No 27375 Sunday Oct 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Jerry Miccolis

Across Clues :

1. "Yikes!", 5. Italian sauce whose name sounds like a French stew, 9. Last word, 14. It can bust one's bracket, 19. Island west of Komodo National Park, 20. Privy to, 21. Call to mind, 22. 10th of 24, 23. Marquee at the Tri-Plex mistaken as a promo for ... "Godzilla"?, 26. ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey, 27. Fantasy football fodder, 28. Something seen framed in a Zoom background, perhaps, 29. Honors for David Beckham and Leona Lewis: Abbr., 31. Bandmate of Keith for 60+ years, 32. Hasten, old-style, 34. Rival of Forbes, 35. Futuristic microscopic machine, 37. ... "E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial"?, 43. Essen exclamations, 45. Bile, 46. Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B, 47. Grave words?, 48. "While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" poet, 49. ___ alai, 50. Sam who directed "Spider-Man", 52. D-Day craft: Abbr., 53. With 112-Down, a small laugh, 54. ... "Independence Day"?, 59. Having had a few bites, say, 60. What this is, 61. Mediterranean condiment, 62. "Mon ___!", 63. Liturgical vestment, 65. Center, 67. At sea, 71. Suitor of Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera", 73. Kind of shell that's easily broken, 74. Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity, 75. ... "Rush Hour"?, 81. "Devilish" cartoon character, 82. Publishing V.I.P.s, 83. Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States, 84. Unsafe?, 85. Modern H.R. initiative, 86. Bryn Mawr grad, e.g., 88. Nag, 89. Connections, 90. One in a line at a grocery store, 91. ... "Insomnia"?, 96. Person with attachment issues, perhaps, 97. "The Strife is ___, the Battle Done" (hymn), 98. Detergent brand, 99. Baja resort town, familiarly, 101. ___ Sidle, longtime role on "C.S.I.", 102. Moving day leftovers, 104. Overseas refusals, 108. Holding nothing back, 110. ... "Sex and the City"?, 113. "Welcome" introduction?, 114. Texas A&M athlete, 115. Girl's name that sounds like two adjacent letters, 116. Singer Horne, 117. Mount, 118. Detritus at the bottom of a bag of bagels, 119. Variety, 120. Novelist Johnson who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Down Clues :

1. Subsides, 2. Walk way?, 3. Aquarium growth, 4. "Check it out, man!", 5. Narrow inlet, 6. Antonio López de Santa ___, three-time president of Mexico, 7. Finally saw through a deception, 8. Emasculates, 9. Ward (off), 10. E.R. lines, 11. 0%, 12. Japanese art of flower arrangement, 13. Star in Venus's orbit?, 14. Island strings, 15. Ingredient in some lipsticks, pizza dough and biodiesel, 16. Cause of a hung jury, 17. Larger-than-life, 18. Assignment, 24. "Really?", 25. Marine menace, 30. Sensitive subject, 33. Pioneering computer, 36. Harsh, 37. From what place, 38. Actor-turned-policeman Estrada, 39. Jazz singer Cleo, 40. Some old PCs, 41. Ending with teen, 42. "That's a ___!" (chemist's punny observation), 43. Garden invader, 44. Raccoon relative, 49. Partner of pride, 50. Small brook, 51. Illness with chills, 52. Island rings, 55. Roil, 56. Give a lecture, say, 57. Sported, 58. Seasoned rice dish, 63. Listing agent's condition, 64. Voting day: Abbr., 65. Feature of some English gardens, 66. "Happy Birthday" writer, sometimes, 68. Athlete's out-of-character performance, say, 69. Lift ticket purchaser, 70. Unspoken, 72. Word after hidden or political, 73. Calorie-rich cake, 74. Apt name for a veterinarian, 75. Ankle bones, 76. Sky shade, 77. Claim on an egg carton, 78. Woodworking tool, 79. Tennille of Captain & Tennille, 80. Charlotte ___ (dessert), 81. Shooting marble, 87. Aide-___ (mnemonic device), 88. Nobility, 89. "Let's do this thing!", 90. Creator of colorful crafts, 92. Woolly pack animals, 93. Origin, 94. Hexad, 95. Rubik of puzzle cube fame, 99. Coral islets, 100. Quite often, 102. Sweeties, informally, 103. Barbershop sound, 105. Barely made, with "out", 106. Poke bowl ingredient, 107. Overcommunicate, say, 109. ___ Low, famed English pirate, 111. Secreted, 112. See 53-Across

