NYT Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Crossword Clues Hints with Answers

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 13, 2024

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NYT Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: SAD

  Possible Answer : distressing, sad, sorry, lamentable, deplorable, pitiful

  Possible Opposite Answer : glad




• The clue is 4. Sound hoarse. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASP

  Possible Answer : rasp, wood_file, rasping




• The clue is 8. 1992 novel set in 1920s Harlem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAZZ

  Possible Answer : bed, get_laid, screw, nothingness, have_sex, hump, bonk, sleep_with, have_it_away, make_out, have_a_go_at_it, get_it_on, malarkey, wind, eff, lie_with, have_intercourse, love, bang, know, idle_words, fuck, malarky, be_intimate, roll_in_the_hay, do_it, make_love, have_it_off, sleep_together, jazz




• The clue is 12. Walk heavily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOD

  Possible Answer : slog, plod, footslog, trudge, plodding, pad, tramp




• The clue is 14. Concur with by repeating. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHO

  Possible Answer : repeat, reverberation, reverberate, sound_reflection, recall, echo, replication, Echo, ring, resound




• The clue is 15. Covered veranda often equipped with a ceiling fan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LANAI

  Possible Answer : Lanai, lanai, Lanai_Island




• The clue is 16. Exude, as confidence. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOZE

  Possible Answer : seepage, transude, oozing, exudate, slime, gook, goo, ooze_out, goop, sludge, guck, gunk, seep, exude, muck, ooze




• The clue is 17. Ergo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THUS

  Possible Answer : olibanum, thence, thusly, therefore, frankincense, gum_olibanum, hence, so, thus




• The clue is 18. Take in or take on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOPT

  Possible Answer : espouse, take_over, borrow, follow, take_in, sweep_up, assume, take_on, acquire, dramatize, embrace, dramatise, adopt, take_up, take




• The clue is 19. 1970 novel exploring racism's effect on a young girl's self-esteem. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEBLUESTEYE




• The clue is 22. One who dies for a cause. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARTYR

  Possible Answer : sufferer, martyrise, martyrize, martyr




• The clue is 23. Home for a queen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIVE

  Possible Answer : beehive, hive




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

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




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

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer : Es, E, atomic_number_99, einsteinium




• The clue is 28. Like Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off," key-wise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ING




• The clue is 30. 1981 novel about the interplay of privilege and poverty in a Caribbean romance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARBABY




• The clue is 32. No later than. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNTIL




• The clue is 34. Deep-dish pizza chain, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNOS




• The clue is 35. 1977 novel whose title references a lyrical Old Testament book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SONGOFSOLOMON




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

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

  The answer: LEND

  Possible Answer : add, bring, bestow, impart, contribute, loan, lend

  Possible Opposite Answer : borrow




• The clue is 41. Collaborations like those on "Ella and Louis". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DUETS

  Possible Answer : duette, duo, dyad, pas_de_deux, twain, twosome, pair, span, yoke, couple, duad, brace, couplet, distich, duet




• The clue is 42. 1987 Pulitzer-winning novel about the haunting of a formerly enslaved family's home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BELOVED

  Possible Answer : honey, darling, dearest, dear, beloved, love




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

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

  The answer: RAT

  Possible Answer : skunk, shit, betrayer, denounce, scab, shop, fink, squealer, grass, rotter, scum_bag, blabber, crumb, bum, dirty_dog, give_away, so-and-so, snitch, lowlife, rat, stag, puke, tell_on, git, stinkpot, strikebreaker, betray, blackleg, informer, stinker




• The clue is 47. It might welcome you home. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAT

  Possible Answer : tangle, entangle, mat_up, matting, lusterlessness, gym_mat, matt-up, flat, mat, felt_up, Master_of_Arts_in_Teaching, matted, lustrelessness, matte, matt, snarl, flatness, matte_up, MAT, felt

  Possible Opposite Answer : disentangle, unsnarl




• The clue is 50. Backdrop for a shooting star. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKY

  Possible Answer : sky, pitch, flip, toss




• The clue is 51. Folk wisdom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LORE

  Possible Answer : lore, traditional_knowledge




• The clue is 53. "Burning" feeling. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DESIRE

  Possible Answer : want, trust, desire, hope




• The clue is 55. Author who received the Nobel Prize in Literature on the basis of her first six novels, all featured in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONIMORRISON




• The clue is 57. Clean up, as software. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBUG

  Possible Answer : debug




• The clue is 60. Burkina ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FASO




• The clue is 61. Sound of a fall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THUD

  Possible Answer : scrunch, clunk, clump, thud, thump, thumping, crump




• The clue is 62. Shooting stars, some believe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMENS

  Possible Answer : auspicate, prognostic, presage, prodigy, bode, foretell, foreshadow, forecast, portend, prognostication, prefigure, portent, betoken, prognosticate, predict, augur, omen




• The clue is 63. Cache for cash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TILL

  Possible Answer : till, boulder_clay, cashbox, trough, money_box, public_treasury




• The clue is 64. Effortlessness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer : relief, repose, rest, allay, relaxation, ease, easiness, informality, alleviate, still, comfort, simpleness, facilitate, relieve, simplicity

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty




• The clue is 65. 1973 novel set in "the Bottom," a neighborhood slated to be demolished for a golf course. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SULA

  Possible Answer : genus_Sula, Sula




• The clue is 66. ___ gin fizz. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOE

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




• The clue is 67. For each. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PER

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Request in the weight room. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPOTME

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

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

  The answer: ALOHAS

  Possible Answer: aloha, ciao

• The clue is 3. Earth-moving machines, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOZERS

  Possible Answer: dozer, bulldozer

• The clue is 4. Pick up again, as a book. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETURNTO

• The clue is 5. Muscle misery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

  Possible Answer: yearn, suffer, ache, yen, languish, smart, pine, hurt, aching

• The clue is 6. "Pipe down!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHUSH

  Possible Answer: shush

• The clue is 7. Sticky note. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSTIT

• The clue is 8. Green gemstone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JADE

  Possible Answer: wear_upon, jade, weary, loose_woman, outwear, nag, pall, plug, hack, strumpet, jade-green, adulteress, tire_out, fornicatress, slut, wear_down, fag_out, trollop, fatigue, tire, wear, jadestone, fag, hussy, jade_green, wear_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh

• The clue is 9. "That's ___-brainer". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

  Possible Answer: Abu_Nidal_Organization, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Fatah-RC, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, ANO, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council

• The clue is 10. Heat in the microwave. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZAP

  Possible Answer: atomise, zap, atomize, microwave, micro-cook, vaporize, nuke

• The clue is 11. Photo retoucher's focus, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZIT

  Possible Answer: zit, hickey, pimple

• The clue is 13. Something that can be racked up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBT

  Possible Answer: debt

• The clue is 15. Coat of paint. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAYER

  Possible Answer: level, layer, bed, stratum

• The clue is 20. Telling tall tales. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYING

  Possible Answer: lie, consist, lying, lie_in, prevarication, rest, fabrication, dwell, lie_down

  Possible Opposite Answer : arise, stand

• The clue is 21. #bestfriends4___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVA

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

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

  The answer: NANO

• The clue is 25. Black, poetically. 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 26. Pained cries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OYS

• The clue is 29. Looping animation file. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIF

• The clue is 31. Mooches, as a cigarette. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUMS

  Possible Answer: bum_around, tail_end, skunk, posterior, bum_about, loafer, tooshie, sponge, prat, tail, rear, ass, seat, do-nothing, arse_about, rotter, cadge, scum_bag, rear_end, crumb, can, hobo, loll, bum, derriere, arse, dirty_dog, hind_end, mooch, rump, keister, layabout, behind, buttocks, buns, so-and-so, butt, grub, tramp, hindquarters, loaf, lowlife, rat, lounge_about, puke, fanny, idler, git, backside, stern, fuck_off, nates, waste_one's_time, loll_around, fundament, tush, lounge_around, stinkpot, frig_around, stinker, arse_around, bottom

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

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

  The answer: UNDO

  Possible Answer: untie, unmake, unwrap, undo, loosen

  Possible Opposite Answer : make, wrap

• The clue is 33. Mind-altering drug. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LSD

  Possible Answer: LSD, lysergic_acid_diethylamide

• The clue is 35. Pursue. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEK

  Possible Answer: attempt, try, seek, search, essay, look_for, assay

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

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

  The answer: ONLY

  Possible Answer: simply, alone, lonesome, just, but, lone, only_if, exclusively, solitary, sole, only, merely, entirely, only_when, solely

• The clue is 37. Your and my. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUR

• The clue is 38. Top billing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEADROLE

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

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

  The answer: OTTER

  Possible Answer: otter

• The clue is 40. Scale units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LBS

  Possible Answer: lb, pound

• The clue is 43. YouTube journals, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VLOGS

• The clue is 44. Very long time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer: eon, aeon

• The clue is 45. Heaps of windblown snow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRIFTS

  Possible Answer: vagabond, impetus, drift, err, be_adrift, trend, ramble, range, cast, stray, purport, impulsion, gallery, tramp, wander, rove, movement, heading, swan, blow, float, freewheel, roam, roll

• The clue is 47. Unfortunate incident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISHAP

  Possible Answer: mishap, bad_luck, misadventure, mischance

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

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

  The answer: AROUSE

  Possible Answer: excite, wake_up, evoke, put_forward, arouse, energise, waken, come_alive, raise, conjure_up, wind_up, enkindle, stimulate, elicit, sex, wake, bring_up, invoke, brace, awake, turn_on, kindle, provoke, stir, call_forth, energize, awaken, rouse, conjure, call_down, fire, perk_up

  Possible Opposite Answer : fall_asleep, de-energize, de-energise, sedate, cause_to_sleep

• The clue is 49. Sensitive to the touch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENDER

  Possible Answer: offer, attendant, pinnace, tender, affectionate, legal_tender, crank, supply_ship, tippy, tenderize, warm, untoughened, cranky, sensitive, cutter, raw, tenderise, fond, sore, bid, lovesome, attender, ship's_boat, stamp

  Possible Opposite Answer : tough

• The clue is 52. One might begin "Hope this finds you well". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAIL

  Possible Answer: netmail, electronic_mail, email, e-mail

  Possible Opposite Answer : snail_mail

• The clue is 54. Construction area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITE

  Possible Answer: site, web_site, land_site, internet_site, website, situation, place, locate

• The clue is 55. "Chicken of the sea". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

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

• The clue is 56. World capital on the same latitude as Tallinn and Stockholm. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer: Oslo, capital_of_Norway, Christiania

• The clue is 57. Half of cuatro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOS

  Possible Answer: exercise, perform, State_Department, arrange, make, State, set, manage, DoS, make_out, practice, get_along, Doctor_of_Osteopathy, disk_operating_system, United_States_Department_of_State, brawl, dress, fare, serve, coiffure, suffice, coiffe, do, Department_of_State, DO, act, doh, cause, bash, ut, execute, come, DOS, practise, behave, answer, coif

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

• The clue is 58. Australia's tallest bird. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit

• The clue is 59. "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEL

  Possible Answer: B, Bel

July 19, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (37 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.1 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Wednesday Puzzle July 19, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Began devouring, say	5
2A	6. Sign of love in Latin America	4
3A	10. "Dynamite" hitmakers, 2020	3
4A	13. "We ___ Blessed" (hymn)	5
5A	14. Drip with	5
6A	16. "I'm on to you now!"	3
7A	17. Deal with it!	11
8A	19. Fortuneteller's sphere	3
9A	20. Musician Brian	3
10A	21. Desert or tundra	5
11A	22. Opinions	5
12A	24. A comment may be dripping with it	7
13A	26. "Ya dig?"	6
14A	28. Stick with it!	12
15A	31. Gritty film	4
16A	34. Quick cut	4
17A	35. Jennings of "Jeopardy!"	3
18A	36. Electrical units	4
19A	37. Fast pitch?	5
20A	39. Part of many a friendship bracelet	4
21A	40. Not be square, say	3
22A	41. Analogous	4
23A	42. "Liberal" things	4
24A	43. Get on with it!	12
25A	48. Make cryptic	6
26A	49. Wasn't a myth	7
27A	53. Stringed instrument in some psychedelic music	5
28A	54. Kitchen wrap?	5
29A	56. Yes, to Yves	3
30A	57. Residue from a barbecue	3
31A	58. Roll with it!	11
32A	61. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"	3
33A	62. Slowpoke	5
34A	63. Painter's prop	5
35A	64. Do-over, of a sort	3
36A	65. What some butterfly wings appear to have	4
37A	66. Do over	5

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. Began devouring, say"

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: HADAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Sign of love in Latin America"

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: BESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "10. "Dynamite" hitmakers, 2020"

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: BTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. "We ___ Blessed" (hymn)"

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: ARESO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Drip with"

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 release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
• Words that mean the same thing: transude, ooze out, ooze
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXUDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. "I'm on to you now!""

