27423 Tue Dec 10, 2024 NYT Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 10, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Asimov who coined the term "robotics". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAAC

  Possible Answer : Isaac




• The clue is 6. Gospel that includes the Sermon on the Mount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATTHEW

  Possible Answer : Saint_Matthew, St._Matthew_the_Apostle, St._Matthew, Gospel_According_to_Matthew, Levi, Matthew, Saint_Matthew_the_Apostle




• The clue is 13. Hearst mag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COSMO




• The clue is 14. Period of accountability since 2017. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METOOERA




• The clue is 15. Work ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHIC

  Possible Answer : ethical_code, ethic, value_orientation, value-system, moral_principle




• The clue is 16. Hidden feature in a video game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTEREGG




• The clue is 17. Great Basin people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer : Ute




• The clue is 18. "Old MacDonald" sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OINKS

  Possible Answer : oink, grunt, squeal




• The clue is 20. Gin flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  Possible Answer : Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Prunus_spinosa, Allegheny_plum, Alleghany_plum, sloe




• The clue is 21. Do some modeling for a figure drawing class, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSENUDE




• The clue is 23. Run ___ (go off the rails). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOK

  Possible Answer : amok, amuck, possessed, demoniacal, demoniac, murderously, berserk




• The clue is 25. Problem for shoes on a rainy day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUD

  Possible Answer : muck, mud, clay, mire, muck_up




• The clue is 26. Orange/tangerine/grapefruit hybrid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGLI

  Possible Answer : tangelo, ugli, ugli_fruit




• The clue is 28. "___ not you, ___ me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 31. Dramatic cry in paintball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHIT




• The clue is 34. Piece of asparagus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer : gig, fishgig, lance, shaft, fizgig, spear_up, spear




• The clue is 35. Third-to-last Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHI

  Possible Answer : khi, ch'i, ki, chi, qi




• The clue is 36. Fly ball?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWARM

  Possible Answer : horde, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate, cloud, drove, pour




• The clue is 37. Ben Solo's father in "Star Wars". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer : Han_dynasty, Han




• The clue is 38. Al of "Today". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROKER




• The clue is 40. Muscle used in pull-ups, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAT

  Possible Answer : lat, latissimus_dorsi




• The clue is 41. Not chemically reactive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INERT

  Possible Answer : torpid, sluggish, neutral, inert, indifferent, soggy




• The clue is 43. Desert havens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASES

  Possible Answer : oasis, haven




• The clue is 44. "That hits the spot!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHH




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

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

  The answer: LAST

  Possible Answer : endure, stopping_point, finish, live_on, net, survive, lastly, final_stage, go, shoemaker's_last, hold_up, end, final, hold_out, death, finale, last-place, finally, close, concluding, terminal, conclusion, in_conclusion, live, utmost, finis, last, lowest, cobbler's_last

  Possible Opposite Answer : first




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

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

  The answer: ARF




• The clue is 47. Big boats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARKS

  Possible Answer : ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant, Ark




• The clue is 49. Teeth that are typically the first to grow in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCISORS

  Possible Answer : incisor




• The clue is 54. Kind of bean used in miso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOYA

  Possible Answer : soya_bean, soybean_plant, soya, soy, soybean, soja, soja_bean, Glycine_max




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

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

  The answer: PSALM

  Possible Answer : Psalm, psalm




• The clue is 57. Church seating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEW

  Possible Answer : pew, church_bench




• The clue is 58. "No need to fear me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWONTBITE




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

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

  The answer: AGILE

  Possible Answer : nimble, agile, spry, quick




• The clue is 63. Important events. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGDEALS




• The clue is 64. Mythical lamp dweller. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENIE

  Possible Answer : jinni, djinny, djinni, djinn, genie, jinnee




• The clue is 65. "Chilean" food fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEABASS




• The clue is 66. Vote into office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: ICEUP

• The clue is 2. ___ voce (quietly). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTTO

• The clue is 3. Bonfire remains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHES

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

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

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 5. Rich liquid added to curries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCONUTMILK

• The clue is 6. Likely aftermath of a toddler's playtime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESS

