NYT Crossword Answers - Jul 27
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By John Kugelman
Across
- 1Maintains, as a superstitionCLINGSTO
- 15"Same with me"ASAMI
- 20Not funnyHUMORLESS
- 24Forgiving middle-aged dads for their dad jokes, say?EXONERATINGGENERATIONX
- 26Picket line?FENCE
- 27Bud in CooperstownSELIG
- 28Dorm room staple foodRAMEN
- 32InflexibleRIGID
- 34Have away with words?EDIT
- 36Muppet of Mexican descentROSITA
- 42Gives lipSASSES
- 47Attire for Larry Page and Sergey Brin when visiting Google incognito?TECHNOCRATSTRENCHCOATS
- 51Columbus sch.OSU
- 52CarnageGORE
- 53Down EasterMAINER
- 54One with a set of pipesORGAN
- 55Come out of one's shellMOLT
- 57Sherlock's sister on TVENOLA
- 60___ bagSWAG
- 66Landscaper's supplyMULCH
- 69Tundra or taigaBIOME
- 71"You think that hunk of junk'll pass inspection? Please!"?STREETLEGALLETSGETREAL
- 78Trademarked refrigerantFREON
- 79Uncle Sam's land, informallyUSOFA
- 80LitheSVELTE
- 81+/-ORSO
- 86HandyUTILE
- 89Avatar of VishnuRAMA
- 90Back in, in a wayRETRO
- 92Try to hit in laser tagFIREAT
- 99Real chess playa?CHECKMATINGCHICKMAGNET
- 104Contemporary of Gauss and FaradayAMPERE
- 106"No ___, Bob"SIRREE
- 107Part of une pièce de théâtreACTE
- 110Plunderers of RomeGAULS
- 112Hindu honorificSRI
- 113Clock toggleAMPM
- 117Hollowed out, as an appleCORED
- 120Hogwarts's "Half-Blood Prince"SNAPE
- 122Burnt pigmentUMBER
- 126Greeting from a famous Italian character to a famous Italian American actress?MARISATOMEIITSAMEMARIO
- 130DC power player in the late 1800s?THOMASEDISON
- 131Good thing to play in a trick-taking gameTRUMPCARD
- 132Magical symbolSIGIL
- 133Dispensing, with "out"METING
- 134Art loversESTHETES
Down
- 2RitzyLUXE
- 3"That's my cue"IMON
- 5Revegetation, e.g.GREENING
- 8Cuisinart competitorOSTER
- 9Noted rapper with an oxymoronic nameBIGGIESMALLS
- 10Director LeeANG
- 12Columbian caravelNINA
- 13"I'm your guy"USEME
- 14Bogged downMIRED
- 16Twice tresSEIS
- 17Out of controlAMOK
- 21Quartz compoundSILICA
- 23Cast outBANISH
- 25When doubled, "Sleep well"NIGHT
- 33Word with mine or dumpDATA
- 37Visionary?OCULAR
- 38Lot unitACRE
- 40Prefix with angularTRI
- 41D.C. 100: Abbr.SENS
- 43Mickey Mouse's boss in "Fantasia"SORCERER
- 44Whale of a taleSAGA
- 45Géorgie, par exempleETAT
- 47The pyramids, essentiallyTOMBS
- 48Stimpy's TV palREN
- 49RookiesNEWBS
- 50Bond's man?CRAIG
- 56Skill taught to Luke SkywalkerTHEFORCE
- 58Texter's gaspOMG
- 59Feast with kalua pigLUAU
- 61SkedaddlesGOES
- 65Fr. holy womenSTES
- 67Desperate pursuit of fame, in modern lingoCLOUTCHASING
- 68WeightHEFT
- 72Shower scrubberLOOFA
- 73SplitENDIT
- 74Mai ___TAI
- 76Money for your moneyATMFEE
- 77SlightestLEAST
- 81Black-and-white hunterORCA
- 82Longtime NPR host DianeREHM
- 83Part of a flightSTEP
- 85Bone-dryARID
- 88Shrill criesEEKS
- 91Slimy veggieOKRA
- 94In aweAGOG
- 96Chums, in ChamonixAMIS
- 97"Bah, humbug!"HARRUMPH
- 101Stomping groundHAUNT
- 102Bringing up the rearINLAST
- 103[Yuck!]GRIMACE
- 108Sacred objectTOTEM
- 109Lose ground?ERODE
- 111Slash on a scoresheetSPARE
- 113Qtys.AMTS
- 116Apt name for a narcissist?MIMI
- 118ReleaseEMIT
- 119He loved LucyDESI
- 121Nesting pair in the OutbackEMUS
- 123Army ___BRAT
- 124The Emerald IsleEIRE
- 125Photosensitive cellsRODS
- 128Bit of plasmaION
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Maintains, as a superstition — Answer: CLINGSTO
- 9. Subject of the 2017 musical film "The Greatest Showman" — Answer: BARNUM
