July 31, 2024 Crosswords - CrosswordHints Blog

July 30, 2024 Crosswords - CrosswordHints Blog

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is one of the most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today's puzzle

NYT Crosswords

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

Across Clues and Answers:

• 1. Sluglike "Star Wars" bad guy - Show Answer
  

  JABBA

  (5 letters)



• 6. Man, on the Isle of Man - Show Answer
  

  BLOKE

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: gent, bloke, cuss, chap, fellow, lad, blighter, fella, feller



• 11. Number cruncher, for short - Show Answer
  

  CPA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: certified_public_accountant, CPA



• 14. Garlicky sauce - Show Answer
  

  AIOLI

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: garlic_sauce, aioli_sauce, aioli



• 15. Certain bib wearer - Show Answer
  

  RACER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: automobile_driver, racing_car, race_car, racer, race_driver



• 16. Played the first card - Show Answer
  

  LED

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: lead, conduct, top, light-emitting_diode, LED, precede, leave, contribute, head, go, take, extend, conduce, chair, run, moderate, pass, direct, result, guide

  Antonyms: follow



• 17. Television pro - Show Answer
  

  BROADCASTER

  (11 letters)

  Synonyms: spreader, broadcaster



• 19. "... ___ lack thereof" - Show Answer
  

  ORA

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: osmium, oculus_sinister, os, bone, Os, OS, operating_system, atomic_number_76



• 20. Passionately discuss minutiae, with "out" - Show Answer
  

  NERD

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: swot, grind, dweeb, nerd, wonk



• 21. Bares one's soul - Show Answer
  

  OPENSUP

  (7 letters)



• 23. Expose the vulnerabilities of, in a way - Show Answer
  

  HACK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: chop, plug, literary_hack, hack_on, ward-heeler, whoop, taxi, nag, hacker, cut, hack_writer, cab, cut_up, jade, drudge, hack, political_hack, taxicab, machine_politician



• 26. Each - Show Answer
  

  APOP

  (4 letters)



• 28. Benjamin Franklin, by religious philosophy - Show Answer
  

  DEIST

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: freethinker, deistic, deist



• 29. Grandchild of Adam and Eve - Show Answer
  

  ENOS

  (4 letters)



• 30. Copy - Show Answer
  

  MIMIC

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: mimic, mimicker, mime



• 32. The first two digits of every Brooklyn ZIP code - Show Answer
  

  ONES

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: one, single, I, 1, ace, unity



• 33. Cable channel with its own awards show - Show Answer
  

  MTV

  (3 letters)



• 34. Goes (for) - Show Answer
  

  OPTS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: opt, prefer, choose



• 35. Like T.S.A. lines on holiday weekends - Show Answer
  

  LONG

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: foresightful, farseeing, long, longsighted, retentive, recollective, farsighted, hanker, foresighted, tenacious, yearn, prospicient

  Antonyms: short, unretentive



• 37. Overlook, as a flaw - Show Answer
  

  SEEPAST

  (7 letters)



• 39. Eat plenty of - Show Answer
  

  FEASTON

  (7 letters)



• 42. Video streaming giant - Show Answer
  

  ROKU

  (4 letters)



• 43. Fly high - Show Answer
  

  SOAR

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hang_glide, sailplane, zoom, soar, soar_up, soar_upwards, surge



• 44. N.Y.S.E. debut - Show Answer
  

  IPO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: initial_offering, initial_public_offering, IPO



• 45. Shaving cut - Show Answer
  

  NICK

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: chip, nick, ding, notch, gouge, dent, snick



• 47. Downright - Show Answer
  

  PLAIN

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: sound_off, sheer, kvetch, unmixed, manifest, unvarnished, apparently, evidently, unmistakable, unembellished, knit, plainly, complain, patent, patently, plain_stitch, kick, field, obviously, champaign, homely, knit_stitch, bare, spare, evident, unmingled, manifestly, quetch, unpatterned, unornamented, plain, apparent

