27428 Sun Dec 15, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Across Clues :

1. Chess player's study, 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across, 13. Cashless deal, 17. Crunchy root vegetables, 19. Fertilizer compound, 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across, 21. Winter setting in New England, 23. Hunter on high, 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise, 25. Plum variety often used in spirits, 26. ___ center, 27. Made eyes at, 28. Schedules, 31. Architectural annexes, 33. Bronx cheer, 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata, 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp., 40. One step ___ time, 41. Oodles, 42. Downhill event, 44. Prefix with health, 48. Niçoise salad need, 50. Role for Jay Silverheels, 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace, 53. Neighborhood grocery stores, 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across, 56. Nobelist Bohr, 58. Evenhanded, 59. Customary practice, 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics, 62. Like a car's wheels, 64. Bar with hashish pipes, 66. Baseball great Hershiser, 68. Solution strength, in chemistry, 70. Fat used in candlemaking, 71. Common scale range, 75. Champing at the bit, 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production, 81. Flimsy, as an excuse, 82. Pillow cover, 84. Fastens, in a way, 86. Nose around, 87. Director DuVernay, 88. Crumple into a ball, 90. Informal speech, 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across, 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across, 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo, 97. No longer interested in, 98. Tour de France units: Abbr., 99. Bout enders, for short, 101. Health professional focused on nutrition, 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound, 108. "Right now!", 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford, 110. Has the gumption, 111. Actress Thurman, 114. Abbr. on a music score, 116. Member of la familia, 117. "Get ___!", 118. Classic nursery rhyme, 124. Toronto team, for short, 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say, 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet, 127. Land in the sea, 128. Iditarod entries, 129. Annual star-studded fashion event

Down Clues :

1. Three, in Torino, 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries, 3. Many '90s music purchases, 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across, 5. Enjoys as a hobby, 6. Gets irritated by, 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr., 8. First cars made by Ford, 9. See 122-Down, 10. Hair removal brand, 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor", 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer, 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across, 14. "___ we're waiting …", 15. Cactuslike plants, 16. Duffer's obstacle, 18. '60s campus activist grp., 19. "1984" drudge, 20. Eccentric types, 22. Certain emergency message, 28. Surgeon's stitch, 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell", 30. Beauty spot?, 32. Place to keep plants, 34. Abundant, 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho", 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named, 37. Innocent sort, 38. God of the Qu'ran, 43. Hodgepodges, 45. Dark, in poesy, 46. Like some vowels and memories, 47. 90° from norte, 49. On dry ground, 51. Basic skateboard trick, 55. Root in some speckled chips, 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat, 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s, 61. Catches on, 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across, 65. Some partners in lesbian couples, 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow", 69. Mapped out again, 71. Deception, 72. Shankar at Woodstock, 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan, 74. Acme's antonym, 76. Plunder, archaically, 78. Online tracker, 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors, 80. Twitch, 83. Think aloud, 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer, 89. Identifies, 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin, 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across, 96. Abandons, 100. Places of refuge, 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap, 103. Most boring, 104. Lines at the theater?, 105. Corporate department, 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode, 107. Desensitizes, 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across, 112. It might be held during vacation, 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In", 115. Big inits. in fuel additives, 119. From Jan. 1 until now, 120. Male turkey, 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out", 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant, 123. A nursing one has snaps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 15, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Chess player's study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACTICS

  
  

  Possible Answer : manoeuvre, tactics, maneuver, tactic




• The clue is 8. Painting stolen from 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONET

  
  

  Possible Answer : Claude_Monet, Monet




• The clue is 13. Cashless deal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWAP

  
  

  Possible Answer : swop, switch, swap, barter, trade




• The clue is 17. Crunchy root vegetables. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADISHES

  
  

  Possible Answer : daikon, Japanese_radish, radish, radish_plant, Raphanus_sativus, Raphanus_sativus_longipinnatus




• The clue is 19. Fertilizer compound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POTASH

  
  

  Possible Answer : potassium_hydroxide, potash, caustic_potash




• The clue is 20. Painting stolen from 64-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAHLO

  
  



• The clue is 21. Winter setting in New England. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: EASTERNSTANDARDTIME

