All 66 clues from the Saturday NYT Crossword (15 by 15), with every answer hidden until you want it. Check a length or a first letter before you reveal a whole answer.
Across clues and answer lengths
- 1 Leaves with a pungent taste in one's mouth? (4)
- 5 Artist's pad, perhaps (4)
- 9 ___ pad (5)
- 14 Country that celebrates Stork Day on March 25 to honor the return of its national bird (9)
- 16 It follows that (5)
- 17 Orchestrator's work (9)
- 18 Hot potato or cold fish, e.g. (5)
- 19 S-shaped hanger (8)
- 20 Saps (6)
- 21 Very long span (4)
- 22 Nudge (6)
- 23 Like some saws and bobsleds (6)
- 26 Light refreshments? (8)
- 28 With 30-Across, kind of movement (5)
- 29 Nutty pastry (9)
- 30 See 28-Across (3)
- 31 First Day observers (7)
- 33 Intel component, for short (3)
- 34 Emcee (9)
- 36 Break dancing? (5)
- 38 Alex Honnold's "How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff - without ropes" and others (8)
- 39 Kind of concrete that does not require pre-mixing (6)
- 40 Lengths at the London Olympics (6)
- 41 "He clasps the ___ with crooked hands": Tennyson, "The Eagle" (4)
- 42 Eponymous Ontario brewer John (6)
- 43 Kind of catfish or screw (8)
- 47 Stupefied (5)
- 48 Spicy, savory South Asian dish (9)
- 49 Vape marketing claim (5)
- 50 Depiction on a 1969 postage stamp honoring the Apollo 8 mission (9)
- 51 Lock (5)
- 52 Cabinets used by cantors (4)
- 53 Sow what? (4)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 5 starts with L
- 9 starts with C
- 14 starts with L
- 16 starts with H
- 17 starts with A
- 18 starts with I
- 19 starts with M
- 20 starts with S
- 21 starts with A
- 22 starts with P
- 23 starts with T
- 26 starts with P
- 28 starts with R
- 29 starts with P
- 30 starts with E
- 31 starts with Q
- 33 starts with C
- 34 starts with A
- 36 starts with C
- 38 starts with T
- 39 starts with D
- 40 starts with M
- 41 starts with C
- 42 starts with L
- 43 starts with F
- 47 starts with I
- 48 starts with B
- 49 starts with N
- 50 starts with E
- 51 starts with T
- 52 starts with A
- 53 starts with S
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Leaves with a pungent taste in one's mouth? CHAW
- 5 Across: Artist's pad, perhaps LOFT
- 9 Across: ___ pad CRASH
- 14 Across: Country that celebrates Stork Day on March 25 to honor the return of its national bird LITHUANIA
- 16 Across: It follows that HENCE
- 17 Across: Orchestrator's work ARRANGING
- 18 Across: Hot potato or cold fish, e.g. IDIOM
- 19 Across: S-shaped hanger MEATHOOK
- 20 Across: Saps SCHMOS
- 21 Across: Very long span AEON
- 22 Across: Nudge POKEAT
- 23 Across: Like some saws and bobsleds TWOMAN
- 26 Across: Light refreshments? PALEALES
- 28 Across: With 30-Across, kind of movement RAPID
- 29 Across: Nutty pastry PECANTART
- 30 Across: See 28-Across EYE
- 31 Across: First Day observers QUAKERS
- 33 Across: Intel component, for short CPU
- 34 Across: Emcee ANNOUNCER
- 36 Across: Break dancing? CUTIN
- 38 Across: Alex Honnold's "How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff - without ropes" and others TEDTALKS
- 39 Across: Kind of concrete that does not require pre-mixing DRYSET
- 40 Across: Lengths at the London Olympics METRES
- 41 Across: "He clasps the ___ with crooked hands": Tennyson, "The Eagle" CRAG
- 42 Across: Eponymous Ontario brewer John LABATT
- 43 Across: Kind of catfish or screw FLATHEAD
- 47 Across: Stupefied INAWE
- 48 Across: Spicy, savory South Asian dish BEEFCURRY
- 49 Across: Vape marketing claim NOTAR
- 50 Across: Depiction on a 1969 postage stamp honoring the Apollo 8 mission EARTHRISE
- 51 Across: Lock TRESS
- 52 Across: Cabinets used by cantors ARKS
- 53 Across: Sow what? SEED
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Kind of juice in a bloody Caesar (4)
- 2 Charter (4)
