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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | NYT Crossword Clues Hints

NYT Crossword Clues Hints - August 21, 2024

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Use a loofah. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCRUB

  Possible Answer : scouring, cancel, scrub, scrubbing, call_off, scour, chaparral, scratch, bush, scrub_up




• The clue is 6. Biodiverse underwater ecosystem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REEF

  Possible Answer : Witwatersrand, Reef, Rand, reef




• The clue is 10. Something in the air. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer : flatulence, bluster, vaunt, gasoline, throttle, natural_gas, boast, gun, flatulency, brag, shoot_a_line, gas_pedal, blow, accelerator_pedal, accelerator, tout, gas, gasconade, petrol, swash, gaseous_state, gasolene




• The clue is 13. Cinnabon enticements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AROMAS

  Possible Answer : odour, fragrance, aroma, odor, olfactory_property, smell, scent, perfume




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

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

  The answer: ALMA




• The clue is 16. "So ___ heard!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVE




• The clue is 17. Gathering for lathering?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUBADUBCLUB




• The clue is 19. Be a thorn in the side of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEX

  Possible Answer : stick, disturb, mystify, nark, raise_up, worry, bother, commove, beat, baffle, gravel, stir_up, irritate, shake_up, rag, get, puzzle, bewilder, stupefy, perplex, chafe, devil, get_to, amaze, vex, flummox, dumbfound, agitate, nonplus, annoy, pose, nettle, get_at, rile

  Possible Opposite Answer : reassure




• The clue is 20. Weapon for Viking warriors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXE

  Possible Answer : axe, ax




• The clue is 21. Feed, as a fire. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOKE

  Possible Answer : stoke




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

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

  The answer: LEERY

  Possible Answer : untrusting, leery, wary, mistrustful, suspicious




• The clue is 24. Assistant who's always being questioned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRI




• The clue is 25. Cheek. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SASS

  Possible Answer : SAS, sass, mouth, back_talk, Special_Air_Service, lip, backtalk, sassing




• The clue is 26. Jewels for fools?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: DINGALINGBLING




• The clue is 32. Puerto ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICAN




• The clue is 33. What houses resemble from an airplane. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOTS

  Possible Answer : Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, scatter, dit, constellate, dust, back_breaker, dose, disperse, point, pane, sprinkle, Zen, stud, Department_of_Transportation, Transportation, superman, Elvis, acid, DoT, battery-acid, loony_toons, window_pane, dot




• The clue is 34. Toy found in King Tut's tomb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOP

  Possible Answer : crest, tip, peak, clear, circus_tent, lead, top_out, crown, elevation, height, tiptop, top_of_the_inning, upper_side, top_off, superlative, cover, go_past, transcend, top_side, top, teetotum, summit, pinch, big_top, whirligig, spinning_top, exceed, overstep, meridian, acme, round_top, upside, pass, pinnacle

  Possible Opposite Answer : bottom




• The clue is 35. Universal donor's blood type, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEG




• The clue is 36. Events at which you try not to lose track?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer : sports_meeting, fit, converge, assemble, encounter, conform_to, suffer, adjoin, meet, fulfil, touch, fulfill, see, forgather, play, get_together, cope_with, come_across, take_on, contact, run_into, satisfy, match, fill, receive, run_across, gather, foregather

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 38. The Floor Is ___ (kids' make-believe game). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAVA

  Possible Answer : lava




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

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

  The answer: TAB

  Possible Answer : pill, tab_key, tablet, check, tab, chit, yellow_journalism, tabloid, lozenge




• The clue is 40. Japanese noodle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOBA




• The clue is 41. Ancestral tales, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGAS

  Possible Answer : saga




• The clue is 42. Fryer piled higher?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CHOCKABLOCKWOK




• The clue is 46. Wolverine and others. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMEN




• The clue is 47. Like wafers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THIN

  Possible Answer : reduce, slim_down, slender, dilute, flimsy, slight, thin_out, sparse, thinly, thin, melt_off, slenderize, slim, tenuous, lose_weight, cut, lean, fragile

