Thursday August 08, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Thursday August 08, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Answers 

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 08, 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:

• 1. Catherine ___, last wife of King Henry VIII - Show Answer
  

  PARR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: parr, Catherine_Parr, Parr



• 5. Basic level of a popular ridesharing app - Show Answer
  

  UBERX

  (5 letters)



• 10. Part of a routine - Show Answer
  

  JOKE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: jest, laugh, put-on, gag, antic, prank, joke, caper, trick, jape, jocularity



• 14. Orchestra tuner - Show Answer
  

  OBOE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hautbois, oboe, hautboy



• 15. "You can't make me!" - Show Answer
  

  NEVER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: never, ne'er

  Antonyms: ever



• 16. Dry - Show Answer
  

  ARID

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: desiccate, desiccated, arid, waterless



• 17. Mixed drink with an alliterative name - Show Answer
  

  SCOTCHANDSODA

  (13 letters)



• 19. Fuse by heat - Show Answer
  

  WELD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: dyer's_mignonette, Reseda_luteola, weld, Theodore_Dwight_Weld, dyer's_rocket, Weld



• 20. Bad weather forecast, informally - Show Answer
  

  TSTORMS

  (7 letters)



• 21. Preceder of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese history - Show Answer
  

  HANDYNASTY

  (10 letters)



• 23. Slightest idea - Show Answer
  

  CLUE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hint, cue, clew, clue



• 24. "The Lucy-___ Comedy Hour" (classic TV release) - Show Answer
  

  DESI

  (4 letters)



• 25. Tons - Show Answer
  

  SCADS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: loads, scads, gobs, dozens, stacks, tons, rafts, scad, scores, heaps, piles, oodles, lots, lashings, slews, wads



• 27. Kind of school - Show Answer
  

  MED

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Master_of_Education, MEd



• 28. Sudden inspirations? - Show Answer
  

  GASPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: pant, gasp, heave, puff



• 33. He asked Bud "Who's on first?" - Show Answer
  

  LOU

  (3 letters)



• 34. Cry of terrier? - Show Answer
  

  ARF

  (3 letters)



• 35. Response to an anticlimactic reveal - Show Answer
  

  OHTHAT

  (6 letters)



• 36. "It's not as simple as it sounds" - Show Answer
  

  EASIERSAIDTHANDONE

  (18 letters)



• 40. Forever, poetically - Show Answer
  

  ETERNE

  (6 letters)



• 41. A carved one hangs in the chamber of the Massachusetts House of Representatives - Show Answer
  

  COD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: put_one_across, bait, pod, collect, ride, cash_on_delivery, dupe, put_one_over, gull, take_in, befool, rally, twit, cod, COD, rag, C.O.D., fool, seedcase, put_on, tantalise, codfish, tantalize, tease, slang, razz, taunt



• 42. Itty-bitty - Show Answer
  

  WEE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: pee, pee-pee, weensy, teentsy, itsy-bitsy, teensy-weensy, bitty, puddle, itty-bitty, urinate, take_a_leak, pass_water, spend_a_penny, bittie, micturate, weeny, teensy, piddle, make, wee, relieve_oneself, teeny-weeny, teeny, make_water, wee-wee, piss



• 43. Galileo, by birth - Show Answer
  

  PISAN

  (5 letters)



• 44. Name spelled out in "The Alphabet Song" - Show Answer
  

  STU

  (3 letters)



• 45. Immune system agent - Show Answer
  

  TCELL

  (5 letters)



• 47. Golden rule preposition - Show Answer
  

  UNTO

  (4 letters)



• 49. Arctic food fish - Show Answer
  

  CHAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: coal, sear, cleaning_woman, charwoman, cleaning_lady, blacken, char, scorch, charr, woman



• 50. Ornate lighting fixture - Show Answer
  

  CHANDELIER

  (10 letters)

  Synonyms: pendant, chandelier, pendent



• 54. Sours - Show Answer
  

  GOESBAD

  (7 letters)



• 57. Setting for the FIFA World Cups of 2002 and 2022 - Show Answer
  

  ASIA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Asia



• 58. Part of a clock depicted four times in this puzzle? - Show Answer
  

  MINUTEHAND

  (10 letters)



