Thursday, June 05, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Toggle on a digital clock
- 5Leader of brothers
- 10Gillette razor
- 14*Confirm to be true
- 15Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025
- 16*Someone who knows how the sausage gets made?
- 17Works traditionally performed with musical accompaniment in ancient Greece
- 18Goliath
- 19Coach's charge
- 20Rainwater clearer
- 22Unwanted "ingredient" when assembling s'mores, say
- 23___ love
- 24Mr. Spock, e.g.
- 26Clamorous
- 28Cunning sort
- 30"Finally!"
- 33Li'l belly
- 34*Formal expressions of praise
- 38Diminutive suffix in Spanish
- 39Like some coffees and mob targets
- 41Nickname for Louis Armstrong
- 42Activist Brockovich
- 43Neighbor of "#" on a telephone keypad
- 44Supporting
- 45Stir up
- 46The Forbidden City's Meridian ___
- 47*One who's conspicuously excellent
- 49One standing near a pond, maybe
- 50Animal symbol of innocence
- 52Biblical beast
- 54Stunning 17,000-year-old discovery in France's Lascaux Cave
- 57Companionship?
- 59A club might be seen on one
- 60General name on a Chinese menu
- 63Emphatic instruction for entering the answers to this puzzle's 10 starred clues?
- 67Flat sign
- 68Alley ___
- 69Clichéd
- 70Cluster in an archipelago
- 71*Street urchins
- 72Professional writer of a sort
Down
- 1Proclaim
- 2Lead-in to care
- 3Necessity for a reservation, perhaps
- 4Word that can redundantly follow "I"
- 5Inclined
- 6Actor Cox of "Succession"
- 7*Armed thieves
- 8Midwest city whose name consists of two interjections
- 9This clue's number + one
- 10Not approximate, say
- 11Setting for a Laura Ingalls Wilder book series
- 12Garner
- 13Huge fan club, so to speak
- 21"Blame It on ___" (1984 Michael Caine rom-com)
- 23Shoot into the pocket, in snooker
- 25Telephone no. add-ons
- 27Hasty
- 28*Removing lumps from, in a way
- 29Saint in the Caribbean
- 31Barrier to entry
- 32*Like dress shirts, typically
- 35Emergency item on a ship
- 36Langston Hughes poem published during the Harlem Renaissance
- 37Light shade
- 40*Showed for the first time
- 42*Buying a gallon of milk, picking up the laundry, etc.
- 47Antidotes, perhaps
- 48Food subject to internet debate over whether or not it's a sandwich
- 51Kilns for hops
- 53Neighbors of Croats
- 54Not supporting
- 55Down Under bounders
- 56Cultivate
- 58Have down
- 59What Indiana Jones famously isn't fond of
- 60Get ready to hit all the right notes?
- 611970s tennis champ Smith
- 62Home of the historic Oscarshall Palace
- 64Cost of doing business, maybe
- 65Doomed from the get-go, for short
- 66Cave dweller
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Toggle on a digital clock — Answer: AMPM
- 5. Leader of brothers — Answer: ABBOT
- 10. Gillette razor — Answer: ATRA
- 14. *Confirm to be true — Answer: VERY
- 15. Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025 — Answer: PRIME
- 16. *Someone who knows how the sausage gets made? — Answer: CHER
- 17. Works traditionally performed with musical accompaniment in ancient Greece — Answer: ODES
- 18. Goliath — Answer: TITAN
- 19. Coach's charge — Answer: TEAM
- 20. Rainwater clearer — Answer: WIPER
- 22. Unwanted "ingredient" when assembling s'mores, say — Answer: ASH
- 23. ___ love — Answer: PUPPY
- 24. Mr. Spock, e.g. — Answer: ALIEN
- 26. Clamorous — Answer: AROAR
