Thursday, January 30, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1First U.S. prez to be born outside the original 13 Colonies
- 4Airport transports
- 8The film "Airplane!," e.g.
- 13Cry in a horror film
- 14Challenge for an interpreter, perhaps
- 16Result of a leadoff walk
- 17"Sic vita ___" ("Such is life")
- 18Mercenary
- 20DEF, on a phone
- 22Bemoan
- 23Groundbreaking medical procedure first accomplished in 1967
- 27Region bordering India and China in Risk
- 29Nestlé Purina PetCare brand
- 30Level
- 31Only about 10% of Americans have one
- 32Tiny bit
- 34Shakers in the woods
- 35Suffix with social
- 38Focus of a product development test
- 40Govt. agency for retirees
- 41They might sound the alarm
- 43In-the-works software versions
- 45Score endings
- 46El ___
- 47Caresses
- 51"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" police captain
- 52Has a clouded mind
- 54Append
- 56Turn left or right, say
- 57Uncertainties of life ... or a feature of four answers in this puzzle?
- 61Supermodel Carangi
- 62Personal style
- 63Throat lozenge additive
- 64This is "plagiarism or revolution," per Gauguin
- 65Emerged
- 66Walks, for one
- 67Anti-vaping ad, e.g.
Down
- 1Singer with the 1972 album "Young, Gifted and Black," informally
- 2Quantity on a farm
- 3Catch
- 4Clamps in a shop
- 5Big fuss
- 6Zip
- 7Cover some ground?
- 81040, e.g.
- 9Pays for a hand
- 10Connects with an ex, e.g.
- 11Holds within
- 12Suffix with methyl
- 15Children's author who wrote "And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey"
- 19Work on a sub?
- 21Grandson of Eve
- 24Newspapers, collectively
- 25Delicate fabric
- 26Fictional prison guarded by Dementors
- 28Canyonlands National Park feature
- 31Division of the Dept. of Labor
- 33Plunks (down)
- 34Pidgeon, Hawke or Crowe
- 35Rash reaction?
- 36Play a bogey-free round, maybe
- 37TV character who said "Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing"
- 39Chillax
- 42Deep-pocketed types
- 44Stick at a roast
- 46Zoo Atlanta's Lun Lun or Yang Yang
- 48Separation in some relationships?
- 49Possible answer to "Whose?"
- 50Rock layers
- 52Cousin of a haddock
- 53One can be fixed or liquid
- 55Base for a proposal?
- 57Hagen in the American Theater Hall of Fame
- 58Switch positions
- 59Cleverness
- 60U.S. org. that operates a cryptology museum in Maryland
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. First U.S. prez to be born outside the original 13 Colonies — Answer: ABE
- 4. Airport transports — Answer: VANS
- 8. The film "Airplane!," e.g. — Answer: FARCE
- 13. Cry in a horror film — Answer: RUN
- 14. Challenge for an interpreter, perhaps — Answer: IDIOM
- 16. Result of a leadoff walk — Answer: ONEON
- 17. "Sic vita ___" ("Such is life") — Answer: EST
- 18. Mercenary — Answer: SOLDIERTUNE
- 20. DEF, on a phone — Answer: THREE
- 22. Bemoan — Answer: LAMENT
- 23. Groundbreaking medical procedure first accomplished in 1967 — Answer: HEANSPLANT
- 27. Region bordering India and China in Risk — Answer: SIAM
- 29. Nestlé Purina PetCare brand — Answer: ALPO
- 30. Level — Answer: RAZE
- 31. Only about 10% of Americans have one — Answer: OUTIE
- 32. Tiny bit — Answer: SPECK
- 34. Shakers in the woods — Answer: ASPENS
- 35. Suffix with social — Answer: IST
- 38. Focus of a product development test — Answer: USEARCH
- 40. Govt. agency for retirees — Answer: SSA
- 41. They might sound the alarm — Answer: THEFTS
- 43. In-the-works software versions — Answer: BETAS
- 45. Score endings — Answer: CODAS
- 46. El ___ — Answer: PASO
- 47. Caresses — Answer: PATS
- 51. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" police captain — Answer: HOLT
- 52. Has a clouded mind — Answer: CANTRAIGHT
- 54. Append — Answer: TACKON
- 56. Turn left or right, say — Answer: STEER
- 57. Uncertainties of life ... or a feature of four answers in this puzzle? — Answer: UPSANDDOWNS
- 61. Supermodel Carangi — Answer: GIA
- 62. Personal style — Answer: TASTE
- 63. Throat lozenge additive — Answer: ANISE
- 64. This is "plagiarism or revolution," per Gauguin — Answer: ART
- 65. Emerged — Answer: AROSE
- 66. Walks, for one — Answer: STAT
- 67. Anti-vaping ad, e.g. — Answer: PSA
Down
- 1. Singer with the 1972 album "Young, Gifted and Black," informally — Answer: ARETHA
- 2. Quantity on a farm — Answer: BUSHEL
- 3. Catch — Answer: ENTRAP
- 4. Clamps in a shop — Answer: VISES
- 5. Big fuss — Answer: ADO
- 6. Zip — Answer: NIL
- 7. Cover some ground? — Answer: SOD
- 8. 1040, e.g. — Answer: FORM
- 9. Pays for a hand — Answer: ANTESUP
- 10. Connects with an ex, e.g. — Answer: REUNITES
- 11. Holds within — Answer: CONTAINS
- 12. Suffix with methyl — Answer: ENE
- 15. Children's author who wrote "And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey" — Answer: MILNE
- 19. Work on a sub? — Answer: EAT
- 21. Grandson of Eve — Answer: ENOS
- 24. Newspapers, collectively — Answer: PRESS
- 25. Delicate fabric — Answer: LACE
- 26. Fictional prison guarded by Dementors — Answer: AZKABAN
- 28. Canyonlands National Park feature — Answer: MESA
- 31. Division of the Dept. of Labor — Answer: OSHA
- 33. Plunks (down) — Answer: PUTS
- 34. Pidgeon, Hawke or Crowe — Answer: ACTOR
- 35. Rash reaction? — Answer: ITCH
- 36. Play a bogey-free round, maybe — Answer: SHOOTPAR
- 37. TV character who said "Doing the right thing is never the wrong thing" — Answer: TEDLASSO
- 39. Chillax — Answer: REST
- 42. Deep-pocketed types — Answer: FATCATS
- 44. Stick at a roast — Answer: SPIT
- 46. Zoo Atlanta's Lun Lun or Yang Yang — Answer: PANDA
- 48. Separation in some relationships? — Answer: AGEGAP
- 49. Possible answer to "Whose?" — Answer: THEIRS
- 50. Rock layers — Answer: STRATA
- 52. Cousin of a haddock — Answer: COD
- 53. One can be fixed or liquid — Answer: ASSET
- 55. Base for a proposal? — Answer: KNEE
- 57. Hagen in the American Theater Hall of Fame — Answer: UTA
- 58. Switch positions — Answer: ONS
- 59. Cleverness — Answer: WIT
- 60. U.S. org. that operates a cryptology museum in Maryland — Answer: NSA
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