No 27371 Wed Oct 16, 2024 NYTimes Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Friend on "Friends", 5. Besmirch, 10. U.S. immigration policy, familiarly, 14. From which Christmas lights might hang, 15. Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The", 16. Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies, 17. Three tickets, 19. Cheeky, 20. "Is that OK with you?", 21. "Despite all that ...", 23. L'il ___, 26. With money, 29. Makes apprehensive, 31. Put forth, as a question, 32. Well-worn, 33. Onetime Houston athlete whose helmet featured a derrick, 35. Frodo Baggins's pursuers, 39. Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme, 43. First British P.M. appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, 44. Sung tribute, 45. Tax prep pro, 46. "Tangible" balance sheet item, 49. Host, 51. More revered, 55. Comedian Youngman, 56. Goddess associated with the owl, 57. Outback hoppers, 59. Suffix with Jumbo, 60. Crazy reason, 66. Bits of advice, 67. Object of finger-pointing on "Fantasy Island", 68. Instruments heard at luaus, for short, 69. Subside, 70. Number of blessings at a Jewish wedding, 71. See 64-Down

Wed Oct 16, 2024 NYTimes Crossword

Down Clues :

1. Li of martial arts fame, 2. Item on a boathouse wall, 3. Time of anticipation, 4. Sycophants, 5. Neuter, 6. "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak., 7. Hosp. areas usually on the ground floor, 8. Get wiser, supposedly, 9. Computer troubleshooting options, 10. Look to for support, 11. Revise, 12. Drop an F-bomb, say, 13. Founder of the Pacific Fur Company, 1810, 18. Singer with the 2008 album "Backwoods Barbie", 22. V.I.P. section?, 23. InDesign developer, 24. Bundled, as hay, 25. Nonverbal attention-getter, 27. Run, 28. Like Loki and Thor, 30. Transgress, 34. One miraculously healed by Jesus, 36. Poison found naturally in castor beans, 37. Airer of hearings, 38. Suspect, 40. Somewhat, 41. "The Office" role, 42. "Alrighty, then. As I was saying …", 47. ___ Juan, 48. Resells at hiked-up prices, 50. What to do before a marathon, perhaps, 51. Lacking gloss, 52. Open courtyards, 53. Looks to sell, 54. It might go way over your head, 58. The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some, 61. Fútbol cheer, 62. Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18, 63. Prez #34, 64. Doc treating 71-Across, 65. Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 16, 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. Friend on "Friends". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JOEY




• The clue is 5. Besmirch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMEAR

  Possible Answer : smutch, smirch, defame, besmirch, asperse, cytologic_smear, sully, slur, blot, smear, spot, stain, blur, smudge, calumniate, malignment, cytosmear, vilification, daub, denigrate, slander




• The clue is 10. U.S. immigration policy, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DACA




• The clue is 14. From which Christmas lights might hang. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EAVE




• The clue is 15. Dystopian horror film of 2013, with "The". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PURGE

  Possible Answer : regorge, regurgitate, chuck, retch, spue, purging, be_sick, purge, upchuck, purgation, sick, purify, honk, flush, scour, cast, puke, throw_up, sanctify, vomit, vomit_up, cat, disgorge, barf, spew

  Possible Opposite Answer : rehabilitate, keep_down




• The clue is 16. Birds with wings about one-tenth the length of their bodies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer : Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu, Dromaius_novaehollandiae




• The clue is 17. Three tickets. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: TRESPASSES

  Possible Answer : take_advantage, usurpation, sin, transgress, encroachment, intrusion, violation, overstep, intrude, trespass




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

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

  The answer: PERT

  Possible Answer : saucy, impertinent, irreverent, pert




• The clue is 20. "Is that OK with you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAYI




• The clue is 21. "Despite all that ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVENSO




• The clue is 23. L'il ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABNER




• The clue is 26. With money. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: CONTENDER

  Possible Answer : rival, challenger, competition, competitor, contender




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

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

  The answer: DAUNTS

  Possible Answer : pall, scare_off, frighten_away, scare_away, frighten_off, daunt, scare, dash




• The clue is 31. Put forth, as a question. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSED

  Possible Answer : get, baffle, bewilder, sit, impersonate, model, flummox, posed, place, puzzle, lay, amaze, posture, nonplus, dumbfound, put, position, vex, stupefy, gravel, pose, perplex, present, personate, beat, mystify, stick, set

