27447 Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Break down the NYT Crosswords: January 03, 2025

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

Fri Jan 03, 2025 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Out of whack. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKEW

  Possible Answer : wonky, askew, skew-whiff, cockeyed, lopsided, awry




• The clue is 6. Rock group behind 2024's Power Up Tour. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACDC




• The clue is 10. What a bodybuilder builds during a bulk cycle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MASS

  Possible Answer : raft, spate, heap, bulk, pot, deal, quite_a_little, mountain, peck, aggregate, hoi_polloi, sight, mass, lot, aggregative, mess, stack, the_great_unwashed, passel, muckle, plenty, wad, mint, multitude, flock, hatful, people, slew, Mass, batch, volume, tidy_sum, masses, pile, aggregated, good_deal, mickle, great_deal




• The clue is 14. Sudden weather phenomenon. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLASHFLOOD

  Possible Answer : flashflood, flash_flood




• The clue is 16. Closing on Sundays?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEN

  Possible Answer : Amen, Amun, Amon




• The clue is 17. Cocktail that's called a French 75 if you use Champagne instead of soda water. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOMCOLLINS




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

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

  The answer: REDO

  Possible Answer : remake, reconstruct, refashion, remodel, redo, make_over




• The clue is 19. Eponymous tourist destination in Belgium. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

  Possible Answer : spa, health_club, watering_hole, resort_hotel, health_spa, watering_place




• The clue is 20. Basis of some admissions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GUILT

  Possible Answer : guilt_trip, guilt_feelings, guilty_conscience, guiltiness, guilt

  Possible Opposite Answer : innocence




• The clue is 21. Strength, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINEW

  Possible Answer : brawn, muscle, heftiness, muscularity, sinew, tendon, brawniness




• The clue is 22. Area between the ribs and the round. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOIN

  Possible Answer : lumbus, loin




• The clue is 23. Heaps of dressing?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAUNDRY

  Possible Answer : wash, laundry, washables, washing




• The clue is 25. Responded identically to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHOED

  Possible Answer : ring, reverberate, echo, recall, repeat, resound




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

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

  The answer: FENCE

  Possible Answer : fence_in, fence, wall, argue, palisade, contend, surround, fencing, debate




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

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

  The answer: MOOGS




• The clue is 30. Ringing nuisance. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRANKCALL




• The clue is 34. Like a face telling a spooky campfire story, maybe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UPLIT




• The clue is 35. Give juice to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REV

  Possible Answer : rev_up, rpm, revolutions_per_minute, rev




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

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

  The answer: SODOI




• The clue is 37. Words before someone finally snaps?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAYCHEESE




• The clue is 39. Bridge support. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TRUSS

  Possible Answer : bind, tie_down, tie_up, truss, corbel




• The clue is 40. Stool at a counter, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PERCH

  Possible Answer : rod, perch, roost, alight, light, rest, pole




• The clue is 41. Woody's crush in "Toy Story". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BOPEEP

  Possible Answer : peekaboo, bopeep




• The clue is 42. Member of a warrior class. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMURAI

  Possible Answer : samurai




• The clue is 45. Small stretches, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FIBS

  Possible Answer : tale, fib, tarradiddle, taradiddle, story




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

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

  The answer: PRIZE

  Possible Answer : dirty_money, award, pry, plunder, loot, prize, choice, trophy, treasure, quality, prime, prise, pillage, appreciate, select, booty, lever, swag, respect, esteem, value, jimmy

  Possible Opposite Answer : disrespect, disesteem




• The clue is 47. Much-sought-after commodity in "Dune". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPICE

  Possible Answer : spice_up, spiciness, spicery, spice, zest




• The clue is 49. Singer Rita. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORA

  Possible Answer : bone, Os, operating_system, osmium, oculus_sinister, OS, os, atomic_number_76




• The clue is 52. Ice skating move. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUTZ




• The clue is 53. Postgame photo op between two opposing players. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JERSEYSWAP




• The clue is 55. First person to die, according to the Bible. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ABEL

  Possible Answer : Niels_Abel, Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel




• The clue is 56. They're part of the story. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLOTPOINTS




• The clue is 57. Set back to zero, in a way. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TARE

  Possible Answer : tare, darnel, Lolium_temulentum, cheat, bearded_darnel




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

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

  The answer: GYMS

  Possible Answer : gymnasium, gym




• The clue is 59. Wipe from one's visual memory, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Common nap times, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AFTS

