NYT Crossword Answers - May 11

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  1. 1Cartridge from the 1980sATARIGAME
  2. 10Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens"IRISH
  3. 15"Nice!"SWEET
  4. 20Drag-racing venueMOTORPLEX
  5. 21Nature personifiedMOTHEREARTH
  6. 23"Pinky-swear?"PROMISEME
  7. 24Step on a scale?MUSICALNOTE
  8. 25The Beatles' "White Album" has four of themSIDES
  9. 26Sphere of influenceORBIT
  10. 281957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The"NAKEDSUN
  11. 29Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing leftUNDO
  12. 30Outer layer of the brainCORTEX
  13. 32InveigleENTICE
  14. 33Package drop-off sites: Abbr.POS
  15. 34"Council," in RussianSOVIET
  16. 35"Flower Myth" painter PaulKLEE
  17. 36Takes a bit off the topTRIMS
  18. 40Showed off on an instrumentSOLOED
  19. 41Follow closelyHEED
  20. 42Note-to-self medium, perhapsPOSTIT
  21. 43Beers from Bremen, informallySTPAULIS
  22. 46Zingy flavorTANG
  23. 47Way off in the distanceFAR
  24. 48Agreeable wordsIDO
  25. 49Defeated decisivelyWHIPPED
  26. 50Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognitionMANTARAY
  27. 52Salon soundSNIP
  28. 53Poker declarationIRAISE
  29. 54"I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of FameHANKSNOW
  30. 55Mass agreementsAMENS
  31. 56"Whoever did this has it coming!"SOMEONEISGETTINGFIRED
  32. 59Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P.SWANN
  33. 60At the end of the dayAFTERALL
  34. 61RecentlyOFLATE
  35. 62"Phooey!"RATS
  36. 63Right of way, sayPRIORITY
  37. 64Cornmeal dish at a trattoriaPOLENTA
  38. 65"I ___ you!"OWE
  39. 66EternityEON
  40. 67Partner of 74-AcrossDINE
  41. 68Acted diplomaticallyMEDIATED
  42. 69Organ above the tracheaLARYNX
  43. 71Comic AliWONG
  44. 72Black outREDACT
  45. 73Big name in the cleaning aisleLYSOL
  46. 74Partner of 67-AcrossWINE
  47. 75Embody something proudlyWEARIT
  48. 76___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonistGUS
  49. 79Spots for lavalier micsLAPELS
  50. 81Hebrew greetingSHALOM
  51. 82Turn to pulpMASH
  52. 831999 Maeve Binchy novelTARAROAD
  53. 86Young salmonSMOLT
  54. 87Unit of magnetic flux densityGAMMA
  55. 88Spirit with a citrus flavorORANGEVODKA
  56. 90Head cheeseMISTERBIG
  57. 93Minor crimeMISDEMEANOR
  58. 94Adding up (to)AMOUNTING
  59. 95Joy on TVBEHAR
  60. 96Button on many appliancesSTART
  61. 97"Network" co-star, 1976NEDBEATTY

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  1. 1InvigoratesAMPSUP
  2. 2Home of the Italian soccer club JuventusTORINO
  3. 3Fighting (with)ATODDS
  4. 4Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick"ROMEO
  5. 5Mechanism that controls a camera's apertureIRIS
  6. 6Dashboard device, in briefGPS
  7. 7Tavern offeringALE
  8. 8High school reunion topicMEMORIES
  9. 9SpentEXERTED
  10. 10AmalgamateIMMIX
  11. 11Uninteresting game, perhapsROUT
  12. 12Word with a commonly misapplied apostropheITS
  13. 13Climbed, as a ropeSHINNED
  14. 14Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakesHECATE
  15. 15Person on a nominating committee, saySELECTOR
  16. 16Goes nowhere in particularWANDERS
  17. 17Psyche's partnerEROS
  18. 18Accusatory wordsETTU
  19. 19"Well ___"THEN
