Monday, August 04, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Letters on a radio switch
- 5"Cómo está ___?" ("How are you?," in Spanish)
- 10Indian tourist city on the Taj Express route
- 14Garment seen in Hindi cinema
- 15Glistened
- 16Like a grade of B+, say
- 17Seed covering
- 18Yankees slugger who hit a record-setting 62 home runs in 2022
- 20Rotary phone feature
- 21Garment from Playtex or Maidenform
- 22"Meet the Press" group
- 23Image from a drone
- 27Metal from a mine
- 28Bills with George Washington's face
- 29Small dish served in Spain
- 31Accra's country
- 34Path of a baseball pop-up
- 35Doozy
- 39"Keep dreaming!"
- 43Opposite of "nope"
- 44"Star Wars" saga heroine
- 45Desert plants
- 46Home of the New York Mets until 2008
- 48College mil. program
- 50"___, amas, amat ..." (Latin 101 conjugation)
- 53Outlet from the heart's left ventricle
- 58Dance to "The Blue Danube," e.g.
- 60E.P.A.-banned pesticide
- 61Get an F
- 62Poet with the essay collection "Sister Outsider"
- 65Home services app that lists local vendors
- 66Jumping-off point for an inventor
- 67Grown-up
- 68Pest control brand
- 69Four years, for a U.S. president
- 70Trait transmitters
- 71One of 26, approximately, in a marathon
Down
- 1Carne ___ (grilled meat dish)
- 2Decluttering maven Kondo
- 3Monastery resident
- 4Very, very small fractions
- 5In working order
- 6Musical counterparts of flats
- 7Bat mitzvah reading
- 8Musician Brian who has an asteroid named after him
- 9TV room
- 10H2O, in Mexico
- 11Emphatic rejection
- 12Slugger Maris
- 13"Skyfall" singer
- 19Music genre from Tokyo
- 24Scrambled word: Abbr.
- 25Other: Sp.
- 26R.p.m. indicator
- 30Wool-producing ranch
- 31Merry
- 32Go quickly, quaintly
- 33Actress de Armas
- 34___ port in a storm
- 36Short lines at the register?
- 37Permit
- 38Prefix with cycle or code
- 40Black-and-white cookie
- 41In the neighborhood
- 42When Hamlet duels with Laertes in "Hamlet"
- 47Smog, e.g.
- 48Enigma
- 49Groups of eight musicians
- 50Hang around for
- 51"Harold and ___" (1971 black comedy)
- 52From further in the past
- 54Successful dash to the end zone, in brief
- 55Hawaiian porch
- 56Prayer ___
- 57Skip over, as the "i" in "family"
- 59Transit option to N.Y.C.'s Roosevelt Island
- 63Fall behind
- 64Beethoven's "___ to Joy"
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Letters on a radio switch — Answer: AMFM
- 5. "Cómo está ___?" ("How are you?," in Spanish) — Answer: USTED
- 10. Indian tourist city on the Taj Express route — Answer: AGRA
- 14. Garment seen in Hindi cinema — Answer: SARI
- 15. Glistened — Answer: SHONE
- 16. Like a grade of B+, say — Answer: GOOD
- 17. Seed covering — Answer: ARIL
- 18. Yankees slugger who hit a record-setting 62 home runs in 2022 — Answer: AARONJUDGE
- 20. Rotary phone feature — Answer: DIAL
- 21. Garment from Playtex or Maidenform — Answer: BRA
- 22. "Meet the Press" group — Answer: PANEL
- 23. Image from a drone — Answer: AERIALPHOTO
- 27. Metal from a mine — Answer: ORE
- 28. Bills with George Washington's face — Answer: ONES
- 29. Small dish served in Spain — Answer: TAPA
- 31. Accra's country — Answer: GHANA
- 34. Path of a baseball pop-up — Answer: ARC
- 35. Doozy — Answer: LULU
- 39. "Keep dreaming!" — Answer: AINTGONNAHAPPEN
- 43. Opposite of "nope" — Answer: YEAH
- 44. "Star Wars" saga heroine — Answer: REY
- 45. Desert plants — Answer: CACTI
- 46. Home of the New York Mets until 2008 — Answer: SHEA
- 48. College mil. program — Answer: ROTC
- 50. "___, amas, amat ..." (Latin 101 conjugation) — Answer: AMO
- 53. Outlet from the heart's left ventricle — Answer: AORTICVALVE
- 58. Dance to "The Blue Danube," e.g. — Answer: WALTZ
- 60. E.P.A.-banned pesticide — Answer: DDT
- 61. Get an F — Answer: FAIL
- 62. Poet with the essay collection "Sister Outsider" — Answer: AUDRELORDE
- 65. Home services app that lists local vendors — Answer: ANGI
- 66. Jumping-off point for an inventor — Answer: IDEA
- 67. Grown-up — Answer: ADULT
- 68. Pest control brand — Answer: RAID
- 69. Four years, for a U.S. president — Answer: TERM
- 70. Trait transmitters — Answer: GENES
- 71. One of 26, approximately, in a marathon — Answer: MILE
Down
- 1. Carne ___ (grilled meat dish) — Answer: ASADA
- 2. Decluttering maven Kondo — Answer: MARIE
- 3. Monastery resident — Answer: FRIAR
- 4. Very, very small fractions — Answer: MILLIONTHS
- 5. In working order — Answer: USABLE
- 6. Musical counterparts of flats — Answer: SHARPS
- 7. Bat mitzvah reading — Answer: TORAH
- 8. Musician Brian who has an asteroid named after him — Answer: ENO
- 9. TV room — Answer: DEN
- 10. H2O, in Mexico — Answer: AGUA
- 11. Emphatic rejection — Answer: GODNO
- 12. Slugger Maris — Answer: ROGER
- 13. "Skyfall" singer — Answer: ADELE
- 19. Music genre from Tokyo — Answer: JPOP
- 24. Scrambled word: Abbr. — Answer: ANAG
- 25. Other: Sp. — Answer: OTRA
- 26. R.p.m. indicator — Answer: TACH
- 30. Wool-producing ranch — Answer: ALPACAFARM
- 31. Merry — Answer: GAY
- 32. Go quickly, quaintly — Answer: HIE
- 33. Actress de Armas — Answer: ANA
- 34. ___ port in a storm — Answer: ANY
- 36. Short lines at the register? — Answer: UPC
- 37. Permit — Answer: LET
- 38. Prefix with cycle or code — Answer: UNI
- 40. Black-and-white cookie — Answer: OREO
- 41. In the neighborhood — Answer: NEAR
- 42. When Hamlet duels with Laertes in "Hamlet" — Answer: ACTV
- 47. Smog, e.g. — Answer: HAZE
- 48. Enigma — Answer: RIDDLE
- 49. Groups of eight musicians — Answer: OCTETS
- 50. Hang around for — Answer: AWAIT
- 51. "Harold and ___" (1971 black comedy) — Answer: MAUDE
- 52. From further in the past — Answer: OLDER
- 54. Successful dash to the end zone, in brief — Answer: TDRUN
- 55. Hawaiian porch — Answer: LANAI
- 56. Prayer ___ — Answer: VIGIL
- 57. Skip over, as the "i" in "family" — Answer: ELIDE
- 59. Transit option to N.Y.C.'s Roosevelt Island — Answer: TRAM
- 63. Fall behind — Answer: LAG
- 64. Beethoven's "___ to Joy" — Answer: ODE
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