Saturday, July 05, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Break off
- 5French musician/composer ___ Tiersen
- 9Come to
- 14Kind of survivor
- 15Name hidden in "disobedience"
- 16Zhou of Chinese history
- 17Yard, e.g.
- 18Some stain preventers
- 20Challenges for management
- 21Oil smugglers?
- 22Eerie phenomenon when a robot seems too lifelike
- 24Newspaper in Boston or Miami
- 25Bone, in Bologna
- 26Neutralize bad karma, say
- 27Bad guys
- 29Michigan's ___ Marquette River (waterway named for a missionary)
- 33It's nothing
- 34*, to a typist
- 37Babe, for one
- 38Muscle named for its shape, for short
- 40"What's the big ___?"
- 41Getting in one guess, as Wordle
- 43Fencing option
- 45Like Brutalist architecture
- 46Subject of the books "Jonathan Loved David" and "Take Back the Word"
- 50Alley oops
- 51Noble title
- 53Rigid sort of interpreter
- 54Gal(lic) pal
- 55Glass production
- 56Brendon of Panic! at the Disco
- 57"99 Luftballons" singer
- 58Blow out
- 59Got a load of
- 60Somewhat audible disparagements
Down
- 1Careen wildly
- 2Leave lost for words
- 3Jewish bakery specialty
- 43-D diagnostic test
- 5One of the pillars of improv
- 6Bedeck
- 7Swell
- 8It's a straight shot
- 9Keeps greasing that squeaky wheel?
- 10Blanket
- 11Pain relief brand
- 12Drew on a TV
- 13Somewhat audible disparagement
- 19Dance move that slid into English as "sashay"
- 23They're not as sweet as porters
- 24What may be raised at a meeting
- 27Uniform shade
- 28Could be certain?
- 30Fortnite developer
- 31Small-time
- 32Like flans and frittatas
- 35Earth : sun :: ___ : sol
- 36Colloquial collective
- 39Is on the brink, say
- 42Radiator fluid
- 44Squint to see
- 45Very secure, in a way
- 46Record-keeping device made of strings and knots
- 47Complete
- 48Like a perilous situation
- 49Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you reverse the third and fourth letters
- 50Liquidy lump
- 52Votes for
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Break off — Answer: STOP
- 5. French musician/composer ___ Tiersen — Answer: YANN
- 9. Come to — Answer: REACH
- 14. Kind of survivor — Answer: LONE
- 15. Name hidden in "disobedience" — Answer: EDIE
- 16. Zhou of Chinese history — Answer: ENLAI
- 17. Yard, e.g. — Answer: UNIT
- 18. Some stain preventers — Answer: SOFACOVERS
- 20. Challenges for management — Answer: EGOS
- 21. Oil smugglers? — Answer: ARTTHIEVES
- 22. Eerie phenomenon when a robot seems too lifelike — Answer: UNCANNYVALLEY
- 24. Newspaper in Boston or Miami — Answer: HERALD
- 25. Bone, in Bologna — Answer: OSSO
- 26. Neutralize bad karma, say — Answer: ATONE
- 27. Bad guys — Answer: CADS
- 29. Michigan's ___ Marquette River (waterway named for a missionary) — Answer: PERE
- 33. It's nothing — Answer: NIL
- 34. *, to a typist — Answer: STARKEY
- 37. Babe, for one — Answer: PIG
- 38. Muscle named for its shape, for short — Answer: DELT
- 40. "What's the big ___?" — Answer: IDEA
- 41. Getting in one guess, as Wordle — Answer: ACING
- 43. Fencing option — Answer: EPEE
- 45. Like Brutalist architecture — Answer: BLOCKY
- 46. Subject of the books "Jonathan Loved David" and "Take Back the Word" — Answer: QUEERTHEOLOGY
- 50. Alley oops — Answer: GUTTERBALL
- 51. Noble title — Answer: LADY
- 53. Rigid sort of interpreter — Answer: LITERALIST
- 54. Gal(lic) pal — Answer: AMIE
- 55. Glass production — Answer: OPERA
- 56. Brendon of Panic! at the Disco — Answer: URIE
- 57. "99 Luftballons" singer — Answer: NENA
- 58. Blow out — Answer: BURST
- 59. Got a load of — Answer: EYED
- 60. Somewhat audible disparagements — Answer: TSKS
Down
- 1. Careen wildly — Answer: SLUE
- 2. Leave lost for words — Answer: TONGUETIE
- 3. Jewish bakery specialty — Answer: ONIONROLL
- 4. 3-D diagnostic test — Answer: PETSCAN
- 5. One of the pillars of improv — Answer: YESAND
- 6. Bedeck — Answer: ADORN
- 7. Swell — Answer: NIFTY
- 8. It's a straight shot — Answer: NEATVODKA
- 9. Keeps greasing that squeaky wheel? — Answer: REOILS
- 10. Blanket — Answer: ENVELOP
- 11. Pain relief brand — Answer: ALEVE
- 12. Drew on a TV — Answer: CAREY
- 13. Somewhat audible disparagement — Answer: HISS
- 19. Dance move that slid into English as "sashay" — Answer: CHASSE
- 23. They're not as sweet as porters — Answer: ALES
- 24. What may be raised at a meeting — Answer: HAND
- 27. Uniform shade — Answer: CADETBLUE
- 28. Could be certain? — Answer: ARE
- 30. Fortnite developer — Answer: EPICGAMES
- 31. Small-time — Answer: RINKYDINK
- 32. Like flans and frittatas — Answer: EGGY
- 35. Earth : sun :: ___ : sol — Answer: TIERRA
- 36. Colloquial collective — Answer: YALL
- 39. Is on the brink, say — Answer: TEETERS
- 42. Radiator fluid — Answer: COOLANT
- 44. Squint to see — Answer: PEERAT
- 45. Very secure, in a way — Answer: BOLTED
- 46. Record-keeping device made of strings and knots — Answer: QUIPU
- 47. Complete — Answer: UTTER
- 48. Like a perilous situation — Answer: HAIRY
- 49. Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you reverse the third and fourth letters — Answer: ELSIE
- 50. Liquidy lump — Answer: GLOB
- 52. Votes for — Answer: YEAS
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