Tue Oct 01, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Stuff in Santa's footprints, 4. Exchanged for cash, in a way, 10. West Coast wine valley, 14. Buffett or Cook, for short, 15. Words after "Because" in a parent's explanation, 16. "Metamorphoses" poet, 17. A.F.C. South team ("Look in the lake! It's … ah, never mind"), 20. Triumphant shout, 21. Spot for abs or apple seeds, 22. Time spent in a seat, 23. Investigative journalism ("What was that in the sea?! I must be imagining things"), 28. Staggering this way and that, 30. Fe, to chemists, 31. 1/16 of a gallon, 32. Napoleon Dynamite's best friend, 33. Asia's disappearing ___ Sea, 34. Creates, as a goal, 35. Imperial unit of volume ("There's another one! I swear he just slipped into those trees …"), 38. Agile, 41. Good old-fashioned butt-kicking, 42. Corporate emblems, 46. Rage, 47. Place for ham-handed workers?, 48. Window dressing, 49. Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!"), 53. Frankenstein's assistant, 54. Smooth-talking, 55. Life forms, 57. Pseudoscientist investigating the "sightings" in this puzzle, 62. Word repeated four times in the chorus of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off", 63. "Sign us up!", 64. Bear hair, 65. Wally ___, "famous" cookie maker, 66. Bare minimums, 67. "I didn't need to hear all that!"

Down Clues :

1. Play a part, or a play part, 2. "Now you listen to me …", 3. Paid homage to, 4. Santa Monica tourist attraction, 5. Silk-producing region of India, 6. Sch. located in St. Louis, not Seattle, 7. Bill ___, the Science Guy, 8. Compass heading, 9. Pointillism mark, 10. Against the rules, 11. Greed, 12. Pesto ingredient, 13. Many website banners, 18. What the ruthless show, 19. Declaration of determination, 22. Alternative to a swipe, for a credit card, 24. Lecture tour, 25. Company that merged with Heinz in 2015, 26. Caramel-filled candy, 27. Navigation aid that works through satellites, in brief, 29. Gehrig in Cooperstown, 33. Garlicky sauce, 34. Saving for later, 36. Born and ___, 37. Like Father Time, 38. [not my mistake], 39. "Get with the ___!", 40. Answer, as an email, 43. Purchase for a white elephant exchange, 44. North America's only marsupial, 45. To be, in Spanish, 47. Money owed, 50. "Yowzers!", 51. Orchestra woodwinds, 52. Ignited again, 56. They're not free of charge, 57. "___-ching!", 58. Pretentious friend of Winnie-the-Pooh, 59. Last section in a dictionary, 60. " … boy ___ girl?", 61. Numerical prefix that sounds like a verb

Break down the NYT Crosswords: October 01, 2024

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

Tuesday  October 01, 2024 NYT Crossword Answers

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Stuff in Santa's footprints. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASH

  Possible Answer : ash, ash_tree




• The clue is 4. Exchanged for cash, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAWNED

  Possible Answer : pawn, hock, soak




• The clue is 10. West Coast wine valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

  Possible Answer : Chinese_cabbage, pe-tsai, napa, celery_cabbage, Brassica_rapa_pekinensis




• The clue is 14. Buffett or Cook, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEO

  Possible Answer : CEO, chief_operating_officer, chief_executive_officer




• The clue is 15. Words after "Because" in a parent's explanation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAYSO




• The clue is 16. "Metamorphoses" poet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVID

  Possible Answer : Ovid, Publius_Ovidius_Naso




• The clue is 17. A.F.C. South team ("Look in the lake! It's … ah, never mind"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENNESSEETITANS




• The clue is 20. Triumphant shout. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOORAH




• The clue is 21. Spot for abs or apple seeds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORE

  Possible Answer : center, marrow, burden, meat, core, pith, magnetic_core, CORE, nitty-gritty, essence, nucleus, Congress_of_Racial_Equality, nub, sum, heart_and_soul, centre, effect, kernel, heart, substance, gist, inwardness, core_group




• The clue is 22. Time spent in a seat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TERM