  20. 22Twice-distilled Turkish beverageRAKI
  21. 27Item in a hedgeBET
  22. 30LassCOLLEEN
  23. 31Semicircular?OVOID
  24. 32With styleELEGANTLY
  25. 34"Let's eat!"SOUPSON
  26. 35School whose sports teams are known as the Golden FlashesKENTSTATE
  27. 37Traveling from place to placeITINERANT
  28. 38Shopgirl in a Paris boutiqueMIDINETTE
  29. 39FreezesSTOPSDEAD
  30. 40Homo ___ neanderthalensisSAPIENS
  31. 41Strong urgeHANKERING
  32. 42Cough upPAY
  33. 43Cake with a distinctive swirlSWISSROLL
  34. 44Casual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remarkTHROWAWAY
  35. 45Spinal cord membranesPIAMATERS
  36. 46Shade akin to pumpkinTANGERINE
  37. 47Court favor in a cringey fashionFAWN
  38. 50Beasts with enormous tusksMASTODONS
  39. 51Shake upROIL
  40. 52Show warmth toSMILEAT
  41. 54Like recording studio equipmentHIFI
  42. 55PlagueAFFLICT
  43. 57Take inEARN
  44. 58Archer's giftGOODAIM
  45. 63Old curse wordPOX
  46. 64Actor Pascal of "Gladiator II"PEDRO
  47. 66What provides the big picture?ENLARGER
  48. 68Noon or 6:00 p.m., for someMEALTIME
  49. 70Reality TV star HadidYOLANDA
  50. 71Something sown, per an idiomWILDOAT
  51. 72Macho stereotypeREALMAN
  52. 74Goes in and outWEAVES
  53. 75Word before knows or caresWHO
  54. 76Chess openingGAMBIT
  55. 77Dime store?USMINT
  56. 78In need of a haircut, saySHAGGY
  57. 80Limerick, e.g.POEM
  58. 81Tricked out with the latest technology, saySMART
  59. 82One-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the YearMARTA
  60. 83Body building?TOMB
  61. 84___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark)ARIE
  62. 85Acting without thinkingRASH
  63. 86Candy brand with a crown in its logoSKOR
  64. 87See 89-DownGENE
  65. 8987-Down makeupDNA
  66. 91It may be rolled out in the backyardSOD
  67. 92Setting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat"TUB

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Cartridge from the 1980s — Answer: ATARIGAME
  2. 10. Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens" — Answer: IRISH
  3. 15. "Nice!" — Answer: SWEET
  4. 20. Drag-racing venue — Answer: MOTORPLEX
  5. 21. Nature personified — Answer: MOTHEREARTH
  6. 23. "Pinky-swear?" — Answer: PROMISEME
  7. 24. Step on a scale? — Answer: MUSICALNOTE
  8. 25. The Beatles' "White Album" has four of them — Answer: SIDES
  9. 26. Sphere of influence — Answer: ORBIT
  10. 28. 1957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The" — Answer: NAKEDSUN
  11. 29. Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing left — Answer: UNDO
  12. 30. Outer layer of the brain — Answer: CORTEX
  13. 32. Inveigle — Answer: ENTICE
  14. 33. Package drop-off sites: Abbr. — Answer: POS
  15. 34. "Council," in Russian — Answer: SOVIET
  16. 35. "Flower Myth" painter Paul — Answer: KLEE
  17. 36. Takes a bit off the top — Answer: TRIMS
  18. 40. Showed off on an instrument — Answer: SOLOED
  19. 41. Follow closely — Answer: HEED
  20. 42. Note-to-self medium, perhaps — Answer: POSTIT
  21. 43. Beers from Bremen, informally — Answer: STPAULIS
  22. 46. Zingy flavor — Answer: TANG. Hint: Think of a taste that adds a lively kick to your dish! 🌶️
  23. 47. Way off in the distance — Answer: FAR
  24. 48. Agreeable words — Answer: IDO
