27448 Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 04, 2025

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

Sat Jan 04, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Home in the country?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USEMBASSY




• The clue is 10. Red container, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CASK

  Possible Answer : barrel, caskful, cask




• The clue is 14. Second woman, after Kathryn Bigelow, to win a best director Oscar (2020). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHLOEZHAO




• The clue is 15. ___ Huang, whose "Fresh Off the Boat" memoir was turned into an ABC sitcom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDDIE




• The clue is 16. Alternative to a chop or shank. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAMBSTEAK




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

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

  The answer: CRAZE

  Possible Answer : delirium, cult, madden, furor, fury, frenzy, fad, furore, craze, rage, hysteria




• The clue is 18. Shopping meccas of old. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGORAE

  Possible Answer : public_square, agora




• The clue is 19. Sauce named after a steward to Louis XIV. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECHAMEL

  Possible Answer : bechamel_sauce, white_sauce, bechamel




• The clue is 21. Hit entertainment org. in Vegas?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UFC




• The clue is 22. Informal suggestions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RECS




• The clue is 23. Historic founder of the Shakers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANNLEE




• The clue is 26. "Totally didn't see that one coming," sarcastically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHOCKING

  Possible Answer : take_aback, scandalise, shocking, shameful, floor, disgraceful, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, scandalize, traumatise, scandalous, shock, offend, traumatize, lurid, appal, appall, outrage




• The clue is 30. Head shop purchase, nowadays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VAPE




• The clue is 31. Language spoken in northern New York. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOHAWK

  Possible Answer : Mohawk, mohawk_haircut, mohawk




• The clue is 33. What goes around in the Pacific?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEI

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




• The clue is 34. [Back off!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRR




• The clue is 35. Supports. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPHOLDS

  Possible Answer : carry_on, maintain, continue, preserve, bear_on, uphold

  Possible Opposite Answer : discontinue




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

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

  The answer: VHS




• The clue is 37. ___ on one's 38-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACT

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

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 38. See 37-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEHALF

  Possible Answer : behalf




• The clue is 39. Name combining with El-, Eg- or Engel-. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BERT




• The clue is 40. Just *done* with something. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOOVERIT




• The clue is 42. Development area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTERUS

  Possible Answer : uterus, womb




• The clue is 44. Un animal del zodíaco. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORO




• The clue is 45. Hip-hop group with the 1990 hit "100 Miles and Runnin'". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NWA




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

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

  The answer: THEWORST




• The clue is 50. Fudge substitute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DARNIT




• The clue is 54. "Holy oleo!" speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROBIN

  Possible Answer : robin, American_robin, Erithacus_rubecola, redbreast, Old_World_robin, robin_redbreast, Turdus_migratorius




• The clue is 55. Designation for some apartments. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOWINCOME




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

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

  The answer: INANE

  Possible Answer : mindless, inane, vacuous, asinine, fatuous




• The clue is 58. Creature whose name means "forest person". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORANGUTAN

  Possible Answer : Pongo_pygmaeus, orang, orangutan, orangutang




• The clue is 59. Simon of "Shaun of the Dead". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEGG




• The clue is 60. Get carried along, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PIGGYBACK

  Possible Answer : pig-a-back, pickaback, piggyback

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Holder of the longest winning streak in N.C.A.A. men's basketball history (88 games). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UCLA

• The clue is 2. High-piled style. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHAG

  Possible Answer: screw, nookie, shag, piece_of_ass, shtup, roll_in_the_hay, screwing, fuck, piece_of_tail, fucking, ass, nooky

• The clue is 3. Popular red Halloween costume. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELMO

• The clue is 4. Ochlocracy, by another name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MOBRULE

• The clue is 5. "Take care". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BESAFE

• The clue is 6. Ancient figure called the "huey tlatoani" by his subjects. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: AZTECEMPEROR

• The clue is 7. "___ Came to Me" (2023 rom-com). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHE

• The clue is 8. Maker of the 900 in '94 and the 9-3 in '99. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAAB

• The clue is 9. Join the team?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YOKE

  Possible Answer: brace, twain, pair, dyad, duo, duad, coupling, span, distich, link, couple, twosome, couplet, duet, yoke

  Possible Opposite Answer : unyoke

• The clue is 10. Music stand. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDRACK

• The clue is 11. David Stern's successor as N.B.A. commissioner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADAMSILVER

• The clue is 12. L or M, but not N or O. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIZE

  Possible Answer: sizing, size, size_of_it

• The clue is 13. Collapse, with "over". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEL

  Possible Answer: keel, careen, swag, lurch, stagger, reel

• The clue is 15. Things sent from some online accounts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHECKS

• The clue is 20. Kickstarter activity. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: CROWDFUNDING

• The clue is 23. Portmanteau term for airplane fuel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVGAS

• The clue is 24. Traffic figure, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NARCO

• The clue is 25. Iconic bit of media merch. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NPRTOTEBAG

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

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

  The answer: SHOAT

  Possible Answer: piggy, piglet, shote, shoat

• The clue is 27. Room for a meal, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALL

  Possible Answer: dorm, residence_hall, anteroom, foyer, manor_hall, Granville_Stanley_Hall, manse, student_residence, entrance_hall, G._Stanley_Hall, antechamber, Marguerite_Radclyffe_Hall, Hall, vestibule, mansion_house, Charles_Francis_Hall, Asaph_Hall, mansion, hall, Radclyffe_Hall, dormitory, Charles_Martin_Hall, residence, lobby, hallway

• The clue is 28. Writer of 1929's "Letters From a Father to His Daughter" while imprisoned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEHRU

  Possible Answer: Jawaharlal_Nehru, Nehru

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

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

  The answer: GISTS

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

• The clue is 32. Hesitant response to "Is that you?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OHHI

• The clue is 35. Premium service with discounts on rides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UBERONE

• The clue is 39. Babe in the woods?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BEARCUB

• The clue is 41. Oath activity. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOWING

  Possible Answer: vow, consecrate

• The clue is 43. Like some country singers' voices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWANGY

• The clue is 46. Word with round or power. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRIP

  Possible Answer: activate, head_trip, turn_on, jaunt, tripper, stumble, actuate, trip-up, trip, trigger_off, misstep, get_off, trip_out, spark, slip, spark_off, touch_off, set_off, trigger, trip_up, travel

• The clue is 47. Perfect over time. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HONE

  Possible Answer: perfect, hone

• The clue is 48. Refuse to eat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

  Possible Answer: pigswill, squish, spill, mire, swill, treacle, slop, glop, slops, mush, squelch, slosh, splash, splosh, splatter, pigwash

• The clue is 49. Spelling seen in credits. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer: torus, toroid, tore

• The clue is 51. "___ chance". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOTA

• The clue is 52. Cook's offering with chips?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMAC

• The clue is 53. Many a charity run. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TENK

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

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

  The answer: WAG

  Possible Answer: wit, waggle, shake, wag, card

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Across Clues and Answers (67)

Clue #1: 1. Large ___ Collider (facility in Geneva, Switzerland)

6-letter answer Answer: HADRON

Word Help: Synonyms: hadron

Clue #2: 7. "We need to talk ..."

5-letter answer Answer: AWORD

Clue #3: 12. Barnyard strutter

4-letter answer Answer: COCK

Word Help: Synonyms: tittup, stopcock, rooster

Clue #4: 16. Lazy day attire, for short

3-letter answer Answer: PJS

Clue #5: 19. Family elder in El Salvador

6-letter answer Answer: ABUELA

Clue #6: 20. Bishop's deputy

5-letter answer Answer: VICAR

Word Help: Synonyms: vicar

Clue #7: 21. Marine predator

4-letter answer Answer: ORCA

Word Help: Synonyms: sea_wolf, orca, Orcinus_orca

Clue #8: 22. Luau accessory

3-letter answer Answer: LEI

Word Help: Synonyms: leu, lei, garland

Clue #9: 23. Make a partner's beard presentable for all the photos?

