Hard court tournament

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  1. 1Town
  2. 4"___ funny ..." (the most exciting phrase to hear in science, per Isaac Asimov)
  3. 9"Don't take offense," nowadays
  4. 16N.Y.C. neighborhood where the Cronut was invented
  5. 19Mid-voyage
  6. 20Members of a tough crowd, perhaps
  7. 21Some painkillers
  8. 22Neighbor of Pakistan
  9. 23Go-ahead responses
  10. 24The humanities, traditionally
  11. 26Move gingerly
  12. 27H.S. exams taken for college credit
  13. 28Hockey goal scored by deflecting an incoming puck
  14. 29Follower of Robespierre, in 18th-century France
  15. 30Winged pest
  16. 31What a daredevil might go without
  17. 32Binary pronoun options
  18. 34Photographer Goldin
  19. 35Expecting, informally
  20. 37One of two, in this clue
  21. 39Mafiosi
  22. 42Armada vessel
  23. 43Smidgen
  24. 44One tapped by leadership?
  25. 45Temper
  26. 46Bit of smack talk
  27. 47Sacred bird of Egyptian mythology
  28. 49Go in circles
  29. 51Taiwan-based tech giant
  30. 52Formicary residents
  31. 54Part of an underground network
  32. 55Maritime hazard
  33. 56It's simultaneously attractive and repulsive
  34. 58Malty craft beer
  35. 60Personal
  36. 61Mont Blanc, par exemple
  37. 62Like much limestone
  38. 63Gender abbr.
  39. 64Mama's mama
  40. 66Warning letters before a link
  41. 68Narrative arc
  42. 69Athletic competitions
  43. 70Band whose name is a rhyme scheme
  44. 71Vaping implement
  45. 72Oscar-winning Michelle
  46. 73Modest bouquet
  47. 74On the safe side, nautically
  48. 75Derby entry
  49. 76Comedian Philips
  50. 77Pompous "I"
  51. 79Makes mincemeat of
  52. 81Verifiable
  53. 82Actor Sebastian ___ of the "Avengers" movies
  54. 83Capital of East Timor
  55. 84Hurt badly
  56. 85Packaging cords
  57. 87Slippery
  58. 88Sloth, e.g.
  59. 89All-encompassing prefix
  60. 90Goddess of the dawn
  61. 91Site-seeing need?
  62. 92___ Rebellion (19th-century Chinese conflict)
  63. 95Something to chew on
  64. 97Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speak
  65. 101Showy
  66. 102Big name in fruit juice, or the first three letters of the fruit in it
  67. 103What "E" on a gauge means
  68. 105iPhone speaker?
  69. 106Spinoff of a popular lecture series
  70. 107Beers advertised with the slogan "La vida más fina"
  71. 110Prop ___
  72. 111Actress Carrie of HBO's "The Leftovers"
  73. 112Fighting
  74. 113Tidy way to color ... and where seven words are hiding in this puzzle?
  75. 115Word on a shoppe sign
  76. 116Nike's swoosh or McDonald's golden arches
  77. 117Course with a name derived from the French word for "clear the table"
  78. 118Filmmaker John who directed the "Thriller" music video
  79. 119Equal
  80. 120Not quite yet
  81. 121Big name in Western wear
  82. 122"Good grief!"
  83. 123Some flight tracker data, for short

