27420 Fri Dec 06, 2024 NYT by Robyn Weintraub

Across Clues :

1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa, 6. Just, 10. Have a rash reaction, 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number, 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant), 16. Teddy alternative, 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?, 19. Spam containers, 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math), 21. Tempted fate, 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?, 23. Successor of the Metroliner, 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin, 27. They might be fixed, 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts, 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?, 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin, 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps, 36. Zipped, 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna, 40. Join, as a table, 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures, 44. In need of ice, maybe, 46. Outed online, 47. Takeaway from a tale, 48. One of 18 on the periodic table, 50. Issa of "American Fiction", 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!", 54. Suggests something subtly, 56. Bit of hypertext, 57. Totally consumed, 58. Certain pops, 59. Midsummer arrivals, 60. Contact sites, 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier

Down Clues :

1. Seedless plant, 2. More than some, 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?", 4. ___ Maria (liqueur), 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature, 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India, 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab, 8. Good time to start an audiobook, 9. Omakase serving, 10. "These things don't happen overnight", 11. Urgent words during an emergency, 12. Small change, 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky, 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S., 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist, 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood, 26. China's ___ Dynasty, 27. What's on the agenda, 28. Zip, 29. Checker's move, 32. Like some histories, 33. Red and black, e.g., 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish, 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films, 39. Is for some?, 40. Beer buy, 42. Votes to accept, 43. We, to Louis, 44. Sense that dolphins lack, 45. "Yowza!", 49. You can skip it, 51. Overly fastidious, 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn, 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw, 55. Clear weeds, in a way

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 06, 2024

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

New York Times, Friday, December 6, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Meaning of Imani, the seventh principle of Kwanzaa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FAITH

  Possible Answer : organized_religion, religion, faith, trust, religious_belief




• The clue is 6. Just. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MERE

  Possible Answer : simple, bare, mere




• The clue is 10. Have a rash reaction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITCH

  Possible Answer : itching, scratch, spoil, rub, itch, urge, scabies, itchiness




• The clue is 14. Sally Bowles's flatmate in Chelsea, per a "Cabaret" number. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELSIE




• The clue is 15. Hedgehog ___ (prickly plant). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOE

  Possible Answer : aloe




• The clue is 16. Teddy alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEO




• The clue is 17. Turning point in telecommunications history?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROTARYDIAL




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

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

  The answer: TINS

  Possible Answer : atomic_number_50, put_up, can, Sn, tin, tin_can, cannister, canister




• The clue is 20. ___ prime (focus of a computational challenge in math). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NTH

  Possible Answer : nth, n-th




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

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

  The answer: DARED

  Possible Answer : presume, defy, make_bold, dare




• The clue is 22. Screenwriter's way of reintroducing some characters?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PASTE

  Possible Answer : spread, glue, paste, library_paste




• The clue is 23. Successor of the Metroliner. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACELA




• The clue is 25. Masterpiece by Klimt or Rodin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEKISS




• The clue is 27. They might be fixed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INTERESTRATES




• The clue is 30. Contrary to popular belief, they don't cause warts. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOADS

  Possible Answer : batrachian, salientian, frog, anuran, toad, toad_frog




• The clue is 31. One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WINESNOB




• The clue is 34. Singer born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENYA




• The clue is 35. Test the temperature of, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIP

  Possible Answer : sip




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

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

  The answer: TORE

  Possible Answer : bust, shoot_down, pull, torus, shoot, displume, tear, deplumate, tore, buck, snap, rupture, charge, deplume, pluck




• The clue is 37. Burrowing creatures of the African savanna. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEERKATS

  Possible Answer : mierkat, meerkat




• The clue is 40. Join, as a table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SITAT




• The clue is 41. Sacred creatures in some Indigenous cultures. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPIRITANIMALS




• The clue is 44. In need of ice, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWOLLEN

  Possible Answer : tumesce, swell_up, well, intumesce, tumefy, vain, conceited, swollen-headed, self-conceited, well_up, egotistic, egotistical, swell, swollen, puff_up




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

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

  The answer: DOXED




• The clue is 47. Takeaway from a tale. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAL

  Possible Answer : lesson, moral

  Possible Opposite Answer : immoral




• The clue is 48. One of 18 on the periodic table. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GROUP

  Possible Answer : chemical_group, mathematical_group, grouping, radical, aggroup, group




• The clue is 50. Issa of "American Fiction". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAE




• The clue is 53. McGregor of "Moulin Rouge!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWAN




• The clue is 54. Suggests something subtly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DROPSAHINT




• The clue is 56. Bit of hypertext. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LINK

  Possible Answer : unite, associate, link, relate, tie-in, data_link, connectedness, liaison, nexus, link_up, connexion, join, colligate, yoke, contact, radio_link, connect, inter-group_communication, tie, connection, linkup, tie_in

  Possible Opposite Answer : disconnectedness, dissociate, disconnect




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

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

  The answer: RAPT

  Possible Answer : rhapsodic, ecstatic, enraptured, rapt, rapturous




• The clue is 58. Certain pops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLAS

  Possible Answer : cola, dope, genus_Cola, Cola




• The clue is 59. Midsummer arrivals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




• The clue is 60. Contact sites. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYES

  Possible Answer : eyes, heart, center, eye, centre, optic, eyeball, oculus, middle




• The clue is 61. Grace who married Prince Rainier. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KELLY

  Possible Answer : Princess_Grace_of_Monaco, Emmett_Kelly, Gene_Kelly, Eugene_Curran_Kelly, Grace_Kelly, Weary_Willie, Grace_Patricia_Kelly, Kelly

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Seedless plant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FERN

  Possible Answer: fern

• The clue is 2. More than some. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALOT

• The clue is 3. "Sorry, can you clarify your answer?". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISTHATAYESORANO

• The clue is 4. ___ Maria (liqueur). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TIA

  Possible Answer: TIA, transient_ischemic_attack

• The clue is 5. Collies and sheepdogs, by nature. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HERDERS

  Possible Answer: herder, Johann_Gottfried_von_Herder, drover, herdsman, Herder

• The clue is 6. Patterned cotton fabric originally from India. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MADRAS

  Possible Answer: madras, Chennai, Madras, Tamil_Nadu

• The clue is 7. First name of fashion designers Tahari and Saab. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELIE

• The clue is 8. Good time to start an audiobook. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROADTRIP

• The clue is 9. Omakase serving. 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 10. "These things don't happen overnight". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTAKESTIME

• The clue is 11. Urgent words during an emergency. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THISISNOTADRILL

• The clue is 12. Small change. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CENTS

  Possible Answer: centime, penny, cent

• The clue is 13. They're often lying in beds and might be kinky. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOSES

  Possible Answer: hose, hosepipe, hosiery, hose_down

• The clue is 18. University that awarded the first Ph.D. in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YALE

  Possible Answer: Yale_University, Yale, Elihu_Yale

• The clue is 22. Stinky ___, "Toy Story 2" antagonist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PETE

• The clue is 24. Grilling surfaces made of fragrant wood. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CEDARPLANKS

• The clue is 26. China's ___ Dynasty. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer: Han, Han_dynasty

• The clue is 27. What's on the agenda. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITEM

  Possible Answer: item, point, token, detail, particular

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

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

  The answer: NONE

  Possible Answer: none

• The clue is 29. Checker's move. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWIST

  Possible Answer: wind, distort, deform, spin, squirm, curve, winding, sprain, turn, twine, wrick, twisting, convolute, worm, turn_of_events, flex, crook, wrench, pervert, twirl, kink, rick, plait, bend, twist_around, tress, wrestle, device, eddy, pull, wriggle, gimmick, sophisticate, writhe, construction, twist, whirl, braid

