27423 Tue Dec 10, 2024 NYT Brian Callahan and Geoffrey Schorkopf

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 10, 2024

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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Asimov who coined the term "robotics". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISAAC

  Possible Answer : Isaac




• The clue is 6. Gospel that includes the Sermon on the Mount. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MATTHEW

  Possible Answer : Saint_Matthew, St._Matthew_the_Apostle, St._Matthew, Gospel_According_to_Matthew, Levi, Matthew, Saint_Matthew_the_Apostle




• The clue is 13. Hearst mag. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COSMO




• The clue is 14. Period of accountability since 2017. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: METOOERA




• The clue is 15. Work ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ETHIC

  Possible Answer : ethical_code, ethic, value_orientation, value-system, moral_principle




• The clue is 16. Hidden feature in a video game. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EASTEREGG




• The clue is 17. Great Basin people. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UTE

  Possible Answer : Ute




• The clue is 18. "Old MacDonald" sounds. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OINKS

  Possible Answer : oink, grunt, squeal




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

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

  The answer: SLOE

  Possible Answer : Prunus_alleghaniensis, blackthorn, Prunus_spinosa, Allegheny_plum, Alleghany_plum, sloe




• The clue is 21. Do some modeling for a figure drawing class, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POSENUDE




• The clue is 23. Run ___ (go off the rails). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMOK

  Possible Answer : amok, amuck, possessed, demoniacal, demoniac, murderously, berserk




• The clue is 25. Problem for shoes on a rainy day. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MUD

  Possible Answer : muck, mud, clay, mire, muck_up




• The clue is 26. Orange/tangerine/grapefruit hybrid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UGLI

  Possible Answer : tangelo, ugli, ugli_fruit




• The clue is 28. "___ not you, ___ me". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITS

  Possible Answer : IT, information_technology




• The clue is 31. Dramatic cry in paintball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IMHIT




• The clue is 34. Piece of asparagus. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEAR

  Possible Answer : gig, fishgig, lance, shaft, fizgig, spear_up, spear




• The clue is 35. Third-to-last Greek letter. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHI

  Possible Answer : khi, ch'i, ki, chi, qi




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

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

  The answer: SWARM

  Possible Answer : horde, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate, cloud, drove, pour




• The clue is 37. Ben Solo's father in "Star Wars". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HAN

  Possible Answer : Han_dynasty, Han




• The clue is 38. Al of "Today". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROKER




• The clue is 40. Muscle used in pull-ups, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAT

  Possible Answer : lat, latissimus_dorsi




• The clue is 41. Not chemically reactive. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INERT

  Possible Answer : torpid, sluggish, neutral, inert, indifferent, soggy




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

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

  The answer: OASES

  Possible Answer : oasis, haven




• The clue is 44. "That hits the spot!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AHH




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

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

  The answer: LAST

  Possible Answer : endure, stopping_point, finish, live_on, net, survive, lastly, final_stage, go, shoemaker's_last, hold_up, end, final, hold_out, death, finale, last-place, finally, close, concluding, terminal, conclusion, in_conclusion, live, utmost, finis, last, lowest, cobbler's_last

  Possible Opposite Answer : first




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

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

  The answer: ARF




• The clue is 47. Big boats. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARKS

  Possible Answer : ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant, Ark




• The clue is 49. Teeth that are typically the first to grow in. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: INCISORS

  Possible Answer : incisor




• The clue is 54. Kind of bean used in miso. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOYA

  Possible Answer : soya_bean, soybean_plant, soya, soy, soybean, soja, soja_bean, Glycine_max




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

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

  The answer: PSALM

  Possible Answer : Psalm, psalm




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

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

  The answer: PEW

  Possible Answer : pew, church_bench




• The clue is 58. "No need to fear me!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IWONTBITE




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

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

  The answer: AGILE

  Possible Answer : nimble, agile, spry, quick




• The clue is 63. Important events. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BIGDEALS




• The clue is 64. Mythical lamp dweller. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GENIE

  Possible Answer : jinni, djinny, djinni, djinn, genie, jinnee




• The clue is 65. "Chilean" food fish. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SEABASS




• The clue is 66. Vote into office. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELECT

  Possible Answer : elite, chosen, elect

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Freeze over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ICEUP

• The clue is 2. ___ voce (quietly). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTTO

• The clue is 3. Bonfire remains. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASHES

  Possible Answer: ash, ash_tree

• The clue is 4. French friend. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMI

• The clue is 5. Rich liquid added to curries. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCONUTMILK

• The clue is 6. Likely aftermath of a toddler's playtime. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESS

  Possible Answer: mickle, raft, kettle_of_fish, spate, good_deal, muddle, pickle, sight, wad, great_deal, jam, lot, tidy_sum, stack, mess_hall, fix, heap, mass, batch, pot, deal, mess, messiness, hole, muckle, peck, plenty, muss, slew, flock, passel, mountain, mint, hatful, pile, mussiness, mess_up, quite_a_little

• The clue is 7. Lawyer: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATT

• The clue is 8. Something squeezed when trying on a pair of shoes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TOE

  Possible Answer: toenail, toe

• The clue is 9. Trunk of the body. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORSO

  Possible Answer: body, torso, trunk

• The clue is 10. Taekwondo moves done with an outstretched leg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HEELKICKS

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

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

  The answer: ERGO

  Possible Answer: ergo

• The clue is 12. Worker's compensation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WAGE

  Possible Answer: earnings, wage, pay, remuneration, engage, salary

• The clue is 14. Some movie set workers … or what you do when filling in the shaded squares?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MAKEUPARTISTS

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

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

  The answer: END

  Possible Answer: conclusion, remainder, finish, close, remnant, stop, closing, destruction, terminal, last, terminate, final_stage, cease, end, goal, oddment, ending, death

  Possible Opposite Answer : beginning, begin

• The clue is 19. T-shaped contraceptive, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IUD

  Possible Answer: intrauterine_device, IUD

• The clue is 22. Doha dignitary. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EMIR

  Possible Answer: ameer, amir, emir, emeer

• The clue is 23. In the manner of. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALA

  Possible Answer: ala

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

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

  The answer: MIRRORIMAGE

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

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

  The answer: GENT

  Possible Answer: lad, fella, blighter, gent, bloke, Gand, chap, fellow, cuss, Gent, Ghent, feller

• The clue is 29. Rapper Megan ___ Stallion. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: THEE

• The clue is 30. Elton John and Mick Jagger, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIRS

  Possible Answer: sir, Sir

• The clue is 31. Tenerife, por ejemplo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLA

• The clue is 32. [You're gorgeous, dahling!]. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MWAH

• The clue is 33. Fitness discipline for thousands of years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HATHAYOGA

• The clue is 34. "___ Gotta Have It" (Spike Lee film). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHES

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

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

  The answer: OAFS

  Possible Answer: lump, stumblebum, gawk, lout, lummox, clod, lubber, oaf, goon

• The clue is 42. "Illmatic" rapper. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAS

  Possible Answer: sodium, Na, atomic_number_11

• The clue is 46. Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACL

• The clue is 48. Genre for SZA or H.E.R.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RANDB

• The clue is 50. "No can do, lassie". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NAE

• The clue is 51. Give a take. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OPINE

  Possible Answer: guess, sound_off, imagine, reckon, opine, speak_up, suppose, think, speak_out, animadvert

• The clue is 52. Ancient artifact. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIC

  Possible Answer: token, keepsake, relic, souvenir

• The clue is 53. With 59-Down, staple beverage of the South. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SWEET

  Possible Answer: odoriferous, sugariness, dessert, sweetly, cherubic, Sweet, angelic, sweetened, unfermented, odorous, afters, sugared, sweet, fresh, seraphic, mellifluous, mellisonant, scented, sweet-scented, honeyed, perfumed, sweet-smelling, sweet-flavored, confection, dulcet, gratifying, sweetness, angelical, Henry_Sweet

  Possible Opposite Answer : sour, dry, salty

• The clue is 54. Bro and sis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SIBS

  Possible Answer: sibling, cognate, sib, blood_relation, blood_relative

• The clue is 55. Boo-boo. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWIE

• The clue is 56. Czech lager, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PILS

• The clue is 59. See 53-Down. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEA

  Possible Answer: Camellia_sinensis, tea, afternoon_tea, tea_leaf, teatime

• The clue is 60. Some undergrad degs.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAS

  Possible Answer: Ba, AB, Artium_Baccalaurens, Bachelor_of_Arts, barium, BA, atomic_number_56

• The clue is 62. Vibe (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GEL

  Possible Answer: gelatin, gel, colloidal_gel, mousse

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Toy that's often quadrilateral with symmetry across its diagonal

4-letter answer Answer: KITE

Word Help: Synonyms: kite

Clue #2: 5. Measured by walking

5-letter answer Answer: PACED

Word Help: Synonyms: pace, step

Clue #3: 10. Title akin to Mme.

