Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Take to the slopes
- 4Abolitionist Tubman
- 11Shade of gray or blond
- 14"That's rough!"
- 15Quantities
- 16Dubai's country, for short
- 17Pales in comparison
- 20Greeting in Oahu
- 21French article
- 22Countrified
- 23After the buzzer
- 24Typical People cover subject, informally
- 26Pharmacy bottlefuls, informally
- 27Edible Christmas ornament
- 30Planet with the most moons (274)
- 33Not out of the ordinary
- 37Container for oranges
- 38Certain significant others, informally
- 412016 Disney movie
- 42King, in Latin
- 43Visual features of a 27-Across
- 46U.S. soldiers
- 47Blown away
- 49___ cart (type of food stand)
- 50University in western Pennsylvania, familiarly
- 51Chicana, for example
- 54Bad news for vegetation
- 551990s-'00s sitcom starring Brandy
- 56Rapper ___ Wayne
- 57Conscience-stricken
- 61He/___
- 62Time to look ahead
- 63Birds phonetically suggested by a feature of 17-, 27- and 51-Across
- 64Fútbol cheer
- 65___ Moines
- 66Prepared to pray
- 67Partner of "ty"
Down
- 1L.A.'s region
- 2Eucalyptus eater
- 3"Otherwise ..."
- 4"Serves you right!"
- 5"Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish)
- 6Like some R's and oats
- 7"As I was saying before I was so ___ interrupted ..."
- 8Shortly
- 9And the like, for short
- 10Russian ruler of old
- 11Lorde who wrote "Sister Outsider"
- 12Partner of soup
- 13What the Beyoncé title "6 Inch" refers to
- 18Online publication of Vox Media
- 19Tres o cuatro
- 24"Have I Got News for You" channel
- 25Prohibit
- 28Greek war god
- 29Chances at awards, informally
- 30Like this: ESMCLDRBA
- 31"Has our broadcast started?"
- 32People living abroad for financial reasons
- 34Business selling trick coins and marked decks
- 35Law professor played by Kerry Washington in 2016's "Confirmation"
- 36Things alphabetized in telephone books
- 38Raisin ___
- 39Sneaker brand
- 40A dispiritingly large percentage of phone calls
- 44"No worries"
- 45He or I, but not she
- 48Like, informally
- 50Dessert with a shell
- 52Casual conversation
- 53Cones' counterparts in the eye
- 58Follower of Attila
- 59Great serve
- 60Opposite of bien
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Take to the slopes — Answer: SKI
- 4. Abolitionist Tubman — Answer: HARRIET
- 11. Shade of gray or blond — Answer: ASH
- 14. "That's rough!" — Answer: OOF
- 15. Quantities — Answer: AMOUNTS
- 16. Dubai's country, for short — Answer: UAE
- 17. Pales in comparison — Answer: CANTHOLDACANDLE
- 20. Greeting in Oahu — Answer: ALOHA
- 21. French article — Answer: LES
- 22. Countrified — Answer: RURAL
- 23. After the buzzer — Answer: LATE
- 24. Typical People cover subject, informally — Answer: CELEB
- 26. Pharmacy bottlefuls, informally — Answer: MEDS
- 27. Edible Christmas ornament — Answer: CANDYCANE
- 30. Planet with the most moons (274) — Answer: SATURN
- 33. Not out of the ordinary — Answer: NORMAL
- 37. Container for oranges — Answer: CRATE
- 38. Certain significant others, informally — Answer: BFS
- 41. 2016 Disney movie — Answer: MOANA
- 42. King, in Latin — Answer: REX
- 43. Visual features of a 27-Across — Answer: STRIPES
- 46. U.S. soldiers — Answer: GIS
- 47. Blown away — Answer: AWED
- 49. ___ cart (type of food stand) — Answer: HALAL
- 50. University in western Pennsylvania, familiarly — Answer: PITT
- 51. Chicana, for example — Answer: MEXICANAMERICAN
- 54. Bad news for vegetation — Answer: BLIGHT
- 55. 1990s-'00s sitcom starring Brandy — Answer: MOESHA
- 56. Rapper ___ Wayne — Answer: LIL
- 57. Conscience-stricken — Answer: ASHAMED
- 61. He/___ — Answer: HIM
- 62. Time to look ahead — Answer: EVE
- 63. Birds phonetically suggested by a feature of 17-, 27- and 51-Across — Answer: TOUCANS
- 64. Fútbol cheer — Answer: OLE
- 65. ___ Moines — Answer: DES
- 66. Prepared to pray — Answer: KNELT
- 67. Partner of "ty" — Answer: PLS
Down
- 1. L.A.'s region — Answer: SOCAL
- 2. Eucalyptus eater — Answer: KOALA
- 3. "Otherwise ..." — Answer: IFNOT
- 4. "Serves you right!" — Answer: HAHA
- 5. "Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish) — Answer: AMO
- 6. Like some R's and oats — Answer: ROLLED
- 7. "As I was saying before I was so ___ interrupted ..." — Answer: RUDELY
- 8. Shortly — Answer: INASEC
- 9. And the like, for short — Answer: ETC
- 10. Russian ruler of old — Answer: TSAR
- 11. Lorde who wrote "Sister Outsider" — Answer: AUDRE
- 12. Partner of soup — Answer: SALAD
- 13. What the Beyoncé title "6 Inch" refers to — Answer: HEELS
- 18. Online publication of Vox Media — Answer: THECUT
- 19. Tres o cuatro — Answer: NUMERO
- 24. "Have I Got News for You" channel — Answer: CNN
- 25. Prohibit — Answer: BAN
- 28. Greek war god — Answer: ARES
- 29. Chances at awards, informally — Answer: NOMS
- 30. Like this: ESMCLDRBA — Answer: SCRAMBLED
- 31. "Has our broadcast started?" — Answer: AREWELIVE
- 32. People living abroad for financial reasons — Answer: TAXEXILES
- 34. Business selling trick coins and marked decks — Answer: MAGICSHOP
- 35. Law professor played by Kerry Washington in 2016's "Confirmation" — Answer: ANITAHILL
- 36. Things alphabetized in telephone books — Answer: LASTNAMES
- 38. Raisin ___ — Answer: BRAN
- 39. Sneaker brand — Answer: FILA
- 40. A dispiritingly large percentage of phone calls — Answer: SPAM
- 44. "No worries" — Answer: THATSOK
- 45. He or I, but not she — Answer: ELEMENT
- 48. Like, informally — Answer: DIG
- 50. Dessert with a shell — Answer: PIE
- 52. Casual conversation — Answer: CHAT
- 53. Cones' counterparts in the eye — Answer: RODS
- 58. Follower of Attila — Answer: HUN
- 59. Great serve — Answer: ACE
- 60. Opposite of bien — Answer: MAL
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