  Possible Answer: mickle, raft, kettle_of_fish, spate, good_deal, muddle, pickle, sight, wad, great_deal, jam, lot, tidy_sum, stack, mess_hall, fix, heap, mass, batch, pot, deal, mess, messiness, hole, muckle, peck, plenty, muss, slew, flock, passel, mountain, mint, hatful, pile, mussiness, mess_up, quite_a_little

• The clue is 7. Lawyer: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATT

• The clue is 8. Something squeezed when trying on a pair of shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toenail, toe

• The clue is 9. Trunk of the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORSO

  Possible Answer: body, torso, trunk

• The clue is 10. Taekwondo moves done with an outstretched leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELKICKS

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

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

  The answer: ERGO

  Possible Answer: ergo

• The clue is 12. Worker's compensation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAGE

  Possible Answer: earnings, wage, pay, remuneration, engage, salary

• The clue is 14. Some movie set workers … or what you do when filling in the shaded squares?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAKEUPARTISTS

• The clue is 16. Finish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer: conclusion, remainder, finish, close, remnant, stop, closing, destruction, terminal, last, terminate, final_stage, cease, end, goal, oddment, ending, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

• The clue is 19. T-shaped contraceptive, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUD

  Possible Answer: intrauterine_device, IUD

• The clue is 22. Doha dignitary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer: ameer, amir, emir, emeer

• The clue is 23. In the manner of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

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

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

  The answer: MIRRORIMAGE

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

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

  The answer: GENT

  Possible Answer: lad, fella, blighter, gent, bloke, Gand, chap, fellow, cuss, Gent, Ghent, feller

• The clue is 29. Rapper Megan ___ Stallion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEE

• The clue is 30. Elton John and Mick Jagger, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer: sir, Sir

• The clue is 31. Tenerife, por ejemplo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLA

• The clue is 32. [You're gorgeous, dahling!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MWAH

• The clue is 33. Fitness discipline for thousands of years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATHAYOGA

• The clue is 34. "___ Gotta Have It" (Spike Lee film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHES

• The clue is 39. Doofuses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAFS

  Possible Answer: lump, stumblebum, gawk, lout, lummox, clod, lubber, oaf, goon

• The clue is 42. "Illmatic" rapper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

• The clue is 46. Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACL

• The clue is 48. Genre for SZA or H.E.R.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANDB

• The clue is 50. "No can do, lassie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

• The clue is 51. Give a take. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPINE

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

• The clue is 52. Ancient artifact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIC

  Possible Answer: token, keepsake, relic, souvenir

• The clue is 53. With 59-Down, staple beverage of the South. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEET

  Possible Answer: odoriferous, sugariness, dessert, sweetly, cherubic, Sweet, angelic, sweetened, unfermented, odorous, afters, sugared, sweet, fresh, seraphic, mellifluous, mellisonant, scented, sweet-scented, honeyed, perfumed, sweet-smelling, sweet-flavored, confection, dulcet, gratifying, sweetness, angelical, Henry_Sweet

  Possible Opposite Answer : sour, dry, salty

• The clue is 54. Bro and sis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIBS

  Possible Answer: sibling, cognate, sib, blood_relation, blood_relative

• The clue is 55. Boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWIE

• The clue is 56. Czech lager, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILS

• The clue is 59. See 53-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEA

  Possible Answer: Camellia_sinensis, tea, afternoon_tea, tea_leaf, teatime

• The clue is 60. Some undergrad degs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAS

  Possible Answer: Ba, AB, Artium_Baccalaurens, Bachelor_of_Arts, barium, BA, atomic_number_56

• The clue is 62. Vibe (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gelatin, gel, colloidal_gel, mousse

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. ___ bowl (healthful dish)

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #2: 5. Cellular protein

5-letter answer Answer: ACTIN

Word Help: Synonyms: actin

Clue #3: 10. Give out

4-letter answer Answer: EMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: utter, let_loose, breathe
Antonyms: absorb

Clue #4: 14. Expels

4-letter answer Answer: BANS

Word Help: Synonyms: prohibition, censor, forbiddance

Clue #5: 15. Mars with bars

5-letter answer Answer: BRUNO

Word Help: Synonyms: Bruno_of_Toul, Giordano_Bruno, St._Bruno

Clue #6: 16. Cold-blooded kind of monster

4-letter answer Answer: GILA

Word Help: Synonyms: Gila_River, Gila

Clue #7: 17. "And so …"