• 60. Darkness - Show Answer
  

  MURK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: murk, fogginess, fog, murkiness



• 61. It happens - Show Answer
  

  EVENT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: effect, issue, event, upshot, consequence, outcome, result, case



• 62. Jazz singer Jones - Show Answer
  

  ETTA

  (4 letters)



• 63. Weapon that shares an etymology with "spade" and "spatula" - Show Answer
  

  EPEE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: epee



• 64. Company with a purple heart in its logo - Show Answer
  

  AETNA

  (5 letters)



• 65. Ricotta ingredient - Show Answer
  

  WHEY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: milk_whey, whey

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Thread component - Show Answer
  

  POST

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: carry, situation, stake, spot, Emily_Post, position, place, postal_service, post, office, C._W._Post, brand, station, Wiley_Post, put_up, billet, send, mail_service, Post, Charles_William_Post, Emily_Price_Post, military_post, mail, berth



• 2. Fundamentals - Show Answer
  

  ABCS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: first_principle, ABCs, rudiment, ABC's, alphabet, first_rudiment, ABC



• 3. Fundamental issues - Show Answer
  

  ROOTCAUSES

  (10 letters)



• 4. Like old chestnuts - Show Answer
  

  RETOLD

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: retell, repeat, restate, ingeminate, recite, fictionalise, reiterate, iterate, fictionalize



• 5. "Let go, you brute!" - Show Answer
  

  UNHANDME

  (8 letters)



• 6. Porgy's partner - Show Answer
  

  BESS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: make_up, be, comprise, follow, constitute, equal, live, beryllium, glucinium, represent, embody, personify, atomic_number_4, cost, exist, Be

  Antonyms: differ



• 7. ___ Morales, former president of Bolivia - Show Answer
  

  EVO

  (3 letters)



• 8. Bad way to get caught - Show Answer
  

  REDHANDED

  (9 letters)



• 9. Revealing images - Show Answer
  

  XRAYS

  (5 letters)



• 10. First nonhuman species encountered in the "Star Wars" franchise - Show Answer
  

  JAWA

  (4 letters)



• 11. Valuable deposits - Show Answer
  

  ORES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ore



• 12. Bagpiper's garb - Show Answer
  

  KILT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: kilt



• 13. Circular current - Show Answer
  

  EDDY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: whirlpool, Eddy, purl, swirl, eddy, twist, Mary_Baker_Eddy, Mary_Morse_Baker_Eddy, whirl



• 18. French vineyards - Show Answer
  

  CRUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: crus



• 22. Ill-advised time for an ocean swim - Show Answer
  

  NIGHT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: dark, nighttime, night, Nox, Night

  Antonyms: day



• 24. Actual - Show Answer
  

  DEFACTO

  (7 letters)



• 25. "Don't give up on your dreams. ___ longer" (quip) - Show Answer
  

  SLEEP

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: log_Z's, slumber, eternal_sleep, rest, kip, quietus, nap, eternal_rest, sopor, sleep, catch_some_Z's

  Antonyms: wake



• 26. Raccoon relative - Show Answer
  

  COATI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nasua_narica, coon_cat, coati-mondi, coati, coati-mundi



• 27. ___ Butterworth's - Show Answer
  

  MRS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Mr., Mrs, Mrs., Mister, Mr



• 29. Within reach - Show Answer
  

  ATHAND

  (6 letters)



• 30. Hybrid fixture with a tub and nozzle - Show Answer
  

  SHOWERBATH

  (10 letters)



• 31. Group of experts - Show Answer
  

  PANEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: impanel, control_panel, dialog_box, board, venire, control_board, empanel, panel, jury, gore, instrument_panel



• 32. What many tins are made of, despite their name - Show Answer
  

  STEEL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sword, brand, steel, blade, nerve



• 34. Equal - Show Answer
  

  ARE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: make_up, are, be, comprise, follow, constitute, equal, live, represent, embody, personify, cost, exist, ar

