Stupid stuff it's fun to know

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Across

  1. 1"___ Talkin' 'bout Love" (Van Halen song)
  2. 5*Treat with kindness
  3. 10Noted works of the Roman poet Horace
  4. 14Brute
  5. 15Statuette modeled after a knight holding a crusader's sword
  6. 16Feeling associated with skipping a party, perhaps
  7. 17Unchangeable
  8. 19Horned creature in "Pan's Labyrinth"
  9. 20Hungers for
  10. 21Early Germanic people
  11. 23Move around the world
  12. 24*Expensive
  13. 26Lift
  14. 29Mardi Gras locale, informally
  15. 30Ovarian sac contents
  16. 31Fuddy-duddies
  17. 32"Still ___" (1999 rap hit)
  18. 33Meander
  19. 34High lights?
  20. 35Practice chiromancy
  21. 37Disappear, as a trail
  22. 40"Central Park in the Dark" composer
  23. 41Music box?
  24. 44Diviner
  25. 45Jerry's uncle on "Seinfeld"
  26. 46Box a bit
  27. 47Tonkatsu coating
  28. 48*Deli device
  29. 49Bug expert, for short
  30. 50Invite at the door
  31. 52Extreme pressure
  32. 53El ___
  33. 55Felt tired during the day, say
  34. 58Words to a betrayer
  35. 59"The Philosophy of Right" author
  36. 60Like a computer with a running screensaver
  37. 61How whiskey might be served ... with a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues
  38. 62*Risky endeavor, idiomatically
  39. 63Onetime resident of the Winter Palace

Down

  1. 1Bolt
  2. 2Certain Windows hard drive malfunction
  3. 3*Conspicuous
  4. 4Stupid stuff it's fun to know
  5. 5Level-ending foe
  6. 6Educated guess: Abbr.
  7. 7Sgt., e.g.
  8. 8Like lemon curd
  9. 9Preceder of "Bites" and "Bars" in commercial names
  10. 10*Chance to meet one-on-one with a professor
  11. 11"Copy me"
  12. 12Runner Down Under
  13. 13Certain heir
  14. 18Make in the end
  15. 22Steady humming sounds
  16. 24Locale for catfish or carp
  17. 25What allows Neo to disconnect from the Matrix
  18. 27Spanish 101 verb
  19. 28Whom you might greet with open arms, for short?
  20. 30Novelist Charles who wrote "The Cloister and the Hearth"
  21. 31Prefix with botanist
  22. 33"Sure ... if you say so"
  23. 35Enjoys oneself uninhibitedly ... or a punny title for this puzzle
  24. 36Profess
  25. 37Something Lincoln once led, for short
  26. 38Italian time unit
  27. 39Card game with a winning score of 5,000 points
  28. 41*Book addenda
  29. 42Chicken ___
  30. 43Thrive
  31. 46Narrow channel
  32. 48Derisive look
  33. 49OB/GYN offering
  34. 51Crisply shown, as on TV
  35. 52Wooded valley
  36. 53Coop
  37. 54Performed amazingly, in slang
  38. 56Id's counterpart
  39. 57The First State: Abbr.