4-letter answer Answer: ERGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ergo

Clue #8: 18. Common back-to-school purchases

10-letter answer Answer: LUNCHBOXES

Clue #9: 20. Bit of ballet wear

7-letter answer Answer: TOESHOE

Clue #10: 22. 2013 movie co-starring Scarlett Johansson in which she is never seen

3-letter answer Answer: HER

Clue #11: 23. "Going Back to Cali" rapper, 1998

7-letter answer Answer: LLCOOLJ

Clue #12: 25. *Abigail Adams or Eleanor Roosevelt, informally

6-letter answer Answer: FLOTUS

Clue #13: 29. *Red denizen of Sesame Street

4-letter answer Answer: ELMO

Clue #14: 30. Advocates for

8-letter answer Answer: ESPOUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: get_married, sweep_up, embrace

Clue #15: 33. Animal with luxurious fur

5-letter answer Answer: SABLE

Word Help: Synonyms: coal_black, sable's_hair_pencil, sable

Clue #16: 36. Consumer protection agcy.

3-letter answer Answer: FTC

Word Help: Synonyms: FTC, Federal_Trade_Commission

Clue #17: 37. Muse of memory

5-letter answer Answer: MNEME

Clue #18: 38. See 64-Across

5-letter answer Answer: TREES

Word Help: Synonyms: tree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree, corner

Clue #19: 39. *Hasty

4-letter answer Answer: RASH

Word Help: Synonyms: reckless, rash, foolhardy

Clue #20: 40. Become fixed

5-letter answer Answer: SETIN

Clue #21: 41. Santa ___ (hot winds)

4-letter answer Answer: ANAS

Word Help: Synonyms: Anas, Ana, genus_Anas

Clue #22: 42. What three is

5-letter answer Answer: CROWD

Word Help: Synonyms: push, herd, crowd

Clue #23: 44. "Hmm, I don't think so"

4-letter answer Answer: UHNO

Clue #24: 45. *"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a ___ to be kindled": Plutarch

4-letter answer Answer: FIRE

Word Help: Synonyms: fuel, provoke, give_the_axe
Antonyms: hire

Clue #25: 46. Eliot protagonist

6-letter answer Answer: MARNER

Clue #26: 47. *Pickle or asparagus unit

5-letter answer Answer: SPEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: gig, shaft, spear

Clue #27: 48. Bog

3-letter answer Answer: FEN

Word Help: Synonyms: fen, marshland, marsh

Clue #28: 49. Placed in an air fryer instead of a microwave, say

7-letter answer Answer: CRISPED

Word Help: Synonyms: crease, scrunch, crinkle

Clue #29: 51. State with 1,350 miles of coastline (second-most after Alaska): Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: FLA

Clue #30: 52. *Small, embedded program

6-letter answer Answer: APPLET

Word Help: Synonyms: applet

Clue #31: 54. São ___, most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere

5-letter answer Answer: PAULO

Clue #32: 56. Toward that place, quaintly

7-letter answer Answer: THITHER

Word Help: Synonyms: thither, there
Antonyms: here

Clue #33: 58. Ancient Rome and Persia

7-letter answer Answer: EMPIRES

Word Help: Synonyms: imperium, empire, Empire

Clue #34: 61. Own

7-letter answer Answer: POSSESS

Word Help: Synonyms: have, possess, own

Clue #35: 62. Comforts

7-letter answer Answer: SOLACES

Word Help: Synonyms: console, comfort, consolation

Clue #36: 63. Almost half of Scandinavians

6-letter answer Answer: SWEDES

Word Help: Synonyms: yellow_turnip, swedish_turnip, Swedish_turnip

Clue #37: 64. What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle?

