More up to the task Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “More up to the task” from the New York Times crossword of November 3, 2024? It has 5 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, NOVEMBER 3, 2024
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ABLER is the answer to “More up to the task”. It means having sufficient power, skill, or resources.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
Having sufficient power, skill, or resources.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: BRLAE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “More qualified”.
More clues from the New York Times (November 3, 2024)
Across
- 1. Simple sugar7 letters, starts with GGLUCOSE
- 8. Relatives of narwhals7 letters, starts with BBELUGAS
- 15. Eid al-Fitr celebration5 letters, starts with FFEAST
- 20. Boozy holiday confection7 letters, starts with RRUMBALL
- 21. Like sports stadiums susceptible to rain delays7 letters, starts with OOPENAIR
- 22. Follower of Jah5 letters, starts with RRASTA
- 23. Land inhabited by the Alutiiq people15 letters, starts with AALASKAPENINSULA
- 25. Cultural climate5 letters, starts with EETHOS
- 26. Racial justice initialism3 letters, starts with BBLM
- 27. "Wheels" for a car, say5 letters, starts with SSLANG
- 28. Make "it"3 letters, starts with TTAG
- 29. Who has successfully juggled 15 balls simultaneously5 letters, starts with NNOONE
- 30. Member of the fam3 letters, starts with SSIB
- 32. ___ buco4 letters, starts with OOSSO
- 33. Attach, in a way5 letters, starts with TTIEON
- 36. Salted or smoked5 letters, starts with CCURED
- 37. Shells in Mario Kart, e.g.4 letters, starts with AAMMO
- 39. Zoë Kravitz, to Marisa Tomei11 letters, starts with GGODDAUGHTER
- 41. Word with the wave of a wand4 letters, starts with AABRA
- 43. Terse confirmation3 letters, starts with IIAM
- 45. Protocol part4 letters, starts with SSTEP
- 46. Doppler effect phenomenon14 letters, starts with FFREQUENCYSHIFT
- 52. Actress Krishnan of South Indian cinema6 letters, starts with TTRISHA
- 57. Nest egg option, in brief3 letters, starts with IIRA
- 58. Boasting words5 letters, starts with IIRULE
- 59. Q&A format3 letters, starts with AAMA
- 60. It might be on a lot, but not worth a lot7 letters, starts with UUSEDCAR
- 61. Overs and unders, e.g.4 letters, starts with BBETS
- 63. Fracas3 letters, starts with AADO
- 64. Milk source5 letters, starts with UUDDER
- 66. Does some organizing5 letters, starts with SSORTS
- 67. Sign of authenticity4 letters, starts with SSEAL
- 69. Inventor of the printing press9 letters, starts with GGUTENBERG
- 72. Coaster in the cold4 letters, starts with SSLED
- 73. Where a ham might be on display5 letters, starts with SSTAGE
- 74. Order from on high5 letters, starts with EEDICT
- 75. Challenge for a tailor3 letters, starts with RRIP
- 77. Did laps, perhaps4 letters, starts with SSWAM
- 79. Holds a grudge against7 letters, starts with RRESENTS
- 81. Word following a comma in an alphabetized list3 letters, starts with TTHE
- 82. Wild-water craft5 letters, starts with CCANOE
- 84. ___ rush3 letters, starts with IINA
- 85. Texas city that inspired "Friday Night Lights"6 letters, starts with OODESSA
- 86. Psychological effect whereby memories are recalled more easily when they match one's current emotional state14 letters, starts with MMOODCONGRUENCE
- 89. White sight in an expanse of blue4 letters, starts with FFLOE
- 91. Physique, informally3 letters, starts with BBOD
- 92. Blow a gasket4 letters, starts with RRAGE
- 93. Conscientious of one's community11 letters, starts with CCIVICMINDED
- 99. Composter's concern4 letters, starts with OODOR
- 101. Comic strip segment5 letters, starts with PPANEL
- 102. Silo fill5 letters, starts with GGRAIN
- 103. Name that sounds like its first two letters reversed4 letters, starts with EELLY
- 105. Break down3 letters, starts with SSOB
- 108. Puerto Rico, on some maps5 letters, starts with IINSET
- 109. Popular video game franchise since 1997, for short3 letters, starts with GGTA
- 110. "Oh no you ___!"5 letters, starts with DDIDNT
- 112. Vigor3 letters, starts with PPEP
- 114. Put away5 letters, starts with SSTORE
- 115. Moved across the aisle15 letters, starts with SSWITCHEDPARTIES
- 119. More up to the task5 letters, starts with AABLER
- 120. Unit of explosive force7 letters, starts with KKILOTON
- 121. Checks and balances include them7 letters, starts with AAMOUNTS
- 122. Absolute musts5 letters, starts with NNEEDS
- 123. Gathers together7 letters, starts with AAMASSES
- 124. Like the flight from New York to Singapore, among all actively operating passenger flights7 letters, starts with LLONGEST
Down
- 1. Partner of go4 letters, starts with GGRAB