  Possible Answer : condition, terminus, terminal_figure, term, full_term




• The clue is 23. Investigative journalism ("What was that in the sea?! I must be imagining things"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUCKRAKING

  Possible Answer : muckraking, muckrake




• The clue is 28. Staggering this way and that. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREEL




• The clue is 30. Fe, to chemists. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRON

  Possible Answer : cast-iron, smoothing_iron, iron, atomic_number_26, iron_out, branding_iron, Fe, press




• The clue is 31. 1/16 of a gallon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUP

  Possible Answer : transfuse, cupful, cup, loving_cup




• The clue is 32. Napoleon Dynamite's best friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEDRO




• The clue is 33. Asia's disappearing ___ Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARAL




• The clue is 34. Creates, as a goal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SETS

  Possible Answer : rig, mark, typeset, determine, pose, adjust, correct, place, prepare, sic, put, arrange, coiffure, bent, plant, exercise_set, do, ready, hardening, fix, fructify, stage_set, localise, limit, gear_up, coiffe, jell, solidification, Set, set, countersink, Seth, define, localize, go_down, dress, lay, set_up, congeal, coif, solidifying, lay_out, lot, band, curing, position, go_under, readiness, circle, specify

  Possible Opposite Answer : rise




• The clue is 35. Imperial unit of volume ("There's another one! I swear he just slipped into those trees …"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUBICFOOT




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

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

  The answer: SPRY

  Possible Answer : agile, quick, spry, nimble




• The clue is 41. Good old-fashioned butt-kicking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROUT

  Possible Answer : gouge, expel, rout, spread-eagle, mob, root, spreadeagle, rabble, rout_out, rootle




• The clue is 42. Corporate emblems. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGOS

  Possible Answer : logo, Word, logotype, Son, Logos




• The clue is 46. Rage. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRE

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




• The clue is 47. Place for ham-handed workers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DELI

  Possible Answer : delicatessen, deli, food_shop




• The clue is 48. Window dressing. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRAPE

  Possible Answer : robe, drapery, pall, cloak, drape, mantle, clothe, curtain




• The clue is 49. Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPYEDITOR




• The clue is 53. Frankenstein's assistant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR




• The clue is 54. Smooth-talking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLIB

  Possible Answer : pat, slick, glib-tongued, glib, smooth-tongued




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

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

  The answer: BEINGS

  Possible Answer : equal, organism, exist, existence, be, cost, represent, personify, being, make_up, comprise, constitute, embody, live, beingness, follow

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonexistence, nonbeing, differ




• The clue is 57. Pseudoscientist investigating the "sightings" in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRYPTOZOOLOGIST




• The clue is 62. Word repeated four times in the chorus of Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATE

  Possible Answer : detest, hate, hatred

  Possible Opposite Answer : love




• The clue is 63. "Sign us up!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEREIN




• The clue is 64. Bear hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUR

  Possible Answer : fur, pelt




• The clue is 65. Wally ___, "famous" cookie maker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOS

  Possible Answer : Book_of_Amos, Amos




• The clue is 66. Bare minimums. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEASTS

  Possible Answer : least




• The clue is 67. "I didn't need to hear all that!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TMI

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Play a part, or a play part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer: human_action, behave, human_activity, work, act_as, act, routine, move, represent, deed, playact, play, roleplay, do, turn, number, bit, dissemble, enactment, pretend

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain

• The clue is 2. "Now you listen to me …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEHERE

• The clue is 3. Paid homage to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONORED

  Possible Answer: reward, honor, esteemed, abide_by, respect, prestigious, honored, honour, observe

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, dishonor

• The clue is 4. Santa Monica tourist attraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIER

  Possible Answer: dock, wharf, wharfage, pier

• The clue is 5. Silk-producing region of India. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASSAM

  Possible Answer: Assam

• The clue is 6. Sch. located in St. Louis, not Seattle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WASHU

• The clue is 7. Bill ___, the Science Guy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NYE

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

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

  The answer: ESE

  Possible Answer: east_southeast, ESE

• The clue is 9. Pointillism mark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DOT

