July 10, 2021 NYT Clues Solutions | XWordHint

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• Down Clues (40 clues)
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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis

Date: Saturday, July 10, 2021

Difficulty Level: Moderate Wednesday Puzzle

Total Clues: 68 (28 Across, 40 Down)

Average Word Length: 5.7 letters

Master Today's Across: NYT Saturday Puzzle July 10, 2021

No.	Clue	Letters
1A	1. Goof	15
2A	16. Mischievous character in West African folklore	15
3A	17. Hosts	15
4A	18. David who took 15 years to write "The History of England"	4
5A	19. Cut into	5
6A	20. Andy Capp's wife in the comics	3
7A	21. Somme times	4
8A	22. Fabergé egg recipient	4
9A	24. "The pretty worm of Nilus ... that kills and pains not," per Shakespeare	3
10A	26. Concept in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism	6
11A	30. Swashbuckler's implement	6
12A	32. Course	5
13A	34. "You couldn't be more wrong!"	5
14A	35. Diplomatic successes	7
15A	39. Find inner strength	7
16A	41. ___ Island	5
17A	42. Will can change it	5
18A	44. Total package?	6
19A	46. Shameless sycophant	6
20A	49. Doubly hyphenated fig.	3
21A	50. Book it	4
22A	52. Where the idiom "on a roll" comes from	4
23A	55. Self starter?	3
24A	57. Attendant of Dionysus	5
25A	60. New Balance competitor	4
26A	61. Passive-aggressive tactic	15
27A	64. Renter's amenity	15
28A	65. Gaze at with appreciation	15

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. Goof"

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: CARELESSMISTAKE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Across: "16. Mischievous character in West African folklore"

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: ANANSITHESPIDER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Across: "17. Hosts"

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: COMMUNIONWAFERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Across: "18. David who took 15 years to write "The History of England""

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
• Words that mean the same thing: David Hume
• 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: HUME

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Across: "19. Cut into"

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 become ground down or deteriorate
• Words that mean the same thing: gnaw at, wear away, eat away
• 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: ERODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Across: "20. Andy Capp's wife in the comics"

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: FLO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Across: "21. Somme times"

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: ETES

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Across: "22. Fabergé egg recipient"

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

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Across: "24. "The pretty worm of Nilus ... that kills and pains not," per Shakespeare"

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 of southern europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
• Words that mean the same thing: Egyptian cobra, Naja haje, Vipera aspis
• 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: ASP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Across: "26. Concept in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism"

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 basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes
• 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: DHARMA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Across: "30. Swashbuckler's implement"

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 straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges
• Words that mean the same thing: tuck
• 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: RAPIER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Across: "32. Course"

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 an established line of travel or access
• Words that mean the same thing: road, path, itinerary
• 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: ROUTE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Across: "34. "You couldn't be more wrong!""

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: GODNO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Across: "35. Diplomatic successes"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
• Words that mean the same thing: treaty, accordance, concord
• The opposite would be: disagreement
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: ACCORDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Across: "39. Find inner strength"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: DIGDEEP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Across: "41. ___ Island"

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: RHODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Across: "42. Will can change it"

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 grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
• Words that mean the same thing: strain, tense up
• The opposite would be: relaxed, relax
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: TENSE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Across: "44. Total package?"

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 grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
• Words that mean the same thing: food grain, grain, cereal grass
• 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: CEREAL

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Across: "46. Shameless sycophant"

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 dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap
• 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: LAPDOG

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Across: "49. Doubly hyphenated fig."

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: SSN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Across: "50. Book it"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
• Words that mean the same thing: way, board, elbow room
• 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: ROOM

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Across: "52. Where the idiom "on a roll" comes from"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
• Words that mean the same thing: die, cube
• 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: DICE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Across: "55. Self starter?"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: HER

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Across: "57. Attendant of Dionysus"

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 man with strong sexual desires
• Words that mean the same thing: letch, lecher, lech
• 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: SATYR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Across: "60. New Balance 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: AVIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Across: "61. Passive-aggressive tactic"

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: SILENTTREATMENT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Across: "64. Renter's amenity"

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: PRIVATEENTRANCE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Across: "65. Gaze at with appreciation"

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: FEASTONESEYESON

  Great job if you got it right!

