27419 Thu Dec 05, 2024 NY Times by Garrett Chalfin

Across Clues :

1. They're checked before a show, 5. "I wasn't finished …", 9. Does programming work, 14. Mate's call, 15. Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country", 16. "La Forza del Destino," for one, 17. Past issues to settle, 19. Drawing on, 20. Moxie, 21. Out of this world, 23. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills", 24. What Monday meals might lack, 26. Places in the pecking order, 28. Nickname for N.B.A. great Nate Archibald (he was actually 6'1"), 30. Sickly-looking, 32. Gear tooth, 33. Melber on MSNBC, 34. Tight curl, 35. ___ Drafthouse (movie theater chain), 38. Big bash, 40. Breaking down grammatically, 42. Small earrings, 43. Elaborate hairstyle, 44. Org. with the sculpture "Kryptos" outside its headquarters, 45. Lao-___, 46. Symbol of obstinacy, 47. ___ district, feature of many an urban area, 48. Like much movie theater popcorn, 52. Not for here, 54. Atop, quaintly, 55. To date, 57. Rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment, 60. Big name in dental floss, 62. Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle, 64. Course concluder, 65. Org. with conferences, 66. Name on Canadian pumps, 67. Marsh plant, 68. Starting point, 69. Word before a time stamp in direct messaging

Down Clues :

1. Raincoats, in England, 2. Chain restaurant whose name sounds like something a rabbit might say?, 3. Important post at the Post, 4. Largest city on the Tasman Sea, 5. 12 meses, 6. Dr. Zhivago's love, 7. Go caving, 8. Fertile refuge, 9. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain, 10. Missions, in brief, 11. Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking, 12. One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street", 13. Long stories, 18. ___ punk (hybrid music genre), 22. Like many romance novels, 25. Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs, 27. Food thickener, 28. Bit, 29. Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow", 31. Director Lee, 34. No place for fine china, 36. Small amount of LSD, e.g., 37. "Sure thing, boss!", 39. Native Rwandan, 40. "Help wanted" sign?, 41. Hefty expense for an R.V. trip, 43. Pace, 47. Matches (with), 48. They've got you covered, 49. Like the feeling of déjà vu, 50. Apple or BlackBerry, 51. Looking over, 53. Out of the ordinary, 56. Onetime Kremlin ruler, 58. Trick, 59. College where 20 prime ministers were educated, 61. Fall behind, 63. First (and last) two words of "Green Eggs and Ham"

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 05, 2024

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

New York Times, Thursday, December 5, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. They're checked before a show. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICS




• The clue is 5. "I wasn't finished …". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALSO

  Possible Answer : as_well, also, likewise, besides, too




• The clue is 9. Does programming work. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CODES

  Possible Answer : fool, dupe, tantalise, put_on, cypher, slang, razz, gull, codification, bait, cod, encrypt, taunt, befool, rag, rally, put_one_across, computer_code, encipher, cipher, put_one_over, tantalize, inscribe, twit, code, ride, tease, take_in, write_in_code




• The clue is 14. Mate's call. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHOY




• The clue is 15. Setting for the 2019 comedy "Wine Country". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAPA

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




• The clue is 16. "La Forza del Destino," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPERA

  Possible Answer : Opera, opera_house, opera




• The clue is 17. Past issues to settle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OLDSCORES




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

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

  The answer: USING

  Possible Answer : utilize, employ, victimization, apply, expend, habituate, exploitation, utilise, using, practice, use, victimisation




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

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

  The answer: SPUNK

  Possible Answer : heart, kindling, mettle, tinder, touchwood, nerve, spunk, punk




• The clue is 21. Out of this world. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIEN

  Possible Answer : extraterrestrial_being, outlander, noncitizen, alien, estrange, disaffect, foreigner, stranger, foreign, unknown, alienate, exotic, extraterrestrial

  Possible Opposite Answer : acquaintance, citizen




• The clue is 23. Singer with the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIA




• The clue is 24. What Monday meals might lack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEAT

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




• The clue is 26. Places in the pecking order. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STATUSES

  Possible Answer : condition, status, position




• The clue is 28. Nickname for N.B.A. great Nate Archibald (he was actually 6'1"). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINY

  Possible Answer : tiny, petite, flyspeck, midget, bantam, diminutive, lilliputian




• The clue is 30. Sickly-looking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAN

  Possible Answer : wan, sick, WAN, pale, pallid, wide_area_network




• The clue is 32. Gear tooth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COG

  Possible Answer : sprocket, cog




• The clue is 33. Melber on MSNBC. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARI




• The clue is 34. Tight curl. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINK

  Possible Answer : kink, twist, curl, frizz, crimp, kink_up, crick, curve, frizzle, wrick, twirl, crape, rick




• The clue is 35. ___ Drafthouse (movie theater chain). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALAMO

  Possible Answer : Alamo




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

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

  The answer: SHINDIG

  Possible Answer : shindy, shindig




• The clue is 40. Breaking down grammatically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PARSING

  Possible Answer : parse




• The clue is 42. Small earrings. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STUDS

  Possible Answer : scantling, dot, he-man, stud_poker, macho-man, rivet, stud, studhorse, constellate




• The clue is 43. Elaborate hairstyle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COIF

  Possible Answer : set, coif, arrange, hairdo, do, dress, coiffe, hairstyle, hair_style, coiffure




• The clue is 44. Org. with the sculpture "Kryptos" outside its headquarters. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CIA

  Possible Answer : Central_Intelligence_Agency, CIA




• The clue is 45. Lao-___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSE




• The clue is 46. Symbol of obstinacy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASS

  Possible Answer : rump, ass, nates, rear, rear_end, seat, AS, prat, American_Samoa, fuck, buttocks, atomic_number_33, screwing, hindquarters, buns, arse, piece_of_tail, derriere, fundament, behind, tail, nooky, piece_of_ass, hind_end, stern, arsenic, nookie, tooshie, can, Eastern_Samoa, bum, screw, backside, roll_in_the_hay, fanny, As, shag, fucking, posterior, tush, tail_end, bottom, shtup, keister, butt




• The clue is 47. ___ district, feature of many an urban area. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : nontextual_matter, humanities, humanistic_discipline, fine_art, graphics, liberal_arts, artistic_creation, artistic_production, art, artwork, artistry, arts, prowess




• The clue is 48. Like much movie theater popcorn. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BUTTERED

  Possible Answer : butter




• The clue is 52. Not for here. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOGO

  Possible Answer : Togolese_Republic, Togo




• The clue is 54. Atop, quaintly. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 55. To date. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASYET




• The clue is 57. Rapper who founded Aftermath Entertainment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DRDRE




• The clue is 60. Big name in dental floss. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORALB




• The clue is 62. Pixar film whose title suggests how to read five answers in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INSIDEOUT




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

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

  The answer: FINAL

  Possible Answer : last, concluding, terminal, final_exam, final, final_examination, net




• The clue is 65. Org. with conferences. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NCAA




• The clue is 66. Name on Canadian pumps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESSO




• The clue is 67. Marsh plant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDGE

  Possible Answer : sedge




• The clue is 68. Starting point. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GERM

  Possible Answer : bug, seed, source, microbe, germ




• The clue is 69. Word before a time stamp in direct messaging. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEEN

  Possible Answer : meet, learn, come_across, encounter, figure, check, get_wind, realise, ensure, understand, reckon, go_out, pick_up, consider, view, assure, take_care, examine, insure, get_a_line, witness, determine, see_to_it, go_through, run_into, watch, hear, look, visualize, envision, find_out, visualise, project, escort, image, date, interpret, realize, go_steady, catch, run_across, see, fancy, ascertain, attend, get_word, discover, picture, control, experience, find, regard, take_in, visit, construe

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Raincoats, in England. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MACS

  Possible Answer: macintosh, mackintosh, mac, mack

• The clue is 2. Chain restaurant whose name sounds like something a rabbit might say?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IHOP

• The clue is 3. Important post at the Post. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COLUMNIST

  Possible Answer: columnist, editorialist

• The clue is 4. Largest city on the Tasman Sea. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SYDNEY

  Possible Answer: Sydney

• The clue is 5. 12 meses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANO

  Possible Answer: Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, Fatah-RC, ANO, Abu_Nidal_Organization, Fatah_Revolutionary_Council