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. "___ Talkin' 'bout Love" (Van Halen song) — Answer: AINT
  2. 5. *Treat with kindness — Answer: BENTO
  3. 10. Noted works of the Roman poet Horace — Answer: ODES
  4. 14. Brute — Answer: BOOR
  5. 15. Statuette modeled after a knight holding a crusader's sword — Answer: OSCAR
  6. 16. Feeling associated with skipping a party, perhaps — Answer: FOMO
  7. 17. Unchangeable — Answer: SETINSTONE
  8. 19. Horned creature in "Pan's Labyrinth" — Answer: FAUN
  9. 20. Hungers for — Answer: CRAVES
  10. 21. Early Germanic people — Answer: GOTHS
  11. 23. Move around the world — Answer: ORBIT
  12. 24. *Expensive — Answer: PRY
  13. 26. Lift — Answer: HOIST. Hint: Raise something upward with this action 💪
  14. 29. Mardi Gras locale, informally — Answer: NOLA
  15. 30. Ovarian sac contents — Answer: ROE
  16. 31. Fuddy-duddies — Answer: PRUDES
  17. 32. "Still ___" (1999 rap hit) — Answer: DRE
  18. 33. Meander — Answer: WEND
  19. 34. High lights? — Answer: AURORA
  20. 35. Practice chiromancy — Answer: READPALMS
  21. 37. Disappear, as a trail — Answer: GOCOLD
  22. 40. "Central Park in the Dark" composer — Answer: IVES
  23. 41. Music box? — Answer: AMP
  24. 44. Diviner — Answer: ORACLE
  25. 45. Jerry's uncle on "Seinfeld" — Answer: LEO
  26. 46. Box a bit — Answer: SPAR
  27. 47. Tonkatsu coating — Answer: PANKO
  28. 48. *Deli device — Answer: SLR
  29. 49. Bug expert, for short — Answer: ITPRO
  30. 50. Invite at the door — Answer: ASKIN
  31. 52. Extreme pressure — Answer: DURESS
  32. 53. El ___ — Answer: PASO
  33. 55. Felt tired during the day, say — Answer: NEEDEDANAP
  34. 58. Words to a betrayer — Answer: ETTU
  35. 59. "The Philosophy of Right" author — Answer: HEGEL
  36. 60. Like a computer with a running screensaver — Answer: IDLE
  37. 61. How whiskey might be served ... with a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues — Answer: NEAT
  38. 62. *Risky endeavor, idiomatically — Answer: DROLL
  39. 63. Onetime resident of the Winter Palace — Answer: TSAR

Down

  1. 1. Bolt — Answer: ABSCOND
  2. 2. Certain Windows hard drive malfunction — Answer: IOERROR
  3. 3. *Conspicuous — Answer: NOTABLE
  4. 4. Stupid stuff it's fun to know — Answer: TRIVIA
  5. 5. Level-ending foe — Answer: BOSS
  6. 6. Educated guess: Abbr. — Answer: EST
  7. 7. Sgt., e.g. — Answer: NCO
  8. 8. Like lemon curd — Answer: TANGY
  9. 9. Preceder of "Bites" and "Bars" in commercial names — Answer: OREO
  10. 10. *Chance to meet one-on-one with a professor — Answer: OFFHOURS
  11. 11. "Copy me" — Answer: DOASIDO
  12. 12. Runner Down Under — Answer: EMU
  13. 13. Certain heir — Answer: SON
  14. 18. Make in the end — Answer: NET
  15. 22. Steady humming sounds — Answer: THRUMS
  16. 24. Locale for catfish or carp — Answer: POND
  17. 25. What allows Neo to disconnect from the Matrix — Answer: REDPILL
  18. 27. Spanish 101 verb — Answer: SER
  19. 28. Whom you might greet with open arms, for short? — Answer: TSA
  20. 30. Novelist Charles who wrote "The Cloister and the Hearth" — Answer: READE
  21. 31. Prefix with botanist — Answer: PALEO
  22. 33. "Sure ... if you say so" — Answer: WELLOK
  23. 35. Enjoys oneself uninhibitedly ... or a punny title for this puzzle — Answer: ROCKSOUT
  24. 36. Profess — Answer: AVER
  25. 37. Something Lincoln once led, for short — Answer: GOP
  26. 38. Italian time unit — Answer: ORA
  27. 39. Card game with a winning score of 5,000 points — Answer: CANASTA
  28. 41. *Book addenda — Answer: APPENDS
  29. 42. Chicken ___ — Answer: MARSALA
  30. 43. Thrive — Answer: PROSPER
  31. 46. Narrow channel — Answer: STRAIT
  32. 48. Derisive look — Answer: SNEER
  33. 49. OB/GYN offering — Answer: IUD
  34. 51. Crisply shown, as on TV — Answer: INHD
  35. 52. Wooded valley — Answer: DELL
  36. 53. Coop — Answer: PEN
  37. 54. Performed amazingly, in slang — Answer: ATE
  38. 56. Id's counterpart — Answer: EGO
  39. 57. The First State: Abbr. — Answer: DEL

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The answer to “Stupid stuff it's fun to know” in the New York Times crossword is TRIVIA — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 16, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 4-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.

“Stupid stuff it's fun to know” answer

TRIVIA (6 letters)

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TRIVIA is the 6-letter solution that fits "Stupid stuff it's fun to know" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 16, 2025 (4-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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The answer is TRIVIA, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 16, 2025.

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6 letters: TRIVIA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 16, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 4-Down.

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