  Antonyms: fancy, cheer, patterned



• 49. Full of oneself - Show Answer
  

  SMUG

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: self-satisfied, smug



• 50. Aftereffects from working out - Show Answer
  

  ACHES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: suffer, ache, languish, aching, hurt, smart, yen, yearn, pine



• 52. C.F.O. or C.I.O - Show Answer
  

  EXEC

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: White_House, EXEC



• 53. Currency of Colombia - Show Answer
  

  PESO

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: Cuban_peso, Chilean_peso, peso, Mexican_peso, Uruguayan_peso, Dominican_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso



• 54. Strong squeeze - Show Answer
  

  BEARHUG

  (7 letters)



• 56. Rave (about) - Show Answer
  

  GUSH

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ebullition, outpouring, jet, outburst, spout, effusion, blowup, flush, gush, rave, spirt, spurt



• 58. Where shots are taken - Show Answer
  

  BAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: banish, measure, exclude, cake, blockade, barroom, legal_profession, stop, Browning_automatic_rifle, BAR, block_up, prevention, ginmill, relegate, bar, block_off, block, taproom, barricade, debar, saloon, streak, legal_community, stripe

  Antonyms: unbar



• 59. Song from "The Little Mermaid" that's a phonetic hint to interpreting the answers to the starred clues - Show Answer
  

  UNDERTHESEA

  (11 letters)



• 64. Part of a which-came-first debate - Show Answer
  

  EGG

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: bollock, orchis, ballock, testicle, ball, eggs, testis, nut, egg



• 65. Pageant accessory - Show Answer
  

  TIARA

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: tiara



• 66. Straightens things out, say - Show Answer
  

  IRONS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: smoothing_iron, iron_out, irons, Fe, chains, iron, atomic_number_26, branding_iron, press



• 67. Discussion starter? - Show Answer
  

  DEE

  (3 letters)



• 68. Afflictions that rhyme with the body parts they're found in - Show Answer
  

  STYES

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stye, sty, hordeolum, eye_infection



• 69. Isn't settled - Show Answer
  

  PENDS

  (5 letters)

Down Clues and Answers:

• 1. Vaccine, informally - Show Answer
  

  JAB

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: thrusting, poke, prod, jabbing, thrust, dig, stab, poking, jab



• 2. Word with France or Force - Show Answer
  

  AIR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: publicize, melody, gentle_wind, publicise, aerate, air_out, air_travel, line, atmosphere, breeze, send, aura, ventilate, air, melodic_phrase, bare, vent, airwave, transmit, zephyr, beam, melodic_line, aviation, tune, strain, broadcast



• 3. What it would be a mistake to write twice? - Show Answer
  

  BOO

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: snort, boo, hoot, Bronx_cheer, razz, razzing, bird, raspberry, hiss

  Antonyms: applaud



• 4. Valuable Scrabble tiles - Show Answer
  

  BLANKS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: dummy, blank, blank_shell, lacuna, space



• 5. Right hand, so to speak - Show Answer
  

  AIDE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: auxiliary, aide-de-camp, adjutant, aide



• 6. Actor in "12 Years a Slave" and "12 Monkeys" - Show Answer
  

  BRADPITT

  (8 letters)



• 7. ___ Cruces, N.M. - Show Answer
  

  LAS

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: atomic_number_57, la, La, Louisiana, lah, lanthanum, LA, Pelican_State



• 8. Ocean creatures with three hearts - Show Answer
  

  OCTOPI

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: octopus, devilfish



• 9. Label for a box during a household purge - Show Answer
  

  KEEP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: keep_on, sustain, livelihood, living, proceed, keep, hold, hold_on, bread_and_butter, support, donjon, maintain, dungeon, observe, continue, sustenance, go_along, keep_back, keep_open, restrain, prevent, go_on, hold_open, celebrate, retain, stay_fresh, hold_back, preserve, save

  Antonyms: let, discontinue, lose, break



• 10. Messed up - Show Answer
  

  ERRED

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: stray, slip, drift, err, mistake



