Tuesday, January 21, 2025
By Dan Caprera
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Gobble
- 6English pop duo with the 1984 hit "Last Christmas"
- 10First book after the four Gospels
- 14Slicker, as a winter road
- 15Name of Sporty Spice in the Spice Girls
- 16TV host Trevor with the memoir "Born a Crime"
- 17Convenient source of tinctures and tonics
- 20Bit of workout apparel, informally
- 21Dish with a Cantonese counterpart called egg foo yong
- 22Tool that may be used as a hoe
- 25Needs for in vitro fertilization
- 27Prefix with liberal
- 28Actor McShane
- 29Singer of "Despacito," which has more than eight billion views on YouTube
- 32Exploitative ones
- 34Mardi Gras follower
- 35Fish also called a nishikigoi
- 36Surreptitiously let in on an email
- 37Popular camp activity ... or, literally, what the circles are creating four times in this puzzle
- 42Kettle component
- 43Figure painted by Warhol
- 44Skip out of a party
- 46Canine welcomes
- 49Item with hinged legs
- 51Salt Lake City-to-Minneapolis dir.
- 52___ Jordan, a.k.a. the Green Lantern
- 54Neither's partner
- 55Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom
- 56Piece of blackboard chalk, geometrically
- 59Stir-fry accessory
- 61"That's not even the half of it ..."
- 66Body personified by the Greek Titan Selene
- 67Walkie-talkie word
- 68Cultivates, in a way
- 69So, so, so long
- 70"Barbie" actor Michael
- 71Like Pittsburgh's Canton Avenue, famously
Down
- 1[as printed!]
- 2Cpl. or sgt.
- 3Word with open or central
- 4Monthly budget item
- 5No longer burdened by
- 6Nuke, for one
- 7Hoagie
- 8Reunion attendees
- 9Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby ___"
- 10It may be a chip or two
- 11Playground pathogen
- 12Dental detritus
- 13Glosses
- 18Annulled, as a license
- 19Sit non-ergonomically
- 22100%
- 23Union requirements
- 24Brass component
- 26In a bit, to a poet
- 30Celery component
- 31Greek letter that represents summation
- 33Marine photographer's aid
- 36Hang with the boys, slangily
- 38God whose avatars restore cosmic order
- 39Net
- 40Catches in the act
- 41Rummikub piece
- 45Superman foe ___ Luthor
- 46"2 ___ 1" (Spice Girls song)
- 47"O.K. ... moving on!"
- 48Have as support
- 49Use an ax on, perhaps
- 50Military force
- 53Like some committees
- 57\+ or - bits
- 58One vacationing in a camper, informally
- 60Bagpiper's wear
- 62Big time
- 63Fawn's mother
- 64Lamb's mother
- 65Snake created by Medusa's blood, in myth
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Gobble — Answer: SNARF
- 6. English pop duo with the 1984 hit "Last Christmas" — Answer: WHAM
- 10. First book after the four Gospels — Answer: ACTS
- 14. Slicker, as a winter road — Answer: ICIER
- 15. Name of Sporty Spice in the Spice Girls — Answer: MELC
- 16. TV host Trevor with the memoir "Born a Crime" — Answer: NOAH
- 17. Convenient source of tinctures and tonics — Answer: CORNERDRUGSTORE
- 20. Bit of workout apparel, informally — Answer: TEE
- 21. Dish with a Cantonese counterpart called egg foo yong — Answer: OMELETTE
- 22. Tool that may be used as a hoe — Answer: ADZ
- 25. Needs for in vitro fertilization — Answer: OVA
- 27. Prefix with liberal — Answer: NEO
- 28. Actor McShane — Answer: IAN
- 29. Singer of "Despacito," which has more than eight billion views on YouTube — Answer: LUISFONSI
- 32. Exploitative ones — Answer: USERS
- 34. Mardi Gras follower — Answer: LENT
- 35. Fish also called a nishikigoi — Answer: KOI
- 36. Surreptitiously let in on an email — Answer: BCC
- 37. Popular camp activity ... or, literally, what the circles are creating four times in this puzzle — Answer: SCAVENGERHUNT
- 42. Kettle component — Answer: LID
- 43. Figure painted by Warhol — Answer: MAO
- 44. Skip out of a party — Answer: BAIL
- 46. Canine welcomes — Answer: BARKS
- 49. Item with hinged legs — Answer: CARDTABLE
- 51. Salt Lake City-to-Minneapolis dir. — Answer: ENE
- 52. ___ Jordan, a.k.a. the Green Lantern — Answer: HAL
- 54. Neither's partner — Answer: NOR
- 55. Word after phone or, modernly, Zoom — Answer: SEX
- 56. Piece of blackboard chalk, geometrically — Answer: CYLINDER
- 59. Stir-fry accessory — Answer: WOK
- 61. "That's not even the half of it ..." — Answer: OHYOUHAVENOIDEA
- 66. Body personified by the Greek Titan Selene — Answer: MOON
- 67. Walkie-talkie word — Answer: OVER
- 68. Cultivates, in a way — Answer: PLOWS
- 69. So, so, so long — Answer: EONS
- 70. "Barbie" actor Michael — Answer: CERA
- 71. Like Pittsburgh's Canton Avenue, famously — Answer: STEEP
Down
- 1. [as printed!] — Answer: SIC
- 2. Cpl. or sgt. — Answer: NCO
- 3. Word with open or central — Answer: AIR
- 4. Monthly budget item — Answer: RENT
- 5. No longer burdened by — Answer: FREEOF
- 6. Nuke, for one — Answer: WMD
- 7. Hoagie — Answer: HERO
- 8. Reunion attendees — Answer: ALUMNI
- 9. Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby ___" — Answer: MCGEE
- 10. It may be a chip or two — Answer: ANTE
- 11. Playground pathogen — Answer: COOTIE
- 12. Dental detritus — Answer: TARTAR
- 13. Glosses — Answer: SHEENS
- 18. Annulled, as a license — Answer: REVOKED
- 19. Sit non-ergonomically — Answer: SLOUCH
- 22. 100% — Answer: ALL
- 23. Union requirements — Answer: DUES
- 24. Brass component — Answer: ZINC
- 26. In a bit, to a poet — Answer: ANON
- 30. Celery component — Answer: STALK
- 31. Greek letter that represents summation — Answer: SIGMA
- 33. Marine photographer's aid — Answer: SCUBA
- 36. Hang with the boys, slangily — Answer: BRODOWN
- 38. God whose avatars restore cosmic order — Answer: VISHNU
- 39. Net — Answer: EARN
- 40. Catches in the act — Answer: NABS
- 41. Rummikub piece — Answer: TILE
- 45. Superman foe ___ Luthor — Answer: LEX
- 46. "2 ___ 1" (Spice Girls song) — Answer: BECOME
- 47. "O.K. ... moving on!" — Answer: ANYHOO
- 48. Have as support — Answer: RELYON
- 49. Use an ax on, perhaps — Answer: CLEAVE
- 50. Military force — Answer: TROOPS
- 53. Like some committees — Answer: ADHOC
- 57. \+ or - bits — Answer: IONS
- 58. One vacationing in a camper, informally — Answer: RVER
- 60. Bagpiper's wear — Answer: KILT
- 62. Big time — Answer: ERA
- 63. Fawn's mother — Answer: DOE
- 64. Lamb's mother — Answer: EWE
- 65. Snake created by Medusa's blood, in myth — Answer: ASP
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