NYT Crossword Answers - Apr 13
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By John Kugelman
Across
- 1Front-runners at the Iditarod?LEADDOGS
- 9Discreetly acknowledgesNODSAT
- 19One end of a headphone cableAUDIOJACK
- 21Peter of "The Lion in Winter"OTOOLE
- 22NamelyTOWIT
- 23Popcorn and pretzels at a parade?PROCESSIONSCONCESSIONS
- 26ManagesCOPES
- 28Dr. Wilson's department on "House"ONCOLOGY
- 29FittingAPT
- 35Mideast grp.PLO
- 36Keep rhythm, in a wayTOETAP
- 39Missing people?LONELY
- 40FarewellADIEU
- 42Someone who might excel at a Bible trivia game?PROTESTANTCONTESTANT
- 48Biked past, sayRODEBY
- 49"Never mind that"IGNOREIT
- 50MockRIPON
- 53Bonobo relativeCHIMP
- 56Newcastle ninnyPRAT
- 57"The X-Files" org.FBI
- 67Tools of the trade?CONTRACTORSPROTRACTORS
- 71Lead-in to completeAUTO
- 72Little tipple, cutesilyDRINKYPOO
- 73Spill the teaGOSSIP
- 75Beach day bummerRAIN
- 76MeaniesOGRES
- 79"Midnight Cowboy" nicknameRATSO
- 84Cleans up after a dirty guest?BLEEPS
- 86Police interrogator or priest?CONFESSIONPROFESSION
- 92Gallup's bailiwickPOLLS
- 93Linear algebra arrayMATRIX
- 94Retail magnate James Cash ___PENNEY
- 97"Groundhog Day" plot deviceTIMELOOP
- 100Famous flautistPAN
- 103Certain dance partnerPROMDATE
- 106Final Four, e.g.SEMIS
- 108"Bloody" queen of EnglandMARYI
- 110Angry words at a school assembly?CONVOCATIONPROVOCATION
- 115ExpertADEPT
- 116"Well, ___ here!"LOOKIE
- 117Many-time role for Robert Downey Jr.TONYSTARK
- 118Capone's foilerNESS
- 119Way out thereYONDER
Down
- 1Pet sitter?LAPCAT
- 2Genre for Abba and Ace of BaseEUROPOP
- 3Many a dog ownerADOPTER
- 4Chop chop!DICE
- 5Forest femalesDOES
- 7Reacts to a jump scareGASPS
- 8HeirSCION
- 9A flawed personNOSAINT
- 10Rx-freeOTC
- 11Scooby-___DOO
- 14Not-so-young 'unsTEENS
- 16Enter heroicallySWOOPIN
- 17Hair curlRINGLET
- 20Leveled, for shortKOD
- 22"General" of takeoutTSO
- 24Canon competitorNIKON
- 30ZippedSPED
- 32Prefix with belDECI
- 33Promote excessivelyFLOG
- 34Suburb north of BostonLYNN
- 38Penitent personATONER
- 39Give excessive praiseLAYITON
- 40Plugging awayATIT
- 41Not disDAT
- 43Small time?SEC
- 45Bad way something might goTOPOT
- 46404 Not Found, e.g.ERROR
- 50PrécisRECAP
- 51"Not interested"IMOUT
- 52Part of a 15th-century trioPINTA
- 54Easy targetMARK
- 55BouquetPOSY
- 57Poet with four PulitzersFROST
- 61Title for Marie TussaudMADAME
- 65Container for almsPOORBOX
- 66"God does not approve!"ITSASIN
- 68Bloods' West Coast rivalCRIPS
- 69Food stickers?TINES
- 70Zombie-to-beCORPSE
- 78"Told you so!"SEE
- 82Filly or coltFOAL
- 83DiggingINTO
- 86Wear downCORRODE
- 87Items being replacedOLDONES
- 88FlourishPROSPER
- 89More matureRIPER
- 90Being prosecutedONTRIAL
- 92Common recyclablePOPCAN
- 95Snatches, comic-book styleYOINKS
- 97Tic followerTAC
- 99Social movement of 2017METOO
- 100TurnPIVOT
- 101All togetherASONE
- 104Sports standouts, for shortMVPS
- 105"i" completerDOT
- 107Word, in FrenchMOT
- 108Sail holderMAST
- 109"___ girl!"ATTA
- 111H+ or OH-ION
- 112Green-litOKD
- 113Never, in NurembergNIE
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Front-runners at the Iditarod? — Answer: LEADDOGS
- 9. Discreetly acknowledges — Answer: NODSAT
- 15. Antidepressant type, in brief — Answer: SSRI
- 19. One end of a headphone cable — Answer: AUDIOJACK
