Crosswords - July 29, 2024
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Break down the NYT Crosswords: July 29, 2024
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. U.S. public health org. - Show Answer
CDC
(3 letters)
Synonyms: CDC, Center_for_Disease_Control_and_Prevention
- 4. Impressively done, as a job - Show Answer
BANGUP
(6 letters)
- 10. To and ___ - Show Answer
FRO
(3 letters)
- 13. 2016 Summer Olympics host, informally - Show Answer
RIO
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Rio, Rio_de_Janeiro
- 14. Break free - Show Answer
ESCAPE
(6 letters)
Synonyms: leak, run, scarper, miss, evasion, lam, run_away, escape, outflow, escapism, safety_valve, take_to_the_woods, dodging, scat, turn_tail, escape_cock, hightail_it, flight, leakage, get_off, bunk, fly_the_coop, break_away, head_for_the_hills, relief_valve, elude, escape_valve, get_away, get_by, get_out, break_loose
- 15. Language that's mutually intelligible with Thai - Show Answer
LAO
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Laotian, Lao
- 16. Cry from someone who has finally had it - Show Answer
ENOUGHISENOUGH
(14 letters)
- 19. Wriggly sea creatures - Show Answer
EELS
(4 letters)
Synonyms: eel
- 20. "Monday Night Football" channel - Show Answer
ESPN
(4 letters)
- 21. Mount Olympus ruler - Show Answer
ZEUS
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Zeus, genus_Zeus
- 22. Fuss over one's appearance - Show Answer
PREEN
(5 letters)
Synonyms: congratulate, primp, plume, dress, preen
- 24. "It's in my ___" ("I was made for this") - Show Answer
DNA
(3 letters)
Synonyms: DNA, deoxyribonucleic_acid, desoxyribonucleic_acid
- 26. Sarcastic non-apology - Show Answer
SORRYNOTSORRY
(13 letters)
- 32. The "veni" in "Veni, vidi, vici" - Show Answer
ICAME
(5 letters)
- 33. Heavens - Show Answer
SKIES
(5 letters)
Synonyms: flip, sky, ski, toss, pitch
- 35. Sheep : flock :: cow : ___ - Show Answer
HERD
(4 letters)
Synonyms: ruck, crowd, herd
- 38. Comic Silverman - Show Answer
SARAH
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Sarah
- 40. Drain - Show Answer
SAP
(3 letters)
Synonyms: saphead, play_out, tomfool, cosh, run_down, muggins, fool, exhaust, tire, blackjack, sap
- 41. Wedding ceremony words - Show Answer
IDO
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Ido
- 42. Solar energy collector - Show Answer
PANEL
(5 letters)
Synonyms: venire, jury, gore, dialog_box, instrument_panel, empanel, impanel, control_board, board, panel, control_panel
- 43. Pod vegetable in gumbo - Show Answer
OKRA
(4 letters)
Synonyms: okra, lady's-finger, gumbo, Abelmoschus_esculentus, Hibiscus_esculentus, okra_plant
- 44. Fracas - Show Answer
MELEE
(5 letters)
Synonyms: melee, battle_royal, scrimmage
- 46. Religion of the Quran - Show Answer
ISLAM
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism
- 48. Perennial optimist's motto - Show Answer
NEVERSAYNEVER
(13 letters)
- 53. Bard's "before" - Show Answer
ERE
(3 letters)
- 54. Pain relief brand - Show Answer
ALEVE
(5 letters)
Synonyms: Aflaxen, naproxen_sodium, Aleve, Anaprox
- 55. Quick drive around town - Show Answer
SPIN
(4 letters)
Synonyms: birl, whirl, spin, reel, gyrate, twist, spin_around, twisting, twirl, spin_out, tailspin
- 58. Agent ___ Scully of "The X-Files" - Show Answer
DANA
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Danu, Dana
- 62. Cain's nephew in Genesis - Show Answer
ENOS
(4 letters)
- 63. Way to make incremental progress - Show Answer
LITTLEBYLITTLE
(14 letters)
- 66. Polished off - Show Answer
ATE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: deplete, use_up, corrode, rust, wipe_out, eat, feed, eat_on, eat_up, run_through, exhaust, Ate, consume
- 67. "Yes, cap'n!" - Show Answer
AYESIR
(6 letters)
- 68. Actress Mendes - Show Answer
EVA
(3 letters)
- 69. "Pow!" - Show Answer
BAM
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Bam, bang, bam, blast, clap, eruption
- 70. Strike out - Show Answer
DELETE
(6 letters)
Synonyms: blue-pencil, erase, edit, delete, cancel
Antonyms: record
- 71. State that's home to Rehoboth Beach: Abbr. - Show Answer
DEL
(3 letters)
Down Clues and Answers:
- 1. Gives the heebie-jeebies, with "out" - Show Answer
CREEPS
(6 letters)
Synonyms: crawling, cringe, weirdie, crawl, creeping, weirdy, fawn, creeps, pussyfoot, sneak, mouse, creep, spook, weirdo, cower, grovel
- 2. Spanish for "money" - Show Answer
DINERO
(6 letters)