  25. 49. Defeated decisively — Answer: WHIPPED
  26. 50. Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognition — Answer: MANTARAY
  27. 52. Salon sound — Answer: SNIP
  28. 53. Poker declaration — Answer: IRAISE
  29. 54. "I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame — Answer: HANKSNOW
  30. 55. Mass agreements — Answer: AMENS
  31. 56. "Whoever did this has it coming!" — Answer: SOMEONEISGETTINGFIRED
  32. 59. Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P. — Answer: SWANN
  33. 60. At the end of the day — Answer: AFTERALL
  34. 61. Recently — Answer: OFLATE. Hint: Think about a phrase that describes something happening in the not-so-distant past! 🕰️
  35. 62. "Phooey!" — Answer: RATS
  36. 63. Right of way, say — Answer: PRIORITY
  37. 64. Cornmeal dish at a trattoria — Answer: POLENTA
  38. 65. "I ___ you!" — Answer: OWE
  39. 66. Eternity — Answer: EON
  40. 67. Partner of 74-Across — Answer: DINE
  41. 68. Acted diplomatically — Answer: MEDIATED
  42. 69. Organ above the trachea — Answer: LARYNX
  43. 71. Comic Ali — Answer: WONG
  44. 72. Black out — Answer: REDACT
  45. 73. Big name in the cleaning aisle — Answer: LYSOL
  46. 74. Partner of 67-Across — Answer: WINE
  47. 75. Embody something proudly — Answer: WEARIT
  48. 76. ___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonist — Answer: GUS
  49. 79. Spots for lavalier mics — Answer: LAPELS
  50. 81. Hebrew greeting — Answer: SHALOM
  51. 82. Turn to pulp — Answer: MASH
  52. 83. 1999 Maeve Binchy novel — Answer: TARAROAD
  53. 86. Young salmon — Answer: SMOLT
  54. 87. Unit of magnetic flux density — Answer: GAMMA
  55. 88. Spirit with a citrus flavor — Answer: ORANGEVODKA
  56. 90. Head cheese — Answer: MISTERBIG
  57. 93. Minor crime — Answer: MISDEMEANOR
  58. 94. Adding up (to) — Answer: AMOUNTING
  59. 95. Joy on TV — Answer: BEHAR
  60. 96. Button on many appliances — Answer: START
  61. 97. "Network" co-star, 1976 — Answer: NEDBEATTY

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  1. 1. Invigorates — Answer: AMPSUP
  2. 2. Home of the Italian soccer club Juventus — Answer: TORINO
  3. 3. Fighting (with) — Answer: ATODDS
  4. 4. Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick" — Answer: ROMEO
  5. 5. Mechanism that controls a camera's aperture — Answer: IRIS
  6. 6. Dashboard device, in brief — Answer: GPS
  7. 7. Tavern offering — Answer: ALE
  8. 8. High school reunion topic — Answer: MEMORIES
  9. 9. Spent — Answer: EXERTED
  10. 10. Amalgamate — Answer: IMMIX
  11. 11. Uninteresting game, perhaps — Answer: ROUT
  12. 12. Word with a commonly misapplied apostrophe — Answer: ITS
  13. 13. Climbed, as a rope — Answer: SHINNED
  14. 14. Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakes — Answer: HECATE
  15. 15. Person on a nominating committee, say — Answer: SELECTOR
  16. 16. Goes nowhere in particular — Answer: WANDERS
  17. 17. Psyche's partner — Answer: EROS
  18. 18. Accusatory words — Answer: ETTU
  19. 19. "Well ___" — Answer: THEN
  20. 22. Twice-distilled Turkish beverage — Answer: RAKI
  21. 27. Item in a hedge — Answer: BET
  22. 30. Lass — Answer: COLLEEN
  23. 31. Semicircular? — Answer: OVOID
  24. 32. With style — Answer: ELEGANTLY
  25. 34. "Let's eat!" — Answer: SOUPSON
