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Puzzle Overview & Difficulty Analysis
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Difficulty Level: Medium Tuesday Puzzle
Total Clues: 74 (37 Across, 37 Down)
Average Word Length: 4.9 letters
Across Clues Explained - Tuesday NYT Crossword February 13, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1A | 1. Delivery at un hôpital | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Fish eggs | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Fundamentals | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Sch. near Bel Air | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Flexible pronoun with a slash | 5 |
| 6A | 16. "T" on a test | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Uncouth sort | 4 |
| 8A | 18. Map detail | 5 |
| 9A | 19. Had on | 4 |
| 10A | 20. Piece of volleyball gear | 7 |
| 11A | 22. Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," e.g. | 7 |
| 12A | 24. Ukulele ridge | 4 |
| 13A | 25. National park in southwest Utah | 4 |
| 14A | 26. Harry Belafonte album whose first song is "Day-O" | 7 |
| 15A | 29. Mix drinks | 7 |
| 16A | 32. Most populous member of NATO, in brief | 3 |
| 17A | 33. *Louis XIV's nickname [N.B.A.] | 7 |
| 18A | 35. "Before" of yore | 3 |
| 19A | 36. Friend of Thumper and Flower | 5 |
| 20A | 38. Alexander Hamilton's bill | 3 |
| 21A | 39. No longer a minor | 5 |
| 22A | 41. Sword with a three-sided blade | 4 |
| 23A | 42. Streaming channel sometimes shown at grooming salons and veterinarians' offices | 5 |
| 24A | 44. Slugger who ended his career four shy of the 700 home run club | 4 |
| 25A | 45. "Father ___" (2022 Mark Wahlberg film) | 3 |
| 26A | 47. Kimono sash | 3 |
| 27A | 49. Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of | 11 |
| 28A | 54. *Clarence in "It's a Wonderful Life," e.g. [M.L.B.] | 13 |
| 29A | 56. Military post | 4 |
| 30A | 57. Strip of gear, as a ship | 5 |
| 31A | 58. Plot line? | 4 |
| 32A | 60. Garment for the Grim Reaper | 4 |
| 33A | 61. ___ code | 5 |
| 34A | 62. Office note | 4 |
| 35A | 63. Apple product from 2001 to 2022 | 4 |
| 36A | 64. Eye afflictions | 5 |
| 37A | 65. "Monday Night Countdown" cable channel | 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. Delivery at un hôpital"
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!
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The answer is: BEBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Across: "5. Fish eggs"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
- Words that mean the same thing: breed, engender
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SPAWN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Across: "10. Fundamentals"
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 the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- Words that mean the same thing: first rudiment, alphabet, ABC
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ABCS
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Clue 4 Across: "14. Sch. near Bel Air"
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!
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The answer is: UCLA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Across: "15. Flexible pronoun with a slash"
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!
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The answer is: HESHE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Across: "16. "T" on a test"
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 proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- Words that mean the same thing: on-key, straight, dependable
- The opposite would be: untruthful, false
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TRUE
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Clue 7 Across: "17. Uncouth sort"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that an awkward stupid person
- Words that mean the same thing: gawk, lubber, oaf
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: LOUT
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Clue 8 Across: "18. Map detail"
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 small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
- Words that mean the same thing: insert, gusset
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: INSET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Across: "19. Had on"
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 be dressed in
- Words that mean the same thing: wear down, wear upon, endure
- The opposite would be: refresh
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WORE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Across: "20. Piece of volleyball gear"
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!
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The answer is: KNEEPAD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Across: "22. Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," e.g."
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried
- Words that mean the same thing: widowman
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: WIDOWER
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Across: "24. Ukulele ridge"
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 agitation resulting from active worry
- Words that mean the same thing: sweat, stew, worn spot
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FRET
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 13 Across: "25. National park in southwest Utah"
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 originally a stronghold captured by david (the 2nd king of the israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of jerusalem
- Words that mean the same thing: Yisrael, State of Israel, Sion
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ZION
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 14 Across: "26. Harry Belafonte album whose first song is "Day-O""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about music.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
- Words that mean the same thing: Calypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CALYPSO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Across: "29. Mix drinks"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about food & drink.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TENDBAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Across: "32. Most populous member of NATO, in brief"
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 north american republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in north america plus alaska in northwest north america and the hawaiian islands in the pacific ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- Words that mean the same thing: Army, America, U.S.
