Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1U.S.'s oldest continuous women's professional sports org.
- 5Sample sake, say
- 8___ salmon
- 14They're mined, all mined!
- 15Kissing on a park bench, e.g., for short
- 16"Fingers crossed!"
- 17Gives a thumbs-up
- 19Take to the sky
- 20Vex
- 21Pollen producer
- 23Texter's "I can't believe this"
- 24Made a scene?
- 26"I cannot ___ anybody anything; I can only make them think": Socrates
- 30"Hijack" actor Idris
- 32"Nope!"
- 34Middling mark
- 35Recruit successfully, as a reluctant participant
- 37Signs of spring
- 39At the moment
- 41Finger foods served on a toothpick, maybe
- 42"Taste the rainbow" candy
- 44Perplex
- 45Sunbather's goal
- 46First-person shooter video game franchise
- 4799% fat-free, say
- 48Jazz legend Shaw
- 50Gave it a go
- 52Surveillance device, informally
- 55Followed the leader
- 57Plenty o'
- 59Road sign with a unidirectional arrow
- 62Compliment on the green
- 64The Blenheim in England, for one
- 65"___ soon?"
- 66Spooky-sounding lake
- 67Reeks
- 68"Wowza!"
- 69Bears' lairs
Down
- 1Is nuts for
- 2Type of event run by the 1-Across
- 3Grasp a central idea
- 4Sailing, say
- 5Ian Fleming figure
- 6"I.e.," spelled out
- 7Frenchman who developed an anthrax vaccine
- 8Decorative pillowcase
- 9Make noticeable progress
- 10Offer a thought
- 11Hawaii's Mauna ___
- 12Fig. at a body shop
- 13A deer, a female deer
- 18Betray
- 22Like some temporary committees
- 25Common cooking oil
- 27Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down?
- 28Relinquishes
- 29Hermann who wrote "Siddhartha"
- 31One side of the political aisle, with "the"
- 33Functional
- 35Believer in Jah, familiarly
- 36Herr Schindler in "Schindler's List"
- 38"Roll Tide!" school, in brief
- 40Eudora ___, Pulitzer-winning author for "The Optimist's Daughter"
- 43Kia S.U.V.
- 49Sioux City native
- 51"A pain in the neck," e.g.
- 53Actor Sean of "Stranger Things"
- 54Aussie buds
- 56So-called "windows to the soul"
- 58Take in the paper?
- 59Photo ___
- 60Revolutionary Turner
- 61Horror director Roth
- 63Gear tooth
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. U.S.'s oldest continuous women's professional sports org. — Answer: LPGA
- 5. Sample sake, say — Answer: SIP
- 8. ___ salmon — Answer: SMOKED
- 14. They're mined, all mined! — Answer: ORES
- 15. Kissing on a park bench, e.g., for short — Answer: PDA
- 16. "Fingers crossed!" — Answer: HOPESO
- 17. Gives a thumbs-up — Answer: VOTESYES
- 19. Take to the sky — Answer: AVIATE
- 20. Vex — Answer: EATAT
- 21. Pollen producer — Answer: STAMEN
- 23. Texter's "I can't believe this" — Answer: SMH
- 24. Made a scene? — Answer: ACTED
- 26. "I cannot ___ anybody anything; I can only make them think": Socrates — Answer: TEACH
- 30. "Hijack" actor Idris — Answer: ELBA
- 32. "Nope!" — Answer: UHUH
- 34. Middling mark — Answer: CEE
- 35. Recruit successfully, as a reluctant participant — Answer: ROPEIN
- 37. Signs of spring — Answer: ROSEBUDS
- 39. At the moment — Answer: ASOFNOW
- 41. Finger foods served on a toothpick, maybe — Answer: CANAPES
- 42. "Taste the rainbow" candy — Answer: SKITTLES
- 44. Perplex — Answer: BEMUSE
- 45. Sunbather's goal — Answer: TAN
- 46. First-person shooter video game franchise — Answer: HALO
- 47. 99% fat-free, say — Answer: LEAN
- 48. Jazz legend Shaw — Answer: ARTIE
- 50. Gave it a go — Answer: TRIED
- 52. Surveillance device, informally — Answer: CAM
- 55. Followed the leader — Answer: OBEYED
- 57. Plenty o' — Answer: LOTSA
- 59. Road sign with a unidirectional arrow — Answer: ONEWAY
- 62. Compliment on the green — Answer: NICEPUTT
- 64. The Blenheim in England, for one — Answer: PALACE
- 65. "___ soon?" — Answer: TOO
- 66. Spooky-sounding lake — Answer: ERIE
- 67. Reeks — Answer: STINKS
- 68. "Wowza!" — Answer: OMG
- 69. Bears' lairs — Answer: DENS
Down
- 1. Is nuts for — Answer: LOVES
- 2. Type of event run by the 1-Across — Answer: PROAM
- 3. Grasp a central idea — Answer: GETTHEPOINT
- 4. Sailing, say — Answer: ASEA
- 5. Ian Fleming figure — Answer: SPY
- 6. "I.e.," spelled out — Answer: IDEST
- 7. Frenchman who developed an anthrax vaccine — Answer: PASTEUR
- 8. Decorative pillowcase — Answer: SHAM
- 9. Make noticeable progress — Answer: MOVETHENEEDLE
- 10. Offer a thought — Answer: OPINE
- 11. Hawaii's Mauna ___ — Answer: KEA
- 12. Fig. at a body shop — Answer: EST
- 13. A deer, a female deer — Answer: DOE
- 18. Betray — Answer: STABINTHEBACK
- 22. Like some temporary committees — Answer: ADHOC
- 25. Common cooking oil — Answer: CANOLA
- 27. Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down? — Answer: ACUPUNCTURE
- 28. Relinquishes — Answer: CEDES
- 29. Hermann who wrote "Siddhartha" — Answer: HESSE
- 31. One side of the political aisle, with "the" — Answer: LEFT
- 33. Functional — Answer: USABLE
- 35. Believer in Jah, familiarly — Answer: RASTA
- 36. Herr Schindler in "Schindler's List" — Answer: OSKAR
- 38. "Roll Tide!" school, in brief — Answer: BAMA
- 40. Eudora ___, Pulitzer-winning author for "The Optimist's Daughter" — Answer: WELTY
- 43. Kia S.U.V. — Answer: SORENTO
- 49. Sioux City native — Answer: IOWAN
- 51. "A pain in the neck," e.g. — Answer: IDIOM
- 53. Actor Sean of "Stranger Things" — Answer: ASTIN
- 54. Aussie buds — Answer: MATES
- 56. So-called "windows to the soul" — Answer: EYES
- 58. Take in the paper? — Answer: OPED
- 59. Photo ___ — Answer: OPS
- 60. Revolutionary Turner — Answer: NAT
- 61. Horror director Roth — Answer: ELI
- 63. Gear tooth — Answer: COG
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