Thursday, May 01, 2025
By Aidan Deshong and Adam Levav
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Schoolroom that serves as a studio
- 7Original airer of "Doctor Who"
- 10Covenant
- 14Give a lashing
- 15Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopic
- 16Son of Zeus and Hera
- 17Sweetener in some diet sodas
- 18*Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originate
- 20Places to carry out some takeout orders, for short?
- 21Light unit
- 23"Not in the ___!"
- 24*It's "read" as a stern warning
- 26*Relative of a snowboard
- 28___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording)
- 29Old tone
- 31Is for the people?
- 32Daffy Duck speaking feature
- 34"I wanna!"
- 37Brings up a prior topic ... or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues
- 41Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.)
- 42Sheet music symbol
- 44Past-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a row
- 47___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate)
- 50Lead-in to -nautics
- 52*Carve out, in a way
- 55*Comedy club fare
- 57Columbus's birthplace
- 58"___ My Heart in San Francisco"
- 60Video game character speaking a gibberish language
- 61*Villain's expression
- 63Like does
- 65___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto Rico
- 66Onetime C.I.A. foe
- 67Like government secrets, occasionally
- 68Title friend of Marlin in an animated film
- 69Times Square ball drop setting, in brief
- 70Revered sorts
Down
- 1Soak up
- 2Outcome of a hung jury
- 3"How stylish!"
- 4W.C.
- 5Not quite straight up
- 6Gorgeous ones, informally
- 7Film based on the 1983 children's novel "The Sheep-Pig"
- 8Some comforters for toddlers
- 9Modern prefix with normativity
- 10Dairy-less diet
- 11Singer Grande
- 12Turn into stars, say?
- 13Tswana for "fly"
- 19West ___ (furniture retailer)
- 22Trailblazing astronaut Jemison
- 25Refuge from the heat
- 27It's one foot long
- 30Calls for sympathy
- 33Snoop
- 35Big thing in fast food?
- 36Splendor
- 38Language that gave us "Saskatchewan"
- 39Piercings that might be felt while kissing
- 40Memento
- 43More delicate and weak
- 44Who says "You're a wizard, Harry"
- 45Skin-care brand
- 46City that lends its name to a style of omelet
- 48Uplifting work
- 49Quiet
- 51Popping pills, say
- 53Racket-raising
- 54___ pal
- 56Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealth
- 59Community associated with Out magazine
- 62President posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informally
- 64Crackpot
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Schoolroom that serves as a studio — Answer: ARTLAB
- 7. Original airer of "Doctor Who" — Answer: BBC
- 10. Covenant — Answer: PACT
- 14. Give a lashing — Answer: BERATE
- 15. Whom Will Smith played in a 2001 sports biopic — Answer: ALI
- 16. Son of Zeus and Hera — Answer: ARES
- 17. Sweetener in some diet sodas — Answer: STEVIA
- 18. *Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originate — Answer: BASELINE
- 20. Places to carry out some takeout orders, for short? — Answer: ORS
- 21. Light unit — Answer: LUMEN
- 23. "Not in the ___!" — Answer: LEAST
- 24. *It's "read" as a stern warning — Answer: RICOTTA
- 26. *Relative of a snowboard — Answer: KIMONOS
- 28. ___ Men (group that won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Dance Recording) — Answer: BAHA
- 29. Old tone — Answer: SEPIA
- 31. Is for the people? — Answer: ARE
- 32. Daffy Duck speaking feature — Answer: LISP
- 34. "I wanna!" — Answer: LEMME
- 37. Brings up a prior topic ... or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues — Answer: CIRCLESBACK
- 41. Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.) — Answer: SYRIA
- 42. Sheet music symbol — Answer: CLEF
- 44. Past-tense verb that's potentially confusing (but grammatically correct!) when written twice in a row — Answer: HAD
- 47. ___ salt (form of magnesium sulfate) — Answer: EPSOM
- 50. Lead-in to -nautics — Answer: AERO
- 52. *Carve out, in a way — Answer: AVENGER
- 55. *Comedy club fare — Answer: DUSTPAN
- 57. Columbus's birthplace — Answer: GENOA
- 58. "___ My Heart in San Francisco" — Answer: ILEFT
- 60. Video game character speaking a gibberish language — Answer: SIM
- 61. *Villain's expression — Answer: REVILING
- 63. Like does — Answer: FEMALE
- 65. ___ Mendoza, former first lady of Puerto Rico — Answer: INES
- 66. Onetime C.I.A. foe — Answer: KGB
- 67. Like government secrets, occasionally — Answer: LEAKED
- 68. Title friend of Marlin in an animated film — Answer: DORY
- 69. Times Square ball drop setting, in brief — Answer: EST
- 70. Revered sorts — Answer: ELDERS
Down
- 1. Soak up — Answer: ABSORB
- 2. Outcome of a hung jury — Answer: RETRIAL
- 3. "How stylish!" — Answer: TRESCHIC
- 4. W.C. — Answer: LAV
- 5. Not quite straight up — Answer: ATILT
- 6. Gorgeous ones, informally — Answer: BEAUTS
- 7. Film based on the 1983 children's novel "The Sheep-Pig" — Answer: BABE
- 8. Some comforters for toddlers — Answer: BLANKIES
- 9. Modern prefix with normativity — Answer: CIS
- 10. Dairy-less diet — Answer: PALEO
- 11. Singer Grande — Answer: ARIANA
- 12. Turn into stars, say? — Answer: CENSOR
- 13. Tswana for "fly" — Answer: TSETSE
- 19. West ___ (furniture retailer) — Answer: ELM
- 22. Trailblazing astronaut Jemison — Answer: MAE
- 25. Refuge from the heat — Answer: OASIS
- 27. It's one foot long — Answer: IAMB
- 30. Calls for sympathy — Answer: PLEAS
- 33. Snoop — Answer: PRY
- 35. Big thing in fast food? — Answer: MAC
- 36. Splendor — Answer: ECLAT
- 38. Language that gave us "Saskatchewan" — Answer: CREE
- 39. Piercings that might be felt while kissing — Answer: LIPRINGS
- 40. Memento — Answer: KEEPSAKE
- 43. More delicate and weak — Answer: FRAILER
- 44. Who says "You're a wizard, Harry" — Answer: HAGRID
- 45. Skin-care brand — Answer: AVEENO
- 46. City that lends its name to a style of omelet — Answer: DENVER
- 48. Uplifting work — Answer: ODE
- 49. Quiet — Answer: MUFFLE
- 51. Popping pills, say — Answer: ONMEDS
- 53. Racket-raising — Answer: NOISY
- 54. ___ pal — Answer: GAL. Hint: Think of a word often used to refer to a female friend! 👩❤️👩
- 56. Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealth — Answer: STEEL
- 59. Community associated with Out magazine — Answer: LGBT
- 62. President posthumously inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame, informally — Answer: IKE
- 64. Crackpot — Answer: MAD
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