NYT0902 Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Spinning item for a circus performer, 6. Pollution portmanteau, 10. Does in, in mob slang, 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1", 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name), 16. Penne ___ vodka, 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail", 20. Revered star, 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike, 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the", 23. "Makes sense", 25. Narrows at the end, 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically, 32. Engineered embankment, 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons", 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the", 38. Dedicated poem, 39. Stance, 43. Slime, 44. Gummy candy shape, 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr., 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis, 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?, 53. Pop singer Grande, 56. The "m" of e = mc², 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules", 58. Rocky, 61. Senate affirmatives, 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across, 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded, 69. Put in the mail, 70. Kitchen gadget for apples, 71. River to Hades, 72. They may be graphic, 73. Black wood

Down Clues :

1. Spanish "daddy", 2. Told a fib, 3. Regarding, 4. Others similar, 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head, 6. Pot smoker, 7. Chess game's ending, 8. Eight: Prefix, 9. Hit the road, as a band, 10. Nondairy milk option, 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo, 12. Frequent-___ miles, 13. Seasons to taste, say, 18. Director Joel or Ethan, 19. Approach, 24. Ooze, 26. Common email attachment, 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish, 28. Second chance, 29. Finished, 30. Picky ___, 31. PC "brain", 35. Showbiz awards quartet, 36. Finished, 37. Fly high, 40. Musician in a cathedral, 41. Letters between R and V, 42. Lodge group since 1868, 45. Advanced deg. for creative types, 48. Gravy train gig, 50. Alaska native, 51. Corrects, as a text, 52. What a beach shower helps wash off, 53. One of the Three Musketeers, 54. Pigeon's perch, 55. Suggest indirectly, 59. Fencing sword, 60. Barn topper, 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023, 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"), 64. Agile for one's age, 66. Word after White or Red, 67. Card above king

Monday Sep 02, 2024 - NYT Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 02, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Spinning item for a circus performer. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PLATE

  Possible Answer : home_plate, photographic_plate, shell, denture, dental_plate, home, scale, home_base, crustal_plate, plateful, plate, collection_plate




• The clue is 6. Pollution portmanteau. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SMOG

  Possible Answer : smogginess, smog




• The clue is 10. Does in, in mob slang. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OFFS

  Possible Answer : polish_off, dispatch, remove, slay, murder, hit, bump_off, off




• The clue is 14. Actress Hinds of "9-1-1". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AISHA




• The clue is 15. Choco ___ (frozen treat with a rhyming name). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TACO

  Possible Answer : greaser, taco, wetback




• The clue is 16. Penne ___ vodka. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ALLA




• The clue is 17. Song character who comes "down the bunny trail". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: PETERCOTTONTAIL




• The clue is 20. Revered star. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: IDOL

  Possible Answer : perfection, god, matinee_idol, idol, graven_image, paragon, beau_ideal




• The clue is 21. Umpire's count after a ball and a strike. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ONEONE




• The clue is 22. Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MET

  Possible Answer : forgather, fulfil, contact, see, gather, take_on, receive, touch, converge, fulfill, suffer, cope_with, conform_to, fit, foregather, come_across, get_together, encounter, run_into, fill, run_across, adjoin, meet, satisfy, play, assemble, match

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge




• The clue is 23. "Makes sense". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ISEE




• The clue is 25. Narrows at the end. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: TAPERS

  Possible Answer : point, wick, candle, wax_light, taper, sharpen




• The clue is 27. Someone who says the same thing again and again, metaphorically. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: BROKENRECORD




• The clue is 32. Engineered embankment. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LEVEE

  Possible Answer : levee




• The clue is 33. Kwik-E-Mart operator on "The Simpsons". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: APU




• The clue is 34. National law enforcement officers, with "the". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FEDS

  Possible Answer : Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, federal_official, FRS, Fed, Federal




• The clue is 38. Dedicated poem. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 39. Stance. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: POSTURE

  Possible Answer : military_strength, pose, sit, posture, military_capability, military_posture, model, strength, position, carriage, bearing, stance, attitude




• The clue is 43. Slime. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: GOO

  Possible Answer : gook, goop, goo, guck, gunk, sludge, muck, ooze, slime




• The clue is 44. Gummy candy shape. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: WORM

  Possible Answer : louse, writhe, squirm, dirt_ball, wrestle, worm, twist, insect, wriggle




• The clue is 46. U.S. 101 or 66: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RTE




• The clue is 47. "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LEONA




• The clue is 49. One having an ice time at the Olympics?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: FIGURESKATER




