NYT Monday, August 19, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 19, 2024

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

NYT Monday, August 19, 2024 Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: CURL

  Possible Answer : gyre, Robert_Curl, curl, ringlet, Robert_Floyd_Curl_Jr., curlicue, coil, wave, draw_in, lock, kink, curve, curl_up, scroll, loop, Robert_F._Curl, Curl, roll, whorl

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil




• The clue is 5. Texas Roadhouse specialty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEAK

  Possible Answer : steak




• The clue is 10. Mideast country with a Supreme Leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRAN

  Possible Answer : Persia, Islamic_Republic_of_Iran, Iran




• The clue is 14. ___ Stadium, former home for the Mets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHEA




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

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

  The answer: POSSE

  Possible Answer : posse, posse_comitatus




• The clue is 16. Farm tower. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SILO

  Possible Answer : silo




• The clue is 17. Prime cut of beef … or 5-Across, literally?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOPSIRLOIN




• The clue is 19. Narcissists have big ones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOS

  Possible Answer : self, ego, self-importance, egotism




• The clue is 20. Tongue-tingling taco topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOTSALSA




• The clue is 21. Cutesy giggle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEHEE




• The clue is 22. Pine (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LONG

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : unretentive, short




• The clue is 23. Like a record seven Nolan Ryan games. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOHIT




• The clue is 25. Bundle of hay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALE

  Possible Answer : bale, Basel, Basle, Bale




• The clue is 28. Gift of ___ (eloquence). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAB

  Possible Answer : causerie, chitchat, chin_wag, chin-wagging, tittle-tattle, small_talk, yak, gabfest, chit-chat, chin_wagging, chit_chat, gossip, gab, chin-wag




• The clue is 30. Approximately three-quarters of all known chemical elements. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METALS

  Possible Answer : metal, metallic_element, alloy




• The clue is 33. This Greek letter: Ω. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEGA

  Possible Answer : omega, Z




• The clue is 35. Set of four on a Brit's car. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYRES

  Possible Answer : Sur, tire, tyre, Tyre




• The clue is 37. Nothing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NIL

  Possible Answer : aught, naught, zero, nada, goose_egg, cipher, nothing, null, nil, zilch, zip, zippo, cypher, nix




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

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

  The answer: OAF

  Possible Answer : gawk, goon, lout, stumblebum, oaf, lubber, lump, clod, lummox




• The clue is 39. Pop singer Gwen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEFANI




• The clue is 41. ABC a.m. program, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GMA




• The clue is 42. Explosive block in Minecraft. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TNT

  Possible Answer : trinitrotoluene, TNT




• The clue is 43. "Such a tragedy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSAD




• The clue is 44. Nail technician's workplace. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALON

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




• The clue is 46. Go on and on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YABBER




• The clue is 48. Oil-drilling apparatus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIG

  Possible Answer : carriage, manipulate, fishing_tackle, semi, rigging, set_up, set, cheat, getup, trucking_rig, articulated_lorry, outfit, fishing_rig, trailer_truck, rig, turnout, tackle, swindle, tractor_trailer, equipage, fishing_gear




• The clue is 50. Common email sign-off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEST

  Possible Answer : expert, upright, intimately, in_force, C._H._Best, respectable, practiced, dear, adept, advantageously, in_effect, outflank, Charles_Herbert_Best, honest, outdo, estimable, serious, better, unspoiled, unspoilt, good, proficient, skillful, well, easily, sound, secure, comfortably, topper, right, near, substantially, scoop, best, ripe, effective, safe, Best, undecomposed, dependable, beneficial, considerably, honorable, trump, full, salutary, just, skilful

  Possible Opposite Answer : bad, disadvantageously, badly, worst, evil, ill




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

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

  The answer: EASES

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty




• The clue is 53. Sounds at a fireworks show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OOHS

  Possible Answer : ooh, aah




• The clue is 55. Big name in big-box stores. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KOHLS

  Possible Answer : kohl




• The clue is 57. Sparks that ignite a match?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASSIONS

  Possible Answer : cacoethes, love, heat, Passion, mania, Passion_of_Christ, passion, warmth, passionateness, rage




• The clue is 61. Anagram and synonym of "vile". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVIL

  Possible Answer : malefic, iniquity, vicious, malign, wickedness, evil, malevolent, immorality, evilness

  Possible Opposite Answer : good, goodness




• The clue is 62. Balance sheet total … or 68-Across, literally?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOTTOMLINE




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

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

  The answer: PANE

  Possible Answer : paneling, battery-acid, acid, dot, Elvis, superman, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, window_pane, Zen, panelling, loony_toons, dose, window_glass, pane, pane_of_glass, back_breaker




• The clue is 65. Popular sans-serif typeface. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIAL




• The clue is 66. Ohm or ampere. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNIT

  Possible Answer : whole, unit_of_measurement, building_block, social_unit, unit




• The clue is 67. "Here's a shorter summary," on internet forums. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TLDR




• The clue is 68. D.C.'s subway system. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METRO

  Possible Answer : metro, tube, underground, subway_system, subway




• The clue is 69. "Bye for now!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TATA

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Winter hrs. in Chicago. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CST

  Possible Answer: CST, Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time

• The clue is 2. "This can't be good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UHOH

• The clue is 3. Seized vehicle, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPO

• The clue is 4. Final part of a journey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LASTLEG

• The clue is 5. Jumped suddenly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRANG

  Possible Answer: reverberate, form, spring, take_shape, bound, rebound, recoil, ricochet, jump, take_a_hop, resile, leap, bounce, take_form

• The clue is 6. Places to stop and pay on a turnpike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOLLGATES

  Possible Answer: tollgate, tollbar

• The clue is 7. Those: Sp.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESOS

• The clue is 8. Thai or Taiwanese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIAN

  Possible Answer: Asian, Asiatic

• The clue is 9. Jennings of "Jeopardy!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEN

  Possible Answer: cognizance, ken, sight

• The clue is 10. "Yeah, that seems plausible to me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEEIT

• The clue is 11. One of four for a square … or 32-Down, literally?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIGHTANGLE

• The clue is 12. Soothing succulent. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer: aloe

• The clue is 13. Through which we sniff, snort and sneeze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOSE

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

• The clue is 18. Prefix meaning "equal". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISO

• The clue is 21. Culminating work for a graduate student. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THESIS

  Possible Answer: dissertation, thesis

• The clue is 24. Sign for the superstitious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

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

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

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

  The answer: BOOTY

  Possible Answer: swag, dirty_money, prize, loot, pillage, plunder, booty

• The clue is 26. Kitchen appliance brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMANA

• The clue is 27. Abandoned … or 25-Down, literally?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEFTBEHIND

• The clue is 29. Without question. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BYFAR

• The clue is 31. Cars for stars. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIMOS

  Possible Answer: limousine, limo

• The clue is 32. Biased point of view. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLANT

  Possible Answer: cant_over, tip, rake, pitch, weight, angle, slant, lean, cant, tilt

• The clue is 34. Judge the value of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSESS

  Possible Answer: value, buttocks, fucking, keister, derriere, tooshie, measure, can, fundament, assess, rear, hind_end, tax, buns, screw, shtup, butt, seat, piece_of_tail, valuate, backside, screwing, ass, prat, nates, tush, appraise, bum, evaluate, fuck, bottom, behind, nooky, tail, posterior, stern, arse, hindquarters, tail_end, fanny, piece_of_ass, rear_end, rump, nookie, roll_in_the_hay, shag

• The clue is 36. Whom "video killed," in a 1979 hit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RADIOSTAR

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

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer: tore, snap, shoot_down, rupture, bust, shoot, charge, buck, pluck, deplume, tear, pull, displume, torus, deplumate

• The clue is 45. Swedish vodka brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABSOLUT

• The clue is 47. Hoops player. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALLER

• The clue is 49. Break off from the band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOSOLO

• The clue is 52. Fern's reproductive cell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPORE

  Possible Answer: spore

• The clue is 54. That guy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIM

• The clue is 55. Held on to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEPT

  Possible Answer: keep, stay_fresh, maintain, keep_open, retain, observe, save, hold_open, go_along, hold_back, kept, preserve, keep_back, restrain, celebrate, go_on, keep_on, prevent, continue, hold_on, unbroken, proceed, sustain, hold

  Possible Opposite Answer : broken, discontinue, break, let, lose

• The clue is 56. Poorly drawn circle, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVAL

  Possible Answer: egg-shaped, elliptical, elliptic, ovoid, oval, ovate, prolate, oviform, ellipse, oval-shaped

• The clue is 58. Going ___ (squabbling). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATIT

• The clue is 59. Singer Simone in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NINA

  Possible Answer: Nina

• The clue is 60. Foul mood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIT

  Possible Answer: snit

• The clue is 62. Walloping sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAM

  Possible Answer: bang, bam, clap, Bam, eruption, blast

• The clue is 63. Approximation given for a food delivery, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETA

  Possible Answer: Euskadi_ta_Askatasuna, eta, ETA, Basque_Fatherland_and_Liberty, Basque_Homeland_and_Freedom

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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 Crosswords

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. Sluglike "Star Wars" bad guy - Show Answer
  

  JABBA

  (5 letters)



• 6. Man, on the Isle of Man - Show Answer
  

  BLOKE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: gent, bloke, cuss, chap, fellow, lad, blighter, fella, feller



• 11. Number cruncher, for short - Show Answer
  

  CPA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: certified_public_accountant, CPA



• 14. Garlicky sauce - Show Answer
  

  AIOLI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: garlic_sauce, aioli_sauce, aioli



• 15. Certain bib wearer - Show Answer
  

  RACER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: automobile_driver, racing_car, race_car, racer, race_driver



• 16. Played the first card - Show Answer
  

  LED

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lead, conduct, top, light-emitting_diode, LED, precede, leave, contribute, head, go, take, extend, conduce, chair, run, moderate, pass, direct, result, guide

  Antonyms: follow



• 17. Television pro - Show Answer
  

  BROADCASTER

  (11 letters)

  Synonyms: spreader, broadcaster



• 19. "... ___ lack thereof" - Show Answer
  

  ORA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: osmium, oculus_sinister, os, bone, Os, OS, operating_system, atomic_number_76



• 20. Passionately discuss minutiae, with "out" - Show Answer
  

  NERD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: swot, grind, dweeb, nerd, wonk



• 21. Bares one's soul - Show Answer
  

  OPENSUP

  (7 letters)



• 23. Expose the vulnerabilities of, in a way - Show Answer
  

  HACK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: chop, plug, literary_hack, hack_on, ward-heeler, whoop, taxi, nag, hacker, cut, hack_writer, cab, cut_up, jade, drudge, hack, political_hack, taxicab, machine_politician



• 26. Each - Show Answer
  

  APOP

  (4 letters)



• 28. Benjamin Franklin, by religious philosophy - Show Answer
  

  DEIST

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: freethinker, deistic, deist



• 29. Grandchild of Adam and Eve - Show Answer
  

  ENOS

  (4 letters)



• 30. Copy - Show Answer
  

  MIMIC

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: mimic, mimicker, mime



• 32. The first two digits of every Brooklyn ZIP code - Show Answer
  

  ONES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: one, single, I, 1, ace, unity



• 33. Cable channel with its own awards show - Show Answer
  

  MTV

  (3 letters)



• 34. Goes (for) - Show Answer
  

  OPTS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: opt, prefer, choose



• 35. Like T.S.A. lines on holiday weekends - Show Answer
  

  LONG

  (4 letters)

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

  Antonyms: short, unretentive



• 37. Overlook, as a flaw - Show Answer
  

  SEEPAST

  (7 letters)



• 39. Eat plenty of - Show Answer
  

  FEASTON

  (7 letters)



• 42. Video streaming giant - Show Answer
  

  ROKU

  (4 letters)