- 21. Peter of "The Lion in Winter" — Answer: OTOOLE
- 22. Namely — Answer: TOWIT
- 23. Popcorn and pretzels at a parade? — Answer: PROCESSIONSCONCESSIONS
- 26. Manages — Answer: COPES
- 27. Platforms for politicians, say — Answer: PODIA
- 28. Dr. Wilson's department on "House" — Answer: ONCOLOGY
- 29. Fitting — Answer: APT. Hint: Think of a word meaning suitable or well-suited. 🎯
- 30. Fig. that never starts with 666 — Answer: SSN
- 31. Young DC Comics sidekick with a lightning bolt on his chest — Answer: KIDFLASH
- 35. Mideast grp. — Answer: PLO
- 36. Keep rhythm, in a way — Answer: TOETAP
- 39. Missing people? — Answer: LONELY
- 40. Farewell — Answer: ADIEU
- 42. Someone who might excel at a Bible trivia game? — Answer: PROTESTANTCONTESTANT
- 48. Biked past, say — Answer: RODEBY
- 49. "Never mind that" — Answer: IGNOREIT
- 50. Mock — Answer: RIPON
- 53. Bonobo relative — Answer: CHIMP
- 56. Newcastle ninny — Answer: PRAT
- 57. "The X-Files" org. — Answer: FBI
- 60. "The ___ Show" (12x platinum 2002 album) — Answer: EMINEM
- 62. 1982 Benjamin Hoff best seller on Eastern philosophy, with "The" — Answer: TAOOFPOOH
- 66. Monopoly token retired in 2013 — Answer: IRON
- 67. Tools of the trade? — Answer: CONTRACTORSPROTRACTORS
- 71. Lead-in to complete — Answer: AUTO
- 72. Little tipple, cutesily — Answer: DRINKYPOO
- 73. Spill the tea — Answer: GOSSIP. Hint: What do friends do when they share the latest news about each other? ☕
- 74. Org. that's usually inactive in the summer — Answer: PTA
- 75. Beach day bummer — Answer: RAIN
- 76. Meanies — Answer: OGRES
- 79. "Midnight Cowboy" nickname — Answer: RATSO
- 80. Motto that derives from the Latin for "always faithful" — Answer: SEMPERFI
- 84. Cleans up after a dirty guest? — Answer: BLEEPS
- 86. Police interrogator or priest? — Answer: CONFESSIONPROFESSION
- 92. Gallup's bailiwick — Answer: POLLS
- 93. Linear algebra array — Answer: MATRIX
- 94. Retail magnate James Cash ___ — Answer: PENNEY
- 96. Airport alternative to MDW — Answer: ORD
- 97. "Groundhog Day" plot device — Answer: TIMELOOP
- 100. Famous flautist — Answer: PAN
- 102. Number of times lightning struck Apollo 12 on its way to the moon — Answer: TWO
- 103. Certain dance partner — Answer: PROMDATE
- 106. Final Four, e.g. — Answer: SEMIS
- 108. "Bloody" queen of England — Answer: MARYI
- 110. Angry words at a school assembly? — Answer: CONVOCATIONPROVOCATION
- 115. Expert — Answer: ADEPT
- 116. "Well, ___ here!" — Answer: LOOKIE
- 117. Many-time role for Robert Downey Jr. — Answer: TONYSTARK
- 118. Capone's foiler — Answer: NESS
- 119. Way out there — Answer: YONDER
- 120. Bill Gates gave six of them between 2009 and 2015 — Answer: TEDTALKS
Down
- 1. Pet sitter? — Answer: LAPCAT
- 2. Genre for Abba and Ace of Base — Answer: EUROPOP
- 3. Many a dog owner — Answer: ADOPTER
- 4. Chop chop! — Answer: DICE
- 5. Forest females — Answer: DOES
- 6. Diner drinks, for short — Answer: OJS
- 7. Reacts to a jump scare — Answer: GASPS
- 8. Heir — Answer: SCION
- 9. A flawed person — Answer: NOSAINT
- 10. Rx-free — Answer: OTC
- 11. Scooby-___ — Answer: DOO. Hint: This animated dog solves mysteries with his friends! 🐶
- 12. Solomon, to King David — Answer: SON
- 13. Metal producer based in Pittsburgh — Answer: ALCOA
