27403 Mon Nov 18, 2024 NYT by Rajeswari Rajamani

Across Clues :

1. Take a chill pill, 6. Welsh dog breed, 11. "Yuck!", 14. Self-evident truth, 15. Spheres of study, 16. July-August zodiac sign, 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom, 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one, 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame, 21. Museum info displayer, 23. Wee, informally, 24. ___ Moines, Iowa, 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's), 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme, 32. Glass fragment, 36. Suspend, 37. Great Plains tribe, 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades, 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame, 40. High-fives, basically, 41. Actor Guinness, 42. Ooze, 43. Spanish babies, 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball, 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally, 48. Facility at many a luxury resort, 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking, 53. Steamy literary genre, 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic, 58. Bit of cricket gear, 59. Like a hard-to-believe story, 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr, 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z, 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom), 65. "Certainly!", 66. Religious factions, 67. Adheres to, as a deadline

Down Clues :

1. Synagogue leader, 2. Put forth, as effort, 3. Permitted by law, 4. Perfectly fine, 5. Marvel Comics mutant, 6. Real scoundrel, 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings", 8. "You ___ what you sow", 9. Like a brave knight, 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan, 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley, 12. Partner of tear, 13. Boggle find, 18. Zippo, 22. Persuade with flattery, 25. Was bouncing off the walls?, 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides, 28. Law school grads, in brief, 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey, 30. Leisurely run, 31. "Sometimes ___ is more", 32. Finger-clicking sound, 33. Hindu festival of colors, 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker, 35. What goes up after a countdown?, 40. Weekend comedy show, for short, 42. Flavored ice treat, 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court), 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played, 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played, 50. Tiny egg, 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years, 52. Keeps the engine running, say, 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used", 54. Five-star review, 55. Rock band with an electric name, 57. Wax-coated cheese, 60. D.I.Y. purchase, 61. Distractions on many free apps

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 18, 2024

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

New York Times, Monday, November 18, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Take a chill pill. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELAX

  Possible Answer : loose, unbend, unwind, slow_down, loosen, unlax, slack, slacken, unstrain, slack_up, make_relaxed, loosen_up, decompress, relax

  Possible Opposite Answer : tense, stiffen, strain




• The clue is 6. Welsh dog breed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CORGI

  Possible Answer : corgi, Welsh_corgi




• The clue is 11. "Yuck!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EWW




• The clue is 14. Self-evident truth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AXIOM

  Possible Answer : maxim, axiom




• The clue is 15. Spheres of study. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AREAS

  Possible Answer : field, arena, country, expanse, area, orbit, surface_area, region, domain, sphere




• The clue is 16. July-August zodiac sign. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEO

  Possible Answer : Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion




• The clue is 17. Personal bidding, in an idiom. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BECKANDCALL




• The clue is 19. Part of a train … or an alternative to one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAR

  Possible Answer : auto, automobile, motorcar, railcar, railway_car, gondola, cable_car, railroad_car, elevator_car, car, machine




• The clue is 20. ___ Scurry, first Black woman in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRIANA




• The clue is 21. Museum info displayer. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PLACARD

  Possible Answer : bill, poster, posting, notice, card, placard




• The clue is 23. Wee, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ITTY




• The clue is 24. ___ Moines, Iowa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DES

  Possible Answer : diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, DE, stilbesterol, diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilboestrol, First_State, Diamond_State, Delaware, stilbestrol




• The clue is 27. Take ___ (catch some Z's). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANAP




• The clue is 28. Who went "up the hill" in a nursery rhyme. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JACKANDJILL




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

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

  The answer: SHARD

  Possible Answer : fragment, shard, sherd




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

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

  The answer: HALT

  Possible Answer : stanch, halting, arrest, halt, freeze, stay, block, stoppage, gimpy, crippled, stem, kibosh, staunch, game, hitch, hold, lame, check, stop

  Possible Opposite Answer : start




• The clue is 37. Great Plains tribe. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTOE

  Possible Answer : Oto, Otoe




• The clue is 38. Speaking and pointing at objects, in a game of charades. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NONOS




• The clue is 39. Mel in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OTT




• The clue is 40. High-fives, basically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAPS

  Possible Answer : slap, smack, smacking




• The clue is 41. Actor Guinness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALEC




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

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

  The answer: SEEP

  Possible Answer : ooze, seep




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

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

  The answer: NENES




• The clue is 44. Two-player offensive sequence in basketball. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PICKANDROLL




• The clue is 47. Instructional talk at an expo, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DEMO

  Possible Answer : demonstration, demonstrate, present, show, exhibit, demo




• The clue is 48. Facility at many a luxury resort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPA

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




• The clue is 49. Doughnut shapes, mathematically speaking. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TORI

  Possible Answer : torus, tore, toroid




• The clue is 53. Steamy literary genre. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EROTICA

  Possible Answer : pornography, porno, erotica, smut, porn




• The clue is 56. Maneuvered (through), as traffic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAVED

  Possible Answer : wind, weave, waver, tissue, wander, interweave, thread, meander

  Possible Opposite Answer : unweave




• The clue is 58. Bit of cricket gear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAT

  Possible Answer : at-bat, bat, clobber, chiropteran, flutter, cream, drub, lick, thrash, squash_racket, cricket_bat, squash_racquet




• The clue is 59. Like a hard-to-believe story. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COCKANDBULL




• The clue is 62. Broadway, for one: Abbr. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AVE




• The clue is 63. Corrected with Ctrl+Z. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNDID

  Possible Answer : loosen, unmake, unwrap, untie, undo

  Possible Opposite Answer : wrap, make




• The clue is 64. "Kate & ___" (1980s sitcom). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLIE




• The clue is 65. "Certainly!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YES

  Possible Answer : yes

  Possible Opposite Answer : no




• The clue is 66. Religious factions. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECTS

  Possible Answer : religious_sect, sect, religious_order, faction




• The clue is 67. Adheres to, as a deadline. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MEETS

  Possible Answer : satisfy, encounter, assemble, match, run_across, fulfil, meet, get_together, conform_to, gather, fit, touch, fulfill, play, contact, forgather, suffer, see, come_across, take_on, run_into, receive, cope_with, sports_meeting, foregather, fill, converge, adjoin

  Possible Opposite Answer : diverge

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Synagogue leader. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RABBI

  Possible Answer: rabbi, Rabbi

• The clue is 2. Put forth, as effort. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXERT

  Possible Answer: maintain, wield, exercise, exert

• The clue is 3. Permitted by law. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LICIT

  Possible Answer: lawful, legitimate, licit

  Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

• The clue is 4. Perfectly fine. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AOKAY

• The clue is 5. Marvel Comics mutant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN

• The clue is 6. Real scoundrel. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAD

  Possible Answer: heel, bounder, cad, blackguard, computer-aided_design, CAD, hound, dog

• The clue is 7. Soldier of Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ORC

• The clue is 8. "You ___ what you sow". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: REAP

  Possible Answer: glean, reap, draw, harvest

• The clue is 9. Like a brave knight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLANT

  Possible Answer: dandy, fop, knightly, lofty, swell, majestic, proud, gallant, sheik, beau, chivalrous, clotheshorse, dude, fashion_plate, squire, dashing

• The clue is 10. One of more than 14,000 that make up Japan. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ISLAND

  Possible Answer: island

• The clue is 11. Iconic landmark in Yosemite Valley. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELCAPITAN

• The clue is 12. Partner of tear. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: WEAR

  Possible Answer: wear_down, break, endure, outwear, wear_out, assume, don, wearing, fatigue, habiliment, bust, article_of_clothing, fag_out, wear, wearable, wear_off, put_on, weary, clothing, hold_out, tire_out, fag, bear, tire, wear_thin, get_into, wear_upon, have_on, jade, fall_apart, vesture

  Possible Opposite Answer : refresh

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

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

  The answer: WORD

  Possible Answer: news, countersign, Bible, word_of_honor, Holy_Writ, Son, Scripture, tidings, give_voice, Book, word, Logos, password, watchword, Word_of_God, Good_Book, formulate, parole, articulate, give-and-take, Holy_Scripture, phrase, Word, discussion, intelligence, Christian_Bible

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

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

  The answer: NADA

  Possible Answer: aught, nix, zero, nil, cipher, cypher, naught, zip, goose_egg, null, zippo, nada, zilch, nothing

• The clue is 22. Persuade with flattery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CAJOLE

  Possible Answer: sweet-talk, inveigle, cajole, palaver, wheedle, blarney, coax

• The clue is 25. Was bouncing off the walls?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ECHOED

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

• The clue is 26. Performers of kickflips and boardslides. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SKATERS

  Possible Answer: skater

• The clue is 28. Law school grads, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: JDS

• The clue is 29. Subgenre for Lorde and Lana Del Rey. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALTPOP

• The clue is 30. Leisurely run. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOPE

  Possible Answer: canter, trot, lope, jog

• The clue is 31. "Sometimes ___ is more". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LESS

  Possible Answer: to_a_lesser_extent, less

  Possible Opposite Answer : more

• The clue is 32. Finger-clicking sound. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNAP

  Possible Answer: snatch_up, crack, grab, snap, snatch, shot, lose_it, snap_fastener, bust, ginger_snap, picnic, catch, duck_soup, cracking, piece_of_cake, snapshot, shoot, break_down, photograph, elasticity, centering, snap_bean, pushover, snarl, gingersnap, ginger_nut, child's_play, tear, click, press_stud, walkover, rupture, cinch, flick, breeze

  Possible Opposite Answer : inelasticity

• The clue is 33. Hindu festival of colors. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HOLI

• The clue is 34. Amusing stories from a public speaker. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ANECDOTES

  Possible Answer: anecdote

• The clue is 35. What goes up after a countdown?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROCKET

  Possible Answer: skyrocket, projectile, roquette, rocket, garden_rocket, arugula, rocket_salad, Eruca_vesicaria_sativa, Eruca_sativa, rocket_engine

• The clue is 40. Weekend comedy show, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 42. Flavored ice treat. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNOCONE

• The clue is 45. ___ curiae (friend of the court). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMICUS

• The clue is 46. On which croquet and cornhole are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAWN

  Possible Answer: lawn

• The clue is 49. On which Ping-Pong and air hockey are played. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TABLE

  Possible Answer: shelve, prorogue, table, tabular_array, hold_over, tabularise, put_over, put_off, set_back, mesa, remit, tabularize, postpone, tabulate, defer, board

• The clue is 50. Tiny egg. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVULE

  Possible Answer: ovule

• The clue is 51. Like the Olympic cauldron every four years. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RELIT

• The clue is 52. Keeps the engine running, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IDLES

  Possible Answer: stagnate, laze, tick_over, idle, slug

  Possible Opposite Answer : work, run

• The clue is 53. Site where NWT = "New With Tags" and GU = "Gently Used". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EBAY

• The clue is 54. Five-star review. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAVE

  Possible Answer: rabbit_on, gush, mouth_off, rant, spout, rave, jabber

• The clue is 55. Rock band with an electric name. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACDC

• The clue is 57. Wax-coated cheese. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDAM

  Possible Answer: Edam

• The clue is 60. D.I.Y. purchase. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KIT

  Possible Answer: outfit, kit, kit_up, kit_out

• The clue is 61. Distractions on many free apps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer: advert, advertising, advertisement, advertizement, advertizing, ad

27430 Tue Dec 17, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Answers

Across Clues :

1. Resting on, 5. Part of a plane or a theater, 10. Polynesian drink with psychoactive effects, 14. Trigonometry function, 15. "All politics is ___", 16. Dr. Frankenstein's assistant, 17. Snide comment about a collectible figurine?, 20. Id's counterpart, 21. Carelessly quick, 22. A cube has 12, 23. "It wasn't me!," for one, 25. Prefix with natal or noir, 26. Kerfuffle over beach footwear?, 33. It's "a good walk spoiled," per Mark Twain, 36. Drool, essentially, 37. Important knee tissue, for short, 38. Does as instructed, 40. "Scram!", 41. Beef cut from the short loin, 43. Egg donor's donations, 44. Planet whose name makes middle schoolers laugh, 47. On the ocean, 48. Feeling of guilt after cheating at table tennis?, 51. Leftmost image in the iconic illustration "The March of Progress", 52. Toys (with), 56. Whatsoever, 59. It usually precedes delivery, 62. No. on a business card, 63. Singer Parton when she's aimlessly wasting time?, 66. Vogue competitor, 67. Engage in a dispute, 68. Human rights lawyer Clooney, 69. Kill, to a comic, 70. Cried sheepishly?, 71. What has a meter and a motor

Down Clues :

1. The "A" of FAQ, 2. Hint of color, 3. Hamburger topping, 4. Bench press muscle, for short, 5. Lime and soda, for two, 6. Charged particles, 7. "Scram!", 8. Frilly and delicate, 9. Prey for gray wolves, 10. "Ish", 11. Eagerly excited, 12. Sotto ___ (quietly), 13. Synagogue chests, 18. ___ Drogo, "Game of Thrones" role for Jason Momoa, 19. Continue to work on, 24. Possible, but not looking good, 25. Mo. with two federal holidays, 27. Wiccan or druid, 28. Short-lived relationship, 29. Glowed with happiness, 30. Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia, 31. Proactiv target, 32. Desperate request, 33. Self-care company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, 34. Self-evident, informally, 35. Mean's counterpart, 39. Provide, 42. Bad things to have under one's eyes, 45. Caviar, e.g., 46. Siberian herding dog, 49. Type of kitchen in a small apartment, 50. Geeky type, 53. Site of a historic civil rights march, 54. Pharmacy product that's commonly chocolate-flavored, 55. Writing devices for tablets, 56. Citrus drinks, 57. Work, as the land, 58. Penne ___ vodka, 59. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider", 60. Bit of pond scum, 61. Alphabetically first rainbow color, 64. "A little ___'ll do ya!" (Brylcreem slogan), 65. Vegan milk option

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 17, 2024

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

Tue Dec 17, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Answers

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Resting on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOP

  Possible Answer : atop




• The clue is 5. Part of a plane or a theater. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AISLE

  Possible Answer : gangway, aisle




• The clue is 10. Polynesian drink with psychoactive effects. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KAVA

  Possible Answer : kava, kavakava




• The clue is 14. Trigonometry function. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SINE

  Possible Answer : sin, sine




• The clue is 15. "All politics is ___". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOCAL

  Possible Answer : local_anesthetic, topical_anaesthetic, topical_anesthetic, local_anaesthetic, local

  Possible Opposite Answer : national, express, general




• The clue is 16. Dr. Frankenstein's assistant. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IGOR




• The clue is 17. Snide comment about a collectible figurine?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: KNICKKNACKKNOCK




• The clue is 20. Id's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EGO

  Possible Answer : self-importance, self, egotism, ego




• The clue is 21. Carelessly quick. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HASTY

  Possible Answer : overhasty, headlong, precipitant, hasty, precipitate, precipitous




• The clue is 22. A cube has 12. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EDGES

  Possible Answer : adjoin, march, border, butt_against, inch, boundary, butt, sharpness, edge, abut, butt_on, bound




• The clue is 23. "It wasn't me!," for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DENIAL

  Possible Answer : abnegation, self-renunciation, denial, self-denial, defence, disaffirmation, demurrer, defense, self-abnegation

  Possible Opposite Answer : prosecution




• The clue is 25. Prefix with natal or noir. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEO

  Possible Answer : neo




• The clue is 26. Kerfuffle over beach footwear?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLIPFLOPFLAP




• The clue is 33. It's "a good walk spoiled," per Mark Twain. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOLF

  Possible Answer : golf, golf_game




• The clue is 36. Drool, essentially. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SALIVA

  Possible Answer : saliva, spittle, spit




• The clue is 37. Important knee tissue, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACL




• The clue is 38. Does as instructed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBEYS

  Possible Answer : obey

  Possible Opposite Answer : disobey




• The clue is 40. "Scram!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GIT

  Possible Answer : bum, rat, stinkpot, puke, lowlife, scum_bag, dirty_dog, rotter, skunk, git, stinker, crumb, so-and-so




• The clue is 41. Beef cut from the short loin. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TBONE




• The clue is 43. Egg donor's donations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OVA

  Possible Answer : ovum, egg_cell




• The clue is 44. Planet whose name makes middle schoolers laugh. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: URANUS

  Possible Answer : Uranus, Ouranos




• The clue is 47. On the ocean. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASEA

  Possible Answer : seawards, asea, seaward




• The clue is 48. Feeling of guilt after cheating at table tennis?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PINGPONGPANG




