July 27, 2020 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (38 clues)
• Down Clues (40 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Monday, July 27, 2020

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (38 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

July 27, 2020 Monday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Singer Bareilles who wrote and composed the music for Broadway's "Waitress"	4
2A	5. Loses one's footing	5
3A	10. Varsity letter earner, say	4
4A	14. With 64-Down, shrinking body of water in Asia	4
5A	15. Painter Matisse	5
6A	16. Big name in running shoes	4
7A	17. Diminutive Jedi master	4
8A	18. It may include a backpack, boots and a water bottle	10
9A	20. Slightly off	5
10A	22. Gyllenhaal of "Brokeback Mountain"	4
11A	23. Decompose	3
12A	24. Japanese verse with 17 syllables	9
13A	27. AOL alternative	3
14A	29. Get a pet from the pound, e.g.	5
15A	30. Word before chill or chimes	4
16A	33. Busy worker in Apr.	3
17A	36. Item compared in "Who Wore It Best?"	5
18A	38. Tony the Frosted Flakes mascot, e.g.	5
19A	39. Expensive, as a product line	7
20A	41. Seven Dwarfs' cry as off to work they go	7
21A	43. Protection against kitchen splatters	5
22A	44. Put on, as a play	5
23A	46. Gratuity	3
24A	47. Look closely (at)	4
25A	48. Wipe the board clean	5
26A	50. "Let's ___!" ("Dig in!")	3
27A	52. Supermodel and longtime "Project Runway" host	9
28A	56. Place for a mud bath	3
29A	58. Appearance	4
30A	60. "Swell!"	5
31A	61. Toyota Prius and Honda Insight	10
32A	65. Not fooled by	4
33A	66. Fashion monthly with more than 40 international editions	4
34A	67. "Well, golly!"	5
35A	68. Luau instruments, for short	4
36A	69. Like the part of a swimming pool with the diving board	4
37A	70. "Gotta go!"	5
38A	71. One of a set of four on a London taxi	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. Singer Bareilles who wrote and composed the music for Broadway's "Waitress""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Loses one's footing"

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 socially awkward or tactless act
• Words that mean the same thing: moorage, sneak, berth
• 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: SLIPS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. Varsity letter earner, say"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person trained to compete in sports
• Words that mean the same thing: suspensor, supporter, athletic supporter
• 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: JOCK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. With 64-Down, shrinking body of water in Asia"

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: ARAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Painter Matisse"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HENRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Big name in running shoes"

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: AVIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Diminutive Jedi master"

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: YODA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. It may include a backpack, boots and a water bottle"

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: HIKINGGEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Slightly off"

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 not functioning properly
• Words that mean the same thing: awry, haywire, imperfectly
• The opposite would be: perfectly
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AMISS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Gyllenhaal of "Brokeback Mountain""

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

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: JAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Decompose"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
• Words that mean the same thing: buncombe, rotting, hogwash
• 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: ROT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Japanese verse with 17 syllables"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: HAIKUPOEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "27. AOL alternative"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. Get a pet from the pound, e.g."

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 choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
• Words that mean the same thing: take up, take on, dramatise
• 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: ADOPT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Word before chill or chimes"

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 air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
• Words that mean the same thing: breaking wind, wind up, flatus
• The opposite would be: unwind
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WIND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "33. Busy worker in Apr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a united states state to be certified by that state
• Words that mean the same thing: certified public accountant
• 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: CPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "36. Item compared in "Who Wore It Best?""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
• Words that mean the same thing: clothe, curry, crop
• The opposite would be: undress
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Tony the Frosted Flakes mascot, e.g."

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 fierce or audacious person
• Words that mean the same thing: Panthera tigris
• 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: TIGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Expensive, as a product line"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: HIGHEND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. Seven Dwarfs' cry as off to work they go"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: HEIGHHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Protection against kitchen splatters"

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 garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
• Words that mean the same thing: forestage, proscenium
• 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: APRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. Put on, as a play"

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 any distinct time period in a sequence of events
• Words that mean the same thing: arrange, microscope stage, level
• 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: STAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Gratuity"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
• Words that mean the same thing: tumble, bakshish, tilt
• 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: TIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "47. Look closely (at)"

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 person who is of equal standing with another in a group
• Words that mean the same thing: compeer, equal, match
• 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: PEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Wipe the board clean"

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 remove from memory or existence
• Words that mean the same thing: efface, rub out, wipe off
• The opposite would be: record
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. "Let's ___!" ("Dig in!")"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: use up, corrode, rust
• 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: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Supermodel and longtime "Project Runway" host"

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: HEIDIKLUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "56. Place for a mud bath"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health club, watering hole, resort hotel
• 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: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "58. Appearance"

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 dignified manner or conduct
• Words that mean the same thing: comportment, presence, bearing
• 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: MIEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "60. "Swell!""