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 20, 2024

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

Sunday 20 Oct 2024 nyt crosswords

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. "Yikes!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGAD




• The clue is 5. Italian sauce whose name sounds like a French stew. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGU




• The clue is 9. Last word. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FINIS

  Possible Answer : stopping_point, finis, closing_curtain, last, finish, conclusion, finale, close




• The clue is 14. It can bust one's bracket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPSET

  Possible Answer : worried, derangement, untune, perturbation, turnover, bowl_over, disturbed, discompose, disconcert, upturned, disturbance, overturn, discomfit, broken, disorder, trouble, distressed, confused, overturned, disquieted, overthrow, upset, tump_over, swage, disturb, tip_over, disordered, knock_over, turn_over




• The clue is 19. Island west of Komodo National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALI

  Possible Answer : Bali




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

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

  The answer: INON




• The clue is 21. Call to mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVOKE

  Possible Answer : extract, suggest, put_forward, call_forth, arouse, call_down, raise, elicit, fire, bring_up, paint_a_picture, draw_out, enkindle, kick_up, evoke, invoke, provoke, kindle, conjure_up, stir, conjure, educe




• The clue is 22. 10th of 24. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAPPA

  Possible Answer : kappa




• The clue is 23. Marquee at the Tri-Plex mistaken as a promo for ... "Godzilla"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: BIGGIANTMONSTER




• The clue is 26. ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLIS

  Possible Answer : Elli




• The clue is 27. Fantasy football fodder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STATS




• The clue is 28. Something seen framed in a Zoom background, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWARD

  Possible Answer : accolade, honor, prize, present, awarding, grant, honour, award, laurels




• The clue is 29. Honors for David Beckham and Leona Lewis: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBES




• The clue is 31. Bandmate of Keith for 60+ years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICK

  Possible Answer : Mickey, Mick, Paddy




• The clue is 32. Hasten, old-style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HIE

  Possible Answer : hie, hotfoot, pelt_along, belt_along, hasten, race, step_on_it, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, rush, speed

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger




• The clue is 34. Rival of Forbes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INC

  Possible Answer : INC, Iraqi_National_Congress




• The clue is 35. Futuristic microscopic machine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NANOBOT




• The clue is 37. ... "E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: WITNESSALIENARRIVAL




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

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

  The answer: ACHS




• The clue is 45. Bile. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

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




• The clue is 46. Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABBA




• The clue is 47. Grave words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EULOGY

  Possible Answer : eulogium, eulogy, panegyric, encomium, pean, paean




• The clue is 48. "While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POE

  Possible Answer : Edgar_Allan_Poe, Poe




• The clue is 49. ___ alai. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JAI




• The clue is 50. Sam who directed "Spider-Man". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIMI




• The clue is 52. D-Day craft: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LST




• The clue is 53. With 112-Down, a small laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEE

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




• The clue is 54. ... "Independence Day"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: HANCOCKSIGNSTHEPAPER




• The clue is 59. Having had a few bites, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCHY

  Possible Answer : fidgety, antsy, fretful, itchy




• The clue is 60. What this is. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUE

  Possible Answer : cue, clue, clew, hint




• The clue is 61. Mediterranean condiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIOLI

  Possible Answer : aioli, garlic_sauce, aioli_sauce




• The clue is 62. "Mon ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIEU




• The clue is 63. Liturgical vestment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOLE

  Possible Answer : steal, slip, stole




• The clue is 65. Center. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDST

  Possible Answer : midst, thick




• The clue is 67. At sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOST

  Possible Answer : misplace, suffer, missed, deep_in_thought, recede, confounded, miss, at_sea, bewildered, lose, confused, mislay, baffled, drop_off, lost, mazed, fall_back, doomed, mixed-up, helpless, preoccupied, turn_a_loss, bemused, befuddled, disoriented, fall_behind

  Possible Opposite Answer : profit, won, saved, found, find, gain, win, keep




• The clue is 71. Suitor of Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAOUL




• The clue is 73. Kind of shell that's easily broken. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACO

  Possible Answer : wetback, taco, greaser




• The clue is 74. Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAFKA

  Possible Answer : Kafka, Franz_Kafka




• The clue is 75. ... "Rush Hour"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

