani, Iranian
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The clue is 44. Boy king of Egypt. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TUT
Possible Answer: tsk, tut, tut-tut
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The clue is 48. Showtime drama with a serial-killer protagonist. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: DEXTER
Possible Answer: dexter
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The clue is 49. Gold, silver or bronze. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: MEDAL
Possible Answer: decoration, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon, laurel_wreath
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The clue is 50. Certain superhero accessories. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: CAPES
Possible Answer: crest, cape, mantle, ness, cap
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The clue is 51. Unruly uprisings. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RIOTS
Possible Answer: riot, thigh-slapper, wow, bacchanal, belly_laugh, debauchery, sidesplitter, scream, saturnalia, bacchanalia, howler, drunken_revelry, rioting, carouse, roister, debauch, orgy, public_violence
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The clue is 53. Yankee Doodle's method of transport. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PONY
Possible Answer: crib, trot, jigger, shot_glass, pony
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The clue is 55. ___ Millions. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MEGA
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The clue is 56. Part of U.A.E.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ARAB
Possible Answer: Arabian, Arab
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The clue is 57. Nine-digit government IDs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: SSNS
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The clue is 60. Fly catcher. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WEB
Possible Answer: WWW, vane, net, network, entanglement, World_Wide_Web, web
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The clue is 61. "S.N.L." network. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: NBC
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July 08, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint
Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
- Across Clues (37 clues)
- Down Clues (39 clues)
- Category Breakdown
- Complete Puzzle Statistics
- Pro Solving Tips
- Related Crossword Solutions
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Monday, July 08, 2019
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)
Average Word Length: 5.0 letters
Master Today's Across: NYT Monday Puzzle July 08, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
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| 1A | 1. Al who created Li'l Abner | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Chatting online, in brief | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Almost any offer that's too good to be true | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Doozy | 4 |
| 5A | 15. "I swear!" | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Robe in old Rome | 4 |
| 7A | 17. The "A" of U.A.E. | 4 |
| 8A | 18. *Basketball position for Magic Johnson or Steph Curry | 10 |
| 9A | 20. *Level on the military wage scale | 8 |
| 10A | 22. Player in front of a net | 6 |
| 11A | 23. What sailors and beachgoers breathe | 6 |
| 12A | 24. Uncouth person | 4 |
| 13A | 25. Colorado summer hrs. | 3 |
| 14A | 26. *Alternative to a brush when coating the side of a house | 8 |
| 15A | 30. Things coiled on the sides of houses | 5 |
| 16A | 33. With 44-Across, onetime British slapstick comic | 5 |
| 17A | 34. Single-stranded genetic molecule | 3 |
| 18A | 35. ___ and crafts | 4 |
| 19A | 36. Consumer products giant, for short ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues | 5 |
| 20A | 37. Tylenol target | 4 |
| 21A | 38. "You got it now?" | 3 |
| 22A | 39. Toyota hybrid | 5 |
| 23A | 40. North Pole resident | 5 |
| 24A | 41. *The Beach Boys or Backstreet Boys | 8 |
| 25A | 43. Amusement | 3 |
| 26A | 44. See 33-Across | 4 |
| 27A | 45. Marx's collaborator on "The Communist Manifesto" | 6 |
| 28A | 49. ___ Field, former home of the Seattle Mariners | 6 |
| 29A | 52. *Shade akin to olive | 8 |
| 30A | 54. *Sorority types who go out a lot | 10 |
| 31A | 56. Eugene O'Neill's "___ Christie" | 4 |
| 32A | 57. Help with a crime | 4 |
| 33A | 58. Letter-shaped fastener | 5 |
| 34A | 59. "Veni, ___, vici" | 4 |
| 35A | 60. Hellmann's product, informally | 4 |
| 36A | 61. Daytime or Primetime awards | 5 |
| 37A | 62. Holler | 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. Al who created Li'l Abner"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: CAPP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Chatting online, in brief"
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: IMING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Almost any offer that's too good to be true"
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 fraudulent business scheme
- Words that mean the same thing: mulct, rook, defraud
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: SCAM
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Across: "14. Doozy"
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 very attractive or seductive looking woman
- Words that mean the same thing: mantrap, looker, smasher
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: LULU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. "I swear!""