- 2. Dips5 letters, starts with LLULLS
- 3. Taste imparted by MSG5 letters, starts with UUMAMI
- 4. Network with livestreams on Paramount+3 letters, starts with CCBS
- 5. Sturdy hardwoods4 letters, starts with OOAKS
- 6. Race from gate to gate?6 letters, starts with SSLALOM
- 7. Texas city at the foot of the Franklin Mountains6 letters, starts with EELPASO
- 8. Drum used in son cubano music5 letters, starts with BBONGO
- 9. Delivery room injection, informally3 letters, starts with EEPI
- 10. Let borrow6 letters, starts with LLENTTO
- 11. Not spelled out6 letters, starts with UUNSAID
- 12. Sized up6 letters, starts with GGAUGED
- 13. Not feel 100%3 letters, starts with AAIL
- 14. Equivalent of Mrs. or Mme.3 letters, starts with SSRA
- 15. Device with a plunger11 letters, starts with FFRENCHPRESS
- 16. Go for a bite6 letters, starts with EEATOUT
- 17. On solid ground6 letters, starts with AASHORE
- 18. One willing to take the hit?6 letters, starts with SSTONER
- 19. Like Thor, shortly after arriving on Earth in 2011's "Thor"5 letters, starts with TTASED
- 24. Tennis center?3 letters, starts with EENS
- 31. Eponym of a popular root beer brand4 letters, starts with BBARQ
- 34. Kiln for hops4 letters, starts with OOAST
- 35. Trail mix morsel3 letters, starts with NNUT
- 38. Island northwest of the Big Island4 letters, starts with MMAUI
- 39. M.L.B. execs3 letters, starts with GGMS
- 40. Sees the point of4 letters, starts with GGETS
- 41. Totally fascinated8 letters, starts with AARRESTED
- 42. Experience serenity8 letters, starts with BBEATEASE
- 43. Backup storage service for Apple devices6 letters, starts with IICLOUD
- 44. Word from a pirate3 letters, starts with AAYE
- 46. Taradiddle3 letters, starts with FFIB
- 47. Internet ___3 letters, starts with EERA
- 48. Gentle reminders6 letters, starts with NNUDGES
- 49. Spirit-filled?7 letters, starts with HHAUNTED
- 50. Online reference with credits4 letters, starts with IIMDB
- 51. Become lighter4 letters, starts with FFADE
- 53. Installations in a Hindu temple5 letters, starts with IIDOLS
- 54. Turning some heads?8 letters, starts with SSCREWING
- 55. Performance with a sombrero8 letters, starts with HHATDANCE
- 56. ___ Technica (website with gadget reviews)3 letters, starts with AARS
- 60. Strong encouragement6 letters, starts with UURGING
- 62. Some yoga poses are named for them5 letters, starts with SSAGES
- 65. Item on a to-do list6 letters, starts with EERRAND
- 68. They might be used to change the tone of a film11 letters, starts with LLENSFILTERS
- 70. Puente of Latin jazz4 letters, starts with TTITO
- 71. Returned call?4 letters, starts with EECHO
- 73. Sign of a packed house3 letters, starts with SSRO
- 76. ___ qué3 letters, starts with PPOR
- 78. Jemison in the International Space Hall of Fame3 letters, starts with MMAE
- 80. Soft rock4 letters, starts with TTALC
- 82. Call from a dove3 letters, starts with CCOO
- 83. Currency used in Vatican City4 letters, starts with EEURO
- 86. 1960s-’70s world leader portrayed in film by Helen Mirren4 letters, starts with MMEIR
- 87. Calming oil compound, for short3 letters, starts with CCBD
- 88. Sites of conch piercings4 letters, starts with EEARS
- 90. Text often followed by multiple exclamation points3 letters, starts with OOMG
- 93. "Impossible!"6 letters, starts with CCANTBE
- 94. Cushion upon which a ball rests6 letters, starts with IINSOLE
- 95. Changed course abruptly6 letters, starts with VVEERED
- 96. "Hava ___" (hora song)6 letters, starts with NNAGILA
- 97. "Same as above" marks6 letters, starts with DDITTOS
- 98. Passes6 letters, starts with EENACTS
- 99. Longtime buddy6 letters, starts with OOLDPAL
- 100. Firecracker6 letters, starts with DDYNAMO
- 101. Certain Tuscan5 letters, starts with PPISAN
- 103. Idyllic places5 letters, starts with EEDENS
- 104. What's seemingly impossible to find when storing leftovers3 letters, starts with LLID
- 106. Make one's thoughts known5 letters, starts with OOPINE
- 107. Natural sources of pink dye5 letters, starts with BBEETS
- 111. 1982 film that spawned a sci-fi franchise4 letters, starts with TTRON
- 113. [Check it out!]4 letters, starts with PPSST
- 115. Music genre often played at a brisk 4/4 time3 letters, starts with SSKA
- 116. Director Wenders3 letters, starts with WWIM
- 117. Tilling tool3 letters, starts with HHOE
- 118. Tower in a port3 letters, starts with TTUG
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Questions
What is the answer to “More up to the task”?
ABLER, 5 letters: having sufficient power, skill, or resources.
When was “More up to the task” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of November 3, 2024.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with A.