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: USA
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 17 Across: "33. *Louis XIV's nickname [N.B.A.]"
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!
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The answer is: SUNKING
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 18 Across: "35. "Before" of yore"
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!
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The answer is: ERE
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Clue 19 Across: "36. Friend of Thumper and Flower"
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!
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The answer is: BAMBI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 20 Across: "38. Alexander Hamilton's bill"
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 cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- Words that mean the same thing: ten-spot, tenner, 10
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: TEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 21 Across: "39. No longer a minor"
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!
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The answer is: OFAGE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 22 Across: "41. Sword with a three-sided blade"
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 fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EPEE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 23 Across: "42. Streaming channel sometimes shown at grooming salons and veterinarians' offices"
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!
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The answer is: DOGTV
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 24 Across: "44. Slugger who ended his career four shy of the 700 home run club"
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!
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The answer is: AROD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 25 Across: "45. "Father ___" (2022 Mark Wahlberg film)"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about movies/film.
Here's how to solve it:
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 26 Across: "47. Kimono sash"
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 (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
- Words that mean the same thing: obeah
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: OBI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 27 Across: "49. Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of"
Quick Info: This answer has 11 letters. It's a expert 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!
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The answer is: TEAMPLAYERS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 28 Across: "54. *Clarence in "It's a Wonderful Life," e.g. [M.L.B.]"
Quick Info: This answer has 13 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!
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The answer is: GUARDIANANGEL
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 29 Across: "56. Military post"
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 fortified military post where troops are stationed
- Words that mean the same thing: fortify, garrison, fortress
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: FORT
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 30 Across: "57. Strip of gear, as a ship"
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!
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The answer is: UNRIG
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 31 Across: "58. Plot line?"
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 straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
- Words that mean the same thing: axis of rotation, axis vertebra, bloc
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: AXIS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 32 Across: "60. Garment for the Grim Reaper"
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 loose flowing garment
- Words that mean the same thing: gown, drape, cloak
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ROBE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 33 Across: "61. ___ code"
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 telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
- Words that mean the same thing: Samuel Morse, Morse code, Samuel Finley Breese Morse
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MORSE
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 34 Across: "62. Office note"
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 written proposal or reminder
- Words that mean the same thing: memoranda, memorandum
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: MEMO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 35 Across: "63. Apple product from 2001 to 2022"
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 (trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: IPOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 36 Across: "64. Eye afflictions"
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 infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Words that mean the same thing: eye infection, stye, hordeolum
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: STYES
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 37 Across: "65. "Monday Night Countdown" cable channel"
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!
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The answer is: ESPN
Great job if you got it right!