  Possible Opposite Answer : untwist, unbend

• The clue is 32. Like some histories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORAL

  Possible Answer: viva, oral, viva_voce, oral_exam, oral_examination, unwritten

  Possible Opposite Answer : aboral, anal

• The clue is 33. Red and black, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BETS

  Possible Answer: wager, stake, look, reckon, calculate, depend, play, stakes, bet, count

• The clue is 35. Chevy sports car named for a boneless fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STINGRAY

  Possible Answer: stingray

• The clue is 38. Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KILL

  Possible Answer: shoot_down, stamp_out, toss_off, pop, belt_down, defeat, kill, vote_out, bolt_down, killing, pour_down, obliterate, vote_down, wipe_out, down, putting_to_death, drink_down

• The clue is 39. Is for some?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARE

  Possible Answer: ar, live, cost, make_up, personify, embody, are, equal, comprise, follow, exist, represent, constitute, be

  Possible Opposite Answer : differ

• The clue is 40. Beer buy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIXPACK

  Possible Answer: sixpack, six_pack, six-pack

• The clue is 42. Votes to accept. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADOPTS

  Possible Answer: acquire, assume, sweep_up, take_over, take_up, espouse, take, dramatize, take_on, embrace, follow, borrow, adopt, take_in, dramatise

• The clue is 43. We, to Louis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOUS

  Possible Answer: nous, brain, head, mind, psyche

• The clue is 44. Sense that dolphins lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SMELL

  Possible Answer: olfaction, smell, olfactory_sensation, sense_of_smell, smelling, smack, odor, aroma, feel, odour, olfactory_modality, olfactory_property, reek, flavour, sense, olfactory_perception, flavor, look, spirit, smell_out, feeling, scent, tone

• The clue is 45. "Yowza!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WOWIE

• The clue is 49. You can skip it. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROPE

  Possible Answer: circle, roach, rope, Mexican_valium, rophy, leash, R-2, roofy, forget_me_drug, lasso

• The clue is 51. Overly fastidious. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAL

  Possible Answer: anal_retentive, anal

  Possible Opposite Answer : oral

• The clue is 52. Online marketplace headquartered in Brooklyn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETSY

• The clue is 54. N.F.L. linebacker Greenlaw. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRE

• The clue is 55. Clear weeds, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOE

  Possible Answer: hoe

June 02, 2024 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - June 02, 2024