  The answer: TANGLEDFROZENTRAFFIC




• The clue is 81. "Devilish" cartoon character. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAZ




• The clue is 82. Publishing V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDS

  Possible Answer : ED, explosive_detection_system, male_erecticle_dysfunction, EDS, erectile_dysfunction




• The clue is 83. Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RARER

  Possible Answer : rare, rarified, rarefied, uncommon




• The clue is 84. Unsafe?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OUT

  Possible Answer : come_out, away, proscribed, extinct, kayoed, stunned, forbidden, prohibited, taboo, knocked_out, verboten, KO'd, tabu, come_out_of_the_closet, out

  Possible Opposite Answer : safe




• The clue is 85. Modern H.R. initiative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEI




• The clue is 86. Bryn Mawr grad, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALUMNA

  Possible Answer : graduate, alumnus, grad, alum, alumna




• The clue is 88. Nag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEST

  Possible Answer : pest, gadfly, plague, cuss, pestilence, blighter, pesterer, pestis




• The clue is 89. Connections. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INS

  Possible Answer : in, Indiana, Hoosier_State, atomic_number_49, IN, inch, Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, indium, In, INS




• The clue is 90. One in a line at a grocery store. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CART

  Possible Answer : go-cart, pushcart, drag, cart, hale, haul, handcart




• The clue is 91. ... "Insomnia"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

  The answer: WIREDSLEEPERSMISERY




• The clue is 96. Person with attachment issues, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMAILER




• The clue is 97. "The Strife is ___, the Battle Done" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 98. Detergent brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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




• The clue is 99. Baja resort town, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CABO




• The clue is 101. ___ Sidle, longtime role on "C.S.I.". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA




• The clue is 102. Moving day leftovers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOXES

  Possible Answer : box, corner, boxful, loge, package, boxwood, box_seat

  Possible Opposite Answer : unbox




• The clue is 104. Overseas refusals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYETS




• The clue is 108. Holding nothing back. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIN




• The clue is 110. ... "Sex and the City"?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MANHATTANHOOKUP




• The clue is 113. "Welcome" introduction?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOURE




• The clue is 114. Texas A&M athlete. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGGIE




• The clue is 115. Girl's name that sounds like two adjacent letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDIE




• The clue is 116. Singer Horne. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LENA

  Possible Answer : Lena_River, Lena




• The clue is 117. Mount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEED

  Possible Answer : steed




• The clue is 118. Detritus at the bottom of a bag of bagels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEDS

  Possible Answer : cum, come, semen, ejaculate, seminal_fluid, source, germ, seeded_player, seed, sow




• The clue is 119. Variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TYPE

  Possible Answer : type, character, typewrite, eccentric, typecast, case

  Possible Opposite Answer : antitype




• The clue is 120. Novelist Johnson who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAM

  Possible Answer : Robert_Adam, X, go, Adam, disco_biscuit, hug_drug, XTC, cristal, ecstasy

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: EBBS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : tide

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

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

  The answer: GAIT

  Possible Answer: pace, gait

• The clue is 3. Aquarium growth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer: algae, alga

• The clue is 4. "Check it out, man!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DIGTHIS

• The clue is 5. Narrow inlet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RIA

• The clue is 6. Antonio López de Santa ___, three-time president of Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNA

  Possible Answer: anna

• The clue is 7. Finally saw through a deception. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOTWISE

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

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

  The answer: UNMANS

  Possible Answer: unman

• The clue is 9. Ward (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEND

  Possible Answer: resist, fend, stand

• The clue is 10. E.R. lines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVS

  Possible Answer: quartet, IV, quadruplet, four, foursome, 4, intravenous_feeding, Little_Joe, tetrad, quaternary, quaternion, quatern, quaternity

• The clue is 11. 0%. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTONEBIT

• The clue is 12. Japanese art of flower arrangement. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKEBANA

• The clue is 13. Star in Venus's orbit?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SERENA

• The clue is 14. Island strings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKE

  Possible Answer: ukulele, uke

• The clue is 15. Ingredient in some lipsticks, pizza dough and biodiesel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PALMOIL

• The clue is 16. Cause of a hung jury. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLITVOTE

• The clue is 17. Larger-than-life. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPIC

  Possible Answer: larger-than-life, heroic, epic_poem, epical, epic, heroic_poem, epos