- 14. Not-so-young 'uns — Answer: TEENS
- 15. Something added to a plot — Answer: SOIL
- 16. Enter heroically — Answer: SWOOPIN
- 17. Hair curl — Answer: RINGLET
- 18. Surprised shout when the villain gets unmasked — Answer: ITSYOU
- 20. Leveled, for short — Answer: KOD
- 22. "General" of takeout — Answer: TSO
- 24. Canon competitor — Answer: NIKON
- 25. Member of a conference, maybe: Abbr. — Answer: SCH
- 30. Zipped — Answer: SPED
- 32. Prefix with bel — Answer: DECI
- 33. Promote excessively — Answer: FLOG
- 34. Suburb north of Boston — Answer: LYNN
- 37. Third-largest tech hub in North America — Answer: TORONTO
- 38. Penitent person — Answer: ATONER
- 39. Give excessive praise — Answer: LAYITON
- 40. Plugging away — Answer: ATIT
- 41. Not dis — Answer: DAT
- 43. Small time? — Answer: SEC
- 44. Texter's "Not gonna lie" — Answer: TBH
- 45. Bad way something might go — Answer: TOPOT
- 46. 404 Not Found, e.g. — Answer: ERROR. Hint: It’s a website’s way of saying the requested page went missing. 🕸️
- 47. Cartoon witch with a crush on Popeye — Answer: SEAHAG
- 50. Précis — Answer: RECAP
- 51. "Not interested" — Answer: IMOUT
- 52. Part of a 15th-century trio — Answer: PINTA
- 54. Easy target — Answer: MARK
- 55. Bouquet — Answer: POSY
- 57. Poet with four Pulitzers — Answer: FROST
- 58. First name of Russia's first president — Answer: BORIS
- 59. Creative motivation, in online slang — Answer: INSPO
- 61. Title for Marie Tussaud — Answer: MADAME
- 63. Research on a political rival, for short — Answer: OPPO
- 64. Michigan J. ___, Warner Bros. character with a top hat and cane — Answer: FROG
- 65. Container for alms — Answer: POORBOX
- 66. "God does not approve!" — Answer: ITSASIN
- 68. Bloods' West Coast rival — Answer: CRIPS
- 69. Food stickers? — Answer: TINES
- 70. Zombie-to-be — Answer: CORPSE
- 75. Members of the "third team," jocularly — Answer: REFS
- 77. Wearer of pointy shoes — Answer: ELF
- 78. "Told you so!" — Answer: SEE
- 80. Show with a 50th anniversary celebration in 2025, familiarly — Answer: SNL
- 81. Coleridge's "The ___ of the Ancient Mariner" — Answer: RIME
- 82. Filly or colt — Answer: FOAL
- 83. Digging — Answer: INTO
- 85. "Monday Night Football" broadcaster — Answer: ESPN
- 86. Wear down — Answer: CORRODE
- 87. Items being replaced — Answer: OLDONES
- 88. Flourish — Answer: PROSPER
- 89. More mature — Answer: RIPER
- 90. Being prosecuted — Answer: ONTRIAL
- 91. Second-largest tech hub in North America — Answer: NEWYORK
- 92. Common recyclable — Answer: POPCAN
- 95. Snatches, comic-book style — Answer: YOINKS
- 97. Tic follower — Answer: TAC
- 98. Country that fully encloses two others — Answer: ITALY
- 99. Social movement of 2017 — Answer: METOO
- 100. Turn — Answer: PIVOT
- 101. All together — Answer: ASONE
- 104. Sports standouts, for short — Answer: MVPS
- 105. "i" completer — Answer: DOT
- 107. Word, in French — Answer: MOT
- 108. Sail holder — Answer: MAST. Hint: Look up to the sturdy vertical support that keeps a sail in place ⛵
- 109. "___ girl!" — Answer: ATTA
- 111. H+ or OH- — Answer: ION
- 112. Green-lit — Answer: OKD
- 113. Never, in Nuremberg — Answer: NIE
- 114. Dancer Charisse of old Hollywood — Answer: CYD
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