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

• 1. One way to order coffee: BLACK
• 6. Nike competitor: ASICS
• 11. Supporting character in costume?: MASCOT
• 17. Relieves: SOOTHES
• 19. Kiwi or cassowary: RATITE
• 21. VCR medium: TVTAPE
• 22. "RUFFALO" and "TWAIN"?: QUOTATIONMARKS
• 24. Make comfier over time, as clothes: WEARIN
• 25. Receptacle for remains: URN
• 26. Meat-and-pastry dish: POTPIE
• 27. Attempt to pull apart: RIPAT
• 29. Number that looks like 16-Down in binary code: TWO
• 30. Not eliminated yet: INIT
• 32. Support for a swing: TEE
• 33. HARLO and SMAR?: CUTOFFJEANS
• 36. Drinker's structure made from stacked cans: BEERAMID
• 39. Famed San Francisco theater, with "the": CASTRO
• 40. Like loose gemstones: UNSET
• 41. "Sign me up!": IMIN
• 42. "___ All That," 2021 rom-com remake: HES
• 43. Rip-offs at the movies: STUBS
• 45. Norse goddess of death: HEL
• 46. L^ORD and K^EMP?: JUMPINGJACKS
• 51. Camera type, for short: SLR
• 52. Only: MERE
• 53. Flavoring for ouzo or sambuca: ANISE
• 54. Stops: DESISTS
• 56. Words of decree: ITISSO
• 58. ___ check: MIC
• 59. Diego Rivera's "The Allegory of California," for one: MURAL
• 60. Metal coatings: PATINAS
• 63. *O'NEIL* and *ROGERS*?: STARBUCKS
• 66. CEEEEENA and LENNNNNON?: LONGJOHNS
• 70. Cutting tool with a reinforced spine: BACKSAW
• 72. ___ fritas (Cuban French fries): PAPAS
• 73. Cry of surprise upon discovering the culprit: YOU
• 74. Sole survivor in "Reservoir Dogs": MRPINK
• 77. Reply to a doubter: YESIDID
• 79. Baseball award given to Shohei Ohtani in '23: ALMVP
• 81. Votes of confidence: YEAS
• 82. Place for a stirrup: EAR
• 85. WILDERODDENBERRY?: SPLICEDGENES
• 87. Standard to exceed, metaphorically: BAR
• 88. Like security systems: ARMED
• 90. Solar wind particle: ION
• 91. Glow: AURA
• 92. Go with the flow: ADAPT
• 94. Part of a flight in which seatbelts must be worn: ASCENT
• 96. Portrayer of the show creator in "The Truman Show": EDHARRIS
• 100. S-O-L-O and L-A-N-G-E?: DASHEDHOPES
• 102. "Pshaw!": BAH
• 103. "Great" child detective: NATE
• 104. When repeated, nickname for Time's 2023 Person of the Year: TAY
• 105. Younger Jetson kid: ELROY
• 106. Have the nerve: DARETO
• 109. Moo goo ___ pan: GAI
• 110. "Got it now": AHISEE
• 112. RU$$ELL and BLA$$?: TWODOLLARBILLS
• 115. ___-than-thou: HOLIER
• 116. Peaceful: SERENE
• 117. Set one's sights: TOOKAIM
• 118. Something found beneath an arch: INSOLE
• 119. Leaders of the fam, with "the": RENTS
• 120. "Lovergirl" singer Marie: TEENA

Down:

• 1. Title spy in a Robert Ludlum series: BOURNE