• The clue is 51. Leftmost image in the iconic illustration "The March of Progress". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: APE

  Possible Answer : imitator, copycat, ape, aper, caricature, emulator, anthropoid




• The clue is 52. Toys (with). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MESSES

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




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

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

  The answer: ATALL




• The clue is 59. It usually precedes delivery. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LABOR

  Possible Answer : moil, toil, Labor, push, proletariat, Labor_Department, travail, project, tug, labour, parturiency, Department_of_Labor, dig, drudge, confinement, working_class, labor, labor_movement, trade_union_movement, grind, lying-in, drive, fag, Labour_Party, task, Labour, childbed, DoL, undertaking, British_Labour_Party




• The clue is 62. No. on a business card. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXT




• The clue is 63. Singer Parton when she's aimlessly wasting time?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: DILLYDALLYDOLLY




• The clue is 66. Vogue competitor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELLE




• The clue is 67. Engage in a dispute. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARGUE

  Possible Answer : fence, reason, argue, indicate, contend, debate




• The clue is 68. Human rights lawyer Clooney. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMAL




• The clue is 69. Kill, to a comic. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLAY

  Possible Answer : bump_off, polish_off, dispatch, hit, remove, off, slay, murder




• The clue is 70. Cried sheepishly?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAAED

  Possible Answer : baa, blate, blat, bleat




• The clue is 71. What has a meter and a motor. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAXI

  Possible Answer : cab, hack, taxicab, taxi

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. The "A" of FAQ. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASKED

  Possible Answer: inquire, require, involve, postulate, call_for, demand, ask, necessitate, take, expect, enquire, need

  Possible Opposite Answer : obviate

• The clue is 2. Hint of color. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TINGE

  Possible Answer: tinct, tint, jot, undertone, speck, hint, colour, pinch, tinge, soupcon, distort, touch, color, mite

• The clue is 3. Hamburger topping. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ONION

  Possible Answer: onion, onion_plant, Allium_cepa

• The clue is 4. Bench press muscle, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PEC

• The clue is 5. Lime and soda, for two. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALKALIS

  Possible Answer: base, alkali

• The clue is 6. Charged particles. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IONS

  Possible Answer: ion

• The clue is 7. "Scram!". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SCAT

  Possible Answer: scarper, turn_tail, fly_the_coop, run, run_away, escape, scat_singing, head_for_the_hills, break_away, take_to_the_woods, hightail_it, lam, bunk, scat

• The clue is 8. Frilly and delicate. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LACY

  Possible Answer: netlike, lacelike, lacy, webby, netted, webbed, weblike

• The clue is 9. Prey for gray wolves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ELK

  Possible Answer: moose, wapiti, European_elk, Cervus_elaphus_canadensis, Cervus_elaphus, elk, Alces_alces, American_elk, red_deer

• The clue is 10. "Ish". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KINDOF

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

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

  The answer: AGOG

  Possible Answer: agog

• The clue is 12. Sotto ___ (quietly). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: VOCE

• The clue is 13. Synagogue chests. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ARKS

  Possible Answer: ark, Ark, Ark_of_the_Covenant

• The clue is 18. ___ Drogo, "Game of Thrones" role for Jason Momoa. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KHAL

• The clue is 19. Continue to work on. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KEEPAT

• The clue is 24. Possible, but not looking good. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: IFFY

  Possible Answer: flukey, chancy, iffy, fluky

• The clue is 25. Mo. with two federal holidays. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NOV

  Possible Answer: Nov, November

• The clue is 27. Wiccan or druid. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PAGAN

  Possible Answer: heathenish, hedonist, infidel, heathen, pagan, gentile, ethnic, pleasure_seeker

• The clue is 28. Short-lived relationship. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FLING

  Possible Answer: splurge, cast_out, discard, pass, toss_out, whirl, cast_away, dispose, throw_out, put_away, toss, toss_away, fling, cast_aside, spree, crack, go, chuck_out, throw_away, offer

• The clue is 29. Glowed with happiness. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LITUP

• The clue is 30. Only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LAOS

  Possible Answer: Laos, Lao, Laotian, Lao_People's_Democratic_Republic

• The clue is 31. Proactiv target. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ACNE

  Possible Answer: acne

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

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

  The answer: PLEA

  Possible Answer: supplication, plea

• The clue is 33. Self-care company founded by Gwyneth Paltrow. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GOOP

  Possible Answer: muck, goop, max, guck, gook, scoop, grievous_bodily_harm, soap, slime, gunk, easy_lay, ooze, sludge, goo, liquid_ecstasy, Georgia_home_boy

• The clue is 34. Self-evident, informally. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OBVI

• The clue is 35. Mean's counterpart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAN

  Possible Answer: run, thin, skimpy, slant, incline, leaning, inclination, angle, tip, tilt, tend, be_given, lean, list

  Possible Opposite Answer : rich, fat

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

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

  The answer: SUPPLY

  Possible Answer: render, add, cater, supply, furnish, provide, issue, ply, supplying, append, provision

  Possible Opposite Answer : demand, recall

• The clue is 42. Bad things to have under one's eyes. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BAGS

  Possible Answer: bagful, pocket, pocketbook, suitcase, dish, base, travelling_bag, grip, old_bag, udder, handbag, cup_of_tea, bag, bulge, purse, traveling_bag

• The clue is 45. Caviar, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROE

  Possible Answer: hard_roe, roe

• The clue is 46. Siberian herding dog. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAMOYED

  Possible Answer: Samoyed, Samoyede, Samoyedic

• The clue is 49. Type of kitchen in a small apartment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GALLEY

