NYT Crossword Answers - Mar 28

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  1. 1Poke bowl condimentWASABIMAYO
  2. 11Story of a lifetime?OBIT
  3. 15Sort whose business is going way down?SCUBADIVER
  4. 16Roaring Twenties look, informallyDECO
  5. 17Be easily victoriousWINBYAMILE
  6. 18Word with six or seaDEEP
  7. 19Word often followed by a dateDUE
  8. 20"Oh, yeah?"REALLY
  9. 22Certain touchdown scorers, for shortRBS
  10. 23Ceremonial pilesPYRES
  11. 25Sinks one's teeth into?SAWSUP
  12. 27Three, in ChineseSAN
  13. 28Worker's performance that informs the colony of a nearby nectar sourceBEEDANCE
  14. 30Locales of small portsPCS
  15. 33Food specialty that might be topped with Creole mustardPOBOY
  16. 35Stopped dreaming, sayAWOKE
  17. 36Hiding placeLAIR
  18. 38Skin-care product applied with a cotton padTONER
  19. 40Out, in a wayABED
  20. 41AppendANNEX
  21. 43AppendADDON
  22. 45They go around the block: Abbr.STS
  23. 46People have a variety of positions on theseYOGAMATS
  24. 48Apple varietyMAC
  25. 50San Diego County beach town with a racetrackDELMAR
  26. 51Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)JAPAN
  27. 53Chest beaterAPE
  28. 54___ Blue (dandruff shampoo brand)SELSUN
  29. 57Show of respectBOW
  30. 59Not-so-light readingTOME
  31. 61Nolan Ryan had seven of them in his careerNOHITGAMES
  32. 64North Carolina college townELON
  33. 65Spanish for "amateur"AFICIONADO
  34. 66"___ people!"SOME
  35. 67Sarcastic response to a rude commentSTAYCLASSY

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  1. 1Nashville-to-Memphis dir.WSW
  2. 2Component of an exfoliator, oftenACID
  3. 3The crack of dawnSUNUP
  4. 4Oh, brothers, where art thou?ABBEYS
  5. 5Sound relativeBAY
  6. 6Formal turndown from the fearfulIDARENOT
  7. 7Traditional wearers of black-and-white face paintMIMES
  8. 8Running shoe brandAVIA
  9. 9Big whoopYELL
  10. 10Menacing wordsORELSE
  11. 11Like the 314th digit of piODD
  12. 12Ones wise on Weizenbocks, perhapsBEERSNOBS
  13. 13Cooler cousinICEBUCKET
  14. 14Stats for pitchers and race car driversTOPSPEEDS
  15. 21Nonsense word akin to "blah"YADA
  16. 24Genre for only two Song of the Year winners in Grammy historyRAP
  17. 26Water from a sippy cupWAWA
  18. 28Strong tiesBONDS
  19. 29Checked outEYED
  20. 30Get-togethers arranged by parentsPLAYDATES
  21. 31Hybrid team sport that uses kayaksCANOEPOLO
  22. 32Many a divorcéeSINGLEMOM
  23. 34Junk, sayBOAT
  24. 37Bundle in an officeREAM
  25. 39Like Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"ROMANTIC
  26. 42Short day soon after the winter solstice?XMAS
  27. 44Day breakNAP
  28. 47Entertainment centersARENAS
  29. 49Rental at a beach clubCABANA
  30. 51Like good gossipJUICY
  31. 52Spanish uncle?NOMAS
  32. 55Top story, maybeLOFT
  33. 56Zaydism and Isma'ilism are sects of thisSHIA
  34. 58Brings togetherWEDS
  35. 60Carbon compound suffixENE
  36. 62Cheer from a fútbol fanGOL
  37. 63___ sauceSOY

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Poke bowl condiment — Answer: WASABIMAYO
  2. 11. Story of a lifetime? — Answer: OBIT
  3. 15. Sort whose business is going way down? — Answer: SCUBADIVER
  4. 16. Roaring Twenties look, informally — Answer: DECO
  5. 17. Be easily victorious — Answer: WINBYAMILE
  6. 18. Word with six or sea — Answer: DEEP
  7. 19. Word often followed by a date — Answer: DUE
  8. 20. "Oh, yeah?" — Answer: REALLY
  9. 22. Certain touchdown scorers, for short — Answer: RBS
  10. 23. Ceremonial piles — Answer: PYRES
  11. 25. Sinks one's teeth into? — Answer: SAWSUP
  12. 27. Three, in Chinese — Answer: SAN
  13. 28. Worker's performance that informs the colony of a nearby nectar source — Answer: BEEDANCE
  14. 30. Locales of small ports — Answer: PCS
  15. 33. Food specialty that might be topped with Creole mustard — Answer: POBOY
  16. 35. Stopped dreaming, say — Answer: AWOKE
  17. 36. Hiding place — Answer: LAIR
  18. 38. Skin-care product applied with a cotton pad — Answer: TONER
  19. 40. Out, in a way — Answer: ABED
  20. 41. Append — Answer: ANNEX
  21. 43. Append — Answer: ADDON
  22. 45. They go around the block: Abbr. — Answer: STS
  23. 46. People have a variety of positions on these — Answer: YOGAMATS
  24. 48. Apple variety — Answer: MAC
  25. 50. San Diego County beach town with a racetrack — Answer: DELMAR
  26. 51. Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!) — Answer: JAPAN
  27. 53. Chest beater — Answer: APE
  28. 54. ___ Blue (dandruff shampoo brand) — Answer: SELSUN
  29. 57. Show of respect — Answer: BOW
  30. 59. Not-so-light reading — Answer: TOME
  31. 61. Nolan Ryan had seven of them in his career — Answer: NOHITGAMES
  32. 64. North Carolina college town — Answer: ELON
  33. 65. Spanish for "amateur" — Answer: AFICIONADO
  34. 66. "___ people!" — Answer: SOME
  35. 67. Sarcastic response to a rude comment — Answer: STAYCLASSY