  Antonyms: differ



• 35. Like most primes - Show Answer
  

  ODD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: odd, remaining, curious, rummy, unexpended, uneven, unmated, peculiar, unpaired, leftover, left_over, left, funny, queer, rum, unmatched, singular

  Antonyms: even



• 37. ___ Aldridge, early Black American playwright - Show Answer
  

  IRA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: ira, Provisional_IRA, Irish_Republican_Army, IRA, individual_retirement_account, wrath, anger, Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provos, ire



• 38. The blahs - Show Answer
  

  ENNUI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tedium, boredom, ennui



• 39. The vowels not seen in "bad debt," ironically - Show Answer
  

  IOU

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: IOU



• 44. Try hard - Show Answer
  

  STRIVE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: endeavour, reach, endeavor, strive, strain



• 45. Proverbs pronoun - Show Answer
  

  THEE

  (4 letters)



• 46. Vegan cheese ingredient, often - Show Answer
  

  CASHEW

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cashew, Anacardium_occidentale, cashew_nut, cashew_tree



• 48. Site of a Herculean labor - Show Answer
  

  NEMEA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nemea



• 49. Terra ___ - Show Answer
  

  COTTA

  (5 letters)



• 50. Turned out - Show Answer
  

  CAME

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: get_along, hail, derive, number, descend, make_out, follow, fare, get, total, amount, come_in, add_up, occur, do, come_up, fall, come, arrive, issue_forth

  Antonyms: leave, go



• 51. Robber's order - Show Answer
  

  HANDSUP

  (7 letters)



• 52. Where drinks are toasted with "Sláinte!" - Show Answer
  

  EIRE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Republic_of_Ireland, Ireland, Eire, Irish_Republic



• 53. The Dead Sea is one, technically - Show Answer
  

  LAKE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: lake



• 54. Tim of "Project Runway" - Show Answer
  

  GUNN

  (4 letters)



• 55. Dealer's request - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 56. Its 80-year anniversary was observed in June of 2024 - Show Answer
  

  DDAY

  (4 letters)



• 59. Zero preceder - Show Answer
  

  NET

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: profit, last, mesh, lucre, web, earnings, sack, meshing, sack_up, profits, clear, cyberspace, final, internet, nett, net_income, network, net, net_profit, meshwork

  Antonyms: gross

Monday August 05, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues answers

Monday August 05, 2024 - NYT Answers

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle: 

NYT Crossword clues

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" band - Show Answer
  

  ABBA

  (4 letters)



• 5. Actor Driver - Show Answer
  

  ADAM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: X, XTC, hug_drug, ecstasy, cristal, disco_biscuit, go, Robert_Adam, Adam



• 9. ___ on a true story - Show Answer
  

  BASED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: ground, found, free-base, establish, based, base



• 14. "Yippee!," in internet-speak - Show Answer
  

  WOOT

  (4 letters)



• 15. Rich vein of ore - Show Answer
  

  LODE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: load, lode



• 16. Proverb - Show Answer
  

  ADAGE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: proverb, adage, saw, byword



• 17. Young horse - Show Answer
  

  FOAL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: foal



• 18. Garnish for a glass of iced tea - Show Answer
  

  LEMONWEDGE

  (10 letters)



• 20. How some things are better left - Show Answer
  

  UNSAID

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: unsaid, take_back, swallow, unsay, withdraw, unvoiced, unverbalized, unspoken, unverbalised, unuttered, unexpressed, unstated



• 22. Response to "Call me!" - Show Answer
  

  IWILL

  (5 letters)



• 23. Disappoints - Show Answer
  

  LETSDOWN

  (8 letters)



• 25. "I don't need that back" - Show Answer
  

  KEEPIT

  (6 letters)



• 29. Number of U.S. states without any straight borders - Show Answer
  

  ONE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: unmatched, ace, I, 1, i, unmatchable, unrivalled, single, matchless, one_and_only, unity, nonpareil, unitary, unrivaled, one, peerless, ane



• 30. Fish-and-chips fish - Show Answer
  

  COD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: bait, tantalise, befool, tease, cod, twit, cash_on_delivery, fool, put_one_across, gull, seedcase, tantalize, taunt, ride, collect, slang, put_on, take_in, COD, C.O.D., pod, rally, dupe, rag, codfish, razz, put_one_over