• The clue is 53. Pop singer Grande. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ARIANA

  Possible Answer : Ariana




• The clue is 56. The "m" of e = mc². Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MASS

  Possible Answer : deal, stack, hatful, bulk, heap, plenty, raft, quite_a_little, aggregative, batch, the_great_unwashed, great_deal, muckle, mint, lot, masses, passel, multitude, pot, people, flock, peck, sight, hoi_polloi, mass, Mass, mess, slew, mickle, wad, aggregated, spate, volume, good_deal, mountain, pile, tidy_sum, aggregate




• The clue is 57. Sandoval of "Vanderpump Rules". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TOM

  Possible Answer : Tom, Uncle_Tom, tom, gobbler, tomcat, turkey_cock, tom_turkey




• The clue is 58. Rocky. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: UNEVEN

  Possible Answer : odd, spotty, scratchy, uneven, mismatched

  Possible Opposite Answer : even




• The clue is 61. Senate affirmatives. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: YEAS

  Possible Answer : yea

  Possible Opposite Answer : nay




• The clue is 65. Short distance to travel, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 49-Across. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: HOPSKIPANDAJUMP




• The clue is 68. City where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : Christiania, Oslo, capital_of_Norway




• The clue is 69. Put in the mail. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SEND

  Possible Answer : mail, send_out, commit, transmit, send, get_off, ship, send_off, beam, air, station, institutionalize, institutionalise, direct, charge, broadcast, post, place, transport




• The clue is 70. Kitchen gadget for apples. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: CORER

  Possible Answer : corer




• The clue is 71. River to Hades. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: STYX

  Possible Answer : Styx, River_Styx




• The clue is 72. They may be graphic. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TEES

  Possible Answer : golf_tee, teeing_ground, tee_up, football_tee, tee




• The clue is 73. Black wood. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EBONY

  Possible Answer : pitch_black, ebony, soot_black, ebony_tree, ebon, Diospyros_ebenum, sable, jet_black, coal_black

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Spanish "daddy". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PAPI

• The clue is 2. Told a fib. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LIED

  Possible Answer: lie_in, dwell, lied, rest, lie_down, consist, lie

  Possible Opposite Answer : stand, arise

• The clue is 3. Regarding. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ASTO

• The clue is 4. Others similar. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: THELIKE

• The clue is 5. Outsize feature of a bat's head. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer: spike, capitulum, ear, pinna, auricle

• The clue is 6. Pot smoker. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: STONER

  Possible Answer: lapidator, stone, stoner

• The clue is 7. Chess game's ending. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: MATE

  Possible Answer: better_half, twin, spouse, copulate, Ilex_paraguariensis, married_person, match, partner, pair, checkmate, couple, fellow, mate, first_mate, teammate, Paraguay_tea

• The clue is 8. Eight: Prefix. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OCTO

• The clue is 9. Hit the road, as a band. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: GOONTOUR

• The clue is 10. Nondairy milk option. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: OAT

  Possible Answer: oat

• The clue is 11. Symbol in Tinder's logo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FLAME

  Possible Answer: flare, fire, flame, flaming

• The clue is 12. Frequent-___ miles. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FLIER

  Possible Answer: airman, flyer, flier, aviator, broadsheet, bill, circular, handbill, throwaway, aeronaut, broadside

• The clue is 13. Seasons to taste, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SALTS

  Possible Answer: table_salt, Strategic_Arms_Limitation_Talks, SALT, common_salt, salt, salinity, saltiness

• The clue is 18. Director Joel or Ethan. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: COEN

• The clue is 19. Approach. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: NEAR

  Possible Answer: approximate, come_near, come_on, nearly, near, draw_close, draw_near, about, go_up, almost, nigh, cheeseparing, well-nigh, close, penny-pinching, approach, good, skinny, most, virtually, dear

  Possible Opposite Answer : far

• The clue is 24. Ooze. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SEEP

  Possible Answer: seep, ooze

• The clue is 26. Common email attachment. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PDF

• The clue is 27. What one might do after making a birthday wish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BLOW

  Possible Answer: bollocks_up, bluster, C, bobble, brag, foul_up, bump, shock, fumble, drift, gasconade, swash, vaunt, bollix, blow_out, setback, gust, mess_up, bollocks, black_eye, boast, muff, blow, nose_candy, suck, spoil, shoot_a_line, tout, waste, muck_up, shove_along, screw_up, ball_up, botch, be_adrift, shove_off, reversal, bumble, gas, blast, puff, reverse, bodge, botch_up, bungle, bollix_up, mishandle, louse_up, burn_out, fuck_up, coke, flub, float, snow, fellate, fluff, go_down_on, squander