  26. 35. School whose sports teams are known as the Golden Flashes — Answer: KENTSTATE
  27. 37. Traveling from place to place — Answer: ITINERANT
  28. 38. Shopgirl in a Paris boutique — Answer: MIDINETTE
  29. 39. Freezes — Answer: STOPSDEAD
  30. 40. Homo ___ neanderthalensis — Answer: SAPIENS
  31. 41. Strong urge — Answer: HANKERING
  32. 42. Cough up — Answer: PAY
  33. 43. Cake with a distinctive swirl — Answer: SWISSROLL
  34. 44. Casual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remark — Answer: THROWAWAY
  35. 45. Spinal cord membranes — Answer: PIAMATERS
  36. 46. Shade akin to pumpkin — Answer: TANGERINE
  37. 47. Court favor in a cringey fashion — Answer: FAWN
  38. 50. Beasts with enormous tusks — Answer: MASTODONS
  39. 51. Shake up — Answer: ROIL
  40. 52. Show warmth to — Answer: SMILEAT
  41. 54. Like recording studio equipment — Answer: HIFI
  42. 55. Plague — Answer: AFFLICT
  43. 57. Take in — Answer: EARN
  44. 58. Archer's gift — Answer: GOODAIM
  45. 63. Old curse word — Answer: POX
  46. 64. Actor Pascal of "Gladiator II" — Answer: PEDRO
  47. 66. What provides the big picture? — Answer: ENLARGER
  48. 68. Noon or 6:00 p.m., for some — Answer: MEALTIME
  49. 70. Reality TV star Hadid — Answer: YOLANDA
  50. 71. Something sown, per an idiom — Answer: WILDOAT
  51. 72. Macho stereotype — Answer: REALMAN
  52. 74. Goes in and out — Answer: WEAVES
  53. 75. Word before knows or cares — Answer: WHO
  54. 76. Chess opening — Answer: GAMBIT
  55. 77. Dime store? — Answer: USMINT
  56. 78. In need of a haircut, say — Answer: SHAGGY
  57. 80. Limerick, e.g. — Answer: POEM
  58. 81. Tricked out with the latest technology, say — Answer: SMART
  59. 82. One-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year — Answer: MARTA
  60. 83. Body building? — Answer: TOMB
  61. 84. ___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark) — Answer: ARIE
  62. 85. Acting without thinking — Answer: RASH
  63. 86. Candy brand with a crown in its logo — Answer: SKOR
  64. 87. See 89-Down — Answer: GENE
  65. 89. 87-Down makeup — Answer: DNA
  66. 91. It may be rolled out in the backyard — Answer: SOD
  67. 92. Setting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat" — Answer: TUB

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Cartridge from the 1980sATARIGAME
10Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens"IRISH
15"Nice!"SWEET
20Drag-racing venueMOTORPLEX
21Nature personifiedMOTHEREARTH
23"Pinky-swear?"PROMISEME
24Step on a scale?MUSICALNOTE
25The Beatles' "White Album" has four of themSIDES
26Sphere of influenceORBIT
281957 Isaac Asimov novel, with "The"NAKEDSUN
29Command that might be represented by a curved arrow pointing leftUNDO
30Outer layer of the brainCORTEX
32InveigleENTICE
33Package drop-off sites: Abbr.POS
34"Council," in RussianSOVIET
35"Flower Myth" painter PaulKLEE
36Takes a bit off the topTRIMS
40Showed off on an instrumentSOLOED
41Follow closelyHEED
42Note-to-self medium, perhapsPOSTIT
43Beers from Bremen, informallySTPAULIS
46Zingy flavorTANG
47Way off in the distanceFAR
48Agreeable wordsIDO
49Defeated decisivelyWHIPPED
50Fish that passes the "mirror test" of self-recognitionMANTARAY
52Salon soundSNIP
53Poker declarationIRAISE
54"I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of FameHANKSNOW
