Agonizing occurrences in online games Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Agonizing occurrences in online games” from the New York Times crossword of January 5, 2025? It has 4 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 5, 2025
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LAGS is the answer to “Agonizing occurrences in online games”. It means to stay or fall behind.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To stay or fall behind.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: ALSG.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Livestreaming annoyances”.
More clues from the New York Times (January 5, 2025)
Across
- 1. Turmoil6 letters, starts with SSTRIFE
- 7. Protagonist of Arabian folk tales7 letters, starts with AALIBABA
- 14. /5 letters, starts with SSLASH
- 19. They might be sewn in at a beauty parlor7 letters, starts with HHAIREXTEN
- 21. Mustangs sometimes race with them7 letters, starts with CCAMAROS
- 22. Many a Quentin Tarantino film role5 letters, starts with CCAMEO
- 23. Classic Chevys7 letters, starts with IIMPALAS
- 24. Vanity fare?7 letters, starts with EEGOTRIP
- 25. Super-excited5 letters, starts with HHYPER
- 26. Donkey Kong, e.g.3 letters, starts with AAPE
- 27. Some chords6 letters, starts with TTRIADS
- 29. Trash3 letters, starts with PPAN
- 30. Unhappy spectators6 letters, starts with BBOOERS
- 31. Live interview shout-out5 letters, starts with HHIMOM
- 32. Common sales promotion11 letters, starts with BBUYGETONEFREE
- 34. End of fall?9 letters, starts with SSAFETYNET
- 38. Increases3 letters, starts with UUPS
- 39. Made less effective, in gamer slang6 letters, starts with NNERFED
- 40. Like some picture frames4 letters, starts with OOVAL
- 41. Part of a fishing line to which a hook is attached5 letters, starts with SSNELL
- 43. Characters from Homer and Herodotus?4 letters, starts with EETAS
- 44. Goes higher, at an auction6 letters, starts with RREBIDS
- 47. Part of a modern assembly line8 letters, starts with RROBOTARM
- 50. Some works of Pablo Neruda4 letters, starts with OODES
- 54. Landmark featured in "Roman Holiday"10 letters, starts with TTRFIVEOUNTAIN
- 57. Reveals everything10 letters, starts with BBARESITALL
- 59. Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden"4 letters, starts with CCAIN
- 60. Landscaper's roll-out3 letters, starts with SSOD
- 61. Jason of "Aquaman"5 letters, starts with MMOMOA
- 62. Sign on a tray at a cash register … or a hint to entering 32-Across21 letters, starts with TTAKEAPENNYLEAVEAPENNY
- 71. Like Sherlock Holmes's "game"5 letters, starts with AAFOOT
- 72. Away from work, for short3 letters, starts with OOOO
- 73. Bit of plankton4 letters, starts with AALGA
- 74. Place for some light rest?10 letters, starts with TTANNINGBED
- 78. Band with the 2001 #1 hit "How You Remind Me" … or a hint to entering 54-Across10 letters, starts with NNICKELBACK
- 84. Long-running tour title for Taylor Swift4 letters, starts with EERAS
- 85. Cultural meeting place8 letters, starts with AARTSALON
- 87. Washington airport, informally6 letters, starts with SSEATAC
- 88. Smartphone precursors, for short4 letters, starts with PPDAS
- 89. Typical features of locker rooms5 letters, starts with OODORS
- 92. European capital said to be the site of the first decorated Christmas tree4 letters, starts with RRIGA
- 93. Gin or djinn, e.g.6 letters, starts with SSPIRIT
- 96. Part of overalls3 letters, starts with BBIB
- 98. Mercilessly harsh treatment, in an expression … or a hint to entering 117-Across9 letters, starts with NNOQUARTER
- 101. Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across11 letters, starts with TTURNONADIME
- 103. Not straight, in a way5 letters, starts with CCURLY
- 104. Pilot6 letters, starts with AAVIATE
- 105. Questionable gift, for short?3 letters, starts with EESP
- 106. Musician once nicknamed "The Beale Street Blues Boy"6 letters, starts with BBBKING
- 108. One of 10 on each end of a beer pong table3 letters, starts with CCUP
- 111. Tough-guy title role5 letters, starts with RRAMBO
- 112. "Nice going!"7 letters, starts with AATTABOY
- 114. Harsh "reading"7 letters, starts with RRIOTACT
- 116. Part of a bridal gown5 letters, starts with TTRAIN