• The clue is 6. Dr. Zhivago's love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

• The clue is 7. Go caving. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPELUNK

  Possible Answer: cave, spelunk

• The clue is 8. Fertile refuge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OASIS

  Possible Answer: oasis, haven

• The clue is 9. "A Series of Unfortunate Events" villain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COUNTOLAF

• The clue is 10. Missions, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPS

  Possible Answer: Ops

• The clue is 11. Voltaire or Leibniz, religiously speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEIST

  Possible Answer: deistic, freethinker, deist

• The clue is 12. One of a pair of mismatched friends on "Sesame Street". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERNIE

• The clue is 13. Long stories. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAGAS

  Possible Answer: saga

• The clue is 18. ___ punk (hybrid music genre). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKA

• The clue is 22. Like many romance novels. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESCAPIST

  Possible Answer: escapist, dreamer, wishful_thinker

• The clue is 25. Matching pullover-and-cardigan pairs. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWINSETS

• The clue is 27. Food thickener. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGAR

  Possible Answer: agar-agar, agar, nutrient_agar

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

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

  The answer: TAD

  Possible Answer: shade, tad

• The clue is 29. Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IRIS

  Possible Answer: fleur-de-lis, sword_lily, flag, iris, iris_diaphragm

• The clue is 31. Director Lee. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANG

  Possible Answer: Air_National_Guard, ANG

• The clue is 34. No place for fine china. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIDSTABLE

• The clue is 36. Small amount of LSD, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MICRODOSE

• The clue is 37. "Sure thing, boss!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONIT

• The clue is 39. Native Rwandan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HUTU

  Possible Answer: Hutu

• The clue is 40. "Help wanted" sign?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOS

  Possible Answer: sol, soh, SOS, so

• The clue is 41. Hefty expense for an R.V. trip. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GAS

  Possible Answer: petrol, flatulency, accelerator_pedal, boast, flatulence, gasoline, brag, accelerator, shoot_a_line, natural_gas, tout, swash, gaseous_state, gasconade, vaunt, gas_pedal, gun, gasolene, throttle, gas, blow, bluster

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

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

  The answer: CADENCE

  Possible Answer: cadency, metre, beat, measure, meter, cadence

• The clue is 47. Matches (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AGREES

  Possible Answer: concord, harmonize, harmonise, concur, gibe, hold, tally, match, fit_in, accord, fit, correspond, consort, check, agree, jibe

  Possible Opposite Answer : disagree

• The clue is 48. They've got you covered. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROOFS

  Possible Answer: cap, ceiling, roof

• The clue is 49. Like the feeling of déjà vu. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EERIE

  Possible Answer: eerie, eery

• The clue is 50. Apple or BlackBerry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAND

  Possible Answer: stigmatize, post, steel, trademark, stigmatise, firebrand, sword, brand, make, mark, brandmark, blade, stigma, denounce, stain, brand_name, marque, trade_name

• The clue is 51. Looking over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EYING

  Possible Answer: eye, eyeball

• The clue is 53. Out of the ordinary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ODD

  Possible Answer: rum, peculiar, left_over, curious, queer, remaining, leftover, funny, uneven, rummy, odd, unmatched, singular, unpaired, unmated, left, unexpended

  Possible Opposite Answer : even

• The clue is 56. Onetime Kremlin ruler. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSAR

  Possible Answer: tsar, tzar, czar

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

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

  The answer: RUSE

  Possible Answer: ruse, artifice

• The clue is 59. College where 20 prime ministers were educated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETON

• The clue is 61. Fall behind. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAG

  Possible Answer: immure, meanwhile, slowdown, interim, lag, incarcerate, jail, put_away, fall_behind, fall_back, remand, put_behind_bars, meantime, jug, stave, retardation, dawdle, gaol, imprison

• The clue is 63. First (and last) two words of "Green Eggs and Ham". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IAM

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Across Clues and Answers (69)

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

6-letter answer Answer: AWDARN

Clue #2: 7. Peace symbol

5-letter answer Answer: VSIGN

Clue #3: 12. What a flipping tool!