12-letter answer Answer: SHAVETHEDATE

Clue #10: 25. Poet hired to write the couple's vows in flowery verse?

8-letter answer Answer: CASHBARD

Clue #11: 27. Survey option

4-letter answer Answer: NONE

Word Help: Synonyms: none

Clue #12: 28. Responded to an alarm

5-letter answer Answer: AROSE

Word Help: Synonyms: rise_up, originate, go_up
Antonyms: go_to_bed, sit_down

Clue #13: 29. Increment in an elephant's weight

3-letter answer Answer: TON

Word Help: Synonyms: long_ton, gross_ton, ton

Clue #14: 30. Pancake with applesauce or sour cream

5-letter answer Answer: LATKE

Word Help: Synonyms: potato_pancake, latke

Clue #15: 31. Trample

7-letter answer Answer: TREADON

Clue #16: 34. Cause of many headaches while planning the big day?

13-letter answer Answer: WEDDINGDURESS

Clue #17: 37. 1980s tennis champ Ivan

5-letter answer Answer: LENDL

Word Help: Synonyms: Lendl, Ivan_Lendl

Clue #18: 39. Reeves of "The Matrix"

5-letter answer Answer: KEANU

Clue #19: 40. Suffix with Caesar

3-letter answer Answer: EAN

Clue #20: 41. What's broken for a record?

3-letter answer Answer: LAW

Word Help: Synonyms: law, jurisprudence, practice_of_law

Clue #21: 44. Unagi catcher

5-letter answer Answer: EELER

Clue #22: 46. Lay low?

5-letter answer Answer: INTER

Word Help: Synonyms: lay_to_rest, bury, inter

Clue #23: 48. "___ on Down the Road," song from "The Wiz"

4-letter answer Answer: EASE

Word Help: Synonyms: relief, ease, easiness
Antonyms: difficulty

Clue #24: 52. Tool for a couple who intend to return everything and keep the money?

13-letter answer Answer: GRIFTREGISTRY

Clue #25: 56. Where inner truth is seen clearly?

7-letter answer Answer: XRAYLAB

Clue #26: 58. Pro ___

4-letter answer Answer: BONO

Clue #27: 59. Start of a "RuPaul's Drag Race" farewell

6-letter answer Answer: SASHAY

Word Help: Synonyms: expedition, tittup, excursion

Clue #28: 60. Diamonds, for one

4-letter answer Answer: SUIT

Word Help: Synonyms: causa, befit, cause

Clue #29: 61. Airport alternative to EWR

3-letter answer Answer: LGA

Clue #30: 62. Little nobodies

6-letter answer Answer: TWERPS

Word Help: Synonyms: twerp, twirp, twit

Clue #31: 65. Pope who excommunicated Martin Luther

4-letter answer Answer: LEOX

Clue #32: 66. Response to winning a lottery, maybe

5-letter answer Answer: SPREE

Word Help: Synonyms: fling, spree

Clue #33: 67. Milk source

3-letter answer Answer: SOY

Word Help: Synonyms: soja_bean, soya_bean, soja

Clue #34: 68. Fancy headpiece ornament?

17-letter answer Answer: FEATHEROFTHEBRIDE

Clue #35: 72. Much

3-letter answer Answer: FAR

Word Help: Synonyms: Interahamwe, ALIR, FAR
Antonyms: near

Clue #36: 74. Famous "Dr." who never practiced medicine

5-letter answer Answer: SEUSS

Clue #37: 75. "___ is me, to have seen what I have seen": Ophelia

4-letter answer Answer: OWOE

Clue #38: 76. Mesmerized

6-letter answer Answer: ENRAPT

Clue #39: 79. In the style of

3-letter answer Answer: ALA

Word Help: Synonyms: ala

Clue #40: 80. Weight of an empty container

4-letter answer Answer: TARE

Word Help: Synonyms: darnel, bearded_darnel, cheat

Clue #41: 81. Spread the word?

