What's It All About?
By Rich Katz and Jeff Chen
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Dressed (in)
- 5Facial cream amount
- 8Harriet Tubman was one for the Union
- 11Place in a pyramid, say
- 17Site of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
- 18Head of a noted animal rescue project
- 20Prospectors' targets
- 22"Take me to your ___" (alien demand)
- 23TV's "Search for the Titanic," for one?
- 26Fifth-century conqueror who tried (and failed!) to take Rome
- 27Charcuterie assortment
- 28It's hard to see
- 29Champagne name
- 31Honk
- 32Chestnuts
- 35Instructions for slaying Dracula?
- 38Tibetan beasts
- 40Realm
- 41Concern in data transmission
- 42Shoppers' conveniences
- 46Tributary of the Colorado River
- 48Bit of Rasta headwear
- 49Tribe along the Missouri River
- 51Broadway offering titled with dots and dashes?
- 54Ones moving with the music?
- 58High-protein diet
- 59Nat ___ (channel)
- 60Prove untrue
- 63Farm call
- 64Belfry locale
- 67Indian dish featuring potatoes and cauliflower
- 69Rear
- 70TED Talk about neuropsychology?
- 73Syllables of reproof
- 75"So is this our plan or not?"
- 76Ones whistling while they work?
- 79"May Day is ___ Day in Hawaii" (holiday slogan)
- 80Like tightwads
- 81Poetic tribute
- 83Lose ground, say
- 84Scout's container
- 86U-Haul ad?
- 89Sister of Hades
- 90Picture of Pluto, for instance
- 92Org. holding an annual basketball championship since 1939
- 93Metaphorical bit of progress
- 94Spiced quaff
- 96Bud after Jack, perhaps?
- 99___ mind
- 101Email thread with a "Donate now!" message?
- 104"Chow time!"
- 109Chuck
- 110"I solemnly swear ...," for one
- 111Longtime restaurant critic ___ Greene
- 113Feature of the Niña, but not the Pinta
- 114Milan fashion house
- 116Giddiness at completing this crossword puzzle?
- 120Flattened, in a way
- 121Contribution to a pot
- 122Reason someone might go streaking
- 123To be, in Gay Paree
- 124Common sonata enders
- 125Pluto, e.g.
- 126Airer of the game show "The Cube"
- 127Off to someone's inbox
Down
- 1Pink drink, for short
- 2Place for a flag pin
- 3Up
- 4Cable channels?
- 5It's stranded in a cell
- 6Early ISP
- 7Spike
- 8Bad thing to end on
- 9Lead-in to approval
- 10Polite affirmation
- 11Put over the moon
- 12Something that, if you cut a hole in it, actually has fewer holes than before
- 13Inked up
- 14Just awful
- 15Offerings in some fruit bowls
- 16Actor Benjamin of "Miss Congeniality"
- 19Position of authority
- 21Vodka brand, informally
- 24"My goodness!"
- 25Thigh muscle, informally
- 30Toy inventor with a background in sculpture and architecture
- 33Living ___
- 34Take off the top
- 36Thurman of film
- 37Partner of dagger
- 39Hardly a romp
- 42Wrigglers by the Nile
- 43"Like ___," rap hit fueling the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef of 2024
- 44Fabric similar to suede
- 45___ week (TV ratings period)
- 47Cover for a hardwood floor
- 50This evening, in commercialese
- 52Climber's aid
- 53Alone
- 55What face emojis with hearts for eyes mean
- 56Long, long time
- 57Roll of green
- 60Harmonic R&B; subgenre
- 61Goaded
- 62When doubled, chocolate treat
- 65Journalist Holt
- 66Herbal supplement used as a cold remedy
- 68Condition that may involve repetitive behaviors, for short
- 69Dragster
- 71Term of endearment
- 72It's a thing
- 73R&B; trio with the 1999 #1 hit "No Scrubs"
- 74Something blue that follows Black or Red
- 77Adam's apple locale
- 78Spanish muralist whose "American Progress" is in the lobby of 30 Rockefeller Center
- 80Welcome at the door
- 82Imprint, as a lasting memory
- 85Home of Si Racha, where the hot sauce was invented
- 86Did some winter riding
- 87The third one is often dangerous
- 88Roof overhang
- 90Computers' process of storing data
- 91Superlative suffix
- 94Cylindrical Mexican pastry
- 95Actor Mark of "NCIS"
- 97Yoga type
- 98Crowd noise
- 100"Oh, you're in on this, too?"