- 15. "Same with me" — Answer: ASAMI
- 20. Not funny — Answer: HUMORLESS
- 22. Ralph Ellison novel about a nameless protagonist's journey in racist America — Answer: INVISIBLEMAN
- 24. Forgiving middle-aged dads for their dad jokes, say? — Answer: EXONERATINGGENERATIONX
- 26. Picket line? — Answer: FENCE
- 27. Bud in Cooperstown — Answer: SELIG
- 28. Dorm room staple food — Answer: RAMEN
- 29. Cross-country conveyances — Answer: SKIS
- 30. Darth Vader's childhood nickname — Answer: ANI. Hint: A tiny nickname from long before the dark side took over 🌟
- 32. Inflexible — Answer: RIGID
- 34. Have away with words? — Answer: EDIT
- 36. Muppet of Mexican descent — Answer: ROSITA
- 39. Knows just when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, maybe — Answer: CHEATS
- 42. Gives lip — Answer: SASSES
- 47. Attire for Larry Page and Sergey Brin when visiting Google incognito? — Answer: TECHNOCRATSTRENCHCOATS
- 51. Columbus sch. — Answer: OSU
- 52. Carnage — Answer: GORE
- 53. Down Easter — Answer: MAINER
- 54. One with a set of pipes — Answer: ORGAN
- 55. Come out of one's shell — Answer: MOLT
- 57. Sherlock's sister on TV — Answer: ENOLA
- 60. ___ bag — Answer: SWAG
- 62. Much-maligned 2019 movie about which one review said "It's 'Battlefield Earth' with whiskers" — Answer: CATS
- 63. One of classical music's Three B's — Answer: BRAHMS
- 66. Landscaper's supply — Answer: MULCH
- 69. Tundra or taiga — Answer: BIOME
- 71. "You think that hunk of junk'll pass inspection? Please!"? — Answer: STREETLEGALLETSGETREAL
- 78. Trademarked refrigerant — Answer: FREON
- 79. Uncle Sam's land, informally — Answer: USOFA
- 80. Lithe — Answer: SVELTE
- 81. +/- — Answer: ORSO
- 84. Drink mixed in mixed drinks — Answer: SODA
- 86. Handy — Answer: UTILE
- 89. Avatar of Vishnu — Answer: RAMA
- 90. Back in, in a way — Answer: RETRO
- 92. Try to hit in laser tag — Answer: FIREAT
- 95. Older sister of Rachel, in Genesis — Answer: LEAH
- 98. Basic BASIC statements — Answer: IFS
- 99. Real chess playa? — Answer: CHECKMATINGCHICKMAGNET
- 104. Contemporary of Gauss and Faraday — Answer: AMPERE
- 105. James who played Scotty on "Star Trek" — Answer: DOOHAN
- 106. "No ___, Bob" — Answer: SIRREE
- 107. Part of une pièce de théâtre — Answer: ACTE
- 110. Plunderers of Rome — Answer: GAULS
- 112. Hindu honorific — Answer: SRI
- 113. Clock toggle — Answer: AMPM
- 117. Hollowed out, as an apple — Answer: CORED
- 120. Hogwarts's "Half-Blood Prince" — Answer: SNAPE
- 122. Burnt pigment — Answer: UMBER
- 126. Greeting from a famous Italian character to a famous Italian American actress? — Answer: MARISATOMEIITSAMEMARIO
- 130. DC power player in the late 1800s? — Answer: THOMASEDISON
- 131. Good thing to play in a trick-taking game — Answer: TRUMPCARD
- 132. Magical symbol — Answer: SIGIL
- 133. Dispensing, with "out" — Answer: METING
- 134. Art lovers — Answer: ESTHETES
Down
- 1. One always cooking up new ideas? — Answer: CHEF
- 2. Ritzy — Answer: LUXE
- 3. "That's my cue" — Answer: IMON
- 4. ___ compensation (stock options, for instance) — Answer: NONCASH
- 5. Revegetation, e.g. — Answer: GREENING
- 6. Canon option, in brief — Answer: SLR
- 7. They may be Thai or chai — Answer: TEAS
- 8. Cuisinart competitor — Answer: OSTER
- 9. Noted rapper with an oxymoronic name — Answer: BIGGIESMALLS
- 10. Director Lee — Answer: ANG. Hint: This filmmaker directed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. 🎬
- 11. Traveler in no need of hotels, for short — Answer: RVER