Down

  1. 1. Nashville-to-Memphis dir. — Answer: WSW
  2. 2. Component of an exfoliator, often — Answer: ACID
  3. 3. The crack of dawn — Answer: SUNUP
  4. 4. Oh, brothers, where art thou? — Answer: ABBEYS
  5. 5. Sound relative — Answer: BAY
  6. 6. Formal turndown from the fearful — Answer: IDARENOT
  7. 7. Traditional wearers of black-and-white face paint — Answer: MIMES
  8. 8. Running shoe brand — Answer: AVIA
  9. 9. Big whoop — Answer: YELL
  10. 10. Menacing words — Answer: ORELSE
  11. 11. Like the 314th digit of pi — Answer: ODD
  12. 12. Ones wise on Weizenbocks, perhaps — Answer: BEERSNOBS
  13. 13. Cooler cousin — Answer: ICEBUCKET
  14. 14. Stats for pitchers and race car drivers — Answer: TOPSPEEDS
  15. 21. Nonsense word akin to "blah" — Answer: YADA
  16. 24. Genre for only two Song of the Year winners in Grammy history — Answer: RAP
  17. 26. Water from a sippy cup — Answer: WAWA
  18. 28. Strong ties — Answer: BONDS
  19. 29. Checked out — Answer: EYED
  20. 30. Get-togethers arranged by parents — Answer: PLAYDATES
  21. 31. Hybrid team sport that uses kayaks — Answer: CANOEPOLO
  22. 32. Many a divorcée — Answer: SINGLEMOM
  23. 34. Junk, say — Answer: BOAT
  24. 37. Bundle in an office — Answer: REAM
  25. 39. Like Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty" — Answer: ROMANTIC
  26. 42. Short day soon after the winter solstice? — Answer: XMAS
  27. 44. Day break — Answer: NAP
  28. 47. Entertainment centers — Answer: ARENAS
  29. 49. Rental at a beach club — Answer: CABANA
  30. 51. Like good gossip — Answer: JUICY
  31. 52. Spanish uncle? — Answer: NOMAS
  32. 55. Top story, maybe — Answer: LOFT
  33. 56. Zaydism and Isma'ilism are sects of this — Answer: SHIA
  34. 58. Brings together — Answer: WEDS
  35. 60. Carbon compound suffix — Answer: ENE
  36. 62. Cheer from a fútbol fan — Answer: GOL
  37. 63. ___ sauce — Answer: SOY

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Poke bowl condimentWASABIMAYO
11Story of a lifetime?OBIT
15Sort whose business is going way down?SCUBADIVER
16Roaring Twenties look, informallyDECO
17Be easily victoriousWINBYAMILE
18Word with six or seaDEEP
19Word often followed by a dateDUE
20"Oh, yeah?"REALLY
22Certain touchdown scorers, for shortRBS
23Ceremonial pilesPYRES
25Sinks one's teeth into?SAWSUP
27Three, in ChineseSAN
28Worker's performance that informs the colony of a nearby nectar sourceBEEDANCE
30Locales of small portsPCS
33Food specialty that might be topped with Creole mustardPOBOY
35Stopped dreaming, sayAWOKE
36Hiding placeLAIR
38Skin-care product applied with a cotton padTONER
40Out, in a wayABED
41AppendANNEX
43AppendADDON
45They go around the block: Abbr.STS
46People have a variety of positions on theseYOGAMATS
48Apple varietyMAC
50San Diego County beach town with a racetrackDELMAR
51Country with 14,125 islands (and only 260 inhabited!)JAPAN
53Chest beaterAPE
54___ Blue (dandruff shampoo brand)SELSUN
57Show of respectBOW
59Not-so-light readingTOME
61Nolan Ryan had seven of them in his careerNOHITGAMES
64North Carolina college townELON
65Spanish for "amateur"AFICIONADO
66"___ people!"SOME
67Sarcastic response to a rude commentSTAYCLASSY

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Nashville-to-Memphis dir.WSW
2Component of an exfoliator, oftenACID
3The crack of dawnSUNUP
4Oh, brothers, where art thou?ABBEYS
5Sound relativeBAY
6Formal turndown from the fearfulIDARENOT
7Traditional wearers of black-and-white face paintMIMES
8Running shoe brandAVIA
9Big whoopYELL
10Menacing wordsORELSE
11Like the 314th digit of piODD
12Ones wise on Weizenbocks, perhapsBEERSNOBS
13Cooler cousinICEBUCKET
14Stats for pitchers and race car driversTOPSPEEDS
21Nonsense word akin to "blah"YADA
24Genre for only two Song of the Year winners in Grammy historyRAP
26Water from a sippy cupWAWA
28Strong tiesBONDS
29Checked outEYED
30Get-togethers arranged by parentsPLAYDATES
31Hybrid team sport that uses kayaksCANOEPOLO
32Many a divorcéeSINGLEMOM
34Junk, sayBOAT
37Bundle in an officeREAM
39Like Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"ROMANTIC
42Short day soon after the winter solstice?XMAS
44Day breakNAP
47Entertainment centersARENAS
49Rental at a beach clubCABANA
51Like good gossipJUICY
52Spanish uncle?NOMAS
55Top story, maybeLOFT
56Zaydism and Isma'ilism are sects of thisSHIA
58Brings togetherWEDS
60Carbon compound suffixENE
62Cheer from a fútbol fanGOL
63___ sauceSOY

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