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!
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Ready for the answer? Click here!
The answer is: NOLIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. Robe in old Rome"
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 one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TOGA
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Clue 7 Across: "17. The "A" of U.A.E."
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 a semitic people originally from the arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks arabic and who inhabits much of the middle east and northern africa
- Words that mean the same thing: Arabian
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARAB
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Clue 8 Across: "18. *Basketball position for Magic Johnson or Steph Curry"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: POINTGUARD
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Clue 9 Across: "20. *Level on the military wage scale"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that rank in a military organization
- Words that mean the same thing: rating, military rank, military rating
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAYGRADE
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Clue 10 Across: "22. Player in front of a net"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
- Words that mean the same thing: goalkeeper, netkeeper, goaltender
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOALIE
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Clue 11 Across: "23. What sailors and beachgoers breathe"
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!
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The answer is: SEAAIR
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Clue 12 Across: "24. Uncouth person"
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 crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- Words that mean the same thing: churl, Goth, tyke
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BOOR
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Clue 13 Across: "25. Colorado summer hrs."
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!
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The answer is: MDT
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Clue 14 Across: "26. *Alternative to a brush when coating the side of a house"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
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The answer is: PAINTGUN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "30. Things coiled on the sides of houses"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
- Words that mean the same thing: hose down, hose, hosiery
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HOSES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "33. With 44-Across, onetime British slapstick comic"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that east indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
- Words that mean the same thing: sesame, Benjamin Kubelsky, benne
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BENNY
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Clue 17 Across: "34. Single-stranded genetic molecule"
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 (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from dna to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
- Words that mean the same thing: ribonucleic acid
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RNA
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Clue 18 Across: "35. ___ and crafts"
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 studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
- Words that mean the same thing: artistic creation, humanities, prowess
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ARTS
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Clue 19 Across: "36. Consumer products giant, for short ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about celebrity/entertainment.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANDG
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Clue 20 Across: "37. Tylenol 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 a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
- Words that mean the same thing: ail, anguish, painfulness
- The opposite would be: pleasure
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PAIN
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Clue 21 Across: "38. "You got it now?""
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about short answer.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- Words that mean the same thing: run into, watch, visualise
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEE
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Clue 22 Across: "39. Toyota hybrid"
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!
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The answer is: PRIUS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "40. North Pole resident"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at christmas
- Words that mean the same thing: Kriss Kringle, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SANTA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "41. *The Beach Boys or Backstreet Boys"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 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!
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The answer is: POPGROUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "43. Amusement"
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 activities that are enjoyable or amusing
- Words that mean the same thing: playfulness, merriment, play
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FUN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "44. See 33-Across"
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 local and well-defined elevation of the land
- Words that mean the same thing: mound, Benny Hill, pitcher's mound
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HILL
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Clue 27 Across: "45. Marx's collaborator on "The Communist Manifesto""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that socialist who wrote the communist manifesto with karl marx in 1848 (1820-1895)
- Words that mean the same thing: Friedrich Engels
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ENGELS
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Clue 28 Across: "49. ___ Field, former home of the Seattle Mariners"
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!
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The answer is: SAFECO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "52. *Shade akin to olive"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEAGREEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "54. *Sorority types who go out a lot"
Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: __________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PARTYGIRLS
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Clue 31 Across: "56. Eugene O'Neill's "___ Christie""
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 former copper coin of pakistan and india
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ANNA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "57. Help with a crime"
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!
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The answer is: ABET
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Clue 33 Across: "58. Letter-shaped fastener"
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!
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The answer is: UBOLT
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Clue 34 Across: "59. "Veni, ___, vici""
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!