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: NEATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "61. Toyota Prius and Honda Insight"

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: HYBRIDCARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Not fooled by"

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: ONTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Fashion monthly with more than 40 international editions"

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: ELLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. "Well, golly!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OHGEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Luau instruments, 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 a small guitar having four strings
• Words that mean the same thing: uke, ukulele
• 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: UKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "69. Like the part of a swimming pool with the diving board"

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 the central and most intense or profound part
• Words that mean the same thing: cryptical, mysterious, rich
• The opposite would be: shallow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "70. "Gotta go!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SEEYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "71. One of a set of four on a London taxi"

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 port in southern lebanon on the mediterranean sea; formerly a major phoenician seaport famous for silks
• Words that mean the same thing: tire, Sur
• 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: TYRE

  Great job if you got it right!

July 27, 2020 Down Hints: NYT Monday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Doctor's request during a physical	5
2D	2. Scent	5
3D	3. Half-diameters	5
4D	4. Juneau is its capital	6
5D	5. "Quiet!"	3
6D	6. Luau garland	3
7D	7. Some office printers	7
8D	8. Trojan War king	5
9D	9. What things do in quicksand	4
10D	10. Boozer's binge	3
11D	11. Like some FedEx or DHL service	9
12D	12. "Gotta go!"	4
13D	13. Go-___ (kid's racer)	4
14D	19. Thing of beauty	3
15D	21. Out of the blue	6
16D	25. X-rated stuff	4
17D	26. Some newspaper essays	5
18D	28. Big gulp from a bottle	4
19D	31. Classic soda brand	4
20D	32. What prices do in bear markets	4
21D	33. English fellow	4
22D	34. Prop for Santa Claus or Frosty the Snowman	4
23D	35. Pleasant	9
24D	37. Puppeteer Lewis	5
25D	38. Connects (with)	6
26D	40. Dance at a Jewish wedding	4
27D	42. "Omigosh!"	4
28D	45. Like many members of Gen Z, now	7
29D	49. Barely make, as a living	6
30D	51. Texter's "I didn't need to know that"	3
31D	52. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog"	5
32D	53. Tall and lean	5
33D	54. Speak	5
34D	55. Glacier National Park sighting	5
35D	56. Backyard building	4
36D	57. 1960s TV's "Gomer ___, U.S.M.C"	4
37D	59. Vows exchanged at the altar	4
38D	62. Dem.'s counterpart	3
39D	63. Spanish king	3
40D	64. See 14-Across	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. Doctor's request during a physical"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SAYAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Scent"

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 any property detected by the olfactory system
• Words that mean the same thing: scent, olfactory property, odour
• 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: AROMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Half-diameters"

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 length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
• Words that mean the same thing: r, wheel spoke, radius
• 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: RADII

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Juneau is its capital"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a state in northwestern north america; the 49th state admitted to the union
• Words that mean the same thing: AK, Last Frontier
• 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: ALASKA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Quiet!""

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: SHH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Luau garland"

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 flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
• Words that mean the same thing: coronal, garland, chaplet
• 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: LEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Some office printers"

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: INKJETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Trojan War king"

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 (greek mythology) the last king of troy; father of hector and paris and cassandra
• 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: PRIAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. What things do in quicksand"

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 plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
• Words that mean the same thing: swallow hole, dip, cesspool
• The opposite would be: float, source
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Boozer's binge"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a sharp projection on an edge or surface
• Words that mean the same thing: dag
• 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: JAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Like some FedEx or DHL service"

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 lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
• Words that mean the same thing: all-night, nightlong
• 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: OVERNIGHT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. "Gotta go!""

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 an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is hawaiian and ciao is italian)
• Words that mean the same thing: aloha
• 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: CIAO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Go-___ (kid's racer)"

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: KART

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "19. Thing of beauty"

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 art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
• Words that mean the same thing: treasure, precious stone, gemstone
• 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: GEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Out of the blue"

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 happening without warning or in a short space of time
• The opposite would be: gradual
• 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: SUDDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. X-rated stuff"

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 creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
• Words that mean the same thing: smut, porno, erotica
• 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: PORN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Some newspaper essays"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OPEDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. Big gulp from a bottle"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a large and hurried swallow
• Words that mean the same thing: gulp, slog, draught
• 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: SWIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "31. Classic soda brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NEHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "32. What prices do in bear markets"