  
  



• The clue is 23. Hunter on high. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  
  

  Possible Answer : Orion, Hunter




• The clue is 24. Like the Beatles' "Yesterday," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INF

  
  



• The clue is 25. Plum variety often used in spirits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

  
  

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




• The clue is 26. ___ center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REC

  
  



• The clue is 27. Made eyes at. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OGLED

  
  

  Possible Answer : ogle




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

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

  The answer: SLATES

  
  

  Possible Answer : slate, slat, slating, ticket




• The clue is 31. Architectural annexes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLS

  
  

  Possible Answer : ell




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

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

  The answer: GOYANKEES

  
  



• The clue is 35. Capital on the Río de la Plata. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: BUENOSAIRESARGENTINA

  
  



• The clue is 39. "Anchors Aweigh" grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USN

  
  

  Possible Answer : USN, US_Navy, United_States_Navy, Navy




• The clue is 40. One step ___ time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATA

  
  



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

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

  The answer: ALOT

  
  



• The clue is 42. Downhill event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLALOM

  
  

  Possible Answer : slalom




• The clue is 44. Prefix with health. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TELE

  
  



• The clue is 48. Niçoise salad need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

  
  

  Possible Answer : tunny, Anguilla_sucklandii, Opuntia_tuna, tuna_fish, tuna




• The clue is 50. Role for Jay Silverheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONTO

  
  



• The clue is 52. Charles de Gaulle's birthplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LILLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : Lille




• The clue is 53. Neighborhood grocery stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BODEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer : bodega




• The clue is 54. Painting stolen from 21-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNST

  
  

  Possible Answer : Max_Ernst, Ernst




• The clue is 56. Nobelist Bohr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIELS

  
  



• The clue is 58. Evenhanded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAIR

  
  

  Possible Answer : fair, average, honest, bonnie, fairly, funfair, mediocre, bazaar, fairish, sightly, just, clean, evenhandedly, carnival, bonny, comely, reasonable, middling

  Possible Opposite Answer : foul, unfairly, unfair




• The clue is 59. Customary practice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WONT

  
  

  Possible Answer : wont, habit




• The clue is 60. Popeye's witchy foe in early comics. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEAHAG

  
  



• The clue is 62. Like a car's wheels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXLED

  
  



• The clue is 64. Bar with hashish pipes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: HOOKAHLOUNGE

  
  



• The clue is 66. Baseball great Hershiser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OREL

  
  



• The clue is 68. Solution strength, in chemistry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITER

  
  

  Possible Answer : titre, titer




• The clue is 70. Fat used in candlemaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUET

  
  

  Possible Answer : suet




• The clue is 71. Common scale range. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FROMONETOTEN

  
  



• The clue is 75. Champing at the bit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAGER

  
  

  Possible Answer : eager, eagre, tidal_bore, bore, aegir

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneager




• The clue is 77. Fog and haze generated for a theatrical production. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: SMOKEEFFECTS

  
  



• The clue is 81. Flimsy, as an excuse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAME

  
  

  Possible Answer : game, crippled, square, gimpy, lame, feeble, halting, cripple, halt




• The clue is 82. Pillow cover. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAM

  
  

  Possible Answer : false, fictive, sham, fake, role_player, fictitious, imposter, simulate, affect, pretender, assumed, assume, put_on, shammer, pretend, pseud, faker, postiche, dissemble, fraud, pseudo, impostor, pretended, feign




• The clue is 84. Fastens, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPES

  
  

  Possible Answer : tape_measure, intercept, pink, tapeline, magnetic_tape, exploit, tape_recording, tap, solicit, beg, taping, bug, tapdance, record, rap, videotape, tape, wiretap, mag_tape, tip, knock

  Possible Opposite Answer : erase




• The clue is 86. Nose around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOP

  
  

  Possible Answer : snoop, snooper, sleuth, stag, spy




• The clue is 87. Director DuVernay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVA

  
  



• The clue is 88. Crumple into a ball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WADUP

  
  



• The clue is 90. Informal speech. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLANG

  
  

