27405 Wed Nov 20, 2024 NYT Robert S. Gard

Across Clues :

1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps, 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis, 9. Cause of lens flare, 14. In a moment, 15. Shoot forth, 16. School tool, 17. Coloring implement since 1903, 19. China's Zhou ___, 20. Atop, poetically, 21. Flying mammals, 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011, 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare, 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet", 26. Blade runner?, 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up, 29. Quaint contraction, 32. Sine ___ non, 35. Film representations, 37. Kind of computer port, 40. Books with legends, 42. Jones (for), 43. Parent working behind the scenes?, 45. Bit of cream, 47. Totally bonkers, 48. Make a big to-do (over), 50. Big name in sunglasses, 54. Domesticated, 56. Move to the beat?, 59. Montmartre sweetheart, 61. Christmas tree decoration, 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do, 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g., 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle, 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson, 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g., 68. Asian soup, 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10, 70. Cyclops, for one, 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief

Down Clues :

1. Dapper sartorial choices, 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws, 3. Self-pitying lament, 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief, 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein, 6. Artificial bronze, 7. Fiery sorts, it's said, 8. B.Y.O.B. part, 9. Say hello to, 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight, 11. What a rear exit may lead to, 12. Pore over, 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves, 18. ___ Dhabi, 22. Got steamed, 24. A.S.A.P., 25. Corporate $$$ overseers, 28. Abuses the listserv, say, 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale", 31. W-9 info, 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short, 34. Bank withdrawal charge, 36. Air marshal's org., 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives, 38. Potential rescue pet, 39. Culture group, 41. Like a lime green suit, 44. They're open to interpretation, 46. Hee-haws, 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War, 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g., 52. Wedding reception cry, 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps, 55. In our ___ (among us), 57. The "U" of 71-Across, 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist, 59. Declining industry of Appalachia, 60. Strong and healthy, 61. Shark bait, 64. Jazz instrument, 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.

Break down the NYT Crosswords: November 20, 2024

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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Sources of unwanted feedback, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AMPS

  Possible Answer : adenosine_monophosphate, amp, adenylic_acid, AMP, A, ampere




• The clue is 5. Capital city with the Holmenkollen Ski Museum, home to the world's largest collection of skis. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSLO

  Possible Answer : capital_of_Norway, Oslo, Christiania




• The clue is 9. Cause of lens flare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GLARE

  Possible Answer : brilliance, public_eye, glare, blaze, spotlight, limelight, glower




• The clue is 14. In a moment. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOON

  Possible Answer : before_long, soon, shortly, presently




• The clue is 15. Shoot forth. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPEW

  Possible Answer : vomit, sick, chuck, spue, throw_up, ptyalise, purge, spew, disgorge, puke, spew_out, be_sick, cat, barf, regurgitate, upchuck, regorge, cast, vomit_up, honk, retch, ptyalize, spit, eruct

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down




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

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

  The answer: RULER

  Possible Answer : swayer, rule, ruler




• The clue is 17. Coloring implement since 1903. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYOLACRAYON




• The clue is 19. China's Zhou ___. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ENLAI




• The clue is 20. Atop, poetically. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OER




• The clue is 21. Flying mammals. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BATS

  Possible Answer : dotty, bats, cream, nuts, kookie, kooky, loopy, lick, clobber, batty, bonkers, loco, thrash, drub, balmy, flutter, squash_racket, whacky, wacky, barmy, cracked, loony, squash_racquet, at-bat, chiropteran, fruity, haywire, nutty, buggy, bat, cricket_bat, round_the_bend, crackers, daft, around_the_bend




• The clue is 22. Make like South Sudan in 2011. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SECEDE

  Possible Answer : secede, break_away, splinter




• The clue is 23. Deep-fried Japanese fare. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TEMPURA

  Possible Answer : tempura




• The clue is 25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CATHY




• The clue is 26. Blade runner?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SLED

  Possible Answer : sledge, sled, sleigh




• The clue is 27. "You should open this on a personal device" heads-up. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NSFW




• The clue is 29. Quaint contraction. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TWAS




• The clue is 32. Sine ___ non. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: QUA




• The clue is 35. Film representations. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PORTRAYALS

  Possible Answer : depicting, portrait, delineation, enactment, characterization, depiction, portrayal, portraiture, personation, portraying




