*Removing lumps from, in a way

Crossword Answer — June 05, 2025

Answer

NYT Crossword

Thursday, June 05, 2025

By Timothy Gaetz

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NYT Crossword Clues

Across

  1. 1Toggle on a digital clock
  2. 5Leader of brothers
  3. 10Gillette razor
  4. 14*Confirm to be true
  5. 15Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025
  6. 16*Someone who knows how the sausage gets made?
  7. 17Works traditionally performed with musical accompaniment in ancient Greece
  8. 18Goliath
  9. 19Coach's charge
  10. 20Rainwater clearer
  11. 22Unwanted "ingredient" when assembling s'mores, say
  12. 23___ love
  13. 24Mr. Spock, e.g.
  14. 26Clamorous
  15. 28Cunning sort
  16. 30"Finally!"
  17. 33Li'l belly
  18. 34*Formal expressions of praise
  19. 38Diminutive suffix in Spanish
  20. 39Like some coffees and mob targets
  21. 41Nickname for Louis Armstrong
  22. 42Activist Brockovich
  23. 43Neighbor of "#" on a telephone keypad
  24. 44Supporting
  25. 45Stir up
  26. 46The Forbidden City's Meridian ___
  27. 47*One who's conspicuously excellent
  28. 49One standing near a pond, maybe
  29. 50Animal symbol of innocence
  30. 52Biblical beast
  31. 54Stunning 17,000-year-old discovery in France's Lascaux Cave
  32. 57Companionship?
  33. 59A club might be seen on one
  34. 60General name on a Chinese menu
  35. 63Emphatic instruction for entering the answers to this puzzle's 10 starred clues?
  36. 67Flat sign
  37. 68Alley ___
  38. 69Clichéd
  39. 70Cluster in an archipelago
  40. 71*Street urchins
  41. 72Professional writer of a sort

Down

  1. 1Proclaim
  2. 2Lead-in to care
  3. 3Necessity for a reservation, perhaps
  4. 4Word that can redundantly follow "I"
  5. 5Inclined
  6. 6Actor Cox of "Succession"
  7. 7*Armed thieves
  8. 8Midwest city whose name consists of two interjections
  9. 9This clue's number + one
  10. 10Not approximate, say
  11. 11Setting for a Laura Ingalls Wilder book series
  12. 12Garner
  13. 13Huge fan club, so to speak
  14. 21"Blame It on ___" (1984 Michael Caine rom-com)
  15. 23Shoot into the pocket, in snooker
  16. 25Telephone no. add-ons
  17. 27Hasty
  18. 28*Removing lumps from, in a way
  19. 29Saint in the Caribbean
  20. 31Barrier to entry
  21. 32*Like dress shirts, typically
  22. 35Emergency item on a ship
  23. 36Langston Hughes poem published during the Harlem Renaissance
  24. 37Light shade
  25. 40*Showed for the first time
  26. 42*Buying a gallon of milk, picking up the laundry, etc.
  27. 47Antidotes, perhaps
  28. 48Food subject to internet debate over whether or not it's a sandwich
  29. 51Kilns for hops
  30. 53Neighbors of Croats
  31. 54Not supporting
  32. 55Down Under bounders
  33. 56Cultivate
  34. 58Have down
  35. 59What Indiana Jones famously isn't fond of
  36. 60Get ready to hit all the right notes?
  37. 611970s tennis champ Smith
  38. 62Home of the historic Oscarshall Palace
  39. 64Cost of doing business, maybe
  40. 65Doomed from the get-go, for short
  41. 66Cave dweller

