Monday, LA Times August 19, 2024 | Crossword Clues Answers

Monday LA Times Crosswords: August 19, 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 Onesie fastener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: snap

  
  

  Possible Answer: flick, snarl, picnic, breeze, snap_bean, snatch, catch, pushover, tear, bust, lose_it, rupture, ginger_nut, piece_of_cake, cracking, snapshot, photograph, ginger_snap, centering, press_stud, gingersnap, shot, walkover, snatch_up, cinch, snap, duck_soup, elasticity, snap_fastener, grab, child's_play, shoot, click, crack, break_down

  Possible Opposite Answer: inelasticity




• The clue is Fourth-down option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: punt

  
  

  Possible Answer: stake, bet_on, punting, back, pole, Irish_punt, game, Irish_pound, pound, punt, gage




• The clue is OshKosh __. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: bgosh

  
  



• The clue is "All done!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tada

  
  



• The clue is Puccini's "Nessun dorma," e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: aria

  
  

  Possible Answer: aria




• The clue is Bank offerings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: loans

  
  

  Possible Answer: lend, loan, loanword

  Possible Opposite Answer: borrow




• The clue is Forgets to add an attachment, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: errs

  
  

  Possible Answer: mistake, stray, slip, drift, err




• The clue is Virtual thumbs-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: likebutton

  
  



• The clue is "West Side Story" role for Ariana and Rita. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: anita

  
  



• The clue is Film critic Roger. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ebert

  
  



• The clue is "You can't please everyone," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lifelesson

  
  



• The clue is Hawaiian dance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: hula

  
  

  Possible Answer: hula, Hawaiian_dancing, hula-hula




• The clue is Did not stand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sat

  
  

  Possible Answer: sit, ride, baby-sit, Sat, model, sit_down, Saturday, posture, seat, Sabbatum, sit_around, pose

  Possible Opposite Answer: stand, arise




• The clue is Just a number, some say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: age

  
  

  Possible Answer: eld, geezerhood, mature, age, long_time, historic_period, old_age, maturate, years, get_on, senesce

  Possible Opposite Answer: rejuvenate




• The clue is Postcardworthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: scenic

  
  

  Possible Answer: scenic




• The clue is Realm reached by the rainbow bridge Bifröst. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: asgard

  
  

  Possible Answer: Asgard




• The clue is South American range. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: andes

  
  

  Possible Answer: Andes




• The clue is Tastes brownie batter before baking, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: licksthespoon

  
  



• The clue is 32-Across view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: vista

  
  

  Possible Answer: aspect, prospect, panorama, scene, view, vista




• The clue is Wringing wet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: soaked

  
  

  Possible Answer: fuddled, plume, douse, pluck, sop, soused, gazump, sloshed, besotted, stiff, overcharge, pixilated, smashed, pawn, wet, pissed, drench, dowse, surcharge, inebriate, tight, crocked, sozzled, soaked, rob, slopped, soak, hit_it_up, plastered, blotto, intoxicate, hock, squiffy, loaded, souse, blind_drunk, cockeyed, hook, pie-eyed, fleece, imbue

  Possible Opposite Answer: undercharge




• The clue is Baseball unit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: inning

  
  

  Possible Answer: inning, frame




• The clue is Grassy tract. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lea

  
  

  Possible Answer: lea, pasture, ley, grazing_land, pastureland




• The clue is "Vous êtes __": Paris map line. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ici

  
  



• The clue is Security camera letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: cctv

  
  



• The clue is Attend while muted, as a virtual company meeting. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: listeninon

  
  



• The clue is British Columbia border state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: idaho

  
  

  Possible Answer: Idaho, Gem_State, ID




• The clue is Parts of Groucho Marx disguises. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: noses

  
  

  Possible Answer: olfactory_organ, scent, nuzzle, nozzle, nose, horn_in, poke, wind, pry, intrude




• The clue is Feline user of a pet door, and a feature of 18-, 23-, 38-, and 50-Across?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: outsidecat

  
  



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

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

  The answer: teri

  
  



• The clue is Stews (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: frets

  
  

  Possible Answer: grate, sweat, worn_spot, gall, scratch, erode, rub, fuss, eat_into, rankle, eat_away, niggle, chafe, fray, lather, Greek_fret, swither, fret, stew, Greek_key, key_pattern, choke, gag




• The clue is Weary sigh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ahme

  
  



• The clue is Parentheses shapes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: arcs

  
  

  Possible Answer: bow, arc, arch, spark, discharge, electric_arc, electric_discharge, curve




• The clue is "Jumpin' Jack __": Rolling Stones hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: flash

  
  

