Thursday, April 17, 2025
By Ilan Kolkowitz and Shimon Kolkowitz
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1___ bowl (healthful dish)
- 5Cellular protein
- 10Give out
- 14Expels
- 15Mars with bars
- 16Cold-blooded kind of monster
- 17"And so ..."
- 18Common back-to-school purchases
- 20Bit of ballet wear
- 222013 movie co-starring Scarlett Johansson in which she is never seen
- 23"Going Back to Cali" rapper, 1998
- 25*Abigail Adams or Eleanor Roosevelt, informally
- 29*Red denizen of Sesame Street
- 30Advocates for
- 33Animal with luxurious fur
- 36Consumer protection agcy.
- 37Muse of memory
- 38See 64-Across
- 39*Hasty
- 40Become fixed
- 41Santa ___ (hot winds)
- 42What three is
- 44"Hmm, I don't think so"
- 45*"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a ___ to be kindled": Plutarch
- 46Eliot protagonist
- 47*Pickle or asparagus unit
- 48Bog
- 49Placed in an air fryer instead of a microwave, say
- 51State with 1,350 miles of coastline (second-most after Alaska): Abbr.
- 52*Small, embedded program
- 54São ___, most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere
- 56Toward that place, quaintly
- 58Ancient Rome and Persia
- 61Own
- 62Comforts
- 63Almost half of Scandinavians
- 64What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle?
Down
- 1Help with a crime
- 2Apt name for a December baby
- 3Early investor
- 4Literally, "equal legs"
- 5Like many a plant in spring
- 6Draconian
- 7Large cask for beer or wine
- 8Crawl (along)
- 9What a bad assistant might be
- 10Teamwork inhibitor
- 11Word with cake or trail
- 12Spot dans la Seine
- 13Many Ph.D. students
- 19Some Halloween "transports"
- 21Plot problems
- 24ABC's first program broadcast in color, with "The"
- 26Refurbish, as an old piano
- 27What one may have to do to destroy a Death Star
- 28Original and influential
- 31Big name in soft drinks
- 32___ Presidenta, term of address for Mexico's leader beginning in 2024
- 33Wizard's weapon, maybe
- 34"___ the Doughnut," start of a children's book series
- 35Classic French sauce
- 36Horseshoe enthusiasts?
- 42Like one who might have to hoof it
- 43Aspire to
- 46John ___, author of "Annals of the Former World"
- 50Brand of oversize Lego bricks
- 53Veteran's affliction, in brief
- 55Yarn spinner
- 56Does a certain prank on, informally
- 57___-to
- 59Some M.I.T. grads, in brief
- 60The last one flew in 10/03
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. ___ bowl (healthful dish) — Answer: ACAI
- 5. Cellular protein — Answer: ACTIN
- 10. Give out — Answer: EMIT
- 14. Expels — Answer: BANS
- 15. Mars with bars — Answer: BRUNO
- 16. Cold-blooded kind of monster — Answer: GILA
- 17. "And so ..." — Answer: ERGO
- 18. Common back-to-school purchases — Answer: LUNCHBOXES
- 20. Bit of ballet wear — Answer: TOESHOE
- 22. 2013 movie co-starring Scarlett Johansson in which she is never seen — Answer: HER
- 23. "Going Back to Cali" rapper, 1998 — Answer: LLCOOLJ
- 25. *Abigail Adams or Eleanor Roosevelt, informally — Answer: LOTUS
- 29. *Red denizen of Sesame Street — Answer: ELM
- 30. Advocates for — Answer: ESPOUSES
- 33. Animal with luxurious fur — Answer: SABLE
- 36. Consumer protection agcy. — Answer: FTC
- 37. Muse of memory — Answer: MNEME
- 38. See 64-Across — Answer: TREES
- 39. *Hasty — Answer: ASH
- 40. Become fixed — Answer: SETIN
- 41. Santa ___ (hot winds) — Answer: ANAS
- 42. What three is — Answer: CROWD
- 44. "Hmm, I don't think so" — Answer: UHNO
- 45. *"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a ___ to be kindled": Plutarch — Answer: FIR
- 46. Eliot protagonist — Answer: MARNER
- 47. *Pickle or asparagus unit — Answer: PEAR
- 48. Bog — Answer: FEN
- 49. Placed in an air fryer instead of a microwave, say — Answer: CRISPED
- 51. State with 1,350 miles of coastline (second-most after Alaska): Abbr. — Answer: FLA
- 52. *Small, embedded program — Answer: APPLE
- 54. São ___, most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere — Answer: PAULO
- 56. Toward that place, quaintly — Answer: THITHER
- 58. Ancient Rome and Persia — Answer: EMPIRES
- 61. Own — Answer: POSSESS
- 62. Comforts — Answer: SOLACES
- 63. Almost half of Scandinavians — Answer: SWEDES
- 64. What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle? — Answer: FOREST
Down
- 1. Help with a crime — Answer: ABET
- 2. Apt name for a December baby — Answer: CAROL
- 3. Early investor — Answer: ANGEL
- 4. Literally, "equal legs" — Answer: ISOSCELES
- 5. Like many a plant in spring — Answer: ABLOOM
- 6. Draconian — Answer: CRUEL
- 7. Large cask for beer or wine — Answer: TUN
- 8. Crawl (along) — Answer: INCH
- 9. What a bad assistant might be — Answer: NOHELP
- 10. Teamwork inhibitor — Answer: EGO
- 11. Word with cake or trail — Answer: MIX
- 12. Spot dans la Seine — Answer: ILE
- 13. Many Ph.D. students — Answer: TAS
- 19. Some Halloween "transports" — Answer: BROOMS
- 21. Plot problems — Answer: HOLES
- 24. ABC's first program broadcast in color, with "The" — Answer: JETSONS
- 26. Refurbish, as an old piano — Answer: TUNEUP
- 27. What one may have to do to destroy a Death Star — Answer: USETHEFORCE
- 28. Original and influential — Answer: SEMINAL
- 31. Big name in soft drinks — Answer: SCHWEPPES
- 32. ___ Presidenta, term of address for Mexico's leader beginning in 2024 — Answer: SENORA
- 33. Wizard's weapon, maybe — Answer: STAFF
- 34. "___ the Doughnut," start of a children's book series — Answer: ARNIE
- 35. Classic French sauce — Answer: BEARNAISE
- 36. Horseshoe enthusiasts? — Answer: FARRIERS
- 42. Like one who might have to hoof it — Answer: CARLESS
- 43. Aspire to — Answer: DREAMOF
- 46. John ___, author of "Annals of the Former World" — Answer: MCPHEE
- 50. Brand of oversize Lego bricks — Answer: DUPLO
- 53. Veteran's affliction, in brief — Answer: PTSD
- 55. Yarn spinner — Answer: LIAR
- 56. Does a certain prank on, informally — Answer: TPS
- 57. ___-to — Answer: HOW
- 59. Some M.I.T. grads, in brief — Answer: EES
- 60. The last one flew in 10/03 — Answer: SST
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