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

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

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

4-letter answer Answer: KITE

Word Help: Synonyms: kite

Clue #2: 5. Measured by walking

5-letter answer Answer: PACED

Word Help: Synonyms: pace, step

Clue #3: 10. Title akin to Mme.

3-letter answer Answer: SRA

Clue #4: 13. Nails

4-letter answer Answer: ACES

Word Help: Synonyms: champion, wizard, breeze_through

Clue #5: 14. Unwanted ones may linger

5-letter answer Answer: ODORS

Word Help: Synonyms: olfactory_property, smell, odour

Clue #6: 15. Lee with 50+ cameos

4-letter answer Answer: STAN

Clue #7: 16. Something fans have

10-letter answer Answer: TEAMSPIRIT

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

4-letter answer Answer: PAWN

Word Help: Synonyms: hock, instrument, pawn

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

9-letter answer Answer: SISEPUEDE

Clue #10: 20. Language mutually intelligible with Hindi

4-letter answer Answer: URDU

Word Help: Synonyms: Urdu

Clue #11: 21. Big 12 athlete

3-letter answer Answer: UTE

Word Help: Synonyms: Ute

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

4-letter answer Answer: OPUS

Word Help: Synonyms: piece, opus, composition

Clue #13: 23. Rooibos, by another name

6-letter answer Answer: REDTEA

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

3-letter answer Answer: MOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Mo, second, atomic_number_42

Clue #15: 26. Big ___

3-letter answer Answer: SUR

Word Help: Synonyms: Sur, Tyre

Clue #16: 27. Hypocorism for Harold

3-letter answer Answer: HAL

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

13-letter answer Answer: FANTASYNOVELS

Clue #18: 32. Bossy bosses

13-letter answer Answer: MICROMANAGERS

Clue #19: 33. Scene-setting words

13-letter answer Answer: SOTHEREWEWERE

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

3-letter answer Answer: TNT

Word Help: Synonyms: trinitrotoluene, TNT

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

3-letter answer Answer: SEN

Word Help: Synonyms: sen

Clue #22: 36. Whichever

3-letter answer Answer: ANY

Word Help: Synonyms: whatsoever, any, whatever

Clue #23: 37. Some customer service workers

6-letter answer Answer: AGENTS

Word Help: Synonyms: factor, agent, agentive_role

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

4-letter answer Answer: NEYO

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

3-letter answer Answer: ASP

Word Help: Synonyms: Naja_haje, asp, Vipera_aspis

Clue #26: 44. Connection point

4-letter answer Answer: NODE

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

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

9-letter answer Answer: LITHUANIA

Word Help: Synonyms: Lietuva, Lithuania, Republic_of_Lithuania

Clue #28: 47. Places to bear witness?

4-letter answer Answer: ZOOS

Word Help: Synonyms: menagerie, zoological_garden, zoo

Clue #29: 48. "So it goes"

10-letter answer Answer: SUCHISLIFE

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

4-letter answer Answer: ASUS

Clue #31: 50. Bothered no end

5-letter answer Answer: ATEAT

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

4-letter answer Answer: EMTS

Clue #33: 52. Gelled

3-letter answer Answer: SET

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

Clue #34: 53. Seaside divers

5-letter answer Answer: TERNS

Word Help: Synonyms: tern

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

4-letter answer Answer: CASE

Word Help: Synonyms: guinea_pig, slip, font

Across Clues and Answers (35)