• The clue is 37. Kind of computer port. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USB




• The clue is 40. Books with legends. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATLASES

  Possible Answer : Atlas, map_collection, book_of_maps, atlas_vertebra, atlas, telamon




• The clue is 42. Jones (for). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: YEN

  Possible Answer : yearn, ache, hankering, languish, yen, pine




• The clue is 43. Parent working behind the scenes?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STAGEMOM




• The clue is 45. Bit of cream. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: DAB

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




• The clue is 47. Totally bonkers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CRAYCRAY




• The clue is 48. Make a big to-do (over). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: FUSS

  Possible Answer : tiff, ado, spat, trouble, fuss, bustle, dither, bother, niggle, overprotect, fret, squabble, hustle, mother, bickering, stir, pettifoggery, hassle, flurry, flap, pother, tizzy, bicker




• The clue is 50. Big name in sunglasses. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: RAYBAN




• The clue is 54. Domesticated. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TAMED

  Possible Answer : subdue, reclaim, domesticate, naturalize, tame, moderate, chasten, tone_down, naturalise, tamed, domesticize, domesticise, cultivate

  Possible Opposite Answer : wild




• The clue is 56. Move to the beat?. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PULSATE

  Possible Answer : pulsate, throb, pulse, quiver, beat




• The clue is 59. Montmartre sweetheart. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CHERIE




• The clue is 61. Christmas tree decoration. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CANE

  Possible Answer : flog, lambaste, cane, lambast




• The clue is 62. What a coxswain notably doesn't do. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ROW

  Possible Answer : rowing, words, quarrel, dustup, wrangle, row, run-in, course




• The clue is 63. Worked on a trireme, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OARED




• The clue is 64. Downsizer? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SHRINKRAY




• The clue is 66. Lewis Carroll, for Charles Dodgson. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALIAS

  Possible Answer : also_known_as, false_name, a.k.a., alias, assumed_name




• The clue is 67. Bentley or Benz, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: AUTO

  Possible Answer : car, automobile, machine, motorcar, auto




• The clue is 68. Asian soup. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MISO

  Possible Answer : miso




• The clue is 69. "... he that is unjust in the ___ is unjust also in much": Luke 16:10. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEAST

  Possible Answer : to_the_lowest_degree, least

  Possible Opposite Answer : most




• The clue is 70. Cyclops, for one. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: XMAN




• The clue is 71. Annual presidential speech, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SOTU

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Dapper sartorial choices. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ASCOTS

  Possible Answer: ascot

• The clue is 2. Reef predator with extendable pharyngeal jaws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MORAYEEL

• The clue is 3. Self-pitying lament. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: POORME

• The clue is 4. Show on which Julia Louis-Dreyfus got her big break, in brief. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SNL

• The clue is 5. Hammerstein of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OSCAR

  Possible Answer: Oscar, Academy_Award

• The clue is 6. Artificial bronze. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPRAYTAN

• The clue is 7. Fiery sorts, it's said. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEOS

  Possible Answer: Leo, Leo_the_Lion, Lion

• The clue is 8. B.Y.O.B. part. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: OWN

  Possible Answer: have, own, possess, ain

• The clue is 9. Say hello to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GREET

  Possible Answer: recognize, recognise, greet

• The clue is 10. Makeshift shield during a food fight. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LUNCHTRAY

• The clue is 11. What a rear exit may lead to. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALLEYWAY

  Possible Answer: back_street, alleyway, alley

• The clue is 12. Pore over. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: READ

  Possible Answer: translate, scan, study, take, show, learn, record, read, understand, register, say, interpret

• The clue is 13. Pennsylvania home of minor-league baseball's SeaWolves. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ERIE

  Possible Answer: Lake_Erie, Erie

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

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

  The answer: ABU

• The clue is 22. Got steamed. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAWRED

• The clue is 24. A.S.A.P.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: PDQ

• The clue is 25. Corporate $$$ overseers. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: CFOS

  Possible Answer: CFO, chief_financial_officer

• The clue is 28. Abuses the listserv, say. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPAMS

  Possible Answer: Spam, spam, junk_e-mail

• The clue is 30. "For a quart of ___ is a dish for a king": Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale". Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ALE