  Possible Opposite Answer : full, thick, thickly, gain, fat, thicken




• The clue is 48. Gold coin of old Europe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUCAT

  Possible Answer : ducat




• The clue is 50. Apt setting for a French kiss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARIS

  Possible Answer : French_capital, genus_Paris, Paris, capital_of_France, City_of_Light




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

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

  The answer: IRE

  Possible Answer : choler, anger, ira, wrath, ire




• The clue is 55. Outfit inspiration for a Swiftie. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

  Possible Answer : era, earned_run_average, epoch, geological_era, ERA




• The clue is 56. Cup to drink up?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHUGALUGMUG




• The clue is 59. Interact with a Magic 8 Ball, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASK

  Possible Answer : necessitate, require, need, call_for, ask, expect, take, inquire, involve, postulate, demand, enquire

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate




• The clue is 60. Not out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOME

  Possible Answer : plate, household, domicile, home_plate, dwelling, menage, internal, interior, habitation, dwelling_house, place, rest_home, house, nursing_home, national, family, home_base, abode, home, base

  Possible Opposite Answer : away




• The clue is 61. What some credit cards offer rewards points for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINING

  Possible Answer : din, boom, dine, dining




• The clue is 62. Issa of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAE




• The clue is 63. Time machine entry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAR

  Possible Answer : class, year, twelvemonth, yr




• The clue is 64. Music, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNES

  Possible Answer : tune, line, melodic_phrase, tune_up, strain, air, melody, melodic_line

  Possible Opposite Answer : untune

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Fleetwood Mac song with Stevie Nicks on piano. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA

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

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

  The answer: CRUX

  Possible Answer: crux, Crux, Southern_Cross, crux_of_the_matter, Crux_Australis

• The clue is 3. Post-shower wear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBE

  Possible Answer: vest, robe, gown, clothe, cloak, drape

• The clue is 4. 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 5. Hardly a heartening harbinger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BADSIGN

• The clue is 6. Unlikely thing off of which to buy haute couture. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACK

  Possible Answer: squeeze, torture, stand, rack, wheel, scud, extort, gouge, wring, wrack, torment, excruciate, single-foot

• The clue is 7. She: Fr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLE

• The clue is 8. Bird that can run up to 30 m.p.h.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: emu, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae

• The clue is 9. Workspaces with 3-D printers and laser cutters, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FABLABS

• The clue is 10. Tries something. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: GIVESITAGO

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

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

  The answer: AVER

  Possible Answer: swan, swear, verify, assert, affirm, allege, aver, avow, say

• The clue is 12. Descriptor for some Halloween costumes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXY

  Possible Answer: aphrodisiac, sexy, aphrodisiacal

  Possible Opposite Answer : anaphrodisiac, unsexy

• The clue is 14. Kama ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUTRA

  Possible Answer: sutra

• The clue is 18. Simplify, with "down". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOIL

  Possible Answer: furuncle, moil, boiling_point, roil, seethe, boil, churn

  Possible Opposite Answer : freeze

• The clue is 23. Course for some new immigrants, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESL

• The clue is 24. Manage to get, as tickets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAG

  Possible Answer: hang-up, rip, rub, tear, snag, split, hitch, rent

• The clue is 25. Pepper and others: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SGTS

• The clue is 26. Singer/actress Shore. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DINAH

• The clue is 27. No-bake dessert that's chilled before serving. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: ICEBOXCAKE

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

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

  The answer: IDEAL

  Possible Answer: nonpareil, ideal, nonsuch, nonesuch, saint, idealistic, apotheosis, paragon

• The clue is 29. "Why ___?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOT

  Possible Answer: non, not

• The clue is 30. Most common Czech surname. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOVAK

• The clue is 31. Figs. on college transcripts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPAS

  Possible Answer: GPA, grade_point_average

• The clue is 32. Univ. program with cadets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTC

  Possible Answer: Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps, ROTC

• The clue is 36. Reaction upon tasting a decadent dessert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOAN

  Possible Answer: groan, moan

• The clue is 37. Fall off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBB

  Possible Answer: ebb_down, ebb_out, ebb_off, ebbing, ebb_away, wane, reflux, ebb

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

• The clue is 38. What a picket fence may enclose. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWN

  Possible Answer: lawn

• The clue is 40. Sus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKETCHY

  Possible Answer: unelaborated, sketchy

• The clue is 41. Outfit for the mountains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKISUIT

• The clue is 43. Nashville-based awards org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMA

• The clue is 44. Other, in Oaxaca. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTRA

• The clue is 45. Dependent, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHILD

  Possible Answer: small_fry, tike, nipper, minor, shaver, tyke, nestling, fry, baby, child, youngster, kid, tiddler

  Possible Opposite Answer : parent

• The clue is 48. Cherished. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAR

  Possible Answer: lamb, honey, costly, beloved, good, dearest, darling, pricy, devout, dearly, earnest, high-priced, love, affectionately, near, pricey, dear, heartfelt

• The clue is 49. Bear of constellations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URSA

• The clue is 50. Guinness record holder for "Mammal with the most names". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PUMA

  Possible Answer: catamount, painter, mountain_lion, puma, Felis_concolor, panther, cougar

• The clue is 51. Golden ___ (retiree). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 52. "Let's do it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMIN

• The clue is 53. Mysterious character. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUNE

  Possible Answer: rune, runic_letter

• The clue is 54. Charges of male emperor penguins. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGGS

  Possible Answer: bollock, ballock, orchis, testicle, eggs, ball, testis, nut, egg

• The clue is 57. Get into the weeds?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer: hoe

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

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

  The answer: GNU

  Possible Answer: gnu, wildebeest

December 26, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (39 Across, 39 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

December 26, 2023 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fella	3
2A	4. Digits carried in long division	4
3A	8. Lightens up?	5
4A	13. A, as in Avignon	3
5A	14. Baby's first word, maybe	4
6A	15. Lacking pigment	6
7A	16. Frequent object of doting attention	8
8A	18. Stunk	6
9A	19. Gift for a budding architect, maybe	7
10A	20. ___ of the Union	5
11A	21. Shocking fish in the Amazon	4
12A	22. Dental concern	5
13A	24. "Here's a short summary," in internet lingo	4
14A	27. What Santa doesn't get much of on Christmas Eve	5
15A	29. UPS competitor	3
16A	30. Alto or soprano	5
17A	31. Union of Hollywood performers, for short	3
18A	33. Begin, as an adventure	8
19A	35. Govt. prosecutors	3
20A	38. Material for an interior renovation	7
21A	40. Quash	3
22A	41. Best-case scenarios	8
23A	43. Blouse or tee	3
24A	45. Fashion designer Kamali	5
25A	46. "That's my ___!" ("I'm up!")	3
26A	48. Of the kidneys	5
27A	52. Health resorts	4
28A	53. Attired like Batman or Superman	5
29A	55. Hand (out)	4
30A	56. Extinct birds of Mauritius	5
31A	58. Words that start a game of tag	7
32A	60. Volcanic peak ruled by Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings"	6
33A	62. Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares	8
34A	63. "I'll wait to hear from you"	6
35A	64. ___ Stanley Gardner, creator of Perry Mason	4
36A	65. Gerund suffix	3
37A	66. Soft leather	5
38A	67. ___-do-well	4
39A	68. General on a Chinese menu	3

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. Fella"

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: BUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Digits carried in long division"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: one, 1, ace
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Lightens up?"