• 2. Canadian dollar coin: LOONIE
• 3. QB stat: Abbr.: ATT
• 4. Cause to crack: CHAP
• 5. High-fat weight-loss diet, for short: KETO
• 6. Golfer Palmer, familiarly: ARNIE
• 7. "Ditto!": SAME
• 8. Give ___ go: ITA
• 9. Wispy cloud: CIRRUS
• 10. Half of a Caribbean nation: STKITTS
• 11. Workweek inits.: MTWTF
• 12. Roman farewell: AVE
• 13. The "S" of New York City's SIR train line: STATEN
• 14. Auto refreshes?: CARWASHES
• 15. Classic novel set in rural Nebraska: OPIONEERS
• 16. See 29-Across: TEN
• 17. Kind of kick in football: SQUIB
• 18. Easy mark: SITTINGDUCK
• 20. Gamers' games: ESPORTS
• 23. Subjective piece: OPED
• 28. Run ___ of: AFOUL
• 31. Strong poker holding, informally: TRIPS
• 33. Wine vessels: CASKS
• 34. Thin sauce: JUS
• 35. Pope who met with Attila the Hun: STLEO
• 37. French female friend: AMIE
• 38. Max's counterpart: MIN
• 39. Looney Tunes turtle: CECIL
• 42. Gets to vote: HASASAY
• 44. Takes along: BRINGS
• 46. Sticky situations: JAMS
• 47. Mole or mile: UNIT
• 48. Glam rock?: MICA
• 49. Preserves in slices, as meat: JERKS
• 50. Big name in motor oil: STP
• 52. Soybean product: MISO
• 55. First sultan of both Syria and Egypt: SALADIN
• 57. Cap worn by dervishes: TAJ
• 59. Person cleaning a horse's stable: MUCKER
• 61. The weather is a classically bland one: TOPIC
• 62. Neck and neck: INADEADHEAT
• 64. Certain baseball stats: RBIS
• 65. Severe social media punishment: BAN
• 67. Music for the masses?: HYMN
• 68. Nine, in Italian: NOVE
• 69. Has dinner: SUPS
• 71. Anderson who directed "Asteroid City": WES
• 72. One in plane clothes: PILOT
• 74. "That's on me": MYBAD
• 75. Novel fund-raising idea?: READATHON
• 76. Glides over the coast, say: PARASAILS
• 78. Favorably interprets: SPINS
• 79. Tourist destination in northern India: AGRA
• 80. Pick up: LEARN
• 83. Titular character in a Menotti opera: AMAHL
• 84. Some vacation destinations: RESORTS
• 86. "Obviously": DUH
• 88. Did a great job on, in modern slang: ATE
• 89. What's generated by solar panels: DCPOWER
• 93. Rehab therapy, informally: PHYSIO
• 95. Friend of Winnie-the-Pooh: EEYORE
• 96. Rap's ___ Sweatshirt: EARL
• 97. Sleeve style with slanted seams: RAGLAN
• 98. Padova's home: ITALIA
• 99. Not-so-good vibration?: SEISM
• 101. Big name in tractors: DEERE
• 102. Farmers' rolls: BALES
• 106. "I forbid it": DONT
• 107. Leisurely gait: TROT
• 108. Instrument with a vowel-heavy name: OBOE
• 110. Tuna type: AHI
• 111. Fish often served with kabayaki sauce: EEL
• 113. Cubs' home: DEN
• 114. Nickname for Isaac: IKE