NYT Saturday Crossword Down Clues - July 10, 2021 Answers

No.	Clue	Letters
1D	1. Computer store	5
2D	2. Have ___ (be able to save face)	5
3D	3. Hit hard	6
4D	4. Snarl	6
5D	5. Sch. whose yearbook is the "Gumbo"	3
6D	6. Strauss's "___ Nacht in Venedig"	4
7D	7. Brouhaha	4
8D	8. Aim for	7
9D	9. Sets right	5
10D	10. "Seriously!"	6
11D	11. Place of salubrity	3
12D	12. Two in a row, say?	4
13D	13. Capital city near Kangaroo Island	8
14D	14. It's called paraffin oil in the U.K.	8
15D	15. Starts of hedges	3
16D	23. Unkempt	6
17D	25. Hold (up)	4
18D	27. Unfulfilled duty	6
19D	28. Staff	3
20D	29. Sine qua non	4
21D	31. What a whale watcher may watch	3
22D	33. Mystery writer Buchanan	4
23D	35. Doesn't go straight, in a way	4
24D	36. Birthplace of Lewis Carroll	8
25D	37. Julius Caesar's first wife	8
26D	38. Wordsworth wrote one about a cuckoo	3
27D	40. Web access co.	3
28D	43. It has furrowed gray bark	7
29D	45. Came in behind	6
30D	47. ___ Brown, Whoopi Goldberg's role in "Ghost"	6
31D	48. Established facts	6
32D	51. Like some 44-Across	5
33D	53. Part of mayo that's most popular?	5
34D	54. No longer on the table	5
35D	56. Cranks (up)	4
36D	58. Urges	4
37D	59. Play a critical role?	4
38D	61. Block letters?	3
39D	62. Bryce Harper when he won a 2015 M.V.P. award, e.g.	3
40D	63. Tax	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. Computer store"

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 hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
• Words that mean the same thing: memory cache, hoard, lay away
• 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: CACHE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 2 Down: "2. Have ___ (be able to save face)"

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: ANOUT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 3 Down: "3. Hit hard"

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 strike or drive against with a heavy impact
• Words that mean the same thing: chock up, force, jampack
• 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: RAMMED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 4 Down: "4. Snarl"

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 entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
• Words that mean the same thing: ensnarl, mesh
• 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: ENMESH

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 5 Down: "5. Sch. whose yearbook is the "Gumbo""

Quick Info: This answer has 3 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: LSU

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 6 Down: "6. Strauss's "___ Nacht in Venedig""

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: EINE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 7 Down: "7. Brouhaha"

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 a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
• Words that mean the same thing: splash, call down, bring up
• The word looks like this: ____
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: STIR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 8 Down: "8. Aim for"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: SHOOTAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 9 Down: "9. Sets right"

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 sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
• Words that mean the same thing: mend, restore, reparation
• The opposite would be: break
• Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
• Ready for the answer? Click here!

  The answer is: MENDS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 10 Down: "10. "Seriously!""

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: ISWEAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 11 Down: "11. Place of salubrity"

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 health resort near a spring or at the seaside
• Words that mean the same thing: watering hole, watering place, resort hotel
• 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: SPA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 12 Down: "12. Two in a row, say?"

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 quarrel about petty points
• Words that mean the same thing: fuss, squabble, pettifoggery
• 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: TIFF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 13 Down: "13. Capital city near Kangaroo Island"

Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about geography.

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that the state capital of south australia
• 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: ADELAIDE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 14 Down: "14. It's called paraffin oil in the U.K."

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 a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
• Words that mean the same thing: coal oil, lamp oil, kerosine
• 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: KEROSENE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 15 Down: "15. Starts of hedges"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
• Words that mean the same thing: Er, emergency room, atomic number 68
• 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: ERS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 16 Down: "23. Unkempt"

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 treat cruelly
• Words that mean the same thing: chew up, call down, take to task
• 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: RAGGED

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 17 Down: "25. Hold (up)"

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 support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
• Words that mean the same thing: prop up, airplane propeller, shore
• 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: PROP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 18 Down: "27. Unfulfilled duty"

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: ARREAR

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 19 Down: "28. Staff"

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 long thin implement made of metal or wood
• Words that mean the same thing: gat, retinal rod, pole
• 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: ROD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 20 Down: "29. Sine qua non"

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 necessary or essential thing
• Words that mean the same thing: moldiness, mustiness
• 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: MUST

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 21 Down: "31. What a whale watcher may watch"

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 vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
• Words that mean the same thing: fuel pod, seedcase, cod
• 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: POD

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 22 Down: "33. Mystery writer Buchanan"

Quick Info: This answer has 4 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: EDNA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 23 Down: "35. Doesn't go straight, in a way"

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 electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• Words that mean the same thing: bow, electric arc, discharge
• 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: ARCS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 24 Down: "36. Birthplace of Lewis Carroll"

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: CHESHIRE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 25 Down: "37. Julius Caesar's first wife"

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: CORNELIA

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 26 Down: "38. Wordsworth wrote one about a cuckoo"

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 lyric poem with complex stanza forms
• 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: ODE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 27 Down: "40. Web access co."