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 wooden strip forming part of a fence
• Words that mean the same thing: picket, blanch, blench
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PALES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. A, as in Avignon"

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: UNE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Baby's first word, maybe"

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

  The answer is: DADA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "15. Lacking pigment"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALBINO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "16. Frequent object of doting attention"

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: GRANDKID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Stunk"

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 have an element suggestive (of something)
• Words that mean the same thing: smack, fume, stink
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "19. Gift for a budding architect, maybe"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: LEGOSET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "20. ___ of the Union"

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 territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
• Words that mean the same thing: tell, Department of State, res publica
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "21. Shocking fish in the Amazon"

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 fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in europe and america; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
• Words that mean the same thing: eel
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EELS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "22. Dental concern"

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 process of gradually becoming inferior
• Words that mean the same thing: crumble, disintegrate, decline
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. "Here's a short summary," in internet lingo"

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: TLDR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "27. What Santa doesn't get much of on Christmas Eve"

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 natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
• Words that mean the same thing: eternal sleep, quietus, slumber
• The opposite would be: wake
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. UPS competitor"

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: DHL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Alto or soprano"

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 distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
• Words that mean the same thing: vox, representative, vocalize
• The opposite would be: devoice
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VOICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. Union of Hollywood performers, for short"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a shape that sags
• Words that mean the same thing: sag down, swag, flag
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Begin, as an adventure"

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: EMBARKON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "35. Govt. prosecutors"

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 any of several small ungulate mammals of africa and asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
• Words that mean the same thing: district attorney, DA, coney
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "38. Material for an interior renovation"

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 a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses
• Words that mean the same thing: dry wall, wallboard
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DRYWALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Quash"

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 either extremity of something that has length
• Words that mean the same thing: final stage, goal, terminal
• The opposite would be: begin, beginning
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: END

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Best-case scenarios"

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 most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances
• Words that mean the same thing: optimum
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPTIMUMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "43. Blouse or tee"

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 upper part of anything
• Words that mean the same thing: teetotum, summit, superlative
• The opposite would be: bottom
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "45. Fashion designer Kamali"

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 small constellation in the southern hemisphere near lupus and ara in the milky 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: NORMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "46. "That's my ___!" ("I'm up!")"

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 actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
• Words that mean the same thing: prompt, remind, clue
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "48. Of the kidneys"

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 of or relating to the kidneys
• Words that mean the same thing: nephritic
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RENAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. Health resorts"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: health club, resort hotel, health spa
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. Attired like Batman or Superman"

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 lie at the top of
• Words that mean the same thing: cap, crest
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAPED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "55. Hand (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 a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
• Words that mean the same thing: pogy, pogey
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Extinct birds of Mauritius"

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 someone whose style is out of fashion
• Words that mean the same thing: fogy, Raphus cucullatus, 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: DODOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Words that start a game of tag"

Quick Info: This answer has 7 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: YOUREIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "60. Volcanic peak ruled by Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings""

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: MTDOOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TOYBOXES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. "I'll wait to hear from you""

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: CALLME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. ___ Stanley Gardner, creator of Perry Mason"

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: ERLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. Gerund suffix"

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: ING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Soft leather"

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 leather with a napped surface
• Words that mean the same thing: suede leather, suede cloth
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUEDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "67. ___-do-well"

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

  The answer is: NEER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "68. General on a Chinese menu"

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: TSO

  Great job if you got it right!

December 26, 2023 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Some military brass?	6
2D	2. Pull off a spool	6
3D	3. Long-eared hound	6
4D	4. 3:1 or 5:2, e.g.	4
5D	5. Unadorned	5
6D	6. Readied for publication	6
7D	7. Disconsolate	3
8D	8. "Not guilty," e.g.	4
9D	9. Partner in crime	7
10D	10. Have a crush on, cutesily	8
11D	11. Suffix with benz-	3
12D	12. Turf	3
13D	15. Showily bohemian	4
14D	17. Middles of Mr. Potato Head faces	5
15D	20. Actress Hayek	5
16D	23. Destroys, as a dog might a stuffed animal	7
17D	25. Pest control brand	4
18D	26. Tear up	4
19D	28. Lakshmi who wrote the memoir "Love, Loss, and What We Ate"	5
20D	30. Bravery	5
21D	32. "Despicable Me" protagonist	3
22D	34. Classic sandwich order, in brief	3
23D	35. Puts on	4
24D	36. Each	4
25D	37. Sit on, as a seesaw	8
26D	39. Some recreation ctrs.	5
27D	42. Over-the-hill lament	7
28D	44. Three-time Cy Young winner Martinez	5
29D	47. Long-eared pal of Pooh	6
30D	49. "You can't leave this way" sign	6
31D	50. U.F.O. crew	6
32D	51. "Move it, already!"	6
33D	53. Arrive	4
34D	54. Arthur Conan ___	5
35D	57. Part of a mosque, typically	4
36D	59. Transportation company headquartered in San Francisco	4
37D	60. Hosts, for short	3
38D	61. Letter after sigma	3
39D	62. What's rolled to get from Free Parking to Go to Jail, in Monopoly	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. Some military brass?"