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 shape that is spherical and small
• Words that mean the same thing: cast, pearl, shed
• The opposite would be: sharpen, recuperate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "33. English fellow"

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 boy or man
• Words that mean the same thing: crack, fellow, cranny
• 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: CHAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Prop for Santa Claus or Frosty the Snowman"

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 tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
• Words that mean the same thing: pipage, organ pipe, tobacco pipe
• 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: PIPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Pleasant"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature; ; ; - disraeli
• Words that mean the same thing: consonant, accordant, conformable
• The opposite would be: disagreeable
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGREEABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Puppeteer Lewis"

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 african river that flows northwest into lake chad
• Words that mean the same thing: Chari River, Chari, Shari 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: SHARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "38. Connects (with)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TIESIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Dance at a Jewish wedding"

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: HORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. "Omigosh!""

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: EGAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Like many members of Gen Z, now"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that being of the age 13 through 19
• Words that mean the same thing: teenaged, teen, adolescent
• 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: TEENAGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Barely make, as a living"

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: EKEOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Texter's "I didn't need to know that""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "52. Actress Anne of "Wag the Dog""

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HECHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "53. Tall and lean"

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 tall and thin and having long slender limbs
• Words that mean the same thing: gangly, rangy, gangling
• 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: LANKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "54. Speak"

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 articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
• Words that mean the same thing: everlasting, pure, mouth
• 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: UTTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "55. Glacier National Park sighting"

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 large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in europe and `moose' in north america
• Words that mean the same thing: European elk, elk, Alces alces
• 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: MOOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Backyard building"

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 an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
• Words that mean the same thing: cast, disgorge, drop
• The opposite would be: persistent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "57. 1960s TV's "Gomer ___, U.S.M.C""

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 united states writer and illustrator of children's books (1853-1911)
• Words that mean the same thing: Howard Pyle
• 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: PYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Vows exchanged at the altar"

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 an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of esperanto
• Words that mean the same thing: Ido
• 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: IDOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "62. Dem.'s counterpart"

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 informal abbreviation of `representative'
• Words that mean the same thing: repp
• 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: REP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "63. Spanish king"

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: REY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "64. See 14-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean
• 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: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	57	73.1%
Short Answer	14	17.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
History	2	2.6%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	38
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 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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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (39 clues)
• Down Clues (39 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

January 19, 2023 Thursday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Close ones	4
2A	5. Group in which Iceland is the only member without an army	4
3A	9. "Killer" members of a pod	5
4A	14. Party in a biblical swindle	4
5A	15. Get the ball rolling, in a way	4
6A	16. Not on the dot	5
7A	17. Kinderklaviers	9
8A	19. Weird Al Yankovic's "Amish Paradise," for one	5
9A	20. Postseason game played in Phoenix	10
10A	21. Volleyball maneuver	3
11A	23. Pamper	4
12A	24. Tests	5
13A	26. Wipe out	6
14A	28. Favorably inclined toward	3
15A	30. "That's nice!"	3
16A	31. Holiday hit by Eartha Kitt	9
17A	32. Trusted supporter	8
18A	35. Buddhist scripture	5
19A	38. Bring down, informally	4
20A	39. Non-PC?	3
21A	41. "Despacito" singer Fonsi	4
22A	43. Step in a mathematical proof	5
23A	46. Dixieland or bebop vis-à-vis jazz	8
24A	49. Keeps out	4
25A	51. "Son of," in Arabic	3
26A	52. A founding member of 5-Across	3
27A	53. Want	6
28A	55. Audibly blown away	5
29A	57. All-you-can-eat venues with elbows and bow ties	9
30A	58. Guru's honorific	3
31A	60. Extensive	5
32A	62. Ready to pour	5
33A	64. It may have a down side	9
34A	67. Clip component	5
35A	68. Traveled to another country	10
36A	69. Cornfield formation	4
37A	70. Unit associated with waves	5
38A	71. Places to rest or sleep	4
39A	72. Skilled climber in the logo of Italy's Gran Paradiso National Park	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. Close ones"

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 close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• Words that mean the same thing: chum up, sidekick, pal up
• 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: PALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Group in which Iceland is the only member without an army"

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 international organization created in 1949 by the north atlantic treaty for purposes of collective security
• Words that mean the same thing: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• 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: NATO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. "Killer" members of a pod"

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 predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
• Words that mean the same thing: sea wolf, killer, orca
• 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: ORCAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Party in a biblical swindle"

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 (old testament) the eldest son of isaac who would have inherited the covenant that god made with abraham and that abraham passed on to isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother jacob for a mess of pottage
• 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: ESAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Get the ball rolling, in a way"