- 101Be in charge of, as a committee
- 102Substances in sports scandals, familiarly
- 103Require
- 105Listings on a blogroll
- 106In the 1%
- 107Decorate
- 108Believe it!
- 112It's passed on the way to the bar, for short
- 115Keanu's role in "The Matrix"
- 117Classic muscle car
- 118Ball
- 119Tous ___ jours (every day, in French)
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Dressed (in) — Answer: CLAD
- 5. Facial cream amount — Answer: DAB
- 8. Harriet Tubman was one for the Union — Answer: SPY
- 11. Place in a pyramid, say — Answer: ENTOMB
- 17. Site of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial — Answer: OAHU
- 18. Head of a noted animal rescue project — Answer: NOAH
- 20. Prospectors' targets — Answer: ORES
- 22. "Take me to your ___" (alien demand) — Answer: LEADER
- 23. TV's "Search for the Titanic," for one? — Answer: SPECIALREQUEST
- 26. Fifth-century conqueror who tried (and failed!) to take Rome — Answer: ATTILA
- 27. Charcuterie assortment — Answer: MEATS
- 28. It's hard to see — Answer: BLUR
- 29. Champagne name — Answer: MOET
- 31. Honk — Answer: TOOT
- 32. Chestnuts — Answer: OLDSAWS
- 35. Instructions for slaying Dracula? — Answer: MANUALRECOUNT
- 38. Tibetan beasts — Answer: YAKS
- 40. Realm — Answer: DOMAIN
- 41. Concern in data transmission — Answer: LOSS
- 42. Shoppers' conveniences — Answer: ATMS
- 46. Tributary of the Colorado River — Answer: GILA
- 48. Bit of Rasta headwear — Answer: TAM
- 49. Tribe along the Missouri River — Answer: OTOE
- 51. Broadway offering titled with dots and dashes? — Answer: SHOWREMORSE
- 54. Ones moving with the music? — Answer: ROADIES
- 58. High-protein diet — Answer: PALEO
- 59. Nat ___ (channel) — Answer: GEO
- 60. Prove untrue — Answer: DEBUNK
- 63. Farm call — Answer: MOO
- 64. Belfry locale — Answer: STEEPLE
- 67. Indian dish featuring potatoes and cauliflower — Answer: ALOOGOBI
- 69. Rear — Answer: HIND
- 70. TED Talk about neuropsychology? — Answer: SPEECHRECOGNITION
- 73. Syllables of reproof — Answer: TSKS
- 75. "So is this our plan or not?" — Answer: SHOULDWE
- 76. Ones whistling while they work? — Answer: KETTLES
- 79. "May Day is ___ Day in Hawaii" (holiday slogan) — Answer: LEI
- 80. Like tightwads — Answer: STINGY
- 81. Poetic tribute — Answer: ODE. Hint: Think of a heartfelt expression that often rhymes! ✍️
- 83. Lose ground, say — Answer: ERODE
- 84. Scout's container — Answer: CANTEEN
- 86. U-Haul ad? — Answer: SPOTREMOVER
- 89. Sister of Hades — Answer: HERA
- 90. Picture of Pluto, for instance — Answer: CEL
- 92. Org. holding an annual basketball championship since 1939 — Answer: NCAA
- 93. Metaphorical bit of progress — Answer: DENT
- 94. Spiced quaff — Answer: CHAI
- 96. Bud after Jack, perhaps? — Answer: CHASER
- 99. ___ mind — Answer: HIVE
- 101. Email thread with a "Donate now!" message? — Answer: CHAINREACTION
- 104. "Chow time!" — Answer: LETSEAT
- 109. Chuck — Answer: HURL
- 110. "I solemnly swear ...," for one — Answer: OATH
- 111. Longtime restaurant critic ___ Greene — Answer: GAEL
- 113. Feature of the Niña, but not the Pinta — Answer: TILDE
- 114. Milan fashion house — Answer: ARMANI
- 116. Giddiness at completing this crossword puzzle? — Answer: HIGHRESOLUTION
- 120. Flattened, in a way — Answer: IRONED
- 121. Contribution to a pot — Answer: ANTE
- 122. Reason someone might go streaking — Answer: DARE
- 123. To be, in Gay Paree — Answer: ETRE
- 124. Common sonata enders — Answer: RONDOS
- 125. Pluto, e.g. — Answer: GOD
- 126. Airer of the game show "The Cube" — Answer: TBS
- 127. Off to someone's inbox — Answer: SENT
Down
- 1. Pink drink, for short — Answer: COSMO