  Possible Answer : slang_term, dupe, fool, put_on, befool, put_one_over, argot, lingo, gull, cant, vernacular, put_one_across, cod, slang, patois, take_in, jargon, slang_expression




• The clue is 92. Painting stolen from 33-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOYA

  
  

  Possible Answer : Francisco_de_Goya, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Jose_de_Goya, Goya, Goya_y_Lucientes, Francisco_Goya




• The clue is 93. Painting stolen from 105-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIRO

  
  

  Possible Answer : Miro, Joan_Miro, black_pine, miro, Podocarpus_ferruginea, Prumnopitys_ferruginea




• The clue is 95. Opened or closed like an eye, in film lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRISED

  
  



• The clue is 97. No longer interested in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVER

  
  

  Possible Answer : o'er, terminated, over, ended, all_over, complete, concluded




• The clue is 98. Tour de France units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  
  

  Possible Answer : km, klick, kilometer, kilometre




• The clue is 99. Bout enders, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOS

  
  

  Possible Answer : kos, kayo, knockout, KO, coss




• The clue is 101. Health professional focused on nutrition. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: REGISTEREDDIETITIAN

  
  



• The clue is 105. Household appliance that makes a hissing sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAMIRON

  
  



• The clue is 108. "Right now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAT

  
  



• The clue is 109. Connecticut coastal town near Stamford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARIEN

  
  



• The clue is 110. Has the gumption. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARES

  
  

  Possible Answer : make_bold, dare, defy, daring, presume




• The clue is 111. Actress Thurman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UMA

  
  

  Possible Answer : genus_Uma, Uma




• The clue is 114. Abbr. on a music score. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRES

  
  



• The clue is 116. Member of la familia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  
  

  Possible Answer : transient_ischemic_attack, TIA




• The clue is 117. "Get ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIFE

  
  



• The clue is 118. Classic nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (18 letters)

  The answer: MARYHADALITTLELAMB

  
  



• The clue is 124. Toronto team, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAFS

  
  

  Possible Answer : flip, riffle, flick, folio, leaf, thumb, leafage, riff, foliage




• The clue is 125. Attacked by mosquitoes, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BITTEN

  
  

  Possible Answer : sting, bite, seize_with_teeth, prick, burn




• The clue is 126. Claudius, vis-à-vis King Hamlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POISONER

  
  

  Possible Answer : poisoner




• The clue is 127. Land in the sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLE

  
  

  Possible Answer : islet, isle




• The clue is 128. Iditarod entries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLEDS

  
  

  Possible Answer : sled, sledge, sleigh




• The clue is 129. Annual star-studded fashion event. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METGALA

  
  

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Three, in Torino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRE

  
  

• The clue is 2. Letters associated with baseball and batteries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AAA

  
  

  Possible Answer: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

• The clue is 3. Many '90s music purchases. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Cd, cd, candle, compact_disk, CD, certificate_of_deposit, candela, standard_candle, cadmium, compact_disc, atomic_number_48

• The clue is 4. Painting stolen from 101-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TITIAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: Titian, Tiziano_Vecellio

• The clue is 5. Enjoys as a hobby. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISINTO

  
  

• The clue is 6. Gets irritated by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAFESAT

  
  

• The clue is 7. Title for Manchin or Murkowski: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEN

  
  

  Possible Answer: sen

• The clue is 8. First cars made by Ford. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MODELAS

  
  

• The clue is 9. See 122-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT

  
  

• The clue is 10. Hair removal brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIR

  
  

• The clue is 11. Salinger's "For ___ – With Love and Squalor". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESME

  
  

• The clue is 12. "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" airer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THECW

  
  

• The clue is 13. Painting stolen from 35-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARGENT

  
  

  Possible Answer: John_Singer_Sargent, Sargent

• The clue is 14. "___ we're waiting …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHILE

  
  

  Possible Answer: piece, spell, while, patch

• The clue is 15. Cactuslike plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOES

  
  

  Possible Answer: aloes, bitter_aloes, aloe

• The clue is 16. Duffer's obstacle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POND

  
  

  Possible Answer: pool, pond

• The clue is 18. '60s campus activist grp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SDS

  
  

  Possible Answer: SD, Coyote_State, South_Dakota, Mount_Rushmore_State

• The clue is 19. "1984" drudge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROLE

  
  

  Possible Answer: prole, worker, proletarian

• The clue is 20. Eccentric types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOOKS

  
  

  Possible Answer: queer_bird, odd_man_out, kook, queer_duck, odd_fish, odd_fellow

• The clue is 22. Certain emergency message. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALERTTEXT

  
  

• The clue is 28. Surgeon's stitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUTURE

  
  

  Possible Answer: sutura, fibrous_joint, surgical_seam, suture

• The clue is 29. Actress Creel of "Saved by the Bell". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEANNA

  
  

• The clue is 30. Beauty spot?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALON

  
  

  Possible Answer: beauty_salon, beauty_parlour, beauty_shop, beauty_parlor, salon

• The clue is 32. Place to keep plants. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILL

  
  

  Possible Answer: sill

• The clue is 34. Abundant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMEROUS

  
  

  Possible Answer: numerous, legion

• The clue is 35. Motel proprietor in "Psycho". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATES

  
  

  Possible Answer: flutter, clobber, bat, bate, drub, cream, thrash, lick

• The clue is 36. Ancient Greek region for which part of the Mediterranean is named. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONIA

  
  

  Possible Answer: Ionia

• The clue is 37. Innocent sort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIF

  
  

  Possible Answer: naif, naive

  Possible Opposite Answer : sophisticated

• The clue is 38. God of the Qu'ran. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLAH

  
  

  Possible Answer: Allah

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

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

  The answer: OLIOS

  
  

• The clue is 45. Dark, in poesy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBON

  
  

  Possible Answer: ebon, ebony

• The clue is 46. Like some vowels and memories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

  
  

  Possible Answer: tenacious, long, farsighted, foresightful, longsighted, recollective, yearn, prospicient, hanker, foresighted, farseeing, retentive

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short

• The clue is 47. 90° from norte. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESTE

  
  

• The clue is 49. On dry ground. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHORE

  
  

  Possible Answer: ashore

• The clue is 51. Basic skateboard trick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLLIE

  
  

• The clue is 55. Root in some speckled chips. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARO

  
  

  Possible Answer: cocoyam, taro, taro_plant, taro_root, Colocasia_esculenta, edda, eddo, dasheen, dalo

• The clue is 57. Adjust to, as a thermostat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETAT

  
  

• The clue is 59. ___ Clan, iconic hip-hop group of the 1990s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WUTANG

  
  

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

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

  The answer: GETSWISE

  
  

• The clue is 63. Painting stolen from 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEGAS

  
  

  Possible Answer: Degas, Edgar_Degas, degas, Hilaire_Germain_Edgar_Degas

• The clue is 65. Some partners in lesbian couples. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEMS

  
  

• The clue is 67. Franz who composed "The Merry Widow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEHAR

  
  

  Possible Answer: Franz_Lehar, Lehar

• The clue is 69. Mapped out again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLOTTED

  
  

• The clue is 71. Deception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAM

  
  

• The clue is 72. Shankar at Woodstock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVI

  
  

• The clue is 73. Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMAR

  
  

• The clue is 74. Acme's antonym. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NADIR

  
  

  Possible Answer: nadir, low-water_mark

  Possible Opposite Answer : zenith

• The clue is 76. Plunder, archaically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAVE

  
  

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

• The clue is 78. Online tracker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COOKIE

  
  

  Possible Answer: biscuit, cooky, cookie

• The clue is 79. Old-fashioned trinket shop vendors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOYMEN

  
  

• The clue is 80. Twitch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPASM

  
  

  Possible Answer: cramp, spasm, muscle_spasm

• The clue is 83. Think aloud. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSE

  
  

  Possible Answer: think_over, meditate, contemplate, muse, chew_over, mull, excogitate, ruminate, Muse, speculate, reflect, mull_over, ponder

• The clue is 85. Bergen's dummy Mortimer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNERD

  
  

• The clue is 89. Identifies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGS

  
  

  Possible Answer: pin, thole, peg, pegleg, nail, rowlock, peg_down, nog, wooden_leg, tholepin, nail_down, oarlock, stick, leg