• 11. *Not moving fast enough - Show Answer
  

  CLOSINGTIME

  (11 letters)



• 12. Read over - Show Answer
  

  PERUSE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: peruse



• 13. Gets used to new surroundings - Show Answer
  

  ADAPTS

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: adapt, adjust, conform, accommodate



• 18. *Increases sharply - Show Answer
  

  CRAMPSUP

  (8 letters)



• 22. Highlighter colors, usually - Show Answer
  

  NEONS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: neon, Ne, atomic_number_10



• 23. Traps, with "in" - Show Answer
  

  HEMS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: hem, ahem



• 24. Before: Prefix - Show Answer
  

  ANTE

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ante



• 25. *Rip off - Show Answer
  

  COVERCHARGE

  (11 letters)



• 27. Meditation mantras - Show Answer
  

  OMS

  (3 letters)



• 31. *Like 10%-fat beef - Show Answer
  

  CLEANCUT

  (8 letters)



• 34. Wood used to age brandy - Show Answer
  

  OAK

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: oak_tree, oak



• 36. Boat propeller - Show Answer
  

  OAR

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: oar



• 38. ___ face - Show Answer
  

  POKER

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: salamander, poker_game, poker, stove_poker, fire_hook



• 39. Duck delicacy - Show Answer
  

  FOIEGRAS

  (8 letters)



• 40. Great work - Show Answer
  

  OPUS

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: opus, piece, musical_composition, piece_of_music, composition



• 41. Something that's not going to happen - Show Answer
  

  NOGO

  (4 letters)



• 43. Bill Clinton's is displayed at the Smithsonian, for short - Show Answer
  

  SAX

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: saxophone, Adolphe_Sax, sax, Sax



• 45. Caught - Show Answer
  

  NABBED

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: apprehend, nab, collar, arrest, pick_up, cop, nail



• 46. Time when glaciers form - Show Answer
  

  ICEAGE

  (6 letters)



• 48. Gym session devoted to squats, dead lifts, etc. - Show Answer
  

  LEGDAY

  (6 letters)



• 49. It's a ball - Show Answer
  

  SPHERE

  (6 letters)

  Synonyms: heavens, vault_of_heaven, sphere, firmament, arena, celestial_sphere, empyrean, domain, orbit, sector, sphere_of_influence, field, welkin, area



• 51. Powers (down) - Show Answer
  

  SHUTS

  (5 letters)

  Synonyms: exclude, close, shut_out, shut, keep_out

  Antonyms: admit, open



• 55. Textbook section - Show Answer
  

  UNIT

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: whole, unit_of_measurement, unit, building_block, social_unit



• 57. Tanker, e.g. - Show Answer
  

  SHIP

  (4 letters)

  Synonyms: ship, transport, embark, send

  Antonyms: disembark



• 60. Before, poetically - Show Answer
  

  ERE

  (3 letters)



• 61. "Mushnik & ___" ("Little Shop of Horrors" song) - Show Answer
  

  SON

  (3 letters)

  Synonyms: son, Logos, boy, Word, Son

  Antonyms: daughter, girl



• 62. Extra-crusty piece of bread - Show Answer
  

  END

  (3 letters)

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

  Antonyms: begin, beginning



• 63. Bad thing to make of oneself - Show Answer
  

  ASS

  (3 letters)

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

NY Times Crossword Answers May 12, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: May 12, 2025

Published on Monday, May 12, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 12 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution May 12, 2025

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Cowboy's rope

5-letter answer Answer: LASSO

Word Help: Synonyms: lariat, riata, rope

Clue #2: 6. Relative of a milkshake

4-letter answer Answer: MALT

Word Help: Synonyms: malt, malted_milk, malt_liquor

Clue #3: 10. NaCl

4-letter answer Answer: SALT

Word Help: Synonyms: salt, table_salt, SALT

Clue #4: 14. Take place

5-letter answer Answer: OCCUR

Word Help: Synonyms: go_on, happen, come

Clue #5: 15. Director Kazan who helped popularize Method acting

4-letter answer Answer: ELIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Charles_Lamb, Lamb, Elia

Clue #6: 16. Falco of "The Sopranos"

4-letter answer Answer: EDIE

Clue #7: 17. Dessert cocktail with crème de cacao

15-letter answer Answer: BRANDYALEXANDER

Clue #8: 20. "Ready, ___, go!"

