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NYT 🐝 Clues—Thu. 15 December, 2022

Clues for the New York Times Spelling Bee are generated daily by Ben Willenbring from his home in Brooklyn.

Letters: n  d  e  g  h  l  t

  • Total Answers: 34
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! 🤣

DE

  1. DE4 — a sunken area forming a separate space; the amount by which something is lessened synonyms—cavity, concavity, depression, dint, hole sounds like—bent, cent, daunt, don't, lent
  2. DE6 — curved inward synonyms—concave, depressed, dished, hollow, in** sounds like—rented
  3. DE7 — as in rapprochement synonyms—rapprochement, acceptance, acquiescence, concession, peace sounds like—latent

EN

  1. EN5 — brought or having come to an end synonyms—complete, completed, concluded, done, down sounds like—t*
  2. EN7 — as in *** cordiale synonyms*** cordiale, accord, alliance, compact, convention sounds like—intent, intently

GE

  1. GE4 — a **tic process that involves nonreciprocal meiotic recombination in heterozygotes in which a mismatched DNA sequence from one heteroduplex DNA strand is replaced with a sequence complementary to the other strand resulting in aberrant gametic ratios (such as 3:1) and that is observed especially in ascomycetous fungi sounds like—bean, dean, gin, jeans, jeep
  2. GE4 — an adult male human being synonyms—bastard, bloke, buck, cat, chap sounds like—bent, cent, dent, jaunt, jest
  3. GE7 — following the established traditions of refined society and good taste; having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living; of high birth, rank, or station synonyms—befitting, correct, de rigueur, decent, decorous
  4. GE6 — not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect; marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low; of high birth, rank, or station synonyms—balmy, benign, bland, delicate, light sounds like—dental, lentil, mental, rental
  5. GE7 — as in tamed, tame synonyms—broken, busted, domestic, domesticated, tame

GL

  1. GL4 — a narrow valley synonyms—combe, dale, dell, hollow, shut-in

HE

  1. HE5sounds like—hinge

LE

  1. LE6 — an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart; an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration; a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature synonyms—key, caption, cutline, fable, myth
  2. LE4 — to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned synonyms—advance, loan sounds like—bend, b**, end, fend, land
  3. LE6 — a wide space or area; the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects synonyms—breadth, distance, expanse, expansion, extent sounds like—lanky, link, linked
  4. LE8 — to make longer synonyms—drag (out), draw out, elongate, extend, outstretch
  5. LE10 — to make longer synonyms—dragged (out), drew out, elongated, extended, outstretched
  6. LE4 — to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned synonyms—advanced, loaned sounds like—bent, cent, dent, lint, meant

NE

  1. NE4 — to have as a requirement; to be under necessity or obligation to synonyms—bear, challenge, claim, demand, necessitate sounds like—bead, cede, deed, feed, heed
  2. NE6 — impossible to do without synonyms—all-important, critical, essential, imperative, indispensable
  3. NE6 — a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin; an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information synonyms—hype, hypodermic, hypodermic **, hypodermic syringe, syringe sounds like—beadle, noodle
  4. NE7 — to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults; to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders synonyms—baited, hassled, hazed, heckled, rode
  5. NE4 — an endangered goose (Branta sandvicensis synonym Nesochen sandvicensis) of the Hawaiian Islands that usually inhabits waterless uplands and feeds on berries and vegetation sounds like—bean, dean, gene, keen, knead
  6. NE6 — to catch or hold as if in a net; to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly synonyms—caught up, enmeshed, ensnared, ensnarled, entangled sounds like—fetid, knitted, noted
  7. NE6 — to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts synonyms—aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up) sounds like—kettle, metal, mettle, natal, petal
  8. NE7 — to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts synonyms—aggravated, annoyed, ate, bothered, bugged sounds like—addled, felled, gnarled, held, herald

TE

  1. TE4 — someone who is between 13 and 19 years old synonyms—pre, pre-ager, sub, ager, **er sounds like—bean, dean, gene, keen, lean
  2. TE4 — to show a liking or proneness (for something) synonyms—incline, lean, run, trend sounds like—at**, bend, end, fend, lend
  3. TE6 — to show a liking or proneness (for something) synonyms—inclined, leaned, ran, trended sounds like—ended
  4. TE5 — an idea that is very important to a group synonyms—precept, principle, rule, standard, assumption sounds like—senate
  5. TE4 — a raised covering over something for decoration or protection synonyms—awning, canopy, ceiling, cover, roof sounds like—bent, cent, dent, lent, meant
  6. TE6 — as in slept out synonyms—slept out, bivouacked, camped (out), encamped, bedded (down) sounds like—rented
  7. TE5 — of the lowest character or quality

TH

  1. TH4 — in addition to what has been said synonyms—additionally, again, also, besides, either sounds like—den, hen, pen, ten

dent, dented, detente, ended, entente, gene, gent, genteel, gentle, gentled, glen, henge, legend, lend, length, lengthen, lengthened, lent, need, needed, needle, needled, nene, netted, nettle, nettled, teen, tend, tended, tenet, tent, tented, tenth, then