• The clue is 2. Subpar dining hall food. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLOP

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

• The clue is 3. Hindu god of love. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAMA

  Possible Answer: Kama

• The clue is 4. F1 neighbor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ESC

• The clue is 5. Challenge to an intruder. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WHOGOESTHERE

• The clue is 6. Like a fearless bettor at a casino. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIN

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

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

  The answer: COIL

  Possible Answer: spiral, helix, ringlet, hand-build, whorl, gyre, gyrate, scroll, roll, coil, curlicue, volute, curl, loop, handbuild

  Possible Opposite Answer : uncoil

• The clue is 8. Command to stay. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DONTLEAVE

• The clue is 9. Items harmed when they're scratched, but not when they're burned. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CDS

  Possible Answer: compact_disk, CD, candela, certificate_of_deposit, atomic_number_48, candle, compact_disc, Cd, cadmium, standard_candle, cd

• The clue is 10. Group whose band is the oldest professional music ensemble in the U.S.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MARINECORPS

• The clue is 11. Change. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMEND

  Possible Answer: meliorate, remediate, improve, remedy, amend, repair, rectify, better, ameliorate

  Possible Opposite Answer : worsen

• The clue is 12. Meal before the 15th of Nisan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEDER

  Possible Answer: Passover_supper, Seder

• The clue is 13. White out, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOWY

  Possible Answer: white, snow-clad, snowy, snow-white, snow-covered

• The clue is 15. Not set in stone. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLUID

  Possible Answer: fluid, unstable, liquid, smooth, fluent, runny, mobile

• The clue is 21. "That's rather unfortunate," dismissively. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SUCKSTOBEYOU

• The clue is 22. Exercise in deduction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOGICPUZZLE

• The clue is 24. ___ Taylor (fashion chain). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANN

• The clue is 25. Australia declared "war" on them in 1932, in an attempt to stop them from destroying crops. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMUS

  Possible Answer: Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, emu

• The clue is 26. Where Lola was a showgirl, in song. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COPA

• The clue is 27. Deified, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLY

  Possible Answer: sanctum, holy_place, holy

  Possible Opposite Answer : unholy

• The clue is 28. Farm-to-table, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FRESH

  Possible Answer: fresh, refreshed, smart, invigorated, refreshful, sweet, wise, refreshing, tonic, saucy, unfermented, novel, impudent, newly, bracing, unused, new, freshly, impertinent, brisk, clean, sassy, overbold, reinvigorated

  Possible Opposite Answer : stale, preserved, salty

• The clue is 30. "Couldn't have said it better myself". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PRECISELY

  Possible Answer: incisively, on_the_button, just, exactly, on_the_nose, precisely, on_the_dot

  Possible Opposite Answer : inexactly, imprecisely

• The clue is 31. For two musicians. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADUE

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

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

  The answer: LOSE

  Possible Answer: lose, fall_back, drop_off, recede, miss, fall_behind, mislay, suffer, turn_a_loss, misplace

  Possible Opposite Answer : win, find, gain, keep, profit

• The clue is 33. Aristotle purportedly spoke with one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LISP

  Possible Answer: list-processing_language, LISP, lisp

• The clue is 38. Word often after a president's name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERA

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

• The clue is 41. Curling target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BICEP

• The clue is 42. Bad sound to hear by a kitchen counter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPLAT

  Possible Answer: splat

• The clue is 43. Dutch constituent in the Caribbean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARUBA

  Possible Answer: Aruba

• The clue is 44. Bishop's headwear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MITER

  Possible Answer: mitre, mitre_joint, miter, miter_joint

• The clue is 45. Hitmakers?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FISTS

  Possible Answer: fist, clenched_fist

• The clue is 48. Simple question on a high schooler's hand-drawn poster. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PROM

  Possible Answer: prom, promenade

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

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

  The answer: OWNS

  Possible Answer: have, possess, own

• The clue is 50. Power or frequency, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RATE

  Possible Answer: order, pace, value, charge_per_unit, rate, place, grade, range, rank

• The clue is 51. Church part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APSE

  Possible Answer: apsis, apse

• The clue is 53. PNG alternative. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JPG

• The clue is 54. Motif in 1995's "Se7en". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIN

  Possible Answer: sin, boob, sine, sinfulness, sinning, goof, transgress, trespass, drop_the_ball, Sin, hell, wickedness, blunder

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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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