3-letter answer Answer: SET

Word Help: Synonyms: located, determine, exercise_set
Antonyms: rise

Clue #9: 21. Serpentine swimmers

4-letter answer Answer: EELS

Word Help: Synonyms: eel

Clue #10: 22. Common destination for a field trip

6-letter answer Answer: MUSEUM

Word Help: Synonyms: museum

Clue #11: 23. Funeral vessel

3-letter answer Answer: URN

Word Help: Synonyms: urn

Clue #12: 24. Contacted using a beeper

5-letter answer Answer: PAGED

Word Help: Synonyms: page, paginate, foliate

Clue #13: 25. Created, as yarn or a spider web

4-letter answer Answer: SPUN

Word Help: Synonyms: spin_around, gyrate, spin

Clue #14: 28. 10-12-year-old

5-letter answer Answer: TWEEN

Clue #15: 31. ___ Francisco

3-letter answer Answer: SAN

Clue #16: 34. Classic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop Lane

9-letter answer Answer: CANDYLAND

Clue #17: 36. Dig (out)

5-letter answer Answer: GOUGE

Word Help: Synonyms: nick, rack, wring

Clue #18: 38. "Goodie" on classic radio

5-letter answer Answer: OLDIE

Word Help: Synonyms: golden_oldie, oldie

Clue #19: 39. Food label inits.

3-letter answer Answer: RDA

Clue #20: 40. "Inside Out" emotion who says "We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!"

5-letter answer Answer: ANGER

Word Help: Synonyms: angriness, wrath, choler

Clue #21: 41. Oboe accessories that are often carved by the oboist

5-letter answer Answer: REEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Walter_Reed, beating-reed_instrument, vibrating_reed

Clue #22: 42. Move from an acrobat or breakdancer

9-letter answer Answer: HANDSTAND

Word Help: Synonyms: handstand

Clue #23: 44. Negative conjunction

3-letter answer Answer: NOR

Clue #24: 45. Montana is the only U.S. state with one in Spanish

5-letter answer Answer: MOTTO

Word Help: Synonyms: slogan, motto, catchword

Clue #25: 46. Defense Against the Dark ___ ("Harry Potter" class)

4-letter answer Answer: ARTS

Word Help: Synonyms: humanities, artistic_creation, graphics

Clue #26: 47. What a baby's bib might protect a onesie from

5-letter answer Answer: DROOL

Word Help: Synonyms: baloney, slobber, slabber

Clue #27: 50. Standout athlete, for short

3-letter answer Answer: MVP

Word Help: Synonyms: most_valuable_player, MVP

Clue #28: 52. Free items that come with drinks

6-letter answer Answer: STRAWS

Word Help: Synonyms: stalk, wheat, stubble

Clue #29: 54. Black-and-white cookie

4-letter answer Answer: OREO

Word Help: Synonyms: oreo, oreo_cookie

Clue #30: 56. What some people confuse with a monkey

3-letter answer Answer: APE

Word Help: Synonyms: anthropoid, ape, copycat

Clue #31: 59. Scottish archipelago west of Norway

15-letter answer Answer: SHETLANDISLANDS

Clue #32: 62. What spectacles perch on

4-letter answer Answer: NOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: poke, wind, pry

Clue #33: 63. "Oh, uh-huh, sure"

4-letter answer Answer: IBET

Clue #34: 64. Magicians' cries

5-letter answer Answer: TADAS

Clue #35: 65. Figure (out)