3-letter answer Answer: SRA

Clue #4: 13. Nails

4-letter answer Answer: ACES

Word Help: Synonyms: champion, wizard, breeze_through

Clue #5: 14. Unwanted ones may linger

5-letter answer Answer: ODORS

Word Help: Synonyms: olfactory_property, smell, odour

Clue #6: 15. Lee with 50+ cameos

4-letter answer Answer: STAN

Clue #7: 16. Something fans have

10-letter answer Answer: TEAMSPIRIT

Clue #8: 18. One making the first move?

4-letter answer Answer: PAWN

Word Help: Synonyms: hock, instrument, pawn

Clue #9: 19. Motto of the United Farm Workers of America

9-letter answer Answer: SISEPUEDE

Clue #10: 20. Language mutually intelligible with Hindi

4-letter answer Answer: URDU

Word Help: Synonyms: Urdu

Clue #11: 21. Big 12 athlete

3-letter answer Answer: UTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Ute

Clue #12: 22. A real piece of work?

4-letter answer Answer: OPUS

Word Help: Synonyms: piece, opus, composition

Clue #13: 23. Rooibos, by another name

6-letter answer Answer: REDTEA

Clue #14: 25. Patterns for criminologists, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: MOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Mo, second, atomic_number_42

Clue #15: 26. Big ___

3-letter answer Answer: SUR

Word Help: Synonyms: Sur, Tyre

Clue #16: 27. Hypocorism for Harold

3-letter answer Answer: HAL

Clue #17: 28. Works that might include maps of fictional lands

13-letter answer Answer: FANTASYNOVELS

Clue #18: 32. Bossy bosses

13-letter answer Answer: MICROMANAGERS

Clue #19: 33. Scene-setting words

13-letter answer Answer: SOTHEREWEWERE

Clue #20: 34. What had a real boom in development in the early 20th century?

3-letter answer Answer: TNT

Word Help: Synonyms: trinitrotoluene, TNT

Clue #21: 35. Warren or Warnock: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: SEN

Word Help: Synonyms: sen

Clue #22: 36. Whichever

3-letter answer Answer: ANY

Word Help: Synonyms: whatsoever, any, whatever

Clue #23: 37. Some customer service workers

6-letter answer Answer: AGENTS

Word Help: Synonyms: factor, agent, agentive_role

Clue #24: 39. R&B star with a hyphen in his name

4-letter answer Answer: NEYO

Clue #25: 41. ___ caterpillar, southern U.S. insect known for its toxic sting

3-letter answer Answer: ASP

Word Help: Synonyms: Naja_haje, asp, Vipera_aspis

Clue #26: 44. Connection point

4-letter answer Answer: NODE

Word Help: Synonyms: lymph_node, thickening, lymph_gland
Antonyms: antinode

Clue #27: 45. First nation to restore its independence from the Soviet Union

9-letter answer Answer: LITHUANIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Lietuva, Lithuania, Republic_of_Lithuania

Clue #28: 47. Places to bear witness?

4-letter answer Answer: ZOOS

Word Help: Synonyms: menagerie, zoological_garden, zoo

Clue #29: 48. "So it goes"

10-letter answer Answer: SUCHISLIFE

Clue #30: 49. Electronics giant listed on Taiwan's stock exchange

4-letter answer Answer: ASUS

Clue #31: 50. Bothered no end

5-letter answer Answer: ATEAT

Clue #32: 51. Many A.E.D. users

4-letter answer Answer: EMTS

Clue #33: 52. Gelled

3-letter answer Answer: SET

Word Help: Synonyms: countersink, dress, fix
Antonyms: rise

Clue #34: 53. Seaside divers

5-letter answer Answer: TERNS

Word Help: Synonyms: tern

Clue #35: 54. "Get off my ___!"