• 43. Fly high - Show Answer
  

  SOAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hang_glide, sailplane, zoom, soar, soar_up, soar_upwards, surge



• 44. N.Y.S.E. debut - Show Answer
  

  IPO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: initial_offering, initial_public_offering, IPO



• 45. Shaving cut - Show Answer
  

  NICK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: chip, nick, ding, notch, gouge, dent, snick



• 47. Downright - Show Answer
  

  PLAIN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sound_off, sheer, kvetch, unmixed, manifest, unvarnished, apparently, evidently, unmistakable, unembellished, knit, plainly, complain, patent, patently, plain_stitch, kick, field, obviously, champaign, homely, knit_stitch, bare, spare, evident, unmingled, manifestly, quetch, unpatterned, unornamented, plain, apparent

  Antonyms: fancy, cheer, patterned



• 49. Full of oneself - Show Answer
  

  SMUG

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: self-satisfied, smug



• 50. Aftereffects from working out - Show Answer
  

  ACHES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: suffer, ache, languish, aching, hurt, smart, yen, yearn, pine



• 52. C.F.O. or C.I.O - Show Answer
  

  EXEC

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: White_House, EXEC



• 53. Currency of Colombia - Show Answer
  

  PESO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Cuban_peso, Chilean_peso, peso, Mexican_peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso



• 54. Strong squeeze - Show Answer
  

  BEARHUG

  (7 letters)



• 56. Rave (about) - Show Answer
  

  GUSH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ebullition, outpouring, jet, outburst, spout, effusion, blowup, flush, gush, rave, spirt, spurt



• 58. Where shots are taken - Show Answer
  

  BAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: banish, measure, exclude, cake, blockade, barroom, legal_profession, stop, Browning_automatic_rifle, BAR, block_up, prevention, ginmill, relegate, bar, block_off, block, taproom, barricade, debar, saloon, streak, legal_community, stripe

  Antonyms: unbar



• 59. Song from "The Little Mermaid" that's a phonetic hint to interpreting the answers to the starred clues - Show Answer
  

  UNDERTHESEA

  (11 letters)



• 64. Part of a which-came-first debate - Show Answer
  

  EGG

  (3 letters)

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



• 65. Pageant accessory - Show Answer
  

  TIARA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tiara



• 66. Straightens things out, say - Show Answer
  

  IRONS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: smoothing_iron, iron_out, irons, Fe, chains, iron, atomic_number_26, branding_iron, press



• 67. Discussion starter? - Show Answer
  

  DEE

  (3 letters)



• 68. Afflictions that rhyme with the body parts they're found in - Show Answer
  

  STYES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stye, sty, hordeolum, eye_infection



• 69. Isn't settled - Show Answer
  

  PENDS

  (5 letters)

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Vaccine, informally - Show Answer
  

  JAB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: thrusting, poke, prod, jabbing, thrust, dig, stab, poking, jab



• 2. Word with France or Force - Show Answer
  

  AIR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: publicize, melody, gentle_wind, publicise, aerate, air_out, air_travel, line, atmosphere, breeze, send, aura, ventilate, air, melodic_phrase, bare, vent, airwave, transmit, zephyr, beam, melodic_line, aviation, tune, strain, broadcast



• 3. What it would be a mistake to write twice? - Show Answer
  

  BOO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: snort, boo, hoot, Bronx_cheer, razz, razzing, bird, raspberry, hiss

  Antonyms: applaud



• 4. Valuable Scrabble tiles - Show Answer
  

  BLANKS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: dummy, blank, blank_shell, lacuna, space



• 5. Right hand, so to speak - Show Answer
  

  AIDE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: auxiliary, aide-de-camp, adjutant, aide



• 6. Actor in "12 Years a Slave" and "12 Monkeys" - Show Answer
  

  BRADPITT

  (8 letters)



• 7. ___ Cruces, N.M. - Show Answer
  

  LAS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: atomic_number_57, la, La, Louisiana, lah, lanthanum, LA, Pelican_State