• The clue is 91. "Half a truth is often a ___": Benjamin Franklin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREATLIE

  
  

• The clue is 94. Painting stolen from 77-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKEEFFE

  
  

• The clue is 96. Abandons. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DITCHES

  
  

  Possible Answer: ditch, chuck, trench, dump

• The clue is 100. Places of refuge. 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 102. Xerox : copy machine :: ___ : kitchen wrap. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARAN

  
  

  Possible Answer: saran

• The clue is 103. Most boring. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIEST

  
  

  Possible Answer: teetotal, juiceless, ironical, dry, ironic, wry

  Possible Opposite Answer : phlegmy, wet, sweet

• The clue is 104. Lines at the theater?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIALOG

  
  

  Possible Answer: dialogue, dialog, duologue

• The clue is 105. Corporate department. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALES

  
  

  Possible Answer: gross_revenue, sales, sales_agreement, sales_event, sale, gross_sales, cut-rate_sale

• The clue is 106. Culmination of many a "Law & Order" episode. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIAL

  
  

  Possible Answer: trial_run, run, trial, tribulation, visitation, test, tryout

• The clue is 107. Desensitizes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUMBS

  
  

  Possible Answer: blunt, benumb, numb, dull

• The clue is 110. Painting stolen from 118-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DALI

  
  

  Possible Answer: Salvador_Dali, Dali

• The clue is 112. It might be held during vacation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAIL

  
  

  Possible Answer: get_off, chain_mail, post, mail, ring_armor, ring_mail, ring_armour, send, chain_armour, chain_armor, postal_service, mail_service

• The clue is 113. Comedian Johnson of "Laugh-In". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTE

  
  

• The clue is 115. Big inits. in fuel additives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STP

  
  

  Possible Answer: STP, s.t.p.

• The clue is 119. From Jan. 1 until now. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YTD

  
  

• The clue is 120. Male turkey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  
  

  Possible Answer: gobbler, tom, turkey_cock, tom_turkey, Uncle_Tom, tomcat, Tom

• The clue is 121. Actress de Armas of "Knives Out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANA

  
  

  Possible Answer: ana, Ana

• The clue is 122. With 9-Down, legendary Giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEL

  
  

• The clue is 123. A nursing one has snaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRA

  
  

  Possible Answer: bandeau, brassiere, bra

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• Down Clues (39 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 76 (37 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.9 letters

August 18, 2021 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Breaded and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, for short	4
2A	5. "Holy mackerel!"	4
3A	9. Instrument played by indie rock's Sufjan Stevens	4
4A	13. Black-and-white item in a sleeve	4
5A	14. V.I.P. on base	5
6A	15. Winter bugs	4
7A	16. With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfold	10
8A	18. Part of the food pyramid	4
9A	19. Gardening tool	3
10A	20. Fruit in the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just to Say"	4
11A	22. Edward Snowden's former employer, in brief	3
12A	23. Black History Mo.	3
13A	26. See 16-Across	11
14A	29. "Why?"	7
15A	31. Puts up	6
16A	32. Bird that had no natural predators until humans arrived	4
17A	33. Tick (off)	3
18A	35. Babe Zaharias was the first woman to compete on its tour, in brief	3
19A	36. Item exchanged in a so-called "yankee swap"	13
20A	41. John Lewis was born here: Abbr.	3
21A	42. Org. that oversees O.T.C.s	3
22A	43. Campaign expense	4
23A	45. Get situated	6
24A	48. Pacify	7
25A	50. Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across	11
26A	53. Hit the slopes	3
27A	54. "___ be my pleasure"	3
28A	55. Lots	4
29A	56. Hearty laugh	3
30A	58. Tidy	4
31A	60. Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme	10
32A	65. Brand in the ice cream aisle	4
33A	66. Aches (for)	5
34A	67. Words after a gasp	4
35A	68. Its underside might be covered in gum	4
36A	69. The first cloned mammals	4
37A	70. Yarn	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. Breaded and topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, for short"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard 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: PARM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. "Holy mackerel!""

