No 27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 02, 2024

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

27388 Sat Nov 02, 2024 NYT Crossword by Blake Slonecker

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Early electric lights. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARCLAMPS




• The clue is 9. Modest home in Modesto, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASITA




• The clue is 15. Direct marketing tactic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLDCALL




• The clue is 16. First act. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPENER

  Possible Answer : opener, unfastener, untier, undoer




• The clue is 17. Sub's reference. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASSROOMROSTER




• The clue is 19. What always ends well?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELS

  Possible Answer : elevated_railroad, elevated_railway, EL, overhead_railway, el, ALT, elevated, altitude, elevation




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

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

  The answer: STEEP

  Possible Answer : plunge, soak_up, outrageous, usurious, steep, extortionate, absorb, infuse, immerse, exorbitant, unconscionable, engross, engulf

  Possible Opposite Answer : gradual




• The clue is 21. ___ May Gaskin, author of "Spiritual Midwifery". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INA




• The clue is 22. Puzzle (out). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUSS

  Possible Answer : genus_Sus, Sus




• The clue is 24. Fly traps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITTS

  Possible Answer : baseball_mitt, paw, mitt, baseball_glove, hand, glove, manus




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

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

  The answer: GMAN




• The clue is 26. Ward off bad luck, in a Greek tradition. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIT

  Possible Answer : skewer, spit, expectoration, spue, spit_out, saliva, sprinkle, patter, ptyalize, pitter-patter, spittle, spew, ptyalise, tongue, spitting, spatter




• The clue is 27. Noted name in lithographs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IVES

  Possible Answer : Ives, James_Ives, James_Merritt_Ives, Charles_Edward_Ives




• The clue is 28. English folk singer Billy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAGG

  Possible Answer : Bragg, Braxton_Bragg




• The clue is 29. Inveigled. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAXED

  Possible Answer : sweet-talk, inveigle, coax, wheedle, blarney, palaver, cajole




• The clue is 31. Just so. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOATEE




• The clue is 32. They're not afraid to take charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEARLESSLEADERS




• The clue is 35. Media-based learning sites, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVLABS




• The clue is 36. Word on many "No Trespassing" signs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSTED

  Possible Answer : carry, post, stake, station, put_up, mail, brand, send, posted, place




• The clue is 37. Hanes brand once sold in ovoid packaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEGGS




• The clue is 38. 90°. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAST

  Possible Answer : East, eastward, Orient, east, E, eastern_United_States, due_east

  Possible Opposite Answer : west




• The clue is 39. Team that briefly changed its name during the 1950s to appease McCarthyites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REDS

  Possible Answer : loss, bolshy, Bolshevik, redness, red_ink, Red_River, red, Marxist, Red, bolshie

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain




• The clue is 42. The case, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUE

  Possible Answer : straight, dead_on_target, true_up, on-key, dependable, truthful, reliable, admittedly, confessedly, lawful, true, honest, genuine, rightful, avowedly, unfeigned

  Possible Opposite Answer : untruthful, false




• The clue is 43. Jumps from one foot to the other. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JETES

  Possible Answer : gush, jet




• The clue is 44. Break off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STOP

  Possible Answer : hold_on, point, layover, occlusive, stop_over, stoppage, cease, contain, hold_back, blockage, stop_consonant, halt, kibosh, full_stop, diaphragm, terminate, quit, block_up, turn_back, closure, block_off, bar, hitch, full_point, break, plosive, barricade, plosive_speech_sound, end, blockade, check, plosive_consonant, break_off, give_up, arrest, finish, occlusion, lay_off, stopover, intercept, block, catch, period, stay, stop, discontinue

  Possible Opposite Answer : continue, begin, start, continuant_consonant




• The clue is 45. Record company behind (and inside) Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMI




• The clue is 46. 1988 Summer Olympics host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEOUL

  Possible Answer : capital_of_South_Korea, Seoul




• The clue is 47. Word that's a homophone of its middle letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ




• The clue is 48. Spin right round?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTATECLOCKWISE




• The clue is 53. What might remove all of your problems?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERASER

  Possible Answer : eraser




• The clue is 54. Went after. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSAILED

  Possible Answer : assault, snipe, assail, round, lash_out, set_on, attack

  Possible Opposite Answer : defend




• The clue is 55. Cleans up like the Pied Piper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DERATS




• The clue is 56. Band aids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETLISTS

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. What passwords unlock. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACCESS

  Possible Answer: approach, admission, memory_access, accession, get_at, access_code, admittance, access, entree

• The clue is 2. Arrive curbside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLLUP

• The clue is 3. Andrés Segovia won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLASSICALGUITAR

• The clue is 4. Temple Square letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LDS

• The clue is 5. Window installations, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACS

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : direct_current

• The clue is 6. Sully. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAR

  Possible Answer: impair, blemish, vitiate, mutilate, deflower, Mar, March, defect, spoil, mar

• The clue is 7. P, B, D, T, K and G. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOSIVES

  Possible Answer: occlusive, plosive, plosive_speech_sound, stop_consonant, plosive_consonant, stop

  Possible Opposite Answer : continuant_consonant

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

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

  The answer: SLOTTEDSPATULAS

• The clue is 9. De-centers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORES

  Possible Answer: marrow, heart_and_soul, substance, nub, CORE, essence, centre, nucleus, core_group, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, center, kernel, inwardness, effect, pith, sum, heart, magnetic_core, burden, core, gist, meat, nitty-gritty

• The clue is 10. Per. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APOP

• The clue is 11. Its in French. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SES

  Possible Answer: randomness, S, southward, south, atomic_number_34, selenium, atomic_number_16, Se, sou'-east, s, due_south, sulfur, sulphur, reciprocal_ohm, southeast, SE, southeastward, siemens, second, mho, entropy, sec

• The clue is 12. Juicy stuff. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTIMATEDETAILS

• The clue is 13. Outspoken parenting critic, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEENAGER

  Possible Answer: adolescent, teen, stripling, teenager

• The clue is 14. Sets up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARRANGES

  Possible Answer: coiffure, coiffe, put, dress, arrange, set, coif, fix_up, set_up, do, order, stage, format

  Possible Opposite Answer : disarrange

• The clue is 18. Subject of the 2021 documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METS

• The clue is 23. Cyber space?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORAGE

  Possible Answer: reposition, storage, computer_memory, storehouse, warehousing, memory, repositing, depot, computer_storage, store, memory_board, entrepot

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

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

  The answer: MIXES

  Possible Answer: meld, shuffle, admixture, combine, mixture, conflate, desegregate, mix_in, ruffle, intermixture, premix, flux, mingle, commixture, coalesce, mix, commix, immix, integrate, blend, merge, commingle, unify, amalgamate, mixing, fuse

  Possible Opposite Answer : segregate

• The clue is 25. Teaching assistants, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRADERS

  Possible Answer: grader

• The clue is 28. Certain Thanksgiving dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOAT

  Possible Answer: boat, gravy_boat, sauceboat, gravy_holder

• The clue is 30. Mass apparel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALBS

  Possible Answer: alb

• The clue is 31. Pilots, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TESTS

  Possible Answer: screen, run, exam, mental_test, test, examination, psychometric_test, try_out, trial_run, try, prove, examine, essay, quiz, mental_testing, trial, tryout

• The clue is 32. Had a hiccup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FALTERED

  Possible Answer: stammer, bumble, stutter, falter, stumble, waver

• The clue is 33. Till the end of time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVERMORE

  Possible Answer: evermore, forever, everlastingly, forevermore, eternally

• The clue is 34. Doubly disadvantageous. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOSELOSE

• The clue is 38. Fair-hiring agcy.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEOC

• The clue is 40. Home to England's Jurassic Coast. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DORSET

