Saturday, July 26, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Pop singer Rexha
- 5Playful in tone
- 9Group that got Sweden its first Eurovision win
- 13Sautéing option with a high smoke point
- 16Home, in slang
- 17Poisonous plant rumored to have killed the emperor Augustus
- 18Word with hot or double
- 19Starting to move
- 20What one reads, watches and listens to, collectively
- 22Dictionaries have many of these: Abbr.
- 24Underappreciated
- 25Lots and lots
- 29Enough
- 31Squash, e.g.
- 32Period coinciding with the growth of the internet
- 35Chicken ___ king
- 36When you're in it, you're in hot water
- 37Sch. that's home to the Mountaineers
- 38Beast of burden
- 40Peeps at
- 41"Come in!"
- 42Leans toward
- 44Alternative to a bow
- 47Uppermost limit
- 48Has only the best intentions
- 51Feature of many a handbag
- 55Running, but not moving
- 56Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan, to an economist
- 58Eye of the storm
- 59Plays dice with God, so to speak
- 60Things on rings
- 61Casual hangout
- 62Composer Satie
Down
- 1Rum-soaked cake
- 2Times to look forward
- 3Leave quickly
- 4Overshadow
- 5Button next to a suggested contact, maybe
- 6Quarters
- 7Possible indicator of construction ahead
- 8Rishi Sunak was the first one to become a British prime minister
- 9Play the fool
- 10Smarts
- 11They separate hands and handlebars
- 12Give some immoral support, perhaps?
- 14"This is sooo frustrating!"
- 15Sprawled out, say
- 21"Same here!"
- 23Street racer, usually
- 25Billing line
- 26"Well, as it happens ..."
- 27Sites of mutations on chromosomes
- 28Flummox
- 30Denizens of the Great Victoria Desert
- 31Go like :O
- 33Government policy bigwig
- 34___ Türeci, physician/scientist who co-founded BioNTech
- 36Lawn recreation with a portmanteau name
- 39Germs of ideas
- 40Possible topic for a couples therapist
- 43"Get your ___ first and then you can distort them as much as you please": Mark Twain
- 45Pop flies?
- 46Acceptances
- 48Exploit over time
- 49Common guacamole ingredient
- 50Goes around, in a way
- 52Vegan alternative to gelatin
- 53___ Institute, home to the Carl Sagan Center
- 54Avenue for early learning, in brief
- 57Unspecified term in a sequence
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Pop singer Rexha — Answer: BEBE
- 5. Playful in tone — Answer: ARCH
- 9. Group that got Sweden its first Eurovision win — Answer: ABBA
- 13. Sautéing option with a high smoke point — Answer: AVOCADOOIL
- 16. Home, in slang — Answer: CRIB
- 17. Poisonous plant rumored to have killed the emperor Augustus — Answer: BELLADONNA
- 18. Word with hot or double — Answer: TAKE
- 19. Starting to move — Answer: ASTIR
- 20. What one reads, watches and listens to, collectively — Answer: MEDIADIET
- 22. Dictionaries have many of these: Abbr. — Answer: PGS
- 24. Underappreciated — Answer: UNSUNG
- 25. Lots and lots — Answer: BUSHELS
- 29. Enough — Answer: AMPLE
- 31. Squash, e.g. — Answer: GAME
- 32. Period coinciding with the growth of the internet — Answer: DOTCOMBOOM
- 35. Chicken ___ king — Answer: ALA
- 36. When you're in it, you're in hot water — Answer: JACUZZI
- 37. Sch. that's home to the Mountaineers — Answer: WVU
- 38. Beast of burden — Answer: PACKANIMAL
- 40. Peeps at — Answer: SEES
- 41. "Come in!" — Answer: ENTER
- 42. Leans toward — Answer: PREFERS
- 44. Alternative to a bow — Answer: CURTSY
- 47. Uppermost limit — Answer: MAX
- 48. Has only the best intentions — Answer: MEANSWELL
- 51. Feature of many a handbag — Answer: CLASP
- 55. Running, but not moving — Answer: IDLE
- 56. Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan, to an economist — Answer: ASIANTIGER
- 58. Eye of the storm — Answer: LULL
- 59. Plays dice with God, so to speak — Answer: TEMPTSFATE
- 60. Things on rings — Answer: KEYS
- 61. Casual hangout — Answer: SESH
- 62. Composer Satie — Answer: ERIK
Down
- 1. Rum-soaked cake — Answer: BABA
- 2. Times to look forward — Answer: EVES
- 3. Leave quickly — Answer: BOLT
- 4. Overshadow — Answer: ECLIPSE
- 5. Button next to a suggested contact, maybe — Answer: ADD
- 6. Quarters — Answer: ROOM
- 7. Possible indicator of construction ahead — Answer: CONE
- 8. Rishi Sunak was the first one to become a British prime minister — Answer: HINDU
- 9. Play the fool — Answer: ACTDUMB
- 10. Smarts — Answer: BRAINPOWER
- 11. They separate hands and handlebars — Answer: BIKEGLOVES
- 12. Give some immoral support, perhaps? — Answer: ABET
- 14. "This is sooo frustrating!" — Answer: AARGH
- 15. Sprawled out, say — Answer: LAIN
- 21. "Same here!" — Answer: ASAMI
- 23. Street racer, usually — Answer: SEDAN
- 25. Billing line — Answer: BALANCEDUE
- 26. "Well, as it happens ..." — Answer: UMACTUALLY
- 27. Sites of mutations on chromosomes — Answer: LOCI
- 28. Flummox — Answer: STUMP
- 30. Denizens of the Great Victoria Desert — Answer: EMUS
- 31. Go like :O — Answer: GAPE
- 33. Government policy bigwig — Answer: CZAR
- 34. ___ Türeci, physician/scientist who co-founded BioNTech — Answer: OZLEM
- 36. Lawn recreation with a portmanteau name — Answer: JARTS
- 39. Germs of ideas — Answer: KERNELS
- 40. Possible topic for a couples therapist — Answer: SEXLIFE
- 43. "Get your ___ first and then you can distort them as much as you please": Mark Twain — Answer: FACTS
- 45. Pop flies? — Answer: SWAT
- 46. Acceptances — Answer: YESES
- 48. Exploit over time — Answer: MILK
- 49. Common guacamole ingredient — Answer: LIME
- 50. Goes around, in a way — Answer: LAPS
- 52. Vegan alternative to gelatin — Answer: AGAR
- 53. ___ Institute, home to the Carl Sagan Center — Answer: SETI
- 54. Avenue for early learning, in brief — Answer: PREK
- 57. Unspecified term in a sequence — Answer: NTH
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