27436 Mon Dec 23, 2024 NYT Crossword Clues by xword hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 23, 2024

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

Mon Dec 23, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues by xword hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Christmas baubles, often. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORBS

  Possible Answer : orb, globe, eyeball, ball, revolve, orbit




• The clue is 5. Ontario-based network that aired "Schitt's Creek". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CBC

  Possible Answer : blood_profile, CBC, complete_blood_count




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

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

  The answer: CAROMS

  Possible Answer : carom, cannon, ricochet




• The clue is 14. Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KALE

  Possible Answer : loot, clams, borecole, dough, bread, kail, lolly, shekels, wampum, lettuce, Brassica_oleracea_acephala, sugar, dinero, cole, colewort, boodle, cabbage, kale, pelf, gelt, moolah, simoleons, scratch, lucre




• The clue is 15. Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YAO




• The clue is 16. "So done with that". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVERIT




• The clue is 17. *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNACKMIX

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• The clue is 19. Become a new country, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : break_away, splinter, secede




• The clue is 20. Horses' homes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STABLES

  Possible Answer : stalls, stable, horse_barn




• The clue is 22. Joie de vivre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELAN

  Possible Answer : ardour, zeal, flair, elan, ardor, dash, style, panache




• The clue is 23. Trim from the roster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CUT

  Possible Answer : thin, slice, shortened, track, reduce, baseball_swing, slew, weakened, cut_back, ignore, hack, cut, stinger, issue, write_out, rationalize, sheer, cutting, prune, foreshorten, abbreviate, deletion, swerve, edit, turn_off, turn_out, thin_out, rationalise, tailor, geld, burn, cold_shoulder, veer, swing, disregard, bring_down, trimmed, cut_of_meat, cut_off, slashed, thinned, trend, skip, slue, gelded, trim_down, excision, trim_back, dilute, curve, edit_out, switch_off, cutting_off, slash, shorten, cut_down, gash, snub, trim, make_out, emasculated, undercut, contract, abridge, mown

  Possible Opposite Answer : untrimmed, expand, unmown, uncut, switch_on




• The clue is 25. *Buses, trains, subways, etc.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: MASSTRANSIT




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

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

  The answer: GLOBAL

  Possible Answer : globose, spherical, worldwide, global, world, ball-shaped, planetary, spheric, orbicular, globular, world-wide




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

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

  The answer: EASTER

  Possible Answer : Easter, easter, easterly, east_wind




• The clue is 31. The "I" of FYI, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INFO

  Possible Answer : information, info




• The clue is 32. Look forward to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AWAIT

  Possible Answer : expect, wait, look, await




• The clue is 34. CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (13 letters)

  The answer: AFTERMIDNIGHT




• The clue is 40. Dirty, like a chimney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOTY

  Possible Answer : jet, pitchy, sooty, jet-black, coal-black




• The clue is 41. Q: "Why shouldn't you tell secrets on a farm?" A: "Because the corn has ___!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EARS

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




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

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

  The answer: MOUSSE

  Possible Answer : gel, hair_mousse, hair_gel, mousse




• The clue is 46. ___ Mae (college loan provider). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALLIE




• The clue is 48. *Rodeo footwear. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: COWBOYBOOTS




• The clue is 51. Sly animal. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FOX

  Possible Answer : dodger, George_Fox, confound, pull_a_fast_one_on, confuse, trick, play_a_joke_on, throw, fox, play_tricks, fuddle, slyboots, play_a_trick_on, fob, discombobulate, flim-flam, bedevil, Charles_James_Fox, Fox, befuddle




• The clue is 52. The "A" in A.D.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNO




• The clue is 53. Money owed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARREARS

  Possible Answer : arrears




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

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

  The answer: TREADS

  Possible Answer : pace, step, tread, trample, stride




• The clue is 58. *Portrait artist's medium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OILPAINT




• The clue is 61. Rich cakes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORTES

  Possible Answer : torte




• The clue is 62. ___ de plume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOM




• The clue is 63. P, R, N, D or L. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEAR

  Possible Answer : geartrain, power_train, pitch, gear, gear_wheel, cogwheel, paraphernalia, appurtenance, train, gear_mechanism, geared_wheel, gearing




• The clue is 64. Military affirmative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YESSIR




• The clue is 65. Musician/activist Yoko. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONO

  Possible Answer : Yoko_Ono, Ono




• The clue is 66. Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPY

  Possible Answer : descry, spy, espy, spot

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Gives the green light. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OKS

  Possible Answer: O.K., Oklahoma, okay, Sooner_State, okeh, OK, okey

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

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

  The answer: RAN

  Possible Answer: move, course, lead, tend, ladder, execute, flow, unravel, black_market, scarper, scat, take_to_the_woods, range, lam, die_hard, bleed, operate, run_for, race, melt, draw, run, run_away, hightail_it, consort, guide, melt_down, fly_the_coop, hunt, carry, work, prevail, function, endure, extend, play, bunk, pass, be_given, persist, escape, feed, lean, track_down, turn_tail, ply, campaign, incline, go, head_for_the_hills, hunt_down, break_away