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

5-letter answer Answer: KATSU

Clue #2: 2. Clinch a victory

5-letter answer Answer: ICEIT

Clue #3: 3. Ride

5-letter answer Answer: TEASE

Word Help: Synonyms: pester, rally, flirt

Clue #4: 4. Teenage Salinger heroine

4-letter answer Answer: ESME

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

11-letter answer Answer: POPUPSTORES

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

5-letter answer Answer: ADIEU

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

Clue #7: 7. Ribbed pants, informally

5-letter answer Answer: CORDS

Word Help: Synonyms: cords, corduroy, corduroys

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

4-letter answer Answer: ERIE

Word Help: Synonyms: Erie, Lake_Erie

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

3-letter answer Answer: DST

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

9-letter answer Answer: STARTHERE

Clue #11: 11. Tough breaks

8-letter answer Answer: RAWDEALS

Clue #12: 12. Some flowers or magazine issues

7-letter answer Answer: ANNUALS

Word Help: Synonyms: yearbook, annual, yearly

Clue #13: 15. Food with eyes, informally

4-letter answer Answer: SPUD

Word Help: Synonyms: white_potato, stump_spud, shoot

Clue #14: 17. Ladle cradle

9-letter answer Answer: SPOONREST

Clue #15: 23. Sudden, huge successes

11-letter answer Answer: RUNAWAYHITS

Clue #16: 24. Kind of zone

9-letter answer Answer: EROGENOUS

Word Help: Synonyms: erogenous

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

4-letter answer Answer: MACH

Word Help: Synonyms: Mach, Ernst_Mach

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

4-letter answer Answer: SYNE

Clue #19: 28. All geared up

9-letter answer Answer: FITTEDOUT

Clue #20: 29. Mass reply?

4-letter answer Answer: AMEN

Word Help: Synonyms: Amon, Amen, Amun

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

3-letter answer Answer: SAW

Word Help: Synonyms: date, go_steady, experience

Clue #22: 31. So

4-letter answer Answer: VERY

Word Help: Synonyms: selfsame, identical, rattling

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

8-letter answer Answer: MONGOOSE

Word Help: Synonyms: mongoose

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

7-letter answer Answer: STANZAS

Word Help: Synonyms: stanza

Clue #25: 38. Ending with adept or alert

4-letter answer Answer: NESS

Word Help: Synonyms: ness, cape

Clue #26: 39. More agreeable

5-letter answer Answer: NICER

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

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

5-letter answer Answer: ETHAN

Clue #28: 41. Half of a Jungian syzygy

5-letter answer Answer: ANIMA

Word Help: Synonyms: anima

Clue #29: 42. Rummages (through)

5-letter answer Answer: SIFTS

Word Help: Synonyms: sieve, sift, strain

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

5-letter answer Answer: PAESE

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

4-letter answer Answer: LUTE

Word Help: Synonyms: lute, luting

Clue #32: 46. Smart guy?

4-letter answer Answer: ALEC

Clue #33: 48. Found a parking spot

3-letter answer Answer: SAT

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

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Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. Course on behavior, for short

5-letter answer Answer: PSYCH

Clue #2: 6. Song and dance

10-letter answer Answer: RIGAMAROLE

Word Help: Synonyms: rigamarole, rigmarole

Clue #3: 16. Lyrical piece

5-letter answer Answer: EPODE

Clue #4: 17. Like many jobs for recent grads

10-letter answer Answer: ENTRYLEVEL

Clue #5: 18. Feeling described as "hoping for the best, but fearing the worst"

16-letter answer Answer: CAUTIOUSOPTIMISM

Clue #6: 20. "That stings!"

3-letter answer Answer: OWW

Clue #7: 21. Becomes inoperable, in a way

5-letter answer Answer: RUSTS

Word Help: Synonyms: rusting, corrode, rust_fungus

Clue #8: 22. Sources of wind sounds

5-letter answer Answer: REEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: John_Reed, vibrating_reed, Walter_Reed