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: EGAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Instrument played by indie rock's Sufjan Stevens"

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 slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
• Words that mean the same thing: hautbois, hautboy
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Black-and-white item in a sleeve"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that chocolate cookie with white cream filling
• Words that mean the same thing: oreo cookie
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. V.I.P. on base"

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: SARGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Winter bugs"

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 acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
• Words that mean the same thing: grippe, influenza, flu
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FLUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfold"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 letters. It's a expert 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: PINTHETAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Part of the food pyramid"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
• Words that mean the same thing: fatten, plump out, fatten up
• The opposite would be: leanness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FATS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Gardening tool"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. Fruit in the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just to Say""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
• Words that mean the same thing: clean, plum tree, plumb
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLUM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Edward Snowden's former employer, in brief"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the united states cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect united states information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
• Words that mean the same thing: National Security Agency
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NSA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Black History Mo."

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 the month following january and preceding march
• Words that mean the same thing: February
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. See 16-Across"

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: ONTHEDONKEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. "Why?""

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: WHATFOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Puts up"

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 construct, build, or erect
• Words that mean the same thing: put up, set up, rear
• The opposite would be: level
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERECTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Bird that had no natural predators until humans arrived"

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 someone whose style is out of fashion
• Words that mean the same thing: Raphus cucullatus, fogey, fossil
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DODO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "33. Tick (off)"

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 starting place for each hole on a golf course
• Words that mean the same thing: teeing ground, golf tee, football tee
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "35. Babe Zaharias was the first woman to compete on its tour, in brief"

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: PGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "36. Item exchanged in a so-called "yankee swap""

Quick Info: This answer has 13 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: WHITEELEPHANT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "41. John Lewis was born here: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "42. Org. that oversees O.T.C.s"

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 federal agency in the department of health and human services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
• Words that mean the same thing: Food and Drug Administration
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. Campaign expense"

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: TVAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. Get situated"

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 the countries of asia
• Words that mean the same thing: East, tailor, eastern hemisphere
• The opposite would be: disorient
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORIENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "48. Pacify"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
• Words that mean the same thing: mollify, conciliate, lenify
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APPEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "50. Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across"

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: PARTYANIMAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "53. Hit the slopes"

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

  The answer is: SKI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "54. "___ be my pleasure""

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: ITD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "55. Lots"

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 sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the pharaoh akhenaten
• Words that mean the same thing: Aten
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Hearty laugh"

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: YUK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "58. Tidy"

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 clean or organized
• Words that mean the same thing: cracking, bang-up, swell
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "60. Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme"

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: THOMASNAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "65. Brand in the ice cream aisle"

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: EDYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "66. Aches (for)"

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 desire strongly or persistently
• Words that mean the same thing: hanker, yearn, long
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "67. Words after a gasp"

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: OHNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "68. Its underside might be covered in gum"

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 piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DESK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "69. The first cloned mammals"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of a people living in southern benin and togo and southeastern ghana
• Words that mean the same thing: ewe, Ewe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EWES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "70. Yarn"

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 message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
• Words that mean the same thing: tarradiddle, taradiddle, fib
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TALE

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Wednesday Crossword Down Clues - August 18, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Dad	3
2D	2. "Midsommar" director Aster	3
3D	3. ___ faire (historical re-enactment event, for short)	3
4D	4. Fly-by-night type?	4
5D	5. Fuel up, in a way	3
6D	6. Visual in an annual report	5
7D	7. Nimble	5
8D	8. Hornswoggle	6
9D	9. Toggle option	3
10D	10. Artist's starting place	11
11D	11. Get-go	6
12D	12. Guest ___, what The New York Times calls op-eds	6
13D	14. What an asterisk might suggest	7
14D	17. Centaur's foot	4
15D	21. Transform	5
16D	23. Repeated string in a chain letter subject line	3
17D	24. Website with articles like "10 Surprising Ways to Use Mayonnaise Around Your Home"	4
18D	25. Things best kept under one's hat?	11
19D	27. Data structure with a root node	4
20D	28. Undo	6
21D	30. Half of a half-bathroom	6
22D	34. Tiny toymaker	3
23D	37. Tucker who had her first hit in 1972 and won her first Grammys in 2020	5
24D	38. Cheese used in Babybels	4
25D	39. Fruits whose seeds can act as a substitute for black peppercorns	7
26D	40. Something to do	4
27D	44. Latin gods	3
28D	45. Shared one's views	6
29D	46. For all ages, as a video game	6
30D	47. Tell	6
31D	49. Also	4
32D	51. At all, in dialect	5
33D	52. Combined	5
34D	57. Pretzel, basically	4
35D	59. Shaming syllable	3
36D	61. Drug dosages: Abbr.	3
37D	62. Light bulb moment sound	3
38D	63. Show with the recurring character Target Lady, in brief	3
39D	64. "Piggy"	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. Dad"