Down

  1. 1Word after second or before split
  2. 2Hard court tournament
  3. 3What might fill you up after you fill up
  4. 4Parliamentary conservatives
  5. 5Cuisine style that's kept simmering at the table
  6. 6Pantheon of Norse gods
  7. 7Send
  8. 8W-9 nine: Abbr.
  9. 9Shortened name on a Pelicans jersey
  10. 10Well-connected grp.?
  11. 11Take a breather
  12. 12Milliners' decorations
  13. 13Stayed home for dinner
  14. 14"Nebraska" actor Bruce
  15. 15Shape of the border between yin and yang
  16. 16Longtime host Robert of NPR's "All Things Considered"
  17. 17Tries
  18. 18Approximate weight of a subcompact car or a medium-size giraffe
  19. 20Came clean?
  20. 25Set new records, say, informally
  21. 33___ pants (loose-fitting garb)
  22. 35American patriot Thomas
  23. 36Author of the "Goosebumps" series
  24. 38Gone by
  25. 40Came (from)
  26. 41Walks leisurely
  27. 42Sydneysider's salutation
  28. 44Two-point play in American football
  29. 47"At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick Douglass
  30. 48Super Mario character also known as King Koopa
  31. 49___ hook (device attached to a rope or cable)
  32. 50Stillness
  33. 53Star witness?
  34. 5716 years, for Little League Baseball
  35. 58Risen from the ashes
  36. 59Sloth, e.g.
  37. 63Lead-in to a stark reality
  38. 65Extreme pain
  39. 67Line of questioning?
  40. 69Saltwater
  41. 78Letter-shaped dress style
  42. 79Single-player and multiplayer, for two
  43. 80Knight's need
  44. 82Rockefeller Plaza muralist
  45. 84Driver
  46. 86Puns and anagrams, e.g.
  47. 91Except if
  48. 92Comes to
  49. 93Retort that sounds like a "Star Wars" character
  50. 94"Twister" star Bill
  51. 96Encryption code, in computer science lingo
  52. 97Spanish "when"
  53. 98Virgil epic
  54. 99Worn down
  55. 100Some Bay Area athletes, familiarly
  56. 102Following
  57. 104Fun romance
  58. 107Apt letters missing from "Te_h_ology r_view si_e"
  59. 108Emperor with a statue outside the Colosseum
  60. 109Memo header
  61. 113Points the finger at
  62. 114Popular wood for American whiskey barrels until a 20th-century blight

