Saturday, July 12, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1"That was fun!"
- 11Actress Diana of "All Creatures Great and Small" (2020)
- 15One might start fermenting in the kitchen
- 16Classic Langston Hughes poem with a comma in its title
- 17It features high wind movements
- 18Latin for "goodbye"
- 19What might be seen around a star
- 20Shape of Saturn's rings
- 21Star of TV and film who wrote the memoir "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned"
- 22Spot for newborn care
- 24Awards honoring excellence in magazine publishing
- 26Earth's crust and others
- 30Shade akin to bone or eggshell
- 32"No preference"
- 33Snobby sort
- 34Bring up to date, perhaps
- 36Terms of a trade
- 38With 8-Down, like the upcoming release from one's favorite band
- 40Quinta of "Abbott Elementary"
- 42Lose, as a tail
- 43Build up
- 45Its official languages are Chamorro and English
- 46"Dese ___ Dose" (Glenn Miller composition)
- 47Mideast port with a natural harbor
- 49Faint
- 51Smith who was the first woman to receive the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence Award
- 53Symbol of defiance and solidarity
- 55Period ender
- 56Waste
- 58Member of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clan
- 63Big ones can be difficult to manage
- 64One tirelessly making calls ahead of Election Day
- 66___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines
- 67Convention challenger
- 68Look
- 69Adjunct faculty?
Down
- 1Smack
- 2Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway
- 3Biblical prophet whom Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as "an extremist for justice" in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail"
- 4Youth baseball supporters
- 5Skipping music, say
- 6"Amigo!"
- 7Spots, so to speak
- 8See 38-Across
- 9Staging areas
- 10Detective, at times
- 11Sooner, to a Longhorn
- 12Order that might include mortadella and capicola
- 13First score during extra time in sudden-death soccer
- 14"I'm ready, but be nice"
- 23Rap's ___ Sweatshirt
- 25Doozy
- 26Rush to find a mate?
- 27Many a book by Paul Theroux
- 28Series of hoops and hurdles
- 29Went from 0 to 60?
- 31Cylindrical grain holders
- 35Jane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation"
- 37Kansas-born playwright with a Pulitzer
- 39Buns
- 41Enforcers of rules, informally
- 44Fixed-format summary of an article, as on Wikipedia
- 48Waste
- 50Important subject in law school
- 52"What it boils down to is this ..."
- 54[stomps foot down]
- 57Spots
- 59Law school for Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor
- 60Zip
- 61Wit's end?
- 62Las pinturas de Frida Kahlo, por ejemplo
- 65"I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say ___" ("The Simpsons" episode)
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "That was fun!" — Answer: WHATABLAST
- 11. Actress Diana of "All Creatures Great and Small" (2020) — Answer: RIGG
- 15. One might start fermenting in the kitchen — Answer: HOMEBREWER
- 16. Classic Langston Hughes poem with a comma in its title — Answer: ITOO
- 17. It features high wind movements — Answer: OBOESONATA
- 18. Latin for "goodbye" — Answer: VALE
- 19. What might be seen around a star — Answer: POSSE
- 20. Shape of Saturn's rings — Answer: DISC
- 21. Star of TV and film who wrote the memoir "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned" — Answer: ALDA
- 22. Spot for newborn care — Answer: NEST
- 24. Awards honoring excellence in magazine publishing — Answer: ELLIES
- 26. Earth's crust and others — Answer: STRATA
- 30. Shade akin to bone or eggshell — Answer: ECRU
- 32. "No preference" — Answer: ANY
- 33. Snobby sort — Answer: PRIG
- 34. Bring up to date, perhaps — Answer: REDO
- 36. Terms of a trade — Answer: LINGO
- 38. With 8-Down, like the upcoming release from one's favorite band — Answer: EAGERLY
- 40. Quinta of "Abbott Elementary" — Answer: BRUNSON
- 42. Lose, as a tail — Answer: EVADE
- 43. Build up — Answer: RISE
- 45. Its official languages are Chamorro and English — Answer: GUAM
- 46. "Dese ___ Dose" (Glenn Miller composition) — Answer: DEM
- 47. Mideast port with a natural harbor — Answer: ADEN
- 49. Faint — Answer: FEEBLE
- 51. Smith who was the first woman to receive the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence Award — Answer: CLAIRE
- 53. Symbol of defiance and solidarity — Answer: FIST
- 55. Period ender — Answer: HORN
- 56. Waste — Answer: BLOW
- 58. Member of a sub-Saharan matriarchal clan — Answer: HYENA
- 63. Big ones can be difficult to manage — Answer: EGOS
- 64. One tirelessly making calls ahead of Election Day — Answer: ROBODIALER
- 66. ___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines — Answer: SULU
- 67. Convention challenger — Answer: ICONOCLAST
- 68. Look — Answer: SEEM
- 69. Adjunct faculty? — Answer: SIXTHSENSE
Down
- 1. Smack — Answer: WHOP
- 2. Kind of spider believed to spread to distant areas via railway — Answer: HOBO
- 3. Biblical prophet whom Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as "an extremist for justice" in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail" — Answer: AMOS
- 4. Youth baseball supporters — Answer: TEES
- 5. Skipping music, say — Answer: ABSENT
- 6. "Amigo!" — Answer: BRO
- 7. Spots, so to speak — Answer: LENDS
- 8. See 38-Across — Answer: AWAITED
- 9. Staging areas — Answer: SETS
- 10. Detective, at times — Answer: TRACER
- 11. Sooner, to a Longhorn — Answer: RIVAL
- 12. Order that might include mortadella and capicola — Answer: ITALIANSUB
- 13. First score during extra time in sudden-death soccer — Answer: GOLDENGOAL
- 14. "I'm ready, but be nice" — Answer: GOEASYONME
- 23. Rap's ___ Sweatshirt — Answer: EARL
- 25. Doozy — Answer: LULU
- 26. Rush to find a mate? — Answer: SPEEDCHESS
- 27. Many a book by Paul Theroux — Answer: TRAVELOGUE
- 28. Series of hoops and hurdles — Answer: RIGAMAROLE
- 29. Went from 0 to 60? — Answer: AGED
- 31. Cylindrical grain holders — Answer: COBS
- 35. Jane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation" — Answer: EYRE
- 37. Kansas-born playwright with a Pulitzer — Answer: INGE
- 39. Buns — Answer: REAR
- 41. Enforcers of rules, informally — Answer: REFS
- 44. Fixed-format summary of an article, as on Wikipedia — Answer: INFOBOX
- 48. Waste — Answer: DEBRIS
- 50. Important subject in law school — Answer: ETHICS
- 52. "What it boils down to is this ..." — Answer: INSUM
- 54. [stomps foot down] — Answer: IWONT
- 57. Spots — Answer: LOCI
- 59. Law school for Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor — Answer: YALE
- 60. Zip — Answer: ELAN
- 61. Wit's end? — Answer: NESS
- 62. Las pinturas de Frida Kahlo, por ejemplo — Answer: ARTE
- 65. "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say ___" ("The Simpsons" episode) — Answer: DOH
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