  Possible Answer: disperse, Elvis, Transportation, dit, acid, pane, Lucy_in_the_sky_with_diamonds, DoT, dose, superman, stud, back_breaker, Department_of_Transportation, point, sprinkle, battery-acid, constellate, dot, window_pane, loony_toons, Zen, scatter, dust

• The clue is 10. Against the rules. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTOK

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

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

  The answer: AVARICE

  Possible Answer: greed, cupidity, rapacity, avarice, avaritia, covetousness, avariciousness

• The clue is 12. Pesto ingredient. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINENUT

• The clue is 13. Many website banners. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advert, advertizement, advertising, ad, advertizing, advertisement

• The clue is 18. What the ruthless show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOMERCY

• The clue is 19. Declaration of determination. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICAN

• The clue is 22. Alternative to a swipe, for a credit card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAP

  Possible Answer: tip, tapdance, beg, exploit, spigot, intercept, water_tap, water_faucet, dab, strike, knock, wiretap, hydrant, pat, rap, solicit, bug, pink, tap

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

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

  The answer: CIRCUIT

  Possible Answer: lap, electric_circuit, circumference, tour, electrical_circuit, circuit, circle, racing_circuit

• The clue is 25. Company that merged with Heinz in 2015. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KRAFT

  Possible Answer: kraft_paper, kraft

• The clue is 26. Caramel-filled candy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROLO

• The clue is 27. Navigation aid that works through satellites, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GPS

  Possible Answer: GPS, Global_Positioning_System

• The clue is 29. Gehrig in Cooperstown. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOU

• The clue is 33. Garlicky sauce. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AIOLI

  Possible Answer: aioli_sauce, garlic_sauce, aioli

• The clue is 34. Saving for later. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STORING

  Possible Answer: stash_away, stack_away, store, put_in, lay_in, salt_away, hive_away

• The clue is 36. Born and ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRED

  Possible Answer: engender, breed, cover, spawn, multiply

• The clue is 37. Like Father Time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLD

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : young, new

• The clue is 38. [not my mistake]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIC

  Possible Answer: sic, set

• The clue is 39. "Get with the ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROGRAM

  Possible Answer: political_program, course_of_study, political_platform, computer_programme, programme, computer_program, program, plan, broadcast, syllabus, curriculum, platform

• The clue is 40. Answer, as an email. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REPLYTO

• The clue is 43. Purchase for a white elephant exchange. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAGGIFT

• The clue is 44. North America's only marsupial. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPOSSUM

  Possible Answer: possum, opossum, phalanger

• The clue is 45. To be, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SER

• The clue is 47. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEBT

  Possible Answer: debt

• The clue is 50. "Yowzers!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YIPES

  Possible Answer: yelp, yip, yap

• The clue is 51. Orchestra woodwinds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBOES

  Possible Answer: oboe, hautbois, hautboy

• The clue is 52. Ignited again. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIT

• The clue is 56. They're not free of charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONS

  Possible Answer: ion

• The clue is 57. "___-ching!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHA

• The clue is 58. Pretentious friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWL

  Possible Answer: bird_of_night, bird_of_Minerva, owl, hooter

• The clue is 59. Last section in a dictionary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ZEE

  Possible Answer: z, izzard, zed, zee, Z, ezed

• The clue is 60. " … boy ___ girl?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer: bone, operating_system, oculus_sinister, osmium, atomic_number_76, Os, OS, os

• The clue is 61. Numerical prefix that sounds like a verb. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRI

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Across Clues and Answers (69)

Clue #1: 1. "Oh, fiddlesticks!"

6-letter answer Answer: AWDARN

Clue #2: 7. Peace symbol

5-letter answer Answer: VSIGN

Clue #3: 12. What a flipping tool!