Synonyms: pelf, lettuce, bread, scratch, cabbage, dough, sugar, lucre, loot, moolah, dinero, shekels, gelt, wampum, kale, lolly, clams, boodle, simoleons
- 3. Where beers can be found at a tailgate party - Show Answer
COOLER
(6 letters)
Synonyms: ice_chest, coolheaded, tank, nerveless, cooler, cool
Antonyms: warm
- 4. Implore - Show Answer
BEG
(3 letters)
Synonyms: beg, solicit, implore, pray, tap
- 5. Tennis champ Arthur - Show Answer
ASHE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Arthur_Ashe, Arthur_Robert_Ashe, Ashe
- 6. Police procedural that premiered in 2003 - Show Answer
NCIS
(4 letters)
- 7. [Oh, no!] - Show Answer
GASP
(4 letters)
Synonyms: puff, pant, heave, gasp
- 8. Flips on its head - Show Answer
UPENDS
(6 letters)
Synonyms: upend
- 9. Something brought out with a restaurant check - Show Answer
PEN
(3 letters)
Synonyms: indite, write, pen, compose, playpen, penitentiary
- 10. Chimney duct - Show Answer
FLUE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: flue, labial_pipe, fluke, flue_pipe
- 11. Big name in pasta sauce - Show Answer
RAGU
(4 letters)
- 12. Audibly reacts to fireworks - Show Answer
OOHS
(4 letters)
Synonyms: aah, ooh
- 17. Log-in requirement - Show Answer
USERID
(6 letters)
- 18. Missouri's ___ Mountains - Show Answer
OZARK
(5 letters)
- 23. Home of MoMA, for short - Show Answer
NYC
(3 letters)
- 25. Nibble between meals - Show Answer
NOSH
(4 letters)
Synonyms: nosh, snack
- 27. Apollo mission org. - Show Answer
NASA
(4 letters)
Synonyms: NASA, National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
- 28. Muscat residents - Show Answer
OMANIS
(6 letters)
Synonyms: Omani
- 29. Mother with a Nobel Peace Prize - Show Answer
TERESA
(6 letters)
Synonyms: Teresa, Agnes_Gonxha_Bojaxhiu, Theresa, Mother_Theresa, Mother_Teresa
- 30. Contest of continental conquest? - Show Answer
RISK
(4 letters)
Synonyms: risk_of_exposure, adventure, danger, take_chances, risk_of_infection, peril, endangerment, put_on_the_line, chance, jeopardy, run_a_risk, gamble, lay_on_the_line, risk, hazard, take_a_chance
- 31. 2024, e.g. - Show Answer
YEAR
(4 letters)
Synonyms: yr, year, class, twelvemonth
- 34. Relaxing getaway - Show Answer
SPA
(3 letters)
Synonyms: health_club, spa, watering_hole, resort_hotel, watering_place, health_spa
- 35. "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew ___ …": Hamlet - Show Answer
HIM
(3 letters)
- 36. Biblical land west of Nod - Show Answer
EDEN
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Eden, paradise, Garden_of_Eden, Shangri-la, heaven, promised_land, nirvana
- 37. Actor's assignment - Show Answer
ROLE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: theatrical_role, office, part, function, persona, role, use, character, purpose
- 39. Any member of NATO, to another - Show Answer
ALLY
(4 letters)
Synonyms: friend, ally
Antonyms: foe
- 42. Colleague - Show Answer
PEER
(4 letters)
Synonyms: equal, match, peer, compeer
- 43. Popular brunch order - Show Answer
OMELET
(6 letters)
Synonyms: omelette, omelet
- 45. ___ planner (occupation) - Show Answer
EVENT
(5 letters)
Synonyms: outcome, case, result, event, issue, effect, consequence, upshot
- 47. Actress de Armas - Show Answer
ANA
(3 letters)
Synonyms: Ana, ana
- 49. Overnight flight - Show Answer
REDEYE
(6 letters)
Synonyms: redeye_flight, redeye
- 50. Recapped a frustrating day at work, maybe - Show Answer
VENTED
(6 letters)
Synonyms: vented, ventilate, air_out, give_vent, vent, air
- 51. Develop over time - Show Answer
EVOLVE
(6 letters)
Synonyms: germinate, acquire, develop, evolve
- 52. Close again, as an envelope - Show Answer
RESEAL
(6 letters)
Synonyms: reseal
- 55. Chunk of concrete - Show Answer
SLAB
(4 letters)
Synonyms: slab
- 56. Gyro bread - Show Answer
PITA
(4 letters)
Synonyms: pocket_bread, pita
- 57. Tabloid couple - Show Answer
ITEM
(4 letters)
Synonyms: particular, token, item, point, detail
- 59. Cain's brother in Genesis - Show Answer
ABEL
(4 letters)
Synonyms: Niels_Henrik_Abel, Abel, Niels_Abel
- 60. Nasdaq alternative - Show Answer
NYSE
(4 letters)
Synonyms: N._Y._Stock_Exchange, big_board, New_York_Stock_Exchange, NYSE
- 61. Landed (on) - Show Answer
ALIT
(4 letters)
- 64. Wee chap - Show Answer
LAD
(3 letters)
Synonyms: feller, chap, lad, blighter, cuss, fellow, bloke, laddie, sonny, gent, fella, cub, sonny_boy
- 65. Fury - Show Answer
IRE
(3 letters)
Synonyms: choler, anger, ire, wrath, ira