55Mass agreementsAMENS
56"Whoever did this has it coming!"SOMEONEISGETTINGFIRED
59Lynn ___, Super Bowl X M.V.P.SWANN
60At the end of the dayAFTERALL
61RecentlyOFLATE
62"Phooey!"RATS
63Right of way, sayPRIORITY
64Cornmeal dish at a trattoriaPOLENTA
65"I ___ you!"OWE
66EternityEON
67Partner of 74-AcrossDINE
68Acted diplomaticallyMEDIATED
69Organ above the tracheaLARYNX
71Comic AliWONG
72Black outREDACT
73Big name in the cleaning aisleLYSOL
74Partner of 67-AcrossWINE
75Embody something proudlyWEARIT
76___ Fring, "Breaking Bad" antagonistGUS
79Spots for lavalier micsLAPELS
81Hebrew greetingSHALOM
82Turn to pulpMASH
831999 Maeve Binchy novelTARAROAD
86Young salmonSMOLT
87Unit of magnetic flux densityGAMMA
88Spirit with a citrus flavorORANGEVODKA
90Head cheeseMISTERBIG
93Minor crimeMISDEMEANOR
94Adding up (to)AMOUNTING
95Joy on TVBEHAR
96Button on many appliancesSTART
97"Network" co-star, 1976NEDBEATTY

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#ClueAnswer
1InvigoratesAMPSUP
2Home of the Italian soccer club JuventusTORINO
3Fighting (with)ATODDS
4Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick"ROMEO
5Mechanism that controls a camera's apertureIRIS
6Dashboard device, in briefGPS
7Tavern offeringALE
8High school reunion topicMEMORIES
9SpentEXERTED
10AmalgamateIMMIX
11Uninteresting game, perhapsROUT
12Word with a commonly misapplied apostropheITS
13Climbed, as a ropeSHINNED
14Greek goddess depicted holding torches and snakesHECATE
15Person on a nominating committee, saySELECTOR
16Goes nowhere in particularWANDERS
17Psyche's partnerEROS
18Accusatory wordsETTU
19"Well ___"THEN
22Twice-distilled Turkish beverageRAKI
27Item in a hedgeBET
30LassCOLLEEN
31Semicircular?OVOID
32With styleELEGANTLY
34"Let's eat!"SOUPSON
35School whose sports teams are known as the Golden FlashesKENTSTATE
37Traveling from place to placeITINERANT
38Shopgirl in a Paris boutiqueMIDINETTE
39FreezesSTOPSDEAD
40Homo ___ neanderthalensisSAPIENS
41Strong urgeHANKERING
42Cough upPAY
43Cake with a distinctive swirlSWISSROLL
44Casual and not meant to be taken seriously, as a remarkTHROWAWAY
45Spinal cord membranesPIAMATERS
46Shade akin to pumpkinTANGERINE
47Court favor in a cringey fashionFAWN
50Beasts with enormous tusksMASTODONS
51Shake upROIL
52Show warmth toSMILEAT
54Like recording studio equipmentHIFI
55PlagueAFFLICT
57Take inEARN
58Archer's giftGOODAIM
63Old curse wordPOX
64Actor Pascal of "Gladiator II"PEDRO
66What provides the big picture?ENLARGER
68Noon or 6:00 p.m., for someMEALTIME
70Reality TV star HadidYOLANDA
71Something sown, per an idiomWILDOAT
72Macho stereotypeREALMAN
74Goes in and outWEAVES
75Word before knows or caresWHO
76Chess openingGAMBIT
77Dime store?USMINT
78In need of a haircut, saySHAGGY
80Limerick, e.g.POEM
81Tricked out with the latest technology, saySMART
82One-named Brazilian soccer star who is a six-time FIFA World Player of the YearMARTA
83Body building?TOMB
84___ Crown Theater (downtown Chicago landmark)ARIE
85Acting without thinkingRASH
86Candy brand with a crown in its logoSKOR
87See 89-DownGENE
8987-Down makeupDNA
91It may be rolled out in the backyardSOD
92Setting for Jacques-Louis David's painting "The Death of Marat"TUB

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