7-letter answer Answer: SPATULA

Word Help: Synonyms: spatula

Clue #4: 19. Big, important people, informally

7-letter answer Answer: HEAVIES

Word Help: Synonyms: heavy

Clue #5: 21. Listless malaise

5-letter answer Answer: ENNUI

Word Help: Synonyms: boredom, ennui, tedium

Clue #6: 22. National flowers of India, Vietnam and Egypt

7-letter answer Answer: LOTUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: Lotus, Nelumbo_nucifera, Nymphaea_lotus

Clue #7: 23. Device used to clear out nasal passages / Final part of a radio countdown

7-letter answer Answer: NETIPOT

Clue #8: 24. Perez of "White Men Can't Jump"

5-letter answer Answer: ROSIE

Clue #9: 25. Brunch entrees / Figure with an eponymous fire

7-letter answer Answer: OMELETS

Word Help: Synonyms: omelet, omelette

Clue #10: 26. Paper views?

5-letter answer Answer: OPEDS

Clue #11: 27. Laughing hysterically

10-letter answer Answer: INSTITCHES

Clue #12: 30. Cooling systems, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ACS

Word Help: Synonyms: alternating_current, actinium, Ac
Antonyms: direct_current

Clue #13: 31. ___ Dems (U.K. party, informally)

3-letter answer Answer: LIB

Clue #14: 32. Product branded as the "coldest drink in town"

4-letter answer Answer: ICEE

Clue #15: 33. Belafonte hit featured in the movie "Beetlejuice"

4-letter answer Answer: DAYO

Clue #16: 34. Five-time world chess champion Viswanathan "Vishy" ___

5-letter answer Answer: ANAND

Clue #17: 36. Genetic repositories / Reel Big Fish or Sublime

8-letter answer Answer: DNABANKS

Clue #18: 39. Eau zone?

3-letter answer Answer: MER

Word Help: Synonyms: thousand, k, m

Clue #19: 40. Takes advantage of / Decoration painted on many a W.W. II aircraft

8-letter answer Answer: TRADESON

Clue #20: 43. It's a sin

5-letter answer Answer: GREED

Word Help: Synonyms: avaritia, greed, avarice

Clue #21: 44. Vince Guaraldi ___, jazz group featured in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

4-letter answer Answer: TRIO

Word Help: Synonyms: trinity, tercet, leash

Clue #22: 46. Note at work

4-letter answer Answer: MEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: memo, memoranda, memorandum

Clue #23: 47. Abbr. in lieu of an ellipsis

3-letter answer Answer: ETC

Clue #24: 48. Figure who might leave you heart-stricken?

4-letter answer Answer: EROS

Word Help: Synonyms: eros, Eros, concupiscence

Clue #25: 50. Taipei-based tech company

4-letter answer Answer: ASUS

Clue #26: 52. Thawb-wearing leaders

5-letter answer Answer: EMIRS

Word Help: Synonyms: emeer, emir, amir

Clue #27: 54. Hit 1981 German-language film / "What a shame!"

7-letter answer Answer: DASBOOT

Clue #28: 57. ___ bene

4-letter answer Answer: NOTA

Clue #29: 58. Women abroad / Wrapped garments

8-letter answer Answer: SIGNORAS

Word Help: Synonyms: signora, Signora

Clue #30: 62. Conference opponent of a Sun Devil

3-letter answer Answer: UTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Ute

Clue #31: 63. Concocts

5-letter answer Answer: BREWS

Word Help: Synonyms: brewage, brew

Clue #32: 65. Record label founded by Clive Davis

6-letter answer Answer: ARISTA

Word Help: Synonyms: arista

Clue #33: 67. Moist

4-letter answer Answer: DAMP

Word Help: Synonyms: damp, weaken, muffle

Clue #34: 68. Father figure?

5-letter answer Answer: PADRE

Word Help: Synonyms: Padre, Holy_Joe, padre

Clue #35: 70. "Love that for you"

7-letter answer Answer: HOWNICE

Clue #36: 72. Actress Sink of "Stranger Things"

5-letter answer Answer: SADIE

Clue #37: 73. Introduction to a conclusion

4-letter answer Answer: ERGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ergo

Clue #38: 74. Headed for disaster

6-letter answer Answer: DOOMED

Word Help: Synonyms: doomed, ill-starred, unlucky

Clue #39: 76. No man's land, maybe?