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 round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
• Words that mean the same thing: arena, bowlful, bowling ball
• 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: BOWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Not on the dot"

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 after the expected or usual time; delayed
• Words that mean the same thing: belated, late
• 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: TARDY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Kinderklaviers"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: TOYPIANOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Weird Al Yankovic's "Amish Paradise," for one"

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 composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
• Words that mean the same thing: pasquinade, parody, sendup
• 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: SPOOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Postseason game played in Phoenix"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FIESTABOWL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Volleyball maneuver"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• Words that mean the same thing: exercise set, go under, arrange
• The opposite would be: rise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Pamper"

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 young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
• Words that mean the same thing: coddle, indulge, mollycoddle
• 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: BABY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Tests"

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 earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
• Words that mean the same thing: adjudicate, try out, test
• 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: TRIES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. Wipe out"

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 be in contradiction with
• Words that mean the same thing: neutralize, neutralise, belie
• The opposite would be: affirm
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEGATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Favorably inclined toward"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an athlete who plays for pay
• Words that mean the same thing: professional
• The opposite would be: con, anti
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. "That's nice!""

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 express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
• Words that mean the same thing: ooh
• 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: AAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Holiday hit by Eartha Kitt"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SANTABABY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "32. Trusted supporter"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who assists in a plot
• Words that mean the same thing: partner in crime, collaborator, confederate
• 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: HENCHMAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Buddhist scripture"

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 rule or aphorism in sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization
• 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: SUTRA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Bring down, 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 a visual presentation showing how something works
• Words that mean the same thing: exhibit, demonstrate, present
• 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: DEMO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Non-PC?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
• Words that mean the same thing: macintosh, mackintosh, mack
• 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: MAC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. "Despacito" singer Fonsi"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LUIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Step in a mathematical proof"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
• Words that mean the same thing: flowering glume
• 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: LEMMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "46. Dixieland or bebop vis-à-vis jazz"

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!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUBGENRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "49. Keeps out"

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 gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
• Words that mean the same thing: parallel bars, bar, prevention
• The opposite would be: unbar
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "51. "Son of," in Arabic"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a container; usually has a lid
• Words that mean the same thing: binful, ABA transit number, bank identification number
• 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: BIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "52. A founding member of 5-Across"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• Words that mean the same thing: Army, United States of America, U.S.A.
• 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: USA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Want"

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 an acute insufficiency
• Words that mean the same thing: shortage, paucity, famine
• 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: DEARTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Audibly blown away"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AGASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "57. All-you-can-eat venues with elbows and bow ties"

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: PASTABARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Guru's honorific"

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: SRI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Extensive"

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 slang term for a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: all-encompassing, all-embracing, all-inclusive
• The opposite would be: narrow
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BROAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "62. Ready to pour"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ONTAP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "64. It may have a down side"

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 a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
• Words that mean the same thing: moving staircase, moving stairway, escalator clause
• 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: ESCALATOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. Clip component"

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 place where some action occurs
• Words that mean the same thing: vista, panorama, view
• 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: SCENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Traveled to another country"

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

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: WENTABROAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "69. Cornfield formation"

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 complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
• Words that mean the same thing: snarl, labyrinth, tangle
• 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: MAZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "70. Unit associated with waves"

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 unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
• Words that mean the same thing: cps, cycle, cycle per second
• 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: HERTZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "71. Places to rest or sleep"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the habitation of wild animals
• Words that mean the same thing: hideaway, lair, hideout
• 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: DENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "72. Skilled climber in the logo of Italy's Gran Paradiso National Park"

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 wild goat of mountain areas of eurasia and northern africa having large recurved horns
• Words that mean the same thing: Capra ibex
• 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: IBEX

  Great job if you got it right!