• 8. Ocean creatures with three hearts - Show Answer
  

  OCTOPI

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: octopus, devilfish



• 9. Label for a box during a household purge - Show Answer
  

  KEEP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: keep_on, sustain, livelihood, living, proceed, keep, hold, hold_on, bread_and_butter, support, donjon, maintain, dungeon, observe, continue, sustenance, go_along, keep_back, keep_open, restrain, prevent, go_on, hold_open, celebrate, retain, stay_fresh, hold_back, preserve, save

  Antonyms: let, discontinue, lose, break



• 10. Messed up - Show Answer
  

  ERRED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stray, slip, drift, err, mistake



• 11. *Not moving fast enough - Show Answer
  

  CLOSINGTIME

  (11 letters)



• 12. Read over - Show Answer
  

  PERUSE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: peruse



• 13. Gets used to new surroundings - Show Answer
  

  ADAPTS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: adapt, adjust, conform, accommodate



• 18. *Increases sharply - Show Answer
  

  CRAMPSUP

  (8 letters)



• 22. Highlighter colors, usually - Show Answer
  

  NEONS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: neon, Ne, atomic_number_10



• 23. Traps, with "in" - Show Answer
  

  HEMS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hem, ahem



• 24. Before: Prefix - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 25. *Rip off - Show Answer
  

  COVERCHARGE

  (11 letters)



• 27. Meditation mantras - Show Answer
  

  OMS

  (3 letters)



• 31. *Like 10%-fat beef - Show Answer
  

  CLEANCUT

  (8 letters)



• 34. Wood used to age brandy - Show Answer
  

  OAK

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: oak_tree, oak



• 36. Boat propeller - Show Answer
  

  OAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: oar



• 38. ___ face - Show Answer
  

  POKER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: salamander, poker_game, poker, stove_poker, fire_hook



• 39. Duck delicacy - Show Answer
  

  FOIEGRAS

  (8 letters)



• 40. Great work - Show Answer
  

  OPUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: opus, piece, musical_composition, piece_of_music, composition



• 41. Something that's not going to happen - Show Answer
  

  NOGO

  (4 letters)



• 43. Bill Clinton's is displayed at the Smithsonian, for short - Show Answer
  

  SAX

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: saxophone, Adolphe_Sax, sax, Sax



• 45. Caught - Show Answer
  

  NABBED

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: apprehend, nab, collar, arrest, pick_up, cop, nail



• 46. Time when glaciers form - Show Answer
  

  ICEAGE

  (6 letters)



• 48. Gym session devoted to squats, dead lifts, etc. - Show Answer
  

  LEGDAY

  (6 letters)



• 49. It's a ball - Show Answer
  

  SPHERE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: heavens, vault_of_heaven, sphere, firmament, arena, celestial_sphere, empyrean, domain, orbit, sector, sphere_of_influence, field, welkin, area



• 51. Powers (down) - Show Answer
  

  SHUTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: exclude, close, shut_out, shut, keep_out

  Antonyms: admit, open



• 55. Textbook section - Show Answer
  

  UNIT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: whole, unit_of_measurement, unit, building_block, social_unit



• 57. Tanker, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  SHIP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ship, transport, embark, send

  Antonyms: disembark



• 60. Before, poetically - Show Answer
  

  ERE

  (3 letters)



• 61. "Mushnik & ___" ("Little Shop of Horrors" song) - Show Answer
  

  SON

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: son, Logos, boy, Word, Son

  Antonyms: daughter, girl



• 62. Extra-crusty piece of bread - Show Answer
  

  END

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: goal, closing, stop, end, finish, terminate, final_stage, ending, remnant, remainder, close, death, oddment, terminal, destruction, conclusion, last, cease

  Antonyms: begin, beginning



• 63. Bad thing to make of oneself - Show Answer
  

  ASS

  (3 letters)

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

August 30, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (40 clues)
• Down Clues (38 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 78 (40 Across, 38 Down)