6-letter answer Answer: PREACH

Word Help: Synonyms: prophesy, advocate, preach

Clue #42: 83. One side of the Bosporus Strait

4-letter answer Answer: ASIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Asia

Clue #43: 84. "Absolutely!"

7-letter answer Answer: ISUREDO

Clue #44: 86. Colorful sequined jacket that the groom chose to wear?

13-letter answer Answer: SOMETHINGBOLD

Clue #45: 89. Mine find

4-letter answer Answer: LODE

Word Help: Synonyms: lode, load

Clue #46: 90. Like some online purchases

5-letter answer Answer: INAPP

Clue #47: 92. Obsessed with

5-letter answer Answer: SETON

Word Help: Synonyms: Elizabeth_Seton, Mother_Seton, Saint_Elizabeth_Ann_Bayley_Seton

Clue #48: 93. Major lobby in D.C.

3-letter answer Answer: NEA

Clue #49: 94. Communication that goes without saying, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ASL

Word Help: Synonyms: ASL, American_sign_language

Clue #50: 96. Trojan War king

5-letter answer Answer: PRIAM

Word Help: Synonyms: Priam

Clue #51: 99. Rugby scuffle

5-letter answer Answer: SCRUM

Word Help: Synonyms: scrum, scrummage

Clue #52: 101. One ensuring that each family can invite the same number of guests?

13-letter answer Answer: PARITYPLANNER

Clue #53: 106. Orthodox Jewish sect

7-letter answer Answer: HASIDIM

Word Help: Synonyms: Hassidim, Chassidim, Chasidim

Clue #54: 110. What wispy swirling lines from a cartoon pie may represent

5-letter answer Answer: AROMA

Word Help: Synonyms: odor, scent, fragrance

Clue #55: 111. Umpire's call

3-letter answer Answer: LET

Word Help: Synonyms: get, Army_of_the_Pure, LET
Antonyms: forbid, prevent

Clue #56: 112. Febreze competitor

5-letter answer Answer: GLADE

Word Help: Synonyms: clearing, glade

Clue #57: 114. Disembodied assistant

4-letter answer Answer: SIRI

Clue #58: 115. Animal's escort down the aisle?

8-letter answer Answer: BEASTMAN

Clue #59: 117. Parent who foolishly wore stiletto heels to a garden event?

12-letter answer Answer: MOTHERINLAWN

Clue #60: 120. Popular 90-min. show

3-letter answer Answer: SNL

Clue #61: 121. A bushel or a peck

4-letter answer Answer: UNIT

Word Help: Synonyms: unit, unit_of_measurement, social_unit

Clue #62: 122. Gather a bushel or a peck, perhaps

5-letter answer Answer: GLEAN

Word Help: Synonyms: reap, harvest, glean

Clue #63: 123. ___-weenie

6-letter answer Answer: TEENIE

Clue #64: 124. Wee bit

3-letter answer Answer: TAD

Word Help: Synonyms: tad, shade

Clue #65: 125. PlayStation maker

4-letter answer Answer: SONY

Clue #66: 126. Head over heels

5-letter answer Answer: MADLY

Word Help: Synonyms: deucedly, devilishly, madly
Antonyms: sanely

Clue #67: 127. Taxis, typically

6-letter answer Answer: SEDANS

Word Help: Synonyms: sedan, saloon, sedan_chair

Across Clues and Answers (67)

Clue #1: 1. Lacks

5-letter answer Answer: HASNT

Clue #2: 2. Detest

5-letter answer Answer: ABHOR

Word Help: Synonyms: abhor, execrate, loathe

Clue #3: 3. One of music's Allman Brothers

5-letter answer Answer: DUANE

Clue #4: 4. Gender ___ (prebirth event)

6-letter answer Answer: REVEAL

Word Help: Synonyms: divulge, unwrap, bring_out

Clue #5: 5. Fútbol cheer

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #6: 6. "King" Cole's first name

3-letter answer Answer: NAT

Clue #7: 7. Declare

4-letter answer Answer: AVER

Word Help: Synonyms: avow, verify, allege

Clue #8: 8. Lady Anne, at the beginning of "Richard III"