• The clue is 41. Fan settings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEEDS

  Possible Answer: hurry, stop_number, hurrying, accelerate, rush_along, quicken, hie, pep_pill, focal_ratio, zip, step_on_it, swiftness, speed, speed_up, race, bucket_along, travel_rapidly, fastness, pelt_along, velocity, f_number, cannonball_along, hasten, hotfoot, belt_along, upper, rush, speeding, amphetamine

  Possible Opposite Answer : linger, decelerate

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

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

  The answer: JEERS

  Possible Answer: mockery, barrack, jeer, flout, gibe, scoff, scoffing, jeering

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

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

  The answer: STET

  Possible Answer: stet

• The clue is 49. Arkansas pol Hutchinson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASA

• The clue is 50. New Orleans setting: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CST

  Possible Answer: Central_Time, Central_Standard_Time, CST

• The clue is 51. Carrier to 46-Across, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAL

• The clue is 52. Device sold with a remote. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WII

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Break down the NYT Crosswords: August 10, 2024

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NYT Saturday, August 10, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Political adviser Dunn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANITA




• The clue is 6. Disapproving sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSK

  Possible Answer : tut, tsk, tut-tut




• The clue is 9. They don't usually produce change. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMS

  Possible Answer : automated_teller, standard_pressure, cash_dispenser, automated_teller_machine, atmosphere, standard_atmosphere, automatic_teller_machine, automatic_teller, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_machine, atm, ATM




• The clue is 13. Brand of brightly colored hair dye with a rhyming name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MANICPANIC




• The clue is 16. Celebratory gloat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWIN




• The clue is 17. Sport that has generated noise complaints across the country in recent years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICKLEBALL




• The clue is 18. Rapper ___ Nasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICO

  Possible Answer : Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act, RICO_Act, RICO, anti-racketeering_law




• The clue is 19. Thin strip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAT

  Possible Answer : slat, spline




• The clue is 20. Finish a study session at the library, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOUT




• The clue is 22. Sellout sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SRO




• The clue is 23. Not fooled by. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONTO




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

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

  The answer: BIGTOP




• The clue is 27. "That's not good!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIKES




• The clue is 29. Regular joes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COFFEES

  Possible Answer : coffee_tree, coffee_berry, chocolate, java, deep_brown, coffee_bean, burnt_umber, umber, coffee




• The clue is 31. Becomes inseparable. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BONDS

  Possible Answer : attachment, bring_together, adhesiveness, bail_bond, alliance, Julian_Bond, adherence, bind, bond_certificate, bail, bond_paper, chemical_bond, hamper, trammel, attach, adhere, shackle, Bond, stick, draw_together, hold_fast, James_Bond, stick_to, bond, adhesion, tie




• The clue is 32. Ferocious, as winds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALEFORCE




• The clue is 34. Field of the supernatural. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AURA

  Possible Answer : halo, atmosphere, aura, nimbus, gloriole, glory, aureole, air




• The clue is 35. "Aw, that's a shame". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOSAD




• The clue is 36. Exclamation of exasperation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CMON




• The clue is 37. Out. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPENLYGAY




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

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

  The answer: LEAPT

  Possible Answer : jump_off, leap, spring, jump, bound




• The clue is 40. Gambling venues with a portmanteau name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RACINOS




• The clue is 41. Any of the Apennines. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONTE

  Possible Answer : three-card_monte, four-card_monte, monte




• The clue is 42. Open, waist-length jacket. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOLERO

  Possible Answer : bolero




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

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

  The answer: ZOOT




• The clue is 44. Inits. on a food assistance card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBT




• The clue is 45. Photographers' considerations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANGLES

  Possible Answer : weight, lean, tilt, angle, slant, Angle, tip, fish




• The clue is 48. Animals from which shofars can be made. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAMS

  Possible Answer : pound, random_access_memory, drive, force, crash, jampack, random_memory, random-access_memory, read/write_memory, Ram, Aries_the_Ram, ram, cram, wad, Aries, tup, ram_down, chock_up, jam, RAM




• The clue is 52. Landed (on). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIT




• The clue is 54. Ultraconfident affirmation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUBETICAN




• The clue is 56. Name that's Latin for "nobody". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEMO




• The clue is 57. She's so full of herself!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATRYOSHKA




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

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

  The answer: OMEN

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




• The clue is 59. Gossip, in modern lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEA

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




• The clue is 60. Getting a high grade?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEEP

  Possible Answer : infuse, steep, exorbitant, extortionate, unconscionable, engross, plunge, immerse, engulf, soak_up, outrageous, absorb, usurious

  Possible Opposite Answer : gradual

Down Clues and Answers:

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

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

  The answer: AMPS

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

• The clue is 2. Get perfectly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAIL

  Possible Answer: blast, cop, pinpoint, sail_through, ace, sweep_through, arrest, nail, smash, nail_down, pass_with_flying_colors, peg, pick_up, apprehend, collar, nab, boom, breeze_through, complete

• The clue is 3. First civilization to cultivate potatoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCA

  Possible Answer: Inka, Inca, Incan

• The clue is 4. Noted 21st-century movement?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: TIKTOKDANCE

• The clue is 5. Knee part, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACL

• The clue is 6. Don't mention it!. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABOO

  Possible Answer: verboten, forbidden, out, proscribed, tabu, prohibited, taboo

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

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

  The answer: SNAG

  Possible Answer: hitch, rub, tear, rent, rip, snag, hang-up, split

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

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

  The answer: KILO

  Possible Answer: kg, kilogram, kilo

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

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

  The answer: AIR

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

• The clue is 10. People hold complicated positions on it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWISTERMAT

• The clue is 11. Metaphor for scrutiny. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICROSCOPE

  Possible Answer: microscope

• The clue is 12. Poke around. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOOP

  Possible Answer: snoop, snooper, spy, sleuth, stag

• The clue is 14. Some animal products. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PELTS

  Possible Answer: skin, hide, bombard, pepper, fur, rain_buckets, pour, rain_cats_and_dogs, pelt, stream

• The clue is 15. Relatively nice prison, humorously. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CLUBFED

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

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

  The answer: TIFF

  Possible Answer: tiff, pettifoggery, bicker, squabble, spat, fuss, bickering

• The clue is 24. Switch's ancestor, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NES

  Possible Answer: Nebraska, nor'-east, neon, northeastward, Cornhusker_State, atomic_number_10, Ne, NE, northeast

• The clue is 26. To whom one might say "Not everything revolves around you!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: GEOCENTRIST

• The clue is 27. Another's issue, in modern lingo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOUPROBLEM

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

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

  The answer: INREALTIME

• The clue is 29. Barrio makeup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASAS

• The clue is 30. Cosmetics giant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLAY

• The clue is 31. Steamed bun of Chinese cuisine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAO

• The clue is 32. "Faster!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOGO

• The clue is 33. Suffix that turns a verb into an adjective. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENT

• The clue is 35. Contracts for shrinks, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYNONYM

  Possible Answer: equivalent_word, synonym

  Possible Opposite Answer : antonym

• The clue is 38. Turkey's currency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIRA

  Possible Answer: Italian_lira, lira, Maltese_lira, Turkish_lira

• The clue is 39. ___ roll (toilet paper, in Britspeak). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOO

  Possible Answer: W.C., water_closet, loo, closet

• The clue is 41. Walk leisurely. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOSEY

  Possible Answer: amble, mosey

• The clue is 42. Gas relief brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEANO

  Possible Answer: keno, bingo, beano, lotto

• The clue is 43. Animal whose pattern allows it to camouflage into grassland. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEBRA

  Possible Answer: zebra

• The clue is 46. Best ever, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOAT

  Possible Answer: Goat, Capricorn, Capricorn_the_Goat, butt, goat, laughingstock, caprine_animal, stooge

• The clue is 47. Chordophone popular in medieval times. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUTE

  Possible Answer: lute, luting

• The clue is 49. Be in pain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACHE

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

• The clue is 50. Arrive in time for. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAKE

  Possible Answer: ca-ca, micturate, piddle, work, piss, relieve_oneself, take, do, defecate, constitute, stool, pee, earn, have, wee-wee, cause, progress_to, create, construct, form, shuffling, hold, take_a_crap, prepare, stimulate, attain, seduce, spend_a_penny, hit, brand, arrive_at, clear, get_to, establish, give, make, produce, draw, build, crap, ready, realize, shit, lay_down, score, urinate, fix, pass_water, pee-pee, make_believe, puddle, wee, induce, gain, shuffle, nominate, pull_in, take_in, make_water, realise, get, throw, make_up, take_a_shit, cook, pretend, take_a_leak, name, reach, bring_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : break, unmake

• The clue is 51. Lose one's cool. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 53. The "long" version of it is 12% heavier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TON

  Possible Answer: ton, long_ton, short_ton, gross_ton, net_ton

• The clue is 55. How-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOS

April 14, 2023 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

Quick Navigation - Table of Contents

• Puzzle Overview & Difficulty
• Across Clues (37 clues)
• Down Clues (35 clues)
• Category Breakdown
• Complete Puzzle Statistics
• Pro Solving Tips

Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 72 (37 Across, 35 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.3 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Friday Puzzle April 14, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Fool	4
2A	5. Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., in brief	3
3A	8. Abigail who wrote "remember the ladies" to her husband in 1776	5
4A	13. Sighed aside	4
5A	14. Grammy category won twice each by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Johnny Cash	10
6A	16. Walk on water?	4
7A	17. When things are going well	10
8A	18. Hold one's hand?	8
9A	20. Cop show co-starring LL Cool J, informally	6
10A	21. The "Y" of the code JPY	3
11A	22. Not closeted	3
12A	23. Little annoyance	4
13A	24. Pricey	5
14A	26. Rep	4
15A	27. "I've heard enough," in brief	3
16A	30. Supply at a nursery	4
17A	31. "Go for it"	9
18A	33. Name spelled by the first letters of consecutive calendar months	5
19A	34. American ___	3
20A	35. Ottomans, e.g.	5
21A	36. Addict's plaint	9
22A	38. Heckelphone relative	4
23A	39. Otherworldly	3
24A	40. Water line	4
25A	41. Perfectionists take great ones	5
26A	42. Treads lightly	4
27A	43. Bro hugger, perhaps	3
28A	44. Medium talent	3
29A	46. Old Jewish enclave	6
30A	49. Snack item with green filling	8
31A	51. Get off on criticizing, perhaps	10
32A	53. Fowl call	4
33A	54. Once-trendy green cocktails	10
34A	55. Water line	4
35A	56. Go-getter	5
36A	57. 13x platinum Pearl Jam album that actually has 11 tracks	3
37A	58. WhatsApped, say	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. Fool"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that someone who is regarded as contemptible
• Words that mean the same thing: rally, tease, tantalize
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TWIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "5. Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., in brief"

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: RPG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "8. Abigail who wrote "remember the ladies" to her husband in 1776"

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 american revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the boston tea party and signer of the declaration of independence (1722-1803)
• Words that mean the same thing: President Adams, John Adams, President John Adams
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ADAMS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "13. Sighed aside"

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: OHME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "14. Grammy category won twice each by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Johnny Cash"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: MUSICVIDEO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "16. Walk on water?"