  Possible Opposite Answer : unposed




• The clue is 32. Well-worn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

  Possible Answer : old, Old, quondam, onetime, erstwhile, older, one-time, honest-to-goodness, previous, sometime, sure-enough, honest-to-god, former

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new




• The clue is 33. Onetime Houston athlete whose helmet featured a derrick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILER

  Possible Answer : tanker, oil_well, tank_ship, oil_tanker, oiler




• The clue is 35. Frodo Baggins's pursuers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORCS




• The clue is 39. Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEGINNERSPANISH




• The clue is 43. First British P.M. appointed by Queen Elizabeth II. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDEN

  Possible Answer : Garden_of_Eden, promised_land, Shangri-la, nirvana, Eden, heaven, paradise




• The clue is 44. Sung tribute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAEAN

  Possible Answer : panegyric, pean, eulogy, encomium, paean




• The clue is 45. Tax prep pro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CPA

  Possible Answer : certified_public_accountant, CPA




• The clue is 46. "Tangible" balance sheet item. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSET

  Possible Answer : asset, plus

  Possible Opposite Answer : liability




• The clue is 49. Host. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MYRIAD

  Possible Answer : myriad, innumerous, multitudinous, ten_thousand, 10000, countless, infinite, unnumberable, innumerable, unnumerable, unnumbered, numberless, uncounted




• The clue is 51. More revered. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: MASSACRED

  Possible Answer : mow_down, massacre, slaughter




• The clue is 55. Comedian Youngman. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HENNY




• The clue is 56. Goddess associated with the owl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATHENA

  Possible Answer : Pallas, Athene, Athena, Pallas_Athene, Pallas_Athena




• The clue is 57. Outback hoppers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOS




• The clue is 59. Suffix with Jumbo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRON




• The clue is 60. Crazy reason. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (10 letters)

  The answer: LOCOMOTIVE

  Possible Answer : locomotive, locomotor, engine, railway_locomotive, locomotive_engine




• The clue is 66. Bits of advice. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIPS

  Possible Answer : tippytoe, topple, lean, pourboire, tip, backsheesh, tiptoe, bung, baksheesh, tip_off, slant, hint, peak, wind, top, lead, steer, crest, angle, tap, summit, tumble, gratuity, confidential_information, bakshis, crown, tilt, fee, bakshish, point




• The clue is 67. Object of finger-pointing on "Fantasy Island". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLANE

  Possible Answer : airplane, aeroplane, planer, carpenter's_plane, skim, sheet, shave, level, flat, plane, planing_machine, woodworking_plane




• The clue is 68. Instruments heard at luaus, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UKES

  Possible Answer : ukulele, uke




• The clue is 69. Subside. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASE

  Possible Answer : simpleness, allay, ease, relieve, relaxation, facilitate, still, alleviate, relief, rest, informality, repose, simplicity, comfort, easiness

  Possible Opposite Answer : difficulty




• The clue is 70. Number of blessings at a Jewish wedding. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEVEN

  Possible Answer : heptad, 7, septet, septenary, seven-spot, seven, vii, sevener, VII




• The clue is 71. See 64-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETS

  Possible Answer : positron_emission_tomography, ducky, favourite, pet, darling, PET, favorite, deary, dearie

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Li of martial arts fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JET

  Possible Answer: gush, cat_valium, coal-black, jet-propelled_plane, spirt, sooty, jet, super_acid, K, blue_jet, pitchy, jet-black, honey_oil, super_C, reverse_lightning, green, squirt, special_K, jet_plane, spurt, fountain

• The clue is 2. Item on a boathouse wall. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAR

  Possible Answer: oar

• The clue is 3. Time of anticipation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EVE

  Possible Answer: eve, eventide, evening, Eve, even

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

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

  The answer: YESMEN

• The clue is 5. Neuter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAY

  Possible Answer: castrate, alter, spay, neuter

• The clue is 6. "Thou sing'st sweet ___": Shak.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSIC

  Possible Answer: euphony, medicine, music

• The clue is 7. Hosp. areas usually on the ground floor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERS

  Possible Answer: ER, atomic_number_68, erbium, emergency_room, Er

• The clue is 8. Get wiser, supposedly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGE

  Possible Answer: geezerhood, years, maturate, mature, old_age, long_time, historic_period, age, senesce, get_on, eld

  Possible Opposite Answer : rejuvenate

• The clue is 9. Computer troubleshooting options. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESETS

  Possible Answer: reset, readjust

• The clue is 10. Look to for support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEPENDON

• The clue is 11. Revise. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: rectify, remediate, improve, better, remedy, meliorate, repair, ameliorate, amend

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 12. Drop an F-bomb, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CURSE

  Possible Answer: maledict, swearword, nemesis, swearing, condemnation, damn, blaspheme, imprecate, whammy, unchurch, excommunicate, jinx, hex, bedamn, anathemize, curse_word, bane, scourge, beshrew, cuss, oath, torment, expletive, swear, curse, execration, anathemise

  Possible Opposite Answer : communicate, bless

• The clue is 13. Founder of the Pacific Fur Company, 1810. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTOR

  Possible Answer: Nancy_Witcher_Astor, John_Jacob_Astor, Astor, Viscountess_Astor

• The clue is 18. Singer with the 2008 album "Backwoods Barbie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARTON

• The clue is 22. V.I.P. section?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VEE

• The clue is 23. InDesign developer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOBE

  Possible Answer: adobe_brick, adobe

• The clue is 24. Bundled, as hay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BALED

  Possible Answer: bale

• The clue is 25. Nonverbal attention-getter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NUDGE

  Possible Answer: nudge, poke_at, jog, prod

• The clue is 27. Run. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPERATE

  Possible Answer: mesh, manoeuver, manoeuvre, function, control, lock, operate_on, run, maneuver, go, work, engage, operate

  Possible Opposite Answer : disengage, malfunction

• The clue is 28. Like Loki and Thor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NORSE

  Possible Answer: Scandinavian_language, Norseman, Northman, Norse, North_Germanic, Scandinavian, Norwegian, North_Germanic_language, Nordic

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

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

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer: goof, sin, transgress, wickedness, hell, sinning, sinfulness, Sin, blunder, boob, trespass, sine, drop_the_ball

• The clue is 34. One miraculously healed by Jesus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEPER

  Possible Answer: lazar, leper

• The clue is 36. Poison found naturally in castor beans. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RICIN

  Possible Answer: ricin_toxin, ricin

• The clue is 37. Airer of hearings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CSPAN

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

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

  The answer: SHADY

  Possible Answer: fishy, funny, shadowed, umbrageous, shadowy, suspect, fly-by-night, louche, suspicious, shady

• The clue is 40. Somewhat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INASENSE

• The clue is 41. "The Office" role. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAM

• The clue is 42. "Alrighty, then. As I was saying …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANYHOO

• The clue is 47. ___ Juan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAN

• The clue is 48. Resells at hiked-up prices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCALPS

  Possible Answer: scalp

• The clue is 50. What to do before a marathon, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RESTUP

• The clue is 51. Lacking gloss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATTE

  Possible Answer: matt, matte_up, matte, matt-up, flatness, mat_up, flat, felt, matted, lustrelessness, lusterlessness, mat, felt_up

• The clue is 52. Open courtyards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATRIA

  Possible Answer: atrium

• The clue is 53. Looks to sell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOPS

  Possible Answer: shop, shop_at, tell_on, sponsor, shit, grass, betray, snitch, frequent, store, buy_at, give_away, patronize, denounce, rat, stag, shop_class, workshop, patronise, browse

  Possible Opposite Answer : boycott

• The clue is 54. It might go way over your head. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRONE

  Possible Answer: monotone, dawdler, trailer, drone_on, drone_pipe, poke, lagger, bourdon, droning, pilotless_aircraft, radio-controlled_aircraft, drone, laggard

• The clue is 58. The appearance of a butterfly in a home, for some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: bode, omen, prognostication, portent, auspicate, foretell, presage, prognostic, prodigy, foreshadow, forecast, Muscat_and_Oman, Oman, prefigure, prognosticate, predict, Sultanate_of_Oman, betoken, portend, augur

• The clue is 61. Fútbol cheer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLE

• The clue is 62. Basketball's King James, from 2003-10 and 2014-18. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAV

• The clue is 63. Prez #34. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IKE

  Possible Answer: Dwight_David_Eisenhower, Dwight_D._Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Dwight_Eisenhower, President_Eisenhower, Ike

• The clue is 64. Doc treating 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VET

  Possible Answer: veterinary, ex-serviceman, veterinarian, veteran, veterinary_surgeon, vet

• The clue is 65. Symbol on the collar of Krypto the Superdog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESS

  Possible Answer: E, einsteinium, Es, atomic_number_99

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Across Clues and Answers (69)