Average Word Length: 4.8 letters

August 30, 2023 Wednesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Once ___ a time,	4
2A	5. not so ___ ago,	4
3A	9. ___ was a girl named Ava.	5
4A	14. Ava's ___ joy was	4
5A	15. her prized ___.	4
6A	16. She had ___ her skill in band,	5
7A	17. despite sitting next to the noisy ___,	9
8A	19. which were an ___ distraction.	5
9A	20. One day, after school, Ava called a ___.	4
10A	21. It hadn't come ___ as she muttered,	3
11A	22. "___, I guess. At least the week's over."	4
12A	23. She was ___ with her music,	5
13A	25. and school was hardly an ___.	4
14A	26. Just then, Dana, a bandmate Ava was crushing on, walked up lugging a ___.	4
15A	29. As Ava ___ nearby, gathering her courage,	5
16A	31. Dana bent down to ___ the heavy instrument.	4
17A	34. Ava ___ at Dana.	6
18A	36. "Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?," Ava asked.	4
19A	38. Dana's reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava.	3
20A	39. Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing	7
21A	41. were ___ that Dana was smitten, too.	7
22A	43. "That was a ___ joke!," Dana sputtered.	3
23A	44. "I got the shirt from ___; glad you like it."	4
24A	46. Ava mustered every ___ in her brain	6
25A	47. and felt her heart ___ as she blurted,	4
26A	49. "I'd love to hang out some time, no ___!"	5
27A	51. Dana grinned. "Then meditating together in corpse pose ___ an option!"	4
28A	52. Ava wrinkled her ___ and laughed.	4
29A	54. After that spark, the pair bonded in large ___.	5
30A	56. Dana learned that Ava loved chocolate ___ cookies,	4
31A	57. and Ava learned Dana loved "Much ___ About Nothing."	3
32A	58. Though Dana wanted to visit Timbuktu in ___	4
33A	61. and Ava preferred Accra in ___,	5
34A	62. the pair still felt the ___ of their connection.	9
35A	65. One night, after watching "___ Python,"	5
36A	66. bingeing subtitled dramas from ___, and	4
37A	67. listening to Nat King ___,	4
38A	68. Ava and Dana shared their first kiss over cream ___.	5
39A	69. And, of course, ___ lived	4
40A	70. happily ___ after.	4

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

Here are helpful hints to solve each clue. Remember, crossword puzzles are like word games - have fun with them!

Clue 1 Across: "1. Once ___ a time,"

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: UPON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. not so ___ ago,"

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 desire strongly or persistently
• Words that mean the same thing: recollective, farsighted, retentive
• The opposite would be: unretentive, short
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LONG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. ___ was a girl named Ava."

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 location other than here; that place
• Words that mean the same thing: in that location, at that place, in that respect
• The opposite would be: here
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: THERE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Ava's ___ joy was"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the underside of footwear or a golf club
• Words that mean the same thing: lone, solitary, resole
• 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: SOLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. her prized ___."

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

  The answer is: OBOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. She had ___ her skill in band,"

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 sharpen with a hone
• Words that mean the same thing: perfect, hone
• 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: HONED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. despite sitting next to the noisy ___,"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a single-reed instrument with a straight tube
• Words that mean the same thing: clarinet
• 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: CLARINETS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "19. which were an ___ distraction."

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 make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
• Words that mean the same thing: add together, supply, sum up
• The opposite would be: take away, subtract
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADDED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. One day, after school, Ava called a ___."

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: LYFT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. It hadn't come ___ as she muttered,"

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 up to the present time
• Words that mean the same thing: til now, heretofore, in time
• 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: YET

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. "___, I guess. At least the week's over.""

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: TGIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. She was ___ with her 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 cause to be bored
• Words that mean the same thing: drill, tire, bore
• The opposite would be: interest
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BORED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "25. and school was hardly an ___."

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 any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
• Words that mean the same thing: paradise, heaven, promised land
• 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: EDEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Just then, Dana, a bandmate Ava was crushing on, walked up lugging a ___."

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 brass wind instrument
• Words that mean the same thing: bass horn, sousaphone
• 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: TUBA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "29. As Ava ___ nearby, gathering her courage,"

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 run disconnected or idle
• Words that mean the same thing: slug, stagnate, idle
• The opposite would be: run, work
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: IDLED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "31. Dana bent down to ___ the heavy instrument."