• The clue is 18. Assignment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TASK

  Possible Answer: labor, project, undertaking, job, task, tax, chore

• The clue is 24. "Really?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISIT

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

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

  The answer: ORCA

  Possible Answer: killer_whale, orca, killer, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus

• The clue is 30. Sensitive subject. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SORESPOT

• The clue is 33. Pioneering computer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENIAC

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

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

  The answer: BRUTAL

  Possible Answer: brutal, unrelenting, fell, savage, bestial, brute, brutish, roughshod, barbarous, vicious, beastly, cruel

• The clue is 37. From what place. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHENCE

  Possible Answer: whence

• The clue is 38. Actor-turned-policeman Estrada. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIK

• The clue is 39. Jazz singer Cleo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAINE

• The clue is 40. Some old PCs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IBMS

• The clue is 41. Ending with teen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 42. "That's a ___!" (chemist's punny observation). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LYE

  Possible Answer: lye

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

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

  The answer: APHID

  Possible Answer: aphid

• The clue is 44. Raccoon relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COATI

  Possible Answer: Nasua_narica, coati-mundi, coon_cat, coati, coati-mondi

• The clue is 49. Partner of pride. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOY

  Possible Answer: joyfulness, rejoice, joy, joyousness, gladden, pleasure, delight

  Possible Opposite Answer : sorrow, sadden

• The clue is 50. Small brook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RILL

  Possible Answer: rill, streamlet, run, rivulet, runnel

• The clue is 51. Illness with chills. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGUE

  Possible Answer: acute, chills_and_fever, ague, acute_accent

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

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

  The answer: LEIS

  Possible Answer: coronal, chaplet, lei, garland, wreath

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

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

  The answer: CHURN

  Possible Answer: butter_churn, boil, roil, churn, moil

• The clue is 56. Give a lecture, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCOLD

  Possible Answer: lecture, chew_out, chide, scold, reprimand, rag, call_down, chew_up, lambaste, reproof, bawl_out, common_scold, berate, lambast, dress_down, call_on_the_carpet, grumble, have_words, jaw, nagger, scolder, rebuke, remonstrate, nag, take_to_task, trounce, grouch

• The clue is 57. Sported. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HADON

• The clue is 58. Seasoned rice dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILAF

  Possible Answer: pilaf, pilaw, pilaff, pilau

• The clue is 63. Listing agent's condition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOLDASIS

• The clue is 64. Voting day: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUES

  Possible Answer: Tuesday, Tues

• The clue is 65. Feature of some English gardens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAZE

  Possible Answer: snarl, labyrinth, maze, tangle

• The clue is 66. "Happy Birthday" writer, sometimes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICER

  Possible Answer: ic, 99, ninety-nine

• The clue is 68. Athlete's out-of-character performance, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFDAY

• The clue is 69. Lift ticket purchaser. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKIER

  Possible Answer: skier

• The clue is 70. Unspoken. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACIT

  Possible Answer: understood, silent, tacit

• The clue is 72. Word after hidden or political. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGENDA

  Possible Answer: docket, agendum, agenda, schedule, order_of_business

• The clue is 73. Calorie-rich cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORTE

  Possible Answer: torte

• The clue is 74. Apt name for a veterinarian. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAT

  Possible Answer: cat, quat, qat, khat, kat, African_tea, Arabian_tea

• The clue is 75. Ankle bones. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TALI

  Possible Answer: anklebone, scree, astragal, talus, astragalus

• The clue is 76. Sky shade. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AZUREBLUE

• The clue is 77. Claim on an egg carton. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FREERANGE

• The clue is 78. Woodworking tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RASP

  Possible Answer: wood_file, rasp, rasping

• The clue is 79. Tennille of Captain & Tennille. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TONI

• The clue is 80. Charlotte ___ (dessert). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RUSSE

• The clue is 81. Shooting marble. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAW

  Possible Answer: shooter, taw

• The clue is 87. Aide-___ (mnemonic device). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEMOIRE

• The clue is 88. Nobility. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEERAGE

  Possible Answer: baronage, peerage

• The clue is 89. "Let's do this thing!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMREADY

• The clue is 90. Creator of colorful crafts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYOLA

• The clue is 92. Woolly pack animals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LLAMAS