Clue #9: 23. Neck, in Newcastle

4-letter answer Answer: SNOG

Word Help: Synonyms: kiss, snog, osculate

Clue #10: 25. Scuttlebutt, these days

3-letter answer Answer: TEA

Word Help: Synonyms: afternoon_tea, tea_leaf, teatime

Clue #11: 26. Said, informally

4-letter answer Answer: WENT

Word Help: Synonyms: plump, locomote, blend
Antonyms: stop, come

Clue #12: 27. Places for change

6-letter answer Answer: PURSES

Word Help: Synonyms: handbag, pocketbook, bag

Clue #13: 29. Magic center, familiarly

4-letter answer Answer: SHAQ

Clue #14: 30. Certain digital denizen

3-letter answer Answer: SIM

Clue #15: 33. Share the spotlight

6-letter answer Answer: COLEAD

Clue #16: 34. Creature that returns to the beach where it was born for laying eggs

9-letter answer Answer: SEATURTLE

Clue #17: 36. Pixel-dense, for short

5-letter answer Answer: HIDEF

Clue #18: 37. Quickly

4-letter answer Answer: STAT

Clue #19: 38. Lousy pair to choose from

5-letter answer Answer: EVILS

Word Help: Synonyms: evilness, immorality, wickedness
Antonyms: good, goodness

Clue #20: 39. Infamous denier of Mary and Joseph

9-letter answer Answer: INNKEEPER

Word Help: Synonyms: boniface, host, innkeeper

Clue #21: 41. Guys

6-letter answer Answer: FELLAS

Word Help: Synonyms: bloke, gent, fellow

Clue #22: 42. Esq., often

3-letter answer Answer: ATT

Clue #23: 43. Rock band founded by three sisters

4-letter answer Answer: HAIM

Clue #24: 44. "Hey ___!" (Nickelodeon cartoon of 1996-2004)

6-letter answer Answer: ARNOLD

Word Help: Synonyms: Benedict_Arnold, Matthew_Arnold, Arnold

Clue #25: 45. Data command

4-letter answer Answer: SORT

Word Help: Synonyms: variety, assort, sieve

Clue #26: 46. Whatever

3-letter answer Answer: ANY

Word Help: Synonyms: whatsoever, whatever, any

Clue #27: 47. Digital recording pioneer

4-letter answer Answer: TIVO

Clue #28: 49. "Yeah, sure"

5-letter answer Answer: UHHUH

Clue #29: 51. Producers of some waves

5-letter answer Answer: SINES

Word Help: Synonyms: goof, sin, blunder

Clue #30: 53. Letters for the dearly departed

3-letter answer Answer: RIP

Word Help: Synonyms: pull, rip, crosscurrent

Clue #31: 54. Positive result of having 18-Across, perhaps

16-letter answer Answer: PLEASANTSURPRISE

Clue #32: 57. "Don't expect that from me"

10-letter answer Answer: INEVERWILL

Clue #33: 58. Let up

5-letter answer Answer: EASED

Word Help: Synonyms: relieved, alleviated, eased

Clue #34: 59. Charges that vary between states

10-letter answer Answer: SALESTAXES

Clue #35: 60. Culls, with "out"

5-letter answer Answer: WEEDS

Word Help: Synonyms: Mary_Jane, skunk, grass
Antonyms: cultivated_plant

Across Clues and Answers (35)

Clue #1: 1. River that once marked the boundary of the Wild West

5-letter answer Answer: PECOS

Word Help: Synonyms: Pecos_River, Pecos

Clue #2: 2. Location where a video game character starts (or restarts) a level

10-letter answer Answer: SPAWNPOINT

Clue #3: 3. Incredulous reply to a daring scheme

10-letter answer Answer: YOUWOULDNT

Clue #4: 4. Summer hrs. in Iowa

3-letter answer Answer: CDT

Clue #5: 5. Mary I, to Henry VIII

4-letter answer Answer: HEIR

Word Help: Synonyms: heir, heritor, successor

Clue #6: 6. Finds another purpose for

6-letter answer Answer: REUSES

Word Help: Synonyms: reprocess, reuse, recycle

Clue #7: 7. Quick start?