  Possible Answer: galley, ship's_galley, caboose, cookhouse

• The clue is 50. Geeky type. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NERD

  Possible Answer: nerd, swot, dweeb, grind, wonk

• The clue is 53. Site of a historic civil rights march. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SELMA

  Possible Answer: Selma

• The clue is 54. Pharmacy product that's commonly chocolate-flavored. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: EXLAX

• The clue is 55. Writing devices for tablets. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STYLI

  Possible Answer: style, stylus

• The clue is 56. Citrus drinks. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ADES

  Possible Answer: fruit_drink, ade

• The clue is 57. Work, as the land. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TILL

  Possible Answer: cashbox, boulder_clay, trough, till, public_treasury, money_box

• The clue is 58. Penne ___ vodka. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLA

• The clue is 59. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LARA

• The clue is 60. Bit of pond scum. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALGA

  Possible Answer: algae, alga

• The clue is 61. Alphabetically first rainbow color. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BLUE

  Possible Answer: low-spirited, grim, downcast, aristocratical, low, gamy, bluing, dreary, bluish, wild_blue_yonder, drab, Amytal, naughty, down, blueing, spicy, blue, gamey, patrician, dismal, blueish, blue_angel, gloomy, gentle, dark, aristocratic, dispirited, blue_sky, risque, blue_devil, profane, disconsolate, blueness, dingy, drear, down_in_the_mouth, racy, sorry, depressed, blue_air, blue-blooded, amobarbital_sodium, juicy, puritanical, downhearted, blasphemous, puritanic

• The clue is 64. "A little ___'ll do ya!" (Brylcreem slogan). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAB

  Possible Answer: pat, swab, splash, splatter, dab, tap, swob

• The clue is 65. Vegan milk option. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OAT

  Possible Answer: oat

November 06, 2000 NYT Clues Answers

NYT Crossword and Answers - November 06, 2000

Welcome to NYT Puzzle and answers. The New York Times Crossword is a most popular puzzles. Here are the clues and answers for today puzzle:

Across:

• 1. Mideast's Meir: GOLDA
• 6. Quench: SLAKE
• 11. Reverse of ENE: WSW
• 14. French ___ soup: ONION
• 15. Old postcard cost: PENNY
• 16. News agcy.: UPI
• 17. Special person: SMARTCOOKIE
• 19. Forty winks: NAP
• 20. "Help yourself": HERE
• 21. At an angle: ATILT
• 22. Store goods: Abbr.: MDSE
• 23. Humorist Sahl: MORT
• 25. Highly regards: ESTEEMS
• 27. Eye chart eyers, at times: SQUINTERS
• 31. Opposite of vert.: HOR
• 32. Part of a litter: PUP
• 33. Cubs slugger Sammy: SOSA
• 34. Viewed like a tourist: GAWKED
• 37. Cloak-and-dagger org.: CIA
• 38. Special person: HOTSHOT
• 40. Jerusalem's land: Abbr.: ISR
• 41. When there's darkness, in a Koestler title: ATNOON
• 43. Makes lace: TATS
• 44. Code-cracking org.: NSA
• 45. "Le Coq ___": DOR
• 46. Alcove from which to watch the street: BAYWINDOW
• 48. Cane cutter: MACHETE
• 51. Tiny biter: MITE
• 52. Roswell sightings: UFOS
• 53. Killer whales: ORCAS
• 55. V-J Day ended it: WWII
• 59. Comic Conway: TIM
• 60. Special person: CRACKERJACK
• 62. Bard's before: ERE
• 63. Composer Erik: SATIE
• 64. Transplant taker: DONEE
• 65. ___ Bingle (Crosby moniker): DER
• 66. Not your or my: THEIR
• 67. Helps with a heist: ABETS

Down:

• 1. "Gee whillikers!": GOSH
• 2. "This round's ___!": ONME
• 3. Make-up artist?: LIAR
• 4. Start of the musical scale: DOREMI
• 5. Small colonist: ANT
• 6. Unscientific survey: SPOTTEST
• 7. Fifth-century pope who was sainted: LEOI
• 8. Bobbysocks reach them: ANKLES
• 9. Sweaters, e.g.: KNITS
• 10. CBS symbol: EYE
• 11. Special person: WUNDERKIND
• 12. Involuntary jerk: SPASM
• 13. Uses a towel: WIPES
• 18. Saturday morning TV showing: CARTOON
• 22. Cat's plaint: MEOW
• 24. Not at sea: ONSHORE
• 26. "Eureka!": THATSIT
• 27. Pet lovers' org.: SPCA
• 28. Give up: QUIT
• 29. Special person: UPANDCOMER
• 30. Haile Selassie disciple: RASTA
• 34. Finally learned: GOTWISE
• 35. Exxon, once: ESSO
• 36. Gunfight command: DRAW
• 39. Knockout punch: HAYMAKER
• 42. Sounds of envy: OOHS
• 46. Tongue-lash: BERATE
• 47. A bored worker might look for one: NEWJOB
• 48. With the sound off: MUTED
• 49. Like a house ___: AFIRE
• 50. Synagogue scroll: TORAH
• 54. 202, to Tiberius: CCII
• 56. Wind down: WANE
• 57. "Body Count" rapper: ICET
• 58. Alibi ___ (excuse makers): IKES
• 60. Mpls. clock setting: CST
• 61. Nutritional std.: RDA

XWordHint Crossword Answers May 25, 2025 | Expert Breakdown & Tips

XWordHint Crossword Complete Solution: May 25, 2025

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Our expert breakdown helps you solve the May 25 XWordHint crossword while expanding your vocabulary. Learn answer strategies and discover word connections.