  Possible Answer: ale

• The clue is 31. W-9 info. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 33. Land on the Gulf of Oman, for short. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UAE

• The clue is 34. Bank withdrawal charge. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATMFEE

• The clue is 36. Air marshal's org.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: TSA

  Possible Answer: TSA, Transportation_Security_Administration

• The clue is 37. Sch. that's home to the Warner Bros. Archives. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: USC

• The clue is 38. Potential rescue pet. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: STRAY

  Possible Answer: swan, divagate, wander, roll, stray, range, rove, roam, vagabond, drift, err, isolated, tramp, ramble, cast, digress

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

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

  The answer: BACTERIA

  Possible Answer: bacteria, bacterium

• The clue is 41. Like a lime green suit. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LOUD

  Possible Answer: flashy, tawdry, loudly, garish, meretricious, brassy, loud, forte, cheap, tacky, tatty, aloud, gaudy, gimcrack, trashy, flash

  Possible Opposite Answer : soft, piano, softly

• The clue is 44. They're open to interpretation. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: GRAYAREAS

• The clue is 46. Hee-haws. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BRAYS

  Possible Answer: mash, bray, hee-haw, grind, crunch, comminute

• The clue is 49. Athens's rival in the Peloponnesian War. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SPARTA

  Possible Answer: Sparta

• The clue is 51. Spanish Harlem, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: BARRIO

  Possible Answer: barrio

• The clue is 52. Wedding reception cry. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: ATOAST

• The clue is 53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: NEWYOU

• The clue is 55. In our ___ (among us). Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: MIDST

  Possible Answer: thick, midst

• The clue is 57. The "U" of 71-Across. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: UNION

  Possible Answer: wedlock, coupling, trades_union, labor_union, union, conglutination, spousal_relationship, North, uniting, Union, jointure, unification, sum, marriage, matrimony, mating, trade_union, join, brotherhood, conjugation, pairing, sexual_union, Federal

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonunion, separation, disunion

• The clue is 58. ___ Deighton, British spy novelist. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: LEN

• The clue is 59. Declining industry of Appalachia. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: COAL

  Possible Answer: char, coal, ember

• The clue is 60. Strong and healthy. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: HALE

  Possible Answer: drag, Edward_Everett_Hale, Nathan_Hale, George_Ellery_Hale, coerce, squeeze, pressure, force, Hale, whole, hale, haul, cart

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

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

  The answer: CHUM

  Possible Answer: Oncorhynchus_keta, crony, buddy, brother, pal, sidekick, chum, chum_salmon

• The clue is 64. Jazz instrument. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: SAX

  Possible Answer: sax, Adolphe_Sax, Sax, saxophone

• The clue is 65. Berlin Marathon units: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

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

  The answer: KMS

  Possible Answer: kilometer, klick, km, kilometre

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Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. "Don't love it, don't hate it"

3-letter answer Answer: MEH

Clue #2: 4. "It's just one of ___ days"

5-letter answer Answer: THOSE

Clue #3: 9. Prickly plants

5-letter answer Answer: CACTI

Word Help: Synonyms: cactus

Clue #4: 14. "Without further ___ …"

3-letter answer Answer: ADO

Word Help: Synonyms: ado, stir, bustle

Clue #5: 15. Crossed one's fingers

5-letter answer Answer: HOPED

Word Help: Synonyms: skip, hop, trust
Antonyms: despair

Clue #6: 16. Constellation with a belt

5-letter answer Answer: ORION

Word Help: Synonyms: Orion, Hunter

Clue #7: 17. Grab a chair

3-letter answer Answer: SIT

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

Clue #8: 18. "Go fly a kite!"

11-letter answer Answer: EATMYSHORTS

Clue #9: 20. Skewered meat dish

5-letter answer Answer: KEBAB

Word Help: Synonyms: kabob, shish_kebab, kebab

Clue #10: 22. "Nature of a ___" (1991 Queen Latifah album)

5-letter answer Answer: SISTA

Clue #11: 23. One pouncing at a laser pointer, perhaps

3-letter answer Answer: CAT

Word Help: Synonyms: honk, barf, vomit
Antonyms: keep_down

Clue #12: 24. Thick noodle in Japanese soups

4-letter answer Answer: UDON

Clue #13: 26. Grandma, in Guatemala

6-letter answer Answer: ABUELA

Clue #14: 28. "Pipe down!"

