Monday, May 12, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Cowboy's rope
- 6Relative of a milkshake
- 10NaCl
- 14Take place
- 15Director Kazan who helped popularize Method acting
- 16Falco of "The Sopranos"
- 17Dessert cocktail with crème de cacao
- 20"Ready, ___, go!"
- 21Serpentine swimmers
- 22Common destination for a field trip
- 23Funeral vessel
- 24Contacted using a beeper
- 25Created, as yarn or a spider web
- 2810-12-year-old
- 31___ Francisco
- 34Classic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop Lane
- 36Dig (out)
- 38"Goodie" on classic radio
- 39Food label inits.
- 40"Inside Out" emotion who says "We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!"
- 41Oboe accessories that are often carved by the oboist
- 42Move from an acrobat or breakdancer
- 44Negative conjunction
- 45Montana is the only U.S. state with one in Spanish
- 46Defense Against the Dark ___ ("Harry Potter" class)
- 47What a baby's bib might protect a onesie from
- 50Standout athlete, for short
- 52Free items that come with drinks
- 54Black-and-white cookie
- 56What some people confuse with a monkey
- 59Scottish archipelago west of Norway
- 62What spectacles perch on
- 63"Oh, uh-huh, sure"
- 64Magicians' cries
- 65Figure (out)
- 66Social worker's assignment
- 67Parental authority
Down
- 1Arcing tennis shots
- 2Farmland unit
- 3Jazz singer's improvised syllables
- 4What the circle on the Japanese flag represents
- 5"Can I take your ___?" (server's question)
- 6Brunch or lunch
- 7"___ well that ends well!"
- 8Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay"
- 9Beatles song with the lyric "Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all"
- 10Touch or taste
- 11Source of extra sweetness
- 12Stead
- 13Four years, for a president
- 181983 musical starring Barbra Streisand
- 19Sept. preceder
- 23Loosened, as a knot
- 24Nitpicker
- 25Contempt
- 26Kind of diet inspired by hunters and gatherers
- 27Show up to a gala in a T-shirt, say
- 29Noted painter of soup cans
- 30Go until
- 32Who might help an author get a book deal
- 33Stereotypical bookworms
- 35"Affirmative"
- 36What you might "fill 'er up" with
- 37Alternative to bottled
- 43Mosque toppers
- 45Art with tiles in fancy styles (that might produce smiles)
- 48Gives stars to, say
- 49"Wise" bird
- 51Hybrid Chevys
- 52Strings with the pattern XXX-XX-XXXX, in brief
- 53"___ shalt not ..."
- 54Poetic tributes
- 55Formal ceremony
- 56Boy's name ... or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across?
- 57Smartphone predecessors, in brief
- 58Competitor of Petro-Canada
- 60Org. with the Knicks and Clippers
- 61Battery for some small toys
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Cowboy's rope — Answer: LASSO
- 6. Relative of a milkshake — Answer: MALT
- 10. NaCl — Answer: SALT
- 14. Take place — Answer: OCCUR
- 15. Director Kazan who helped popularize Method acting — Answer: ELIA
- 16. Falco of "The Sopranos" — Answer: EDIE
- 17. Dessert cocktail with crème de cacao — Answer: BRANDYALEXANDER
- 20. "Ready, ___, go!" — Answer: SET
- 21. Serpentine swimmers — Answer: EELS
- 22. Common destination for a field trip — Answer: MUSEUM
- 23. Funeral vessel — Answer: URN
- 24. Contacted using a beeper — Answer: PAGED
- 25. Created, as yarn or a spider web — Answer: SPUN
- 28. 10-12-year-old — Answer: TWEEN
- 31. ___ Francisco — Answer: SAN
- 34. Classic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop Lane — Answer: CANDYLAND
- 36. Dig (out) — Answer: GOUGE
- 38. "Goodie" on classic radio — Answer: OLDIE
- 39. Food label inits. — Answer: RDA
- 40. "Inside Out" emotion who says "We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!" — Answer: ANGER
- 41. Oboe accessories that are often carved by the oboist — Answer: REEDS
- 42. Move from an acrobat or breakdancer — Answer: HANDSTAND
- 44. Negative conjunction — Answer: NOR. Hint: This word is often used to connect two negative statements together! 🔗
- 45. Montana is the only U.S. state with one in Spanish — Answer: MOTTO
- 46. Defense Against the Dark ___ ("Harry Potter" class) — Answer: ARTS
- 47. What a baby's bib might protect a onesie from — Answer: DROOL
- 50. Standout athlete, for short — Answer: MVP
- 52. Free items that come with drinks — Answer: STRAWS
- 54. Black-and-white cookie — Answer: OREO
- 56. What some people confuse with a monkey — Answer: APE
- 59. Scottish archipelago west of Norway — Answer: SHETLANDISLANDS
- 62. What spectacles perch on — Answer: NOSE
- 63. "Oh, uh-huh, sure" — Answer: IBET
- 64. Magicians' cries — Answer: TADAS
- 65. Figure (out) — Answer: SUSS
- 66. Social worker's assignment — Answer: CASE
- 67. Parental authority — Answer: SAYSO
Down
- 1. Arcing tennis shots — Answer: LOBS
- 2. Farmland unit — Answer: ACRE
- 3. Jazz singer's improvised syllables — Answer: SCAT
- 4. What the circle on the Japanese flag represents — Answer: SUN
- 5. "Can I take your ___?" (server's question) — Answer: ORDER
- 6. Brunch or lunch — Answer: MEAL
- 7. "___ well that ends well!" — Answer: ALLS
- 8. Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay" — Answer: LIE
- 9. Beatles song with the lyric "Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all" — Answer: TAXMAN
- 10. Touch or taste — Answer: SENSE
- 11. Source of extra sweetness — Answer: ADDEDSUGAR
- 12. Stead — Answer: LIEU
- 13. Four years, for a president — Answer: TERM
- 18. 1983 musical starring Barbra Streisand — Answer: YENTL
- 19. Sept. preceder — Answer: AUG
- 23. Loosened, as a knot — Answer: UNDID
- 24. Nitpicker — Answer: PEDANT
- 25. Contempt — Answer: SCORN
- 26. Kind of diet inspired by hunters and gatherers — Answer: PALEO
- 27. Show up to a gala in a T-shirt, say — Answer: UNDERDRESS
- 29. Noted painter of soup cans — Answer: WARHOL
- 30. Go until — Answer: ENDAT
- 32. Who might help an author get a book deal — Answer: AGENT
- 33. Stereotypical bookworms — Answer: NERDS
- 35. "Affirmative" — Answer: YES
- 36. What you might "fill 'er up" with — Answer: GAS
- 37. Alternative to bottled — Answer: ONTAP
- 43. Mosque toppers — Answer: DOMES
- 45. Art with tiles in fancy styles (that might produce smiles) — Answer: MOSAIC
- 48. Gives stars to, say — Answer: RATES
- 49. "Wise" bird — Answer: OWL
- 51. Hybrid Chevys — Answer: VOLTS
- 52. Strings with the pattern XXX-XX-XXXX, in brief — Answer: SSNS
- 53. "___ shalt not ..." — Answer: THOU
- 54. Poetic tributes — Answer: ODES
- 55. Formal ceremony — Answer: RITE
- 56. Boy's name ... or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across? — Answer: ANDY
- 57. Smartphone predecessors, in brief — Answer: PDAS
- 58. Competitor of Petro-Canada — Answer: ESSO
- 60. Org. with the Knicks and Clippers — Answer: NBA
- 61. Battery for some small toys — Answer: AAA
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