Saturday, May 17, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Much mail to Santa
- 6Rubbish destinations
- 10Sultanate that controls the exclave of Madha
- 14Mescal source
- 15Tip line?
- 17Sitcom set in a corner store run by a Korean Canadian family (2016-21)
- 19Halloween vis-à-vis All Saints' Day
- 20Hair color, e.g.
- 21Cards' home
- 22The sun, e.g., in about five billion years
- 24Humiliated (or honored), as on Nickelodeon
- 27Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally
- 28British singer ___ Parks
- 30Museum with works by Hockney, Turner and Millais
- 31Going down, in a way
- 35Threw one's hat in the ring
- 36Becomes uncomfortable, as underwear
- 37Frightful
- 39Type that's compatible with everyone, in brief
- 40First president of the S.C.L.C.
- 42Neutral color
- 43Work well together
- 44"C'mon, dish it!"
- 49Chicken nugget shape
- 51Stands to practice hitting
- 52Causes of some burns
- 53N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference
- 55Fills up
- 57Scale range
- 59Blather
- 60"Bad Moon Rising" band, familiarly
- 61Further
- 62M.L.B. star Pete who holds the single-season record for homers by a rookie (53)
- 63Map inset
- 64End of a trail, perhaps
- 65They're accepted at church
Down
- 1Athlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks
- 2"Enough!"
- 3Prime choice
- 4They're found in dens
- 5Sports and Arts, e.g.
- 6Something to take in from a boat
- 7Outside the typical biological setting
- 8Dostoyevsky's denial
- 9Spanish word on a U.S. map
- 10Having lost interest
- 11Where you might refuel after refueling
- 12Miami is in it, for short
- 13French word that sounds like a vote
- 16Turn (up)
- 18Rita ___, "R.I.P." singer
- 23Composer Edvard
- 24"Anyway, gonna move on now"
- 25Name-dropping abbreviation
- 26Not own
- 29Schlep
- 31End part of a violin bow
- 32What might lead to a row at a party?
- 33Forrest of film
- 34Miscellany
- 38Chain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove
- 41Part of a cold pack?
- 44Wine valley in the Bay Area
- 45Green expanse
- 46It was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana
- 47One with an "I" problem?
- 48Team whose logo contains an "H" on top of a star
- 50It's not gross
- 53Sway
- 54"Enough!"
- 56Base of a pump
- 58"Ended, ___ it begun" (Emily Dickinson poem)
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Much mail to Santa — Answer: LISTS
- 6. Rubbish destinations — Answer: BINS
- 10. Sultanate that controls the exclave of Madha — Answer: OMAN
- 14. Mescal source — Answer: AGAVE
- 15. Tip line? — Answer: ANYADVICE
- 17. Sitcom set in a corner store run by a Korean Canadian family (2016-21) — Answer: KIMSCONVENIENCE
- 19. Halloween vis-à-vis All Saints' Day — Answer: EVE
- 20. Hair color, e.g. — Answer: TRAIT
- 21. Cards' home — Answer: ARI
- 22. The sun, e.g., in about five billion years — Answer: REDGIANT
- 24. Humiliated (or honored), as on Nickelodeon — Answer: SLIMED
- 27. Like one preferring platonic relationships, informally — Answer: ARO
- 28. British singer ___ Parks — Answer: ARLO
- 30. Museum with works by Hockney, Turner and Millais — Answer: TATE
- 31. Going down, in a way — Answer: FLYINGSOUTH
- 35. Threw one's hat in the ring — Answer: RAN
- 36. Becomes uncomfortable, as underwear — Answer: RIDESUP
- 37. Frightful — Answer: GHASTLY
- 39. Type that's compatible with everyone, in brief — Answer: ONEG
- 40. First president of the S.C.L.C. — Answer: MLK
- 42. Neutral color — Answer: ASH
- 43. Work well together — Answer: GEL
- 44. "C'mon, dish it!" — Answer: SPILLTHETEA
- 49. Chicken nugget shape — Answer: DINO
- 51. Stands to practice hitting — Answer: TEES
- 52. Causes of some burns — Answer: RUGS
- 53. N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference — Answer: RAVENS
- 55. Fills up — Answer: EATSALOT
- 57. Scale range — Answer: ONETOTEN
- 59. Blather — Answer: HOTAIR
- 60. "Bad Moon Rising" band, familiarly — Answer: CCR
- 61. Further — Answer: MORE
- 62. M.L.B. star Pete who holds the single-season record for homers by a rookie (53) — Answer: ALONSO
- 63. Map inset — Answer: KEY
- 64. End of a trail, perhaps — Answer: APEX
- 65. They're accepted at church — Answer: TENETS
Down
- 1. Athlete who shares his home venue with the Sparks — Answer: LAKER
- 2. "Enough!" — Answer: IGIVE
- 3. Prime choice — Answer: SAMEDAYDELIVERY
- 4. They're found in dens — Answer: TVS
- 5. Sports and Arts, e.g. — Answer: SECTIONS
- 6. Something to take in from a boat — Answer: BANANASPLIT
- 7. Outside the typical biological setting — Answer: INVITRO
- 8. Dostoyevsky's denial — Answer: NYET
- 9. Spanish word on a U.S. map — Answer: SAN
- 10. Having lost interest — Answer: OVERIT
- 11. Where you might refuel after refueling — Answer: MINIMART
- 12. Miami is in it, for short — Answer: ACC
- 13. French word that sounds like a vote — Answer: NEE
- 16. Turn (up) — Answer: DIAL
- 18. Rita ___, "R.I.P." singer — Answer: ORA
- 23. Composer Edvard — Answer: GRIEG
- 24. "Anyway, gonna move on now" — Answer: SOTHATSTHAT
- 25. Name-dropping abbreviation — Answer: ETAL
- 26. Not own — Answer: DENY
- 29. Schlep — Answer: LUG
- 31. End part of a violin bow — Answer: FROG
- 32. What might lead to a row at a party? — Answer: LINEDANCE
- 33. Forrest of film — Answer: GUMP
- 34. Miscellany — Answer: HASH
- 38. Chain whose name came from a Boston hotel whose sign was too expensive to remove — Answer: SHERATON
- 41. Part of a cold pack? — Answer: KLEENEX
- 44. Wine valley in the Bay Area — Answer: SONOMA
- 45. Green expanse — Answer: LEA
- 46. It was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana — Answer: TULANE
- 47. One with an "I" problem? — Answer: EGOIST
- 48. Team whose logo contains an "H" on top of a star — Answer: ASTROS
- 50. It's not gross — Answer: NET
- 53. Sway — Answer: ROCK
- 54. "Enough!" — Answer: STOP
- 56. Base of a pump — Answer: SOLE
- 58. "Ended, ___ it begun" (Emily Dickinson poem) — Answer: ERE
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