7-letter answer Answer: SPATULA

Word Help: Synonyms: spatula

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

7-letter answer Answer: HEAVIES

Word Help: Synonyms: heavy

Clue #5: 21. Listless malaise

5-letter answer Answer: ENNUI

Word Help: Synonyms: boredom, ennui, tedium

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

7-letter answer Answer: LOTUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: Lotus, Nelumbo_nucifera, Nymphaea_lotus

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

7-letter answer Answer: NETIPOT

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

5-letter answer Answer: ROSIE

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

7-letter answer Answer: OMELETS

Word Help: Synonyms: omelet, omelette

Clue #10: 26. Paper views?

5-letter answer Answer: OPEDS

Clue #11: 27. Laughing hysterically

10-letter answer Answer: INSTITCHES

Clue #12: 30. Cooling systems, for short

3-letter answer Answer: ACS

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

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

3-letter answer Answer: LIB

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

4-letter answer Answer: ICEE

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

4-letter answer Answer: DAYO

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

5-letter answer Answer: ANAND

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

8-letter answer Answer: DNABANKS

Clue #18: 39. Eau zone?

3-letter answer Answer: MER

Word Help: Synonyms: thousand, k, m

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

8-letter answer Answer: TRADESON

Clue #20: 43. It's a sin

5-letter answer Answer: GREED

Word Help: Synonyms: avaritia, greed, avarice

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

4-letter answer Answer: TRIO

Word Help: Synonyms: trinity, tercet, leash

Clue #22: 46. Note at work

4-letter answer Answer: MEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: memo, memoranda, memorandum

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

3-letter answer Answer: ETC

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

4-letter answer Answer: EROS

Word Help: Synonyms: eros, Eros, concupiscence

Clue #25: 50. Taipei-based tech company

4-letter answer Answer: ASUS

Clue #26: 52. Thawb-wearing leaders

5-letter answer Answer: EMIRS

Word Help: Synonyms: emeer, emir, amir

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

7-letter answer Answer: DASBOOT

Clue #28: 57. ___ bene

4-letter answer Answer: NOTA

Clue #29: 58. Women abroad / Wrapped garments

8-letter answer Answer: SIGNORAS

Word Help: Synonyms: signora, Signora

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

3-letter answer Answer: UTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Ute

Clue #31: 63. Concocts

5-letter answer Answer: BREWS

Word Help: Synonyms: brewage, brew

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

6-letter answer Answer: ARISTA

Word Help: Synonyms: arista

Clue #33: 67. Moist

4-letter answer Answer: DAMP

Word Help: Synonyms: damp, weaken, muffle

Clue #34: 68. Father figure?

5-letter answer Answer: PADRE

Word Help: Synonyms: Padre, Holy_Joe, padre

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

7-letter answer Answer: HOWNICE

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

5-letter answer Answer: SADIE

Clue #37: 73. Introduction to a conclusion

4-letter answer Answer: ERGO

Word Help: Synonyms: ergo

Clue #38: 74. Headed for disaster

6-letter answer Answer: DOOMED

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

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

5-letter answer Answer: ISLET

Word Help: Synonyms: isle, islet

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

3-letter answer Answer: INN

Word Help: Synonyms: inn, hostelry, auberge

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

8-letter answer Answer: DIETTIPS

Clue #42: 82. Up to it

4-letter answer Answer: ABLE

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

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

7-letter answer Answer: TSELIOT

Clue #44: 86. Justice Sotomayor

5-letter answer Answer: SONIA

Clue #45: 87. Head-butts

4-letter answer Answer: RAMS

Word Help: Synonyms: cram, random_memory, ram

Clue #46: 88. Weapon used for touching

4-letter answer Answer: EPEE

Word Help: Synonyms: epee

Clue #47: 89. Gate inits.

