NYT Crossword Answers - Jul 20
Ten Point Spread
By Michael Schlossberg
Across
- 7Completed in two under parEAGLED
- 13Indian tourist meccaGOA
- 16ScoundrelCAD
- 19One working near homeUMPIRE
- 20FlourishTHRIVE
- 21"Wait for it ... finished!"ANDDONE
- 23Cardinal point?SISTINECHAPEL
- 25Philanthropist ___ French GatesMELINDA
- 26Ignore the alarm, saySLEEPIN
- 27Tipping point?CASHREGISTER
- 29Few and far betweenSCARCE
- 32Terse affirmationIDO
- 33Scottish regional accentsBURRS
- 34[My word!]GASP
- 38Father of TranscendentalismEMERSON
- 43"Absolutamente!"SISI
- 44Really reallyULTRA
- 46___ MissOLE
- 47Cry near a scarecrowCAW
- 49Airport sign carrierMEETER
- 51Fine point?SPEEDTRAP
- 53Plot point?HERBGARDEN
- 56SwearAVOW
- 59Potpourri featureAROMA
- 60What the Mosquirix vaccine targetsMALARIA
- 63"Take a hike, pal!"BEATIT
- 65Supergiant, e.g.STAR
- 69Match point?DATINGSITE
- 72Flash point?PHOTOBOOTH
- 76Singsong refrain syllablesTRALAS
- 78TotalADDUPTO
- 81Bring up the rear?MOON
- 84GalootsOAFS
- 85Style point?BARBERSHOP
- 89Low point?DAIRYFARM
- 93Sawbones, in briefORDOCS
- 96More cunningSLIER
- 98Frodo's sidekickSAM
- 101GymPECLASS
- 104Stately treesELMS
- 105Barn-raising participants, maybeAMISH
- 107___ PauloSAO
- 109LessensALLAYS
- 111Sticking point?TATTOOPARLOR
- 115Smooths, as the wayGREASES
- 120Home to Uganda's presidential palaceENTEBBE
- 121Brownie point?GIRLSCOUTCAMP
- 124BitingACERBIC
- 125Flagship Honda modelACCORD
- 126Lover of Bassanio, in ShakespearePORTIA
- 127Like hemoglobinRED
- 128StillYET
- 130They're not good looksSNEERS
Down
- 1KisserPUSS
- 6"The Floating City"VENICE
- 9Greek sisters of mythGRACES
- 10Pop star Dua ___LIPA
- 11Beforetimes?EVES
- 13"Let's do this!"GAMEON
- 16RepentantCONTRITE
- 18Letter openerDEARSIR
- 22DerelictDISUSED
- 24CharmENAMOR
- 28Nutrient inits.RDA
- 30Race with an anchorRELAY
- 31Brunch station offeringCREPE
- 34Astronaut GrissomGUS
- 35Finsteraarhorn, e.g.ALP
- 36FurtivenessSTEALTH
- 37TriumphPREVAIL
- 39Common lampshade shadeOCHRE
- 40Scottish negativeNAE
- 42Muslim leaderIMAM
- 45FestoonADORN
- 50Epic timeERA
- 52Stick on a treeTWIG
- 54Joie de vivreBRIO
- 55More than wannaGOTTA
- 58Biblical shepherdABEL
- 62UpASTIR
- 64Lhasa ___APSO
- 66Mast attachment above a gaffTOPSAIL
- 67QB stat: Abbr.ATT
- 68Fraternity letterRHO
- 73FunkODOR
- 77EnoughAMPLE
- 80WithoutLESS
- 83TwangyNASAL
- 85Cousin of a man crushBROMANCE
- 86Took inADMITTED
- 87CockROOSTER
- 88Alley ___OOP
- 90"The plan has been approved!"ITSAGO
- 92Partner, with "the"MRS
- 93Hot, hot, hotONATEAR
- 99FacetASPECT
- 100Petting zoo noiseMAA
- 102Suburban setting?CARLOT
- 103IHOP selectionsSYRUPS
- 106Woodworking or bird-watchingHOBBY
- 108Heart, e.g.ORGAN
- 110Place atopSETON
- 114Dungeons & Dragons baddiesORCS
- 116One of 24 in Yankee StadiumACRE
- 117QuenchSATE
- 118Gulf bigwigEMIR
- 119Some cruise ship amenitiesSPAS
- 122Ticketmaster specSRO
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. The small screen's second Golden Age, informally — Answer: PEAKTV
- 7. Completed in two under par — Answer: EAGLED
- 13. Indian tourist mecca — Answer: GOA