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The answer is: VIDI
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Clue 35 Across: "60. Hellmann's product, informally"
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 egg yolks and oil and vinegar
- Words that mean the same thing: mayonnaise
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MAYO
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Clue 36 Across: "61. Daytime or Primetime awards"
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 an annual award by the academy of television arts and sciences for outstanding achievements in television
- Words that mean the same thing: Emmy
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EMMYS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "62. Holler"
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 loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- Words that mean the same thing: squall, shout out, call
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: YELL
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Solve the Down: NYT Monday Puzzle July 08, 2019
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Applauds | 5 |
| 2D | 2. Enveloping glows, old-style | 5 |
| 3D | 3. ___ del Rey, Calif. | 5 |
| 4D | 4. *Darts and snooker | 8 |
| 5D | 5. Somewhat | 6 |
| 6D | 6. An emoji may suggest it | 4 |
| 7D | 7. 1970s tennis champ Nastase | 4 |
| 8D | 8. Writer Anaïs | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Dig into work | 8 |
| 10D | 10. E. B. White's "___ Little" | 6 |
| 11D | 11. Unwanted stocking stuffer | 4 |
| 12D | 12. Prefix with cultural | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Prepared, as dinner or a bed | 4 |
| 14D | 19. Foolish, informally | 5 |
| 15D | 21. Frees (of) | 4 |
| 16D | 24. Marching halftime crews | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Fence in | 5 |
| 18D | 27. Mom's mom, for short | 4 |
| 19D | 28. The "U" of I.C.U. | 4 |
| 20D | 29. Mom's mom | 4 |
| 21D | 30. Lock securer | 4 |
| 22D | 31. ___ O's (breakfast cereal) | 4 |
| 23D | 32. One of 12 in Alcoholics Anonymous | 4 |
| 24D | 33. Oksana ___, 1994 Olympic skating wonder | 5 |
| 25D | 36. What may precede Chapter 1 in a novel | 8 |
| 26D | 37. *Roast accompaniment prepared with drippings | 8 |
| 27D | 39. $$$$, on Yelp | 5 |
| 28D | 40. Like choir music | 4 |
| 29D | 42. Run-down area | 6 |
| 30D | 43. Lavish meals | 6 |
| 31D | 46. Counting-off word | 5 |
| 32D | 47. 1980s tennis champ Ivan | 5 |
| 33D | 48. Creature that leaves a slimy trail | 5 |
| 34D | 49. What an email filter filters | 4 |
| 35D | 50. Rhyme scheme for Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" | 4 |
| 36D | 51. Glenn of the Eagles | 4 |
| 37D | 52. School event with a king and a queen | 4 |
| 38D | 53. "For Better or for Worse" mom | 4 |
| 39D | 55. Company that pioneered the U.P.C. bar code | 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. Applauds"
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 sudden very loud noise
- Words that mean the same thing: gonorrhoea, bam, bang
- The opposite would be: boo
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CLAPS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Enveloping glows, old-style"
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 sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
- Words that mean the same thing: aura, halo, aureole
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AURAE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ del Rey, Calif."
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!
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The answer is: PLAYA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. *Darts and snooker"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PUBGAMES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Somewhat"
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!
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The answer is: INPART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. An emoji may suggest it"
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 characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- Words that mean the same thing: temper, climate, humour
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MOOD
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Clue 7 Down: "7. 1970s tennis champ Nastase"
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!
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The answer is: ILIE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. Writer Anaïs"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: NIN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Dig into work"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GETGOING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. E. B. White's "___ Little""
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that united states painter best known for his portraits of george washington (1755-1828)
- Words that mean the same thing: Gilbert Stuart, Gilbert Charles Stuart
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STUART
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. Unwanted stocking stuffer"
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 fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the carboniferous period
- Words that mean the same thing: char, ember
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: COAL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Prefix with cultural"
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!
