NYT Crossword Answers - Apr 27
Numbers Game
By Jacob Reed
Across
- 1"Don't mention it"NOTATALL
- 9Like a lover's lips, perhapsKISSABLE
- 17Sudden dose of reality, in slangTRUTHBOMB
- 19Emphatic words of denialSONOTTRUE
- 20[aria-label] 5508.461375/618SANTACLAUS
- 22[aria-label] 0-5.08718THEONERING
- 23Sheep's peepBLEAT
- 24How detectives might actONALEAD
- 27Poli ___SCI
- 30Attack, as a castleSTORM
- 31Jazz singer CarmenMCRAE
- 39AdvanceLOAN
- 43[aria-label] 316008+5336338STAYINALIVE
- 45[aria-label] 32008-.53177187714MOONSHINE
- 47Broke breadDINED
- 50Alan of "Marriage Story"ALDA
- 52Rapper Kid ___CUDI
- 54Style of writing?FONT
- 57[aria-label] 607-376006SEARCHHISTORY
- 60Longtime Japanese camera brandPENTAX
- 62Root word?OLE
- 63Riverbank materialSILT
- 64Lucky lottery winner's cryIMRICH
- 67[aria-label] 3045.1045708BALLETSLIPPER
- 73SleazeballCREEPO
- 74ShipshapeTIDY
- 75They're rising over timeSEAS
- 76Humorist BombeckERMA
- 79Suffix with proverbIAL
- 80Shepherd's staffCROOK
- 81[aria-label] 57334-4614STILETTOS
- 84[aria-label] 7738.51773+51.345EMILYBRONTE
- 87It's in the bag!TEA
- 88HeartGIST
- 93Baseball featuresSEAMS
- 95"By the way ..."SAY
- 100Some opinion piecesOPEDS
- 111Some large structures for pet ownersCATCONDOS
- 112Head honchoTOPBANANA
- 113Gave a thumbs upASSENTED
- 114Goes to the mat?WRESTLES
Down
- 2SpokenORAL
- 4"___ girl!"ATTA
- 5"Nevertheless ..."THATSAID
- 7[2 funny!]LOL
- 8[way 2 funny!!!!]LMAO
- 13CourtyardsATRIA
- 14Tough customer for a wedding plannerBRIDEZILLA
- 15Debussy's "Clair de ___"LUNE
- 16Brain tests, for shortEEGS
- 18RollsBUNS
- 19BogusSHAM
- 25Headquarter?LOBE
- 28"The Source" channelCNN
- 31___ pointMOOT
- 32Six-pack componentCAN
- 33PC platform of the 1980sMSDOS
- 34Of serviceUTILE
- 35Hundred Acre Wood residentKANGA
- 36One way to "play it"BYEAR
- 37Reached a base horizontallySLIDIN
- 42CrewTEAM
- 45Oodles ofMANY
- 46Adult male deerHART
- 49Gourmet mushroom typeMOREL
- 52One of the Marx BrothersCHICO
- 53"Yikes!"UHOH
- 54LunacyFOLLY
- 55Word with Kitchen or AngelsHELLS
- 56NaysayerANTI
- 58Film excerptCLIP
- 59Bumpy jumpersTOADS
- 64BoilingIRATE
- 66Honest-to-goodnessREAL
- 67Possible polling problemBIAS
- 68Morales on the screenESAI
- 69Evita in "Evita"PERON
- 70Pitchfork featurePRONG
- 71Chew the sceneryEMOTE
- 73Anatomical sacCYST
- 74Gait faster than a walkTROT
- 79Line in old Apple adsIMAMAC
- 80Some kindergarten art suppliesCRAYOLAS
- 82GoadedEGGEDON
- 83Comedian NotaroTIG
- 84"Yikes!"EGAD
- 92In reserve for nowONICE
- 93Old sayingsSAWS
- 94Adirondack chair partSLAT
- 98"Splendid!"GOOD
- 99Steady streamFLOW
- 101What a hot dog might doPANT
- 102List-ending abbr.ETAL
- 104Married mujeres: Abbr.SRAS
- 107POTUS 34DDE
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "Don't mention it" — Answer: NOTATALL
- 9. Like a lover's lips, perhaps — Answer: KISSABLE
- 17. Sudden dose of reality, in slang — Answer: TRUTHBOMB
- 19. Emphatic words of denial — Answer: SONOTTRUE
- 20. [aria-label] 5508.461375/618 — Answer: SANTACLAUS
- 22. [aria-label] 0-5.08718 — Answer: THEONERING
- 23. Sheep's peep — Answer: BLEAT
- 24. How detectives might act — Answer: ONALEAD
- 26. Ones providing help around the House — Answer: AIDES
- 27. Poli ___ — Answer: SCI
- 30. Attack, as a castle — Answer: STORM
- 31. Jazz singer Carmen — Answer: MCRAE. Hint: This jazz vocalist was renowned for her smoky, expressive style. 🎙️