Clue #1: 1. Van Winkle of folklore

3-letter answer Answer: RIP

Word Help: Synonyms: countercurrent, blood, rend

Clue #2: 4. Engages in playful fisticuffs

5-letter answer Answer: SPARS

Word Help: Synonyms: spar, sparring

Clue #3: 9. Italian restaurant frequently seen in food courts

6-letter answer Answer: SBARRO

Clue #4: 15. Strip for breakfast

5-letter answer Answer: BACON

Word Help: Synonyms: Sir_Francis_Bacon, Viscount_St._Albans, 1st_Baron_Verulam

Clue #5: 20. Game with a Reverse card

3-letter answer Answer: UNO

Clue #6: 21. Impressive display

5-letter answer Answer: ARRAY

Word Help: Synonyms: regalia, raiment, align

Clue #7: 22. Suggest

6-letter answer Answer: HINTAT

Clue #8: 23. "I might surprise you"

5-letter answer Answer: TRYME

Clue #9: 24. "___ all good"

3-letter answer Answer: ITS

Word Help: Synonyms: information_technology, IT

Clue #10: 25. Group that Tiger hires to install wall art?

18-letter answer Answer: WOODSWOODSCREWCREW

Clue #11: 28. Out of shape

6-letter answer Answer: NOTFIT

Clue #12: 30. Frets

5-letter answer Answer: STEWS

Word Help: Synonyms: stew, swither, fret

Clue #13: 31. ___-fisted

3-letter answer Answer: HAM

Word Help: Synonyms: overplay, Ham, overact
Antonyms: underact

Clue #14: 32. Corduroy fabric feature

4-letter answer Answer: WALE

Word Help: Synonyms: wheal, welt, strake

Clue #15: 33. Thinks out loud

6-letter answer Answer: OPINES

Word Help: Synonyms: opine, reckon, sound_off

Clue #16: 35. Train

7-letter answer Answer: EDUCATE

Word Help: Synonyms: civilise, develop, educate

Clue #17: 38. First game of the season

6-letter answer Answer: OPENER

Word Help: Synonyms: opener, unfastener, undoer

Clue #18: 40. It smells

4-letter answer Answer: ODOR

Word Help: Synonyms: odour, olfactory_perception, scent

Clue #19: 41. Send fan mail en masse to a Monty Python production?

16-letter answer Answer: SPAMSPAMALOTALOT

Clue #20: 44. Begrudged

8-letter answer Answer: RESENTED

Word Help: Synonyms: resent, begrudge
Antonyms: wish

Clue #21: 46. Zippo

3-letter answer Answer: NIL

Word Help: Synonyms: zippo, nil, nothing

Clue #22: 47. Creeping Charlie, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: WEED

Word Help: Synonyms: Mary_Jane, gage, pot
Antonyms: cultivated_plant

Clue #23: 48. ___ Ross House (Philadelphia landmark)

5-letter answer Answer: BETSY

Clue #24: 49. Honcho

5-letter answer Answer: NABOB

Word Help: Synonyms: nabob, nawab

Clue #25: 53. Mob enforcer

4-letter answer Answer: GOON

Word Help: Synonyms: hood, thug, gawk

Clue #26: 55. Dam near the Philae Temple of Isis

5-letter answer Answer: ASWAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Assuan, Aswan, Assouan

Clue #27: 59. Hands-on business

3-letter answer Answer: SPA

Word Help: Synonyms: watering_hole, spa, health_spa

Clue #28: 60. Angry early president can be seen now in TV footage?

14-letter answer Answer: MADMADISONISON

Clue #29: 64. Med. benefit option, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: HMO

Word Help: Synonyms: health_maintenance_organization, HMO

Clue #30: 65. Divides

4-letter answer Answer: GAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: spread, breach, opening

Clue #31: 67. Leggy shorebird

5-letter answer Answer: STILT

Word Help: Synonyms: stiltbird, piling, pile

Clue #32: 68. Captain Jean-___ Picard

3-letter answer Answer: LUC

Clue #33: 69. Really stands out

4-letter answer Answer: POPS

Word Help: Synonyms: toss_off, bulge, pop_up

Clue #34: 70. Go beyond the opponent's baseline, in tennis

7-letter answer Answer: OVERHIT

Clue #35: 73. Sound-asleep sounds

6-letter answer Answer: SNORES

Word Help: Synonyms: saw_logs, snoring, snore

Clue #36: 76. Objective

7-letter answer Answer: PURPOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: purpose, determination, aim

Clue #37: 78. Like Tommy in the Who's 1969 rock opera

4-letter answer Answer: DEAF

Word Help: Synonyms: deafen, indifferent, deaf
Antonyms: hearing

Clue #38: 79. Common file extension

3-letter answer Answer: DOC

Word Help: Synonyms: Department_of_Commerce, Commerce, MD

Clue #39: 81. Set off

5-letter answer Answer: BEGAN

Word Help: Synonyms: get_down, start, set_out
Antonyms: end

Clue #40: 83. MGM founder Marcus

4-letter answer Answer: LOEW

Clue #41: 84. Like, in slang

3-letter answer Answer: DIG

Word Help: Synonyms: cut_into, dig_out, apprehend

Clue #42: 85. Hotheaded liberal politico who's eager to hear?

14-letter answer Answer: DEMDEMAGOGAGOG

Clue #43: 89. "You ___ me at hello"

3-letter answer Answer: HAD

Word Help: Synonyms: sustain, deliver, possess
Antonyms: refuse, lack

Clue #44: 92. Ugly expression

5-letter answer Answer: SNEER

Word Help: Synonyms: leer, sneer

Clue #45: 94. Laser therapy target

4-letter answer Answer: ACNE

Word Help: Synonyms: acne

Clue #46: 95. Roasted or grilled, in Spanish

5-letter answer Answer: ASADA

Clue #47: 96. Liver spot?

5-letter answer Answer: ABODE

Word Help: Synonyms: digest, habitation, put_up

Clue #48: 98. Food for a woodpecker

4-letter answer Answer: SUET

Word Help: Synonyms: suet

Clue #49: 100. Drain

3-letter answer Answer: SAP

Word Help: Synonyms: tomfool, sap, saphead

Clue #50: 102. Smitten person's declaration

8-letter answer Answer: IMINLOVE

Clue #51: 104. Pharmacist comes through for customers?

16-letter answer Answer: PROPROCURESCURES

Clue #52: 110. Kind of column

4-letter answer Answer: OPED

Clue #53: 111. Hang around

6-letter answer Answer: LOITER

Word Help: Synonyms: tarry, hang_around, mill_around

Clue #54: 112. Plant that was a top-five girl's name in the 1970s

7-letter answer Answer: HEATHER

Word Help: Synonyms: heather, ling, heather_mixture

Clue #55: 113. Sign up for again

6-letter answer Answer: REJOIN

Word Help: Synonyms: riposte, come_back, retort

Clue #56: 115. Word on some Renaissance Faire signage

4-letter answer Answer: OLDE

Clue #57: 116. Consideration for Cy Young Award voters, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: era, geological_era, ERA

Clue #58: 118. Mother of Perseus

5-letter answer Answer: DANAE

Clue #59: 120. Recover from fainting

6-letter answer Answer: COMETO

Clue #60: 122. Editor's strike?

18-letter answer Answer: REDREDACTIONACTION

Clue #61: 127. Young boxer, say

3-letter answer Answer: PUP

Word Help: Synonyms: pup, puppy, whelp

Clue #62: 128. Some Surrealist paintings

5-letter answer Answer: DALIS

Word Help: Synonyms: Dali, Salvador_Dali

Clue #63: 129. What very punctual people arrive on

6-letter answer Answer: THEDOT

Clue #64: 130. Wildly silly

5-letter answer Answer: INANE

Word Help: Synonyms: vacuous, asinine, inane

Clue #65: 131. Portfolio piece, for short

3-letter answer Answer: IRA

Word Help: Synonyms: Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provisional_IRA, ira

Clue #66: 132. C-suite figures

5-letter answer Answer: EXECS

Word Help: Synonyms: EXEC, White_House

Clue #67: 133. Subject of a negotiation

6-letter answer Answer: SALARY

Word Help: Synonyms: earnings, salary, remuneration

Clue #68: 134. Territories

5-letter answer Answer: LANDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Din_Land, acres, estate

Clue #69: 135. Jellied fish in an English dish

3-letter answer Answer: EEL

Word Help: Synonyms: eel

Across Clues and Answers (69)

Clue #1: 1. Wreck

4-letter answer Answer: RUIN

Word Help: Synonyms: dilapidation, ruin, ruining

Clue #2: 2. Past the point of no return

9-letter answer Answer: INTOODEEP

Clue #3: 3. Email era?

14-letter answer Answer: POSTPOSTAGEAGE

Clue #4: 4. Welcomed at the door

5-letter answer Answer: SAWIN

Clue #5: 5. Stand against

7-letter answer Answer: PROTEST

Word Help: Synonyms: protest, resist, objection

Clue #6: 6. Certain queer identity, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ARO

Clue #7: 7. X-ray doses

4-letter answer Answer: RADS

Word Help: Synonyms: rad, radian

Clue #8: 8. Way

6-letter answer Answer: SYSTEM

Word Help: Synonyms: arrangement, system, organization

Clue #9: 9. Make an appearance

6-letter answer Answer: SHOWUP

Clue #10: 10. Analysis performed with electrodermal stimulation

7-letter answer Answer: BIOSCAN

Clue #11: 11. "... so?"

3-letter answer Answer: AND

Clue #12: 12. Offensive linemen, for short

3-letter answer Answer: RTS

Clue #13: 13. Friend on "Friends"

6-letter answer Answer: RACHEL

Word Help: Synonyms: Rachel

Clue #14: 14. ___ vez (again, in Spanish)

4-letter answer Answer: OTRA

Clue #15: 15. Start of a tangent, in a text

3-letter answer Answer: BTW

Clue #16: 16. Makeup of some metallic bonds

8-letter answer Answer: ARCWELDS

Clue #17: 17. Title protagonist of an 1897 Edmond Rostand play

6-letter answer Answer: CYRANO

Clue #18: 18. Serving at a breakfast buffet

6-letter answer Answer: OMELET

Word Help: Synonyms: omelet, omelette

Clue #19: 19. More up-to-the-minute

5-letter answer Answer: NEWER

Word Help: Synonyms: Modern, New, young
Antonyms: worn, old

Clue #20: 26. Unites

4-letter answer Answer: WEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: get_married, wed, Midweek

Clue #21: 27. Play for the camera, say

5-letter answer Answer: EMOTE

Word Help: Synonyms: emote

Clue #22: 29. Gives the (pink) slip

5-letter answer Answer: FIRES

Word Help: Synonyms: elicit, ardour, fervency
Antonyms: hire

Clue #23: 34. Go on a spree

5-letter answer Answer: SPEND

Word Help: Synonyms: expend, pass, drop

Clue #24: 36. Bud

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGO

Word Help: Synonyms: amigo

Clue #25: 37. It's quite gripping

5-letter answer Answer: TALON

Word Help: Synonyms: talon

Clue #26: 39. Song of thanksgiving

5-letter answer Answer: PAEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: pean, paean, encomium

Clue #27: 40. Globes

4-letter answer Answer: ORBS

Word Help: Synonyms: revolve, globe, orb

Clue #28: 42. ___ apple

5-letter answer Answer: ADAMS

Word Help: Synonyms: cristal, disco_biscuit, Mount_Adams

Clue #29: 43. Cops (to)

6-letter answer Answer: OWNSUP

Clue #30: 45. Juvenile locust

5-letter answer Answer: NYMPH

Word Help: Synonyms: houri, nymph

Clue #31: 50. They hang around a lot

4-letter answer Answer: BATS

Word Help: Synonyms: cream, dotty, bat

Clue #32: 51. One-eyed Norse god

4-letter answer Answer: ODIN

Word Help: Synonyms: Odin

Clue #33: 52. Ginkgo ___ (tree species)

6-letter answer Answer: BILOBA

Clue #34: 54. Frying need

3-letter answer Answer: OIL

Word Help: Synonyms: crude_oil, oil_color, fossil_oil

Clue #35: 56. "Suh-weet! I love this sandwich cookie!"?

14-letter answer Answer: WHOOWHOOPIEPIE

Clue #36: 57. Music boxes?

4-letter answer Answer: AMPS

Word Help: Synonyms: amp, adenosine_monophosphate, AMP

Clue #37: 58. Prominent feature of 17-Down

4-letter answer Answer: NOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: horn_in, nuzzle, intrude

Clue #38: 61. One might start "Incidentally …"

5-letter answer Answer: ASIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: excursus, digression, away

Clue #39: 62. "___ Nona" (children's book based on a folk tale)

6-letter answer Answer: STREGA

Clue #40: 63. Eye: Prefix

5-letter answer Answer: OCULO

Clue #41: 66. Pound sound

3-letter answer Answer: ARF

Clue #42: 69. Safety goggles, masks, etc., in brief

3-letter answer Answer: PPE

Clue #43: 70. They're short for a favorite

4-letter answer Answer: ODDS

Word Help: Synonyms: betting_odds, odds

Clue #44: 71. Blood line

4-letter answer Answer: VEIN

Word Help: Synonyms: mineral_vein, vein, venous_blood_vessel

Clue #45: 72. Common salad add-in

6-letter answer Answer: TOMATO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lycopersicon_esculentum, tomato_plant, love_apple

Clue #46: 74. Big heads

4-letter answer Answer: EGOS

Word Help: Synonyms: ego, self, self-importance

Clue #47: 75. Long tale

4-letter answer Answer: SAGA

Word Help: Synonyms: saga

Clue #48: 77. "Fear Factor" host Joe

5-letter answer Answer: ROGAN

Clue #49: 80. Public health org.

3-letter answer Answer: CDC

Word Help: Synonyms: CDC, Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention

Clue #50: 82. Low point

5-letter answer Answer: NADIR

Word Help: Synonyms: nadir, low-water_mark
Antonyms: zenith

Clue #51: 85. Peach or plum, botanically

5-letter answer Answer: DRUPE

Word Help: Synonyms: stone_fruit, drupe

Clue #52: 86. Come after

5-letter answer Answer: ENSUE

Word Help: Synonyms: result, ensue

Clue #53: 87. Anne of classic comedy

5-letter answer Answer: MEARA

Clue #54: 88. One trying to level up, often

5-letter answer Answer: GAMER

Word Help: Synonyms: crippled, halt, lame

Clue #55: 90. Thrill-seeker's pursuit

9-letter answer Answer: ADVENTURE

Word Help: Synonyms: take_chances, stake, jeopardize

Clue #56: 91. It is done

4-letter answer Answer: DEED

Word Help: Synonyms: title, deed, deed_of_conveyance

Clue #57: 93. Like much tax law or ancient philosophy

8-letter answer Answer: ESOTERIC

Word Help: Synonyms: esoteric
Antonyms: exoteric

Clue #58: 97. Nursery sight

5-letter answer Answer: BLOOM

Word Help: Synonyms: flower, blossom, efflorescence

Clue #59: 99. Got it wrong

5-letter answer Answer: ERRED

Word Help: Synonyms: slip, stray, mistake

Clue #60: 101. Little flap, maybe

7-letter answer Answer: PETDOOR

Clue #61: 103. Support line?

7-letter answer Answer: ISECOND

Clue #62: 104. Weapon similar to a halberd

6-letter answer Answer: POLEAX

Word Help: Synonyms: poleax, poleaxe

Clue #63: 105. Brain twister

6-letter answer Answer: RIDDLE

Word Help: Synonyms: interpenetrate, diffuse, conundrum

Clue #64: 106. Cuban dance style

6-letter answer Answer: CHACHA

Clue #65: 107. "Drunken Sailor," e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: SHANTY

Word Help: Synonyms: shack, hutch, shanty

Clue #66: 108. Wrestler-turned-actor John

4-letter answer Answer: CENA

Clue #67: 109. RNA base

6-letter answer Answer: URACIL

Word Help: Synonyms: uracil, U

Clue #68: 111. Singer with the 2021 hit album "Solar Power"

5-letter answer Answer: LORDE

Clue #69: 114. Hanker (for)

5-letter answer Answer: JONES

Word Help: Synonyms: Bobby_Jones, Daniel_Jones, Mary_Harris_Jones

Clue #70: 117. "Dagnabbit!"

4-letter answer Answer: RATS

Word Help: Synonyms: stinkpot, grass, scab

Clue #71: 119. Where the giant Enceladus is buried, in myth

4-letter answer Answer: ETNA

Word Help: Synonyms: Mt_Etna, etna, bunsen

Clue #72: 121. Gem sometimes confused with a moonstone

4-letter answer Answer: OPAL

Word Help: Synonyms: opal

Clue #73: 123. Twisty curve

3-letter answer Answer: ESS

Word Help: Synonyms: E, atomic_number_99, einsteinium

Clue #74: 124. Abbr. on a business card

3-letter answer Answer: TEL

Clue #75: 125. Rocky Mountain state: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: IDA

Word Help: Synonyms: International_Development_Association, IDA

Clue #76: 126. Actor Somerhalder

3-letter answer Answer: IAN

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