Thursday, January 23, 2025
By Natan Last and the J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Tavern regular
- 7Bit of haunted house décor
- 13Remove some bugs from
- 14Beethoven work initially dedicated to Napoleon
- 15Classic line from the Dick and Jane series
- 16Hiring practice at a family business, say
- 17Like many shots in soccer
- 18Suppose
- 19One might be worthy or formidable
- 20Years of decline
- 23Pilots' chronicles
- 25"___ plaisir!"
- 27Where people amass for Mass
- 28Bee-dazzler?
- 29Adequate
- 30Hurdle for a future Ph.D.
- 31E, in a musical mnemonic
- 32Land whose name meant "between two rivers"
- 36Gets up
- 39Grp. with a lot of intelligence
- 40Painter Bob who said "We don't make mistakes. We have happy accidents"
- 44Advocacy org. that gained prominence in 1980s New York City
- 45Eastern currency
- 46Word repeated in a children's game
- 47Laura of "Jurassic Park"
- 48Structure with smoke flaps
- 50Prefix with color and county
- 51"Snow Falling on ___," 1994 mystery novel set in Washington State
- 53Bank assessment
- 55Sichuan bean curd dish
- 56Obstacles for a driver ... or what this puzzle's circled squares represent
- 58"When in the course of human ___ ..." (start of the Declaration of Independence)
- 59"You're kidding yourself!"
- 60Hate
- 61In the interim
Down
- 1Singers who co-starred in the 1978 film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
- 2Too
- 3Either of two diverging in a Robert Frost poem
- 4Horse-racing measurements
- 5Football powerhouse in the S.E.C.
- 6Eastern currency
- 7Perfume ecclesiastically
- 8Unrefined metal sources
- 9Sunset in the West?
- 10Motion-sensing gaming device
- 11Popeye's creator
- 12"Kapow!"
- 13All over again
- 15Lounges, e.g.
- 18Bit of biographical data
- 21___ chips, snack from Hawaii
- 22Way
- 24Vulpine
- 26Fall apart mentally
- 28Canadian province where "Anne of Green Gables" is set: Abbr.
- 33Special reading ability, for short
- 34"And make it snappy!"
- 35Hall & Oates hit with the opening lyric "She'll only come out at night"
- 36Beyond cool
- 37Geologic formation from glacial melting
- 38Word with clothes or cleaner
- 41Discharge of water, e.g.
- 42Filter
- 43Heavens
- 45"You rang?"
- 48Arrangement for an heir, perhaps
- 49Literary husband of Zeena Frome
- 52Early p.m. times, in brief
- 54Steamed dumpling in Tibetan cuisine
- 55___ school
- 56Common download
- 57Metal para una medalla olímpica
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Tavern regular — Answer: BARFLY
- 7. Bit of haunted house décor — Answer: COBWEB
- 13. Remove some bugs from — Answer: DELOUSE
- 14. Beethoven work initially dedicated to Napoleon — Answer: EROICA
- 15. Classic line from the Dick and Jane series — Answer: SEESPRUN
- 16. Hiring practice at a family business, say — Answer: NEPISM
- 17. Like many shots in soccer — Answer: ONGOAL
- 18. Suppose — Answer: ASSUME
- 19. One might be worthy or formidable — Answer: FOE
- 20. Years of decline — Answer: DOTAGE
- 23. Pilots' chronicles — Answer: LOGS
- 25. "___ plaisir!" — Answer: AVEC
- 27. Where people amass for Mass — Answer: NAVE
- 28. Bee-dazzler? — Answer: PETAL
- 29. Adequate — Answer: SOSO
- 30. Hurdle for a future Ph.D. — Answer: GRE
- 31. E, in a musical mnemonic — Answer: EVERY
- 32. Land whose name meant "between two rivers" — Answer: MESOPAMIA
- 36. Gets up — Answer: RISES
- 39. Grp. with a lot of intelligence — Answer: NSA
- 40. Painter Bob who said "We don't make mistakes. We have happy accidents" — Answer: ROSS
- 44. Advocacy org. that gained prominence in 1980s New York City — Answer: ACTUP
- 45. Eastern currency — Answer: YUAN
- 46. Word repeated in a children's game — Answer: DUCK
- 47. Laura of "Jurassic Park" — Answer: DERN
- 48. Structure with smoke flaps — Answer: TEEPEE
- 50. Prefix with color and county — Answer: TRI
- 51. "Snow Falling on ___," 1994 mystery novel set in Washington State — Answer: CEDARS
- 53. Bank assessment — Answer: ATMFEE
- 55. Sichuan bean curd dish — Answer: MAPOFU
- 56. Obstacles for a driver ... or what this puzzle's circled squares represent — Answer: POTHOLES
- 58. "When in the course of human ___ ..." (start of the Declaration of Independence) — Answer: EVENTS
- 59. "You're kidding yourself!" — Answer: DREAMON
- 60. Hate — Answer: DETEST
- 61. In the interim — Answer: FORNOW
Down
- 1. Singers who co-starred in the 1978 film "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" — Answer: BEEGEES
- 2. Too — Answer: ALSO
- 3. Either of two diverging in a Robert Frost poem — Answer: ROPAD
- 4. Horse-racing measurements — Answer: FURLONGS
- 5. Football powerhouse in the S.E.C. — Answer: LSU
- 6. Eastern currency — Answer: YEN
- 7. Perfume ecclesiastically — Answer: CENSE
- 8. Unrefined metal sources — Answer: ORES
- 9. Sunset in the West? — Answer: BOPULEVARD
- 10. Motion-sensing gaming device — Answer: WIIMOTE
- 11. Popeye's creator — Answer: ECSEGAR
- 12. "Kapow!" — Answer: BAM
- 13. All over again — Answer: DENOVO
- 15. Lounges, e.g. — Answer: SOFAS
- 18. Bit of biographical data — Answer: AGE
- 21. ___ chips, snack from Hawaii — Answer: TARO
- 22. Way — Answer: AVEPNUE
- 24. Vulpine — Answer: SLY
- 26. Fall apart mentally — Answer: COMEUNDONE
- 28. Canadian province where "Anne of Green Gables" is set: Abbr. — Answer: PEI
- 33. Special reading ability, for short — Answer: ESP
- 34. "And make it snappy!" — Answer: ASAP
- 35. Hall & Oates hit with the opening lyric "She'll only come out at night" — Answer: MANEATER
- 36. Beyond cool — Answer: RAD
- 37. Geologic formation from glacial melting — Answer: ICECAVE
- 38. Word with clothes or cleaner — Answer: STREPET
- 41. Discharge of water, e.g. — Answer: OUTFLOW
- 42. Filter — Answer: SCREEN
- 43. Heavens — Answer: SKIES
- 45. "You rang?" — Answer: YES
- 48. Arrangement for an heir, perhaps — Answer: TRUST
- 49. Literary husband of Zeena Frome — Answer: ETHAN
- 52. Early p.m. times, in brief — Answer: AFTS
- 54. Steamed dumpling in Tibetan cuisine — Answer: MOMO
- 55. ___ school — Answer: MED
- 56. Common download — Answer: PDF
- 57. Metal para una medalla olímpica — Answer: ORO
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