2424 Sat Aug 24, 2024 | LA Times Crossword Clues Hints

Sat Aug 24, 2024  LA Times Crossword Clues Hints

• 1 Across - Price-less event (11 letters): RED TAG SALE
• 11 Across - [You did what?] (4 letters): GASP
• 15 Across - Square deals (11 letters): EVEN TRADES
• 16 Across - Actress Shawkat (4 letters): ALIA
• 17 Across - Surprise party request (11 letters): DON'T BE LATE
• 18 Across - Lasses (4 letters): GALS
• 19 Across - Two in a million? (3 letters): ELS
• 20 Across - Peak performance (5 letters): A-GAME
• 21 Across - Bags (5 letters): SACKS
• 22 Across - Tennis great who won 18 Grand Slam singles championships (5 letters): EVERT
• 24 Across - “Queen Sugar” role for Bianca Lawson (5 letters): DARLA
• 26 Across - Parabola piece (3 letters): ARC
• 27 Across - No more than (4 letters): MERE
• 28 Across - Blues and bluegrass (6 letters): GENRES
• 29 Across - Quintana __, Mexico (3 letters): ROO
• 30 Across - Tool for making eyelet holes (3 letters): AWL
• 32 Across - Some reunión familiar attendees (4 letters): TIAS
• 33 Across - Trifling amount (3 letters): TAD
• 34 Across - Big play ground (7 letters): STADIUM
• 38 Across - Lead up to (7 letters): PRECEDE
• 40 Across - Many a “Derry Girls” teacher (3 letters): NUN
• 41 Across - Lacking a date (4 letters): STAG
• 43 Across - Casual dating letters (3 letters): NSA
• 44 Across - “Twisted Love” author Huang (3 letters): ANA
• 45 Across - Inside looks (6 letters): DECORS
• 47 Across - Connected notes (4 letters): SLUR
• 51 Across - Super gp.? (3 letters): PAC
• 52 Across - Japanese city known as The Nation’s Kitchen (5 letters): OSAKA
• 53 Across - Social media action (5 letters): SHARE
• 54 Across - Tourney format (5 letters): PRO-AM
• 56 Across - Sauce served with biryani (5 letters): RAITA
• 58 Across - Free spot (3 letters): PSA
• 59 Across - Eternities (4 letters): EONS
• 60 Across - Elote en vaso (11 letters): CORN IN A CUP
• 62 Across - Emmy winner who hosts the “Clear+Vivid” podcast (4 letters): ALDA
• 63 Across - Story that gets lost in time (10 letters): UNTOLD TALE
• 64 Across - Smack (4 letters): SLAP
• 65 Across - Brenda Song, once (10 letters): DISNEY STAR
• 1 Down - Offset, in a way (6 letters): REDEEM
• 2 Down - Change over time (6 letters): EVOLVE
• 3 Down - More compact (6 letters): DENSER
• 4 Down - Explosive letters (3 letters): TNT
• 5 Down - Ready to swing (5 letters): AT BAT
• 6 Down - “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” kid (4 letters): GREG
• 7 Down - French course (6 letters): SALADE
• 8 Down - Not moving (7 letters): ADAMANT
• 9 Down - “Don’t hold back!” (11 letters): LET ‘ER RIP!
• 10 Down - -babble (3 letters): -ESE
• 11 Down - Totally smitten (4 letters): GAGA
• 12 Down - Separately (9 letters): A LA CARTE
• 13 Down - Route that facilitated the spread of Buddhism (8 letters): SILK ROAD
• 14 Down - Face scan alternative (8 letters): PASSCODE
• 21 Down - Gets smart (6 letters): SASSES
• 23 Down - Scan (4 letters): READ
• 25 Down - Picks up (6 letters): LEARNS
• 28 Down - Squat muscles (6 letters): GLUTES
• 31 Down - Sagacity (6 letters): WISDOM
• 34 Down - Chikuzenni vegetables (8 letters): SNAP PEAS
• 35 Down - Tekkamaki (8 letters): TUNA ROLL
• 36 Down - Amazon predator (8 letters): ANACONDA
• 37 Down - Kraft supply (8 letters): MACARONI
• 39 Down - “Songwriter” country singer (4 letters): CASH
• 42 Down - Small racers (7 letters): GO-KARTS
• 46 Down - Spoil, as a barbecue (7 letters): RAIN ON
• 48 Down - Purr-fect companion (7 letters): LAP-CAT
• 49 Down - “The Little Mermaid” villain (7 letters): URSULA
• 50 Down - Harvesting machine (6 letters): REAPER
• 53 Down - Like used beach towels (5 letters): SANDY
• 55 Down - Urgent letters (4 letters): ASAP
• 57 Down - Rummikub piece (4 letters): TILE
• 60 Down - Ruminant’s mouthful (3 letters): CUD
• 61 Down - Mentions on X (3 letters): ATS

NY Times Crossword Answers April 24, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 24, 2025

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NY Times Crossword Answers April 24, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (32)

Clue #1: 1. "Interview With the Vampire" and "Prince of Thorns"

11-letter answer Answer: DARKFANTASY

Clue #2: 6. "Borat" and "This Is Spinal Tap"

12-letter answer Answer: MOCKUMENTARY

Clue #3: 14. Like some experimental music

6-letter answer Answer: ATONAL

Word Help: Synonyms: unkeyed, atonal
Antonyms: tonal

Clue #4: 16. Deferential

8-letter answer Answer: OBEISANT

Clue #5: 17. Valentine's Day sentiment

6-letter answer Answer: BEMINE

Clue #6: 18. More than a mere grudge

8-letter answer Answer: VENDETTA

Word Help: Synonyms: blood_feud, vendetta

Clue #7: 19. They might be all over the map

6-letter answer Answer: STATES

Word Help: Synonyms: United_States_Department_of_State, state_of_matter, body_politic

Clue #8: 21. Animal known for freezing under pressure

4-letter answer Answer: DEER

Word Help: Synonyms: deer, cervid

Clue #9: 22. Noted criminal extradited to the U.S. in 2017

7-letter answer Answer: ELCHAPO

Clue #10: 25. Locale for a cochlea

3-letter answer Answer: EAR

Word Help: Synonyms: capitulum, auricle, spike

Clue #11: 28. Deadpan

3-letter answer Answer: DRY

Word Help: Synonyms: teetotal, dry, ironical
Antonyms: phlegmy, sweet

Clue #12: 29. "You Come ___" (Robert Frost collection)