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: ISP

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 28 Down: "43. It has furrowed gray bark"

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ELMTREE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 29 Down: "45. Came in behind"

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: LOSTTO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 30 Down: "47. ___ Brown, Whoopi Goldberg's role in "Ghost""

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

Here's how to solve it:

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

  The answer is: ODAMAE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 31 Down: "48. Established facts"

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

Here's how to solve it:

• This could be something that an assumption that is taken for granted
• Words that mean the same thing: given, presumption, precondition
• 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: GIVENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 32 Down: "51. Like some 44-Across"

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 of or related to or derived from oats
• 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: OATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 33 Down: "53. Part of mayo that's most popular?"

Quick Info: This answer has 5 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: CINCO

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 34 Down: "54. No longer on the table"

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 take in solid food
• Words that mean the same thing: eat, exhaust, consume
• 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: EATEN

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 35 Down: "56. Cranks (up)"

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 rate of revolution of a motor
• Words that mean the same thing: rev, rev up, rpm
• 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: REVS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 36 Down: "58. Urges"

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 a yearning for something or to do something
• Words that mean the same thing: yen, 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: YENS

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 37 Down: "59. Play a critical role?"

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 magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
• Words that mean the same thing: pace, grade, place
• 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: RATE

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 38 Down: "61. Block letters?"

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 degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun
• Words that mean the same thing: sun protection factor
• 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: SPF

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 39 Down: "62. Bryce Harper when he won a 2015 M.V.P. award, e.g."

Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium 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: NAT

  Great job if you got it right!

Clue 40 Down: "63. Tax"

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 earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
• Words that mean the same thing: try out, seek, taste
• 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: TRY

  Great job if you got it right!

Category Breakdown

Category	Number of Clues	Percentage
General Knowledge	50	73.5%
Short Answer	10	14.7%
Literature	3	4.4%
History	2	2.9%
Celebrity/Entertainment	2	2.9%
Geography	1	1.5%

Complete Puzzle Statistics

Metric	Value
Across Clues	28
Down Clues	40
Total Clues	68
Average Answer Length	5.7 letters
Shortest Answer	3 letters
Longest Answer	15 letters

Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!

• Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
• Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
• When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
• Today is Saturday, and these puzzles are usually 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 16, 2025 at 09:42 AM

NYT0902 Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Spinning item for a circus performer, 6. Pollution portmanteau, 10. Does in, in mob slang, 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1", 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name), 16. Penne ___ vodka, 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail", 20. Revered star, 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike, 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the", 23. "Makes sense", 25. Narrows at the end, 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically, 32. Engineered embankment, 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons", 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the", 38. Dedicated poem, 39. Stance, 43. Slime, 44. Gummy candy shape, 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr., 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis, 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?, 53. Pop singer Grande, 56. The "m" of e = mc², 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules", 58. Rocky, 61. Senate affirmatives, 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across, 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, 69. Put in the mail, 70. Kitchen gadget for apples, 71. River to Hades, 72. They may be graphic, 73. Black wood

Down Clues :

1. Spanish "daddy", 2. Told a fib, 3. Regarding, 4. Others similar, 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head, 6. Pot smoker, 7. Chess game's ending, 8. Eight: Prefix, 9. Hit the road, as a band, 10. Nondairy milk option, 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo, 12. Frequent-___ miles, 13. Seasons to taste, say, 18. Director Joel or Ethan, 19. Approach, 24. Ooze, 26. Common email attachment, 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish, 28. Second chance, 29. Finished, 30. Picky ___, 31. PC "brain", 35. Showbiz awards quartet, 36. Finished, 37. Fly high, 40. Musician in a cathedral, 41. Letters between R and V, 42. Lodge group since 1868, 45. Advanced deg. for creative types, 48. Gravy train gig, 50. Alaska native, 51. Corrects, as a text, 52. What a beach shower helps wash off, 53. One of the Three Musketeers, 54. Pigeon's perch, 55. Suggest indirectly, 59. Fencing sword, 60. Barn topper, 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023, 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"), 64. Agile for one's age, 66. Word after White or Red, 67. Card above king

Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 02, 2024

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

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Spinning item for a circus performer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLATE

  Possible Answer : home_plate, photographic_plate, shell, denture, dental_plate, home, scale, home_base, crustal_plate, plateful, plate, collection_plate




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

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

  The answer: SMOG

  Possible Answer : smogginess, smog




• The clue is 10. Does in, in mob slang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OFFS

  Possible Answer : polish_off, dispatch, remove, slay, murder, hit, bump_off, off




• The clue is 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AISHA




• The clue is 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TACO

  Possible Answer : greaser, taco, wetback




• The clue is 16. Penne ___ vodka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLA




• The clue is 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETERCOTTONTAIL




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

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

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : perfection, god, matinee_idol, idol, graven_image, paragon, beau_ideal




• The clue is 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONEONE




• The clue is 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer : forgather, fulfil, contact, see, gather, take_on, receive, touch, converge, fulfill, suffer, cope_with, conform_to, fit, foregather, come_across, get_together, encounter, run_into, fill, run_across, adjoin, meet, satisfy, play, assemble, match

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 23. "Makes sense". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISEE




• The clue is 25. Narrows at the end. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAPERS

  Possible Answer : point, wick, candle, wax_light, taper, sharpen




• The clue is 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BROKENRECORD




• The clue is 32. Engineered embankment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEVEE

  Possible Answer : levee




• The clue is 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APU




• The clue is 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FEDS

  Possible Answer : Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, federal_official, FRS, Fed, Federal




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

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

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




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

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

  The answer: POSTURE

  Possible Answer : military_strength, pose, sit, posture, military_capability, military_posture, model, strength, position, carriage, bearing, stance, attitude




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

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

  The answer: GOO

  Possible Answer : gook, goop, goo, guck, gunk, sludge, muck, ooze, slime




• The clue is 44. Gummy candy shape. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WORM

  Possible Answer : louse, writhe, squirm, dirt_ball, wrestle, worm, twist, insect, wriggle




• The clue is 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RTE




• The clue is 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEONA




• The clue is 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FIGURESKATER




• The clue is 53. Pop singer Grande. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARIANA

  Possible Answer : Ariana




• The clue is 56. The "m" of e = mc². Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASS

  Possible Answer : deal, stack, hatful, bulk, heap, plenty, raft, quite_a_little, aggregative, batch, the_great_unwashed, great_deal, muckle, mint, lot, masses, passel, multitude, pot, people, flock, peck, sight, hoi_polloi, mass, Mass, mess, slew, mickle, wad, aggregated, spate, volume, good_deal, mountain, pile, tidy_sum, aggregate




• The clue is 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOM

  Possible Answer : Tom, Uncle_Tom, tom, gobbler, tomcat, turkey_cock, tom_turkey




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

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

  The answer: UNEVEN

  Possible Answer : odd, spotty, scratchy, uneven, mismatched

  Possible Opposite Answer : even




• The clue is 61. Senate affirmatives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEAS

  Possible Answer : yea

  Possible Opposite Answer : nay




• The clue is 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOPSKIPANDAJUMP




• The clue is 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : Christiania, Oslo, capital_of_Norway




• The clue is 69. Put in the mail. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEND

  Possible Answer : mail, send_out, commit, transmit, send, get_off, ship, send_off, beam, air, station, institutionalize, institutionalise, direct, charge, broadcast, post, place, transport




• The clue is 70. Kitchen gadget for apples. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORER

  Possible Answer : corer




• The clue is 71. River to Hades. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYX

  Possible Answer : Styx, River_Styx




• The clue is 72. They may be graphic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEES

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




• The clue is 73. Black wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBONY

  Possible Answer : pitch_black, ebony, soot_black, ebony_tree, ebon, Diospyros_ebenum, sable, jet_black, coal_black

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Spanish "daddy". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAPI

• The clue is 2. Told a fib. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LIED

  Possible Answer: lie_in, dwell, lied, rest, lie_down, consist, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

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

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

  The answer: ASTO

• The clue is 4. Others similar. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THELIKE

• The clue is 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: spike, capitulum, ear, pinna, auricle

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

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

  The answer: STONER

  Possible Answer: lapidator, stone, stoner

• The clue is 7. Chess game's ending. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATE

  Possible Answer: better_half, twin, spouse, copulate, Ilex_paraguariensis, married_person, match, partner, pair, checkmate, couple, fellow, mate, first_mate, teammate, Paraguay_tea

• The clue is 8. Eight: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OCTO

• The clue is 9. Hit the road, as a band. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOONTOUR

• The clue is 10. Nondairy milk option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAT

  Possible Answer: oat

• The clue is 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLAME

  Possible Answer: flare, fire, flame, flaming

• The clue is 12. Frequent-___ miles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIER

  Possible Answer: airman, flyer, flier, aviator, broadsheet, bill, circular, handbill, throwaway, aeronaut, broadside

• The clue is 13. Seasons to taste, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALTS

  Possible Answer: table_salt, Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, SALT, common_salt, salt, salinity, saltiness

• The clue is 18. Director Joel or Ethan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COEN

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

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

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer: approximate, come_near, come_on, nearly, near, draw_close, draw_near, about, go_up, almost, nigh, cheeseparing, well-nigh, close, penny-pinching, approach, good, skinny, most, virtually, dear

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

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

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

  The answer: SEEP

  Possible Answer: seep, ooze

• The clue is 26. Common email attachment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDF

• The clue is 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLOW

  Possible Answer: bollocks_up, bluster, C, bobble, brag, foul_up, bump, shock, fumble, drift, gasconade, swash, vaunt, bollix, blow_out, setback, gust, mess_up, bollocks, black_eye, boast, muff, blow, nose_candy, suck, spoil, shoot_a_line, tout, waste, muck_up, shove_along, screw_up, ball_up, botch, be_adrift, shove_off, reversal, bumble, gas, blast, puff, reverse, bodge, botch_up, bungle, bollix_up, mishandle, louse_up, burn_out, fuck_up, coke, flub, float, snow, fellate, fluff, go_down_on, squander

  Possible Opposite Answer : conserve

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

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

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer: reconstruct, remodel, remake, make_over, refashion, redo

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

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

  The answer: OVER

  Possible Answer: all_over, complete, concluded, ended, terminated, o'er, over

• The clue is 30. Picky ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EATER

  Possible Answer: eater, feeder

• The clue is 31. PC "brain". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPU

  Possible Answer: CPU, C.P.U., central_processor, mainframe, processor, central_processing_unit

• The clue is 35. Showbiz awards quartet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGOT

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

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

  The answer: DONE

  Possible Answer: come, perform, execute, arrange, dress, manage, make_out, practice, coiffe, do, make, cause, practise, suffice, behave, serve, get_along, act, through, fare, through_with, coif, set, exercise, done, coiffure, answer

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

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

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

  The answer: SOAR

  Possible Answer: soar_upwards, sailplane, soar_up, surge, zoom, soar, hang_glide

• The clue is 40. Musician in a cathedral. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORGANIST

  Possible Answer: organist

• The clue is 41. Letters between R and V. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STU

• The clue is 42. Lodge group since 1868. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELKS

  Possible Answer: American_elk, red_deer, European_elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, elk, Alces_alces, moose, Cervus_elaphus

• The clue is 45. Advanced deg. for creative types. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MFA

  Possible Answer: MFA, Master_of_Fine_Arts

• The clue is 48. Gravy train gig. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASYJOB

• The clue is 50. Alaska native. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INUK

• The clue is 51. Corrects, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMENDS

  Possible Answer: emend

• The clue is 52. What a beach shower helps wash off. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAND

  Possible Answer: George_Sand, grit, gumption, Sand, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, sandpaper, moxie, Baroness_Dudevant, backbone, guts, sand

• The clue is 53. One of the Three Musketeers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHOS

  Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

• The clue is 54. Pigeon's perch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOST

  Possible Answer: perch, roost, rest

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

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

  The answer: IMPLY

  Possible Answer: incriminate, inculpate, involve, entail, connote, imply, mean

• The clue is 59. Fencing sword. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EPEE

  Possible Answer: epee

• The clue is 60. Barn topper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VANE

  Possible Answer: web, wind_vane, weather_vane, blade, weathervane, vane

• The clue is 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer: euro

• The clue is 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer: Amon, Amen, Amun

• The clue is 64. Agile for one's age. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer: nimble, spry, agile, quick

• The clue is 66. Word after White or Red. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOX

• The clue is 67. Card above king. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACE

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