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: OHO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Deal with it!"

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: DECKOFCARDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Fortuneteller's sphere"

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 ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• Words that mean the same thing: revolve, eyeball, globe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ORB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Musician Brian"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. Desert or tundra"

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 major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BIOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Opinions"

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 income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
• Words that mean the same thing: take in, hold, deal
• The opposite would be: obviate, abstain
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TAKES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. A comment may be dripping with it"

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 witty language used to convey insults or scorn; ; ; --jonathan swift
• Words that mean the same thing: caustic remark, satire, irony
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SARCASM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "26. "Ya dig?""

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: FEELME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "28. Stick with it!"

Quick Info: This answer has 12 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: ADHESIVETAPE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "31. Gritty film"

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

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: NOIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "34. Quick cut"

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 state of arrangement or appearance
• Words that mean the same thing: pare, bring down, shipshape
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRIM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Jennings of "Jeopardy!""

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 range of what one can know or understand
• Words that mean the same thing: cognizance, sight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. Electrical units"

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 unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
• Words that mean the same thing: Ohm, ohm, Georg Simon Ohm
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OHMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "37. Fast pitch?"

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 plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
• Words that mean the same thing: play, patter, line of gab
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SPIEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Part of many a friendship bracelet"

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 small ball with a hole through the middle
• Words that mean the same thing: beadwork, astragal, beading
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BEAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "40. Not be square, say"

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

  The answer is: OWE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "41. Analogous"

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 similar in quality or character
• Words that mean the same thing: consanguineous, consanguine, consanguineal
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AKIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "42. "Liberal" things"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
• Words that mean the same thing: liberal arts, humanities, artwork
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "43. Get on with it!"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BOARDINGPASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Make cryptic"

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 convert information into code
• The opposite would be: decode
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENCODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. Wasn't a myth"

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 have an existence, be extant
• Words that mean the same thing: survive, live, be
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXISTED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "53. Stringed instrument in some psychedelic music"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a hard clue about music.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a stringed instrument of india; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SITAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "54. Kitchen wrap?"

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 garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
• Words that mean the same thing: forestage, proscenium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: APRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "56. Yes, to Yves"

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: OUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "57. Residue from a barbecue"

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 residue that remains when something is burned
• Words that mean the same thing: ash tree
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "58. Roll with it!"

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: BOWLINGBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "61. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction""

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 benevolent aspect of devi; `splendor'
• Words that mean the same thing: genus Uma
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "62. Slowpoke"

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 freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
• Words that mean the same thing: escargot
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SNAIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "63. Painter's prop"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas)
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EASEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "64. Do-over, of a sort"

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 brutal terrorist group active in kashmir; fights against india with the goal of restoring islamic rule of india
• Words that mean the same thing: have, Army of the Righteous, net ball
• The opposite would be: disallow, prevent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "65. What some butterfly wings appear to have"

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 opinion or judgment
• Words that mean the same thing: optic, oculus, eye
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EYES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "66. Do over"

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 hear or try a court case anew
• Words that mean the same thing: rehear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RETRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Wednesday Puzzle July 19, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Ruler of a mythological underworld	5
2D	2. A court may be in the middle of one	5
3D	3. Look of a room	5
4D	4. Big ___ (serious favor)	3
5D	5. "Sorry, not sorry!"	6
6D	6. Morph into	6
7D	7. Event often in caps on a syllabus	4
8D	8. Can't-miss	8
9D	9. Not even	3
10D	10. Creator of a spread	9
11D	11. Winning feat achieved twice by the Green Bay Packers (1929-31, 1965-67)	9
12D	12. Breaks down	4
13D	15. Respect	6
14D	18. Rummage (around)	4
15D	23. Lead-in to country or rock	3
16D	25. 2006 animated film that really should have starred Adam Driver and Parker Posey?	4
17D	27. Not good	4
18D	29. Defend the hive, in a way	5
19D	30. Tips	4
20D	31. One getting pwned, often	4
21D	32. Classic melodramatic cry	9
22D	33. "Seriously!"	9
23D	37. Kind of mark	4
24D	38. Be forlorn	8
25D	39. Prominent instrument in "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"	4
26D	41. Like a cutie patootie	6
27D	44. Record label for Diana Ross and Elvis Presley	3
28D	45. Hazards	6
29D	46. Neuron fiber	4
30D	47. Karaoke participant	6
31D	50. A goner	5
32D	51. Pioneer in calculus notation	5
33D	52. Humdinger	5
34D	53. Pulitzer winner Bellow	4
35D	55. Demi-___ (ballet move)	4
36D	59. United	3
37D	60. Modern love?	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. Ruler of a mythological underworld"