5-letter answer Answer: ISLET

Word Help: Synonyms: isle, islet

Clue #40: 79. Stumble ___ (punny bar name)

3-letter answer Answer: INN

Word Help: Synonyms: inn, hostelry, auberge

Clue #41: 80. Offerings from Healthline / Roasting on an open fire, maybe

8-letter answer Answer: DIETTIPS

Clue #42: 82. Up to it

4-letter answer Answer: ABLE

Word Help: Synonyms: able-bodied, able, capable
Antonyms: unable

Clue #43: 84. Pioneer in Modernist poetry / Throne

7-letter answer Answer: TSELIOT

Clue #44: 86. Justice Sotomayor

5-letter answer Answer: SONIA

Clue #45: 87. Head-butts

4-letter answer Answer: RAMS

Word Help: Synonyms: cram, random_memory, ram

Clue #46: 88. Weapon used for touching

4-letter answer Answer: EPEE

Word Help: Synonyms: epee

Clue #47: 89. Gate inits.

3-letter answer Answer: ETD

Word Help: Synonyms: explosive_trace_detection, ETD

Clue #48: 92. Turn away

4-letter answer Answer: DENY

Word Help: Synonyms: traverse, deny, abnegate
Antonyms: admit, allow

Clue #49: 93. Ragamuffins and Pixie-bobs, for two

4-letter answer Answer: CATS

Word Help: Synonyms: cat, upchuck, spew
Antonyms: keep_down

Clue #50: 95. Besides, with "from"

5-letter answer Answer: APART

Word Help: Synonyms: apart, asunder, obscure

Clue #51: 98. Portmanteau drinking hangouts / Marine crustacean

8-letter answer Answer: BARCADES

Clue #52: 100. Film studio with a tower logo that beeped out "V for Victory" during W.W. II

3-letter answer Answer: RKO

Clue #53: 101. Like some bikes / Sunken, as the eyes

8-letter answer Answer: TENSPEED

Clue #54: 104. In all honesty

5-letter answer Answer: TRULY

Word Help: Synonyms: genuinely, rightfully, unfeignedly
Antonyms: insincerely

Clue #55: 105. Burst forth

4-letter answer Answer: SPEW

Word Help: Synonyms: cat, upchuck, eruct
Antonyms: keep_down

Clue #56: 107. Mud

4-letter answer Answer: JAVA

Word Help: Synonyms: Java, coffee, java

Clue #57: 108. Issa of "American Fiction"

3-letter answer Answer: RAE

Clue #58: 109. Cry while covering one's ears, maybe

3-letter answer Answer: TMI

Clue #59: 110. Was without peer

10-letter answer Answer: STOODALONE

Clue #60: 113. Social grace

5-letter answer Answer: CLASS

Word Help: Synonyms: socio-economic_class, sort_out, separate

Clue #61: 115. Comparatively upper-crust, in a way / Wood cutter

7-letter answer Answer: WASPIER

Clue #62: 117. One addressed as "lord"

5-letter answer Answer: BARON

Word Help: Synonyms: baron, mogul, king

Clue #63: 118. Component of a Caesar salad / Captivate

7-letter answer Answer: ROMAINE

Word Help: Synonyms: romaine_lettuce, cos, cos_lettuce

Clue #64: 120. Dessert with a cookie crust

7-letter answer Answer: OREOPIE

Clue #65: 121. Person I used to be

5-letter answer Answer: OLDME

Clue #66: 122. Bankroll

7-letter answer Answer: SPONSOR

Word Help: Synonyms: frequent, patronize, patronise
Antonyms: boycott

Clue #67: 123. Trait of many healthy dogs

7-letter answer Answer: WETNOSE

Clue #68: 124. Positive feedback?