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Town — Answer: BUG
  2. 4. "___ funny ..." (the most exciting phrase to hear in science, per Isaac Asimov) — Answer: THATS
  3. 9. "Don't take offense," nowadays — Answer: NOSHADE
  4. 16. N.Y.C. neighborhood where the Cronut was invented — Answer: SHO
  5. 19. Mid-voyage — Answer: ASA
  6. 20. Members of a tough crowd, perhaps — Answer: BOOERS
  7. 21. Some painkillers — Answer: OPIATES
  8. 22. Neighbor of Pakistan — Answer: IAN
  9. 23. Go-ahead responses — Answer: NOS
  10. 24. The humanities, traditionally — Answer: ARTSANDLETTERS
  11. 26. Move gingerly — Answer: ESE
  12. 27. H.S. exams taken for college credit — Answer: APS
  13. 28. Hockey goal scored by deflecting an incoming puck — Answer: TIPIN
  14. 29. Follower of Robespierre, in 18th-century France — Answer: JACOBIN
  15. 30. Winged pest — Answer: GAT
  16. 31. What a daredevil might go without — Answer: NET
  17. 32. Binary pronoun options — Answer: HEORSHE
  18. 34. Photographer Goldin — Answer: NAN
  19. 35. Expecting, informally — Answer: PREGO
  20. 37. One of two, in this clue — Answer: ANAPEST
  21. 39. Mafiosi — Answer: MADEMEN
  22. 42. Armada vessel — Answer: GALLON
  23. 43. Smidgen — Answer: TAD. Hint: A tiny amount, just enough to barely notice. 🤏
  24. 44. One tapped by leadership? — Answer: SIR
  25. 45. Temper — Answer: MOOD
  26. 46. Bit of smack talk — Answer: DIS
  27. 47. Sacred bird of Egyptian mythology — Answer: IBIS
  28. 49. Go in circles — Answer: GRATE
  29. 51. Taiwan-based tech giant — Answer: ASUS
  30. 52. Formicary residents — Answer: ANTS
  31. 54. Part of an underground network — Answer: ROOT
  32. 55. Maritime hazard — Answer: REF
  33. 56. It's simultaneously attractive and repulsive — Answer: MANET
  34. 58. Malty craft beer — Answer: RYEIPA
  35. 60. Personal — Answer: OWN
  36. 61. Mont Blanc, par exemple — Answer: APE
  37. 62. Like much limestone — Answer: GAY
  38. 63. Gender abbr. — Answer: FEM
  39. 64. Mama's mama — Answer: NANA
  40. 66. Warning letters before a link — Answer: NSFW
  41. 68. Narrative arc — Answer: POT
  42. 69. Athletic competitions — Answer: METS
  43. 70. Band whose name is a rhyme scheme — Answer: ABA
  44. 71. Vaping implement — Answer: ECIG
  45. 72. Oscar-winning Michelle — Answer: YEOH
  46. 73. Modest bouquet — Answer: PSY
  47. 74. On the safe side, nautically — Answer: ALE
  48. 75. Derby entry — Answer: COT
  49. 76. Comedian Philips — Answer: EMO
  50. 77. Pompous "I" — Answer: ROYALE
  51. 79. Makes mincemeat of — Answer: GRIDS
  52. 81. Verifiable — Answer: TRE
  53. 82. Actor Sebastian ___ of the "Avengers" movies — Answer: STAN
  54. 83. Capital of East Timor — Answer: DILI
  55. 84. Hurt badly — Answer: MAIM
  56. 85. Packaging cords — Answer: TWINS
  57. 87. Slippery — Answer: EELY
  58. 88. Sloth, e.g. — Answer: SIN
  59. 89. All-encompassing prefix — Answer: OMNI
  60. 90. Goddess of the dawn — Answer: EOS
  61. 91. Site-seeing need? — Answer: URL
  62. 92. ___ Rebellion (19th-century Chinese conflict) — Answer: TAPING
  63. 95. Something to chew on — Answer: TEETHER
  64. 97. Is too overwhelmed with emotion to speak — Answer: CANTEEN
  65. 101. Showy — Answer: ORATE
  66. 102. Big name in fruit juice, or the first three letters of the fruit in it — Answer: POM
  67. 103. What "E" on a gauge means — Answer: ADDFUEL
  68. 105. iPhone speaker? — Answer: SRI
  69. 106. Spinoff of a popular lecture series — Answer: TEX
  70. 107. Beers advertised with the slogan "La vida más fina" — Answer: CORONAS
  71. 110. Prop ___ — Answer: PLANE
  72. 111. Actress Carrie of HBO's "The Leftovers" — Answer: CON
  73. 112. Fighting — Answer: ATT
  74. 113. Tidy way to color ... and where seven words are hiding in this puzzle? — Answer: INSIDETHELINES
  75. 115. Word on a shoppe sign — Answer: ODE
  76. 116. Nike's swoosh or McDonald's golden arches — Answer: LOO
  77. 117. Course with a name derived from the French word for "clear the table" — Answer: DESSERT
  78. 118. Filmmaker John who directed the "Thriller" music video — Answer: LANDIS
  79. 119. Equal — Answer: PER
  80. 120. Not quite yet — Answer: SON
  81. 121. Big name in Western wear — Answer: STETSON
  82. 122. "Good grief!" — Answer: MYGOD
  83. 123. Some flight tracker data, for short — Answer: EDS