January 19, 2023 Thursday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Favored	3
2D	2. Starting on	4
3D	3. "I'm all ears"	9
4D	4. Tiptop	5
5D	5. Timberwolves, e.g.	7
6D	6. Multinational financial services firm	3
7D	7. Ducks, in poker	4
8D	8. Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley	6
9D	9. 2021's Illinois vs. Penn State football game featured nine of these, an N.C.A.A. record	3
10D	10. Rhyming competition	9
11D	11. Adriatic coast resident	5
12D	12. Brick material	5
13D	13. "Resident Alien" channel	4
14D	18. Pistons great Thomas	5
15D	22. Some leafy greens?	4
16D	25. Make-believe	4
17D	27. Bearded grazer	3
18D	28. High degree	3
19D	29. Tackle part	4
20D	33. One in a skirmish	9
21D	34. Lil ___ X	3
22D	36. Accumulate charges … or what you must do to answer four clues in this puzzle	9
23D	37. Clears (out)	4
24D	40. Isla de la Juventud locale	4
25D	42. ___ change (profound transformation)	3
26D	44. Damage	3
27D	45. M.M.A. finale?	4
28D	47. Home run specialists, slangily	7
29D	48. Log feature	5
30D	50. Canny	6
31D	53. Word after circle or square	5
32D	54. Compound in pheromones	5
33D	56. "Ditto here"	5
34D	57. Like V.I.P. accommodations	4
35D	59. Palm reader's lead-in	4
36D	61. Enjoy a bit of downtime	4
37D	63. Candy originally marketed as a smoking cessation aid	3
38D	65. ___ Newsroom (daily newscast)	3
39D	66. Short-armed "Toy Story" character	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. Favored"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: favorite, ducky, positron emission tomography
• 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: PET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Starting on"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "I'm all ears""

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: LAYITONME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Tiptop"

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 caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
• Words that mean the same thing: tops, passing, first-rate
• 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: SUPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Timberwolves, e.g."

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: NBATEAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Multinational financial services firm"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Ducks, in poker"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: deuce, 2, II
• 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: TWOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley"

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: OLSENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. 2021's Illinois vs. Penn State football game featured nine of these, an N.C.A.A. record"

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

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: OTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Rhyming competition"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: RAPBATTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Adriatic coast 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 a member of the slavic people living in croatia
• Words that mean the same thing: Croatian
• 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: CROAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Brick material"

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 clay from which adobe bricks are made
• Words that mean the same thing: adobe brick
• 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: ADOBE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. "Resident Alien" channel"

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: SYFY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Pistons great Thomas"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ISIAH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "22. Some leafy greens?"

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 beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
• Words that mean the same thing: tea leaf, afternoon tea, Camellia sinensis
• 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: TEAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Make-believe"

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 something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
• Words that mean the same thing: pretended, role player, put on
• 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: SHAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Bearded grazer"

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 large african antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
• Words that mean the same thing: wildebeest
• 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: GNU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "28. High degree"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
• Words that mean the same thing: Ph.D.
• 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: PHD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "29. Tackle part"

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 roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
• Words that mean the same thing: careen, lurch, Scottish reel
• 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: REEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "33. One in a skirmish"

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 someone who fights (or is fighting)
• Words that mean the same thing: scrapper, fighter, battler
• 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: COMBATANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "34. Lil ___ X"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)
• Words that mean the same thing: atomic number 11, sodium, Na
• 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: NAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "36. Accumulate charges … or what you must do to answer four clues in this puzzle"

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: RUNUPATAB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Clears (out)"

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 affected manners intended to impress others
• Words that mean the same thing: transmit, air travel, gentle wind
• 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: AIRS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "40. Isla de la Juventud locale"

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 communist state in the caribbean on the island of cuba
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Cuba
• 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: CUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "42. ___ change (profound transformation)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
• Words that mean the same thing: ocean
• 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: SEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "44. Damage"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the month following february and preceding april
• Words that mean the same thing: defect, deflower, mutilate
• 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: MAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. M.M.A. finale?"

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 studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: fine art, artistic production, nontextual matter
• 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: ARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Home run specialists, slangily"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: BIGBATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "48. Log feature"

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 something twisted and tight and swollen
• Words that mean the same thing: knot, mutter, grumble
• 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: GNARL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "50. Canny"

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 marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
• Words that mean the same thing: astute, sharp, calculative
• 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: SHREWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "53. Word after circle or square"

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 artistic form of nonverbal communication
• Words that mean the same thing: saltation, terpsichore, dancing
• 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: DANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "54. Compound in pheromones"

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 formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water
• 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: ESTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. "Ditto here""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SOAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Like V.I.P. accommodations"

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 elegant and fashionable; ; ; ; - julia child
• Words that mean the same thing: swish, classy
• 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: POSH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Palm reader's lead-in"

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: ISEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Enjoy a bit of downtime"

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 light fitful sleep
• Words that mean the same thing: drowse, snooze
• 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: DOZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Candy originally marketed as a smoking cessation aid"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PEZ

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "65. ___ Newsroom (daily newscast)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: CNN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "66. Short-armed "Toy Story" character"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
• Words that mean the same thing: male monarch, king
• The opposite would be: queen, female monarch
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REX

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	55	70.5%
Short Answer	16	20.5%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Geography	2	2.6%
Sports	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
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 Thursday, 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!

Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.

Last Updated: September 04, 2025 at 07:38 PM