5-letter answer Answer: INSTA

Clue #8: 8. Old muscle cars

4-letter answer Answer: GTOS

Clue #9: 9. "Human Concretion" sculptor

3-letter answer Answer: ARP

Word Help: Synonyms: Hans_Arp, Jean_Arp, Arp

Clue #10: 10. Nice thing to hear from one's dining partner

7-letter answer Answer: MYTREAT

Clue #11: 11. Xenomorph who can produce humanoid offspring

10-letter answer Answer: ALIENQUEEN

Clue #12: 12. Held another session

5-letter answer Answer: REMET

Clue #13: 13. Younger contemporary of Virgil

4-letter answer Answer: OVID

Word Help: Synonyms: Publius_Ovidius_Naso, Ovid

Clue #14: 14. Minus

4-letter answer Answer: LESS

Word Help: Synonyms: to_a_lesser_extent, less
Antonyms: more

Clue #15: 15. Water-resistant wood

3-letter answer Answer: ELM

Word Help: Synonyms: elmwood, elm, elm_tree

Clue #16: 19. Exposed

5-letter answer Answer: OUTED

Word Help: Synonyms: out, come_out_of_the_closet, come_out

Clue #17: 24. Xi's language

5-letter answer Answer: GREEK

Word Help: Synonyms: Greek, Hellenic_language, Hellene

Clue #18: 26. "You did ___?!"

4-letter answer Answer: WHAT

Clue #19: 28. Shelters from the heat?

10-letter answer Answer: SAFEHOUSES

Clue #20: 29. Brand

4-letter answer Answer: SEAR

Word Help: Synonyms: sear, char, parch

Clue #21: 30. Classic poem with the lines "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear ... Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear"

10-letter answer Answer: STILLIRISE

Clue #22: 31. Not recommended

10-letter answer Answer: ILLADVISED

Clue #23: 32. Eton ___ (traditional English dessert)

4-letter answer Answer: MESS

Word Help: Synonyms: mickle, plenty, hole

Clue #24: 33. Smoothie seed

4-letter answer Answer: CHIA

Clue #25: 34. A flute might have a short one

4-letter answer Answer: STEM

Word Help: Synonyms: stem_turn, halt, staunch

Clue #26: 35. Place for a camper

5-letter answer Answer: RVLOT

Clue #27: 37. Implement at a roast

4-letter answer Answer: SPIT

Word Help: Synonyms: ptyalise, sprinkle, patter

Clue #28: 40. Aviation legend

7-letter answer Answer: EARHART

Word Help: Synonyms: Earhart, Amelia_Earhart

Clue #29: 41. Word with air or deep

5-letter answer Answer: FRYER

Word Help: Synonyms: frier, pullet, fryer

Clue #30: 44. Undoes, in court

6-letter answer Answer: ANNULS

Word Help: Synonyms: avoid, void, vacate
Antonyms: validate

Clue #31: 45. Manscape, perhaps

5-letter answer Answer: SHAVE

Word Help: Synonyms: shaving, knock_off, trim

Clue #32: 46. Proverbial thing to cross, in politics

5-letter answer Answer: AISLE

Word Help: Synonyms: gangway, aisle

Clue #33: 48. One-sided columns

5-letter answer Answer: OPEDS

Clue #34: 49. Radius neighbor

4-letter answer Answer: ULNA

Word Help: Synonyms: elbow_bone, ulna

Clue #35: 50. Direction for a dog

4-letter answer Answer: HEEL

Word Help: Synonyms: bounder, reheel, heel

Clue #36: 51. Thin rods, in some product names

4-letter answer Answer: STIX

Clue #37: 52. Send flying

4-letter answer Answer: SPEW

Word Help: Synonyms: honk, regorge, spue
Antonyms: keep_down

Clue #38: 54. Magnum and Spade, for short

3-letter answer Answer: PIS

Word Help: Synonyms: protease_inhibitor, private_investigator, private_eye

Clue #39: 55. Music group co-founded by Dr. Dre

3-letter answer Answer: NWA

Clue #40: 56. Social media star Addison ___

3-letter answer Answer: RAE

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