6-letter answer Answer: FOREST

Word Help: Synonyms: woodland, woods, timber

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Help with a crime

4-letter answer Answer: ABET

Word Help: Synonyms: abet

Clue #2: 2. Apt name for a December baby

5-letter answer Answer: CAROL

Word Help: Synonyms: carol, Christmas_carol

Clue #3: 3. Early investor

5-letter answer Answer: ANGEL

Word Help: Synonyms: Angel, backer, angel

Clue #4: 4. Literally, "equal legs"

9-letter answer Answer: ISOSCELES

Word Help: Synonyms: isosceles

Clue #5: 5. Like many a plant in spring

6-letter answer Answer: ABLOOM

Word Help: Synonyms: efflorescent, abloom

Clue #6: 6. Draconian

5-letter answer Answer: CRUEL

Word Help: Synonyms: vicious, roughshod, barbarous

Clue #7: 7. Large cask for beer or wine

3-letter answer Answer: TUN

Word Help: Synonyms: tun

Clue #8: 8. Crawl (along)

4-letter answer Answer: INCH

Word Help: Synonyms: column_inch, inch, edge

Clue #9: 9. What a bad assistant might be

6-letter answer Answer: NOHELP

Clue #10: 10. Teamwork inhibitor

3-letter answer Answer: EGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ego, self, self-importance

Clue #11: 11. Word with cake or trail

3-letter answer Answer: MIX

Word Help: Synonyms: combine, mix, merge
Antonyms: segregate

Clue #12: 12. Spot dans la Seine

3-letter answer Answer: ILE

Clue #13: 13. Many Ph.D. students

3-letter answer Answer: TAS

Word Help: Synonyms: tantalum, atomic_number_73, Ta

Clue #14: 19. Some Halloween "transports"

6-letter answer Answer: BROOMS

Word Help: Synonyms: ling, broom, Scots_heather

Clue #15: 21. Plot problems

5-letter answer Answer: HOLES

Word Help: Synonyms: golf_hole, fix, hole_out

Clue #16: 24. ABC's first program broadcast in color, with "The"

7-letter answer Answer: JETSONS

Clue #17: 26. Refurbish, as an old piano

6-letter answer Answer: TUNEUP

Clue #18: 27. What one may have to do to destroy a Death Star

11-letter answer Answer: USETHEFORCE

Clue #19: 28. Original and influential

7-letter answer Answer: SEMINAL

Word Help: Synonyms: seminal, germinal, originative

Clue #20: 31. Big name in soft drinks

9-letter answer Answer: SCHWEPPES

Clue #21: 32. ___ Presidenta, term of address for Mexico's leader beginning in 2024

6-letter answer Answer: SENORA

Word Help: Synonyms: Senora

Clue #22: 33. Wizard's weapon, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: STAFF

Word Help: Synonyms: staff, stave, faculty

Clue #23: 34. "___ the Doughnut," start of a children's book series

5-letter answer Answer: ARNIE

Clue #24: 35. Classic French sauce

9-letter answer Answer: BEARNAISE

Word Help: Synonyms: bearnaise

Clue #25: 36. Horseshoe enthusiasts?

8-letter answer Answer: FARRIERS

Word Help: Synonyms: horseshoer, farrier

Clue #26: 42. Like one who might have to hoof it

7-letter answer Answer: CARLESS

Clue #27: 43. Aspire to

7-letter answer Answer: DREAMOF

Clue #28: 46. John ___, author of "Annals of the Former World"

6-letter answer Answer: MCPHEE

Clue #29: 50. Brand of oversize Lego bricks

5-letter answer Answer: DUPLO

Clue #30: 53. Veteran's affliction, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: PTSD

Word Help: Synonyms: posttraumatic_stress_disorder, PTSD

Clue #31: 55. Yarn spinner

4-letter answer Answer: LIAR

Word Help: Synonyms: liar, prevaricator
Antonyms: square_shooter

Clue #32: 56. Does a certain prank on, informally

3-letter answer Answer: TPS

Clue #33: 57. ___-to

3-letter answer Answer: HOW

Clue #34: 59. Some M.I.T. grads, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: EES

Word Help: Synonyms: electrical_engineering, EE

Clue #35: 60. The last one flew in 10/03

3-letter answer Answer: SST

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
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• Down Clues (35 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, February 01, 2020

