27424 Wed Dec 11, 2024 NYT Kathy Bloomer and Jeff Chen

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 11, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Field for a Fortnite pro. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESPORTS




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

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

  The answer: VEHICLE

  Possible Answer : fomite, vehicle




• The clue is 15. Actress who said "I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAEWEST




• The clue is 16. Attendee who's not on the guest list. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRASHER

  Possible Answer : crasher, gatecrasher, unwelcome_guest




• The clue is 17. Took advantage of a situation, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADEHAY




• The clue is 18. Presented to, as for approval. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANPAST




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

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

  The answer: ABIDE

  Possible Answer : support, brook, stay, bide, digest, put_up, abide, stick_out, bear, tolerate, stomach, suffer, endure, stand




• The clue is 20. Pride : lion :: gaggle : ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOOSE

  Possible Answer : jackass, goof, twat, bozo, goose, goofball, fathead, zany, cuckoo




• The clue is 21. Like some nerves and strings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAUT

  Possible Answer : taut, tight




• The clue is 24. Come clean, with "up". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FESS

  Possible Answer : fess, fesse, Fez, Fes




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

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

  The answer: PRIORTO




• The clue is 29. Takes back to the lab, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RETESTS




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

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

  The answer: EON

  Possible Answer : eon, aeon




• The clue is 34. The N.H.L.'s Kraken, on scoreboards. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEA

  Possible Answer : sea, ocean




• The clue is 35. Billionaire philanthropist Broad. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELI




• The clue is 36. "Now I get it!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHA




• The clue is 37. Smiling Face With Sunglasses, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMOJI




• The clue is 39. Fresno-to-San Diego dir.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSE

  Possible Answer : sou'-sou'-east, SSE, south_southeast




• The clue is 41. 1-Across competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAMER

  Possible Answer : spirited, halting, spunky, game, gamey, halt, gimpy, gamy, gritty, lame, crippled, mettlesome




• The clue is 43. October Revolution leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LENIN

  Possible Answer : Lenin, Vladimir_Ilyich_Ulyanov, Vladimir_Ilich_Ulyanov, Vladimir_Lenin, Vladimir_Ilich_Lenin, Vladimir_Ilyich_Lenin, Nikolai_Lenin




• The clue is 44. "___ death do us part". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIL




• The clue is 45. Villainous animal in "The Lion King". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HYENA

  Possible Answer : hyena, hyaena




• The clue is 46. One might be good, bad or rotten. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGG

  Possible Answer : orchis, bollock, nut, testicle, testis, ball, eggs, ballock, egg




• The clue is 47. Japan's ___ Period (1603-1868). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDO

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Japan, Tokio, Edo, Japanese_capital, Tokyo, Yeddo, Yedo




• The clue is 48. Business card abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEL




• The clue is 49. Insult, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DISS

  Possible Answer : diss, affront, insult, Orcus, Dis




• The clue is 51. Keto diet no-no. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BREAD

  Possible Answer : lucre, boodle, wampum, kale, simoleons, shekels, sugar, lettuce, cabbage, dinero, pelf, loot, scratch, clams, gelt, breadstuff, moolah, dough, staff_of_life, lolly, bread




• The clue is 53. Poetry contest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAM

  Possible Answer : gibe, jibe, bang, shaft, mosh, slam_dance, flap_down, dig, sweep, slam, barb, thrash, shot




• The clue is 56. Part of I.P.A.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer : ale




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

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

  The answer: ALOADOF




• The clue is 59. Hosp. ward. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICU

  Possible Answer : intensive_care_unit, ICU




• The clue is 60. Subaru Crosstrek or Honda HR-V. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MINISUV




• The clue is 62. Wins the heart of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENAMORS

  Possible Answer : enamor, fascinate, beguile, trance, enchant, bewitch, catch, enamour, captivate, charm, capture, becharm, entrance




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

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

  The answer: PASTIME

  Possible Answer : pastime, pursuit, interest




• The clue is 65. Repositions, as tires. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTATES

  Possible Answer : go_around, circumvolve, rotate, splay, spread_out, turn_out, revolve




• The clue is 66. Assault with sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEAFEN

  Possible Answer : deaf, deafen




• The clue is 67. Equipment for an angioplasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STENTS

  Possible Answer : stent

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Jane Austen heroine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMMA

• The clue is 2. Car stolen by Jerry's mechanic on an episode of "Seinfeld". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB

• The clue is 3. Spa treatment, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEDI

• The clue is 4. Had because of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWEDTO

• The clue is 5. Doing a musical read-through. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REHEARSING

  Possible Answer: practise, rehearse, practice

• The clue is 6. Carry-on checkers, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: Transportation_Security_Administration, TSA

• The clue is 7. Place to muck about?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STY

  Possible Answer: sty, hordeolum, pigpen, eye_infection, stye, pigsty

• The clue is 8. Old TV hookup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VCR

  Possible Answer: VCR, videocassette_recorder

• The clue is 9. Detergent in a red bottle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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

• The clue is 10. Waits patiently. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HANGSTIGHT

• The clue is 11. "Guess so," folksily. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISPOSE

• The clue is 12. Elaine who served in two presidential cabinets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHAO

• The clue is 13. Not as much. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESS

  Possible Answer: less, to_a_lesser_extent

  Possible Opposite Answer : more

• The clue is 14. Art Deco icon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERTE

• The clue is 22. Salt Lake Valley people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer: Ute

• The clue is 23. Appliance with a door and a crumb tray. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOASTEROVEN

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

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

  The answer: FREELOADERS

  Possible Answer: freeloader

• The clue is 25. ___ sauce (Japanese condiment). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EEL

  Possible Answer: eel

• The clue is 26. Source of zest. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEEL

  Possible Answer: uncase, strip, pare, disrobe, undress, discase, Sir_Robert_Peel, Peel, unclothe, flake, strip_down, skin, Robert_Peel, peel, peel_off, flake_off

  Possible Opposite Answer : dress

• The clue is 27. Variety of cooking apple. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROME

  Possible Answer: capital_of_Italy, Roma, Rome, Italian_capital, Eternal_City

• The clue is 28. Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INONESENSE

• The clue is 30. Actor who narrates "The Big Lebowski". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMELLIOTT

• The clue is 31. Now's partner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEN

  Possible Answer: then, and_so, so, and_then

• The clue is 32. ___ Lee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SARA

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

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

  The answer: JIGS

  Possible Answer: gigue, jig

• The clue is 40. Half of a cassette. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIDEA

• The clue is 42. Yes votes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AYES

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

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

  The answer: DAMP

  Possible Answer: break, deaden, dampish, dampen, weaken, tone_down, moistness, dull, dampness, moist, mute, muffle, soften, damp

• The clue is 50. Epic work that begins "Sing, goddess, of the anger of Achilles". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ILIAD

  Possible Answer: Iliad

• The clue is 51. Judy who wrote "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLUME

• The clue is 52. ___-call list. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONOT

• The clue is 54. Back 40 makeup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACRES

  Possible Answer: acre, Acre, Akko, demesne, Accho, acres, estate, Akka, land, landed_estate

• The clue is 55. Tousle, as hair. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUSS

  Possible Answer: mess, genus_Mus, messiness, Mus, mussiness, tussle, muss

• The clue is 57. "Like that's ever going to happen". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASIF

• The clue is 58. It may be tempted. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FATE

  Possible Answer: doom, destine, circumstances, fate, designate, destiny, luck, fortune, lot, portion

• The clue is 61. Call ___ night. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITA

• The clue is 63. Homo sapiens. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAN

  Possible Answer: military_man, humanity, military_personnel, humankind, gentleman's_gentleman, world, serviceman, valet_de_chambre, human_beings, human, valet, gentleman, homo, humans, man, Man, Isle_of_Man, human_race, adult_male, human_being, mankind, piece

  Possible Opposite Answer : woman, civilian

NY Times Crossword Answers April 20, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

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Across Clues and Answers (69)

Clue #1: 1. Van Winkle of folklore

3-letter answer Answer: RIP

Word Help: Synonyms: countercurrent, blood, rend

Clue #2: 4. Engages in playful fisticuffs

5-letter answer Answer: SPARS

Word Help: Synonyms: spar, sparring

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

6-letter answer Answer: SBARRO

Clue #4: 15. Strip for breakfast

5-letter answer Answer: BACON

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

Clue #5: 20. Game with a Reverse card

3-letter answer Answer: UNO

Clue #6: 21. Impressive display

5-letter answer Answer: ARRAY

Word Help: Synonyms: regalia, raiment, align

Clue #7: 22. Suggest

6-letter answer Answer: HINTAT

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

5-letter answer Answer: TRYME

Clue #9: 24. "___ all good"