5-letter answer Answer: YESES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #69: 125. How the U.S. has existed since its inception

6-letter answer Answer: INDEBT

Across Clues and Answers (69)

Clue #1: 1. "The Governator"

6-letter answer Answer: AHNOLD

Clue #2: 2. Reaction to a tearjerker

7-letter answer Answer: WEEPING

Word Help: Synonyms: cernuous, dolorous, dolourous
Antonyms: laugh

Clue #3: 3. Hand-held snack with dried fruit

7-letter answer Answer: DATEBAR

Clue #4: 4. Rah-rah

4-letter answer Answer: AVID

Word Help: Synonyms: zealous, esurient, devouring

Clue #5: 5. Copies, as from a disc

4-letter answer Answer: RIPS

Word Help: Synonyms: rip, tear, crosscurrent

Clue #6: 6. Prefix with Confucianism

3-letter answer Answer: NEO

Word Help: Synonyms: neo

Clue #7: 7. Chapter component

5-letter answer Answer: VERSE

Word Help: Synonyms: poesy, versify, rhyme

Clue #8: 8. Little twerp

4-letter answer Answer: SNOT

Word Help: Synonyms: snoot, snob, prig

Clue #9: 9. How a shirt might be put on in a rush … or a hint to this puzzle's theme

21-letter answer Answer: INSIDEOUTANDBACKWARDS

Clue #10: 10. One of at least 35 smashed in 1967 alone by the Who's Pete Townshend

6-letter answer Answer: GUITAR

Word Help: Synonyms: guitar

Clue #11: 11. Actress Nash of "Never Have I Ever"

5-letter answer Answer: NIECY

Clue #12: 12. Bluish-black berry

4-letter answer Answer: SLOE

Word Help: Synonyms: Allegheny_plum, sloe, Prunus_spinosa

Clue #13: 13. Small, fuzzy dogs, informally

4-letter answer Answer: POMS

Word Help: Synonyms: pommy, pom

Clue #14: 14. Took the cake?

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: feed, Ate, rust

Clue #15: 15. University whose name sounds like a kind of highway

6-letter answer Answer: TULANE

Clue #16: 16. Scenario for a software developer

7-letter answer Answer: USECASE

Clue #17: 17. "Guys, we're better than this!"

7-letter answer Answer: LETSNOT

Clue #18: 18. Donkey

3-letter answer Answer: ASS

Word Help: Synonyms: butt, piece_of_tail, fundament

Clue #19: 20. Become established over time, so to speak

5-letter answer Answer: STICK

Word Help: Synonyms: cleave, deposit, cohere
Antonyms: move, dislodge

Clue #20: 28. Make one's home in the woods, say

4-letter answer Answer: NEST

Word Help: Synonyms: nestle, draw_close, snuggle

Clue #21: 29. Complete disasters

9-letter answer Answer: HOTMESSES

Clue #22: 32. Like some pets and pools

6-letter answer Answer: INDOOR

Word Help: Synonyms: indoor
Antonyms: outdoor

Clue #23: 34. Zhuzh up

5-letter answer Answer: ADORN

Word Help: Synonyms: ornament, decorate, beautify

Clue #24: 35. Donkey grp.

3-letter answer Answer: DNC

Clue #25: 37. English channel, with "the"

4-letter answer Answer: BEEB

Clue #26: 38. Life form that requires oxygen

6-letter answer Answer: AEROBE

Word Help: Synonyms: aerobe

Clue #27: 39. Japanese paste imparting umami

4-letter answer Answer: MISO

Word Help: Synonyms: miso

Clue #28: 41. Send, as money

5-letter answer Answer: REMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: remitment, prorogue, put_over

Clue #29: 42. Guadalajara girlfriend

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGA

Clue #30: 45. Bad return policy?

6-letter answer Answer: RANSOM

Word Help: Synonyms: ransom_money, redeem, ransom

Clue #31: 49. Business address abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: STE