4-letter answer Answer: SUSS

Word Help: Synonyms: genus_Sus, Sus

Clue #36: 66. Social worker's assignment

4-letter answer Answer: CASE

Word Help: Synonyms: guinea_pig, grammatical_case, showcase

Clue #37: 67. Parental authority

5-letter answer Answer: SAYSO

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Arcing tennis shots

4-letter answer Answer: LOBS

Word Help: Synonyms: lob

Clue #2: 2. Farmland unit

4-letter answer Answer: ACRE

Word Help: Synonyms: Akko, Akka, acre

Clue #3: 3. Jazz singer's improvised syllables

4-letter answer Answer: SCAT

Word Help: Synonyms: scat, lam, take_to_the_woods

Clue #4: 4. What the circle on the Japanese flag represents

3-letter answer Answer: SUN

Word Help: Synonyms: Sun, solarise, insolate

Clue #5: 5. "Can I take your ___?" (server's question)

5-letter answer Answer: ORDER

Word Help: Synonyms: orderliness, lodge, ordinate
Antonyms: deregulate, disorderliness

Clue #6: 6. Brunch or lunch

4-letter answer Answer: MEAL

Word Help: Synonyms: meal, repast

Clue #7: 7. "___ well that ends well!"

4-letter answer Answer: ALLS

Clue #8: 8. Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay"

3-letter answer Answer: LIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Trygve_Halvden_Lie, prevarication, consist
Antonyms: arise, stand

Clue #9: 9. Beatles song with the lyric "Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all"

6-letter answer Answer: TAXMAN

Word Help: Synonyms: tax_collector, internal_revenue_agent, exciseman

Clue #10: 10. Touch or taste

5-letter answer Answer: SENSE

Word Help: Synonyms: common_sense, mother_wit, smell

Clue #11: 11. Source of extra sweetness

10-letter answer Answer: ADDEDSUGAR

Clue #12: 12. Stead

4-letter answer Answer: LIEU

Word Help: Synonyms: lieu, position, stead

Clue #13: 13. Four years, for a president

4-letter answer Answer: TERM

Word Help: Synonyms: term, full_term, terminus

Clue #14: 18. 1983 musical starring Barbra Streisand

5-letter answer Answer: YENTL

Clue #15: 19. Sept. preceder

3-letter answer Answer: AUG

Word Help: Synonyms: August, Aug

Clue #16: 23. Loosened, as a knot

5-letter answer Answer: UNDID

Word Help: Synonyms: undo, unmake, untie
Antonyms: make, wrap

Clue #17: 24. Nitpicker

6-letter answer Answer: PEDANT

Word Help: Synonyms: bookworm, pedant, scholastic

Clue #18: 25. Contempt

5-letter answer Answer: SCORN

Word Help: Synonyms: despite, contemn, freeze_off

Clue #19: 26. Kind of diet inspired by hunters and gatherers

5-letter answer Answer: PALEO

Clue #20: 27. Show up to a gala in a T-shirt, say

10-letter answer Answer: UNDERDRESS

Word Help: Synonyms: dress_down, underdress
Antonyms: dress_up, overdress

Clue #21: 29. Noted painter of soup cans

6-letter answer Answer: WARHOL

Word Help: Synonyms: Warhol, Andy_Warhol

Clue #22: 30. Go until

5-letter answer Answer: ENDAT

Clue #23: 32. Who might help an author get a book deal

5-letter answer Answer: AGENT

Word Help: Synonyms: federal_agent, agentive_role, agent

Clue #24: 33. Stereotypical bookworms

5-letter answer Answer: NERDS

Word Help: Synonyms: dweeb, wonk, nerd

Clue #25: 35. "Affirmative"

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #26: 36. What you might "fill 'er up" with

3-letter answer Answer: GAS

Word Help: Synonyms: throttle, gasolene, accelerator

Clue #27: 37. Alternative to bottled

5-letter answer Answer: ONTAP

Clue #28: 43. Mosque toppers

5-letter answer Answer: DOMES

Word Help: Synonyms: bean, covered_stadium, noggin

Clue #29: 45. Art with tiles in fancy styles (that might produce smiles)