3-letter answer Answer: ETD

Word Help: Synonyms: explosive_trace_detection, ETD

Clue #48: 92. Turn away

4-letter answer Answer: DENY

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

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

4-letter answer Answer: CATS

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

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

5-letter answer Answer: APART

Word Help: Synonyms: apart, asunder, obscure

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

8-letter answer Answer: BARCADES

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

3-letter answer Answer: RKO

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

8-letter answer Answer: TENSPEED

Clue #54: 104. In all honesty

5-letter answer Answer: TRULY

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

Clue #55: 105. Burst forth

4-letter answer Answer: SPEW

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

Clue #56: 107. Mud

4-letter answer Answer: JAVA

Word Help: Synonyms: Java, coffee, java

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

3-letter answer Answer: RAE

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

3-letter answer Answer: TMI

Clue #59: 110. Was without peer

10-letter answer Answer: STOODALONE

Clue #60: 113. Social grace

5-letter answer Answer: CLASS

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

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

7-letter answer Answer: WASPIER

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

5-letter answer Answer: BARON

Word Help: Synonyms: baron, mogul, king

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

7-letter answer Answer: ROMAINE

Word Help: Synonyms: romaine_lettuce, cos, cos_lettuce

Clue #64: 120. Dessert with a cookie crust

7-letter answer Answer: OREOPIE

Clue #65: 121. Person I used to be

5-letter answer Answer: OLDME

Clue #66: 122. Bankroll

7-letter answer Answer: SPONSOR

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

Clue #67: 123. Trait of many healthy dogs

7-letter answer Answer: WETNOSE

Clue #68: 124. Positive feedback?

5-letter answer Answer: YESES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

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

6-letter answer Answer: INDEBT

Across Clues and Answers (69)

Clue #1: 1. "The Governator"

6-letter answer Answer: AHNOLD

Clue #2: 2. Reaction to a tearjerker

7-letter answer Answer: WEEPING

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

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

7-letter answer Answer: DATEBAR

Clue #4: 4. Rah-rah

4-letter answer Answer: AVID

Word Help: Synonyms: zealous, esurient, devouring

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

4-letter answer Answer: RIPS

Word Help: Synonyms: rip, tear, crosscurrent

Clue #6: 6. Prefix with Confucianism

3-letter answer Answer: NEO

Word Help: Synonyms: neo

Clue #7: 7. Chapter component

5-letter answer Answer: VERSE

Word Help: Synonyms: poesy, versify, rhyme

Clue #8: 8. Little twerp

4-letter answer Answer: SNOT

Word Help: Synonyms: snoot, snob, prig

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

21-letter answer Answer: INSIDEOUTANDBACKWARDS

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

6-letter answer Answer: GUITAR

Word Help: Synonyms: guitar

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

5-letter answer Answer: NIECY

Clue #12: 12. Bluish-black berry

4-letter answer Answer: SLOE

Word Help: Synonyms: Allegheny_plum, sloe, Prunus_spinosa

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

4-letter answer Answer: POMS

Word Help: Synonyms: pommy, pom

Clue #14: 14. Took the cake?

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: feed, Ate, rust

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

6-letter answer Answer: TULANE

Clue #16: 16. Scenario for a software developer

7-letter answer Answer: USECASE

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

7-letter answer Answer: LETSNOT

Clue #18: 18. Donkey

3-letter answer Answer: ASS

Word Help: Synonyms: butt, piece_of_tail, fundament

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

5-letter answer Answer: STICK

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

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

4-letter answer Answer: NEST

Word Help: Synonyms: nestle, draw_close, snuggle

Clue #21: 29. Complete disasters

9-letter answer Answer: HOTMESSES

Clue #22: 32. Like some pets and pools

6-letter answer Answer: INDOOR

Word Help: Synonyms: indoor
Antonyms: outdoor

Clue #23: 34. Zhuzh up

5-letter answer Answer: ADORN

Word Help: Synonyms: ornament, decorate, beautify

Clue #24: 35. Donkey grp.

3-letter answer Answer: DNC

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

4-letter answer Answer: BEEB

Clue #26: 38. Life form that requires oxygen

6-letter answer Answer: AEROBE

Word Help: Synonyms: aerobe

Clue #27: 39. Japanese paste imparting umami

4-letter answer Answer: MISO

Word Help: Synonyms: miso

Clue #28: 41. Send, as money

5-letter answer Answer: REMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: remitment, prorogue, put_over

Clue #29: 42. Guadalajara girlfriend

5-letter answer Answer: AMIGA

Clue #30: 45. Bad return policy?