- 28. Cunning sort — Answer: SLYFOX
- 30. "Finally!" — Answer: ATLAST
- 33. Li'l belly — Answer: TUM
- 34. *Formal expressions of praise — Answer: TRIES
- 38. Diminutive suffix in Spanish — Answer: ITO
- 39. Like some coffees and mob targets — Answer: ICED
- 41. Nickname for Louis Armstrong — Answer: SATCH
- 42. Activist Brockovich — Answer: ERIN
- 43. Neighbor of "#" on a telephone keypad — Answer: NINE
- 44. Supporting — Answer: FOR
- 45. Stir up — Answer: RILE
- 46. The Forbidden City's Meridian ___ — Answer: GATE
- 47. *One who's conspicuously excellent — Answer: STOUT
- 49. One standing near a pond, maybe — Answer: REED
- 50. Animal symbol of innocence — Answer: DOE
- 52. Biblical beast — Answer: ASS
- 54. Stunning 17,000-year-old discovery in France's Lascaux Cave — Answer: ART
- 57. Companionship? — Answer: ARK
- 59. A club might be seen on one — Answer: ACE
- 60. General name on a Chinese menu — Answer: TSO
- 63. Emphatic instruction for entering the answers to this puzzle's 10 starred clues? — Answer: NOIFSANDSORBUTS
- 67. Flat sign — Answer: TOLET
- 68. Alley ___ — Answer: OOP
- 69. Clichéd — Answer: BANAL
- 70. Cluster in an archipelago — Answer: ISLES
- 71. *Street urchins — Answer: WAS
- 72. Professional writer of a sort — Answer: STENO
Down
- 1. Proclaim — Answer: AVOW
- 2. Lead-in to care — Answer: MEDI
- 3. Necessity for a reservation, perhaps — Answer: PREPAYMENT
- 4. Word that can redundantly follow "I" — Answer: MYSELF
- 5. Inclined — Answer: APT
- 6. Actor Cox of "Succession" — Answer: BRIAN
- 7. *Armed thieves — Answer: BITS
- 8. Midwest city whose name consists of two interjections — Answer: OMAHA
- 9. This clue's number + one — Answer: TEN
- 10. Not approximate, say — Answer: ACTUAL
- 11. Setting for a Laura Ingalls Wilder book series — Answer: THEPRAIRIE
- 12. Garner — Answer: REAP
- 13. Huge fan club, so to speak — Answer: ARMY
- 21. "Blame It on ___" (1984 Michael Caine rom-com) — Answer: RIO
- 23. Shoot into the pocket, in snooker — Answer: POT
- 25. Telephone no. add-ons — Answer: EXTS
- 27. Hasty — Answer: RASH
- 28. *Removing lumps from, in a way — Answer: STING
- 29. Saint in the Caribbean — Answer: LUCIA
- 31. Barrier to entry — Answer: STILE
- 32. *Like dress shirts, typically — Answer: TONED
- 35. Emergency item on a ship — Answer: RAFT
- 36. Langston Hughes poem published during the Harlem Renaissance — Answer: ITOO
- 37. Light shade — Answer: ECRU
- 40. *Showed for the first time — Answer: DEED
- 42. *Buying a gallon of milk, picking up the laundry, etc. — Answer: ERRS
- 47. Antidotes, perhaps — Answer: SERA
- 48. Food subject to internet debate over whether or not it's a sandwich — Answer: TACO
- 51. Kilns for hops — Answer: OASTS
- 53. Neighbors of Croats — Answer: SERBS
- 54. Not supporting — Answer: ANTI
- 55. Down Under bounders — Answer: ROOS
- 56. Cultivate — Answer: TILL
- 58. Have down — Answer: KNOW
- 59. What Indiana Jones famously isn't fond of — Answer: ASPS
- 60. Get ready to hit all the right notes? — Answer: TUNE
- 61. 1970s tennis champ Smith — Answer: STAN
- 62. Home of the historic Oscarshall Palace — Answer: OSLO
- 64. Cost of doing business, maybe — Answer: FEE
- 65. Doomed from the get-go, for short — Answer: DOA
- 66. Cave dweller — Answer: BAT
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