6-letter answer Answer: MOSAIC

Word Help: Synonyms: mosaic, arial_mosaic, Mosaic

Clue #30: 48. Gives stars to, say

5-letter answer Answer: RATES

Word Help: Synonyms: charge_per_unit, rates, betray

Clue #31: 49. "Wise" bird

3-letter answer Answer: OWL

Word Help: Synonyms: bird_of_night, owl, bird_of_Minerva

Clue #32: 51. Hybrid Chevys

5-letter answer Answer: VOLTS

Word Help: Synonyms: volt, V

Clue #33: 52. Strings with the pattern XXX-XX-XXXX, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: SSNS

Clue #34: 53. "___ shalt not …"

4-letter answer Answer: THOU

Word Help: Synonyms: 1000, one_thousand, G

Clue #35: 54. Poetic tributes

4-letter answer Answer: ODES

Word Help: Synonyms: ode

Clue #36: 55. Formal ceremony

4-letter answer Answer: RITE

Word Help: Synonyms: rite, ritual, religious_rite

Clue #37: 56. Boy's name … or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across?

4-letter answer Answer: ANDY

Clue #38: 57. Smartphone predecessors, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: PDAS

Word Help: Synonyms: organiser, personal_organiser, PDA

Clue #39: 58. Competitor of Petro-Canada

4-letter answer Answer: ESSO

Clue #40: 60. Org. with the Knicks and Clippers

3-letter answer Answer: NBA

Clue #41: 61. Battery for some small toys

3-letter answer Answer: AAA

Word Help: Synonyms: AAA, abdominal_aortic_aneurysm

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NY Times Crossword Answers April 14, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

NY Times Crossword Complete Solution: April 14, 2025

Published on Monday, April 14, 2025 • Updated daily

Our expert breakdown helps you solve the April 14 NYT crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Spaghetti-strapped top, for short

4-letter answer Answer: CAMI

Clue #2: 5. Turns sharply

5-letter answer Answer: VEERS

Word Help: Synonyms: swerve, curve, sheer
Antonyms: back

Clue #3: 10. Bullets and such, informally

4-letter answer Answer: AMMO

Word Help: Synonyms: ammunition, ammo

Clue #4: 14. Radar dot

4-letter answer Answer: BLIP

Word Help: Synonyms: radar_target, blip, pip

Clue #5: 15. J.F.K. Presidential Library architect

5-letter answer Answer: IMPEI

Clue #6: 16. Crackpot

4-letter answer Answer: LOON

Word Help: Synonyms: addle-head, loon, birdbrain

Clue #7: 17. Word repeated in "Que ___, ___"

4-letter answer Answer: SERA

Word Help: Synonyms: blood_serum, serum

Clue #8: 18. Word repeated in "___, ___, gone!"

5-letter answer Answer: GOING

Word Help: Synonyms: blend_in, break, proceed
Antonyms: malfunction, stop

Clue #9: 19. Norway's capital

4-letter answer Answer: OSLO

Word Help: Synonyms: capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania

Clue #10: 20. Rules on how to behave

13-letter answer Answer: CODEOFCONDUCT

Clue #11: 23. Alan who played Pierce on "M*A*S*H"

4-letter answer Answer: ALDA

Clue #12: 24. Bother

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: hustle, ado, fuss

Clue #13: 25. Baba ghanouj, e.g.

11-letter answer Answer: EGGPLANTDIP

Clue #14: 31. "Fuzzy Wuzzy ___ a bear …"

3-letter answer Answer: WAS

Word Help: Synonyms: make_up, equal, Washington
Antonyms: differ

Clue #15: 34. Froot ___

5-letter answer Answer: LOOPS

Word Help: Synonyms: loop_topology, loop-the-loop, grommet
Antonyms: open_circuit, uncoil

Clue #16: 35. Two on a rowboat

4-letter answer Answer: OARS

Word Help: Synonyms: oar

Clue #17: 36. 65 to 75, typically, on an Interstate hwy.