• 31. Tennis champion Swiatek - Show Answer
  

  IGA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: IgA, immunoglobulin_A



• 32. Appliance at a hotel breakfast bar - Show Answer
  

  WAFFLEIRON

  (10 letters)



• 37. Tree of the tropics - Show Answer
  

  PALM

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: decoration, thenar, medallion, palm_tree, laurel_wreath, ribbon, medal, handle, palm



• 38. Pseudonym - Show Answer
  

  ALIAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: alias, also_known_as, a.k.a., false_name, assumed_name



• 39. Big wad - Show Answer
  

  GOB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: sea_dog, mariner, seaman, trap, gob, yap, tar, hole, Jack-tar, old_salt, maw, cakehole, Jack, seafarer



• 40. Watercraft prone to tipping - Show Answer
  

  CANOE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: canoe



• 41. Something forbidden - Show Answer
  

  NONO

  (4 letters)



• 42. Expensive cabinet material - Show Answer
  

  CHERRYWOOD

  (10 letters)



• 44. San Jose-to-Sacramento dir. - Show Answer
  

  NNE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: NNE, north_northeast, nor'-nor'-east



• 45. "Survivor" shelter - Show Answer
  

  HUT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: shack, shanty, field_hut, hutch, hut, army_hut, hovel



• 46. Nickname for a Bronx-born U.S. congresswoman - Show Answer
  

  AOC

  (3 letters)



• 47. Shares the same view - Show Answer
  

  AGREES

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: agree, hold, concord, fit, check, concur, jibe, accord, gibe, match, tally, fit_in, correspond, consort, harmonize, harmonise

  Antonyms: disagree



• 49. Secluded - Show Answer
  

  ISOLATED

  (8 letters)

  Synonyms: set-apart, isolate, disjunct, isolated, sequester, separated, sequestrate, keep_apart, detached, apart, marooned, stray, obscure, quarantined, set_apart, stranded, insulate



• 54. Where Nissan and Nintendo are headquartered - Show Answer
  

  JAPAN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Nippon, Japanese_Archipelago, Japanese_Islands, Japan, japan, Nihon



• 56. Legendary stoner? - Show Answer
  

  MEDUSA

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: medusan, medusoid, Medusa, medusa



• 57. Credit card industry pioneer … or a hint to 18-, 32- and 42-Across - Show Answer
  

  DINERSCLUB

  (10 letters)



• 61. Prefix with climactic - Show Answer
  

  ANTI

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: anti

  Antonyms: pro



• 62. The "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," for two - Show Answer
  

  EPICS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: epos, epic_poem, epic, heroic_poem



• 63. Org. that runs the Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Show Answer
  

  NASA

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration



• 64. Slippery part of a banana - Show Answer
  

  PEEL

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: undress, unclothe, flake_off, peel, strip_down, uncase, disrobe, strip, Robert_Peel, pare, Peel, skin, flake, Sir_Robert_Peel, discase, peel_off

  Antonyms: dress



• 65. Foamy coffee order - Show Answer
  

  LATTE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: caffe_latte, latte



• 66. She-sheep - Show Answer
  

  EWES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ewe, Ewe



• 67. Guitarist Anastasio of Phish - Show Answer
  

  TREY

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: triplet, terzetto, leash, tierce, III, deuce-ace, three, triad, ternion, trio, threesome, 3, trine, trey, troika, ternary, trinity, tercet

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Terrible - Show Answer
  

  AWFUL

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: frightful, dreadful, horrific, unspeakable, dire, terribly, awfully, awful, awesome, direful, nasty, atrocious, fearful, horrendous, frightfully, terrible, painful, dreaded, abominable, dread, awed, tremendous, amazing, awe-inspiring, frightening, awing, fearsome

  Antonyms: nice



• 2. American frontiersman Daniel - Show Answer
  

  BOONE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Boone, Daniel_Boone



• 3. Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" is a famous one - Show Answer
  