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The answer is: AGRI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Down: "13. Prepared, as dinner or a bed"
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 give certain properties to something
- Words that mean the same thing: pull in, wee, cause
- The opposite would be: unmake, unmade
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MADE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Down: "19. Foolish, 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 variety of albatross with black feet
- Words that mean the same thing: black-footed albatross, goonie, gooney
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GOONY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "21. Frees (of)"
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 relieve from
- Words that mean the same thing: rid, disembarrass, free
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: RIDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "24. Marching halftime crews"
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 unofficial association of people or groups
- Words that mean the same thing: set, circle, stripe
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BANDS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Down: "26. Fence in"
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!
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The answer is: PENUP
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Down: "27. Mom's mom, for short"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the mother of your father or mother
- Words that mean the same thing: granny, nanna, grannie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: GRAN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 19 Down: "28. The "U" of I.C.U."
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 division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- Words that mean the same thing: building block, unit of measurement, social unit
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: UNIT
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Clue 20 Down: "29. Mom's mom"
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!
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The answer is: NANA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Down: "30. Lock securer"
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 fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal plate is fitted over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: HASP
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Clue 22 Down: "31. ___ O's (breakfast cereal)"
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 chocolate cookie with white cream filling
- Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OREO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Down: "32. One of 12 in Alcoholics Anonymous"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- Words that mean the same thing: dance step, tread, footfall
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STEP
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Clue 24 Down: "33. Oksana ___, 1994 Olympic skating wonder"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about sports.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BAIUL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Down: "36. What may precede Chapter 1 in a novel"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a expert clue about literature.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an introduction to a play
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PROLOGUE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Down: "37. *Roast accompaniment prepared with drippings"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ________
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PANGRAVY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Down: "39. $$$$, on Yelp"
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 having a high price
- Words that mean the same thing: pricey, dear, costly
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PRICY
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Clue 28 Down: "40. Like choir music"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about music.
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- This could be something that the imperial dynasty of china from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
- Words that mean the same thing: sing, Song dynasty, babble
- The opposite would be: keep quiet
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The answer is: SUNG
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Clue 29 Down: "42. Run-down area"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that formerly the restricted quarter of many european cities in which jews were required to live
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: GHETTO
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Clue 30 Down: "43. Lavish meals"
Quick Info: This answer has 6 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
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- This could be something that a ceremonial dinner party for many people
- Words that mean the same thing: spread, fete, feed
- The word looks like this: ______
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The answer is: FEASTS
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Clue 31 Down: "46. Counting-off word"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: EENIE
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Clue 32 Down: "47. 1980s tennis champ Ivan"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that united states tennis player (born in czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a united states citizen (born in 1960)
- Words that mean the same thing: Ivan Lendl
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LENDL
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Clue 33 Down: "48. Creature that leaves a slimy trail"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
- Words that mean the same thing: escargot
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SNAIL
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Clue 34 Down: "49. What an email filter filters"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a canned meat made largely from pork
- Words that mean the same thing: junk e-mail
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: SPAM
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Clue 35 Down: "50. Rhyme scheme for Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: AABA
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Clue 36 Down: "51. Glenn of the Eagles"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that (norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of njorth and brother of freya; originally of the vanir; later with the aesir
- Words that mean the same thing: Freyr
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: FREY
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Clue 37 Down: "52. School event with a king and a queen"
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 formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- Words that mean the same thing: promenade
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: PROM
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Clue 38 Down: "53. "For Better or for Worse" mom"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ELLY
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Clue 39 Down: "55. Company that pioneered the U.P.C. bar code"
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: ___
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The answer is: IBM
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| General Knowledge | 62 | 81.6% |
| Short Answer | 5 | 6.6% |
| Sports | 2 | 2.6% |
| Literature | 2 | 2.6% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 1 | 1.3% |
| History | 1 | 1.3% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.3% |
| Music | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.3% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 39 |
| Total Clues | 76 |
| Average Answer Length | 5.0 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 10 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 Monday, 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: October 01, 2025 at 08:23 PM