The small screen's second Golden Age, informally

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  1. 1The small screen's second Golden Age, informally
  2. 7Completed in two under par
  3. 13Indian tourist mecca
  4. 16Scoundrel
  5. 19One working near home
  6. 20Flourish
  7. 21"Wait for it ... finished!"
  8. 23Cardinal point?
  9. 25Philanthropist ___ French Gates
  10. 26Ignore the alarm, say
  11. 27Tipping point?
  12. 29Few and far between
  13. 32Terse affirmation
  14. 33Scottish regional accents
  15. 34[My word!]
  16. 38Father of Transcendentalism
  17. 41What makes a twister twistier?
  18. 43"Absolutamente!"
  19. 44Really really
  20. 46___ Miss
  21. 47Cry near a scarecrow
  22. 49Airport sign carrier
  23. 51Fine point?
  24. 53Plot point?
  25. 56Swear
  26. 57Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist
  27. 59Potpourri feature
  28. 60What the Mosquirix vaccine targets
  29. 63"Take a hike, pal!"
  30. 65Supergiant, e.g.
  31. 69Match point?
  32. 72Flash point?
  33. 75Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded -- you'll never be lonely"
  34. 76Singsong refrain syllables
  35. 78Total
  36. 79Mary Westmacott, for Agatha Christie
  37. 81Bring up the rear?
  38. 84Galoots
  39. 85Style point?
  40. 89Low point?
  41. 93Sawbones, in brief
  42. 94Alternative to Yahoo Mail
  43. 95It's just a guess: Abbr.
  44. 96More cunning
  45. 97Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado"
  46. 98Frodo's sidekick
  47. 101Gym
  48. 104Stately trees
  49. 105Barn-raising participants, maybe
  50. 107___ Paulo
  51. 109Lessens
  52. 111Sticking point?
  53. 115Smooths, as the way
  54. 120Home to Uganda's presidential palace
  55. 121Brownie point?
  56. 124Biting
  57. 125Flagship Honda model
  58. 126Lover of Bassanio, in Shakespeare
  59. 127Like hemoglobin
  60. 128Still
  61. 129Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey"
  62. 130They're not good looks

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  1. 1Kisser
  2. 2Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar
  3. 3Sunday school recess?
  4. 4Chinese symbol of hope and prosperity
  5. 5Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'em
  6. 6"The Floating City"
  7. 7"You get the picture"
  8. 8Sound while sticking out one's tongue
  9. 9Greek sisters of myth
  10. 10Pop star Dua ___
  11. 11Beforetimes?
  12. 12Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo)
  13. 13"Let's do this!"
  14. 14Much-desired blood type, for short
  15. 15Fly by the seat of one's pants
  16. 16Repentant
  17. 17Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling"
  18. 18Letter opener
  19. 22Derelict
  20. 24Charm
  21. 28Nutrient inits.
  22. 30Race with an anchor
  23. 31Brunch station offering
  24. 34Astronaut Grissom
  25. 35Finsteraarhorn, e.g.
  26. 36Furtiveness
  27. 37Triumph
  28. 39Common lampshade shade
  29. 40Scottish negative
  30. 42Muslim leader
  31. 45Festoon
  32. 48"Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan"
  33. 50Epic time
  34. 52Stick on a tree
  35. 54Joie de vivre
  36. 55More than wanna
  37. 58Biblical shepherd
  38. 60Many residents, for short
  39. 61Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" service
  40. 62Up
  41. 64Lhasa ___
  42. 65It's literally "inflated" in the kitchen
  43. 66Mast attachment above a gaff
  44. 67QB stat: Abbr.
  45. 68Fraternity letter
  46. 70Plans for the future, in brief?
  47. 71Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire"
  48. 73Funk
  49. 74Annual celebrations, informally
  50. 77Enough
  51. 79"The Golden Bachelor" network
  52. 80Without
  53. 82Newbery-winning author Scott ___
  54. 83Twangy
  55. 85Cousin of a man crush
  56. 86Took in
  57. 87Cock
  58. 88Alley ___
  59. 90"The plan has been approved!"
  60. 91Kind of cycle at night
  61. 92Partner, with "the"
  62. 93Hot, hot, hot
  63. 99Facet
  64. 100Petting zoo noise
  65. 102Suburban setting?
  66. 103IHOP selections
  67. 106Woodworking or bird-watching
  68. 108Heart, e.g.
  69. 110Place atop
  70. 112New York theater award first given in 1956
  71. 113One of the 10 plagues of Egypt
  72. 114Dungeons & Dragons baddies
  73. 116One of 24 in Yankee Stadium
  74. 117Quench
  75. 118Gulf bigwig
  76. 119Some cruise ship amenities
  77. 122Ticketmaster spec
  78. 123Navy submarine head: Abbr.

The answer to “The small screen's second Golden Age, informally” in the New York Times crossword is PEAKTV — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 20, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 1-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.

“The small screen's second Golden Age, informally” answer

PEAKTV (6 letters)

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Why the answer is PEAKTV

PEAKTV is the 6-letter solution that fits "The small screen's second Golden Age, informally" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 20, 2025 (1-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

When else has “The small screen's second Golden Age, informally” appeared?

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July 20, 2025 (most recent) → PEAKTV. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “The small screen's second Golden Age, informally”?

The answer is PEAKTV, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 20, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “The small screen's second Golden Age, informally”?

6 letters: PEAKTV.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on July 20, 2025 (a Sunday puzzle), at 1-Across.

Can “The small screen's second Golden Age, informally” 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.

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