Clue #32: 51. Wrapped garment

4-letter answer Answer: SARI

Word Help: Synonyms: sari, saree

Clue #33: 53. Drink from a fountain

4-letter answer Answer: SODA

Word Help: Synonyms: soda_pop, soda, soda_water

Clue #34: 54. Got good

5-letter answer Answer: DUPED

Word Help: Synonyms: take_in, put_one_over, cod

Clue #35: 55. Company whose logo was designed to resemble the game Pong

5-letter answer Answer: ATARI

Clue #36: 56. Grasslike marsh plant

5-letter answer Answer: SEDGE

Word Help: Synonyms: sedge

Clue #37: 59. Pie chart dividers

5-letter answer Answer: RADII

Word Help: Synonyms: wheel_spoke, radius, r

Clue #38: 60. ___ acid

5-letter answer Answer: AMINO

Word Help: Synonyms: amino_group, amino, aminic

Clue #39: 61. Totally beat

5-letter answer Answer: SPENT

Word Help: Synonyms: pass, spend, worn-out
Antonyms: unexhausted

Clue #40: 64. Question of authority

9-letter answer Answer: WHOSAYSSO

Clue #41: 66. Most in need of salt, say

6-letter answer Answer: ICIEST

Word Help: Synonyms: polar, frosty, frigid

Clue #42: 69. Goes bad

4-letter answer Answer: ROTS

Word Help: Synonyms: buncombe, decompose, rotting

Clue #43: 71. Fray

4-letter answer Answer: WEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: jade, hold_out, get_into
Antonyms: refresh

Clue #44: 72. Gets in hot water?

6-letter answer Answer: STEEPS

Word Help: Synonyms: engross, engulf, immerse

Clue #45: 74. Chowed down (on)

5-letter answer Answer: DINED

Word Help: Synonyms: din, boom, dine

Clue #46: 75. Share one's take

5-letter answer Answer: OPINE

Word Help: Synonyms: think, guess, opine

Clue #47: 77. Smartphone alternative to Wi-Fi

3-letter answer Answer: LTE

Clue #48: 78. El país de Palma

6-letter answer Answer: ESPANA

Word Help: Synonyms: Spain, Espana, Kingdom_of_Spain

Clue #49: 81. Program that debuted a little before "The Tonight Show," appropriately

5-letter answer Answer: TODAY

Word Help: Synonyms: today, now, nowadays

Clue #50: 83. "u crack me up"

4-letter answer Answer: LMAO

Clue #51: 85. Gap in logic

4-letter answer Answer: LEAP

Word Help: Synonyms: bound, jump, spring

Clue #52: 89. Inits. on a food assistance card

3-letter answer Answer: EBT

Clue #53: 90. Served raw

7-letter answer Answer: TARTARE

Clue #54: 91. Kit with cymbals

7-letter answer Answer: DRUMSET

Clue #55: 94. Comics legend Lee

4-letter answer Answer: STAN

Clue #56: 96. Daring poker action

7-letter answer Answer: RERAISE

Clue #57: 97. Someone who might find Darjeeling appealing

7-letter answer Answer: TEASNOB

Clue #58: 99. Like some ties

6-letter answer Answer: CLIPON

Clue #59: 100. Colorful selection at an Irish pub

6-letter answer Answer: REDALE

Clue #60: 102. Civil rights activist Medgar

5-letter answer Answer: EVERS

Word Help: Synonyms: Medgar_Wiley_Evers, Medgar_Evers, Evers

Clue #61: 103. Parched place

6-letter answer Answer: DESERT

Word Help: Synonyms: desolate, abandon, forsake

Clue #62: 106. New Orleans food specialty

5-letter answer Answer: POBOY

Clue #63: 107. Craving

5-letter answer Answer: JONES

Word Help: Synonyms: Daniel_Jones, Inigo_Jones, Jones

Clue #64: 110. Twice tres

4-letter answer Answer: SEIS

Clue #65: 111. One of many on Antarctica over 280 million years ago, scientists have discovered

4-letter answer Answer: TREE

Word Help: Synonyms: corner, shoetree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree

Clue #66: 112. Togo's capital

4-letter answer Answer: LOME

Word Help: Synonyms: Lome, capital_of_Togo

Clue #67: 113. "Gimme a break!"

4-letter answer Answer: CMON

Clue #68: 114. Succeed, as a joke

4-letter answer Answer: LAND

Word Help: Synonyms: earth, res_publica, realm

Clue #69: 115. "There are no words"

3-letter answer Answer: WOW

Word Help: Synonyms: howler, riot, wow

Clue #70: 116. Corp. debut

3-letter answer Answer: IPO

Word Help: Synonyms: IPO, initial_offering, initial_public_offering

Clue #71: 119. Nail polish brand with a "Wicked"-inspired collection

3-letter answer Answer: OPI

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