  Possible Answer: llama

• The clue is 93. Origin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOT

  Possible Answer: settle, base, source, radical, theme, origin, ancestor, etymon, beginning, solution, rootage, antecedent, rootle, root, steady_down, take_root, tooth_root, stem, settle_down, root_word, ascendent, ascendant, rout

  Possible Opposite Answer : descendant

• The clue is 94. Hexad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEXTET

  Possible Answer: sextet, 6, half_a_dozen, sextuplet, six, Captain_Hicks, VI, sestet, hexad, sextette, sixer, sise, sixsome

• The clue is 95. Rubik of puzzle cube fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNO

• The clue is 99. Coral islets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAYS

  Possible Answer: Florida_key, key, cay

• The clue is 100. Quite often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOT

• The clue is 102. Sweeties, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAES

• The clue is 103. Barbershop sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNIP

  Possible Answer: snip_off, trim, lop, snippet, cut_back, crop, snip, clipping, nip_off, clip, snipping, prune, nip, dress

• The clue is 105. Barely made, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EKED

• The clue is 106. Poke bowl ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TUNA

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

• The clue is 107. Overcommunicate, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAM

  Possible Answer: Spam, junk_e-mail, spam

• The clue is 109. ___ Low, famed English pirate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NED

• The clue is 111. Secreted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HID

  Possible Answer: hide_out, enshroud, veil, obscure, conceal, blot_out, cover, hide, obliterate, shroud

  Possible Opposite Answer : show

• The clue is 112. See 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEE

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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 79 (39 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.0 letters

October 15, 2019 Tuesday NYT - Complete Across Solutions

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. The limit when there's no limit	3
2A	4. Old rocket stage	5
3A	9. Penne, say	5
4A	14. Clear weeds, say	3
5A	15. In good, playable condition, as a piano	5
6A	16. Stephen ___, Justin Trudeau's predecessor as Canadian P.M.	6
7A	17. Accept as a loss, informally	3
8A	18. Frank discussion, perhaps	12
9A	20. Nobelist Wiesel	4
10A	22. Same old, same old	3
11A	23. Caper	5
12A	24. Courses without letter grades	15
13A	28. Baltimore or Las Vegas newspaper	3
14A	29. "Don't Bring Me Down" grp., 1979	3
15A	30. Classic sci-fi film with a sequel 28 years later	4
16A	32. Armed guard, maybe	6
17A	35. Loosen, as laces	4
18A	38. Order in a pub	3
19A	39. Fish-to-be	3
20A	40. Road Runner's call	8
21A	43. Animal that grazes	3
22A	44. The Spouter in "Moby-Dick," for one	3
23A	45. "Ugh!"	4
24A	46. Pessimist's "optimally"	6
25A	48. Small criticisms	4
26A	50. Fleur-de-___	3
27A	52. God, in Italy	3
28A	53. By whatever means	15
29A	60. Taste that is neither sweet nor salty nor sour nor bitter	5
30A	61. Sashimi fish	3
31A	62. Collect, with "in"	4
32A	63. 1970 W.W. II drama with a repetitive name	12
33A	67. Kitten's plaint	3
34A	68. Things doctors see when patients say "aah"	6
35A	69. Animal in a Shakespearean title	5
36A	70. Building wing	3
37A	71. Animal in some ancient cave art	5
38A	72. Choice in a coin flip	5
39A	73. Put (down)	3

Let's Solve the Across Clues Together!

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

Clue 1 Across: "1. The limit when there's no limit"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• Words that mean the same thing: toss, pitch, flip
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SKY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "4. Old rocket stage"

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: AGENA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "9. Penne, say"

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 dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
• Words that mean the same thing: alimentary paste
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PASTA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "14. Clear weeds, say"

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 tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "15. In good, playable condition, as a piano"

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 adjust for (better) functioning
• Words that mean the same thing: tune up, tune
• The opposite would be: untune
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Stephen ___, Justin Trudeau's predecessor as Canadian P.M."