3-letter answer Answer: ITS

Word Help: Synonyms: information_technology, IT

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

18-letter answer Answer: WOODSWOODSCREWCREW

Clue #11: 28. Out of shape

6-letter answer Answer: NOTFIT

Clue #12: 30. Frets

5-letter answer Answer: STEWS

Word Help: Synonyms: stew, swither, fret

Clue #13: 31. ___-fisted

3-letter answer Answer: HAM

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

Clue #14: 32. Corduroy fabric feature

4-letter answer Answer: WALE

Word Help: Synonyms: wheal, welt, strake

Clue #15: 33. Thinks out loud

6-letter answer Answer: OPINES

Word Help: Synonyms: opine, reckon, sound_off

Clue #16: 35. Train

7-letter answer Answer: EDUCATE

Word Help: Synonyms: civilise, develop, educate

Clue #17: 38. First game of the season

6-letter answer Answer: OPENER

Word Help: Synonyms: opener, unfastener, undoer

Clue #18: 40. It smells

4-letter answer Answer: ODOR

Word Help: Synonyms: odour, olfactory_perception, scent

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

16-letter answer Answer: SPAMSPAMALOTALOT

Clue #20: 44. Begrudged

8-letter answer Answer: RESENTED

Word Help: Synonyms: resent, begrudge
Antonyms: wish

Clue #21: 46. Zippo

3-letter answer Answer: NIL

Word Help: Synonyms: zippo, nil, nothing

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

4-letter answer Answer: WEED

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

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

5-letter answer Answer: BETSY

Clue #24: 49. Honcho

5-letter answer Answer: NABOB

Word Help: Synonyms: nabob, nawab

Clue #25: 53. Mob enforcer

4-letter answer Answer: GOON

Word Help: Synonyms: hood, thug, gawk

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

5-letter answer Answer: ASWAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Assuan, Aswan, Assouan

Clue #27: 59. Hands-on business

3-letter answer Answer: SPA

Word Help: Synonyms: watering_hole, spa, health_spa

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

14-letter answer Answer: MADMADISONISON

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

3-letter answer Answer: HMO

Word Help: Synonyms: health_maintenance_organization, HMO

Clue #30: 65. Divides

4-letter answer Answer: GAPS

Word Help: Synonyms: spread, breach, opening

Clue #31: 67. Leggy shorebird

5-letter answer Answer: STILT

Word Help: Synonyms: stiltbird, piling, pile

Clue #32: 68. Captain Jean-___ Picard

3-letter answer Answer: LUC

Clue #33: 69. Really stands out

4-letter answer Answer: POPS

Word Help: Synonyms: toss_off, bulge, pop_up

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

7-letter answer Answer: OVERHIT

Clue #35: 73. Sound-asleep sounds

6-letter answer Answer: SNORES

Word Help: Synonyms: saw_logs, snoring, snore

Clue #36: 76. Objective

7-letter answer Answer: PURPOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: purpose, determination, aim

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

4-letter answer Answer: DEAF

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

Clue #38: 79. Common file extension

3-letter answer Answer: DOC

Word Help: Synonyms: Department_of_Commerce, Commerce, MD

Clue #39: 81. Set off

5-letter answer Answer: BEGAN

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

Clue #40: 83. MGM founder Marcus

4-letter answer Answer: LOEW

Clue #41: 84. Like, in slang

3-letter answer Answer: DIG

Word Help: Synonyms: cut_into, dig_out, apprehend

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

14-letter answer Answer: DEMDEMAGOGAGOG

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

3-letter answer Answer: HAD

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

Clue #44: 92. Ugly expression

5-letter answer Answer: SNEER

Word Help: Synonyms: leer, sneer

Clue #45: 94. Laser therapy target

4-letter answer Answer: ACNE

Word Help: Synonyms: acne

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

5-letter answer Answer: ASADA

Clue #47: 96. Liver spot?

5-letter answer Answer: ABODE

Word Help: Synonyms: digest, habitation, put_up

Clue #48: 98. Food for a woodpecker

4-letter answer Answer: SUET

Word Help: Synonyms: suet

Clue #49: 100. Drain

3-letter answer Answer: SAP

Word Help: Synonyms: tomfool, sap, saphead

Clue #50: 102. Smitten person's declaration

8-letter answer Answer: IMINLOVE

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

16-letter answer Answer: PROPROCURESCURES

Clue #52: 110. Kind of column

4-letter answer Answer: OPED

Clue #53: 111. Hang around

6-letter answer Answer: LOITER

Word Help: Synonyms: tarry, hang_around, mill_around

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

7-letter answer Answer: HEATHER

Word Help: Synonyms: heather, ling, heather_mixture

Clue #55: 113. Sign up for again

6-letter answer Answer: REJOIN

Word Help: Synonyms: riposte, come_back, retort

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

4-letter answer Answer: OLDE

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

3-letter answer Answer: ERA

Word Help: Synonyms: era, geological_era, ERA

Clue #58: 118. Mother of Perseus

5-letter answer Answer: DANAE

Clue #59: 120. Recover from fainting

6-letter answer Answer: COMETO

Clue #60: 122. Editor's strike?