Across Clues and Answers (65)

Clue #1: 1. Woodworking byproduct

7-letter answer Answer: SAWDUST

Word Help: Synonyms: sawdust

Clue #2: 8. Most-awarded musician at the American Music Awards

5-letter answer Answer: SWIFT

Word Help: Synonyms: Sceloporus_occidentalis, Dean_Swift, western_fence_lizard

Clue #3: 13. Outkast, for one

6-letter answer Answer: RAPDUO

Clue #4: 19. Angioplasty tube

8-letter answer Answer: CATHETER

Word Help: Synonyms: catheter

Clue #5: 20. Mammal with a prehensile snout

5-letter answer Answer: TAPIR

Word Help: Synonyms: tapir

Clue #6: 21. Something to run

6-letter answer Answer: ERRAND

Word Help: Synonyms: errand

Clue #7: 22. Like floppy disks and typewriters

8-letter answer Answer: OBSOLETE

Word Help: Synonyms: obsolete, disused

Clue #8: 23. Gaming company whose logo is known as "the Fuji"

5-letter answer Answer: ATARI

Clue #9: 24. Must

6-letter answer Answer: NEEDTO

Clue #10: 25. Melittologist's study

4-letter answer Answer: BEES

Word Help: Synonyms: comprise, exist, represent
Antonyms: differ

Clue #11: 26. Army bosses, informally

6-letter answer Answer: SARGES

Clue #12: 28. Exam in which using notes is allowed

12-letter answer Answer: OPENBOOKTEST

Clue #13: 30. Inventor's pride

10-letter answer Answer: BRAINCHILD

Word Help: Synonyms: inspiration, brainchild

Clue #14: 33. "Sorta"

3-letter answer Answer: ISH

Clue #15: 34. "The Last Judgment" is found in one in the Sistine Chapel

4-letter answer Answer: APSE

Word Help: Synonyms: apse, apsis

Clue #16: 35. Search around, as a truffle-hunting pig

6-letter answer Answer: ROOTLE

Word Help: Synonyms: rootle, rout, root

Clue #17: 36. "I'm so frustrated!"

3-letter answer Answer: GAH

Clue #18: 38. Thereabouts

4-letter answer Answer: ORSO

Clue #19: 40. Going on to say

6-letter answer Answer: ADDING

Word Help: Synonyms: tot_up, sum_up, tally
Antonyms: subtract, take_away

Clue #20: 43. Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two

13-letter answer Answer: ESCAPEARTISTS

Clue #21: 46. Escalator part

4-letter answer Answer: STEP

Word Help: Synonyms: maltreat, gradation, ill-treat

Clue #22: 50. Beheader of Medusa

7-letter answer Answer: PERSEUS

Word Help: Synonyms: Perseus

Clue #23: 52. Guaranteed

7-letter answer Answer: ASSURED

Word Help: Synonyms: assure, assured, promise
Antonyms: worry

Clue #24: 53. Magazine with an annual Person of the Year issue

4-letter answer Answer: TIME

Word Help: Synonyms: clip, sentence, metre

Clue #25: 54. 53-Across, reversed

4-letter answer Answer: EMIT

Word Help: Synonyms: utter, give_off, breathe
Antonyms: absorb

Clue #26: 55. Praise highly

5-letter answer Answer: EXTOL

Word Help: Synonyms: laud, proclaim, exalt

Clue #27: 58. Gal of Hollywood

5-letter answer Answer: GADOT

Clue #28: 60. Groove on

3-letter answer Answer: DIG

Word Help: Synonyms: savvy, poke, jibe

Clue #29: 61. Not too shabby

5-letter answer Answer: SOLID

Word Help: Synonyms: upstanding, strong, substantial
Antonyms: liquid, hollow

Clue #30: 63. Synagogue greeting

6-letter answer Answer: SHALOM

Clue #31: 66. Cotton and flax, for two

6-letter answer Answer: FIBERS

Word Help: Synonyms: character, fiber, fibre

Clue #32: 68. Set (down)

3-letter answer Answer: LAY

Word Help: Synonyms: lay, put_down, lie_in
Antonyms: arise, stand

Clue #33: 69. Theoretical paths depicted by the circled squares

9-letter answer Answer: WORMHOLES

Word Help: Synonyms: wormhole

Clue #34: 73. Snazzily dressed gent

3-letter answer Answer: FOP

Word Help: Synonyms: dude, beau, swell

Clue #35: 74. Musical sections

6-letter answer Answer: SCENES

Word Help: Synonyms: vista, panorama, view

Clue #36: 77. Wellness product derived from an Australian bird

6-letter answer Answer: EMUOIL

Clue #37: 78. Cappuccino topper

5-letter answer Answer: FROTH

Word Help: Synonyms: effervesce, foam, fizz

Clue #38: 81. Fat stack of cash

3-letter answer Answer: WAD

Word Help: Synonyms: sight, jam, jampack

Clue #39: 82. "Hang loose" sign

5-letter answer Answer: SHAKA

Clue #40: 86. City destroyed in Genesis

5-letter answer Answer: SODOM

Word Help: Synonyms: sodom, Sodom

Clue #41: 88. Manhattan neighborhood that's adjacent to the East Village

4-letter answer Answer: NOHO

Clue #42: 89. "Whatever!"

4-letter answer Answer: ASIF

Clue #43: 91. Like the subject of a photograph, ideally

7-letter answer Answer: INFRAME

Clue #44: 94. Cyclist, e.g.