Solve the Down: NYT Tuesday Puzzle February 13, 2024
| No. | Clue | Letters |
| 1D | 1. Heftiness | 4 |
| 2D | 2. Class that covers price ceilings and price floors, in brief | 4 |
| 3D | 3. *Indication that a gas stove is functioning properly [N.H.L.] | 9 |
| 4D | 4. Diner or bistro | 6 |
| 5D | 5. Therapy whose name is Japanese for "finger pressure" | 7 |
| 6D | 6. Remain undecided | 4 |
| 7D | 7. Donkey | 3 |
| 8D | 8. "That was too close for comfort!" | 4 |
| 9D | 9. Redditor, e.g. | 7 |
| 10D | 10. Margaret ___, author of "The Handmaid's Tale" | 6 |
| 11D | 11. *Grizzly, for one [N.F.L.] | 9 |
| 12D | 12. Medical breakthrough | 4 |
| 13D | 13. Visionary | 4 |
| 14D | 21. Coke competitor | 5 |
| 15D | 23. Wild canine of Australia | 5 |
| 16D | 26. 27, for 3 | 4 |
| 17D | 27. Rush job letters | 4 |
| 18D | 28. "I'm ___ your tricks!" | 4 |
| 19D | 29. Windshield feature | 4 |
| 20D | 30. Best Picture winner that becomes an earlier Best Picture nominee when an "F" is added to the front | 4 |
| 21D | 31. Part of an oboe | 4 |
| 22D | 34. Beer dispenser | 3 |
| 23D | 37. "All rise" undoer | 8 |
| 24D | 40. Legitimate object of attack | 8 |
| 25D | 42. Branded lollipops | 7 |
| 26D | 43. Long journeys | 7 |
| 27D | 46. Road surface | 3 |
| 28D | 48. London's Big ___ | 3 |
| 29D | 49. Engine supercharger | 5 |
| 30D | 50. Champagne grape | 5 |
| 31D | 51. Bird with a lot of stuffing? | 5 |
| 32D | 52. Pastis flavoring | 5 |
| 33D | 53. Spices (up) | 5 |
| 34D | 54. Sticky substance | 4 |
| 35D | 55. Like a wet noodle | 4 |
| 36D | 56. Scary 13th, to some: Abbr. | 3 |
| 37D | 59. Prince, but not a princess | 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. Heftiness"
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 the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
- Words that mean the same thing: bulge, majority, volume
- The opposite would be: minority
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: BULK
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 2 Down: "2. Class that covers price ceilings and price floors, in brief"
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!
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The answer is: ECON
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 3 Down: "3. *Indication that a gas stove is functioning properly [N.H.L.]"
Quick Info: This answer has 9 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!
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The answer is: BLUEFLAME
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 4 Down: "4. Diner or bistro"
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 building where people go to eat
- Words that mean the same thing: restaurant, eating place, eating house
- The word looks like this: ______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: EATERY
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 5 Down: "5. Therapy whose name is Japanese for "finger pressure""
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a hard clue about history.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
- Words that mean the same thing: acupressure, G-Jo
- The word looks like this: _______
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SHIATSU
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 6 Down: "6. Remain undecided"
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!
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The answer is: PEND
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 7 Down: "7. Donkey"
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 fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- Words that mean the same thing: buns, tooshie, tail
- The word looks like this: ___
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: ASS
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 8 Down: "8. "That was too close for comfort!""
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!
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The answer is: WHEW
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 9 Down: "9. Redditor, e.g."
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!
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The answer is: NETIZEN
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 10 Down: "10. Margaret ___, author of "The Handmaid's Tale""
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!
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The answer is: ATWOOD
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 11 Down: "11. *Grizzly, for one [N.F.L.]"
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!
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The answer is: BROWNBEAR
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 12 Down: "12. Medical breakthrough"
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 medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- Words that mean the same thing: curative, heal, bring around
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CURE
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Clue 13 Down: "13. Visionary"
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 person with unusual powers of foresight
- Words that mean the same thing: visionary, prophesier, prophet
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: SEER
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Clue 14 Down: "21. Coke competitor"
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 pepsi cola is a trademarked cola
- Words that mean the same thing: Pepsi Cola
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: PEPSI
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 15 Down: "23. Wild canine of Australia"
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 wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of australia
- Words that mean the same thing: Canis dingo, warragal, warrigal
- The word looks like this: _____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: DINGO
Great job if you got it right!
Clue 16 Down: "26. 27, for 3"
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 hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
- Words that mean the same thing: dice, block, square block
- The word looks like this: ____
- Still stuck? Remember to use the crossing words to help you!
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The answer is: CUBE
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Clue 17 Down: "27. Rush job letters"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that as soon as possible
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ASAP
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Clue 18 Down: "28. "I'm ___ your tricks!""
