Lyricist Gershwin

Latest answer — February 23, 2025

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This Gershwin brother supplied the words while his sibling composed the music. ✍️

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  1. 1Dazzling display
  2. 6Tech giant based in Cupertino, Calif.
  3. 11Plant with bugs?
  4. 14Formation of rugby players
  5. 19Queendom in the Bible
  6. 20Hint at L.G.B.T.Q.+ story lines to generate buzz
  7. 22Give an address
  8. 23What a tight deadline might require ... or what's found in 30-Across?
  9. 25Viennese "please"
  10. 26Attacked
  11. 27Do perfectly
  12. 28Hound or dog
  13. 29What's-___-name
  14. 30Question when leaving a grocery store, perhaps
  15. 34Inaugural
  16. 38Unwanted event at a speakeasy
  17. 39Spot for a pin
  18. 40Lyricist Gershwin
  19. 41Halls that may have glass ceilings
  20. 42Improvise
  21. 44"Everything ___ Changed" (Taylor Swift song)
  22. 45Scheme
  23. 46Tolerate misbehavior ... or what's found in 56-Across?
  24. 49Collectors of signatures?
  25. 50___ of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII
  26. 51Newspaper section
  27. 52Tuna variety
  28. 53Word with lock or pocket
  29. 54Second printings, e.g.
  30. 56Source of some public funding
  31. 62Boiling state
  32. 63Author of the 1964 artist's book "Grapefruit"
  33. 64Legal tender
  34. 65When doubled, a dance
  35. 66Home of the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informally
  36. 67Totally the wrong way ... or what's found in 79-Across?
  37. 70"Really! Check for yourself!"
  38. 72Radar gun inits.
  39. 73Philosophy
  40. 74It may be on the chopping block
  41. 75"Uh-huh, whatever you say!"
  42. 76Distorts
  43. 79"It'd be my pleasure"
  44. 83Mates
  45. 841/96 of a pint: Abbr.
  46. 85It comes with a hefty bill
  47. 86Happen over and over
  48. 87Beehive State athlete
  49. 88Coalesce
  50. 8911, literally
  51. 90Occasions for self-indulgence
  52. 91Completely change one's position ... or what's found in 104-Across?
  53. 96Intimidate
  54. 97Wild goats of the Alps
  55. 98Delta hub: Abbr.
  56. 99Reality competition show with quickfire challenges
  57. 103Smidgen
  58. 104Gift-wrapping supplies
  59. 109Formal "you," in Uruguay
  60. 110Americans who live in their own time zone
  61. 111Many a piece of writing by Joan Didion
  62. 112In a bashful manner
  63. 113Sweetie
  64. 114Part of a wheel
  65. 115Detaches from a source of dependence

Down

  1. 1Lawyer's title: Abbr.
  2. 2Fish bait
  3. 3Leader of filmdom's Rebel Alliance
  4. 4Options on some tests
  5. 5Receive severe criticism
  6. 6Blue-green shades
  7. 7Sound of a smooth-running engine
  8. 8Pig's digs
  9. 9Locale where clovers bloom
  10. 10Forget to finish writing a clue, mayb
  11. 11Secret ___
  12. 12Felt longing (for)
  13. 13Since Jan. 1
  14. 14"C'est la vie"
  15. 15Potato chip, to a Brit
  16. 16Coiffure parts that are sometimes braided
  17. 17Complete nonsense
  18. 18Small mongooses
  19. 21Creature that sounds like a snooze
  20. 24Scarlett Johansson, Rami Malek or Vin Diesel (did you know?)
  21. 28PalmPilots, e.g., for short
  22. 30Wish list items
  23. 31Like some heels and hopes
  24. 32Marriage equality activist Windsor, familiarly
  25. 33"Perhaps. That's something that interests me"
  26. 34Disease that was the subject of the second Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1902)
  27. 35Yom Kippur observers, e.g.
  28. 36Amusingly incongruous outcomes
  29. 37Flood preventers
  30. 38Hoots
  31. 42"Don't worry about us"
  32. 43Lines of work
  33. 44What locks are made of
  34. 45Catherine ___, wife of Henry VIII
  35. 47Horse's behind
  36. 48Protein powder ingredient
  37. 49Aetna alternative
  38. 53"Unfortunately, that's incorrect"
  39. 55Many long-running TV shows
  40. 56Word processing selection
  41. 57Close
  42. 58Director's directive
  43. 59Most common coffee bean variety
  44. 60Love interest in a Hallmark movie, maybe
  45. 61Walks unsteadily
  46. 64"Monster ___" (1962 #1 song)
  47. 68i5 and X5
  48. 69Fraidy-cat
  49. 70Soupçons
  50. 71Organized in a cabinet, say
  51. 74School before l'université
  52. 76Not to be relied upon
  53. 77Singer whose 1985 song "Running Up That Hill" became a top 10 hit in 2022 after being featured on "Stranger Things"
  54. 78110, facetiously
  55. 79Barbuda or Barbados
  56. 80Shoddy
  57. 81Most dad jokes
  58. 82Nickname for Milwaukee's baseball team
  59. 84Ocean in "Ocean's Eleven"
  60. 88Like King Midas, notably
  61. 90Have a pity party
  62. 92Google Sheets alternative
  63. 93Supply at the Hershey Company
  64. 94City near Disney World, informally
  65. 95___ Beauty
  66. 96Small wood
  67. 99Fail ignominiously, as at the box office
  68. 100Rip off
  69. 101"Lohengrin" soprano
  70. 102Custardy treat
  71. 104"Quiet!"
  72. 105Gender identity prefix
  73. 106With it
  74. 107Confucian concept
  75. 108Part of iOS: Abbr.

The answer to “Lyricist Gershwin” in the New York Times crossword is IRA — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 23, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 40-Across. 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.

“Lyricist Gershwin” answer

IRA (3 letters)

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Why the answer is IRA

This Gershwin brother supplied the words while his sibling composed the music. ✍️

When else has “Lyricist Gershwin” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

February 23, 2025 (most recent) → IRA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Lyricist Gershwin”?

The answer is IRA, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 23, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Lyricist Gershwin”?

3 letters: IRA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on February 23, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 40-Across.

Can “Lyricist Gershwin” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for February 23, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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