  Possible Opposite Answer : malfunction, idle

• The clue is 3. Words after "3, 2, 1 ...". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLASTOFF

  Possible Answer: blastoff, shot

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

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

  The answer: SECT

  Possible Answer: faction, religious_sect, sect, religious_order

• The clue is 5. Drum kit component. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CYMBAL

  Possible Answer: cymbal

• The clue is 6. Backs out at the last second. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAILS

  Possible Answer: bail_bond, bond, bail

• The clue is 7. Rowing crew captains, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COXES

  Possible Answer: cyclooxygenase, coxswain, Cox, cox

• The clue is 8. Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COS

  Possible Answer: atomic_number_27, cosine, cos, Colorado, cobalt, romaine_lettuce, romaine, cos_lettuce, carbon_monoxide, carbon_monoxide_gas, CO, Co, conscientious_objector, Centennial_State

• The clue is 9. "___ Maria" (hymn). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE

• The clue is 10. Like yesterday. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECENT

  Possible Answer: recent, Recent_epoch, Holocene_epoch, Recent, late, Holocene

• The clue is 11. Ending words of an ultimatum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORELSE

• The clue is 12. Where juggling balls are often seen. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDAIR

  Possible Answer: midair

• The clue is 13. Arterial insert. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENT

  Possible Answer: stent

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

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

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

• The clue is 21. Unwavering. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STEADY

  Possible Answer: unwavering, regular, brace, steadily, stabilise, sweetheart, unfaltering, steadfast, firm, calm, stiff, sweetie, unbendable, truelove, becalm, stabilize, unshakable, steady, unfluctuating

  Possible Opposite Answer : unsteady, unsteadily

• The clue is 23. Hollywood special effects, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CGI

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

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

  The answer: ULNA

  Possible Answer: ulna, elbow_bone

• The clue is 26. Rarity in a drought. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAIN

  Possible Answer: pelting, rainfall, rain, rainwater, rain_down

• The clue is 27. Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASTI

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

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

  The answer: BOT

  Possible Answer: bot

• The clue is 32. Single-celled organism. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOEBA

  Possible Answer: amoeba, ameba

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

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

  The answer: WIT

  Possible Answer: wittiness, humor, wag, humour, wit, brain, brainpower, card, learning_ability, mental_capacity, mentality, witticism

• The clue is 35. Canadian gas brand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 36. Optimistic, like an outlook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROSY

  Possible Answer: blushful, rose-cheeked, fortunate, rosy, rosy-cheeked, flushed, rose-colored

• The clue is 37. Hair stiffener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gel, colloidal_gel, mousse, gelatin

• The clue is 38. Two equal parts, to kids. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALFSIES

• The clue is 39. Duo + one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIO

  Possible Answer: 3, trio, leash, threesome, triad, trey, trinity, ternary, troika, triple, tercet, ternion, III, triplet, terzetto, trine, deuce-ace, three, tierce

• The clue is 42. Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album "Erotica". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEX

  Possible Answer: wind_up, arouse, excite, turn_on, sexual_practice, sex_activity, sex, gender, sexual_urge, sexual_activity, sexuality

• The clue is 43. Marilyn of Hollywood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MONROE

  Possible Answer: Marilyn_Monroe, Norma_Jean_Baker, James_Monroe, President_Monroe, Monroe

• The clue is 44. Deed holders. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWNERS

  Possible Answer: possessor, proprietor, owner

• The clue is 45. W.W. II naval menaces. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBOATS

• The clue is 46. Heavenly protector of sailors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STELMO

• The clue is 47. "I need it yesterday!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASAP

  Possible Answer: ASAP

• The clue is 48. Snarky, as a remark. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATTY

  Possible Answer: bitchy, cattie, cattish, catty

• The clue is 49. University of Maine town. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORONO

  Possible Answer: Orono

• The clue is 50. Constellation with a belt. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORION

  Possible Answer: Hunter, Orion

• The clue is 54. Apt anagram of ANGER minus N. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAGE

  Possible Answer: fury, craze, storm, rage, fad, madness, passion, furore, ramp, cult, furor

• The clue is 56. Opus ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEI

• The clue is 57. Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSR

• The clue is 59. Short snooze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer: nap, forty_winks, pile, sleep, catnap, short_sleep, cat_sleep, snooze, Napoleon, catch_a_wink

• The clue is 60. Give some effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRY

  Possible Answer: attempt, assay, test, try, judge, taste, try_out, effort, sample, adjudicate, render, seek, essay, stress, strain, endeavor, prove, examine, hear, try_on, endeavour

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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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