  Possible Answer: cheap, dart, flash_lamp, twinkling, swank, loud, twinkle, gimcrack, wink, instant, blink_of_an_eye, newsflash, newsbreak, brassy, fanfare, dash, heartbeat, tatty, meretricious, news_bulletin, scud, ostentate, tacky, flashing, scoot, shoot, trashy, flaunt, show_off, gaudy, photoflash, jiffy, tawdry, flashbulb, winkle, flashgun, flash_bulb, garish, trice, flare, blink, flashy, New_York_minute, ostentation, flash, split_second




• The clue is Ready to eat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ripe

  
  

  Possible Answer: mature, ripe, advanced, good, right

  Possible Opposite Answer: green




• The clue is Editor's "never mind". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: stet

  
  

  Possible Answer: stet

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is Takes an extra base. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: steals

  
  

  Possible Answer: slip, buy, steal, bargain




• The clue is "The Chronicles of __": C.S. Lewis series. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: narnia

  
  



• The clue is Floating aimlessly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: adrift

  
  

  Possible Answer: rudderless, aimless, afloat, planless, undirected, adrift, directionless




• The clue is Crafting adhesive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: paste

  
  

  Possible Answer: glue, spread, paste, library_paste




• The clue is Good buddy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: pal

  
  

  Possible Answer: brother, buddy, pal, crony, chum, chum_up, pal_up, sidekick




• The clue is Sch. in the smallest U.S. state. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: uri

  
  



• The clue is Sneakers with swooshes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: nikes

  
  

  Possible Answer: Nike




• The clue is Billy Blanks fitness regimen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: taebo

  
  



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

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

  The answer: blur

  
  

  Possible Answer: smudge, obscure, smear, dim, smutch, fuzz, blear, slur, film_over, obnubilate, glaze_over, blur, confuse

  Possible Opposite Answer: focus




• The clue is Received permission to proceed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: gotthenod

  
  



• The clue is Granola morsel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: oat

  
  

  Possible Answer: oat




• The clue is Nestlé's __-Caps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sno

  
  



• The clue is Cable channel with daily deals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: hsn

  
  



• The clue is C-notes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: bens

  
  

  Possible Answer: ben




• The clue is Nome resident. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: alaskan

  
  

  Possible Answer: Alaskan




• The clue is Omelet ingredients. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: eggs

  
  

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




• The clue is Boarding pass assignments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: seats

  
  

  Possible Answer: derriere, bottom, posterior, stern, backside, behind, hindquarters, seats, keister, tooshie, hind_end, rear, arse, seating_area, seating_room, tush, sit, buns, rear_end, tail, fundament, sit_down, nates, seat, bum, rump, induct, buttocks, seating, tail_end, prat, can, fanny, ass, butt, place, invest




• The clue is Cancel, in a document. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: undo

  
  

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

  Possible Opposite Answer: wrap, make




• The clue is Property claim. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: lien

  
  

  Possible Answer: spleen, lien




• The clue is Bldg. coolers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: acs

  
  

  Possible Answer: actinium, Ac, alternating_current, AC, atomic_number_89, alternating_electric_current

  Possible Opposite Answer: direct_current




• The clue is Peninsula northeast of Boston. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: capeann

  
  



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

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

  The answer: activists

  
  

  Possible Answer: activist, militant




• The clue is P-like Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: rho

  
  

  Possible Answer: rho




• The clue is Distributed, as cards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: dealt

  
  

  Possible Answer: distribute, divvy_up, get_by, deal, administer, cope, carry_on, dish_out, cover, care, mete_out, deal_out, conduct, grapple, look_at, portion_out, apportion, consider, trade, share, dispense, treat, address, sell, contend, take, manage, lot, make_out, parcel_out, shell_out, handle, allot, plow, make_do, dole_out




• The clue is Partner of Julie and Pete on "The Mod Squad". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: linc

  
  



• The clue is "It just __ fair!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: isnt

  
  



• The clue is __-Ball: arcade game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: skee

  
  



• The clue is Singer Damone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: vic

  
  



• The clue is Happy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: glad

  
  

  Possible Answer: happy, glad, gladiolus, gladiola, beaming, sword_lily

  Possible Opposite Answer: sad




• The clue is Magazine extra. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: insert

  
  

  Possible Answer: enter, introduce, tuck, infix, stick_in, cut-in, sneak_in, insert, enclose, inclose, inset, slip_in, put_in




• The clue is Force. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: coerce

  
  

  Possible Answer: squeeze, hale, pressure, force, coerce




• The clue is Refuse to take "no" for an answer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: insist

  
  

  Possible Answer: insist, take_a_firm_stand, importune, assert




• The clue is "Everybody's saying ... ". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ihear

  
  



• The clue is 2014 Winter Olympics city. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: sochi

  
  



• The clue is Itty-bitty bits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: iotas

  
  

  Possible Answer: smidgin, shred, scintilla, iota, smidgen, tittle, whit, smidge, smidgeon




• The clue is Platter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: dish

  
  

  Possible Answer: cup_of_tea, ravisher, peach, lulu, bag, dish_out, looker, dish_antenna, serve, dish_up, dishful, beauty, mantrap, knockout, smasher, dish_aerial, serve_up, dish, saucer, sweetheart, stunner




• The clue is Amiss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: off

  
  

  Possible Answer: murder, dispatch, bump_off, forth, cancelled, slay, away, polish_off, turned, off, remove, hit, sour

  Possible Opposite Answer: on




• The clue is Latimes.com, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: url

  
  

  Possible Answer: URL, uniform_resource_locator, universal_resource_locator




• The clue is Herbal brew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tea

  
  

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




• The clue is Rock concert need. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: amp

  
  

  Possible Answer: A, amp, ampere, adenosine_monophosphate, AMP, adenylic_acid




• The clue is Casual top. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: tee

  
  

  Possible Answer: tee_up, teeing_ground, football_tee, golf_tee, tee

July 27, 2019 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (28 clues)
• Down Clues (30 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips
• Related Crossword Solutions

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019

Difficulty Level: Challenging Thursday Puzzle

Total Clues: 58 (28 Across, 30 Down)

Average Word Length: 6.6 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle July 27, 2019

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Spring report	5
2A	6. Bad fall	6
3A	12. Performance bonus	6
4A	14. Print alternative	7
5A	15. Place for driving lessons	6
6A	16. Salves	8
7A	17. Manner of speaking in eastern Virginia	15
8A	19. Men	10
9A	20. Hundred Acre Wood youngster	3
10A	21. 45th anniversary gifts	9
11A	22. Dangerous toy	5
12A	24. Charged	5
13A	25. ___ de boeuf en croûte	5
14A	26. Brings on	5
15A	27. Roman god invoked by Iago	5
16A	28. Leveled	5
17A	29. Canal sight	5
18A	30. Tragedy that was first performed in 431 B.C.	5
19A	31. Don	9
20A	35. Inits. in a bowling alley	3
21A	36. Bygone magazine spinoff	10
22A	37. Linguistic borrowing, as "earworm" from "Ohrwurm"	15
23A	40. One who gets lots of tweets?	8
24A	41. World capital on the Rideau Canal	6
25A	42. Moolah	7
26A	43. Lead-in to weight	6
27A	44. Simpson who infamously lip-synched a song on "S.N.L."	6
28A	45. High and thin, as a voice	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. Spring report"

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: BOING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "6. Bad fall"

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 line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
• Words that mean the same thing: coping, heading, cope
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEADER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "12. Performance bonus"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENCORE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Print alternative"

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 rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
• Words that mean the same thing: cursive script, running hand, longhand
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CURSIVE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. Place for driving lessons"

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: TEEBOX

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Salves"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
• Words that mean the same thing: allay, free, easement
• The opposite would be: enforce
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RELIEVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Manner of speaking in eastern Virginia"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: TIDEWATERACCENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. Men"

Quick Info: This answer has 10 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: ADULTMALES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Hundred Acre Wood youngster"

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: ROO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. 45th anniversary gifts"

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 precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
• Words that mean the same thing: sky-blue, azure, lazuline
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SAPPHIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Dangerous toy"

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: BBGUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Charged"

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: RANAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. ___ de boeuf en croûte"

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 boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
• Words that mean the same thing: fish filet, fish fillet, fillet
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FILET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Brings on"

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 newly hired employee
• Words that mean the same thing: charter, hire, engage
• The opposite would be: fire
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIRES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. Roman god invoked by Iago"

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 (roman mythology) the roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JANUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "28. Leveled"

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 tear down so as to make flat with the ground
• Words that mean the same thing: level, tear down, dismantled
• The opposite would be: raise
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAZED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "29. Canal sight"

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 flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
• Words that mean the same thing: thrust ahead, lighter, hoy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BARGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "30. Tragedy that was first performed in 431 B.C."

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 (greek mythology) a princess of colchis who aided jason in taking the golden fleece from her father
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEDEA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "31. Don"

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: CRIMEBOSS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. Inits. in a bowling alley"

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: AMF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "36. Bygone magazine spinoff"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TEENPEOPLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "37. Linguistic borrowing, as "earworm" from "Ohrwurm""

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: LOANTRANSLATION

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "40. One who gets lots of tweets?"

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: AVIARIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "41. World capital on the Rideau Canal"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the algonquian people of southern ontario
• Words that mean the same thing: Ottawa river, Canadian capital, Outaouais
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OTTAWA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "42. Moolah"

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 informal terms for money
• Words that mean the same thing: pelf, simoleons, kale
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LETTUCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "43. Lead-in to weight"

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 confused multitude of things
• Words that mean the same thing: fuddle, clutter, jumble
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: WELTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "44. Simpson who infamously lip-synched a song on "S.N.L.""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASHLEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "45. High and thin, as a voice"

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 having a tone of a reed instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: reedlike, wheezy
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REEDY

  Great job if you got it right!