- 117. ¼7 letters, starts with PPERCENT
- 118. Registers7 letters, starts with EENROLLS
- 119. Some bank deposits5 letters, starts with SSILTS
- 120. Mentee7 letters, starts with PPROTEGE
- 121. Start to boil6 letters, starts with GGETMAD
Down
- 1. Like most Iraqis4 letters, starts with SSHIA
- 2. Pack (down)4 letters, starts with TTAMP
- 3. Perfect for a salad, say4 letters, starts with RRIPE
- 4. Something often rolled over, for short3 letters, starts with IIRA
- 5. Was deeply affected by something6 letters, starts with FFELTIT
- 6. No longer in service?6 letters, starts with EEXARMY
- 7. Passed with flying colors4 letters, starts with AACED
- 8. Agonizing occurrences in online games4 letters, starts with LLAGS
- 9. Bit of text pontification3 letters, starts with IIMO
- 10. Baby in a cave6 letters, starts with BBATPUP
- 11. Spreads6 letters, starts with AARRAYS
- 12. Sound of spring?5 letters, starts with BBOING
- 13. Potentially lethal snake3 letters, starts with AASP
- 14. Some multi-masted ships7 letters, starts with SSCHOONERS
- 15. "Quit hounding me!"6 letters, starts with LLAYOFF
- 16. Current measure6 letters, starts with AAMPERE
- 17. Start to boil6 letters, starts with SSEERED
- 18. Mess (around)5 letters, starts with HHORSE
- 20. Emotional strains6 letters, starts with TTENSIONS
- 28. Last word of the New Testament4 letters, starts with AAMEN
- 30. Second strings6 letters, starts with BBTEAMS
- 31. Prefix with -centric5 letters, starts with HHELIO
- 32. Onion or garlic4 letters, starts with BBULB
- 33. 2024 Shakira single "(___ Paréntesis)"5 letters, starts with EENTRE
- 34. Compartmentalize4 letters, starts with SSORT
- 35. Swear4 letters, starts with AAVER
- 36. Quintet of experts on "Queer Eye," familiarly4 letters, starts with FFABFIVE
- 37. Late actress Garr4 letters, starts with TTERI
- 42. Chaney of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"3 letters, starts with LLON
- 43. Pointy part on a husky3 letters, starts with EEAR
- 45. Italian motorcycle brand6 letters, starts with DDUCATI
- 46. Insta alternative4 letters, starts with SSNAP
- 48. Prominent instrument in Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" and Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe"4 letters, starts with OOBOE
- 49. Revealing word4 letters, starts with TTADA
- 50. Plains tribe4 letters, starts with OOTOE
- 51. "Hot ___!"4 letters, starts with DDAMN
- 52. North Carolina campus town4 letters, starts with EELON
- 53. Leave rolling in the aisles4 letters, starts with SSLAY
- 55. Love all, essentially3 letters, starts with TTIE
- 56. One of the Wilsons of Heart3 letters, starts with AANN
- 58. Skewer6 letters, starts with IIMPALE
- 60. Thruway advisory3 letters, starts with SSLO
- 62. ___ Modern (London attraction)4 letters, starts with TTATE
- 63. Way off4 letters, starts with AAFAR
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- 65. Many, many moons4 letters, starts with EEONS
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- 78. Nonverbal OK3 letters, starts with NNOD
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- 80. The Flash's civilian identity ___ Allen5 letters, starts with BBARRY
- 81. Bickering4 letters, starts with AATIT
- 82. Structure for a shark dive4 letters, starts with CCAGE
- 83. 1980s Chrysler debut4 letters, starts with KKCAR
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- 88. Oxygen atoms have eight of them7 letters, starts with PPROTONS
- 90. Queen's realm4 letters, starts with RROCK
- 91. One working the knight shift?6 letters, starts with SSQUIRE
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- 102. Put off5 letters, starts with DDETER
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- 108. Pacify4 letters, starts with CCALM
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- 110. Vet's concern4 letters, starts with PPTSD
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Questions
What is the answer to “Agonizing occurrences in online games”?
LAGS, 4 letters: to stay or fall behind.
When was “Agonizing occurrences in online games” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of January 5, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
4 letters, starting with L.