18-letter answer Answer: REDREDACTIONACTION

Clue #61: 127. Young boxer, say

3-letter answer Answer: PUP

Word Help: Synonyms: pup, puppy, whelp

Clue #62: 128. Some Surrealist paintings

5-letter answer Answer: DALIS

Word Help: Synonyms: Dali, Salvador_Dali

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

6-letter answer Answer: THEDOT

Clue #64: 130. Wildly silly

5-letter answer Answer: INANE

Word Help: Synonyms: vacuous, asinine, inane

Clue #65: 131. Portfolio piece, for short

3-letter answer Answer: IRA

Word Help: Synonyms: Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army, Provisional_IRA, ira

Clue #66: 132. C-suite figures

5-letter answer Answer: EXECS

Word Help: Synonyms: EXEC, White_House

Clue #67: 133. Subject of a negotiation

6-letter answer Answer: SALARY

Word Help: Synonyms: earnings, salary, remuneration

Clue #68: 134. Territories

5-letter answer Answer: LANDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Din_Land, acres, estate

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

3-letter answer Answer: EEL

Word Help: Synonyms: eel

Across Clues and Answers (69)

Clue #1: 1. Wreck

4-letter answer Answer: RUIN

Word Help: Synonyms: dilapidation, ruin, ruining

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

9-letter answer Answer: INTOODEEP

Clue #3: 3. Email era?

14-letter answer Answer: POSTPOSTAGEAGE

Clue #4: 4. Welcomed at the door

5-letter answer Answer: SAWIN

Clue #5: 5. Stand against

7-letter answer Answer: PROTEST

Word Help: Synonyms: protest, resist, objection

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

3-letter answer Answer: ARO

Clue #7: 7. X-ray doses

4-letter answer Answer: RADS

Word Help: Synonyms: rad, radian

Clue #8: 8. Way

6-letter answer Answer: SYSTEM

Word Help: Synonyms: arrangement, system, organization

Clue #9: 9. Make an appearance

6-letter answer Answer: SHOWUP

Clue #10: 10. Analysis performed with electrodermal stimulation

7-letter answer Answer: BIOSCAN

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

3-letter answer Answer: AND

Clue #12: 12. Offensive linemen, for short

3-letter answer Answer: RTS

Clue #13: 13. Friend on "Friends"

6-letter answer Answer: RACHEL

Word Help: Synonyms: Rachel

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

4-letter answer Answer: OTRA

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

3-letter answer Answer: BTW

Clue #16: 16. Makeup of some metallic bonds

8-letter answer Answer: ARCWELDS

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

6-letter answer Answer: CYRANO

Clue #18: 18. Serving at a breakfast buffet

6-letter answer Answer: OMELET

Word Help: Synonyms: omelet, omelette

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

5-letter answer Answer: NEWER

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

Clue #20: 26. Unites

4-letter answer Answer: WEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: get_married, wed, Midweek

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

5-letter answer Answer: EMOTE

Word Help: Synonyms: emote

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

5-letter answer Answer: FIRES

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

Clue #23: 34. Go on a spree

5-letter answer Answer: SPEND

Word Help: Synonyms: expend, pass, drop

Clue #24: 36. Bud

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGO

Word Help: Synonyms: amigo

Clue #25: 37. It's quite gripping

5-letter answer Answer: TALON

Word Help: Synonyms: talon

Clue #26: 39. Song of thanksgiving

5-letter answer Answer: PAEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: pean, paean, encomium

Clue #27: 40. Globes

4-letter answer Answer: ORBS

Word Help: Synonyms: revolve, globe, orb

Clue #28: 42. ___ apple

5-letter answer Answer: ADAMS

Word Help: Synonyms: cristal, disco_biscuit, Mount_Adams

Clue #29: 43. Cops (to)

6-letter answer Answer: OWNSUP

Clue #30: 45. Juvenile locust

5-letter answer Answer: NYMPH

Word Help: Synonyms: houri, nymph

Clue #31: 50. They hang around a lot

4-letter answer Answer: BATS

Word Help: Synonyms: cream, dotty, bat

Clue #32: 51. One-eyed Norse god

4-letter answer Answer: ODIN

Word Help: Synonyms: Odin

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

6-letter answer Answer: BILOBA

Clue #34: 54. Frying need

3-letter answer Answer: OIL

Word Help: Synonyms: crude_oil, oil_color, fossil_oil

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

14-letter answer Answer: WHOOWHOOPIEPIE

Clue #36: 57. Music boxes?