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 platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
• Words that mean the same thing: wharf, wharfage, dock
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "17. When things are going well"

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: ONAGOODDAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "18. Hold one's hand?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that old-fashioned and out of date
• Words that mean the same thing: nonprogressive, unprogressive, fusty
• The word looks like this: ________
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STANDPAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "20. Cop show co-starring LL Cool J, informally"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: NCISLA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "21. The "Y" of the code JPY"

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 yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: languish, ache, yearn
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: YEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "22. Not closeted"

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 (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
• Words that mean the same thing: tabu, away, KO'd
• The opposite would be: safe
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: OUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "23. Little annoyance"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GNAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "24. Pricey"

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 steep place (as on a hill)
• Words that mean the same thing: plunge, usurious, soak up
• The opposite would be: gradual
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "26. Rep"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
• Words that mean the same thing: street cred, street credibility
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CRED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "27. "I've heard enough," in brief"

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: TMI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "30. Supply at a nursery"

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 metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
• Words that mean the same thing: raft, gage, hatful
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POTS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "31. "Go for it""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: YOUDOTHAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "33. Name spelled by the first letters of consecutive calendar months"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that (greek mythology) the husband of medea and leader of the argonauts who sailed in quest of the golden fleece
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: JASON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "34. American ___"

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 any of various trees of the genus ulmus: important timber or shade trees
• Words that mean the same thing: elmwood, elm 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: ELM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "35. Ottomans, e.g."

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 native or inhabitant of turkey
• Words that mean the same thing: Turk
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TURKS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "36. Addict's plaint"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ICANTSTOP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "38. Heckelphone relative"

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: hautboy, hautbois
• The 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 23 Across: "39. Otherworldly"

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 slightly insane
• Words that mean the same thing: touched, elfin
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: FEY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "40. Water line"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that any very large body of (salt) water
• Words that mean the same thing: primary, principal, briny
• The opposite would be: dependent
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MAIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "41. Perfectionists take great ones"

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 effortful attempt to attain a goal
• Words that mean the same thing: pain in the neck, trouble, nuisance
• The opposite would be: pleasure
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PAINS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "42. Treads lightly"

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 number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• Words that mean the same thing: tablet, stamp pad, launching pad
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PADS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "43. Bro hugger, perhaps"

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 female person who has the same parents as another person
• Words that mean the same thing: si, Si, sister
• The opposite would be: brother
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "44. Medium talent"

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 apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
• Words that mean the same thing: clairvoyance, E.S.P., second sight
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ESP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Across: "46. Old Jewish enclave"

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: SHTETL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Across: "49. Snack item with green filling"

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: MINTOREO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Across: "51. Get off on criticizing, perhaps"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: LOVETOHATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Across: "53. Fowl call"

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 cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
• Words that mean the same thing: be sick, cat, cast
• The opposite would be: keep down
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HONK

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Across: "54. Once-trendy green cocktails"

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: APPLETINIS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Across: "55. Water line"

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 socks and stockings and tights collectively (the british include underwear)
• Words that mean the same thing: hosiery, hosepipe, hose down
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HOSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Across: "56. Go-getter"

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 fierce or audacious person
• Words that mean the same thing: Panthera tigris
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TIGER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Across: "57. 13x platinum Pearl Jam album that actually has 11 tracks"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
• Words that mean the same thing: tenner, decade, X
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Across: "58. WhatsApped, say"

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: IMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Solve the Down: NYT Friday Puzzle April 14, 2023