July 27, 2019 Down Hints: NYT Saturday Crossword Guide

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Siamese fighting fish	6
2D	2. Iroquois Confederacy nation	6
3D	3. Became impassable, in a way	6
4D	4. Medal with the dates MDCCCXXXIII-MDCCCXCVI	10
5D	5. What a business might shift resources to	10
6D	6. Dances taught by a kumu	5
7D	7. George Orwell's real first name	4
8D	8. "Just ___"	4
9D	9. Branches	8
10D	10. End up as a wash	7
11D	11. Surmount	6
12D	13. Checked out	8
13D	14. Body in our solar system that was considered a planet in the first half of the 19th century	5
14D	16. Found a new tenant for	5
15D	18. Gogol's "___ Bulba"	5
16D	22. Certain obsessive-compulsive	10
17D	23. Shiny blowfly	10
18D	25. Maker of rows	8
19D	26. Trusted	8
20D	27. Believers who practice ahimsa, strict nonviolence to all living creatures	5
21D	28. Strips	7
22D	29. George ___, co-star with Bette Davis in 11 films, including "Dark Victory" and "Jezebel"	5
23D	30. Unesco's ___ Fund for Girls' Right to Education	6
24D	31. Cut off	5
25D	32. Codeine, for one	6
26D	33. Went from adagio to largo, say	6
27D	34. In base 6	6
28D	36. Fleeting moment	5
29D	38. N.B.A. starter?: Abbr.	4
30D	39. Reliable	4

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. Siamese fighting fish"

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: BETTAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Iroquois Confederacy nation"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a member of the iroquoian people formerly living east of lake ontario
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ONEIDA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Became impassable, in a way"

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: ICEDUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Medal with the dates MDCCCXXXIII-MDCCCXCVI"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOBELPRIZE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. What a business might shift resources to"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: GROWTHAREA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Dances taught by a kumu"

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 polynesian rain dance performed by a woman
• Words that mean the same thing: hula-hula, Hawaiian dancing, hula
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HULAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. George Orwell's real first name"

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: ERIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. "Just ___""

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: ASEC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Branches"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that move or draw apart
• Words that mean the same thing: diverge, depart, deviate
• The opposite would be: converge, conform
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: DIVERGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. End up as a wash"

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: EVENOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Surmount"

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: RESTON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "13. Checked out"

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 consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
• Words that mean the same thing: prove, analyze, examine
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EXAMINED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Body in our solar system that was considered a planet in the first half of the 19th century"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of greek demeter
• Words that mean the same thing: cere
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CERES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Found a new tenant for"

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: RELET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "18. Gogol's "___ Bulba""

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 village in eastern ireland (northwest of dublin); seat of irish kings until 6th century
• Words that mean the same thing: Tara
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TARAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "22. Certain obsessive-compulsive"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: BINGEEATER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "23. Shiny blowfly"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an annual eurasian plant cultivated in north america having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
• Words that mean the same thing: cornflower, Calliphora vicina, Centaurea cyanus
• The word looks like this: __________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BLUEBOTTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "25. Maker of rows"

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: FARMPLOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "26. Trusted"

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: HADFAITH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "27. Believers who practice ahimsa, strict nonviolence to all living creatures"

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: JAINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "28. Strips"

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 degree of figurative distance or separation; or
• Words that mean the same thing: slay, transfer, murder
• The word looks like this: _______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: REMOVES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "29. George ___, co-star with Bette Davis in 11 films, including "Dark Victory" and "Jezebel""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
• Words that mean the same thing: brent goose, brant goose, brant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BRENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "30. Unesco's ___ Fund for Girls' Right to Education"

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: MALALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "31. Cut off"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
• Words that mean the same thing: lay off, stop, discontinue
• The opposite would be: continue, begin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CEASE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "32. Codeine, for one"

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 narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPIATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "33. Went from adagio to largo, say"

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 lose velocity; move more slowly
• Words that mean the same thing: slow up, slack, retard
• The opposite would be: accelerate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLOWED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "34. In base 6"

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: SENARY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "36. Fleeting moment"

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 very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
• Words that mean the same thing: jiffy, heartbeat, trice up
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "38. N.B.A. starter?: Abbr."

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NATL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "39. Reliable"

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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
• Words that mean the same thing: dead on target, honest, on-key
• The opposite would be: untruthful, false
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TRUE

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	86.2%
Short Answer	2	3.4%
History	2	3.4%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	3.4%
Geography	1	1.7%
Music	1	1.7%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	28
Down Clues	30
Total Clues	58
Average Answer Length	6.6 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:22 AM