  BOAST

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: self-praise, gas, feature, blow, brag, swash, vaunt, bluster, sport, boast, shoot_a_line, jactitation, boasting, gasconade, tout



• 4. Book of maps - Show Answer
  

  ATLAS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: Atlas, atlas, atlas_vertebra, book_of_maps, map_collection, telamon



• 5. "Finished!" - Show Answer
  

  ALLDONE

  (7 letters)



• 6. Anonymous Jane or John - Show Answer
  

  DOE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: Energy_Department, DOE, Department_of_Energy, doe, Energy



• 7. Website overseer, for short - Show Answer
  

  ADMIN

  (5 letters)



• 8. Be a chatty catty? - Show Answer
  

  MEOW

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: meow, miaul, miaou, miaow, mew



• 9. Cried one's eyes out - Show Answer
  

  BAWLED

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: yawp, bellow, bawl



• 10. "Rolling in the Deep" singer - Show Answer
  

  ADELE

  (5 letters)



• 11. Forlorn - Show Answer
  

  SAD

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lamentable, deplorable, sorry, distressing, sad, pitiful

  Antonyms: glad



• 12. Binding agent in baking - Show Answer
  

  EGG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: testis, testicle, orchis, eggs, ballock, ball, bollock, egg, nut



• 13. Grade that's not as bad as eff - Show Answer
  

  DEE

  (3 letters)



• 19. Big name in cameras - Show Answer
  

  NIKON

  (5 letters)



• 21. Greatly admired figures - Show Answer
  

  IDOLS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: idol, perfection, god, beau_ideal, graven_image, matinee_idol, paragon



• 24. Package measurement - Show Answer
  

  WEIGHT

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: free_weight, angle, exercising_weight, burthen, weight_unit, system_of_weights, slant, weight_down, burden, weighting, weight, weightiness

  Antonyms: unburden



• 26. With 51-Down, someone who gets keys in key - Show Answer
  

  PIANO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: soft, pianissimo, softly, pianoforte, piano, forte-piano

  Antonyms: forte



• 27. Arctic home - Show Answer
  

  IGLOO

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: iglu, igloo



• 28. Domesticated - Show Answer
  

  TAMED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: domesticize, cultivate, chasten, naturalise, domesticate, reclaim, naturalize, moderate, tone_down, tamed, tame, domesticise, subdue

  Antonyms: wild



• 30. Snake charmers' snakes - Show Answer
  

  COBRAS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: cobra



• 32. "___ Get Away?" (Southwest Airlines slogan) - Show Answer
  

  WANNA

  (5 letters)



• 33. Together (with) - Show Answer
  

  ALONG

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: along, on



• 34. More exquisite - Show Answer
  

  FINER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: o.k., hunky-dory, okay, ok, finer, all_right, fine

  Antonyms: coarse



• 35. ___ Schwarz (toy retailer) - Show Answer
  

  FAO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: FAO, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations



• 36. Caviar - Show Answer
  

  ROE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: roe, hard_roe



• 37. Feline foot - Show Answer
  

  PAW

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: paw, hand, manus, mitt



• 40. Ride a bike - Show Answer
  

  CYCLE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: hertz, cps, Hz, round, pedal, bicycle, motorcycle, rhythm, cycle, cycles/second, cycle_per_second, bike, motorbike, oscillation, wheel



• 42. Inflection points - Show Answer
  

  CUSPS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: leaflet, cusp



• 43. Robotic vacuum cleaners - Show Answer
  

  ROOMBAS

  (7 letters)



• 45. Funeral vehicle - Show Answer
  

  HEARSE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: hearse



• 48. Last-resort button in a cockpit - Show Answer
  

  EJECT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: release, force_out, squeeze_out, eject, squirt, discharge, turf_out, turn_out, exclude, boot_out, exhaust, expel, chuck_out



• 49. Family member by marriage - Show Answer
  

  INLAW

  (5 letters)



• 50. Modify - Show Answer
  

  ADAPT

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: accommodate, adjust, adapt, conform



• 51. See 26-Down - Show Answer
  

  TUNER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tuner, wireless, receiving_set, radio_set, radio, piano_tuner, radio_receiver