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 someone who plays the harp
• Words that mean the same thing: harpist
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HARPER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. Accept as a loss, informally"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: consume, feed, run through
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: EAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Frank discussion, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MANTOMANTALK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Nobelist Wiesel"

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: ELIE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "22. Same old, same old"

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 groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
• Words that mean the same thing: estrus, heat, oestrus
• The opposite would be: anestrus
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "23. Caper"

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 a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
• Words that mean the same thing: fantastic, clown around, caper
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ANTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "24. Courses without letter grades"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: PASSFAILCLASSES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "28. Baltimore or Las Vegas newspaper"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
• Words that mean the same thing: Sunday, solarize, sunshine
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SUN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "29. "Don't Bring Me Down" grp., 1979"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "30. Classic sci-fi film with a sequel 28 years later"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TRON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "32. Armed guard, maybe"

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 someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
• Words that mean the same thing: accompaniment, date, bodyguard
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESCORT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "35. Loosen, as laces"

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 cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• Words that mean the same thing: unmake, unwrap, loosen
• The opposite would be: make, wrap
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UNDO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "38. Order in a pub"

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 general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the united states an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ALE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "39. Fish-to-be"

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 fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
• Words that mean the same thing: hard roe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ROE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "40. Road Runner's call"

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: BEEPBEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "43. Animal that grazes"

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 female of domestic cattle:
• Words that mean the same thing: moo-cow, overawe
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "44. The Spouter in "Moby-Dick," for one"

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 hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
• Words that mean the same thing: lodge, auberge, hostel
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: INN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "45. "Ugh!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YECH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "46. Pessimist's "optimally""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ATBEST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "48. Small criticisms"

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 luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
• Words that mean the same thing: nit
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "50. Fleur-de-___"

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 soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
• Words that mean the same thing: li, lithium, atomic number 3
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: LIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "52. God, in Italy"

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: DIO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "53. By whatever means"

Quick Info: This answer has 15 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: CATCHASCATCHCAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "60. Taste that is neither sweet nor salty nor sour nor bitter"

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: UMAMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "61. Sashimi fish"

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: AHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "62. Collect, with "in""

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 dissolute man in fashionable society
• Words that mean the same thing: blood, roue, scan
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: RAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "63. 1970 W.W. II drama with a repetitive name"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: TORATORATORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "67. Kitten's plaint"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: miaou, sea mew, meow
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "68. Things doctors see when patients say "aah""

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 small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
• Words that mean the same thing: uvula
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: UVULAS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "69. Animal in a Shakespearean title"

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 scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
• Words that mean the same thing: shrewmouse, termagant
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHREW

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "70. Building wing"

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 an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ELL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "71. Animal in some ancient cave art"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BISON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Across: "72. Choice in a coin flip"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
• Words that mean the same thing: direct, mind, steer
• The opposite would be: foot, tail
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HEADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Across: "73. Put (down)"

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 narrative song with a recurrent refrain
• Words that mean the same thing: dwell, ballad, secular
• 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: LAY

  Great job if you got it right!

October 15, 2019 Tuesday NYT - All Down Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Animal in an insomniac's count	5
2D	2. Animal in old Qantas ads	5
3D	3. Abominable Snowmen	5
4D	4. Convenience at a convenience store	3
5D	5. Something you should get in writing	9
6D	6. Boredom	5
7D	7. Stinging weed	6
8D	8. Big fuss	3
9D	9. What a belt holds up	5
10D	10. Klee or Klimt	6
11D	11. Cold War competition	9
12D	12. Address book no.	3
13D	13. Holder of the contents of the circled squares?	3
14D	16. Mandlikova of tennis	4
15D	19. "Cheers" bartender Sam	6
16D	21. "Put a tiger in your tank" brand	4
17D	25. Late 1990s "must-have" toy	5
18D	26. Elks ___	4
19D	27. Some concert pieces	5
20D	31. Animal in a creek	4
21D	32. CNN anchor Burnett	4
22D	33. Hedgehog of video games	5
23D	34. Constellation with the body of a horse	9
24D	36. Pooped	9
25D	37. Of the eyes	5
26D	41. Oblong pastry	6
27D	42. Some college Greeks	4
28D	47. Physics Nobelist Niels	4
29D	49. Walled city on the coast of France	6
30D	51. Lash into	6
31D	54. Trading board game with "settlers"	5
32D	55. Med. care providers	4
33D	56. Now, in Nogales	5
34D	57. Animal on a cigarette pack	5
35D	58. Wolf in "The Jungle Book"	5
36D	59. Just now	5
37D	63. Spot for a soak	3
38D	64. Egg: Prefix	3
39D	65. Sturdy hardwood	3
40D	66. Reactions to puppy videos	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. Animal in an insomniac's count"