4-letter answer Answer: AMPS

Word Help: Synonyms: amp, adenosine_monophosphate, AMP

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

4-letter answer Answer: NOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: horn_in, nuzzle, intrude

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

5-letter answer Answer: ASIDE

Word Help: Synonyms: excursus, digression, away

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

6-letter answer Answer: STREGA

Clue #40: 63. Eye: Prefix

5-letter answer Answer: OCULO

Clue #41: 66. Pound sound

3-letter answer Answer: ARF

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

3-letter answer Answer: PPE

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

4-letter answer Answer: ODDS

Word Help: Synonyms: betting_odds, odds

Clue #44: 71. Blood line

4-letter answer Answer: VEIN

Word Help: Synonyms: mineral_vein, vein, venous_blood_vessel

Clue #45: 72. Common salad add-in

6-letter answer Answer: TOMATO

Word Help: Synonyms: Lycopersicon_esculentum, tomato_plant, love_apple

Clue #46: 74. Big heads

4-letter answer Answer: EGOS

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

Clue #47: 75. Long tale

4-letter answer Answer: SAGA

Word Help: Synonyms: saga

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

5-letter answer Answer: ROGAN

Clue #49: 80. Public health org.

3-letter answer Answer: CDC

Word Help: Synonyms: CDC, Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention

Clue #50: 82. Low point

5-letter answer Answer: NADIR

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

Clue #51: 85. Peach or plum, botanically

5-letter answer Answer: DRUPE

Word Help: Synonyms: stone_fruit, drupe

Clue #52: 86. Come after

5-letter answer Answer: ENSUE

Word Help: Synonyms: result, ensue

Clue #53: 87. Anne of classic comedy

5-letter answer Answer: MEARA

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

5-letter answer Answer: GAMER

Word Help: Synonyms: crippled, halt, lame

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

9-letter answer Answer: ADVENTURE

Word Help: Synonyms: take_chances, stake, jeopardize

Clue #56: 91. It is done

4-letter answer Answer: DEED

Word Help: Synonyms: title, deed, deed_of_conveyance

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

8-letter answer Answer: ESOTERIC

Word Help: Synonyms: esoteric
Antonyms: exoteric

Clue #58: 97. Nursery sight

5-letter answer Answer: BLOOM

Word Help: Synonyms: flower, blossom, efflorescence

Clue #59: 99. Got it wrong

5-letter answer Answer: ERRED

Word Help: Synonyms: slip, stray, mistake

Clue #60: 101. Little flap, maybe

7-letter answer Answer: PETDOOR

Clue #61: 103. Support line?

7-letter answer Answer: ISECOND

Clue #62: 104. Weapon similar to a halberd

6-letter answer Answer: POLEAX

Word Help: Synonyms: poleax, poleaxe

Clue #63: 105. Brain twister

6-letter answer Answer: RIDDLE

Word Help: Synonyms: interpenetrate, diffuse, conundrum

Clue #64: 106. Cuban dance style

6-letter answer Answer: CHACHA

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

6-letter answer Answer: SHANTY

Word Help: Synonyms: shack, hutch, shanty

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

4-letter answer Answer: CENA

Clue #67: 109. RNA base

6-letter answer Answer: URACIL

Word Help: Synonyms: uracil, U

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

5-letter answer Answer: LORDE

Clue #69: 114. Hanker (for)

5-letter answer Answer: JONES

Word Help: Synonyms: Bobby_Jones, Daniel_Jones, Mary_Harris_Jones

Clue #70: 117. "Dagnabbit!"

4-letter answer Answer: RATS

Word Help: Synonyms: stinkpot, grass, scab

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

4-letter answer Answer: ETNA

Word Help: Synonyms: Mt_Etna, etna, bunsen

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

4-letter answer Answer: OPAL

Word Help: Synonyms: opal

Clue #73: 123. Twisty curve

3-letter answer Answer: ESS

Word Help: Synonyms: E, atomic_number_99, einsteinium

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

3-letter answer Answer: TEL

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

3-letter answer Answer: IDA

Word Help: Synonyms: International_Development_Association, IDA

Clue #76: 126. Actor Somerhalder

3-letter answer Answer: IAN

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