- 33. Food-centric broadcasts originating in South Korea — Answer: MUKBANGS
- 38. Computing company whose logo has remained largely the same since it was introduced by Paul Rand in 1962 — Answer: IBM
- 39. Advance — Answer: LOAN
- 40. Tough spot for a teen? — Answer: ZIT
- 43. [aria-label] 316008+5336338 — Answer: STAYINALIVE
- 45. [aria-label] 32008-.53177187714 — Answer: MOONSHINE
- 47. Broke bread — Answer: DINED
- 48. Holder of valuable contributions, in brief — Answer: IRA
- 49. One of three on the Mayflower — Answer: MAST
- 50. Alan of "Marriage Story" — Answer: ALDA
- 51. One of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" — Answer: OLGA
- 52. Rapper Kid ___ — Answer: CUDI
- 54. Style of writing? — Answer: FONT
- 55. Renaissance locale of the early 20th century — Answer: HARLEM
- 57. [aria-label] 607-376006 — Answer: SEARCHHISTORY
- 60. Longtime Japanese camera brand — Answer: PENTAX
- 61. Either of the two statues in front of the New York Public Library — Answer: LION
- 62. Root word? — Answer: OLE
- 63. Riverbank material — Answer: SILT
- 64. Lucky lottery winner's cry — Answer: IMRICH
- 67. [aria-label] 3045.1045708 — Answer: BALLETSLIPPER
- 73. Sleazeball — Answer: CREEPO
- 74. Shipshape — Answer: TIDY
- 75. They're rising over time — Answer: SEAS
- 76. Humorist Bombeck — Answer: ERMA. Hint: This witty writer made everyday life hilariously relatable! 😂
- 77. When tripled, "You know what I'm sayin' ..." — Answer: YADA
- 78. ___ Tour (record-breaking music event of 2023-24) — Answer: ERAS
- 79. Suffix with proverb — Answer: IAL
- 80. Shepherd's staff — Answer: CROOK
- 81. [aria-label] 57334-4614 — Answer: STILETTOS
- 84. [aria-label] 7738.51773+51.345 — Answer: EMILYBRONTE
- 87. It's in the bag! — Answer: TEA
- 88. Heart — Answer: GIST
- 89. ___ Tour (annual sporting series) — Answer: PGA
- 90. Like some marriages, seating and musical compositions — Answer: ARRANGED
- 91. Like the weather around a lighthouse, maybe — Answer: FOGGY
- 93. Baseball features — Answer: SEAMS
- 95. "By the way ..." — Answer: SAY
- 96. ___ Moriarty, novelist who wrote "Big Little Lies" — Answer: LIANE
- 98. Tolkien character who dies as "the Grey" and returns as "the White" — Answer: GANDALF
- 100. Some opinion pieces — Answer: OPEDS
- 105. How to read the "words" written on this puzzle's 108-Across — Answer: UPSIDEDOWN
- 108. Device used to read the eight visual clues in this puzzle — Answer: CALCULATOR
- 111. Some large structures for pet owners — Answer: CATCONDOS
- 112. Head honcho — Answer: TOPBANANA
- 113. Gave a thumbs up — Answer: ASSENTED
- 114. Goes to the mat? — Answer: WRESTLES
Down
- 1. Government org. that investigates accidents — Answer: NTSB
- 2. Spoken — Answer: ORAL. Hint: This describes something delivered by voice rather than in writing. 🗣️
- 3. What a whistler whistles — Answer: TUNE
- 4. "___ girl!" — Answer: ATTA
- 5. "Nevertheless ..." — Answer: THATSAID
- 6. Jimmy Kimmel's network — Answer: ABC
- 7. [2 funny!] — Answer: LOL
- 8. [way 2 funny!!!!] — Answer: LMAO
- 9. Down for the count, in brief — Answer: KOED
- 10. Italian diminutive suffix — Answer: INO
- 11. Word whose letters are aptly found from left to right in "scion" — Answer: SON
- 12. Bear's counterpart on Wall Street, once — Answer: STEARNS
- 13. Courtyards — Answer: ATRIA