3-letter answer Answer: TOO

Word Help: Synonyms: as_well, to_a_fault, excessively

Clue #13: 30. ___ Holden, U.S. soccer player-turned-commentator

3-letter answer Answer: STU

Clue #14: 31. Kind of cucumber that isn't a vegetable

3-letter answer Answer: SEA

Word Help: Synonyms: sea, ocean

Clue #15: 33. Dither

5-letter answer Answer: TIZZY

Word Help: Synonyms: dither, fuss, pother

Clue #16: 35. "Lady Bird" and "Stand By Me"

11-letter answer Answer: COMINGOFAGE

Clue #17: 39. Actress ___ Taylor-Joy

4-letter answer Answer: ANYA

Clue #18: 40. Bundle of paper or grain

5-letter answer Answer: SHEAF

Word Help: Synonyms: sheaf, bundle

Clue #19: 41. Some

4-letter answer Answer: AFEW

Clue #20: 46. Eponymous Italian designer Mario

5-letter answer Answer: PRADA

Clue #21: 47. Prefix with soul or classical

3-letter answer Answer: NEO

Word Help: Synonyms: neo

Clue #22: 48. Spanish letter before te

3-letter answer Answer: ESE

Word Help: Synonyms: ESE, east_southeast

Clue #23: 50. One of many listed on the back of a tour shirt

3-letter answer Answer: GIG

Word Help: Synonyms: gig, fishgig, fizgig

Clue #24: 51. Atlanta sch.

3-letter answer Answer: GSU

Clue #25: 54. "Get that away from me!"

3-letter answer Answer: EWW

Clue #26: 56. Grid lines, perhaps

7-letter answer Answer: STREETS

Word Help: Synonyms: street

Clue #27: 58. Mythical forge locale

4-letter answer Answer: ETNA

Word Help: Synonyms: bunsen, bunsen_burner, Mt_Etna

Clue #28: 60. Get

6-letter answer Answer: OBTAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: receive, get, find

Clue #29: 62. Second calling?

8-letter answer Answer: NICKNAME

Word Help: Synonyms: soubriquet, byname, sobriquet

Clue #30: 65. Items that gather lather

6-letter answer Answer: LOOFAS

Word Help: Synonyms: luffa, loofah, loufah_sponge

Clue #31: 69. Person with the shift after a long one of yours

8-letter answer Answer: RELIEVER

Word Help: Synonyms: backup_man, comforter, fireman

Clue #32: 70. 1980s New York mayor

6-letter answer Answer: EDKOCH

Across Clues and Answers (32)

Clue #1: 1. Dollop

3-letter answer Answer: DAB

Word Help: Synonyms: splatter, swob, pat

Clue #2: 2. Verb that sounds like a number ... and is a letter backward

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: use_up, Ate, wipe_out

Clue #3: 3. CD follower

3-letter answer Answer: ROM

Word Help: Synonyms: read-only_storage, fixed_storage, read-only_memory

Clue #4: 4. Potato turnover

5-letter answer Answer: KNISH

Word Help: Synonyms: knish

Clue #5: 6. "Outta my way!"

4-letter answer Answer: MOVE

Word Help: Synonyms: go, proceed, motility
Antonyms: refrain, rest

Clue #6: 7. Overly big

5-letter answer Answer: OBESE

Word Help: Synonyms: obese, weighty, corpulent

Clue #7: 8. One of 10 in a millennium: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: CEN

Clue #8: 9. Josh

3-letter answer Answer: KID

Word Help: Synonyms: nestling, tyke, youngster
Antonyms: parent

Clue #9: 10. Put to work

4-letter answer Answer: USED

Word Help: Synonyms: put-upon, secondhand, utilize
Antonyms: misused

Clue #10: 11. Like some socks and chess players

5-letter answer Answer: MATED

Word Help: Synonyms: checkmate, tangle, pair
Antonyms: unsnarl, unmated

Clue #11: 12. Return to a PC keyboard?

5-letter answer Answer: ENTER

Word Help: Synonyms: recruit, get_into, figure
Antonyms: drop_out, exit

Clue #12: 15. Sprang (at)

5-letter answer Answer: LEAPT

Word Help: Synonyms: bound, leap, jump_off

Clue #13: 20. "Nice one, you got me"

6-letter answer Answer: TOUCHE

Clue #14: 22. Singer James

4-letter answer Answer: ETTA

Clue #15: 23. Selection at the butcher's

4-letter answer Answer: LOIN

Word Help: Synonyms: loin, lumbus

Clue #16: 24. "The Thursday Murder Club" and "A Killer Sundae"

11-letter answer Answer: COZYMYSTERY

Clue #17: 26. Cher's catchphrase in "Clueless"

4-letter answer Answer: ASIF

Clue #18: 27. The Knights of ___, shadowy side group in "Star Wars"

3-letter answer Answer: REN

Clue #19: 32. Food thickener

4-letter answer Answer: AGAR

Word Help: Synonyms: nutrient_agar, agar, agar-agar

Clue #20: 34. One-named singer who's a former member of One Direction

4-letter answer Answer: ZAYN

Clue #21: 36. Poetic contraction that omits a "v"

3-letter answer Answer: OER

Clue #22: 37. Might, to Shakespeare

6-letter answer Answer: MAYEST

Clue #23: 40. Stash

4-letter answer Answer: STOW

Word Help: Synonyms: stow

Clue #24: 42. Button added to Apple's Messages app in 2022

4-letter answer Answer: EDIT

Word Help: Synonyms: blue-pencil, edit_out, redact

Clue #25: 43. Jokesters

4-letter answer Answer: WAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: wit, shake, waggle

Clue #26: 45. Go out with

3-letter answer Answer: SEE

Word Help: Synonyms: understand, catch, witness

Clue #27: 46. ""Downton Abbey" and "Shogun"

11-letter answer Answer: PERIODPIECE

Clue #28: 49. Far from fresh

5-letter answer Answer: STALE

Word Help: Synonyms: stale, cold, dusty
Antonyms: fresh

Clue #29: 51. Mixing thematic elements and tropes … or a feature of this puzzle?

12-letter answer Answer: GENREBENDING

Clue #30: 52. Dave ___, seven-time All-Star pitcher for the Blue Jays

5-letter answer Answer: STIEB

Clue #31: 53. Mr. Reed, to Jane Eyre

5-letter answer Answer: UNCLE

Word Help: Synonyms: uncle
Antonyms: aunt

Clue #32: 55. People celebrated worldwide on March 8

5-letter answer Answer: WOMEN

Word Help: Synonyms: char, cleaning_woman, woman
Antonyms: man

Clue #33: 57. Skinny white mushroom

5-letter answer Answer: ENOKI

Clue #34: 59. Similar

4-letter answer Answer: AKIN

Word Help: Synonyms: kindred, cognate, blood-related

Clue #35: 61. Floating mass

4-letter answer Answer: BERG

Word Help: Synonyms: iceberg, Alban_Berg, Berg

Clue #36: 63. Subject of Homer's loathing on "The Simpsons"

3-letter answer Answer: NED

Clue #37: 64. Bird-related prefix

3-letter answer Answer: AVI

Clue #38: 66. One of "them"

3-letter answer Answer: FOE

Word Help: Synonyms: enemy, foe, opposition
Antonyms: friend

Clue #39: 67. Sports org. that now includes U.C. Berkeley and Stanford, strangely enough

3-letter answer Answer: ACC

Word Help: Synonyms: Air_Combat_Command, ACC

Clue #40: 68. "There ___ Goes" (1988 hit by the La's)

3-letter answer Answer: SHE

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