- 16. Scoundrel — Answer: CAD
- 19. One working near home — Answer: UMPIRE
- 20. Flourish — Answer: THRIVE
- 21. "Wait for it ... finished!" — Answer: ANDDONE
- 23. Cardinal point? — Answer: SISTINECHAPEL
- 25. Philanthropist ___ French Gates — Answer: MELINDA
- 26. Ignore the alarm, say — Answer: SLEEPIN
- 27. Tipping point? — Answer: CASHREGISTER
- 29. Few and far between — Answer: SCARCE. Hint: If something is hard to find, it may be described this way. 🔎
- 32. Terse affirmation — Answer: IDO
- 33. Scottish regional accents — Answer: BURRS
- 34. [My word!] — Answer: GASP
- 38. Father of Transcendentalism — Answer: EMERSON
- 41. What makes a twister twistier? — Answer: ANI
- 43. "Absolutamente!" — Answer: SISI
- 44. Really really — Answer: ULTRA
- 46. ___ Miss — Answer: OLE
- 47. Cry near a scarecrow — Answer: CAW
- 49. Airport sign carrier — Answer: MEETER
- 51. Fine point? — Answer: SPEEDTRAP
- 53. Plot point? — Answer: HERBGARDEN
- 56. Swear — Answer: AVOW
- 57. Tree ring, to a dendrochronologist — Answer: YEAR
- 59. Potpourri feature — Answer: AROMA
- 60. What the Mosquirix vaccine targets — Answer: MALARIA
- 63. "Take a hike, pal!" — Answer: BEATIT
- 65. Supergiant, e.g. — Answer: STAR
- 69. Match point? — Answer: DATINGSITE
- 72. Flash point? — Answer: PHOTOBOOTH
- 75. Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded -- you'll never be lonely" — Answer: SAHL
- 76. Singsong refrain syllables — Answer: TRALAS
- 78. Total — Answer: ADDUPTO
- 79. Mary Westmacott, for Agatha Christie — Answer: ALIAS
- 81. Bring up the rear? — Answer: MOON
- 84. Galoots — Answer: OAFS. Hint: These clumsy characters often trip over their own feet! 🤪
- 85. Style point? — Answer: BARBERSHOP
- 89. Low point? — Answer: DAIRYFARM
- 93. Sawbones, in brief — Answer: ORDOCS
- 94. Alternative to Yahoo Mail — Answer: AOL
- 95. It's just a guess: Abbr. — Answer: EST
- 96. More cunning — Answer: SLIER
- 97. Japanese pitcher nicknamed "The Tornado" — Answer: NOMO
- 98. Frodo's sidekick — Answer: SAM
- 101. Gym — Answer: PECLASS
- 104. Stately trees — Answer: ELMS
- 105. Barn-raising participants, maybe — Answer: AMISH
- 107. ___ Paulo — Answer: SAO
- 109. Lessens — Answer: ALLAYS
- 111. Sticking point? — Answer: TATTOOPARLOR
- 115. Smooths, as the way — Answer: GREASES
- 120. Home to Uganda's presidential palace — Answer: ENTEBBE
- 121. Brownie point? — Answer: GIRLSCOUTCAMP
- 124. Biting — Answer: ACERBIC
- 125. Flagship Honda model — Answer: ACCORD
- 126. Lover of Bassanio, in Shakespeare — Answer: PORTIA
- 127. Like hemoglobin — Answer: RED
- 128. Still — Answer: YET. Hint: A concise way to say “up to this time” or “nevertheless.” 🙂
- 129. Wise king in the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" — Answer: NESTOR
- 130. They're not good looks — Answer: SNEERS
Down
- 1. Kisser — Answer: PUSS
- 2. Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar — Answer: EMIL
- 3. Sunday school recess? — Answer: APSE
- 4. Chinese symbol of hope and prosperity — Answer: KITE
- 5. Beater of pocket rockets, in Texas hold 'em — Answer: TRIPS
- 6. "The Floating City" — Answer: VENICE
- 7. "You get the picture" — Answer: ETC
- 8. Sound while sticking out one's tongue — Answer: AHH
- 9. Greek sisters of myth — Answer: GRACES
- 10. Pop star Dua ___ — Answer: LIPA
- 11. Beforetimes? — Answer: EVES
- 12. Second-most-populous city in the world (after Tokyo) — Answer: DELHI
- 13. "Let's do this!" — Answer: GAMEON
- 14. Much-desired blood type, for short — Answer: ONEG
- 15. Fly by the seat of one's pants — Answer: ADLIB
- 16. Repentant — Answer: CONTRITE
- 17. Author of "The Princess and the Pea" and "The Ugly Duckling" — Answer: ANDERSEN
- 18. Letter opener — Answer: DEARSIR
- 22. Derelict — Answer: DISUSED
- 24. Charm — Answer: ENAMOR
- 28. Nutrient inits. — Answer: RDA
- 30. Race with an anchor — Answer: RELAY
- 31. Brunch station offering — Answer: CREPE
- 34. Astronaut Grissom — Answer: GUS
- 35. Finsteraarhorn, e.g. — Answer: ALP
- 36. Furtiveness — Answer: STEALTH
- 37. Triumph — Answer: PREVAIL
- 39. Common lampshade shade — Answer: OCHRE
- 40. Scottish negative — Answer: NAE
- 42. Muslim leader — Answer: IMAM
- 45. Festoon — Answer: ADORN
- 48. "Star Trek II: The ___ of Khan" — Answer: WRATH
- 50. Epic time — Answer: ERA
- 52. Stick on a tree — Answer: TWIG
- 54. Joie de vivre — Answer: BRIO
- 55. More than wanna — Answer: GOTTA
- 58. Biblical shepherd — Answer: ABEL
- 60. Many residents, for short — Answer: MDS
- 61. Org. with a "Tipsy Tow" service — Answer: AAA
- 62. Up — Answer: ASTIR
- 64. Lhasa ___ — Answer: APSO
- 65. It's literally "inflated" in the kitchen — Answer: SOUFFLE
- 66. Mast attachment above a gaff — Answer: TOPSAIL
- 67. QB stat: Abbr. — Answer: ATT
- 68. Fraternity letter — Answer: RHO
- 70. Plans for the future, in brief? — Answer: IRAS
- 71. Actress Smith of Fox's "Empire" — Answer: TASHA
- 73. Funk — Answer: ODOR
- 74. Annual celebrations, informally — Answer: BDAYS
- 77. Enough — Answer: AMPLE
- 79. "The Golden Bachelor" network — Answer: ABC
- 80. Without — Answer: LESS
- 82. Newbery-winning author Scott ___ — Answer: ODELL
- 83. Twangy — Answer: NASAL. Hint: Having a sharp, resonant sound 🎶
- 85. Cousin of a man crush — Answer: BROMANCE
- 86. Took in — Answer: ADMITTED
- 87. Cock — Answer: ROOSTER
- 88. Alley ___ — Answer: OOP
- 90. "The plan has been approved!" — Answer: ITSAGO
- 91. Kind of cycle at night — Answer: REM
- 92. Partner, with "the" — Answer: MRS
- 93. Hot, hot, hot — Answer: ONATEAR
- 99. Facet — Answer: ASPECT
- 100. Petting zoo noise — Answer: MAA
- 102. Suburban setting? — Answer: CARLOT
- 103. IHOP selections — Answer: SYRUPS
- 106. Woodworking or bird-watching — Answer: HOBBY
- 108. Heart, e.g. — Answer: ORGAN
- 110. Place atop — Answer: SETON
- 112. New York theater award first given in 1956 — Answer: OBIE
- 113. One of the 10 plagues of Egypt — Answer: LICE
- 114. Dungeons & Dragons baddies — Answer: ORCS
- 116. One of 24 in Yankee Stadium — Answer: ACRE
- 117. Quench — Answer: SATE
- 118. Gulf bigwig — Answer: EMIR
- 119. Some cruise ship amenities — Answer: SPAS
- 122. Ticketmaster spec — Answer: SRO
- 123. Navy submarine head: Abbr. — Answer: CDR
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