4-letter answer Answer: CASE

Word Help: Synonyms: guinea_pig, slip, font

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Chicken ___ (breaded Japanese entree)

5-letter answer Answer: KATSU

Clue #2: 2. Clinch a victory

5-letter answer Answer: ICEIT

Clue #3: 3. Ride

5-letter answer Answer: TEASE

Word Help: Synonyms: pester, rally, flirt

Clue #4: 4. Teenage Salinger heroine

4-letter answer Answer: ESME

Clue #5: 5. Shops for a short time?

11-letter answer Answer: POPUPSTORES

Clue #6: 6. One of seven farewells in "So Long, Farewell"

5-letter answer Answer: ADIEU

Word Help: Synonyms: arrivederci, bye, bye-bye

Clue #7: 7. Ribbed pants, informally

5-letter answer Answer: CORDS

Word Help: Synonyms: cords, corduroy, corduroys

Clue #8: 8. Lake that's home to South Bass Island

4-letter answer Answer: ERIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Erie, Lake_Erie

Clue #9: 9. It's not observed in Hawaii: Abbr.

3-letter answer Answer: DST

Clue #10: 10. "This is the beginning"

9-letter answer Answer: STARTHERE

Clue #11: 11. Tough breaks

8-letter answer Answer: RAWDEALS

Clue #12: 12. Some flowers or magazine issues

7-letter answer Answer: ANNUALS

Word Help: Synonyms: yearbook, annual, yearly

Clue #13: 15. Food with eyes, informally

4-letter answer Answer: SPUD

Word Help: Synonyms: white_potato, stump_spud, shoot

Clue #14: 17. Ladle cradle

9-letter answer Answer: SPOONREST

Clue #15: 23. Sudden, huge successes

11-letter answer Answer: RUNAWAYHITS

Clue #16: 24. Kind of zone

9-letter answer Answer: EROGENOUS

Word Help: Synonyms: erogenous

Clue #17: 25. Scientist whose "number" is a dimensionless ratio

4-letter answer Answer: MACH

Word Help: Synonyms: Mach, Ernst_Mach

Clue #18: 26. Word meaning "since" in a seasonal song

4-letter answer Answer: SYNE

Clue #19: 28. All geared up

9-letter answer Answer: FITTEDOUT

Clue #20: 29. Mass reply?

4-letter answer Answer: AMEN

Word Help: Synonyms: Amon, Amen, Amun

Clue #21: 30. Feature of many a deluxe Swiss Army knife

3-letter answer Answer: SAW

Word Help: Synonyms: date, go_steady, experience

Clue #22: 31. So

4-letter answer Answer: VERY

Word Help: Synonyms: selfsame, identical, rattling

Clue #23: 32. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, for one

8-letter answer Answer: MONGOOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: mongoose

Clue #24: 33. "America the Beautiful" has four of them

7-letter answer Answer: STANZAS

Word Help: Synonyms: stanza

Clue #25: 38. Ending with adept or alert

4-letter answer Answer: NESS

Word Help: Synonyms: ness, cape

Clue #26: 39. More agreeable

5-letter answer Answer: NICER

Word Help: Synonyms: courteous, skillful, nice
Antonyms: nasty

Clue #27: 40. Actor Hawke of "Boyhood"

5-letter answer Answer: ETHAN

Clue #28: 41. Half of a Jungian syzygy

5-letter answer Answer: ANIMA

Word Help: Synonyms: anima

Clue #29: 42. Rummages (through)

5-letter answer Answer: SIFTS

Word Help: Synonyms: sieve, sift, strain

Clue #30: 43. Bel ___ (Italian cheese)

5-letter answer Answer: PAESE

Clue #31: 45. Sitar, e.g.

4-letter answer Answer: LUTE

Word Help: Synonyms: lute, luting

Clue #32: 46. Smart guy?

4-letter answer Answer: ALEC

Clue #33: 48. Found a parking spot

3-letter answer Answer: SAT

Word Help: Synonyms: sit_around, model, pose
Antonyms: arise, stand

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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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