- 14. Tough customer for a wedding planner — Answer: BRIDEZILLA
- 15. Debussy's "Clair de ___" — Answer: LUNE. Hint: Complete this dreamy Debussy title with the French word for “moon.” 🌙
- 16. Brain tests, for short — Answer: EEGS. Hint: These scans can reveal your brain's electrical activity! ⚡
- 18. Rolls — Answer: BUNS
- 19. Bogus — Answer: SHAM
- 21. Cannabis variety contrasted with indica — Answer: SATIVA
- 22. Bush Senior and Carter each had one — Answer: TERM
- 25. Headquarter? — Answer: LOBE
- 28. "The Source" channel — Answer: CNN
- 29. Swiatek of women's tennis — Answer: IGA
- 31. ___ point — Answer: MOOT
- 32. Six-pack component — Answer: CAN
- 33. PC platform of the 1980s — Answer: MSDOS
- 34. Of service — Answer: UTILE
- 35. Hundred Acre Wood resident — Answer: KANGA
- 36. One way to "play it" — Answer: BYEAR
- 37. Reached a base horizontally — Answer: SLIDIN
- 39. Show that, uh, didn't win 43 of its 54 Emmy nominations — Answer: LOST
- 41. Page that points to other pages — Answer: INDEX
- 42. Crew — Answer: TEAM
- 44. Floral subject for van Gogh, Monet or O'Keeffe — Answer: IRIS
- 45. Oodles of — Answer: MANY
- 46. Adult male deer — Answer: HART
- 49. Gourmet mushroom type — Answer: MOREL
- 52. One of the Marx Brothers — Answer: CHICO
- 53. "Yikes!" — Answer: UHOH
- 54. Lunacy — Answer: FOLLY
- 55. Word with Kitchen or Angels — Answer: HELLS
- 56. Naysayer — Answer: ANTI
- 58. Film excerpt — Answer: CLIP
- 59. Bumpy jumpers — Answer: TOADS
- 60. City where tourists take photos pretending to hold up its famous landmark — Answer: PISA
- 63. Name shouted in "A Streetcar Named Desire" — Answer: STELLA
- 64. Boiling — Answer: IRATE
- 65. Periods of abstinence from TV, news, social platforms, etc. — Answer: MEDIAFASTS
- 66. Honest-to-goodness — Answer: REAL
- 67. Possible polling problem — Answer: BIAS
- 68. Morales on the screen — Answer: ESAI
- 69. Evita in "Evita" — Answer: PERON
- 70. Pitchfork feature — Answer: PRONG
- 71. Chew the scenery — Answer: EMOTE
- 72. Tended to a Zen garden, in a way — Answer: RAKED
- 73. Anatomical sac — Answer: CYST
- 74. Gait faster than a walk — Answer: TROT
- 78. Website with a "Personalized and Custom Jewelry" page — Answer: ETSY
- 79. Line in old Apple ads — Answer: IMAMAC
- 80. Some kindergarten art supplies — Answer: CRAYOLAS
- 82. Goaded — Answer: EGGEDON
- 83. Comedian Notaro — Answer: TIG
- 84. "Yikes!" — Answer: EGAD. Hint: When something surprises you, this exclamation might just slip out! 😲
- 85. Junior and senior: Abbr. — Answer: YRS
- 86. Garment for one who's wearing a wire? — Answer: BRA
- 89. Half of a noted magic duo — Answer: PENN
- 92. In reserve for now — Answer: ONICE
- 93. Old sayings — Answer: SAWS
- 94. Adirondack chair part — Answer: SLAT
- 96. Coming-of-age Pixar film of 2021 — Answer: LUCA
- 97. Beers that might punnily have "hop" in their names, for short — Answer: IPAS
- 98. "Splendid!" — Answer: GOOD
- 99. Steady stream — Answer: FLOW
- 101. What a hot dog might do — Answer: PANT
- 102. List-ending abbr. — Answer: ETAL
- 103. Cry after putting one's pencil down — Answer: DONE
- 104. Married mujeres: Abbr. — Answer: SRAS
- 106. Sinus specialist, for short — Answer: ENT
- 107. POTUS 34 — Answer: DDE
- 109. Subj. of a class with dummies in it — Answer: CPR
- 110. Purple yam in Philippine cuisine — Answer: UBE
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