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 brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares
• Words that mean the same thing: bugleweed, bugle
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BUGLES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Pull off a spool"

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 unwind from or as if from a reel
• Words that mean the same thing: reel off
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNREEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Long-eared hound"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAGLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. 3:1 or 5:2, e.g."

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 likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• Words that mean the same thing: betting odds
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Unadorned"

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 completely unclothed
• Words that mean the same thing: au naturel, bare, raw
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NAKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Readied for publication"

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 prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
• Words that mean the same thing: edit, delete, cut
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EDITED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Disconsolate"

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 experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - christina rossetti
• Words that mean the same thing: deplorable, distressing, sorry
• The opposite would be: glad
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Not guilty," e.g."

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 humble request for help from someone in authority
• Words that mean the same thing: supplication
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PLEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Partner in crime"

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 one who helps or encourages or incites another
• Words that mean the same thing: abetter
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ABETTOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Have a crush on, cutesily"

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: LIKELIKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Suffix with benz-"

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 compass point midway between northeast and east
• Words that mean the same thing: east northeast
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Turf"

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 surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
• Words that mean the same thing: sodomist, sward, turf
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Showily bohemian"

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

  The answer is: ARTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "17. Middles of Mr. Potato Head faces"

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 the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
• Words that mean the same thing: nose, pry, nozzle
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NOSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "20. Actress Hayek"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: SALMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Destroys, as a dog might a stuffed animal"

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: CHEWSUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Pest control 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: DCON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Tear up"

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 tear or be torn violently
• Words that mean the same thing: pull, rive, rip
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Lakshmi who wrote the memoir "Love, Loss, and What We Ate""

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: PADMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Bravery"

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 qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
• Words that mean the same thing: valour, heroism, valiancy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: VALOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. "Despicable Me" protagonist"

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: GRU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "34. Classic sandwich order, in brief"

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 sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
• Words that mean the same thing: bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Puts on"

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 spanish gentleman or nobleman
• Words that mean the same thing: get into, father, don
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DONS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Each"

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: APOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Sit on, as a seesaw"

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 a noncommittal or equivocal position
• Words that mean the same thing: range, span
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STRADDLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "39. Some recreation ctrs."

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: YMCAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Over-the-hill lament"

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: IMSOOLD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "44. Three-time Cy Young winner Martinez"

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: PEDRO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "47. Long-eared pal of Pooh"

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: EEYORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "49. "You can't leave this way" sign"

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: NOEXIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. U.F.O. crew"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
• Words that mean the same thing: stranger, alienate, noncitizen
• The opposite would be: acquaintance, citizen
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALIENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. "Move it, already!""

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: LETSGO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Arrive"

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 thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
• Words that mean the same thing: make out, total, number
• The opposite would be: leave, go
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. Arthur Conan ___"

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: DOYLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "57. Part of a mosque, typically"

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 concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
• Words that mean the same thing: covered stadium, bonce, noodle
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Transportation company headquartered in San Francisco"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: UBER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Hosts, for short"

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 million periods per second
• Words that mean the same thing: megacycle, megacycle per second, megahertz
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Letter after sigma"

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 19th letter of the greek alphabet
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. What's rolled to get from Free Parking to Go to Jail, in Monopoly"

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 the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: 10, x, X
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	57	73.1%
Short Answer	15	19.2%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.6%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%
Abbreviation	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	39
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	8 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 Tuesday, 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: August 28, 2025 at 05:18 PM