NYT 🐝 Clues—Thu. 20 October, 2022

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

Letters: l  a  c  e  j  k  p

  • Total Answers: 37
  • Pangrams: 1
  • Words revealed in these clues: None! đŸ€Ł

AL

  1. AL5 — used to express sorrow or distress synonyms—alas, ay, wirra, woe sounds like—attack, black, flak, lack, lak

  2. AL6 — an ** of a genetic locus having more than two allelic forms within a population sounds like—addle, agile, annul, apple, lull

  3. AL6 — a domesticated mammal (Vicugna pacos synonym Lama pacos) especially of Peru that is probably descended from the vicuña; wool of the **; a thin cloth made of or containing this wool sounds like—aspect, bloc, block, blocked, blocker

AP

  1. AP6 — to cause an unpleasant surprise for synonyms—floor, jolt, shake up, shock

  2. AP6 — an earnest request; the power of irresistible attraction synonyms—adjuration, conjuration, cry, desire, entreaty sounds like—peal, peel, spiel

  3. AP8 — as in defendant, plaintiff synonyms—accuser, appellant, petitioner, pleader, complainant sounds like—belly, especially, jelly, lapel

  4. AP5 — to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior synonyms—bootlick, fawn, fuss, kowtow, suck (up) sounds like—addle, agile, ample, annul, chapel

  5. AP9 — brandy distilled from hard cider; also : an alcoholic beverage traditionally made by freezing hard cider and siphoning off the concentrated liquor sounds like—plaque, pullback

CA

  1. CA6 — an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement; friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this synonyms—belly laugh, boff, boffola, cachinnation, chortle sounds like—crackle, hackle, shackle, tackle

  2. CA4 — to speak so as to be heard at a distance; to make a telephone ** to; to make a brief visit synonyms—bawl, bay, bellow, cry, holler sounds like—all, ball, bawl, coal, cog

  3. CA5 — to speak so as to be heard at a distance; to make a telephone call to; to make a brief visit synonyms—bawl, bay, bellow, cry, holler sounds like—cola, gala

CE

  1. CE4 — an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall; one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided; a local unit of an organization synonyms—apartment, chamber, closet, room, bay sounds like—bell, dell, fell, gel, hell

CL

  1. CL5 — to make a series of short sharp noises synonyms—clatter, rattle sounds like—black

  2. CL4 — a loud explosive sound; a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument synonyms—bang, blast, boom, crack, crash sounds like—cap

JA

  1. JA6 — any of several small omnivorous canids (such as Canis aureus) of Africa and Asia having large ears, long legs, and bushy tails; a person who performs routine or menial tasks for another; a person who serves or collaborates with another especially in the commission of base acts sounds like—hackle, shackle, tackle

JE

  1. JE4 — to take on a definite form; to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling **y synonyms—crystallize, form, shape (up), solidify, clot sounds like—bell, cell, dell, fell, gem

KA

  1. KA4 — something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment synonyms—bread, bucks, cabbage, cash, change sounds like—ail, ale, bail, bale, cage

KE

  1. KE4 — a large craft for travel by water synonyms—boat, ship, vessel sounds like—call, coal, coil, cool, cul

  2. KE4 — a mottled sea bass (Paralabrax clathratus) that occurs along the Pacific coast of the U.S. and is an important sport fish sounds like—help

LA

  1. LA4 — a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things; a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together synonyms—cable, cord, lacing, line, rope sounds like—ace, base, case, chase, face

  2. LA4 — the fact or state of being absent; a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number; a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful synonyms—absence, dearth, want, crunch, dearth sounds like—back, b**, flak, hack, jack

  3. LA4 — a large area of water that is surrounded by land synonyms—lagoon, loch, lough, pond, reservoir sounds like—ache, bake, cake, fake, f**

  4. LA5 — the part of a garment that is turned back; specifically : the fold of the front of a coat that is usually a continuation of the collar sounds like—appall, appeal, compel, couple, gazelle

LE

  1. LE4 — as in blunder; as in seep, trickle; as in warn, expose synonyms—blunder, blat, blurt (out), bolt, cry (out) sounds like—beak, b**, cheek, chic, clique

  2. LE4 — an act of **ing into the air synonyms—bound, hop, jump, spring, vault sounds like—beep, cheap, deep, heap, jeep

  3. LE4 — a biennial garden herb (Allium porrum synonym A. ampeloprasum porrum) of the lily family that is commonly grown as an annual for its mildly pungent succulent linear leaves and especially for its thick cylindrical stalk sounds like—beak, bleak, cheek, chic, clique

PA

  1. PA6 — a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables

  2. PA6 — showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort synonyms—Babylonian, deluxe, lavish, Lucullan, luxe sounds like—callous, malice, plus, polis

  3. PA6 — sounds like—plaza, plop

  4. PA4 — lacking intensity of color; lacking a healthy skin color; not seen or understood clearly synonyms—dull, dulled, faded, light, pastel sounds like—ail, ale, bail, bale, dale

  5. PA4 — a boxlike container for holding a dead body; an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom; something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth synonyms—bier, box, casket, coffin, sarcophagus sounds like—doll, loll, peal, pearl, peel

  6. PA4 — as in ate synonyms—ate, feel, touch, brush, graze sounds like—pulp

  7. PA5 — as in priestly, apostolic synonyms—apostolic, canonical, clerical, episcopal, evangelical sounds like—maple, people, purple

PE

  1. PE4 — to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates synonyms—bong, chime, knell, ring, toll sounds like—ap**, deal, eel, feel, heal

  2. PE4 — to remove the natural covering of synonyms—bark, flay, hull, husk, shell sounds like—appeal, deal, eel, feel, heal

PL

  1. PL5 — the area or space occupied by or intended for something; a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business; an assignment at which one regularly works for pay synonyms—em*ment, locale, locality, location, locus sounds like—lace, pace

  2. PL4 — an earnest request; an explanation that frees one from fault or blame synonyms—adjuration, appeal, conjuration, cry, desire sounds like—alley, early, flea, flee, glee

alack, allele, alpaca, appall, appeal, appellee, apple, applejack, cackle, call, calla, cell, clack, clap, jackal, jell, kale, keel, kelp, lace, lack, lake, lapel, leak, leap, leek, paella, palace, palapa, pale, pall, palp, papal, peal, peel, place, plea