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 woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SHEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Animal in old Qantas ads"

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 sluggish tailless australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
• Words that mean the same thing: Phascolarctos cinereus, kangaroo bear, koala bear
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: KOALA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Abominable Snowmen"

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 large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
• Words that mean the same thing: abominable snowman, yeti
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YETIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Convenience at a convenience store"

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 pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
• Words that mean the same thing: cash machine, automatic teller, atmosphere
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ATM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Something you should get in writing"

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 written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
• Words that mean the same thing: guaranty, undertake, vouch
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GUARANTEE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Boredom"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the feeling of being bored by something tedious
• Words that mean the same thing: tedium, boredom
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ENNUI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Stinging weed"

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 any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus urtica or family urticaceae)
• Words that mean the same thing: irritate, nark, rag
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NETTLE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Big fuss"

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 rapid active commotion
• Words that mean the same thing: bustle, flurry, stir
• The 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 9 Down: "9. What a belt holds up"

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 underpants worn by women
• Words that mean the same thing: trouser, heave, drawers
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PANTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Klee or Klimt"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
• Words that mean the same thing: creative person
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARTIST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Cold War competition"

Quick Info: This answer has 9 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: SPACERACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Address book no."

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

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: TEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Holder of the contents of the circled squares?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
• Words that mean the same thing: Ark of the Covenant
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ARK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "16. Mandlikova of tennis"

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: HANA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. "Cheers" bartender Sam"

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 english scholar remembered for his chronology of shakespeare's plays and his editions of shakespeare and dryden (1741-1812)
• Words that mean the same thing: Edmund Malone, Edmond Malone
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MALONE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "21. "Put a tiger in your tank" brand"

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: ESSO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Late 1990s "must-have" toy"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: FURBY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Elks ___"

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 team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
• Words that mean the same thing: cabaret, ball club, golf-club
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CLUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Some concert pieces"

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 any activity that is performed alone without assistance
• Words that mean the same thing: solo
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOLOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "31. Animal in a creek"

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 small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of north america and europe and northern asia
• Words that mean the same thing: triton
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "32. CNN anchor Burnett"

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 early name of ireland that is now used in poetry
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ERIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Hedgehog of video games"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
• Words that mean the same thing: transonic
• The opposite would be: subsonic
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SONIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "34. Constellation with the body of a horse"

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 conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the southern cross
• Words that mean the same thing: Centaur
• The word looks like this: _________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CENTAURUS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Pooped"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DEADTIRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Of the eyes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the organ of sight
• Words that mean the same thing: oculus, opthalmic, optical
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OPTIC

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Oblong pastry"

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

  The answer is: ECLAIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Some college Greeks"

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 21st letter of the greek alphabet
• Words that mean the same thing: phi
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PHIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "47. Physics Nobelist Niels"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)
• Words that mean the same thing: Niels Bohr, Niels Henrik David Bohr
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: BOHR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "49. Walled city on the coast of France"

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

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: STMALO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "51. Lash into"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the act of damaging something or someone
• Words that mean the same thing: damage, harm, hurt
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SCATHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "54. Trading board game with "settlers""

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: CATAN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "55. Med. care providers"

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 group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians
• Words that mean the same thing: HMO, health maintenance organization
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HMOS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "56. Now, in Nogales"

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: AHORA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "57. Animal on a cigarette pack"

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 cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CAMEL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "58. Wolf in "The Jungle Book""

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

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: AKELA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "59. Just now"

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 very recently
• Words that mean the same thing: fresh, new, freshly
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: NEWLY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "63. Spot for a soak"

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 relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
• Words that mean the same thing: bath, bathtub, vat
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TUB

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "64. Egg: Prefix"

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: OVI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "65. Sturdy hardwood"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ASH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "66. Reactions to puppy videos"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: AWS

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	47	59.5%
Short Answer	23	29.1%
History	2	2.5%
Literature	2	2.5%
Sports	2	2.5%
Movies/Film	1	1.3%
Science/Technology	1	1.3%
Geography	1	1.3%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	39
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	79
Average Answer Length	5.0 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually moderate level
• Most clues today are about general knowledge
• The average word today has about 5 letters
• Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
• Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!

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Last Updated: September 29, 2025 at 04:21 PM