Friday, May 30, 2025
By Rafael Musa
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Establishment that might host a drag brunch
- 7Something that's filled with bad words
- 15Common final score in the Champions League
- 16Bottleful at a barbecue
- 17"Hell, yeah!"
- 18The White Stripes or Deep Purple
- 19Hip (to)
- 20"I am an idiot!"
- 21Turpentine sources
- 22"We're leaving soon!"
- 25Is serious
- 28Nail polish brand with a Raisin Your Voice shade
- 29Go pffft
- 32"The Good Dinosaur" protagonist
- 33___ green
- 35Descendants of aristocratic families, e.g.
- 37Things checked at checkpoints
- 40Thrift store transaction
- 41Prefix with car or hotel
- 42South Asian wrap
- 43Tennis's U.S. Open is played on it
- 44Pops
- 46Cabaret performer, e.g.
- 48Leavened loaf made sans yeast
- 50Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes
- 53Oscar-winning Saldaña
- 54XXX
- 57Know someone who knows someone, say
- 59Dish often served on a skillet
- 61Sure thing
- 62"Don't worry about me"
- 63Some nostalgic throwbacks
- 64Rare treat, maybe?
Down
- 1Shout during a Real Madrid penalty shootout
- 2From the top
- 3Elusive hirsute creature
- 4Brazilian genre that's an offshoot of samba
- 5Early investors, in lingo
- 6Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud
- 7Topiarist's "canvas"
- 8"Hell, yeah!"
- 9Alternative to an ellipsis
- 10Stock seller's stipulation
- 11Overzealous
- 12Evan : Welsh :: ___ : Spanish
- 13Possible side effect of corticosteroids
- 14Merlot and Shiraz
- 20Some outcomes from Match.com
- 23See what someone is saying?
- 244 is a good one, in brief
- 25Mother, in Milan
- 26Slipped
- 27Star cluster?
- 29South Asian wraps
- 30Unlikely to react
- 31Nail polish brand with a Gossip N' Spill shade
- 34Brown ___
- 36Conspiracy theory trope
- 38Mythical land of untold riches
- 39"It matters to me"
- 45Stunning
- 47Typical floor covering in a washitsu
- 48Apparently is
- 49Strikes on the noggin
- 50Super-duper
- 51Like some orders
- 52Super Bowl highlight
- 55Company named for a goddess
- 56"All You Had to Do Was ___" (Taylor Swift song)
- 58She's a believer
- 59Christmas centerpiece
- 60Something said repeatedly at sea
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Establishment that might host a drag brunch — Answer: GAYBAR
- 7. Something that's filled with bad words — Answer: SWEARJAR
- 15. Common final score in the Champions League — Answer: ONEONE
- 16. Bottleful at a barbecue — Answer: HOTSAUCE
- 17. "Hell, yeah!" — Answer: LETSGO
- 18. The White Stripes or Deep Purple — Answer: ROCKBAND
- 19. Hip (to) — Answer: WISE
- 20. "I am an idiot!" — Answer: DUH
- 21. Turpentine sources — Answer: PINES
- 22. "We're leaving soon!" — Answer: ALLABOARD
- 25. Is serious — Answer: MEANSIT
- 28. Nail polish brand with a Raisin Your Voice shade — Answer: OPI
- 29. Go pffft — Answer: DIE
- 32. "The Good Dinosaur" protagonist — Answer: ARLO
- 33. ___ green — Answer: PEA
- 35. Descendants of aristocratic families, e.g. — Answer: SCIONS
- 37. Things checked at checkpoints — Answer: DRIVERSLICENSES
- 40. Thrift store transaction — Answer: RESALE
- 41. Prefix with car or hotel — Answer: ECO
- 42. South Asian wrap — Answer: SARI
- 43. Tennis's U.S. Open is played on it — Answer: EDT
- 44. Pops — Answer: DAD
- 46. Cabaret performer, e.g. — Answer: ARTISTE
- 48. Leavened loaf made sans yeast — Answer: SODABREAD
- 50. Creature with "Underwater eyes, an eel's / Oil of water body," per the poet Ted Hughes — Answer: OTTER
- 53. Oscar-winning Saldaña — Answer: ZOE
- 54. XXX — Answer: TENS
- 57. Know someone who knows someone, say — Answer: HAVEANIN
- 59. Dish often served on a skillet — Answer: FAJITA
- 61. Sure thing — Answer: SLAMDUNK
- 62. "Don't worry about me" — Answer: IMOKAY
- 63. Some nostalgic throwbacks — Answer: OLDSONGS
- 64. Rare treat, maybe? — Answer: RIBEYE
Down
- 1. Shout during a Real Madrid penalty shootout — Answer: GOL
- 2. From the top — Answer: ANEW
- 3. Elusive hirsute creature — Answer: YETI
- 4. Brazilian genre that's an offshoot of samba — Answer: BOSSANOVA
- 5. Early investors, in lingo — Answer: ANGELS
- 6. Onetime manufacturer of the Flying Cloud — Answer: REO
- 7. Topiarist's "canvas" — Answer: SHRUB
- 8. "Hell, yeah!" — Answer: WOOHOO
- 9. Alternative to an ellipsis — Answer: ETC
- 10. Stock seller's stipulation — Answer: ASKPRICE
- 11. Overzealous — Answer: RABID
- 12. Evan : Welsh :: ___ : Spanish — Answer: JUAN
- 13. Possible side effect of corticosteroids — Answer: ACNE
- 14. Merlot and Shiraz — Answer: REDS
- 20. Some outcomes from Match.com — Answer: DATES
- 23. See what someone is saying? — Answer: LIPREAD
- 24. 4 is a good one, in brief — Answer: APSCORE
- 25. Mother, in Milan — Answer: MADRE
- 26. Slipped — Answer: ERRED
- 27. Star cluster? — Answer: ALIST
- 29. South Asian wraps — Answer: DOSAS
- 30. Unlikely to react — Answer: INERT
- 31. Nail polish brand with a Gossip N' Spill shade — Answer: ESSIE
- 34. Brown ___ — Answer: ALE
- 36. Conspiracy theory trope — Answer: INSIDEJOB
- 38. Mythical land of untold riches — Answer: ELDORADO
- 39. "It matters to me" — Answer: ICARE
- 45. Stunning — Answer: DAZING
- 47. Typical floor covering in a washitsu — Answer: TATAMI
- 48. Apparently is — Answer: SEEMS
- 49. Strikes on the noggin — Answer: BONKS
- 50. Super-duper — Answer: OHSO
- 51. Like some orders — Answer: TALL
- 52. Super Bowl highlight — Answer: TVAD
- 55. Company named for a goddess — Answer: NIKE
- 56. "All You Had to Do Was ___" (Taylor Swift song) — Answer: STAY
- 58. She's a believer — Answer: NUN
- 59. Christmas centerpiece — Answer: FIR
- 60. Something said repeatedly at sea — Answer: AYE
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