3-letter answer Answer: MPH

Word Help: Synonyms: miles_per_hour, mph

Clue #18: 37. Boys

4-letter answer Answer: LADS

Word Help: Synonyms: chap, laddie, sonny_boy

Clue #19: 38. Feared scuba diving affliction, with "the"

5-letter answer Answer: BENDS

Word Help: Synonyms: bending, caisson_disease, crimp
Antonyms: straighten, unbend

Clue #20: 40. Roman goddess of the moon

4-letter answer Answer: LUNA

Word Help: Synonyms: Luna

Clue #21: 41. 2003 Will Ferrell Christmas movie

3-letter answer Answer: ELF

Word Help: Synonyms: gremlin, brownie, ELF

Clue #22: 42. Lead-in to truck or gloss

4-letter answer Answer: SEMI

Word Help: Synonyms: semi, trailer_truck, trucking_rig

Clue #23: 43. More whitish

5-letter answer Answer: PALER

Word Help: Synonyms: pale, sick, wan

Clue #24: 44. Fed. intelligence group

3-letter answer Answer: NSA

Word Help: Synonyms: National_Security_Agency, NSA

Clue #25: 45. Goofball

11-letter answer Answer: KNUCKLEHEAD

Word Help: Synonyms: dunderhead, dunce, loggerhead

Clue #26: 48. Prefix with athlete or angle

3-letter answer Answer: TRI

Clue #27: 50. Like diamonds and calculus problems

4-letter answer Answer: HARD

Word Help: Synonyms: operose, difficult, heavy
Antonyms: voiced, lightly

Clue #28: 51. Slangy greeting … or a hint to the starts of 20-, 25- and 45-Across

13-letter answer Answer: WHATSCRACKING

Clue #29: 57. What many dogs do in the spring and fall

4-letter answer Answer: SHED

Word Help: Synonyms: cast, spill, caducous
Antonyms: persistent

Clue #30: 58. Three-line poem from Japan

5-letter answer Answer: HAIKU

Word Help: Synonyms: haiku

Clue #31: 59. Blemish on a car

4-letter answer Answer: DING

Word Help: Synonyms: gouge, nick, dent

Clue #32: 61. Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives"

4-letter answer Answer: TERI

Clue #33: 62. Once more

5-letter answer Answer: AGAIN

Word Help: Synonyms: again, once_again, once_more

Clue #34: 63. Palm tree berry

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #35: 64. Money in Mexico

4-letter answer Answer: PESO

Word Help: Synonyms: Philippine_peso, Mexican_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso

Clue #36: 65. Elite group whose members include Steve Martin and Geena Davis

5-letter answer Answer: MENSA

Word Help: Synonyms: Mensa

Clue #37: 66. Chopped, as logs

4-letter answer Answer: HEWN

Word Help: Synonyms: hew, hewn, hand-hewn

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. "CSI" network

3-letter answer Answer: CBS

Clue #2: 2. Baldwin of "30 Rock"

4-letter answer Answer: ALEC

Clue #3: 3. Surrealist Joan

4-letter answer Answer: MIRO

Word Help: Synonyms: Joan_Miro, miro, Podocarpus_ferruginea

Clue #4: 4. Notes, Photos, FaceTime, etc.

8-letter answer Answer: IPADAPPS

Clue #5: 5. Actor Abe of "Barney Miller"

6-letter answer Answer: VIGODA

Clue #6: 6. My Chemical Romance groupie, e.g.