  Possible Opposite Answer : conserve

• The clue is 28. Second chance. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer: reconstruct, remodel, remake, make_over, refashion, redo

• The clue is 29. Finished. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OVER

  Possible Answer: all_over, complete, concluded, ended, terminated, o'er, over

• The clue is 30. Picky ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EATER

  Possible Answer: eater, feeder

• The clue is 31. PC "brain". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CPU

  Possible Answer: CPU, C.P.U., central_processor, mainframe, processor, central_processing_unit

• The clue is 35. Showbiz awards quartet. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EGOT

• The clue is 36. Finished. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: DONE

  Possible Answer: come, perform, execute, arrange, dress, manage, make_out, practice, coiffe, do, make, cause, practise, suffice, behave, serve, get_along, act, through, fare, through_with, coif, set, exercise, done, coiffure, answer

  Possible Opposite Answer : unmake

• The clue is 37. Fly high. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SOAR

  Possible Answer: soar_upwards, sailplane, soar_up, surge, zoom, soar, hang_glide

• The clue is 40. Musician in a cathedral. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ORGANIST

  Possible Answer: organist

• The clue is 41. Letters between R and V. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: STU

• The clue is 42. Lodge group since 1868. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ELKS

  Possible Answer: American_elk, red_deer, European_elk, wapiti, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, elk, Alces_alces, moose, Cervus_elaphus

• The clue is 45. Advanced deg. for creative types. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MFA

  Possible Answer: MFA, Master_of_Fine_Arts

• The clue is 48. Gravy train gig. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: EASYJOB

• The clue is 50. Alaska native. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: INUK

• The clue is 51. Corrects, as a text. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: EMENDS

  Possible Answer: emend

• The clue is 52. What a beach shower helps wash off. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SAND

  Possible Answer: George_Sand, grit, gumption, Sand, Amandine_Aurore_Lucie_Dupin, sandpaper, moxie, Baroness_Dudevant, backbone, guts, sand

• The clue is 53. One of the Three Musketeers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ATHOS

  Possible Answer: Mount_Athos, Athos

• The clue is 54. Pigeon's perch. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ROOST

  Possible Answer: perch, roost, rest

• The clue is 55. Suggest indirectly. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IMPLY

  Possible Answer: incriminate, inculpate, involve, entail, connote, imply, mean

• The clue is 59. Fencing sword. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EPEE

  Possible Answer: epee

• The clue is 60. Barn topper. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: VANE

  Possible Answer: web, wind_vane, weather_vane, blade, weathervane, vane

• The clue is 62. Croatian currency beginning in 2023. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EURO

  Possible Answer: euro

• The clue is 63. "___ to that!" ("Totally agree!"). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer: Amon, Amen, Amun

• The clue is 64. Agile for one's age. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer: nimble, spry, agile, quick

• The clue is 66. Word after White or Red. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SOX

• The clue is 67. Card above king. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ACE

  Possible Answer: breeze_through, adept, single, sensation, whiz, I, maven, angiotensin_converting_enzyme, first-rate, one, genius, topnotch, mavin, angiotensin-converting_enzyme, nail, tiptop, superstar, tops, ACE, sweep_through, unity, whizz, A-one, super, virtuoso, star, wizard, Allied_Command_Europe, pass_with_flying_colors, crack, 1, ace, wiz, hotshot, champion, sail_through, top-notch

NY Times Crossword Answers May 19, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 19, 2025

Published on Monday, May 19, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 19 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (38)

Clue #1: 1. Occasion for pampering

6-letter answer Answer: SPADAY

Clue #2: 7. Like a baby's bottom

4-letter answer Answer: SOFT

Word Help: Synonyms: diffuse, easy, gentle
Antonyms: loud, hard

Clue #3: 11. Taxi

3-letter answer Answer: CAB

Word Help: Synonyms: hack, taxi, cabriolet

Clue #4: 14. The "T" of B.L.T.