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 66 (31 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.0 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle February 01, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Draw	10
2A	11. One of the Argonauts in Greek myth	4
3A	15. Line at the bar	10
4A	16. "Whatever!"	4
5A	17. In direct confrontation	10
6A	18. Champagne-fueled song finale	4
7A	19. Make a full court press?	3
8A	20. The Oscars, for one	5
9A	21. Brokerage phrase	5
10A	22. Rep	4
11A	23. Smuggled weaponry	7
12A	25. Tycoons	6
13A	28. Entertained at a 29-Across, e.g.	6
14A	29. Covent Garden offering	5
15A	30. Spear carrier?	9
16A	33. Was completely uninformed	15
17A	35. Wine often paired with Roquefort cheese	9
18A	36. River through Carlsbad, N.M.	5
19A	37. Space ___	6
20A	38. Cape Canaveral sight	6
21A	39. When dinosaurs roamed	7
22A	41. To the point	4
23A	42. Like dishwasher water	5
24A	43. Zayn formerly of One Direction	5
25A	45. Brewery letters	3
26A	48. Supreme Court term	4
27A	49. One ready to serve in an emergency	10
28A	51. "Home away from home" sloganeer	4
29A	52. Multitalented musician	10
30A	53. Keeps fresh, in the produce section	4
31A	54. World Series series	10

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. Draw"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the force by which one object attracts another
• Words that mean the same thing: attractiveness, draw, attracter
• The opposite would be: repulsion
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATTRACTION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "11. One of the Argonauts in Greek myth"

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 an agency of the united nations affiliated with the world bank
• Words that mean the same thing: International Development Association, IDA
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "15. Line at the bar"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: WHATLLITBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "16. "Whatever!""

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 money extracted as a penalty
• Words that mean the same thing: hunky-dory, very well, OK
• The opposite would be: coarse
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "17. In direct confrontation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOSETONOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "18. Champagne-fueled song finale"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SYNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "19. Make a full court press?"

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 french writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)
• Words that mean the same thing: litigate, process, Eugene Sue
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "20. The Oscars, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that something that happens at a given place and time
• Words that mean the same thing: consequence, outcome, effect
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "21. Brokerage phrase"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATPAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Rep"

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 credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
• Words that mean the same thing: street cred, street credibility
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Smuggled weaponry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RANARMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "25. Tycoons"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
• Words that mean the same thing: big businessman, top executive, magnate
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Entertained at a 29-Across, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SUNGTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Covent Garden offering"

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 drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
• Words that mean the same thing: opera house
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Spear carrier?"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PICKLEJAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Was completely uninformed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DIDNTGETTHEMEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Wine often paired with Roquefort cheese"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around bordeaux in france; similar wine from california
• Words that mean the same thing: Sauterne
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUTERNES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. River through Carlsbad, N.M."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a tributary of the rio grande that flows southeastward from new mexico through western texas
• Words that mean the same thing: Pecos River
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PECOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Space ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a military trainee (as at a military academy)
• Words that mean the same thing: cadet, plebe
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CADETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Cape Canaveral sight"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.
• Words that mean the same thing: gauntry
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GANTRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "39. When dinosaurs roamed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGESAGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. To the point"

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 marked by rude or peremptory shortness
• Words that mean the same thing: short, terse, crisp
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CURT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. Like dishwasher water"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that resembling lather or covered with lather
• Words that mean the same thing: lathery
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUDSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Zayn formerly of One Direction"

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 leader of a town or community in some parts of asia minor and the indian subcontinent
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALIK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "45. Brewery letters"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Supreme Court term"

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 state or mode of living
• Words that mean the same thing: biography, aliveness, animation
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIFE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "49. One ready to serve in an emergency"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MILITIAMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "51. "Home away from home" sloganeer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "52. Multitalented musician"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONEMANBAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "53. Keeps fresh, in the produce section"

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 wetness caused by water
• Words that mean the same thing: moisture, wet
• The opposite would be: dry
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "54. World Series series"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: POKERGAMES

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Saturday Puzzle February 01, 2020