5-letter answer Answer: WIDOW

Word Help: Synonyms: widow, widow_woman

Clue #9: 9. Rocker Ric

6-letter answer Answer: OCASEK

Clue #10: 10. Like the Mario Kart games

6-letter answer Answer: RATEDE

Clue #11: 11. Famous "Dr." who never practiced medicine

3-letter answer Answer: DRE

Clue #12: 12. Piña colada vessel

7-letter answer Answer: COCONUT

Word Help: Synonyms: coconut_tree, coconut, coconut_meat

Clue #13: 13. Cousin of a chimp

5-letter answer Answer: ORANG

Word Help: Synonyms: orang, orangutang, Pongo_pygmaeus

Clue #14: 14. Loops in, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: CCS

Word Help: Synonyms: cubic_centimetre, cubic_centimeter, cc

Clue #15: 15. Mudslide component

6-letter answer Answer: KAHLUA

Word Help: Synonyms: Kahlua

Clue #16: 16. Batter's position

5-letter answer Answer: PLATE

Word Help: Synonyms: home_base, shell, scale

Clue #17: 17. Spasms

5-letter answer Answer: JERKS

Word Help: Synonyms: jerky, yank, jerking

Clue #18: 18. Menu heading

5-letter answer Answer: SIDES

Word Help: Synonyms: slope, side, face

Clue #19: 24. Manages

7-letter answer Answer: HANDLES

Word Help: Synonyms: manage, address, treat

Clue #20: 26. Dinosaur "from our imagination"

6-letter answer Answer: BARNEY

Clue #21: 29. Thin-sounding

5-letter answer Answer: TINNY

Word Help: Synonyms: cheap, crummy, cheesy

Clue #22: 32. Off! ingredient

4-letter answer Answer: DEET

Clue #23: 33. Real lulu

4-letter answer Answer: ONER

Word Help: Synonyms: peerless, on, unmatchable
Antonyms: off

Clue #24: 35. Milk source

5-letter answer Answer: DAIRY

Word Help: Synonyms: dairy, dairy_farm

Clue #25: 36. Caboose

8-letter answer Answer: DERRIERE

Word Help: Synonyms: tail_end, prat, hind_end

Clue #26: 38. Terms of a contract?

8-letter answer Answer: LEGALESE

Word Help: Synonyms: legalese

Clue #27: 41. Queue before Q

4-letter answer Answer: LGBT

Clue #28: 42. Get one's ducks in ___

4-letter answer Answer: AROW

Clue #29: 43. Vintage racket?

9-letter answer Answer: WINEFRAUD

Clue #30: 45. Choral arrangement essentials

6-letter answer Answer: RISERS

Word Help: Synonyms: riser_pipeline, riser_pipe, riser_main

Clue #31: 47. Community at the end of the line

5-letter answer Answer: EXURB

Clue #32: 49. Year-round, as tires

9-letter answer Answer: ALLSEASON

Clue #33: 50. Starch-yielding palm

4-letter answer Answer: SAGO

Word Help: Synonyms: sago

Clue #34: 51. Parent of Shopping.com

4-letter answer Answer: EBAY

Clue #35: 53. Driver's warning

4-letter answer Answer: FORE

Word Help: Synonyms: bow, stem, forward
Antonyms: aft

Clue #36: 54. "Away with you!"

4-letter answer Answer: SHOO

Word Help: Synonyms: shoo_off, shoo_away, shoo

Clue #37: 55. 1099, e.g.

