Thursday, August 21, 2025
By Simeon Seigel
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 150 things on the Argo
- 5Units equal to nine inches
- 10Needing more salt, perhaps
- 15Swiss-born artist whose name sounds like an art medium
- 16What pronouns and their antecedents should do
- 17*Person who persists in a hopeless cause
- 18Destroyer of Hindu cosmogony
- 19*Wildlife parks
- 20Layer of bricks
- 21Show obeisance
- 23Smart TV features
- 25Eye covering
- 26*Enjoy the moment, say
- 27Name on a check
- 29Porter of Broadway
- 30Sucker's lament
- 32Repeat
- 34Cheryl of "Charlie's Angels"
- 35Bit of Q.E.D.
- 37Features of some stadia
- 38Start of a popular saying about gravity ... or a hint to completing the answers to the starred clues
- 41Big name in Russian ballet
- 43Capital on the Mediterranean
- 44Blew away
- 48Legislative bodies
- 50Old wide-screen format
- 52Crime show extra, informally
- 53Lead-in to "they"
- 55*Storm-tracking aid
- 56Brew designed to survive trips to the subcontinent, in brief
- 57Early PC game whose nonsense working title stuck
- 58Partner of older
- 59Guardian spirits
- 61*Musical appreciation?
- 64Deity with the raven familiars Huginn and Muninn
- 66*Forming a union
- 67___ Day (April celebration)
- 68A or B, e.g.
- 69Yani ___, youngest pro golfer to win five major championships (age 22)
- 70Score keeper?
- 71Peeved state
Down
- 1Gives a "go"
- 2Fictional character with a famous opening line
- 3Took back
- 4Sushi treatment that's also a spa treatment
- 5Palm starch
- 6___ Tour
- 7What's off to the side in a selfie
- 8Demanding attention
- 9Waits on
- 10Watson and Deep Blue, for two
- 11Grp. aptly hidden in "special ops"
- 12"We're head over heels!"
- 13Prima ballerinas
- 14Melt down
- 22___ can, item first made and patented in Britain in 1810
- 24Turns the page, say
- 26Up to
- 27Take leave of each other
- 28Just saying?
- 29Taste tests, e.g.
- 31Boot
- 33Pronoun repeated in "___ do ___"
- 36Graze
- 39High on the Scoville scale
- 40Lake that's home to Kelleys Island
- 41Best candidates for permanent relationships
- 42Callable, say
- 45Gestured to keep moving
- 46Some retired faculty
- 47___ es Salaam
- 48Tap
- 49Certain mattresses
- 51Name that means "my God" in Hebrew
- 54Bit of hybrid field hockey attire
- 57Criticize wittily
- 58District
- 60Holm or McKellen of "The Hobbit"
- 62Wizards' org.
- 63Over there
- 65Mesh
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. 50 things on the Argo — Answer: OARS
- 5. Units equal to nine inches — Answer: SPANS
- 10. Needing more salt, perhaps — Answer: ICIER
- 15. Swiss-born artist whose name sounds like an art medium — Answer: KLEE
- 16. What pronouns and their antecedents should do — Answer: AGREE
- 17. *Person who persists in a hopeless cause — Answer: BITTE
- 18. Destroyer of Hindu cosmogony — Answer: SIVA
- 19. *Wildlife parks — Answer: GAMER
- 20. Layer of bricks — Answer: MASON
- 21. Show obeisance — Answer: BOWTO
- 23. Smart TV features — Answer: DVRS
- 25. Eye covering — Answer: LID
- 26. *Enjoy the moment, say — Answer: TAKEI
- 27. Name on a check — Answer: PAYEE
- 29. Porter of Broadway — Answer: COLE
- 30. Sucker's lament — Answer: IBEENHAD
- 32. Repeat — Answer: SAYOVER
- 34. Cheryl of "Charlie's Angels" — Answer: LADD
- 35. Bit of Q.E.D. — Answer: ERAT
- 37. Features of some stadia — Answer: DOMES
- 38. Start of a popular saying about gravity ... or a hint to completing the answers to the starred clues — Answer: WHATGOESUP
- 41. Big name in Russian ballet — Answer: KIROV
- 43. Capital on the Mediterranean — Answer: EURO
- 44. Blew away — Answer: AWED
- 48. Legislative bodies — Answer: SENATES
- 50. Old wide-screen format — Answer: CINERAMA
- 52. Crime show extra, informally — Answer: PERP
- 53. Lead-in to "they" — Answer: HESHE
- 55. *Storm-tracking aid — Answer: LIVER
- 56. Brew designed to survive trips to the subcontinent, in brief — Answer: IPA
- 57. Early PC game whose nonsense working title stuck — Answer: ZORK
- 58. Partner of older — Answer: WISER
- 59. Guardian spirits — Answer: GENII
- 61. *Musical appreciation? — Answer: TONYA
- 64. Deity with the raven familiars Huginn and Muninn — Answer: ODIN
- 66. *Forming a union — Answer: ORGAN
- 67. ___ Day (April celebration) — Answer: ARBOR
- 68. A or B, e.g. — Answer: NOTE
- 69. Yani ___, youngest pro golfer to win five major championships (age 22) — Answer: TSENG
- 70. Score keeper? — Answer: STAND
- 71. Peeved state — Answer: SNIT
Down
- 1. Gives a "go" — Answer: OKS
- 2. Fictional character with a famous opening line — Answer: ALIBABA
- 3. Took back — Answer: REVOKED
- 4. Sushi treatment that's also a spa treatment — Answer: SEAWEEDWRAP
- 5. Palm starch — Answer: SAGO
- 6. ___ Tour — Answer: PGA
- 7. What's off to the side in a selfie — Answer: ARM
- 8. Demanding attention — Answer: NEEDY
- 9. Waits on — Answer: SERVES
- 10. Watson and Deep Blue, for two — Answer: IBMS
- 11. Grp. aptly hidden in "special ops" — Answer: CIA
- 12. "We're head over heels!" — Answer: ITSLOVE
- 13. Prima ballerinas — Answer: ETOILES
- 14. Melt down — Answer: RENDER
- 22. ___ can, item first made and patented in Britain in 1810 — Answer: TIN
- 24. Turns the page, say — Answer: READSON
- 26. Up to — Answer: TIL
- 27. Take leave of each other — Answer: PART
- 28. Just saying? — Answer: ADAGE
- 29. Taste tests, e.g. — Answer: COMPARISONS
- 31. Boot — Answer: HEAVEHO
- 33. Pronoun repeated in "___ do ___" — Answer: YOU
- 36. Graze — Answer: TOUCH
- 39. High on the Scoville scale — Answer: HOT
- 40. Lake that's home to Kelleys Island — Answer: ERIE
- 41. Best candidates for permanent relationships — Answer: KEEPERS
- 42. Callable, say — Answer: INRANGE
- 45. Gestured to keep moving — Answer: WAVEDON
- 46. Some retired faculty — Answer: EMERITI
- 47. ___ es Salaam — Answer: DAR
- 48. Tap — Answer: SPIGOT
- 49. Certain mattresses — Answer: SERTAS
- 51. Name that means "my God" in Hebrew — Answer: ELI
- 54. Bit of hybrid field hockey attire — Answer: SKORT
- 57. Criticize wittily — Answer: ZING
- 58. District — Answer: WARD
- 60. Holm or McKellen of "The Hobbit" — Answer: IAN
- 62. Wizards' org. — Answer: NBA
- 63. Over there — Answer: YON
- 65. Mesh — Answer: NET
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