- 2. Place for a flag pin — Answer: LAPEL
- 3. Up — Answer: AHEAD
- 4. Cable channels? — Answer: DUCTS
- 5. It's stranded in a cell — Answer: DNA
- 6. Early ISP — Answer: AOL. Hint: Think of a popular service that made dial-up internet famous in the '90s! 📞
- 7. Spike — Answer: BARB
- 8. Bad thing to end on — Answer: SOURNOTE
- 9. Lead-in to approval — Answer: PRE
- 10. Polite affirmation — Answer: YESMAAM
- 11. Put over the moon — Answer: ELATE
- 12. Something that, if you cut a hole in it, actually has fewer holes than before — Answer: NET
- 13. Inked up — Answer: TATTOOED
- 14. Just awful — Answer: ODIOUS
- 15. Offerings in some fruit bowls — Answer: MELONS
- 16. Actor Benjamin of "Miss Congeniality" — Answer: BRATT
- 19. Position of authority — Answer: HELM
- 21. Vodka brand, informally — Answer: STOLI
- 24. "My goodness!" — Answer: ISAY
- 25. Thigh muscle, informally — Answer: QUAD
- 30. Toy inventor with a background in sculpture and architecture — Answer: ERNORUBIK
- 33. Living ___ — Answer: WAGE
- 34. Take off the top — Answer: SKIM
- 36. Thurman of film — Answer: UMA
- 37. Partner of dagger — Answer: CLOAK
- 39. Hardly a romp — Answer: SLOG
- 42. Wrigglers by the Nile — Answer: ASPS
- 43. "Like ___," rap hit fueling the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef of 2024 — Answer: THAT
- 44. Fabric similar to suede — Answer: MOLESKIN
- 45. ___ week (TV ratings period) — Answer: SWEEPS
- 47. Cover for a hardwood floor — Answer: AREARUG
- 50. This evening, in commercialese — Answer: TONITE
- 52. Climber's aid — Answer: ROPE
- 53. Alone — Answer: SOLELY
- 55. What face emojis with hearts for eyes mean — Answer: IMINLOVE
- 56. Long, long time — Answer: EON
- 57. Roll of green — Answer: SOD
- 60. Harmonic R&B; subgenre — Answer: DOOWOP
- 61. Goaded — Answer: EGGEDON
- 62. When doubled, chocolate treat — Answer: BON
- 65. Journalist Holt — Answer: LESTER
- 66. Herbal supplement used as a cold remedy — Answer: ECHINACEA
- 68. Condition that may involve repetitive behaviors, for short — Answer: OCD
- 69. Dragster — Answer: HOTROD
- 71. Term of endearment — Answer: HON
- 72. It's a thing — Answer: ITEM
- 73. R&B; trio with the 1999 #1 hit "No Scrubs" — Answer: TLC
- 74. Something blue that follows Black or Red — Answer: SEA
- 77. Adam's apple locale — Answer: EDEN
- 78. Spanish muralist whose "American Progress" is in the lobby of 30 Rockefeller Center — Answer: SERT
- 80. Welcome at the door — Answer: SEEIN
- 82. Imprint, as a lasting memory — Answer: ETCH
- 85. Home of Si Racha, where the hot sauce was invented — Answer: THAILAND
- 86. Did some winter riding — Answer: SLEIGHED
- 87. The third one is often dangerous — Answer: RAIL
- 88. Roof overhang — Answer: EAVE
- 90. Computers' process of storing data — Answer: CACHING
- 91. Superlative suffix — Answer: EST
- 94. Cylindrical Mexican pastry — Answer: CHURRO
- 95. Actor Mark of "NCIS" — Answer: HARMON
- 97. Yoga type — Answer: HATHA
- 98. Crowd noise — Answer: ROAR
- 100. "Oh, you're in on this, too?" — Answer: ETTU
- 101. Be in charge of, as a committee — Answer: CHAIR
- 102. Substances in sports scandals, familiarly — Answer: ROIDS
- 103. Require — Answer: NEED
- 105. Listings on a blogroll — Answer: SITES
- 106. In the 1% — Answer: ELITE
- 107. Decorate — Answer: ADORN
- 108. Believe it! — Answer: TENET
- 112. It's passed on the way to the bar, for short — Answer: LSAT
- 115. Keanu's role in "The Matrix" — Answer: NEO
- 117. Classic muscle car — Answer: GTO
- 118. Ball — Answer: ORB
- 119. Tous ___ jours (every day, in French) — Answer: LES
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