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Feline friend of Tom on "Tom and Jerry"	5
2D	2. Blank part of a page	10
3D	3. "Let me rephrase"	10
4D	4. Fork-tailed bird	4
5D	5. Charge	5
6D	6. Its top score is 1520	4
7D	7. ___ economy	3
8D	8. Stereotypical millennial breakfast item	12
9D	9. "Ta-da!"	5
10D	10. Goes on to say	4
11D	11. Fast-food option for a reduced price	4
12D	12. Kind of bean	4
13D	14. Finish the dirty work	5
14D	15. Took for a ride	6
15D	19. "Either is fine, honestly"	12
16D	23. One with cross words	5
17D	25. Rugby competitor	4
18D	26. Texted eyes, maybe	5
19D	27. Lavatory, informally	10
20D	28. Tracks, so to speak	10
21D	29. "___ time!"	3
22D	31. Some branded coolers	5
23D	32. Free alternative to Netflix	4
24D	33. Alternative to Skippy	3
25D	37. They're awfully sorry	6
26D	41. Maine attractions	5
27D	42. Key collaborator	5
28D	43. Demonstration that's not going anywhere	5
29D	45. Gave the finger?	5
30D	46. Blind piece	4
31D	47. People of Arizona	4
32D	48. Suitable for most audiences	4
33D	49. Head locks?	4
34D	50. "Huh, didn't expect to see you here"	4
35D	52. Give a card to	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. Feline friend of Tom on "Tom and Jerry""

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: TOPSY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Blank part of a page"

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: WHITESPACE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. "Let me rephrase""

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: IMEANTOSAY

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Fork-tailed bird"

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 slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TERN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Charge"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: RUNAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Its top score is 1520"

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: PSAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. ___ economy"

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 long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
• Words that mean the same thing: spear, lance, fizgig
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GIG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Stereotypical millennial breakfast item"

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: AVOCADOTOAST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. "Ta-da!""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DIDIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. Goes on to say"

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 condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
• Words that mean the same thing: ADHD, ADD, tote 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: ADDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Fast-food option for a reduced price"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about food & drink.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the food served and eaten at one time
• Words that mean the same thing: repast
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MEAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Kind of bean"

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 erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to asia
• Words that mean the same thing: soja bean, soy, soybean plant
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SOYA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "14. Finish the dirty work"

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: MOPUP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "15. Took for a ride"

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 deprive of by deceit
• Words that mean the same thing: con, memorise, mulct
• The word looks like this: ______
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: CONNED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "19. "Either is fine, honestly""

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: DOESNTMATTER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. One with cross words"

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 bad-tempered person
• Words that mean the same thing: churl, crank, crosspatch
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: GRUMP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Rugby competitor"

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: ETON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "26. Texted eyes, maybe"

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 part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
• Words that mean the same thing: Aspinwall, El Salvadoran colon, Costa Rican colon
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: COLON

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "27. Lavatory, informally"

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: THRONEROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "28. Tracks, so to speak"

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: MAKESSENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "29. "___ time!""

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 branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
• Words that mean the same thing: IT, information technology
• The word looks like this: ___
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ITS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "31. Some branded coolers"

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 23 Down: "32. Free alternative to Netflix"

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: TUBI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "33. Alternative to Skippy"

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: JIF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. They're awfully sorry"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SADLOT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "41. Maine attractions"

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 coniferous tree
• Words that mean the same thing: yen, pin, pine tree
• The opposite would be: unpin
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: PINES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "42. Key collaborator"

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: PEELE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. Demonstration that's not going anywhere"

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: SITIN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Gave the finger?"

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 poke or thrust abruptly
• Words that mean the same thing: intrude, poke, jab
• The word looks like this: _____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: POKED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "46. Blind piece"

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 thin strip (wood or metal)
• Words that mean the same thing: spline
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: SLAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "47. People of Arizona"

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

  The answer is: HOPI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "48. Suitable for most audiences"

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: TVPG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "49. Head locks?"

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 long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
• Words that mean the same thing: head of hair
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MANE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "50. "Huh, didn't expect to see you here""

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: OHHI

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "52. Give a card to"

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 (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
• Words that mean the same thing: impinge on, reach, run into
• The opposite would be: miss
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: HIT

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	57	79.2%
Short Answer	12	16.7%
Celebrity/Entertainment	1	1.4%
Music	1	1.4%
Food & Drink	1	1.4%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	37
Down Clues	35
Total Clues	72
Average Answer Length	5.3 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	12 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

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

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

Last Updated: September 03, 2025 at 03:29 AM