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ONTO
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Clue 19 Down: "29. Windshield feature"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- Words that mean the same thing: tinge, touch, tone
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: TINT
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Clue 20 Down: "30. Best Picture winner that becomes an earlier Best Picture nominee when an "F" is added to the front"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between canis major and the southern cross; now divided into carina and pyxis and puppis and vela
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: ARGO
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Clue 21 Down: "31. Part of an oboe"
Quick Info: This answer has 4 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera arundo and phragmites
- Words that mean the same thing: vibrating reed, reed instrument, John Reed
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: REED
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Clue 22 Down: "34. Beer dispenser"
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 quantity contained in a keg
- Words that mean the same thing: kegful
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: KEG
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Clue 23 Down: "37. "All rise" undoer"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: BESEATED
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Clue 24 Down: "40. Legitimate object of attack"
Quick Info: This answer has 8 letters. It's a hard clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: ________
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The answer is: FAIRGAME
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Clue 25 Down: "42. Branded lollipops"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
- Words that mean the same thing: dumdum bullet, dumdum
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: DUMDUMS
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Clue 26 Down: "43. Long journeys"
Quick Info: This answer has 7 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- This could be something that an act of traveling by water
- Words that mean the same thing: sail, ocean trip, voyage
- The word looks like this: _______
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The answer is: VOYAGES
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Clue 27 Down: "46. Road surface"
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 dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- Words that mean the same thing: seaman, sea dog, pitch
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: TAR
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Clue 28 Down: "48. London's Big ___"
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a easy clue about short answer.
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- This could be something that a mountain or tall hill
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: BEN
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Clue 29 Down: "49. Engine supercharger"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: TURBO
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Clue 30 Down: "50. Champagne grape"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes
- Words that mean the same thing: Pinot grape
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: PINOT
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Clue 31 Down: "51. Bird with a lot of stuffing?"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a expert clue about general knowledge.
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- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: LARRY
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Clue 32 Down: "52. Pastis flavoring"
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 native to egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
- Words that mean the same thing: anise seed, aniseed, Pimpinella anisum
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: ANISE
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Clue 33 Down: "53. Spices (up)"
Quick Info: This answer has 5 letters. It's a medium clue about general knowledge.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that activities associated with sexual intercourse
- Words that mean the same thing: excite, turn on, arouse
- The word looks like this: _____
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The answer is: SEXES
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Clue 34 Down: "54. Sticky substance"
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 thick, viscous matter
- Words that mean the same thing: gunk, gook, easy lay
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: GOOP
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Clue 35 Down: "55. Like a wet noodle"
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 uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
- Words that mean the same thing: gimp, hitch, hobble
- The word looks like this: ____
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The answer is: LIMP
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Clue 36 Down: "56. Scary 13th, to some: Abbr."
Quick Info: This answer has 3 letters. It's a medium clue about abbreviation.
Here's how to solve it:
- This could be something that the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
- Words that mean the same thing: Friday
- The word looks like this: ___
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The answer is: FRI
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Clue 37 Down: "59. Prince, but not a princess"
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 male human offspring
- Words that mean the same thing: Logos, Word, boy
- The opposite would be: girl, daughter
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The answer is: SON
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Number of Clues | Percentage |
| General Knowledge | 57 | 77.0% |
| Short Answer | 9 | 12.2% |
| Music | 2 | 2.7% |
| Celebrity/Entertainment | 2 | 2.7% |
| Food & Drink | 1 | 1.4% |
| Movies/Film | 1 | 1.4% |
| History | 1 | 1.4% |
| Abbreviation | 1 | 1.4% |
Complete Puzzle Statistics
| Metric | Value |
| Across Clues | 37 |
| Down Clues | 37 |
| Total Clues | 74 |
| Average Answer Length | 4.9 letters |
| Shortest Answer | 3 letters |
| Longest Answer | 13 letters |
Fun Tips to Solve Crossword Puzzles!
- Start with short words first - they're usually easier!
- Look for clues with blanks to fill in - these are like fill-in-the-blank questions at school
- When letters cross, they must be the same in both words - this helps you check if you're right!
- Today is Tuesday, and these puzzles are usually medium level
- Most clues today are about general knowledge
- The average word today has about 4 letters
- Remember: It's okay to take breaks and come back later with fresh eyes!
- Ask someone for help if you need it - crosswords are more fun with friends!
Disclaimer: Crossword clues are property of The New York Times. This educational content is designed to help puzzle enthusiasts improve their solving skills.
Last Updated: August 27, 2025 at 05:40 PM
