Friday, January 17, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Introductory course
- 6Exchange letters
- 9Venue for the sale of the town of Buford, Wyo., in 2012 (price: $900,000)
- 13What you might get after being taken for a ride
- 16Hint
- 17Jörmungandr, in Norse mythology
- 18___ option
- 19Narrow passage: Abbr.
- 20Affixes, in a way
- 21Unprincipled
- 23Midrange performer
- 24Shattering results
- 25So-so at best
- 29Buff marsh resident
- 30Budget alternative
- 31Saucer contents, in brief
- 34Industrial Revolution and others
- 35First Pixar film with a female protagonist
- 36Fulminate
- 37Cubby hole?
- 38Playwright/screenwriter Douglas Carter ___
- 39First capital of Alaska
- 40One method of payment
- 43Pickle
- 44Actress Melissa Joan ___
- 45Sauce made of seeds
- 46Company behind Sonic the Hedgehog
- 47Blubber
- 502011 hit by Jay-Z and Kanye West that samples a 1966 soul performance
- 51Very
- 54Bit of a subway station wall
- 55"That'll do"
- 56Split things, sometimes
- 57Some printer purchases, for short
- 58Ping maker
Down
- 1Work (out)
- 2Provide crooked support for
- 3Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession"
- 4Ready to fight
- 5Bead
- 6"Take your time!"
- 7Worst possible circumstances, with "the"
- 8Horizontal line, in Chinese writing
- 9"More!"
- 10Positions of governance
- 11It shows the lay of the land
- 12Big whoop
- 14Borg who co-founded the Institute for Women in Technology
- 15Kenneth who wrote "The Wind in the Willows"
- 22Speedy shark
- 23Father of Phobos and Deimos
- 24Features of some monks and punks
- 25It's a must
- 26Fantasy creature
- 27Relative minor?
- 28Way of looking at things
- 32___ bar
- 33Louver
- 35Alarm sound option on a smartphone
- 36Hoot
- 38Milling byproduct
- 39Unfortunate twists
- 41Blooms for van Gogh
- 42Quarter back?
- 43Smooth kind of finish
- 45Schlep
- 46Point on a bus route
- 47Floor
- 48___ Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature
- 49Big name in paint
- 52"How gorgeous!"
- 53Adverb much used by Goldilocks
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Introductory course — Answer: SALAD
- 6. Exchange letters — Answer: IPO
- 9. Venue for the sale of the town of Buford, Wyo., in 2012 (price: $900,000) — Answer: EBAY
- 13. What you might get after being taken for a ride — Answer: UBERRATING
- 16. Hint — Answer: NOTE
- 17. Jörmungandr, in Norse mythology — Answer: SEAMONSTER
- 18. ___ option — Answer: CALL
- 19. Narrow passage: Abbr. — Answer: STR
- 20. Affixes, in a way — Answer: PINS
- 21. Unprincipled — Answer: AMORAL
- 23. Midrange performer — Answer: ALTO
- 24. Shattering results — Answer: SHARDS
- 25. So-so at best — Answer: NOGREATSHAKES
- 29. Buff marsh resident — Answer: EGRET
- 30. Budget alternative — Answer: ALAMO
- 31. Saucer contents, in brief — Answer: ETS
- 34. Industrial Revolution and others — Answer: ERAS
- 35. First Pixar film with a female protagonist — Answer: BRAVE
- 36. Fulminate — Answer: RAIL
- 37. Cubby hole? — Answer: DEN
- 38. Playwright/screenwriter Douglas Carter ___ — Answer: BEANE
- 39. First capital of Alaska — Answer: SITKA
- 40. One method of payment — Answer: DIRECTDEPOSIT
- 43. Pickle — Answer: SCRAPE
- 44. Actress Melissa Joan ___ — Answer: HART
- 45. Sauce made of seeds — Answer: TAHINI
- 46. Company behind Sonic the Hedgehog — Answer: SEGA
- 47. Blubber — Answer: SOB
- 50. 2011 hit by Jay-Z and Kanye West that samples a 1966 soul performance — Answer: OTIS
- 51. Very — Answer: NOTALITTLE
- 54. Bit of a subway station wall — Answer: TILE
- 55. "That'll do" — Answer: GOODENOUGH
- 56. Split things, sometimes — Answer: ENDS
- 57. Some printer purchases, for short — Answer: HPS
- 58. Ping maker — Answer: SONAR
Down
- 1. Work (out) — Answer: SUSS
- 2. Provide crooked support for — Answer: ABET
- 3. Shakespearean counterpart to Logan on "Succession" — Answer: LEAR
- 4. Ready to fight — Answer: ARM
- 5. Bead — Answer: DROPLET
- 6. "Take your time!" — Answer: ITSNOTARACE
- 7. Worst possible circumstances, with "the" — Answer: PITS
- 8. Horizontal line, in Chinese writing — Answer: ONE
- 9. "More!" — Answer: ENCORE
- 10. Positions of governance — Answer: BOARDSEATS
- 11. It shows the lay of the land — Answer: ATLAS
- 12. Big whoop — Answer: YELL
- 14. Borg who co-founded the Institute for Women in Technology — Answer: ANITA
- 15. Kenneth who wrote "The Wind in the Willows" — Answer: GRAHAME
- 22. Speedy shark — Answer: MAKO
- 23. Father of Phobos and Deimos — Answer: ARES
- 24. Features of some monks and punks — Answer: SHAVEDHEADS
- 25. It's a must — Answer: NEED
- 26. Fantasy creature — Answer: OGRE
- 27. Relative minor? — Answer: GRANDCHILD
- 28. Way of looking at things — Answer: SLANT
- 32. ___ bar — Answer: TIKI
- 33. Louver — Answer: SLAT
- 35. Alarm sound option on a smartphone — Answer: BEEPING
- 36. Hoot — Answer: RIOT
- 38. Milling byproduct — Answer: BRAN
- 39. Unfortunate twists — Answer: SPRAINS
- 41. Blooms for van Gogh — Answer: IRISES
- 42. Quarter back? — Answer: EAGLE
- 43. Smooth kind of finish — Answer: SATIN
- 45. Schlep — Answer: TOTE
- 46. Point on a bus route — Answer: STOP
- 47. Floor — Answer: STUN
- 48. ___ Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature — Answer: OLGA
- 49. Big name in paint — Answer: BEHR
- 52. "How gorgeous!" — Answer: OOH
- 53. Adverb much used by Goldilocks — Answer: TOO
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