7-letter answer Answer: TAXFORM

Clue #38: 57. Stayed home for dinner

5-letter answer Answer: ATEIN

Clue #39: 60. Filibuster components

8-letter answer Answer: SPEECHES

Word Help: Synonyms: talking_to, address, delivery

Clue #40: 63. Wallop

5-letter answer Answer: PASTE

Word Help: Synonyms: spread, paste, glue

Clue #41: 64. Without change

8-letter answer Answer: STEADILY

Word Help: Synonyms: steady, steadily
Antonyms: unsteadily

Clue #42: 66. Young pigs

6-letter answer Answer: SHOATS

Word Help: Synonyms: shoat, piglet, piggy

Clue #43: 69. The "H" in HOMES

5-letter answer Answer: HURON

Word Help: Synonyms: Lake_Huron, Huron

Clue #44: 70. Overly precious

4-letter answer Answer: TWEE

Word Help: Synonyms: twee, niminy-piminy, prim

Clue #45: 71. Lackluster

4-letter answer Answer: DRAB

Word Help: Synonyms: dingy, sorry, sombre

Clue #46: 72. F that comes right after A, B, C and D

4-letter answer Answer: FAIL

Word Help: Synonyms: die, run_out, give_way
Antonyms: succeed, manage

Clue #47: 73. Additionally

4-letter answer Answer: ALSO

Word Help: Synonyms: besides, likewise, also

Clue #48: 77. Heap

4-letter answer Answer: PILE

Word Help: Synonyms: tidy_sum, piling, pot

Clue #49: 78. "Look! I did it!"

4-letter answer Answer: TADA

Clue #50: 81. Make a quick visit

5-letter answer Answer: POPIN

Clue #51: 82. One looking for a free ride

7-letter answer Answer: HITCHER

Clue #52: 85. Adjusts sights

6-letter answer Answer: REAIMS

Clue #53: 86. Jack on a nonfat diet

5-letter answer Answer: SPRAT

Word Help: Synonyms: sprat, brisling, Clupea_sprattus

Clue #54: 87. Awkwafina's given name

4-letter answer Answer: NORA

Clue #55: 88. Hoofed creatures that sound up-to-date?

4-letter answer Answer: GNUS

Word Help: Synonyms: gnu, wildebeest

Clue #56: 91. Galore

7-letter answer Answer: APLENTY

Clue #57: 95. Social climber's obsession

6-letter answer Answer: STATUS

Word Help: Synonyms: position, condition, status

Clue #58: 97. Second-largest Portuguese-speaking country

6-letter answer Answer: ANGOLA

Word Help: Synonyms: Republic_of_Angola, Angola

Clue #59: 98. Like the cheese in fondue

6-letter answer Answer: MELTED

Word Help: Synonyms: mellow_out, thaw, disappear
Antonyms: unmelted

Clue #60: 100. How one might feel when a crossword clue is tricky

6-letter answer Answer: MISLED

Word Help: Synonyms: misdirect, mislead, misguide

Clue #61: 101. Blue Ribbon beer

5-letter answer Answer: PABST

Clue #62: 102. "The Hunger Games" venue

5-letter answer Answer: ARENA

Word Help: Synonyms: bowl, area, stadium

Clue #63: 103. South Pole trailblazer Amundsen

5-letter answer Answer: ROALD

Clue #64: 104. Bagel option

5-letter answer Answer: PLAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: bare, patent, homely
Antonyms: cheer, patterned

Clue #65: 105. Motorsports Hall-of-Famer Bobby

5-letter answer Answer: RAHAL

Clue #66: 107. Character in "The Crown"

5-letter answer Answer: DIANA

Word Help: Synonyms: Princess_Diana, Diana, Princess_of_Wales

Clue #67: 108. "Crocodile Hunter" Steve

5-letter answer Answer: IRWIN

Clue #68: 109. Digs for data

5-letter answer Answer: MINES

Word Help: Synonyms: mine

Clue #69: 113. "___ thy father and refuse thy name": Juliet

4-letter answer Answer: DENY

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

Clue #70: 116. 6, on a phone

3-letter answer Answer: MNO

Clue #71: 117. Leo's movie studio

3-letter answer Answer: MGM

Clue #72: 118. FWIW part

3-letter answer Answer: ITS

Word Help: Synonyms: information_technology, IT

Clue #73: 119. Helpful word on a class reunion name tag

3-letter answer Answer: NEE

Word Help: Synonyms: nee

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