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Grain bristles	4
2D	2. Grand	4
3D	3. Issue a charge against	4
4D	4. Suggestion from Waze: Abbr.	3
5D	5. Party planner's plan B	12
6D	6. Pumpkin spice ingredient	6
7D	7. Having some valuable points?	5
8D	8. Get ___	4
9D	9. Plugs up	9
10D	10. Born overseas	3
11D	11. Conditional programming line	11
12D	12. Mission for a Home Depot customer	10
13D	13. Former kingdom of central Vietnam	5
14D	14. Ball handlers?	5
15D	21. Option for downtown streets	12
16D	22. Ear locks?	11
17D	24. Decorative motif in ancient Egyptian art	4
18D	25. Beach displays, informally	4
19D	26. South Seas capital	4
20D	27. Quality of 2% milk	10
21D	28. Spots	5
22D	30. Puzzle piece made up of five squares	9
23D	31. Subject for Enrique Iglesias	4
24D	32. Upbeat and hopeful	4
25D	34. The kid in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid"	4
26D	38. Ax with a pick?	6
27D	39. Tons	5
28D	40. Trait of Loki	5
29D	41. The tropics, for one	5
30D	44. Supermodel Wek	4
31D	45. Scholar of Islamic law	4
32D	46. Porthole part	4
33D	47. Added details	4
34D	49. Finish off, with "up"	3
35D	50. Noted org. with a brief history?	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. Grain bristles"

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 slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
• Words that mean the same thing: awn
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AWNS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Grand"

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 the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
• Words that mean the same thing: chiliad, 1000, grand
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THOU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Issue a charge against"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Suggestion from Waze: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Party planner's plan B"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ALTERNATEDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Pumpkin spice ingredient"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice
• Words that mean the same thing: Eugenia caryophyllatum, Syzygium aromaticum, garlic clove
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLOVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Having some valuable points?"

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 plate with tin
• Words that mean the same thing: put up, pronged, can
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Get ___"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ITON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Plugs up"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
• Words that mean the same thing: blockade, hinder, close up
• The opposite would be: free
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBSTRUCTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Born overseas"

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 (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Conditional programming line"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IFSTATEMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Mission for a Home Depot customer"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DIYPROJECT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Former kingdom of central Vietnam"

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 communist state in indochina on the south china sea; achieved independence from france in 1945
• Words that mean the same thing: Viet Nam, Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANNAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. Ball handlers?"

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 a person with unusual powers of foresight
• Words that mean the same thing: prophesier, vaticinator, oracle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SEERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Option for downtown streets"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANGLEPARKING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Ear locks?"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CORNTASSELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Decorative motif in ancient Egyptian art"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ANKH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Beach displays, 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 alternative names for the body of a human being
• Words that mean the same thing: physique, material body, physical body
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BODS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. South Seas capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the capital of western samoa
• Words that mean the same thing: capital of Western Samoa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Quality of 2% milk"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: REDUCEDFAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Spots"

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 the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
• Words that mean the same thing: sit, situation, sit around
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "30. Puzzle piece made up of five squares"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PENTOMINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "31. Subject for Enrique Iglesias"

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 (roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of greek eros
• Words that mean the same thing: Cupid
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "32. Upbeat and hopeful"

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 reflecting optimism
• Words that mean the same thing: blushful, rose-colored, rosy-cheeked
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "34. The kid in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GREG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Ax with a pick?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUITAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "39. Tons"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASLEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "40. Trait of Loki"

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 shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
• Words that mean the same thing: cunning, trickery, craft
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "41. The tropics, for one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
• Words that mean the same thing: climate
• The word looks like this: _____
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  The answer is: CLIME

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Clue 30 Down: "44. Supermodel Wek"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ALEK

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Clue 31 Down: "45. Scholar of Islamic law"

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

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• This could be something that (islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for shiites an imam is a recognized authority on islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide
• Words that mean the same thing: imaum
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: IMAM

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Clue 32 Down: "46. Porthole part"

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

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• This could be something that sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
• Words that mean the same thing: paneling, dose, acid
• The word looks like this: ____
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  The answer is: PANE

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Clue 33 Down: "47. Added details"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: ANDS

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Clue 34 Down: "49. Finish off, with "up""

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

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• This could be something that cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
• Words that mean the same thing: swob, pout, swab
• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: MOP

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Clue 35 Down: "50. Noted org. with a brief history?"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a hard clue about history.

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• This could be something that a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by arabs
• The word looks like this: ___
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  The answer is: ABA

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Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	51	77.3%
Short Answer	4	6.1%
History	4	6.1%
Music	2	3.0%
Geography	2	3.0%
Movies/Film	1	1.5%
Food & Drink	1	1.5%
Abbreviation	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	31
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	66
Average Answer Length	6.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: September 27, 2025 at 09:18 AM