Thursday, August 07, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Speeding check
- 5Vocally
- 10Source for some bubbly
- 14Where the Magi journeyed from
- 15"Over my dead body!"
- 16One may be in default
- 17Mixtures in copier cartridges
- 19Target of an exfoliator
- 20Birthplace of Madeleine Albright and Vaclav Havel
- 21Drink made with an artisanal flourish, maybe
- 22Begins dealing with
- 25Chatted online, in brief
- 27Risk-___
- 29Sporting great who said "Tennis uses the language of life"
- 30School that's a rival of 37-Down
- 31P.R. piece?
- 35Stat used to calculate a QB's passer rating
- 36In vain ... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49- and 58-Across
- 39Org. that monitors on-air obscenity
- 41Matter in a neon sign
- 42Subjects of some European fishing bans
- 45Start of a lovelorn soliloquy
- 47Bridges in Baghdad cross it
- 49Some fishing gear
- 53Level in a social hierarchy
- 54Street urchin
- 55Less merry
- 57Abbr. standing in for co-authors
- 58Investigate in detail
- 62Pitchfork point
- 63Rivian competitor
- 64Gemstone found in hot springs
- 65Org. promoting sober motoring
- 66Half-___ (desultory)
- 67Winter sports venue
Down
- 1Be up
- 2What arrives in the film "Arrival"
- 3Dash display in some cars
- 4Tax ___
- 5Tourist destination outside of Delhi
- 6Nighttime sound?
- 7Classical performance space
- 8One with diplomatic plates in N.Y.C.
- 9"Mesa para ___" (request at a Spanish restaurant)
- 10Wool source
- 11Futures experts?
- 12Most pucker-inducing
- 13"Gimme!"
- 18Culture vulture's concerns
- 21Financial center of West Africa
- 22Kind of "fever" that's not actually a fever, and is typically caused by pollen
- 23Director DuVernay
- 24It's needed to stay calm
- 26Rankles no end
- 28Prose postscript
- 32___ Hagen, Tony-winning actress and theater practitioner
- 33Trains for the Chicago White Sox?
- 34Dreamily named rock group?
- 37School that's a rival of 30-Across, informally
- 38Part of a jouster's protection
- 39Thinks nothing of
- 40European land where much of "Game of Thrones" was filmed
- 43On fire
- 44Seattle-to-Mount Rainier dir.
- 46On its way, in a way
- 48Drink that might turn your tongue blue
- 50Fiends of folklore
- 51Useless leftovers
- 52Fur once favored by Russian royalty
- 56Baseball Hall-of-Famer Guerrero, to fans
- 58Org. that might sponsor a read-a-thon, in brief
- 59Mani-pedi brand
- 60Grammy, in the U.K.
- 61Creature on the state flags of Michigan and Idaho
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Speeding check — Answer: BUMP
- 5. Vocally — Answer: ALOUD
- 10. Source for some bubbly — Answer: ASTI
- 14. Where the Magi journeyed from — Answer: AFAR
- 15. "Over my dead body!" — Answer: GODNO
- 16. One may be in default — Answer: LOAN
- 17. Mixtures in copier cartridges — Answer: TOPEARNERS
- 19. Target of an exfoliator — Answer: PORE
- 20. Birthplace of Madeleine Albright and Vaclav Havel — Answer: PRAGUE
- 21. Drink made with an artisanal flourish, maybe — Answer: LATTE
- 22. Begins dealing with — Answer: HASAT
- 25. Chatted online, in brief — Answer: IMPEACHED
- 27. Risk-___ — Answer: AVERSE
- 29. Sporting great who said "Tennis uses the language of life" — Answer: AGASSI
- 30. School that's a rival of 37-Down — Answer: YALE
- 31. P.R. piece? — Answer: PUERTO
- 35. Stat used to calculate a QB's passer rating — Answer: ATT
- 36. In vain ... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49- and 58-Across — Answer: FRUITLESSLY
- 39. Org. that monitors on-air obscenity — Answer: FCC
- 41. Matter in a neon sign — Answer: PLASMA
- 42. Subjects of some European fishing bans — Answer: EELS
- 45. Start of a lovelorn soliloquy — Answer: OROMEO
- 47. Bridges in Baghdad cross it — Answer: TIGRIS
- 49. Some fishing gear — Answer: ROMANGODS
- 53. Level in a social hierarchy — Answer: CASTE
- 54. Street urchin — Answer: GAMIN
- 55. Less merry — Answer: GRAVER
- 57. Abbr. standing in for co-authors — Answer: ETAL
- 58. Investigate in detail — Answer: PROBLEMONE
- 62. Pitchfork point — Answer: TINE
- 63. Rivian competitor — Answer: TESLA
- 64. Gemstone found in hot springs — Answer: OPAL
- 65. Org. promoting sober motoring — Answer: SADD
- 66. Half-___ (desultory) — Answer: ASSED
- 67. Winter sports venue — Answer: RINK
Down
- 1. Be up — Answer: BAT
- 2. What arrives in the film "Arrival" — Answer: UFO
- 3. Dash display in some cars — Answer: MAP
- 4. Tax ___ — Answer: PREPARER
- 5. Tourist destination outside of Delhi — Answer: AGRA
- 6. Nighttime sound? — Answer: LONGI
- 7. Classical performance space — Answer: ODEUM
- 8. One with diplomatic plates in N.Y.C. — Answer: UNREP
- 9. "Mesa para ___" (request at a Spanish restaurant) — Answer: DOS
- 10. Wool source — Answer: ALPACA
- 11. Futures experts? — Answer: SOOTHSAYERS
- 12. Most pucker-inducing — Answer: TARTEST
- 13. "Gimme!" — Answer: INEEDIT
- 18. Culture vulture's concerns — Answer: ARTS
- 21. Financial center of West Africa — Answer: LAGOS
- 22. Kind of "fever" that's not actually a fever, and is typically caused by pollen — Answer: HAY
- 23. Director DuVernay — Answer: AVA
- 24. It's needed to stay calm — Answer: SELFCOMMAND
- 26. Rankles no end — Answer: EATSAT
- 28. Prose postscript — Answer: EPILOG
- 32. ___ Hagen, Tony-winning actress and theater practitioner — Answer: UTA
- 33. Trains for the Chicago White Sox? — Answer: ELS
- 34. Dreamily named rock group? — Answer: REM
- 37. School that's a rival of 30-Across, informally — Answer: UPENN
- 38. Part of a jouster's protection — Answer: LEGARMOR
- 39. Thinks nothing of — Answer: FORGETS
- 40. European land where much of "Game of Thrones" was filmed — Answer: CROATIA
- 43. On fire — Answer: LIT
- 44. Seattle-to-Mount Rainier dir. — Answer: SSE
- 46. On its way, in a way — Answer: MAILED
- 48. Drink that might turn your tongue blue — Answer: ICEE
- 50. Fiends of folklore — Answer: OGRES
- 51. Useless leftovers — Answer: DROSS
- 52. Fur once favored by Russian royalty — Answer: SABLE
- 56. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Guerrero, to fans — Answer: VLAD
- 58. Org. that might sponsor a read-a-thon, in brief — Answer: PTA
- 59. Mani-pedi brand — Answer: OPI
- 60. Grammy, in the U.K. — Answer: NAN
- 61. Creature on the state flags of Michigan and Idaho — Answer: ELK
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