Saturday, February 01, 2025
By Kate Chin Park and Rafael Musa
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Experience that'll change one's mind
- 9___ Fierce, onetime Beyoncé persona
- 14Broad views
- 16Up to
- 17Dessert often flavored with cinnamon and vanilla
- 18[Back away from my doghouse!]
- 19Give in under pressure
- 20Beef
- 22Old oath
- 23Engage
- 24Wild West outlaw
- 26What might check your id?
- 27Setting for the Times Square ball drop: Abbr.
- 28Sojourner Truth speech in which she said "You need not be afraid to give us our rights"
- 30Lee who directed "Sense and Sensibility"
- 31E to F, for example
- 32Part of some beauty treatments and the lunar cycle
- 35Napa neighbor
- 36Brief getaway for newlyweds
- 38Word between two names
- 39Grab bag contents
- 41Deg. held by Shaquille O'Neal and Melinda Gates
- 44Amp (up)
- 45Tools for certain appraisers
- 46Where "sabaidee" means "hello"
- 47They're heard in a herd
- 49Solo
- 50Pseudoscientific bodily emanations
- 51Morphine source
- 53Figure in history or math?
- 55"Passing" author Larsen
- 56Attacks in the press
- 57Sinuous
- 58Five-limbed marine creatures
Down
- 1Cochise, for one
- 2Calf-length pants
- 3To an extent
- 4Sweetly, in music
- 5Footslog
- 6First sign in the Chinese zodiac
- 7"Love your work!"
- 8Typical Little League coaches
- 9Dubious, in modern lingo
- 10"___ of Avonlea," literary sequel of 1909
- 11Many a child actor's "manager"
- 12Main script of written Japanese
- 13Finish line?
- 15Collegiate focus
- 21Play areas that, despite their name, are actually squares
- 24Things to avoid at all costs
- 25Coils
- 28"Till one has loved an ___ a part of one's soul remains unawakened": Anatole France
- 29___-Missouria Tribe
- 30Center of a revolution
- 32Unguarded on the field
- 33"Ta-da!"
- 34Share the bill
- 36Group that practices baptism for the dead
- 37Many Everest climbers
- 40Render pointless
- 41Instrument that might contain dried beans
- 42Flat-topped straw hat
- 43Look at critically
- 46"12 Angry Men" director
- 48Grump
- 50How a home might be sold in a seller's market
- 52___ Day (European festival)
- 54Business with lockers for storing valuables
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Experience that'll change one's mind — Answer: ACIDTRIP
- 9. ___ Fierce, onetime Beyoncé persona — Answer: SASHA
- 14. Broad views — Answer: PANORAMAS
- 16. Up to — Answer: UNTIL
- 17. Dessert often flavored with cinnamon and vanilla — Answer: APPLETART
- 18. [Back away from my doghouse!] — Answer: SNARL
- 19. Give in under pressure — Answer: CRACK
- 20. Beef — Answer: FEUD
- 22. Old oath — Answer: EGAD
- 23. Engage — Answer: HIRE
- 24. Wild West outlaw — Answer: BANDIT
- 26. What might check your id? — Answer: EGO
- 27. Setting for the Times Square ball drop: Abbr. — Answer: EST
- 28. Sojourner Truth speech in which she said "You need not be afraid to give us our rights" — Answer: AINTIAWOMAN
- 30. Lee who directed "Sense and Sensibility" — Answer: ANG
- 31. E to F, for example — Answer: SEMITONE
- 32. Part of some beauty treatments and the lunar cycle — Answer: WAXING
- 35. Napa neighbor — Answer: SONOMA
- 36. Brief getaway for newlyweds — Answer: MINIMOON
- 38. Word between two names — Answer: NEE
- 39. Grab bag contents — Answer: ODDSANDENDS
- 41. Deg. held by Shaquille O'Neal and Melinda Gates — Answer: MBA
- 44. Amp (up) — Answer: REV
- 45. Tools for certain appraisers — Answer: LOUPES
- 46. Where "sabaidee" means "hello" — Answer: LAOS
- 47. They're heard in a herd — Answer: MOOS
- 49. Solo — Answer: STAG
- 50. Pseudoscientific bodily emanations — Answer: AURAS
- 51. Morphine source — Answer: OPIUM
- 53. Figure in history or math? — Answer: CLASSMATE
- 55. "Passing" author Larsen — Answer: NELLA
- 56. Attacks in the press — Answer: HITPIECES
- 57. Sinuous — Answer: SNAKY
- 58. Five-limbed marine creatures — Answer: SEASTARS
Down
- 1. Cochise, for one — Answer: APACHE
- 2. Calf-length pants — Answer: CAPRIS
- 3. To an extent — Answer: INPART
- 4. Sweetly, in music — Answer: DOLCE
- 5. Footslog — Answer: TREK
- 6. First sign in the Chinese zodiac — Answer: RAT
- 7. "Love your work!" — Answer: IMAFAN
- 8. Typical Little League coaches — Answer: PARENTS
- 9. Dubious, in modern lingo — Answer: SUS
- 10. "___ of Avonlea," literary sequel of 1909 — Answer: ANNE
- 11. Many a child actor's "manager" — Answer: STAGEMOM
- 12. Main script of written Japanese — Answer: HIRAGANA
- 13. Finish line? — Answer: ALLDONE
- 15. Collegiate focus — Answer: STUDIES
- 21. Play areas that, despite their name, are actually squares — Answer: DIAMONDS
- 24. Things to avoid at all costs — Answer: BIGNONOS
- 25. Coils — Answer: TWINES
- 28. "Till one has loved an ___ a part of one's soul remains unawakened": Anatole France — Answer: ANIMAL
- 29. ___-Missouria Tribe — Answer: OTOE
- 30. Center of a revolution — Answer: AXIS
- 32. Unguarded on the field — Answer: WIDEOPEN
- 33. "Ta-da!" — Answer: ANDVOILA
- 34. Share the bill — Answer: GODUTCH
- 36. Group that practices baptism for the dead — Answer: MORMONS
- 37. Many Everest climbers — Answer: NEPALIS
- 40. Render pointless — Answer: NEGATE
- 41. Instrument that might contain dried beans — Answer: MARACA
- 42. Flat-topped straw hat — Answer: BOATER
- 43. Look at critically — Answer: ASSESS
- 46. "12 Angry Men" director — Answer: LUMET
- 48. Grump — Answer: SULK
- 50. How a home might be sold in a seller's market — Answer: ASIS
- 52. ___ Day (European festival) — Answer: MAY
- 54. Business with lockers for storing valuables — Answer: SPA
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