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Toggle on a digital clock — Answer: AMPM
  2. 5. Leader of brothers — Answer: ABBOT
  3. 10. Gillette razor — Answer: ATRA
  4. 14. *Confirm to be true — Answer: VERY
  5. 15. Like 2027 and 2029, but not 2025 — Answer: PRIME
  6. 16. *Someone who knows how the sausage gets made? — Answer: CHER
  7. 17. Works traditionally performed with musical accompaniment in ancient Greece — Answer: ODES
  8. 18. Goliath — Answer: TITAN
  9. 19. Coach's charge — Answer: TEAM
  10. 20. Rainwater clearer — Answer: WIPER
  11. 22. Unwanted "ingredient" when assembling s'mores, say — Answer: ASH
  12. 23. ___ love — Answer: PUPPY
  13. 24. Mr. Spock, e.g. — Answer: ALIEN
  14. 26. Clamorous — Answer: AROAR
  15. 28. Cunning sort — Answer: SLYFOX
  16. 30. "Finally!" — Answer: ATLAST. Hint: It's the expression you use when you've been waiting forever! 🎉
  17. 33. Li'l belly — Answer: TUM
  18. 34. *Formal expressions of praise — Answer: TRIES
  19. 38. Diminutive suffix in Spanish — Answer: ITO
  20. 39. Like some coffees and mob targets — Answer: ICED
  21. 41. Nickname for Louis Armstrong — Answer: SATCH
  22. 42. Activist Brockovich — Answer: ERIN
  23. 43. Neighbor of "#" on a telephone keypad — Answer: NINE
  24. 44. Supporting — Answer: FOR
  25. 45. Stir up — Answer: RILE
  26. 46. The Forbidden City's Meridian ___ — Answer: GATE
  27. 47. *One who's conspicuously excellent — Answer: STOUT
  28. 49. One standing near a pond, maybe — Answer: REED
  29. 50. Animal symbol of innocence — Answer: DOE
  30. 52. Biblical beast — Answer: ASS
  31. 54. Stunning 17,000-year-old discovery in France's Lascaux Cave — Answer: ART
  32. 57. Companionship? — Answer: ARK
  33. 59. A club might be seen on one — Answer: ACE
  34. 60. General name on a Chinese menu — Answer: TSO
  35. 63. Emphatic instruction for entering the answers to this puzzle's 10 starred clues? — Answer: NOIFSANDSORBUTS
  36. 67. Flat sign — Answer: TOLET
  37. 68. Alley ___ — Answer: OOP
  38. 69. Clichéd — Answer: BANAL
  39. 70. Cluster in an archipelago — Answer: ISLES
  40. 71. *Street urchins — Answer: WAS
  41. 72. Professional writer of a sort — Answer: STENO

Down

  1. 1. Proclaim — Answer: AVOW
  2. 2. Lead-in to care — Answer: MEDI
  3. 3. Necessity for a reservation, perhaps — Answer: PREPAYMENT
  4. 4. Word that can redundantly follow "I" — Answer: MYSELF
  5. 5. Inclined — Answer: APT
  6. 6. Actor Cox of "Succession" — Answer: BRIAN
  7. 7. *Armed thieves — Answer: BITS
  8. 8. Midwest city whose name consists of two interjections — Answer: OMAHA
  9. 9. This clue's number + one — Answer: TEN
  10. 10. Not approximate, say — Answer: ACTUAL
  11. 11. Setting for a Laura Ingalls Wilder book series — Answer: THEPRAIRIE
  12. 12. Garner — Answer: REAP
  13. 13. Huge fan club, so to speak — Answer: ARMY
  14. 21. "Blame It on ___" (1984 Michael Caine rom-com) — Answer: RIO
  15. 23. Shoot into the pocket, in snooker — Answer: POT
  16. 25. Telephone no. add-ons — Answer: EXTS
  17. 27. Hasty — Answer: RASH
  18. 28. *Removing lumps from, in a way — Answer: STING
  19. 29. Saint in the Caribbean — Answer: LUCIA
  20. 31. Barrier to entry — Answer: STILE
  21. 32. *Like dress shirts, typically — Answer: TONED
  22. 35. Emergency item on a ship — Answer: RAFT
  23. 36. Langston Hughes poem published during the Harlem Renaissance — Answer: ITOO
  24. 37. Light shade — Answer: ECRU
  25. 40. *Showed for the first time — Answer: DEED
  26. 42. *Buying a gallon of milk, picking up the laundry, etc. — Answer: ERRS
  27. 47. Antidotes, perhaps — Answer: SERA
  28. 48. Food subject to internet debate over whether or not it's a sandwich — Answer: TACO
  29. 51. Kilns for hops — Answer: OASTS
  30. 53. Neighbors of Croats — Answer: SERBS
  31. 54. Not supporting — Answer: ANTI
  32. 55. Down Under bounders — Answer: ROOS
  33. 56. Cultivate — Answer: TILL
  34. 58. Have down — Answer: KNOW
  35. 59. What Indiana Jones famously isn't fond of — Answer: ASPS
  36. 60. Get ready to hit all the right notes? — Answer: TUNE
  37. 61. 1970s tennis champ Smith — Answer: STAN
  38. 62. Home of the historic Oscarshall Palace — Answer: OSLO
  39. 64. Cost of doing business, maybe — Answer: FEE
  40. 65. Doomed from the get-go, for short — Answer: DOA
  41. 66. Cave dweller — Answer: BAT

The answer to “*Removing lumps from, in a way” in the New York Times crossword is STING — a 5-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on June 5, 2025, a Thursday puzzle, at 28-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.

“*Removing lumps from, in a way” answer

STING (5 letters)

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STING is the 5-letter solution that fits "*Removing lumps from, in a way" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 5, 2025 (28-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

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What is the answer to “*Removing lumps from, in a way”?

The answer is STING, a 5-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 5, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “*Removing lumps from, in a way”?

5 letters: STING.

Where did this clue appear?

In the New York Times crossword on June 5, 2025 (a Thursday puzzle), at 28-Down.

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