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 (greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of zeus and husband of persephone
• Words that mean the same thing: netherworld, Hell, infernal region
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HADES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. A court may be in the middle of one"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a particular environment or walk of life
• Words that mean the same thing: sports stadium, scene of action, stadium
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Look of a room"

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 decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
• Words that mean the same thing: interior decoration
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DECOR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Big ___ (serious favor)"

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 inquire about
• Words that mean the same thing: expect, inquire, call for
• The opposite would be: obviate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ASK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. "Sorry, not sorry!""

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: TOOBAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Morph into"

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 enter or assume a certain state or condition
• Words that mean the same thing: go, turn, get
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BECOME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Event often in caps on a syllabus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
• Words that mean the same thing: test, examination
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXAM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Can't-miss"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 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: SUREFIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Not even"

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 not divisible by two
• Words that mean the same thing: funny, rum, queer
• The opposite would be: even
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ODD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Creator of a spread"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
• Words that mean the same thing: bookie
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOOKMAKER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Winning feat achieved twice by the Green Bay Packers (1929-31, 1965-67)"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: THREEPEAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Breaks down"

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 dyspneic condition
• Words that mean the same thing: shortness of breath, asshole, motherfucker
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "15. Respect"

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 condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
• Words that mean the same thing: regard as, prize, look upon
• The opposite would be: disesteem, disrespect
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESTEEM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Rummage (around)"

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 of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
• Words that mean the same thing: Pisces, angle, Pisces the Fishes
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "23. Lead-in to country or rock"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
• Words that mean the same thing: elevation, EL, altitude
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. 2006 animated film that really should have starred Adam Driver and Parker Posey?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
• Words that mean the same thing: auto, machine, railway car
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "27. Not good"

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 morally objectionable behavior
• Words that mean the same thing: malign, iniquity, immorality
• The opposite would be: good, goodness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVIL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "29. Defend the hive, in a way"

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 kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
• Words that mean the same thing: bunco game, hustle, burn
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "30. Tips"

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

  The answer is: ENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. One getting pwned, often"

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: NOOB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Classic melodramatic cry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OHWOEISME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. "Seriously!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: IMEANTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "37. Kind of mark"

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 one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects
• Words that mean the same thing: slide, brake shoe, shoe
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKID

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "38. Be forlorn"

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: PINEAWAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "39. Prominent instrument in "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the lowest part of the musical range
• Words that mean the same thing: basso, bass part, deep
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BASS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Like a cutie patootie"

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: ADORBS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "44. Record label for Diana Ross and Elvis Presley"

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: RCA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "45. Hazards"

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 source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• Words that mean the same thing: riskiness, threaten, queer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PERILS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "46. Neuron fiber"

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 long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
• Words that mean the same thing: axone
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AXON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. Karaoke participant"

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 sings
• Words that mean the same thing: Isaac Bashevis Singer, vocalist, vocalizer
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SINGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "50. A goner"

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 slices of bread that have been toasted
• Words that mean the same thing: goner, pledge, crisp
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TOAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Pioneer in calculus notation"

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 swiss mathematician (1707-1783)
• Words that mean the same thing: Leonhard Euler
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EULER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "52. Humdinger"

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: DILLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "53. Pulitzer winner Bellow"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (old testament) the first king of the israelites who defended israel against many enemies (especially the philistines)
• Words that mean the same thing: St. Paul, Paul the Apostle, Apostle Paul
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAUL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "55. Demi-___ (ballet move)"

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: PLIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. United"

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 smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
• Words that mean the same thing: unity, nonpareil, 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: ONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "60. Modern love?"

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: BAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	54	73.0%
Short Answer	14	18.9%
Music	2	2.7%
Movies/Film	1	1.4%
History	1	1.4%
Geography	1	1.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	37
Total Clues	74
Average Answer Length	5.1 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 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 moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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

Last Updated: August 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM