Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Neighbor of Vt. and N.H.
- 5Canceled, as a mission
- 9Debt to equity, for example
- 14Longer of the two lower arm bones
- 15Word with monetary or military
- 16Option on a popular car service
- 17Porn
- 18"Designing Women" co-star of 1980s-'90s TV
- 20Japanese theatrical genre
- 22The new oil, it's said
- 23Yahoo alternative
- 24Snorkeling site
- 26Nonspecific cash quantities
- 28Player of the middle son on TV's "The Partridge Family"
- 33Egg cells
- 34Dress in Delhi
- 35Readies, as a fishing line
- 38Blowout game, in sports headlines
- 40Auto-___, setting for many subscription services
- 43American city in the Sonoran Desert
- 44Work on with the hands, as dough or tired muscles
- 46First corner square after Go on a Monopoly board
- 48Author Fleming
- 49"E.T." actress
- 53One of the life sciences: Abbr.
- 54Dry, as the Sonoran Desert
- 55Dr. whose "lab" is a studio
- 58Bad way to run
- 60First basic cable show to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series
- 64Singer who starred in "Labyrinth" (1986) and "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976)
- 67Shakespearean conspirator
- 68Nimble
- 69Rips in a review
- 70"Later!"
- 71Carolers' celebrations
- 72Sound of either weariness or relief
- 73One place to find 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across ... or, parsed differently, how these people might introduce themselves
Down
- 1Cologne scent
- 2Heroine of Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke"
- 3Give the cold shoulder
- 4What NASA's Cassini probe orbited for 13 years
- 5Gentlemen's club, colloquially
- 6Point value of 68% of Scrabble tiles
- 7Coat with a thin auric layer
- 8Capital city on the banks of the Rideau River
- 9Nonsense syllables one might say in a tub
- 10___ Dhabi
- 11Contract clause
- 12Ticks off
- 13Yoked team
- 19Slightly
- 21Ivories, on a piano
- 25Cry from a klutzy golfer
- 27Grift
- 28Socially awkward sort
- 29Stratford-on-___
- 30Christened
- 31Stealthy assassin with a sword
- 32Farmyard refrain in a children's song
- 36Ruler opposed by the Bolsheviks
- 37Levelheaded
- 39Remove the skin from
- 41Notable features of elves and basset hounds
- 42Latticed metal used in construction and fencing
- 45Divisions in some history books
- 47Constellation resembling a musical instrument
- 50Development center?
- 51Arcing baseball hits
- 52House of ___ (old Italian banking family)
- 55June 6 remembrance
- 56Competitor of Rao's
- 57Diabolical
- 59Title river in an Oscar-winning movie
- 61Severely injure
- 62Antiquated "OMG!"
- 63Modern greenhorn
- 65___ de la Cité
- 66Verb suffix
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Neighbor of Vt. and N.H. — Answer: MASS
- 5. Canceled, as a mission — Answer: NOGO
- 9. Debt to equity, for example — Answer: RATIO
- 14. Longer of the two lower arm bones — Answer: ULNA
- 15. Word with monetary or military — Answer: UNIT
- 16. Option on a popular car service — Answer: UBERX
- 17. Porn — Answer: SMUT
- 18. "Designing Women" co-star of 1980s-'90s TV — Answer: DELTABURKE
- 20. Japanese theatrical genre — Answer: KABUKI
- 22. The new oil, it's said — Answer: DATA
- 23. Yahoo alternative — Answer: MSN
- 24. Snorkeling site — Answer: REEF
- 26. Nonspecific cash quantities — Answer: WADS
- 28. Player of the middle son on TV's "The Partridge Family" — Answer: DANNYBONADUCE
- 33. Egg cells — Answer: OVA
- 34. Dress in Delhi — Answer: SARI
- 35. Readies, as a fishing line — Answer: BAITS
- 38. Blowout game, in sports headlines — Answer: ROMP
- 40. Auto-___, setting for many subscription services — Answer: RENEW
- 43. American city in the Sonoran Desert — Answer: MESA
- 44. Work on with the hands, as dough or tired muscles — Answer: KNEAD
- 46. First corner square after Go on a Monopoly board — Answer: JAIL
- 48. Author Fleming — Answer: IAN
- 49. "E.T." actress — Answer: DREWBARRYMORE
- 53. One of the life sciences: Abbr. — Answer: ECOL
- 54. Dry, as the Sonoran Desert — Answer: SERE
- 55. Dr. whose "lab" is a studio — Answer: DRE
- 58. Bad way to run — Answer: AMOK
- 60. First basic cable show to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series — Answer: MADMEN
- 64. Singer who starred in "Labyrinth" (1986) and "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976) — Answer: DAVIDBOWIE
- 67. Shakespearean conspirator — Answer: IAGO
- 68. Nimble — Answer: AGILE
- 69. Rips in a review — Answer: PANS
- 70. "Later!" — Answer: CIAO
- 71. Carolers' celebrations — Answer: YULES
- 72. Sound of either weariness or relief — Answer: SIGH
- 73. One place to find 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across ... or, parsed differently, how these people might introduce themselves — Answer: IMDB
Down
- 1. Cologne scent — Answer: MUSK
- 2. Heroine of Tennessee Williams's "Summer and Smoke" — Answer: ALMA
- 3. Give the cold shoulder — Answer: SNUB
- 4. What NASA's Cassini probe orbited for 13 years — Answer: SATURN
- 5. Gentlemen's club, colloquially — Answer: NUDIEBAR
- 6. Point value of 68% of Scrabble tiles — Answer: ONE
- 7. Coat with a thin auric layer — Answer: GILD
- 8. Capital city on the banks of the Rideau River — Answer: OTTAWA
- 9. Nonsense syllables one might say in a tub — Answer: RUBADUB
- 10. ___ Dhabi — Answer: ABU
- 11. Contract clause — Answer: TERM
- 12. Ticks off — Answer: IRKS
- 13. Yoked team — Answer: OXEN
- 19. Slightly — Answer: ATAD
- 21. Ivories, on a piano — Answer: KEYS
- 25. Cry from a klutzy golfer — Answer: FORE
- 27. Grift — Answer: SCAM
- 28. Socially awkward sort — Answer: DORK
- 29. Stratford-on-___ — Answer: AVON
- 30. Christened — Answer: NAMED
- 31. Stealthy assassin with a sword — Answer: NINJA
- 32. Farmyard refrain in a children's song — Answer: EIEIO
- 36. Ruler opposed by the Bolsheviks — Answer: TSAR
- 37. Levelheaded — Answer: SANE
- 39. Remove the skin from — Answer: PARE
- 41. Notable features of elves and basset hounds — Answer: EARS
- 42. Latticed metal used in construction and fencing — Answer: WIREMESH
- 45. Divisions in some history books — Answer: DECADES
- 47. Constellation resembling a musical instrument — Answer: LYRA
- 50. Development center? — Answer: WOMB
- 51. Arcing baseball hits — Answer: BLOOPS
- 52. House of ___ (old Italian banking family) — Answer: MEDICI
- 55. June 6 remembrance — Answer: DDAY
- 56. Competitor of Rao's — Answer: RAGU
- 57. Diabolical — Answer: EVIL
- 59. Title river in an Oscar-winning movie — Answer: KWAI
- 61. Severely injure — Answer: MAIM
- 62. Antiquated "OMG!" — Answer: EGAD
- 63. Modern greenhorn — Answer: NOOB
- 65. ___ de la Cité — Answer: ILE
- 66. Verb suffix — Answer: ING
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