12-letter answer Answer: PUTASOCKINIT

Clue #15: 33. Like the name Parker, for a valet

3-letter answer Answer: APT

Word Help: Synonyms: pertinent, given, tending

Clue #16: 34. Thyme piece

5-letter answer Answer: SPRIG

Word Help: Synonyms: twig, sprig, branchlet

Clue #17: 35. They might be sold à la carte at a Mexican restaurant

5-letter answer Answer: TACOS

Word Help: Synonyms: greaser, wetback, taco

Clue #18: 39. [Gone … like magic!]

4-letter answer Answer: POOF

Word Help: Synonyms: fairy, faggot, queen

Clue #19: 41. Some English noblemen

5-letter answer Answer: EARLS

Word Help: Synonyms: earl

Clue #20: 43. Possess

4-letter answer Answer: HAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: hold, rich_person, bear
Antonyms: lack, abstain

Clue #21: 44. Per ___ (yearly)

5-letter answer Answer: ANNUM

Word Help: Synonyms: annum

Clue #22: 46. "Explosive" expletive

5-letter answer Answer: FBOMB

Clue #23: 48. Scratch or stain, e.g.

3-letter answer Answer: MAR

Word Help: Synonyms: Mar, deflower, spoil

Clue #24: 49. "No skin off my nose!"

12-letter answer Answer: SUITYOURSELF

Clue #25: 52. Move upward

6-letter answer Answer: ASCEND

Word Help: Synonyms: climb_up, ascend, uprise
Antonyms: set, descend

Clue #26: 55. Hook, line and sinker, for an angler

4-letter answer Answer: GEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: appurtenance, gear_wheel, geartrain

Clue #27: 56. Neither here ___ there

3-letter answer Answer: NOR

Clue #28: 57. Word before act or action

5-letter answer Answer: CLASS

Word Help: Synonyms: assort, classify, sort

Clue #29: 61. Gunslinger Earp

5-letter answer Answer: WYATT

Word Help: Synonyms: Wyat, Sir_Thomas_Wyat, Wyatt

Clue #30: 64. Where duds are draped to dry … or a literal description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across?

11-letter answer Answer: CLOTHESLINE

Word Help: Synonyms: clothesline

Clue #31: 67. "___ sells seashells by the seashore"

3-letter answer Answer: SHE

Clue #32: 68. Actor Ethan whose surname sounds like a bird

5-letter answer Answer: HAWKE

Clue #33: 69. "The ___ Express" (kid-lit classic)

5-letter answer Answer: POLAR

Word Help: Synonyms: pivotal, arctic, opposite
Antonyms: equatorial

Clue #34: 70. Alternative to a trowel for an archaeologist

3-letter answer Answer: HOE

Word Help: Synonyms: hoe

Clue #35: 71. It's nearly impossible to split their creme equally, per M.I.T.

5-letter answer Answer: OREOS

Word Help: Synonyms: oreo, oreo_cookie

Clue #36: 72. Poker-faced

5-letter answer Answer: STONY

Word Help: Synonyms: bouldered, flint, rocklike

Clue #37: 73. "Dee-lish!"

3-letter answer Answer: YUM

Across Clues and Answers (37)

Clue #1: 1. Part of a Halloween costume

4-letter answer Answer: MASK

Word Help: Synonyms: masquerade_party, masque, masquerade
Antonyms: unmask

Clue #2: 2. "The Sopranos" actress Falco

4-letter answer Answer: EDIE

Clue #3: 3. Emotionally charged, as an issue

9-letter answer Answer: HOTBUTTON

Clue #4: 4. Bruce Springsteen, to fans

7-letter answer Answer: THEBOSS

Clue #5: 5. Rule-making grp. for a residential community

3-letter answer Answer: HOA

Clue #6: 6. Goes (for)