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 an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
• Words that mean the same thing: papa, drink down, belt down
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. "Midsommar" director Aster"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ARI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. ___ faire (historical re-enactment event, for short)"

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: REN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Fly-by-night type?"

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 typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MOTH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Fuel up, in a way"

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

  The answer is: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Visual in an annual report"

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 visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
• Words that mean the same thing: graphical record, chart
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRAPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Nimble"

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 moving quickly and lightly
• Words that mean the same thing: spry, quick, nimble
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGILE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Hornswoggle"

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 false to; be dishonest with
• Words that mean the same thing: lead on, deceive, cozen
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DELUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Toggle option"

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 kill intentionally and with premeditation
• Words that mean the same thing: hit, bump off, remove
• The opposite would be: on
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Artist's starting place"

Quick Info: This answer has 11 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: BLANKCANVAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Get-go"

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 the time at which something is supposed to begin
• Words that mean the same thing: get-go, beginning, offset
• The opposite would be: middle
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUTSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Guest ___, what The New York Times calls op-eds"

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 an analytic or interpretive literary composition
• Words that mean the same thing: assay, attempt, examine
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESSAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. What an asterisk might suggest"

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: SEENOTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Centaur's foot"

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 foot of an ungulate mammal
• Words that mean the same thing: hoof it, leg it, foot
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOOF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "21. Transform"

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 cause to change shape in a computer 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: MORPH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Repeated string in a chain letter subject line"

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: FWD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "24. Website with articles like "10 Surprising Ways to Use Mayonnaise Around Your Home""

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: EHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Things best kept under one's hat?"

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: BADHAIRDAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Data structure with a root node"

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 tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
• Words that mean the same thing: shoetree, corner, tree diagram
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Undo"

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, nullify, neutralise
• 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 21 Down: "30. Half of a half-bathroom"

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 a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
• Words that mean the same thing: pot, crapper, commode
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOILET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Tiny toymaker"

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 (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
• Words that mean the same thing: gremlin, extremely low frequency, pixie
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Tucker who had her first hit in 1972 and won her first Grammys in 2020"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: TANYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Cheese used in Babybels"

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 mild yellow dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Fruits whose seeds can act as a substitute for black peppercorns"

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 tropical american shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
• Words that mean the same thing: melon tree, papaia, pawpaw
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAPAYAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "40. Something to do"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
• Words that mean the same thing: undertaking, job, chore
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Latin gods"

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: DEI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Shared one's views"

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 express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
• Words that mean the same thing: reckon, suppose, animadvert
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. For all ages, as a video game"

Quick Info: This answer has 6 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: RATEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Tell"

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 disclosing information or giving evidence about another
• Words that mean the same thing: blab out, blabber, singing
• The opposite would be: keep quiet
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TATTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "49. Also"

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

  The answer is: PLUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. At all, in dialect"

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 in no manner; in no way
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOHOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Combined"

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: INONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Pretzel, basically"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: KNOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "59. Shaming syllable"

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 utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
• Words that mean the same thing: tut, tut-tut
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TSK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. Drug dosages: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that one thousandth (1/1,000) gram
• Words that mean the same thing: mg, Mg, magnesium
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "62. Light bulb moment sound"

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: AHA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "63. Show with the recurring character Target Lady, in brief"

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: SNL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "64. "Piggy""

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

  The answer is: TOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	61.8%
Short Answer	17	22.4%
Abbreviation	3	3.9%
History	3	3.9%
Sports	2	2.6%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Food & Drink	1	1.3%
Literature	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	76
Average Answer Length	4.9 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	13 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 Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 15, 2025 at 02:21 PM