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 fill by packing tightly
• 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: STOW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "34. Ava ___ at Dana."

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 change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
• Words that mean the same thing: smile
• 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: SMILED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "36. "Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?," Ava asked."

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 hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
• 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: YOGA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "38. Dana's reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
• Words that mean the same thing: earned run average, epoch, geological era
• 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: ERA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "39. Wheezing laughter like an ___ in an old tire and deep blushing"

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: AIRLEAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "41. were ___ that Dana was smitten, too."

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 any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
• Words that mean the same thing: sign, bespeak, signal
• 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: SIGNALS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "43. "That was a ___ joke!," Dana sputtered."

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 unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material
• Words that mean the same thing: radian
• 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: RAD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "44. "I got the shirt from ___; glad you like it.""

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: EBAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Ava mustered every ___ in her brain"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
• Words that mean the same thing: nerve cell
• 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: NEURON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "47. and felt her heart ___ as she blurted,"

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 gait in which steps and hops alternate
• Words that mean the same thing: bound off, skip over, skitter
• 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: SKIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "49. "I'd love to hang out some time, no ___!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
• Words that mean the same thing: lie down, fabrication, lie
• The opposite would be: arise, stand
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LYING

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "51. Dana grinned. "Then meditating together in corpse pose ___ an option!""

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: ISNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "52. Ava wrinkled her ___ and laughed."

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 organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
• Words that mean the same thing: scent, horn in, nuzzle
• 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: NOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "54. After that spark, the pair bonded in large ___."

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 measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
• Words that mean the same thing: window pane, United States Department of State, Venus's curse
• 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: DOSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "56. Dana learned that Ava loved chocolate ___ cookies,"

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 fragment of something broken off from the whole
• Words that mean the same thing: splintering, knap, chip shot
• 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: CHIP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "57. and Ava learned Dana loved "Much ___ About Nothing.""

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: bustle, flurry, hustle
• 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: ADO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "58. Though Dana wanted to visit Timbuktu in ___"

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 landlocked republic in northwestern africa; achieved independence from france in 1960; mali was a center of west african civilization for more than 4,000 years
• Words that mean the same thing: Republic of Mali, French Sudan
• 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: MALI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "61. and Ava preferred Accra in ___,"

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 republic in west africa on the gulf of guinea
• Words that mean the same thing: Gold Coast, Republic of Ghana
• 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: GHANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "62. the pair still felt the ___ of their connection."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that according with conscience or morality
• Words that mean the same thing: nicety, correctness, appropriateness
• The opposite would be: incorrectness, wrongness
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RIGHTNESS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "65. One night, after watching "___ Python,""

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: MONTY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "66. bingeing subtitled dramas from ___, and"

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 largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to europe on the west to form eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
• 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: ASIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "67. listening to Nat King ___,"

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 hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
• Words that mean the same thing: kail, borecole, Brassica oleracea acephala
• 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: COLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "68. Ava and Dana shared their first kiss over cream ___."

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 sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper
• Words that mean the same thing: soda ash, tonic, pop
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SODAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "69. And, of course, ___ lived"

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: THEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Across: "70. happily ___ after."

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 at any time
• Words that mean the same thing: e'er, ever so, of all time
• The opposite would be: never
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EVER

  Great job if you got it right!