4-letter answer Answer: OPTS

Word Help: Synonyms: opt, prefer, choose

Clue #7: 7. 18-wheeler

4-letter answer Answer: SEMI

Word Help: Synonyms: tractor_trailer, articulated_lorry, trucking_rig

Clue #8: 8. Ice cream brand known as Dreyer's on the West Coast

4-letter answer Answer: EDYS

Clue #9: 9. Live together

7-letter answer Answer: COHABIT

Word Help: Synonyms: live_together, cohabit, shack_up

Clue #10: 10. Preferring platonic relationships, informally

3-letter answer Answer: ARO

Clue #11: 11. Greek sorceress who took the phrase "men are pigs" literally

5-letter answer Answer: CIRCE

Word Help: Synonyms: Circe

Clue #12: 12. Smash to smithereens

5-letter answer Answer: TOTAL

Word Help: Synonyms: tally, summate, total

Clue #13: 13. Social media app with Reels and Stories, familiarly

5-letter answer Answer: INSTA

Clue #14: 19. Superfan, in slang

4-letter answer Answer: STAN

Clue #15: 21. Accessibility law inits.

3-letter answer Answer: ADA

Word Help: Synonyms: adenosine_deaminase, ADA

Clue #16: 25. "Negatory"

4-letter answer Answer: NOPE

Clue #17: 27. Only U.S. state whose capital has a three-word name

4-letter answer Answer: UTAH

Word Help: Synonyms: Mormon_State, Utah, UT

Clue #18: 28. Bear with a hard bed and hot porridge

4-letter answer Answer: PAPA

Word Help: Synonyms: dad, daddy, pappa

Clue #19: 29. "Once ___ a midnight dreary …"

4-letter answer Answer: UPON

Clue #20: 30. Make by hand

5-letter answer Answer: CRAFT

Word Help: Synonyms: workmanship, wiliness, craft

Clue #21: 31. Pink Nintendo character from Planet Popstar

5-letter answer Answer: KIRBY

Clue #22: 32. Home on the "I" page of many ABC books

5-letter answer Answer: IGLOO

Word Help: Synonyms: igloo, iglu

Clue #23: 36. Out of the picture, maybe?

9-letter answer Answer: CAMERASHY

Clue #24: 37. Actual shape of the Crab Nebula, disappointingly

4-letter answer Answer: OVAL

Word Help: Synonyms: ellipse, ovoid, prolate

Clue #25: 38. Feudal underling

4-letter answer Answer: SERF

Word Help: Synonyms: villein, serf, helot

Clue #26: 40. "Short" thing for someone with a temper

4-letter answer Answer: FUSE

Word Help: Synonyms: conflate, safety_fuse, mix
Antonyms: defuse

Clue #27: 42. High-and-mighty

4-letter answer Answer: SMUG

Word Help: Synonyms: smug, self-satisfied

Clue #28: 45. Snacks (on)

7-letter answer Answer: MUNCHES

Word Help: Synonyms: munch, Edvard_Munch, crunch

Clue #29: 47. Beermaking establishment

7-letter answer Answer: BREWERY

Word Help: Synonyms: brewery

Clue #30: 50. Lollygag

4-letter answer Answer: IDLE

Word Help: Synonyms: laze, idle, dead
Antonyms: work, run

Clue #31: 51. "Here's a thought …"

3-letter answer Answer: SAY

Word Help: Synonyms: enjoin, enounce, aver

Clue #32: 52. Dried chili in Mexican cuisine

5-letter answer Answer: ANCHO

Clue #33: 53. Kind of power using rooftop panels

5-letter answer Answer: SOLAR

Word Help: Synonyms: solar

Clue #34: 54. Actor Russell whose surname sounds like a bird

5-letter answer Answer: CROWE

Clue #35: 58. Vile Nile reptiles

4-letter answer Answer: ASPS

Word Help: Synonyms: Naja_haje, Egyptian_cobra, asp

Clue #36: 59. Piggy bank opening

4-letter answer Answer: SLOT

Word Help: Synonyms: slot, expansion_slot, time_slot

Clue #37: 60. Sight along a farm country road

4-letter answer Answer: SILO

Word Help: Synonyms: silo

Clue #38: 62. "O Brother, Where Art ___?" (2000 Coen brothers film)

4-letter answer Answer: THOU

Word Help: Synonyms: K, chiliad, thousand

Clue #39: 63. Abound

4-letter answer Answer: TEEM

Word Help: Synonyms: pour, teem, stream

Clue #40: 65. Ring result, in brief

3-letter answer Answer: TKO

Word Help: Synonyms: technical_knockout, TKO

Clue #41: 66. Grandma, in Glasgow

3-letter answer Answer: NAN

Word Help: Synonyms: Nan, naan, grannie

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