• 52. Lauder of cosmetics - Show Answer
  

  ESTEE

  (5 letters)



• 53. Word with Double or Planet - Show Answer
  

  DAILY

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: everyday, day-after-day, daily, day-to-day, day_by_day, casual, day-by-day



• 55. Teen's skin affliction - Show Answer
  

  ACNE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: acne



• 57. Marina ___ Rey, Calif. - Show Answer
  

  DEL

  (3 letters)



• 58. Hoppy brew, for short - Show Answer
  

  IPA

  (3 letters)



• 59. Minor criticism - Show Answer
  

  NIT

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: nit



• 60. Purpose - Show Answer
  

  USE

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: usage, role, practice, manipulation, utilisation, consumption, utilize, habituate, enjoyment, exercise, apply, utilise, employment, economic_consumption, purpose, usance, employ, utilization, expend, use, habit, function, use_of_goods_and_services

27419 Thu Dec 05, 2024 NY Times by Garrett Chalfin

Across Clues :

1. They're checked before a show, 5. "I wasn't finished …", 9. Does programming work, 14. Mate's call, 15. Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country", 16. "La Forza del Destino," for one, 17. Past issues to settle, 19. Drawing on, 20. Moxie, 21. Out of this world, 23. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills", 24. What Monday meals might lack, 26. Places in the pecking order, 28. Nickname for N.B.A. great Nate Archibald (he was actually 6'1"), 30. Sickly-looking, 32. Gear tooth, 33. Melber on MSNBC, 34. Tight curl, 35. ___ Drafthouse (movie theater chain), 38. Big bash, 40. Breaking down grammatically, 42. Small earrings, 43. Elaborate hairstyle, 44. Org. with the sculpture "Kryptos" outside its headquarters, 45. Lao-___, 46. Symbol of obstinacy, 47. ___ district, feature of many an urban area, 48. Like much movie theater popcorn, 52. Not for here, 54. Atop, quaintly, 55. To date, 57. Rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment, 60. Big name in dental floss, 62. Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle, 64. Course concluder, 65. Org. with conferences, 66. Name on Canadian pumps, 67. Marsh plant, 68. Starting point, 69. Word before a time stamp in direct messaging

Down Clues :

1. Raincoats, in England, 2. Chain restaurant whose name sounds like something a rabbit might say?, 3. Important post at the Post, 4. Largest city on the Tasman Sea, 5. 12 meses, 6. Dr. Zhivago's love, 7. Go caving, 8. Fertile refuge, 9. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain, 10. Missions, in brief, 11. Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking, 12. One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street", 13. Long stories, 18. ___ punk (hybrid music genre), 22. Like many romance novels, 25. Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs, 27. Food thickener, 28. Bit, 29. Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow", 31. Director Lee, 34. No place for fine china, 36. Small amount of LSD, e.g., 37. "Sure thing, boss!", 39. Native Rwandan, 40. "Help wanted" sign?, 41. Hefty expense for an R.V. trip, 43. Pace, 47. Matches (with), 48. They've got you covered, 49. Like the feeling of déjà vu, 50. Apple or BlackBerry, 51. Looking over, 53. Out of the ordinary, 56. Onetime Kremlin ruler, 58. Trick, 59. College where 20 prime ministers were educated, 61. Fall behind, 63. First (and last) two words of "Green Eggs and Ham"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 05, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, December 5, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. They're checked before a show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICS




• The clue is 5. "I wasn't finished …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALSO

  Possible Answer : as_well, also, likewise, besides, too




• The clue is 9. Does programming work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODES

  Possible Answer : fool, dupe, tantalise, put_on, cypher, slang, razz, gull, codification, bait, cod, encrypt, taunt, befool, rag, rally, put_one_across, computer_code, encipher, cipher, put_one_over, tantalize, inscribe, twit, code, ride, tease, take_in, write_in_code




• The clue is 14. Mate's call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHOY




• The clue is 15. Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

  Possible Answer : Chinese_cabbage, celery_cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis




• The clue is 16. "La Forza del Destino," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPERA

  Possible Answer : Opera, opera_house, opera




• The clue is 17. Past issues to settle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDSCORES




• The clue is 19. Drawing on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USING

  Possible Answer : utilize, employ, victimization, apply, expend, habituate, exploitation, utilise, using, practice, use, victimisation




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

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

  The answer: SPUNK

  Possible Answer : heart, kindling, mettle, tinder, touchwood, nerve, spunk, punk




• The clue is 21. Out of this world. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIEN

  Possible Answer : extraterrestrial_being, outlander, noncitizen, alien, estrange, disaffect, foreigner, stranger, foreign, unknown, alienate, exotic, extraterrestrial

  Possible Opposite Answer : acquaintance, citizen




• The clue is 23. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIA




• The clue is 24. What Monday meals might lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAT

  Possible Answer : heart_and_soul, center, core, centre, nitty-gritty, gist, essence, heart, nub, meat, substance, inwardness, sum, kernel, marrow, pith




• The clue is 26. Places in the pecking order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STATUSES

  Possible Answer : condition, status, position




• The clue is 28. Nickname for N.B.A. great Nate Archibald (he was actually 6'1"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINY

  Possible Answer : tiny, petite, flyspeck, midget, bantam, diminutive, lilliputian




• The clue is 30. Sickly-looking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAN

  Possible Answer : wan, sick, WAN, pale, pallid, wide_area_network




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

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

  The answer: COG

  Possible Answer : sprocket, cog




• The clue is 33. Melber on MSNBC. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI




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

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

  The answer: KINK

  Possible Answer : kink, twist, curl, frizz, crimp, kink_up, crick, curve, frizzle, wrick, twirl, crape, rick




• The clue is 35. ___ Drafthouse (movie theater chain). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer : Alamo




• The clue is 38. Big bash. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHINDIG

  Possible Answer : shindy, shindig




• The clue is 40. Breaking down grammatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARSING

  Possible Answer : parse




• The clue is 42. Small earrings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STUDS

  Possible Answer : scantling, dot, he-man, stud_poker, macho-man, rivet, stud, studhorse, constellate




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

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

  The answer: COIF

  Possible Answer : set, coif, arrange, hairdo, do, dress, coiffe, hairstyle, hair_style, coiffure




• The clue is 44. Org. with the sculpture "Kryptos" outside its headquarters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer : Central_Intelligence_Agency, CIA




• The clue is 45. Lao-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSE




• The clue is 46. Symbol of obstinacy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : rump, ass, nates, rear, rear_end, seat, AS, prat, American_Samoa, fuck, buttocks, atomic_number_33, screwing, hindquarters, buns, arse, piece_of_tail, derriere, fundament, behind, tail, nooky, piece_of_ass, hind_end, stern, arsenic, nookie, tooshie, can, Eastern_Samoa, bum, screw, backside, roll_in_the_hay, fanny, As, shag, fucking, posterior, tush, tail_end, bottom, shtup, keister, butt




• The clue is 47. ___ district, feature of many an urban area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : nontextual_matter, humanities, humanistic_discipline, fine_art, graphics, liberal_arts, artistic_creation, artistic_production, art, artwork, artistry, arts, prowess




• The clue is 48. Like much movie theater popcorn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTERED

  Possible Answer : butter




• The clue is 52. Not for here. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGO

  Possible Answer : Togolese_Republic, Togo




• The clue is 54. Atop, quaintly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 55. To date. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASYET




• The clue is 57. Rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRDRE




• The clue is 60. Big name in dental floss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALB




• The clue is 62. Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSIDEOUT




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

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

  The answer: FINAL

  Possible Answer : last, concluding, terminal, final_exam, final, final_examination, net




• The clue is 65. Org. with conferences. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCAA




• The clue is 66. Name on Canadian pumps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




• The clue is 67. Marsh plant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDGE

  Possible Answer : sedge




• The clue is 68. Starting point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GERM

  Possible Answer : bug, seed, source, microbe, germ




• The clue is 69. Word before a time stamp in direct messaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEN

  Possible Answer : meet, learn, come_across, encounter, figure, check, get_wind, realise, ensure, understand, reckon, go_out, pick_up, consider, view, assure, take_care, examine, insure, get_a_line, witness, determine, see_to_it, go_through, run_into, watch, hear, look, visualize, envision, find_out, visualise, project, escort, image, date, interpret, realize, go_steady, catch, run_across, see, fancy, ascertain, attend, get_word, discover, picture, control, experience, find, regard, take_in, visit, construe

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Raincoats, in England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACS

  Possible Answer: macintosh, mackintosh, mac, mack

• The clue is 2. Chain restaurant whose name sounds like something a rabbit might say?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP

• The clue is 3. Important post at the Post. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLUMNIST

  Possible Answer: columnist, editorialist

• The clue is 4. Largest city on the Tasman Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYDNEY

  Possible Answer: Sydney

• The clue is 5. 12 meses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

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

• The clue is 6. Dr. Zhivago's love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

• The clue is 7. Go caving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELUNK

  Possible Answer: cave, spelunk

• The clue is 8. Fertile refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASIS

  Possible Answer: oasis, haven

• The clue is 9. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COUNTOLAF

• The clue is 10. Missions, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPS

  Possible Answer: Ops

• The clue is 11. Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEIST

  Possible Answer: deistic, freethinker, deist

• The clue is 12. One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNIE

• The clue is 13. Long stories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGAS

  Possible Answer: saga

• The clue is 18. ___ punk (hybrid music genre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKA

• The clue is 22. Like many romance novels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPIST

  Possible Answer: escapist, dreamer, wishful_thinker

• The clue is 25. Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWINSETS

• The clue is 27. Food thickener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAR

  Possible Answer: agar-agar, agar, nutrient_agar

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

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

  The answer: TAD

  Possible Answer: shade, tad

• The clue is 29. Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRIS

  Possible Answer: fleur-de-lis, sword_lily, flag, iris, iris_diaphragm

• The clue is 31. Director Lee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANG

  Possible Answer: Air_National_Guard, ANG

• The clue is 34. No place for fine china. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIDSTABLE

• The clue is 36. Small amount of LSD, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICRODOSE

• The clue is 37. "Sure thing, boss!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONIT

• The clue is 39. Native Rwandan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUTU

  Possible Answer: Hutu

• The clue is 40. "Help wanted" sign?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOS

  Possible Answer: sol, soh, SOS, so

• The clue is 41. Hefty expense for an R.V. trip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

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

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

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

  The answer: CADENCE

  Possible Answer: cadency, metre, beat, measure, meter, cadence

• The clue is 47. Matches (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGREES

  Possible Answer: concord, harmonize, harmonise, concur, gibe, hold, tally, match, fit_in, accord, fit, correspond, consort, check, agree, jibe

  Possible Opposite Answer : disagree

• The clue is 48. They've got you covered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOFS

  Possible Answer: cap, ceiling, roof

• The clue is 49. Like the feeling of déjà vu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer: eerie, eery

• The clue is 50. Apple or BlackBerry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAND

  Possible Answer: stigmatize, post, steel, trademark, stigmatise, firebrand, sword, brand, make, mark, brandmark, blade, stigma, denounce, stain, brand_name, marque, trade_name

• The clue is 51. Looking over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYING

  Possible Answer: eye, eyeball

• The clue is 53. Out of the ordinary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODD

  Possible Answer: rum, peculiar, left_over, curious, queer, remaining, leftover, funny, uneven, rummy, odd, unmatched, singular, unpaired, unmated, left, unexpended

  Possible Opposite Answer : even

• The clue is 56. Onetime Kremlin ruler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSAR

  Possible Answer: tsar, tzar, czar

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

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

  The answer: RUSE

  Possible Answer: ruse, artifice

• The clue is 59. College where 20 prime ministers were educated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON

• The clue is 61. Fall behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAG

  Possible Answer: immure, meanwhile, slowdown, interim, lag, incarcerate, jail, put_away, fall_behind, fall_back, remand, put_behind_bars, meantime, jug, stave, retardation, dawdle, gaol, imprison

• The clue is 63. First (and last) two words of "Green Eggs and Ham". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAM