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Sunday, October 20, 2024

No 27375 Sunday Oct 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Jerry Miccolis

Across Clues :

1. "Yikes!", 5. Italian sauce whose name sounds like a French stew, 9. Last word, 14. It can bust one's bracket, 19. Island west of Komodo National Park, 20. Privy to, 21. Call to mind, 22. 10th of 24, 23. Marquee at the Tri-Plex mistaken as a promo for ... "Godzilla"?, 26. ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey, 27. Fantasy football fodder, 28. Something seen framed in a Zoom background, perhaps, 29. Honors for David Beckham and Leona Lewis: Abbr., 31. Bandmate of Keith for 60+ years, 32. Hasten, old-style, 34. Rival of Forbes, 35. Futuristic microscopic machine, 37. ... "E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial"?, 43. Essen exclamations, 45. Bile, 46. Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B, 47. Grave words?, 48. "While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" poet, 49. ___ alai, 50. Sam who directed "Spider-Man", 52. D-Day craft: Abbr., 53. With 112-Down, a small laugh, 54. ... "Independence Day"?, 59. Having had a few bites, say, 60. What this is, 61. Mediterranean condiment, 62. "Mon ___!", 63. Liturgical vestment, 65. Center, 67. At sea, 71. Suitor of Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera", 73. Kind of shell that's easily broken, 74. Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity, 75. ... "Rush Hour"?, 81. "Devilish" cartoon character, 82. Publishing V.I.P.s, 83. Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States, 84. Unsafe?, 85. Modern H.R. initiative, 86. Bryn Mawr grad, e.g., 88. Nag, 89. Connections, 90. One in a line at a grocery store, 91. ... "Insomnia"?, 96. Person with attachment issues, perhaps, 97. "The Strife is ___, the Battle Done" (hymn), 98. Detergent brand, 99. Baja resort town, familiarly, 101. ___ Sidle, longtime role on "C.S.I.", 102. Moving day leftovers, 104. Overseas refusals, 108. Holding nothing back, 110. ... "Sex and the City"?, 113. "Welcome" introduction?, 114. Texas A&M athlete, 115. Girl's name that sounds like two adjacent letters, 116. Singer Horne, 117. Mount, 118. Detritus at the bottom of a bag of bagels, 119. Variety, 120. Novelist Johnson who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Down Clues :

1. Subsides, 2. Walk way?, 3. Aquarium growth, 4. "Check it out, man!", 5. Narrow inlet, 6. Antonio López de Santa ___, three-time president of Mexico, 7. Finally saw through a deception, 8. Emasculates, 9. Ward (off), 10. E.R. lines, 11. 0%, 12. Japanese art of flower arrangement, 13. Star in Venus's orbit?, 14. Island strings, 15. Ingredient in some lipsticks, pizza dough and biodiesel, 16. Cause of a hung jury, 17. Larger-than-life, 18. Assignment, 24. "Really?", 25. Marine menace, 30. Sensitive subject, 33. Pioneering computer, 36. Harsh, 37. From what place, 38. Actor-turned-policeman Estrada, 39. Jazz singer Cleo, 40. Some old PCs, 41. Ending with teen, 42. "That's a ___!" (chemist's punny observation), 43. Garden invader, 44. Raccoon relative, 49. Partner of pride, 50. Small brook, 51. Illness with chills, 52. Island rings, 55. Roil, 56. Give a lecture, say, 57. Sported, 58. Seasoned rice dish, 63. Listing agent's condition, 64. Voting day: Abbr., 65. Feature of some English gardens, 66. "Happy Birthday" writer, sometimes, 68. Athlete's out-of-character performance, say, 69. Lift ticket purchaser, 70. Unspoken, 72. Word after hidden or political, 73. Calorie-rich cake, 74. Apt name for a veterinarian, 75. Ankle bones, 76. Sky shade, 77. Claim on an egg carton, 78. Woodworking tool, 79. Tennille of Captain & Tennille, 80. Charlotte ___ (dessert), 81. Shooting marble, 87. Aide-___ (mnemonic device), 88. Nobility, 89. "Let's do this thing!", 90. Creator of colorful crafts, 92. Woolly pack animals, 93. Origin, 94. Hexad, 95. Rubik of puzzle cube fame, 99. Coral islets, 100. Quite often, 102. Sweeties, informally, 103. Barbershop sound, 105. Barely made, with "out", 106. Poke bowl ingredient, 107. Overcommunicate, say, 109. ___ Low, famed English pirate, 111. Secreted, 112. See 53-Across

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 20, 2024

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

No 27375 Sunday Oct 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword by Jerry Miccolis
Sunday 20 Oct 2024 nyt crosswords


Across Clues with Answers:
  • The clue is 1. "Yikes!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EGAD


  • The clue is 5. Italian sauce whose name sounds like a French stew. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAGU


  • The clue is 9. Last word. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FINIS

    Possible Answer : stopping_point, finis, closing_curtain, last, finish, conclusion, finale, close


  • The clue is 14. It can bust one's bracket. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UPSET

    Possible Answer : worried, derangement, untune, perturbation, turnover, bowl_over, disturbed, discompose, disconcert, upturned, disturbance, overturn, discomfit, broken, disorder, trouble, distressed, confused, overturned, disquieted, overthrow, upset, tump_over, swage, disturb, tip_over, disordered, knock_over, turn_over


  • The clue is 19. Island west of Komodo National Park. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BALI

    Possible Answer : Bali


  • The clue is 20. Privy to. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INON


  • The clue is 21. Call to mind. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EVOKE

    Possible Answer : extract, suggest, put_forward, call_forth, arouse, call_down, raise, elicit, fire, bring_up, paint_a_picture, draw_out, enkindle, kick_up, evoke, invoke, provoke, kindle, conjure_up, stir, conjure, educe


  • The clue is 22. 10th of 24. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAPPA

    Possible Answer : kappa


  • The clue is 23. Marquee at the Tri-Plex mistaken as a promo for ... "Godzilla"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BIGGIANTMONSTER


  • The clue is 26. ___ Island, designated historic site for both New York and New Jersey. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ELLIS

    Possible Answer : Elli


  • The clue is 27. Fantasy football fodder. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STATS


  • The clue is 28. Something seen framed in a Zoom background, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AWARD

    Possible Answer : accolade, honor, prize, present, awarding, grant, honour, award, laurels


  • The clue is 29. Honors for David Beckham and Leona Lewis: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OBES


  • The clue is 31. Bandmate of Keith for 60+ years. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MICK

    Possible Answer : Mickey, Mick, Paddy


  • The clue is 32. Hasten, old-style. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HIE

    Possible Answer : hie, hotfoot, pelt_along, belt_along, hasten, race, step_on_it, rush_along, cannonball_along, bucket_along, rush, speed

    Possible Opposite Answer : linger


  • The clue is 34. Rival of Forbes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INC

    Possible Answer : INC, Iraqi_National_Congress


  • The clue is 35. Futuristic microscopic machine. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NANOBOT


  • The clue is 37. ... "E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial"?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

    The answer: WITNESSALIENARRIVAL


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

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

    The answer: ACHS


  • The clue is 45. Bile. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IRE

    Possible Answer : choler, ire, wrath, anger, ira


  • The clue is 46. Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ABBA


  • The clue is 47. Grave words?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EULOGY

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


  • The clue is 48. "While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: POE

    Possible Answer : Edgar_Allan_Poe, Poe


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

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

    The answer: JAI


  • The clue is 50. Sam who directed "Spider-Man". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAIMI


  • The clue is 52. D-Day craft: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LST


  • The clue is 53. With 112-Down, a small laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TEE

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


  • The clue is 54. ... "Independence Day"?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

    The answer: HANCOCKSIGNSTHEPAPER


  • The clue is 59. Having had a few bites, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ITCHY

    Possible Answer : fidgety, antsy, fretful, itchy


  • The clue is 60. What this is. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CLUE

    Possible Answer : cue, clue, clew, hint


  • The clue is 61. Mediterranean condiment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AIOLI

    Possible Answer : aioli, garlic_sauce, aioli_sauce


  • The clue is 62. "Mon ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIEU


  • The clue is 63. Liturgical vestment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STOLE

    Possible Answer : steal, slip, stole


  • The clue is 65. Center. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MIDST

    Possible Answer : midst, thick


  • The clue is 67. At sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LOST

    Possible Answer : misplace, suffer, missed, deep_in_thought, recede, confounded, miss, at_sea, bewildered, lose, confused, mislay, baffled, drop_off, lost, mazed, fall_back, doomed, mixed-up, helpless, preoccupied, turn_a_loss, bemused, befuddled, disoriented, fall_behind

    Possible Opposite Answer : profit, won, saved, found, find, gain, win, keep


  • The clue is 71. Suitor of Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RAOUL


  • The clue is 73. Kind of shell that's easily broken. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TACO

    Possible Answer : wetback, taco, greaser


  • The clue is 74. Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAFKA

    Possible Answer : Kafka, Franz_Kafka


  • The clue is 75. ... "Rush Hour"?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (20 letters)

    The answer: TANGLEDFROZENTRAFFIC


  • The clue is 81. "Devilish" cartoon character. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAZ


  • The clue is 82. Publishing V.I.P.s. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDS

    Possible Answer : ED, explosive_detection_system, male_erecticle_dysfunction, EDS, erectile_dysfunction


  • The clue is 83. Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RARER

    Possible Answer : rare, rarified, rarefied, uncommon


  • The clue is 84. Unsafe?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OUT

    Possible Answer : come_out, away, proscribed, extinct, kayoed, stunned, forbidden, prohibited, taboo, knocked_out, verboten, KO'd, tabu, come_out_of_the_closet, out

    Possible Opposite Answer : safe


  • The clue is 85. Modern H.R. initiative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DEI


  • The clue is 86. Bryn Mawr grad, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALUMNA

    Possible Answer : graduate, alumnus, grad, alum, alumna


  • The clue is 88. Nag. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEST

    Possible Answer : pest, gadfly, plague, cuss, pestilence, blighter, pesterer, pestis


  • The clue is 89. Connections. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: INS

    Possible Answer : in, Indiana, Hoosier_State, atomic_number_49, IN, inch, Immigration_and_Naturalization_Service, indium, In, INS


  • The clue is 90. One in a line at a grocery store. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CART

    Possible Answer : go-cart, pushcart, drag, cart, hale, haul, handcart


  • The clue is 91. ... "Insomnia"?. Can you find the Answer?

    Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (19 letters)

    The answer: WIREDSLEEPERSMISERY


  • The clue is 96. Person with attachment issues, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EMAILER


  • The clue is 97. "The Strife is ___, the Battle Done" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OER


  • The clue is 98. Detergent brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERA

    Possible Answer : epoch, earned_run_average, ERA, era, geological_era


  • The clue is 99. Baja resort town, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CABO


  • The clue is 101. ___ Sidle, longtime role on "C.S.I.". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SARA


  • The clue is 102. Moving day leftovers. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BOXES

    Possible Answer : box, corner, boxful, loge, package, boxwood, box_seat

    Possible Opposite Answer : unbox


  • The clue is 104. Overseas refusals. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NYETS


  • The clue is 108. Holding nothing back. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALLIN


  • The clue is 110. ... "Sex and the City"?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MANHATTANHOOKUP


  • The clue is 113. "Welcome" introduction?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: YOURE


  • The clue is 114. Texas A&M athlete. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGGIE


  • The clue is 115. Girl's name that sounds like two adjacent letters. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EDIE


  • The clue is 116. Singer Horne. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LENA

    Possible Answer : Lena_River, Lena


  • The clue is 117. Mount. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: STEED

    Possible Answer : steed


  • The clue is 118. Detritus at the bottom of a bag of bagels. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEEDS

    Possible Answer : cum, come, semen, ejaculate, seminal_fluid, source, germ, seeded_player, seed, sow


  • The clue is 119. Variety. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TYPE

    Possible Answer : type, character, typewrite, eccentric, typecast, case

    Possible Opposite Answer : antitype


  • The clue is 120. Novelist Johnson who won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ADAM

    Possible Answer : Robert_Adam, X, go, Adam, disco_biscuit, hug_drug, XTC, cristal, ecstasy


Down Clues and Answers:
  • The clue is 1. Subsides. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EBBS

    Possible Answer: ebb_out, ebbing, ebb_off, ebb, ebb_away, reflux, wane, ebb_down

    Possible Opposite Answer : tide

  • The clue is 2. Walk way?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GAIT

    Possible Answer: pace, gait

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

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

    The answer: ALGA

    Possible Answer: algae, alga

  • The clue is 4. "Check it out, man!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: DIGTHIS

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

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

    The answer: RIA

  • The clue is 6. Antonio López de Santa ___, three-time president of Mexico. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ANNA

    Possible Answer: anna

  • The clue is 7. Finally saw through a deception. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: GOTWISE

  • The clue is 8. Emasculates. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UNMANS

    Possible Answer: unman

  • The clue is 9. Ward (off). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FEND

    Possible Answer: resist, fend, stand

  • The clue is 10. E.R. lines. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IVS

    Possible Answer: quartet, IV, quadruplet, four, foursome, 4, intravenous_feeding, Little_Joe, tetrad, quaternary, quaternion, quatern, quaternity

  • The clue is 11. 0%. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NOTONEBIT

  • The clue is 12. Japanese art of flower arrangement. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IKEBANA

  • The clue is 13. Star in Venus's orbit?. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SERENA

  • The clue is 14. Island strings. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: UKE

    Possible Answer: ukulele, uke

  • The clue is 15. Ingredient in some lipsticks, pizza dough and biodiesel. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PALMOIL

  • The clue is 16. Cause of a hung jury. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPLITVOTE

  • The clue is 17. Larger-than-life. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EPIC

    Possible Answer: larger-than-life, heroic, epic_poem, epical, epic, heroic_poem, epos

  • The clue is 18. Assignment. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TASK

    Possible Answer: labor, project, undertaking, job, task, tax, chore

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

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

    The answer: ISIT

  • The clue is 25. Marine menace. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ORCA

    Possible Answer: killer_whale, orca, killer, sea_wolf, Orcinus_orca, grampus

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

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

    The answer: SORESPOT

  • The clue is 33. Pioneering computer. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ENIAC

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

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

    The answer: BRUTAL

    Possible Answer: brutal, unrelenting, fell, savage, bestial, brute, brutish, roughshod, barbarous, vicious, beastly, cruel

  • The clue is 37. From what place. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: WHENCE

    Possible Answer: whence

  • The clue is 38. Actor-turned-policeman Estrada. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERIK

  • The clue is 39. Jazz singer Cleo. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LAINE

  • The clue is 40. Some old PCs. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IBMS

  • The clue is 41. Ending with teen. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGER

  • The clue is 42. "That's a ___!" (chemist's punny observation). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LYE

    Possible Answer: lye

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

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

    The answer: APHID

    Possible Answer: aphid

  • The clue is 44. Raccoon relative. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: COATI

    Possible Answer: Nasua_narica, coati-mundi, coon_cat, coati, coati-mondi

  • The clue is 49. Partner of pride. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: JOY

    Possible Answer: joyfulness, rejoice, joy, joyousness, gladden, pleasure, delight

    Possible Opposite Answer : sorrow, sadden

  • The clue is 50. Small brook. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RILL

    Possible Answer: rill, streamlet, run, rivulet, runnel

  • The clue is 51. Illness with chills. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGUE

    Possible Answer: acute, chills_and_fever, ague, acute_accent

  • The clue is 52. Island rings. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LEIS

    Possible Answer: coronal, chaplet, lei, garland, wreath

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

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

    The answer: CHURN

    Possible Answer: butter_churn, boil, roil, churn, moil

  • The clue is 56. Give a lecture, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SCOLD

    Possible Answer: lecture, chew_out, chide, scold, reprimand, rag, call_down, chew_up, lambaste, reproof, bawl_out, common_scold, berate, lambast, dress_down, call_on_the_carpet, grumble, have_words, jaw, nagger, scolder, rebuke, remonstrate, nag, take_to_task, trounce, grouch

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

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

    The answer: HADON

  • The clue is 58. Seasoned rice dish. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PILAF

    Possible Answer: pilaf, pilaw, pilaff, pilau

  • The clue is 63. Listing agent's condition. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SOLDASIS

  • The clue is 64. Voting day: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUES

    Possible Answer: Tuesday, Tues

  • The clue is 65. Feature of some English gardens. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MAZE

    Possible Answer: snarl, labyrinth, maze, tangle

  • The clue is 66. "Happy Birthday" writer, sometimes. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ICER

    Possible Answer: ic, 99, ninety-nine

  • The clue is 68. Athlete's out-of-character performance, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: OFFDAY

  • The clue is 69. Lift ticket purchaser. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SKIER

    Possible Answer: skier

  • The clue is 70. Unspoken. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TACIT

    Possible Answer: understood, silent, tacit

  • The clue is 72. Word after hidden or political. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AGENDA

    Possible Answer: docket, agendum, agenda, schedule, order_of_business

  • The clue is 73. Calorie-rich cake. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TORTE

    Possible Answer: torte

  • The clue is 74. Apt name for a veterinarian. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: KAT

    Possible Answer: cat, quat, qat, khat, kat, African_tea, Arabian_tea

  • The clue is 75. Ankle bones. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TALI

    Possible Answer: anklebone, scree, astragal, talus, astragalus

  • The clue is 76. Sky shade. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: AZUREBLUE

  • The clue is 77. Claim on an egg carton. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: FREERANGE

  • The clue is 78. Woodworking tool. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RASP

    Possible Answer: wood_file, rasp, rasping

  • The clue is 79. Tennille of Captain & Tennille. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TONI

  • The clue is 80. Charlotte ___ (dessert). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: RUSSE

  • The clue is 81. Shooting marble. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TAW

    Possible Answer: shooter, taw

  • The clue is 87. Aide-___ (mnemonic device). Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: MEMOIRE

  • The clue is 88. Nobility. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: PEERAGE

    Possible Answer: baronage, peerage

  • The clue is 89. "Let's do this thing!". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: IMREADY

  • The clue is 90. Creator of colorful crafts. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CRAYOLA

  • The clue is 92. Woolly pack animals. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: LLAMAS

    Possible Answer: llama

  • The clue is 93. Origin. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ROOT

    Possible Answer: settle, base, source, radical, theme, origin, ancestor, etymon, beginning, solution, rootage, antecedent, rootle, root, steady_down, take_root, tooth_root, stem, settle_down, root_word, ascendent, ascendant, rout

    Possible Opposite Answer : descendant

  • The clue is 94. Hexad. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SEXTET

    Possible Answer: sextet, 6, half_a_dozen, sextuplet, six, Captain_Hicks, VI, sestet, hexad, sextette, sixer, sise, sixsome

  • The clue is 95. Rubik of puzzle cube fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ERNO

  • The clue is 99. Coral islets. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: CAYS

    Possible Answer: Florida_key, key, cay

  • The clue is 100. Quite often. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: ALOT

  • The clue is 102. Sweeties, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: BAES

  • The clue is 103. Barbershop sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SNIP

    Possible Answer: snip_off, trim, lop, snippet, cut_back, crop, snip, clipping, nip_off, clip, snipping, prune, nip, dress

  • The clue is 105. Barely made, with "out". Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: EKED

  • The clue is 106. Poke bowl ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: TUNA

    Possible Answer: Opuntia_tuna, Anguilla_sucklandii, tuna_fish, tunny, tuna

  • The clue is 107. Overcommunicate, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: SPAM

    Possible Answer: Spam, junk_e-mail, spam

  • The clue is 109. ___ Low, famed English pirate. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: NED

  • The clue is 111. Secreted. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HID

    Possible Answer: hide_out, enshroud, veil, obscure, conceal, blot_out, cover, hide, obliterate, shroud

    Possible Opposite Answer : show

  • The clue is 112. See 53-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

    The answer: HEE

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

NY Times Crossword Answers May 18, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 18, 2025

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 18 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (65)

Clue #1: 1. Verso's counterpart

5-letter answer Answer: RECTO
Word Help: Synonyms: recto
Antonyms: verso

Clue #2: 6. Alternative to an onion bagel

5-letter answer Answer: BIALY
Word Help: Synonyms: bialystoker, bialy

Clue #3: 11. Jai ___

4-letter answer Answer: ALAI

Clue #4: 15. Where the Pilgrims first landed in the New World

4-letter answer Answer: CAPE
Word Help: Synonyms: ness, cape, mantle

Clue #5: 19. Skating gold medalist Oksana

5-letter answer Answer: BAIUL

Clue #6: 20. Host

5-letter answer Answer: EMCEE
Word Help: Synonyms: master_of_ceremonies, compere, emcee

Clue #7: 21. Quick look

4-letter answer Answer: PEEK
Word Help: Synonyms: peep, glance, glint

Clue #8: 22. Has a tab open, say

4-letter answer Answer: OWES
Word Help: Synonyms: owe

Clue #9: 23. Hip-hop's "Puba" and "Daddy I.U."?

11-letter answer Answer: GRANDRAPIDS

Clue #10: 25. Station near Madison Square Garden, for short

4-letter answer Answer: PENN
Word Help: Synonyms: University_of_Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn

Clue #11: 26. Fleet

4-letter answer Answer: FAST
Word Help: Synonyms: quick, degraded, profligate
Antonyms: slow

Clue #12: 27. Hung around

8-letter answer Answer: LOITERED
Word Help: Synonyms: mill_about, loiter, footle

Clue #13: 28. Remove from the champagne bucket?

10-letter answer Answer: TAKEOFFICE

Clue #14: 30. "Just kidding!"

3-letter answer Answer: NOT
Word Help: Synonyms: not, non

Clue #15: 31. Feeling rash?

5-letter answer Answer: ITCHY
Word Help: Synonyms: itchy, fidgety, fretful

Clue #16: 34. Hip-hop artist with the 2019 hit "My Type"

8-letter answer Answer: SAWEETIE

Clue #17: 35. Crisis involving cartels

7-letter answer Answer: DRUGWAR

Clue #18: 39. Goes "Vroom!"

5-letter answer Answer: ROARS
Word Help: Synonyms: thunder, bellow, roaring

Clue #19: 41. Royal title

4-letter answer Answer: SIRE
Word Help: Synonyms: forefather, sire, mother

Clue #20: 42. Casting a total brat in the school play?

14-letter answer Answer: MAKINGANIMPACT

Clue #21: 45. Some govt. securities

6-letter answer Answer: TNOTES

Clue #22: 49. ___-tempered

4-letter answer Answer: EVEN
Word Help: Synonyms: evening, even, eve
Antonyms: odd, uneven

Clue #23: 50. "Super cool!"

4-letter answer Answer: DOPE
Word Help: Synonyms: the_skinny, cola, dummy

Clue #24: 51. Get ready to take a shot

3-letter answer Answer: AIM
Word Help: Synonyms: train, get, purpose

Clue #25: 53. Ship propeller

5-letter answer Answer: SCREW
Word Help: Synonyms: have_intercourse, sleep_with, have_it_away
Antonyms: unscrew

Clue #26: 54. French for "from"

3-letter answer Answer: DES
Word Help: Synonyms: stilbesterol, stilboestrol, diethylstilboestrol

Clue #27: 55. Release

4-letter answer Answer: EMIT
Word Help: Synonyms: give_out, utter, pass_off
Antonyms: absorb

Clue #28: 57. Dante's guide in the "Inferno"

6-letter answer Answer: VIRGIL
Word Help: Synonyms: Vergil, Publius_Vergilius_Maro, Virgil

Clue #29: 60. Singer Del Rey

4-letter answer Answer: LANA

Clue #30: 61. "The score upon which reality is written," per Henry Miller

5-letter answer Answer: CHAOS
Word Help: Synonyms: Chaos, topsy-turvyness, chaos

Clue #31: 62. Apps might be seen on one

4-letter answer Answer: MENU
Word Help: Synonyms: card, computer_menu, carte

Clue #32: 63. Sediment, e.g.

7-letter answer Answer: DEPOSIT
Word Help: Synonyms: stick, bank_deposit, sediment
Antonyms: dislodge, withdraw

Clue #33: 65. "The co-star of 'Duck Soup' has to be sore after that!"?

19-letter answer Answer: GROUCHOMARXMUSTACHE

Clue #34: 69. Anonymous guy

7-letter answer Answer: JOHNDOE

Clue #35: 70. Pauperism, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: RAGS
Word Help: Synonyms: rally, annoy, rebuke

Clue #36: 71. Author of the 2020 memoir "Cubed"

5-letter answer Answer: RUBIK

Clue #37: 72. Lots

4-letter answer Answer: ATON
Word Help: Synonyms: Aten, Aton

Clue #38: 73. "Because I'm the boss!"

6-letter answer Answer: SAYSME

Clue #39: 75. Pinged online

4-letter answer Answer: IMED

Clue #40: 76. Condition for which Luvox may be prescribed, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: OCD

Clue #41: 79. "Wonder Woman" star

5-letter answer Answer: GADOT

Clue #42: 81. Mountain ___

3-letter answer Answer: DEW
Word Help: Synonyms: dew

Clue #43: 82. Late singer Payne of One Direction

4-letter answer Answer: LIAM

Clue #44: 84. Modern home of where cuneiform writing originated

4-letter answer Answer: IRAQ
Word Help: Synonyms: Iraq, Republic_of_Iraq, Al-Iraq

Clue #45: 85. Way up or way down

6-letter answer Answer: STAIRS
Word Help: Synonyms: stair, steps, step

Clue #46: 87. "How long have beavers blocked this river?"?

14-letter answer Answer: WHATSTHEDAMAGE

Clue #47: 92. "As ___ …"

4-letter answer Answer: SUCH
Word Help: Synonyms: such

Clue #48: 94. Earthenware pots

5-letter answer Answer: OLLAS
Word Help: Synonyms: ola, olla

Clue #49: 95. Was comparable to

7-letter answer Answer: RIVALED
Word Help: Synonyms: rival, equal, touch

Clue #50: 96. Apparel feature that a bandeau lacks

8-letter answer Answer: BRASTRAP

Clue #51: 100. Function in the role of

5-letter answer Answer: ACTAS

Clue #52: 102. Monk's title

3-letter answer Answer: DOM

Clue #53: 103. Be crazy about Chicago trains with broken A.C.s?

10-letter answer Answer: LOVEHOTELS

Clue #54: 105. Much in quantity

8-letter answer Answer: BEAUCOUP

Clue #55: 109. Baseball family name

4-letter answer Answer: ALOU

Clue #56: 110. Actor Jared

4-letter answer Answer: LETO
Word Help: Synonyms: Leto, Latona

Clue #57: 111. Metric in a competitive family business?

11-letter answer Answer: SALESPERSON
Word Help: Synonyms: salesperson, sales_rep, sales_representative

Clue #58: 114. Prince, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: HEIR
Word Help: Synonyms: inheritor, heritor, successor

Clue #59: 115. In ___ parentis

4-letter answer Answer: LOCO
Word Help: Synonyms: loopy, nuts, haywire

Clue #60: 116. Blow

5-letter answer Answer: ERUPT
Word Help: Synonyms: break_through, recrudesce, burst_out

Clue #61: 117. Designer Hilfiger

5-letter answer Answer: TOMMY

Clue #62: 118. Lays turf on

4-letter answer Answer: SODS
Word Help: Synonyms: superoxide_dismutase, SOD, sodomite

Clue #63: 119. Little twerp

4-letter answer Answer: SNOT
Word Help: Synonyms: snoot, snob, snot

Clue #64: 120. Trunk

5-letter answer Answer: TORSO
Word Help: Synonyms: body, trunk, torso

Clue #65: 121. Head of Slytherin House in the Harry Potter books

5-letter answer Answer: SNAPE

Across Clues and Answers (65)

Clue #1: 1. Subject of the 2018 biopic "On the Basis of Sex," familiarly

3-letter answer Answer: RBG

Clue #2: 2. Noble title

4-letter answer Answer: EARL
Word Help: Synonyms: earl

Clue #3: 3. "Ci vediamo in giro!"

4-letter answer Answer: CIAO
Word Help: Synonyms: ciao, aloha

Clue #4: 4. Getting ready to listen

8-letter answer Answer: TUNINGIN

Clue #5: 5. Historic district of a city

7-letter answer Answer: OLDTOWN

Clue #6: 6. Gnarly problem, so to speak

4-letter answer Answer: BEAR
Word Help: Synonyms: have_a_bun_in_the_oven, gestate, conduct
Antonyms: bull

Clue #7: 7. Architect of Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower

5-letter answer Answer: IMPEI

Clue #8: 8. Certain hallucinatory experience

8-letter answer Answer: ACIDTRIP

Clue #9: 9. Directed

3-letter answer Answer: LED
Word Help: Synonyms: conduct, precede, leave
Antonyms: follow

Clue #10: 10. Last word of James Joyce's "Ulysses"

3-letter answer Answer: YES
Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #11: 11. Dad, in Korean

4-letter answer Answer: APPA

Clue #12: 12. Ingredients in some potato soups

5-letter answer Answer: LEEKS
Word Help: Synonyms: leek, Allium_porrum, scallion

Clue #13: 13. Son of Aphrodite

6-letter answer Answer: AENEAS
Word Help: Synonyms: Aeneas

Clue #14: 14. "You don't have to tell me"

7-letter answer Answer: IKNOWIT

Clue #15: 15. Time for a pick-me-up, humorously

12-letter answer Answer: COFFEEOCLOCK

Clue #16: 16. Lie ahead

5-letter answer Answer: AWAIT
Word Help: Synonyms: expect, await, wait

Clue #17: 17. Joe of "Home Alone"

5-letter answer Answer: PESCI

Clue #18: 18. First name in perfumes

5-letter answer Answer: ESTEE

Clue #19: 24. Label anew

5-letter answer Answer: RETAG

Clue #20: 28. Banks from Los Angeles

4-letter answer Answer: TYRA

Clue #21: 29. Maidenhair and others

5-letter answer Answer: FERNS
Word Help: Synonyms: fern

Clue #22: 32. Common dog command

4-letter answer Answer: COME
Word Help: Synonyms: issue_forth, occur, total
Antonyms: go, leave

Clue #23: 33. Chance

3-letter answer Answer: HAP
Word Help: Synonyms: go_on, come_about, fall_out

Clue #24: 35. Hit up on Instagram, informally

4-letter answer Answer: DMED

Clue #25: 36. Overnight party with light shows and "cuddle puddles"

4-letter answer Answer: RAVE
Word Help: Synonyms: rabbit_on, rave, spout

Clue #26: 37. Luau strings

4-letter answer Answer: UKES
Word Help: Synonyms: ukulele, uke

Clue #27: 38. Rock group with the 1992 hit "Creep"

9-letter answer Answer: RADIOHEAD

Clue #28: 40. Harum-___ (reckless)

6-letter answer Answer: SCARUM

Clue #29: 43. Untrue

5-letter answer Answer: NOTSO

Clue #30: 44. Notaro of comedy

3-letter answer Answer: TIG

Clue #31: 46. Drag-and-drop disposal icon

5-letter answer Answer: TRASH
Word Help: Synonyms: trumpery, pan, applesauce

Clue #32: 47. Start of a counting rhyme

5-letter answer Answer: EENIE

Clue #33: 48. Hit with a smack

4-letter answer Answer: SWAT
Word Help: Synonyms: swat

Clue #34: 52. Time in a Shakespeare title

9-letter answer Answer: MIDSUMMER
Word Help: Synonyms: midsummer, summer_solstice, June_21
Antonyms: winter_solstice

Clue #35: 55. Former Israeli P.M. Olmert

4-letter answer Answer: EHUD

Clue #36: 56. Platform for Safari and FaceTime

5-letter answer Answer: MACOS

Clue #37: 57. Borderline

5-letter answer Answer: VERGE
Word Help: Synonyms: brink, sceptre, threshold

Clue #38: 58. "Need You Tonight" band, 1987

4-letter answer Answer: INXS

Clue #39: 59. Leave alone

5-letter answer Answer: LETBE

Clue #40: 61. Arbiters of taste

12-letter answer Answer: CONNOISSEURS
Word Help: Synonyms: cognoscente, connoisseur

Clue #41: 62. Polite term of address

4-letter answer Answer: MAAM

Clue #42: 64. Stamp on an invoice

4-letter answer Answer: PAID
Word Help: Synonyms: make_up, bear, devote
Antonyms: unpaid, default

Clue #43: 65. Implied

5-letter answer Answer: GOTAT

Clue #44: 66. Valerie Harper title role

5-letter answer Answer: RHODA

Clue #45: 67. One of three immortal elders in "A Wrinkle in Time"

6-letter answer Answer: MRSWHO

Clue #46: 68. Dickens's ___ Heep

5-letter answer Answer: URIAH
Word Help: Synonyms: Uriah

Clue #47: 69. Bouts

4-letter answer Answer: JAGS
Word Help: Synonyms: dag, jag

Clue #48: 74. Tree whose name sounds like a pronoun

3-letter answer Answer: YEW
Word Help: Synonyms: yew

Clue #49: 76. Word with history or hygiene

4-letter answer Answer: ORAL
Word Help: Synonyms: oral, viva_voce, oral_examination
Antonyms: aboral, anal

Clue #50: 77. Shut up

4-letter answer Answer: CAGE
Word Help: Synonyms: coop, John_Cage, Cage

Clue #51: 78. Threw out of a contest, informally

4-letter answer Answer: DQED

Clue #52: 80. Philosopher's pursuit

5-letter answer Answer: TRUTH
Word Help: Synonyms: Truth, the_true, trueness
Antonyms: inaccuracy, falsity

Clue #53: 82. Exam with an argumentative writing section, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: LSAT

Clue #54: 83. "You know, I can't quite remember"

8-letter answer Answer: ITSABLUR

Clue #55: 84. "Oh geez, the answer was staring me in the face!"

8-letter answer Answer: IMAMORON

Clue #56: 86. Goes through screen after screen

7-letter answer Answer: SCROLLS
Word Help: Synonyms: roll, scroll, coil

Clue #57: 88. "Sadly …"

4-letter answer Answer: ALAS
Word Help: Synonyms: regrettably, alas, unluckily
Antonyms: luckily, fortunately

Clue #58: 89. Special attention, for short

3-letter answer Answer: TLC
Word Help: Synonyms: tender_loving_care, TLC

Clue #59: 90. Made nice

5-letter answer Answer: DIDUP

Clue #60: 91. Wading birds

7-letter answer Answer: AVOCETS
Word Help: Synonyms: avocet

Clue #61: 93. Publicly bash

6-letter answer Answer: HATEON

Clue #62: 96. Doldrums

5-letter answer Answer: BLAHS
Word Help: Synonyms: claptrap, blahs, bombast

Clue #63: 97. Lumberjacks' competition

5-letter answer Answer: ROLEO

Clue #64: 98. Walk around, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: AVOID
Word Help: Synonyms: nullify, avert, invalidate
Antonyms: validate, confront

Clue #65: 99. Where one might pick up litter

5-letter answer Answer: PETCO

Clue #66: 101. Oozes

5-letter answer Answer: SEEPS
Word Help: Synonyms: seep, ooze

Clue #67: 104. Burgle

4-letter answer Answer: LOOT
Word Help: Synonyms: dirty_money, pelf, moolah

Clue #68: 106. About

4-letter answer Answer: ASTO

Clue #69: 107. West Point inst.

4-letter answer Answer: USMA

Clue #70: 108. Fanfare

4-letter answer Answer: POMP
Word Help: Synonyms: pomp, gaudery, eclat

Clue #71: 111. Like a diamond in a ring

3-letter answer Answer: SET
Word Help: Synonyms: band, localise, fit
Antonyms: rise

Clue #72: 112. Queer identity, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: ARO

Clue #73: 113. 12/31

3-letter answer Answer: NYE

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