- 12. Columbian caravel — Answer: NINA
- 13. "I'm your guy" — Answer: USEME
- 14. Bogged down — Answer: MIRED
- 15. ___-right (political category) — Answer: ALT
- 16. Twice tres — Answer: SEIS
- 17. Out of control — Answer: AMOK. Hint: A chaotic rampage can be described this way. 😵
- 18. Nail salon request, familiarly — Answer: MANI
- 19. 1980s band among Australia's all-time best-selling groups — Answer: INXS
- 21. Quartz compound — Answer: SILICA
- 23. Cast out — Answer: BANISH
- 25. When doubled, "Sleep well" — Answer: NIGHT
- 31. Langston Hughes poem that begins "___, sing America" — Answer: ITOO
- 33. Word with mine or dump — Answer: DATA
- 35. ___ the Town (punny fast-food restaurant name) — Answer: TACO
- 36. Vacation package offerer, perhaps — Answer: RESORT
- 37. Visionary? — Answer: OCULAR
- 38. Lot unit — Answer: ACRE
- 40. Prefix with angular — Answer: TRI
- 41. D.C. 100: Abbr. — Answer: SENS
- 43. Mickey Mouse's boss in "Fantasia" — Answer: SORCERER
- 44. Whale of a tale — Answer: SAGA
- 45. Géorgie, par exemple — Answer: ETAT
- 46. Identity thief's acquisitions, in brief — Answer: SSNS
- 47. The pyramids, essentially — Answer: TOMBS
- 48. Stimpy's TV pal — Answer: REN
- 49. Rookies — Answer: NEWBS
- 50. Bond's man? — Answer: CRAIG
- 56. Skill taught to Luke Skywalker — Answer: THEFORCE
- 58. Texter's gasp — Answer: OMG
- 59. Feast with kalua pig — Answer: LUAU
- 61. Skedaddles — Answer: GOES
- 64. ___ de Glace (glacier in the French Alps) — Answer: MER
- 65. Fr. holy women — Answer: STES
- 67. Desperate pursuit of fame, in modern lingo — Answer: CLOUTCHASING
- 68. Weight — Answer: HEFT. Hint: Think about how heavy something feels when you pick it up! ⚖️
- 70. Channel that popularized video jockeys — Answer: MTV
- 72. Shower scrubber — Answer: LOOFA
- 73. Split — Answer: ENDIT
- 74. Mai ___ — Answer: TAI. Hint: This fruity cocktail is a tropical favorite often associated with Hawaiian vibes! 🍹
- 75. TV friend of Jerry, George and Kramer — Answer: ELAINE
- 76. Money for your money — Answer: ATMFEE
- 77. Slightest — Answer: LEAST
- 81. Black-and-white hunter — Answer: ORCA
- 82. Longtime NPR host Diane — Answer: REHM
- 83. Part of a flight — Answer: STEP
- 85. Bone-dry — Answer: ARID
- 87. Business entity inits. — Answer: LLC
- 88. Shrill cries — Answer: EEKS
- 91. Slimy veggie — Answer: OKRA
- 93. Brian who co-founded the Long Now Foundation — Answer: ENO
- 94. In awe — Answer: AGOG
- 96. Chums, in Chamonix — Answer: AMIS
- 97. "Bah, humbug!" — Answer: HARRUMPH
- 100. Nashville and New Orleans, for musicians — Answer: MECCAS
- 101. Stomping ground — Answer: HAUNT
- 102. Bringing up the rear — Answer: INLAST
- 103. [Yuck!] — Answer: GRIMACE
- 108. Sacred object — Answer: TOTEM
- 109. Lose ground? — Answer: ERODE
- 111. Slash on a scoresheet — Answer: SPARE
- 113. Qtys. — Answer: AMTS
- 114. When repeated, a tropical fish — Answer: MAHI
- 115. ___ rock (genre for Pink Floyd and Dream Theater, familiarly) — Answer: PROG
- 116. Apt name for a narcissist? — Answer: MIMI
- 118. Release — Answer: EMIT
- 119. He loved Lucy — Answer: DESI
- 121. Nesting pair in the Outback — Answer: EMUS
- 123. Army ___ — Answer: BRAT
- 124. The Emerald Isle — Answer: EIRE
- 125. Photosensitive cells — Answer: RODS
- 127. Seasoning for una margarita — Answer: SAL
- 128. Bit of plasma — Answer: ION
- 129. One whose uniform bears the Star of Life, for short — Answer: EMT
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