Tuesday, April 29, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, for three
- 5Like cigars and some salmon
- 11Spill the beans
- 15Rephrase, say
- 16Gourmet garnish served with a mother-of-pearl spoon
- 17Casino city near Lake Tahoe
- 18"Game of Thrones" co-star Headey
- 19"The Gift of the Magi" writer
- 20Gemstone whose name comes from the Greek for "claw"
- 21Early struggles for a new enterprise ... or a hint to the shaded squares
- 243-D meas.
- 25Blues group, for short?
- 26"Attack!"
- 29Went in haste
- 33The "Lo" of "J.Lo"
- 37Rating system used in chess
- 38Proper-sounding spring flower?
- 41"House of the Dragon" airer
- 422011 animated film set in Brazil
- 43Early 2000s rating site with a rhyming name
- 44Bear, in Spanish
- 45Muffin pan, essentially
- 47Green day, familiarly?
- 48Piece of news
- 49Get off the ground
- 51Feathery females
- 52Clickable images
- 53Figures that are straight approximations of curves, in geometry
- 56Pageant prize
- 58Without forethought, say
- 61Sharpen
- 62[Shrug]
- 65Midwest tribe
- 66What some may find off-putting about Limburger cheese
- 67People are talking about them
- 68Neo-___ (film genre)
- 69Bestrewn with droplets
- 70Aquarium resident
- 71Mediterranean peak
Down
- 1Stuff inside an aloe plant
- 2Lofty tribute
- 3Inspiriting sound on a game show
- 4Long (for), as attention
- 5Death stare
- 6When doubled, ingredient in a seafood taco
- 7Womb, in an idiom
- 8Double-decker checker
- 9Wyatt of the Wild West
- 10Forest nymph in Greek mythology
- 11Bucking horse in a rodeo
- 12Part of a camera
- 13Whatever amount
- 14Trade punches
- 22That extra punch
- 23Estuary
- 26What many cleaning brands say they can kill 99% of
- 27T.S. ___, winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature
- 28"You had your chance"
- 29Go berserk
- 30"Pass it to me!"
- 31Way off course
- 32Instruction to improve posture
- 34Cameraperson's session
- 35Buddy ___, Jed Clampett portrayer on "The Beverly Hillbillies"
- 36Verb that has largely replaced "Skypes"
- 39Children's author Asquith
- 40"Hel-l-lp!"
- 46Curtains
- 48Dessert drink made with frozen grapes
- 50Explosive letters
- 52Once ___ lifetime
- 54Decent chap
- 55Mexican poet Juana ___ de la Cruz
- 56Like a racehorse's feet
- 57What a software developer develops with
- 59Victorious cry
- 60Actress Rooney of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
- 63Cost-of-living stat.
- 64Fleur-de-___
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, for three — Answer: GODS
- 5. Like cigars and some salmon — Answer: SMOKED
- 11. Spill the beans — Answer: BLAB
- 15. Rephrase, say — Answer: EDIT
- 16. Gourmet garnish served with a mother-of-pearl spoon — Answer: CAVIAR
- 17. Casino city near Lake Tahoe — Answer: RENO
- 18. "Game of Thrones" co-star Headey — Answer: LENA
- 19. "The Gift of the Magi" writer — Answer: OHENRY
- 20. Gemstone whose name comes from the Greek for "claw" — Answer: ONYX
- 21. Early struggles for a new enterprise ... or a hint to the shaded squares — Answer: GROWINGPAINS
- 24. 3-D meas. — Answer: VOL
- 25. Blues group, for short? — Answer: DNC
- 26. "Attack!" — Answer: GETEM
- 29. Went in haste — Answer: HIED
- 33. The "Lo" of "J.Lo" — Answer: LOPEZ
- 37. Rating system used in chess — Answer: ELO
- 38. Proper-sounding spring flower? — Answer: PRIMROSE
- 41. "House of the Dragon" airer — Answer: HBO
- 42. 2011 animated film set in Brazil — Answer: RIO
- 43. Early 2000s rating site with a rhyming name — Answer: HOTORNOT
- 44. Bear, in Spanish — Answer: OSO
- 45. Muffin pan, essentially — Answer: MOLD
- 47. Green day, familiarly? — Answer: STPATS
- 48. Piece of news — Answer: ITEM
- 49. Get off the ground — Answer: START
- 51. Feathery females — Answer: HENS
- 52. Clickable images — Answer: ICONS
- 53. Figures that are straight approximations of curves, in geometry — Answer: TANGENTLINES
- 56. Pageant prize — Answer: SCEPTER
- 58. Without forethought, say — Answer: ONAWHIM
- 61. Sharpen — Answer: HONE
- 62. [Shrug] — Answer: NOCLUE
- 65. Midwest tribe — Answer: IOWA
- 66. What some may find off-putting about Limburger cheese — Answer: ODOR
- 67. People are talking about them — Answer: TOPICS
- 68. Neo-___ (film genre) — Answer: NOIR
- 69. Bestrewn with droplets — Answer: DEWY
- 70. Aquarium resident — Answer: FISH
- 71. Mediterranean peak — Answer: ETNA
Down
- 1. Stuff inside an aloe plant — Answer: GEL
- 2. Lofty tribute — Answer: ODE
- 3. Inspiriting sound on a game show — Answer: DING
- 4. Long (for), as attention — Answer: STARVE
- 5. Death stare — Answer: SCOWL
- 6. When doubled, ingredient in a seafood taco — Answer: MAHI
- 7. Womb, in an idiom — Answer: OVEN
- 8. Double-decker checker — Answer: KING
- 9. Wyatt of the Wild West — Answer: EARP
- 10. Forest nymph in Greek mythology — Answer: DRYAD
- 11. Bucking horse in a rodeo — Answer: BRONCO
- 12. Part of a camera — Answer: LENS
- 13. Whatever amount — Answer: ANY
- 14. Trade punches — Answer: BOX
- 22. That extra punch — Answer: OOMPH
- 23. Estuary — Answer: INLET
- 26. What many cleaning brands say they can kill 99% of — Answer: GERMS
- 27. T.S. ___, winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Literature — Answer: ELIOT
- 28. "You had your chance" — Answer: TOOLATENOW
- 29. Go berserk — Answer: HITTHEROOF
- 30. "Pass it to me!" — Answer: IMOPEN
- 31. Way off course — Answer: ERRANT
- 32. Instruction to improve posture — Answer: DONTSLOUCH
- 34. Cameraperson's session — Answer: PHOTOSHOOT
- 35. Buddy ___, Jed Clampett portrayer on "The Beverly Hillbillies" — Answer: EBSEN
- 36. Verb that has largely replaced "Skypes" — Answer: ZOOMS
- 39. Children's author Asquith — Answer: ROS
- 40. "Hel-l-lp!" — Answer: SOS
- 46. Curtains — Answer: DRAPERY
- 48. Dessert drink made with frozen grapes — Answer: ICEWINE
- 50. Explosive letters — Answer: TNT
- 52. Once ___ lifetime — Answer: INA
- 54. Decent chap — Answer: GENT
- 55. Mexican poet Juana ___ de la Cruz — Answer: INES
- 56. Like a racehorse's feet — Answer: SHOD
- 57. What a software developer develops with — Answer: CODE
- 59. Victorious cry — Answer: IWIN
- 60. Actress Rooney of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" — Answer: MARA
- 63. Cost-of-living stat. — Answer: CPI
- 64. Fleur-de-___ — Answer: LIS
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