Down

  1. 1. Word after second or before split — Answer: BANANA
  2. 2. Hard court tournament — Answer: USOPEN
  3. 3. What might fill you up after you fill up — Answer: GASSTATIONFOOD
  4. 4. Parliamentary conservatives — Answer: TORIES
  5. 5. Cuisine style that's kept simmering at the table — Answer: HOTPOT
  6. 6. Pantheon of Norse gods — Answer: AESIR
  7. 7. Send — Answer: TRANSMIT
  8. 8. W-9 nine: Abbr. — Answer: SSN
  9. 9. Shortened name on a Pelicans jersey — Answer: NOLA
  10. 10. Well-connected grp.? — Answer: OPEC
  11. 11. Take a breather — Answer: SITONEOUT
  12. 12. Milliners' decorations — Answer: HATBANDS
  13. 13. Stayed home for dinner — Answer: ATEIN
  14. 14. "Nebraska" actor Bruce — Answer: DERN
  15. 15. Shape of the border between yin and yang — Answer: ESS
  16. 16. Longtime host Robert of NPR's "All Things Considered" — Answer: SIEGEL
  17. 17. Tries — Answer: HASAGO
  18. 18. Approximate weight of a subcompact car or a medium-size giraffe — Answer: ONETON
  19. 20. Came clean? — Answer: BATHED
  20. 25. Set new records, say, informally — Answer: DJED
  21. 33. ___ pants (loose-fitting garb) — Answer: HAREM
  22. 35. American patriot Thomas — Answer: PAINE
  23. 36. Author of the "Goosebumps" series — Answer: RLSTINE
  24. 38. Gone by — Answer: PAST
  25. 40. Came (from) — Answer: EMANATED
  26. 41. Walks leisurely — Answer: MOSEYS
  27. 42. Sydneysider's salutation — Answer: GDAYMATES
  28. 44. Two-point play in American football — Answer: SAFETY
  29. 47. "At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick Douglass — Answer: IRONY
  30. 48. Super Mario character also known as King Koopa — Answer: BOWSER
  31. 49. ___ hook (device attached to a rope or cable) — Answer: GRAPPLING
  32. 50. Stillness — Answer: REPOSE
  33. 53. Star witness? — Answer: SPACETELESCOPE
  34. 57. 16 years, for Little League Baseball — Answer: AGELIMIT
  35. 58. Risen from the ashes — Answer: REBORN
  36. 59. Sloth, e.g. — Answer: ANIMAL
  37. 63. Lead-in to a stark reality — Answer: FACTIS
  38. 65. Extreme pain — Answer: AGONY
  39. 67. Line of questioning? — Answer: WHYISIT
  40. 69. Saltwater — Answer: MARINE
  41. 78. Letter-shaped dress style — Answer: ALINE
  42. 79. Single-player and multiplayer, for two — Answer: GAMEMODES
  43. 80. Knight's need — Answer: STEED
  44. 82. Rockefeller Plaza muralist — Answer: SERT
  45. 84. Driver — Answer: MOTORIST
  46. 86. Puns and anagrams, e.g. — Answer: WORDPLAY
  47. 91. Except if — Answer: UNLESS
  48. 92. Comes to — Answer: TOTALS
  49. 93. Retort that sounds like a "Star Wars" character — Answer: ARETOO
  50. 94. "Twister" star Bill — Answer: PAXTON
  51. 96. Encryption code, in computer science lingo — Answer: HASH
  52. 97. Spanish "when" — Answer: CUANDO
  53. 98. Virgil epic — Answer: AENEID
  54. 99. Worn down — Answer: ERODED
  55. 100. Some Bay Area athletes, familiarly — Answer: NINERS
  56. 102. Following — Answer: POSSE
  57. 104. Fun romance — Answer: FLING
  58. 107. Apt letters missing from "Te_h_ology r_view si_e" — Answer: CNET
  59. 108. Emperor with a statue outside the Colosseum — Answer: NERO
  60. 109. Memo header — Answer: ATTN. Hint: This abbreviation is often used to grab someone's focus in a note or message! 📝
  61. 113. Points the finger at — Answer: IDS
  62. 114. Popular wood for American whiskey barrels until a 20th-century blight — Answer: ELM

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The answer to “Hard court tournament” in the New York Times crossword is USOPEN — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 2, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 2-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Hard court tournament” answer

USOPEN (6 letters)

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The answer is USOPEN, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on March 2, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Hard court tournament”?

6 letters: USOPEN.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on March 2, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 2-Down.

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