6-letter answer Answer: EMOFAN

Clue #7: 7. "The Divine Comedy" or "Beowulf"

4-letter answer Answer: EPIC

Word Help: Synonyms: epic, epical, larger-than-life

Clue #8: 8. Nevada's "Biggest Little City in the World"

4-letter answer Answer: RENO

Word Help: Synonyms: Reno

Clue #9: 9. Endorse, as a check

4-letter answer Answer: SIGN

Word Help: Synonyms: subscribe, ratify, star_sign

Clue #10: 10. Audibly

5-letter answer Answer: ALOUD

Word Help: Synonyms: loudly, aloud, loud
Antonyms: softly

Clue #11: 11. Cocktail served in a copper mug

10-letter answer Answer: MOSCOWMULE

Clue #12: 12. Slough off

4-letter answer Answer: MOLT

Word Help: Synonyms: molting, moult, molt

Clue #13: 13. Yoko who loved John Lennon

3-letter answer Answer: ONO

Word Help: Synonyms: Yoko_Ono, Ono

Clue #14: 21. 90° angles

4-letter answer Answer: ELLS

Word Help: Synonyms: ell

Clue #15: 22. Fist bumps

4-letter answer Answer: DAPS

Clue #16: 25. Funny DeGeneres

5-letter answer Answer: ELLEN

Clue #17: 26. Hockey scores

5-letter answer Answer: GOALS

Word Help: Synonyms: finish, destination, end

Clue #18: 27. Vito and Michael Corleone

10-letter answer Answer: GODFATHERS

Word Help: Synonyms: godfather

Clue #19: 28. Partner of 60-Down in a bar

5-letter answer Answer: TONIC

Word Help: Synonyms: restorative, soda, soda_pop
Antonyms: atonic

Clue #20: 29. Papa

3-letter answer Answer: DAD

Word Help: Synonyms: dada, daddy, dad

Clue #21: 30. Org. that reviews W-9s

3-letter answer Answer: IRS

Word Help: Synonyms: IRS, Internal_Revenue_Service

Clue #22: 32. Nighttime problem

5-letter answer Answer: APNEA

Word Help: Synonyms: apnea

Clue #23: 33. Sliver

5-letter answer Answer: SHARD

Word Help: Synonyms: shard, sherd, fragment

Clue #24: 38. ___ Folds Five (rock trio)

3-letter answer Answer: BEN

Word Help: Synonyms: ben

Clue #25: 39. Australia's largest bird

3-letter answer Answer: EMU

Word Help: Synonyms: Emu_novaehollandiae, electromagnetic_unit, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

Clue #26: 40. "Well, aren't you fancy!"

8-letter answer Answer: LAHDIDAH

Clue #27: 42. "Saturday Night Live" segment

4-letter answer Answer: SKIT

Word Help: Synonyms: skit

Clue #28: 43. Become more attentive, with "up"

4-letter answer Answer: PERK

Word Help: Synonyms: pick_up, perk, percolate

Clue #29: 46. Business-casual pants

6-letter answer Answer: KHAKIS

Word Help: Synonyms: khakis, khaki

Clue #30: 47. Gap

6-letter answer Answer: LACUNA

Word Help: Synonyms: caisson, lacuna, blank

Clue #31: 49. The "R" of NPR

5-letter answer Answer: RADIO

Word Help: Synonyms: radio_set, radio_receiver, wireless

Clue #32: 51. Roller coaster exclamation

4-letter answer Answer: WHEE

Clue #33: 52. Fake

4-letter answer Answer: SHAM

Word Help: Synonyms: pretended, impostor, put_on

Clue #34: 53. Shark-diving protection

4-letter answer Answer: CAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: coop, cage_in, John_Cage

Clue #35: 54. Film director Johnson

4-letter answer Answer: RIAN

Clue #36: 55. Pleasurable

4-letter answer Answer: NICE

Word Help: Synonyms: squeamish, courteous, gracious
Antonyms: nasty

Clue #37: 56. Chew (on)

4-letter answer Answer: GNAW

Word Help: Synonyms: erode, eat_at, gnaw_at

Clue #38: 57. Product known as "The Racer's Edge"

3-letter answer Answer: STP

Word Help: Synonyms: s.t.p., STP

Clue #39: 60. Partner of 28-Down in a bar

3-letter answer Answer: GIN

Word Help: Synonyms: gin_rummy, gin, snare

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