6-letter answer Answer: TOMATO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lycopersicon_esculentum, tomato_plant, love_apple

Clue #5: 15. Queen of the Nile, informally

4-letter answer Answer: CLEO

Clue #6: 16. Miley Cyrus's "Party in the ___"

3-letter answer Answer: USA

Word Help: Synonyms: USA, US_Army, America

Clue #7: 17. Casual dining chain with unlimited breadsticks

11-letter answer Answer: OLIVEGARDEN

Clue #8: 19. Take a load off, say

3-letter answer Answer: SIT

Word Help: Synonyms: sit_around, pose, posture
Antonyms: arise, stand

Clue #9: 20. Shake, as a dog's tail

3-letter answer Answer: WAG

Word Help: Synonyms: card, wit, wag

Clue #10: 21. Most-desired group of invitees

5-letter answer Answer: ALIST

Clue #11: 22. Home to Zion National Park

4-letter answer Answer: UTAH

Word Help: Synonyms: UT, Beehive_State, Mormon_State

Clue #12: 23. Capital of Italia

4-letter answer Answer: ROMA

Word Help: Synonyms: Romany, Rommany, Roma

Clue #13: 26. Caller of balls and strikes

3-letter answer Answer: UMP

Word Help: Synonyms: umpire, ump

Clue #14: 27. "... or that's what I think, anyway," online

3-letter answer Answer: IMO

Word Help: Synonyms: International_Maritime_Organization, IMO

Clue #15: 28. Event whose symbol is five interlocking rings

12-letter answer Answer: OLYMPICGAMES

Clue #16: 33. Discontinued Apple program for organizing images

6-letter answer Answer: IPHOTO

Clue #17: 36. Make a digital image of

4-letter answer Answer: SCAN

Word Help: Synonyms: scan, CAT_scan, rake

Clue #18: 37. Race of mythical beings, in fantasy fiction

3-letter answer Answer: FAE

Word Help: Synonyms: fuel-air_explosive, FAE

Clue #19: 38. Musical genre for D'Angelo and Erykah Badu

7-letter answer Answer: NEOSOUL

Clue #20: 40. Some R-rated material

7-letter answer Answer: EROTICA

Word Help: Synonyms: erotica, porno, smut

Clue #21: 42. Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights

3-letter answer Answer: TEN

Word Help: Synonyms: tenner, decade, 10

Clue #22: 43. Jacket closer that's not a button

4-letter answer Answer: SNAP

Word Help: Synonyms: flick, breeze, crack
Antonyms: inelasticity

Clue #23: 45. "We hold these ___ to be self-evident"

6-letter answer Answer: TRUTHS

Word Help: Synonyms: Truth, the_true, trueness
Antonyms: inaccuracy, falsity

Clue #24: 46. Theater binoculars

12-letter answer Answer: OPERAGLASSES

Clue #25: 49. Number of faces on a cube

3-letter answer Answer: SIX

Word Help: Synonyms: sextuplet, sestet, half-dozen

Clue #26: 50. Craftsmanship

3-letter answer Answer: ART

Word Help: Synonyms: graphics, artistic_creation, artistic_production

Clue #27: 51. Silverstein who wrote "A Boy Named Sue"

4-letter answer Answer: SHEL

Clue #28: 54. President's "no"

4-letter answer Answer: VETO

Word Help: Synonyms: negative, nix, blackball
Antonyms: permit, allow

Clue #29: 56. Glimmer

5-letter answer Answer: GLEAM

Word Help: Synonyms: gleam, gleaming, glow

Clue #30: 58. Govt. rule

3-letter answer Answer: REG

Clue #31: 60. "Red" or "Reputation," for Taylor Swift

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: era, epoch, geological_era

Clue #32: 61. Starting point for Tropicana or Florida's Natural juice

11-letter answer Answer: ORANGEGROVE

Clue #33: 64. Tease

3-letter answer Answer: RIB

Word Help: Synonyms: laugh_at, jest_at, roast

Clue #34: 65. Dryer fuzz

4-letter answer Answer: LINT

Word Help: Synonyms: lint

Clue #35: 66. Word before name or voyage

6-letter answer Answer: MAIDEN

Word Help: Synonyms: maiden_over, initiatory, maid

Clue #36: 67. Buzzer near a flower

3-letter answer Answer: BEE

Word Help: Synonyms: bee

Clue #37: 68. Odds and ___

4-letter answer Answer: ENDS

Word Help: Synonyms: closing, finish, stop
Antonyms: begin, beginning

Clue #38: 69. "Yikes!" ... or, phonetically, a hint to 17-, 28-, 46- and 61-Across

6-letter answer Answer: OHGEEZ

Across Clues and Answers (38)

Clue #1: 1. Place in an overhead compartment

4-letter answer Answer: STOW

Word Help: Synonyms: stow

Clue #2: 2. From the Arctic

5-letter answer Answer: POLAR

Word Help: Synonyms: glacial, polar, diametric
Antonyms: equatorial

Clue #3: 3. Compadre

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGO

Word Help: Synonyms: amigo

Clue #4: 4. ___ Pilkey, author/illustrator who created Captain Underpants

3-letter answer Answer: DAV

Clue #5: 5. Chowed down

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: corrode, Ate, use_up

Clue #6: 6. Meditation method

4-letter answer Answer: YOGA

Word Help: Synonyms: yoga

Clue #7: 7. Pinches pennies, say

7-letter answer Answer: SCRIMPS

Word Help: Synonyms: skimp, scrimp, stint

Clue #8: 8. Alternative to Axe or Brut

8-letter answer Answer: OLDSPICE

Clue #9: 9. Poetical units

4-letter answer Answer: FEET

Word Help: Synonyms: ft, metrical_foot, understructure
Antonyms: head

Clue #10: 10. Colossal amount

3-letter answer Answer: TON

Word Help: Synonyms: gross_ton, ton, long_ton

Clue #11: 11. Personalized in sizing

9-letter answer Answer: CUSTOMFIT

Clue #12: 12. Home of China and India

4-letter answer Answer: ASIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Asia

Clue #13: 13. Relaxing soak

4-letter answer Answer: BATH

Word Help: Synonyms: bath, bathing_tub, Bath

Clue #14: 18. Former student, for short

4-letter answer Answer: ALUM

Word Help: Synonyms: ammonium_alum, alum, potash_alum

Clue #15: 22. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"

3-letter answer Answer: UMA

Word Help: Synonyms: Uma, genus_Uma

Clue #16: 24. Cow sounds

4-letter answer Answer: MOOS

Word Help: Synonyms: low, moo

Clue #17: 25. Woodwind in a jazz band

7-letter answer Answer: ALTOSAX

Clue #18: 27. Pays no heed to

7-letter answer Answer: IGNORES

Word Help: Synonyms: push_aside, snub, disregard
Antonyms: notice, know

Clue #19: 29. Calves, kittens and cubs

5-letter answer Answer: YOUNG

Word Help: Synonyms: Pres_Young, immature, untried
Antonyms: aged, old

Clue #20: 30. Grocery conveyances

5-letter answer Answer: CARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: hale, cart, handcart

Clue #21: 31. Per person

4-letter answer Answer: EACH

Word Help: Synonyms: for_each_one, from_each_one, apiece

Clue #22: 32. Sail the seven ___

4-letter answer Answer: SEAS

Word Help: Synonyms: sea, ocean

Clue #23: 33. A fan of

4-letter answer Answer: INTO

Clue #24: 34. "Not another ___ out of you!"

4-letter answer Answer: PEEP

Word Help: Synonyms: chirp, cheep, peek

Clue #25: 35. Nickname for Lincoln

9-letter answer Answer: HONESTABE

Clue #26: 39. Film incorrectly announced as Best Picture before "Moonlight"

8-letter answer Answer: LALALAND

Clue #27: 41. Patootie

4-letter answer Answer: TUSH

Word Help: Synonyms: rear, bottom, hind_end

Clue #28: 44. Mom and dad

7-letter answer Answer: PARENTS

Word Help: Synonyms: raise, nurture, rear
Antonyms: child

Clue #29: 47. Carnaval city

3-letter answer Answer: RIO

Word Help: Synonyms: Rio, Rio_de_Janeiro

Clue #30: 48. Kind of party for men only

4-letter answer Answer: STAG

Word Help: Synonyms: tell_on, hart, rat

Clue #31: 52. Wear away, as soil

5-letter answer Answer: ERODE

Word Help: Synonyms: gnaw_at, fret, eat_at

Clue #32: 53. Flood embankment

5-letter answer Answer: LEVEE

Word Help: Synonyms: levee

Clue #33: 54. What often follows a noun

4-letter answer Answer: VERB

Word Help: Synonyms: verb

Clue #34: 55. Pennsylvania city on a Great Lake

4-letter answer Answer: ERIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Erie, Lake_Erie

Clue #35: 56. Ear-to-ear expression

4-letter answer Answer: GRIN

Word Help: Synonyms: smile, grin, smiling

Clue #36: 57. Office missive

4-letter answer Answer: MEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: memo, memoranda, memorandum

Clue #37: 59. Cohort that grew up with the internet

4-letter answer Answer: GENZ

Clue #38: 61. Cry at a bullfight

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #39: 62. "Argh!"

3-letter answer Answer: GAH

Clue #40: 63. Fix, as an outcome

3-letter answer Answer: RIG

Word Help: Synonyms: set, fishing_gear, set_up

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