Down Clues Decoded - Wednesday NYT Crossword August 30, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Trojans' sch.	3
2D	2. Straw vote, e.g.	4
3D	3. Skin cream brand	4
4D	4. Round, squishy toy	8
5D	5. Actor Chaney	3
6D	6. Followed	6
7D	7. With distinction	7
8D	8. Daring deed	4
9D	9. Contraction before "be great"	5
10D	10. Obergefell v. ___, Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage	6
11D	11. Conclude miserably	10
12D	12. Shipwreck site	4
13D	13. Reds great Roush	3
14D	18. Figure skater Midori	3
15D	24. Like buses and bicycles	7
16D	25. Curtain trims, e.g.	7
17D	26. Bygone Russian rulers	5
18D	27. Inuit skin boat	5
19D	28. It's a sure thing	10
20D	30. Dawn goddess	3
21D	32. Synthetic fabric	5
22D	33. Never existed	5
23D	35. Wide shoe spec	3
24D	37. Just a number, it's said	3
25D	40. Alabama governor Ivey	3
26D	42. Bother	8
27D	45. Language from which we get bupkis and shtick	7
28D	48. Starting place	6
29D	50. Knuckle-headed gesture?	6
30D	53. Neuters	5
31D	55. 911 responder	3
32D	56. When repeated, a toy train	4
33D	57. Hamlet's interrogative after "How now!"	4
34D	59. Pope after Benedict IV	4
35D	60. Bali, for one	4
36D	61. M.L.B. execs	3
37D	63. Stuff in a loft	3
38D	64. Title for "Game of Thrones" knights	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. Trojans' sch."

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: USC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Straw vote, e.g."

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
• Words that mean the same thing: opinion poll, pate, pollard
• 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: POLL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Skin cream brand"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: OLAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Round, squishy toy"

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: NERFBALL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Actor Chaney"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Followed"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that be obedient to
• Words that mean the same thing: obey
• The opposite would be: disobey
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OBEYED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. With distinction"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NOTEDLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Daring deed"

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: GEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Contraction before "be great""

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: THATD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Obergefell v. ___, Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage"

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: HODGES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Conclude miserably"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ENDINTEARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Shipwreck site"

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 submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
• Words that mean the same thing: Rand, Witwatersrand
• 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: REEF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Reds great Roush"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a doctor's degree in education
• Words that mean the same thing: Doctor of Education, DEd
• 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: EDD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "18. Figure skater Midori"

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: ITO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "24. Like buses and bicycles"

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: RIDABLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "25. Curtain trims, e.g."

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 border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
• Words that mean the same thing: edging
• 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: EDGINGS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "26. Bygone Russian rulers"

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 male monarch or emperor (especially of russia prior to 1917)
• Words that mean the same thing: tzar, czar, tsar
• 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: TSARS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Inuit skin boat"

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: UMIAK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. It's a sure thing"

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: BIRDINHAND

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "30. Dawn goddess"

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 (greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of hyperion; identified with roman aurora
• 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: EOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. Synthetic fabric"

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 acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with orlon yarns
• 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: ORLON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Never existed"

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: WASNT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Wide shoe spec"

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: EEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "37. Just a number, it's said"

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 how long something has existed
• Words that mean the same thing: mature, maturate, years
• The opposite would be: rejuvenate
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: AGE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "40. Alabama governor Ivey"

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: KAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "42. Bother"

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 (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
• Words that mean the same thing: pain, pain in the neck
• 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: NUISANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "45. Language from which we get bupkis and shtick"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a dialect of high german including some hebrew and other words; spoken in europe as a vernacular by many jews; written in the hebrew script
• 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: YIDDISH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "48. Starting place"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: POINTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "50. Knuckle-headed gesture?"

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: NOOGIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "53. Neuters"

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 remove the ovaries of
• Words that mean the same thing: neuter, spay, castrate
• 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: SPAYS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "55. 911 responder"

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: EMT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "56. When repeated, a toy train"

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: CHOO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "57. Hamlet's interrogative after "How now!""

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: ARAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "59. Pope after Benedict IV"

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: LEOV

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "60. Bali, for one"

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 small island
• Words that mean the same thing: islet
• 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: ISLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "61. M.L.B. execs"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
• Words that mean the same thing: gramme, gm, g
• 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: GMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Stuff in a loft"

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 grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
• 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: HAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Title for "Game of Thrones" knights"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SER

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	59	75.6%
Short Answer	13	16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	3	3.8%
Music	1	1.3%
History	1	1.3%
Sports	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	40
Down Clues	38
Total Clues	78
Average Answer Length	4.8 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	10 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Wednesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 4 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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 05:19 AM