7-letter answer Answer: PEDALER

Word Help: Synonyms: pedaller, pedaler

Clue #45: 96. Grandmother's nickname

4-letter answer Answer: NANA

Clue #46: 97. Brand known as "The San Francisco Treat"

9-letter answer Answer: RICEARONI

Clue #47: 100. Has trouble swallowing

6-letter answer Answer: GAGSON

Clue #48: 101. Roman who opposed Julius Caesar

4-letter answer Answer: CATO

Clue #49: 103. "All right!"

3-letter answer Answer: YES

Word Help: Synonyms: yes
Antonyms: no

Clue #50: 104. Senator's home

6-letter answer Answer: OTTAWA

Word Help: Synonyms: capital_of_Canada, Ottawa_river, Canadian_capital

Clue #51: 106. Battle of Normandy city

4-letter answer Answer: CAEN

Clue #52: 108. "Defending Our Nation. Securing the Future" org.

3-letter answer Answer: NSA

Word Help: Synonyms: National_Security_Agency, NSA

Clue #53: 110. Not breaking, as an actor

18-letter answer Answer: STAYINGINCHARACTER

Clue #54: 115. Lightweight Apple laptop

10-letter answer Answer: MACBOOKAIR

Clue #55: 117. Color-coated candies

6-letter answer Answer: MANDMS

Clue #56: 118. Healthful smoothie ingredient

4-letter answer Answer: ACAI

Clue #57: 119. Slant skyward

6-letter answer Answer: UPTILT

Clue #58: 120. Brand that merged with BP

5-letter answer Answer: AMOCO

Clue #59: 122. Compound used to make synthetic rubber

8-letter answer Answer: ISOPRENE

Clue #60: 125. Witches

6-letter answer Answer: CRONES

Word Help: Synonyms: hag, beldame, beldam

Clue #61: 126. Have a night on the town

5-letter answer Answer: GOOUT

Clue #62: 127. Oprah delivered them for Rosa Parks and Toni Morrison

8-letter answer Answer: EULOGIES

Word Help: Synonyms: encomium, eulogium, paean

Clue #63: 128. Peckish and peevish

6-letter answer Answer: HANGRY

Clue #64: 129. Bender

5-letter answer Answer: SPREE

Word Help: Synonyms: spree, fling

Clue #65: 130. Spot of madness, metaphorically

7-letter answer Answer: DEEPEND

Across Clues and Answers (65)

Clue #1: 1. Fencing discipline

5-letter answer Answer: SABER

Word Help: Synonyms: cavalry_sword, saber, sabre

Clue #2: 2. Perplexed

5-letter answer Answer: ATSEA

Clue #3: 3. "Can I speak to your manager?"

12-letter answer Answer: WHOSINCHARGE

Clue #4: 4. "Barb and Star Go to Vista ___ Mar" (2021 comedy)

3-letter answer Answer: DEL

Clue #5: 5. All-purpose truck, informally

3-letter answer Answer: UTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Ute

Clue #6: 6. Programs to, as a thermostat

6-letter answer Answer: SETSAT

Clue #7: 7. Molasses, to a contestant on "The Great British Bake Off"

7-letter answer Answer: TREACLE

Word Help: Synonyms: golden_syrup, mush, slop

Clue #8: 8. Put on

5-letter answer Answer: STAGE

Word Help: Synonyms: represent, level, leg

Clue #9: 9. Mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen

8-letter answer Answer: WATERGAS

Clue #10: 10. Many Dogfish Head brews

4-letter answer Answer: IPAS

Clue #11: 11. Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties

3-letter answer Answer: FIR

Word Help: Synonyms: fir, fir_tree, true_fir

Clue #12: 12. ZZ Top and Green Day, for two

5-letter answer Answer: TRIOS

Word Help: Synonyms: ternary, triple, 3

Clue #13: 13. Magritte who painted "The Son of Man"

4-letter answer Answer: RENE

Clue #14: 14. Spots for some rockers

6-letter answer Answer: ARENAS

Word Help: Synonyms: orbit, stadium, sphere

Clue #15: 15. Making hotel reservations in advance

10-letter answer Answer: PREBOOKING

Clue #16: 16. Certain parents, to their tots

5-letter answer Answer: DADAS

Word Help: Synonyms: dadaism, papa, pappa

Clue #17: 17. Loosen

5-letter answer Answer: UNTIE

Word Help: Synonyms: unbrace, untie, loosen
Antonyms: tie

Clue #18: 18. Baking soda target

4-letter answer Answer: ODOR

Word Help: Synonyms: smell, scent, aroma

Clue #19: 19. Kind of salad with bacon and hard-boiled eggs

4-letter answer Answer: COBB

Clue #20: 27. GPS suggestions: Abbr.

4-letter answer Answer: RTES

Clue #21: 29. Buzzed

6-letter answer Answer: PHONED

Word Help: Synonyms: call, ring, telephone

Clue #22: 31. Top-notch

4-letter answer Answer: AONE

Clue #23: 32. "X-Men" character portrayed by Anna Paquin

5-letter answer Answer: ROGUE

Word Help: Synonyms: scalawag, rascal, varlet

Clue #24: 33. "Ain't that the truth!"