6-letter answer Answer: RANSOM

Word Help: Synonyms: ransom_money, redeem, ransom

Clue #31: 49. Business address abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: STE

Clue #32: 51. Wrapped garment

4-letter answer Answer: SARI

Word Help: Synonyms: sari, saree

Clue #33: 53. Drink from a fountain

4-letter answer Answer: SODA

Word Help: Synonyms: soda_pop, soda, soda_water

Clue #34: 54. Got good

5-letter answer Answer: DUPED

Word Help: Synonyms: take_in, put_one_over, cod

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

5-letter answer Answer: ATARI

Clue #36: 56. Grasslike marsh plant

5-letter answer Answer: SEDGE

Word Help: Synonyms: sedge

Clue #37: 59. Pie chart dividers

5-letter answer Answer: RADII

Word Help: Synonyms: wheel_spoke, radius, r

Clue #38: 60. ___ acid

5-letter answer Answer: AMINO

Word Help: Synonyms: amino_group, amino, aminic

Clue #39: 61. Totally beat

5-letter answer Answer: SPENT

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

Clue #40: 64. Question of authority

9-letter answer Answer: WHOSAYSSO

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

6-letter answer Answer: ICIEST

Word Help: Synonyms: polar, frosty, frigid

Clue #42: 69. Goes bad

4-letter answer Answer: ROTS

Word Help: Synonyms: buncombe, decompose, rotting

Clue #43: 71. Fray

4-letter answer Answer: WEAR

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

Clue #44: 72. Gets in hot water?

6-letter answer Answer: STEEPS

Word Help: Synonyms: engross, engulf, immerse

Clue #45: 74. Chowed down (on)

5-letter answer Answer: DINED

Word Help: Synonyms: din, boom, dine

Clue #46: 75. Share one's take

5-letter answer Answer: OPINE

Word Help: Synonyms: think, guess, opine

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

3-letter answer Answer: LTE

Clue #48: 78. El país de Palma

6-letter answer Answer: ESPANA

Word Help: Synonyms: Spain, Espana, Kingdom_of_Spain

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

5-letter answer Answer: TODAY

Word Help: Synonyms: today, now, nowadays

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

4-letter answer Answer: LMAO

Clue #51: 85. Gap in logic

4-letter answer Answer: LEAP

Word Help: Synonyms: bound, jump, spring

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

3-letter answer Answer: EBT

Clue #53: 90. Served raw

7-letter answer Answer: TARTARE

Clue #54: 91. Kit with cymbals

7-letter answer Answer: DRUMSET

Clue #55: 94. Comics legend Lee

4-letter answer Answer: STAN

Clue #56: 96. Daring poker action

7-letter answer Answer: RERAISE

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

7-letter answer Answer: TEASNOB

Clue #58: 99. Like some ties

6-letter answer Answer: CLIPON

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

6-letter answer Answer: REDALE

Clue #60: 102. Civil rights activist Medgar

5-letter answer Answer: EVERS

Word Help: Synonyms: Medgar_Wiley_Evers, Medgar_Evers, Evers

Clue #61: 103. Parched place

6-letter answer Answer: DESERT

Word Help: Synonyms: desolate, abandon, forsake

Clue #62: 106. New Orleans food specialty

5-letter answer Answer: POBOY

Clue #63: 107. Craving

5-letter answer Answer: JONES

Word Help: Synonyms: Daniel_Jones, Inigo_Jones, Jones

Clue #64: 110. Twice tres

4-letter answer Answer: SEIS

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

4-letter answer Answer: TREE

Word Help: Synonyms: corner, shoetree, Sir_Herbert_Beerbohm_Tree

Clue #66: 112. Togo's capital

4-letter answer Answer: LOME

Word Help: Synonyms: Lome, capital_of_Togo

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

4-letter answer Answer: CMON

Clue #68: 114. Succeed, as a joke

4-letter answer Answer: LAND

Word Help: Synonyms: earth, res_publica, realm

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

3-letter answer Answer: WOW

Word Help: Synonyms: howler, riot, wow

Clue #70: 116. Corp. debut

3-letter answer Answer: IPO

Word Help: Synonyms: IPO, initial_offering, initial_public_offering

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

3-letter answer Answer: OPI

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