- 3 Name amusingly hidden in "cutthroat razor" (4)
- 4 End of a riddle (7)
- 5 Biscayne Bay, for example (6)
- 6 Whopper topper (5)
- 7 Bad tipper? (4)
- 8 Word with dog or ear (3)
- 9 Bunch of dubious characters? (14)
- 10 1988 comedy with Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ivan Danko (7)
- 11 Creature features? (10)
- 12 Confection named for Yankee legend Phil Rizzuto (10)
- 13 Finishes a shift? (4)
- 15 Country house? (14)
- 20 "Go ___" (environmentalist's catchphrase) (5)
- 22 Fast bowler, in cricket (5)
- 23 "My ___" (5)
- 24 Noted DC locale since 1939 (10)
- 25 Freewheeling exchange (10)
- 26 Toys from China, for short (5)
- 27 Set back the growth of (5)
- 29 Starts to make a move (5)
- 32 Available, as an apartment (5)
- 35 Pontiac and others (7)
- 37 Ethnic group in China's Xinjiang region (7)
- 39 Works in progress (6)
- 41 Supreme Court position (5)
- 42 Stuff in a trap (4)
- 43 "In time we hate that which we often ___": "Antony and Cleopatra" (4)
- 44 Fort ___, Ontario (4)
- 45 Rump of Parliament? (4)
- 46 Processed with bloodroot or butternut (4)
- 48 Actress/comedian Benaderet (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 2 starts with H
- 3 starts with A
- 4 starts with W
- 5 starts with L
- 6 starts with O
- 7 starts with F
- 8 starts with T
- 9 starts with C
- 10 starts with R
- 11 starts with A
- 12 starts with S
- 13 starts with H
- 15 starts with U
- 20 starts with S
- 22 starts with P
- 23 starts with T
- 24 starts with W
- 25 starts with O
- 26 starts with P
- 27 starts with S
- 29 starts with P
- 32 starts with U
- 35 starts with O
- 37 starts with U
- 39 starts with D
- 41 starts with C
- 42 starts with L
- 43 starts with F
- 44 starts with E
- 45 starts with A
- 46 starts with D
- 48 starts with B
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Kind of juice in a bloody Caesar CLAM
- 2 Down: Charter HIRE
- 3 Down: Name amusingly hidden in "cutthroat razor" ATRA
- 4 Down: End of a riddle WHATAMI
- 5 Down: Biscayne Bay, for example LAGOON
- 6 Down: Whopper topper ONION
- 7 Down: Bad tipper? FINK
- 8 Down: Word with dog or ear TAG
- 9 Down: Bunch of dubious characters? CHICKENSCRATCH
- 10 Down: 1988 comedy with Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ivan Danko REDHEAT
- 11 Down: Creature features? ANIMALACTS
- 12 Down: Confection named for Yankee legend Phil Rizzuto SCOOTERPIE
- 13 Down: Finishes a shift? HEMS
- 15 Down: Country house? UNHEADQUARTERS
- 20 Down: "Go ___" (environmentalist's catchphrase) SOLAR
- 22 Down: Fast bowler, in cricket PACER
- 23 Down: "My ___" TREAT
- 24 Down: Noted DC locale since 1939 WAYNEMANOR
- 25 Down: Freewheeling exchange OPENDEBATE
- 26 Down: Toys from China, for short PEKES
- 27 Down: Set back the growth of STUNT
- 29 Down: Starts to make a move PACKS
- 32 Down: Available, as an apartment UNLET
- 35 Down: Pontiac and others OTTAWAS
- 37 Down: Ethnic group in China's Xinjiang region UYGHURS
- 39 Down: Works in progress DRAFTS
- 41 Down: Supreme Court position CLERK
- 42 Down: Stuff in a trap LINT
- 43 Down: "In time we hate that which we often ___": "Antony and Cleopatra" FEAR
- 44 Down: Fort ___, Ontario ERIE
- 45 Down: Rump of Parliament? ARSE
- 46 Down: Processed with bloodroot or butternut DYED
- 48 Down: Actress/comedian Benaderet BEA
Show the solved grid
1C2H3A4W5L6O7F8T9C10R11A12S13H14LITH15UANIA16HENCE17ARRANGING18IDIOM19MEATHOOK20SCHMOS21AEON22POKEAT23T24W25OMAN26PALEALE27S28RAPID29PECANTART30EYE31Q32UAKERS33CPU34ANN35OUNCER36C37UTIN38TEDTALKS39DRYSET40METRES41CRAG42LABATT43FLATH44E45A46D47INAWE48BEEFCURRY49NOTAR50EARTHRISE51TRESS52ARKS53SEED
About this puzzle
- Made by Byron Walden
- Edited by Will Shortz
- Saturday puzzles are the hardest of the week, with no theme and the trickiest clues.
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