7-letter answer Answer: IHEARYA

Clue #25: 37. Some tough H.S. classes

3-letter answer Answer: APS

Clue #26: 39. No longer burdened by

5-letter answer Answer: RIDOF

Clue #27: 40. Mammals with prehensile feet

4-letter answer Answer: APES

Word Help: Synonyms: anthropoid, aper, emulator

Clue #28: 41. Showcase at an expo

4-letter answer Answer: DEMO

Word Help: Synonyms: exhibit, demo, show

Clue #29: 42. Taught by repetition

9-letter answer Answer: DRILLEDIN

Clue #30: 44. "Stay in touch"

6-letter answer Answer: CALLME

Clue #31: 45. Rita ___, "Let You Love Me" singer

3-letter answer Answer: ORA

Word Help: Synonyms: Os, atomic_number_76, osmium

Clue #32: 47. Habitats for hermit crabs and sea stars

9-letter answer Answer: TIDEPOOLS

Clue #33: 48. Qatari ruler

4-letter answer Answer: EMIR

Word Help: Synonyms: emir, ameer, emeer

Clue #34: 49. Parts of a coatrack

4-letter answer Answer: PEGS

Word Help: Synonyms: tholepin, nail_down, pegleg

Clue #35: 51. Annual Austin music festival, in brief

4-letter answer Answer: SXSW

Clue #36: 56. However, in shorthand

3-letter answer Answer: THO

Word Help: Synonyms: Tho

Clue #37: 57. Flat-headed crew driver?

3-letter answer Answer: OAR

Word Help: Synonyms: oar

Clue #38: 59. Small row

4-letter answer Answer: TIFF

Word Help: Synonyms: pettifoggery, tiff, bickering

Clue #39: 62. What spinach leaves and beets can be used as

4-letter answer Answer: DYES

Word Help: Synonyms: dye, dyestuff

Clue #40: 64. Unit represented by Ω

3-letter answer Answer: OHM

Word Help: Synonyms: ohm, Ohm, Georg_Simon_Ohm

Clue #41: 65. Moves a cursor (over)

6-letter answer Answer: MOUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: creep, shiner, mouse

Clue #42: 67. Many an evangelical

18-letter answer Answer: BORNAGAINCHRISTIAN

Clue #43: 70. Best place to go in London?

3-letter answer Answer: LOO

Word Help: Synonyms: closet, loo, W.C.

Clue #44: 71. Holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan

3-letter answer Answer: EID

Clue #45: 72. Spill (over)

4-letter answer Answer: SLOP

Word Help: Synonyms: mire, spill, slops

Clue #46: 74. Metaphor for a late bloomer

4-letter answer Answer: SWAN

Word Help: Synonyms: cast, vagabond, affirm

Clue #47: 75. "Mi ___ es su ___"

4-letter answer Answer: CASA

Clue #48: 76. T follower

5-letter answer Answer: SHIRT

Word Help: Synonyms: shirt

Clue #49: 79. Nickname alternative to Teddy

4-letter answer Answer: THEO

Clue #50: 80. What disbudding prevents the growth of

4-letter answer Answer: HORN

Word Help: Synonyms: saddle_horn, horn, trump

Clue #51: 83. Negatively charged particles

6-letter answer Answer: ANIONS

Word Help: Synonyms: anion

Clue #52: 84. Fast-food chain that's headquartered in Louisville

3-letter answer Answer: KFC

Clue #53: 85. Floor covering in many a living room

7-letter answer Answer: AREARUG

Clue #54: 87. Mullally who played the ex-wife of her real-life husband on "Parks and Recreation"

5-letter answer Answer: MEGAN

Clue #55: 90. Certain social media update

12-letter answer Answer: FACEBOOKPOST

Clue #56: 92. Loved, loved, loved, with "up"

3-letter answer Answer: ATE

Word Help: Synonyms: exhaust, wipe_out, eat_on

Clue #57: 93. Be late in the theater?

8-letter answer Answer: MISSACUE

Clue #58: 95. Canine in "Hi and Lois"

4-letter answer Answer: DAWG

Clue #59: 98. Leathery-skinned hopper

4-letter answer Answer: TOAD

Word Help: Synonyms: anuran, salientian, batrachian

Clue #60: 99. Unable to progress

7-letter answer Answer: STYMIED

Word Help: Synonyms: embarrass, stymie, obstruct

Clue #61: 102. Coatrack, in many a lodge

6-letter answer Answer: ANTLER

Word Help: Synonyms: antler

Clue #62: 105. What might be given for crying out loud?

6-letter answer Answer: TISSUE

Word Help: Synonyms: weave, tissue_paper, tissue

Clue #63: 106. Frank who directed "It Happened One Night"

5-letter answer Answer: CAPRA

Word Help: Synonyms: genus_Capra, Frank_Capra, Capra

Clue #64: 107. Follow, as an impulse

5-letter answer Answer: ACTON

Clue #65: 109. A few bucks?

5-letter answer Answer: STAGS

Word Help: Synonyms: snitch, spy, snoop

Clue #66: 111. Govt. bond

5-letter answer Answer: TNOTE

Clue #67: 112. Strand at a chalet, say

5-letter answer Answer: ICEIN

Clue #68: 113. Like a bowling alley or Olympic pool

5-letter answer Answer: LANED

Clue #69: 114. Runs out of power

4-letter answer Answer: DIES

Word Help: Synonyms: break, dice, pall
Antonyms: be_born

Clue #70: 115. "___ obliged!"

4-letter answer Answer: MUCH

Word Help: Synonyms: a_great_deal, much, very_much
Antonyms: little

Clue #71: 116. Craftsperson's online marketplace

4-letter answer Answer: ETSY

Clue #72: 117. Tie up, as a boat

4-letter answer Answer: MOOR

Word Help: Synonyms: Moor, wharf, moorland

Clue #73: 121. "Miracle" product from inventor Joy Mangano

3-letter answer Answer: MOP

Word Help: Synonyms: mow, mop_up, swab

Clue #74: 123. "Well done, torero!"

3-letter answer Answer: OLE

Clue #75: 124. Sound from a kid with a roll of bubble wrap

3-letter answer Answer: POP

Word Help: Synonyms: pappa, dad, tonic

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