Monday, August 25, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Trendy
- 4Remove, as pencil marks
- 9Goes past 21 in blackjack
- 14Commotion
- 15"___ Mia!" (2008 film)
- 16How ballerinas perform
- 17Fish commonly caught in the Upper Midwest
- 19Squandered, as a big lead
- 20Now and ___
- 21Goof
- 22Spooks
- 23Arrange numerically, perhaps
- 24Player protecting a QB's blind side, often
- 26Cafeteria carrier
- 28Despise
- 29Follows orders
- 31Second-largest island in Hawaii
- 33Govt.-issued identifiers
- 37Saudi Arabian export
- 38Household chore traditionally done on Mondays
- 41Dessert often filled with fruit
- 42Spanish greeting
- 44Certain arm muscles, for short
- 45Make into law
- 47"The Lion King" lion
- 49Word after root or draft
- 50Salesperson making unsolicited phone contact
- 55Banned substances in sports, for short
- 58Tips off
- 59Kitchenware brand
- 60Focus of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- 61YouTube medium
- 62At stake ... or where you may find 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across
- 64Water brand whose natural spring was discovered by a French nobleman
- 65Many a summer TV airing
- 66Modern vaccine component
- 67Slow on the uptake
- 68Boasts
- 69Unit of corn
Down
- 1Stops
- 2State whose panhandle touches British Columbia
- 3A smile, perhaps
- 4Ambulance worker, for short
- 5Only once in a while
- 6Love, in Italy
- 7Blue creature of kids' movies
- 8Put away, as dinner
- 9Ohio University athlete
- 10Loosens, as a shoe
- 11Baby deliverer, in folklore
- 12Dry (off)
- 13Have a feeling
- 18___-level job
- 22Part of a flight
- 25Sounds of heavy things hitting the ground
- 27Silent way to communicate, in brief
- 29"___-la-la!"
- 30Science class, for short
- 31Many a public artwork
- 32Singer DiFranco
- 34Fifth wheel
- 35Actor Cage, informally
- 36Part of a tennis match
- 39Mythological Titan who bore the weight of the heavens on his shoulders
- 40"___-haw!"
- 43San ___ Fault
- 46Country holding one side of Mount Everest
- 48Start of a play
- 49Greeting between buddies
- 50Capitulated in negotiations
- 51Shade of green
- 52Opposite of ushered out
- 53Unsociable type
- 54When repeated, an old newsboy's cry
- 56Prima ___
- 57Mascara mishap
- 62Sphere
- 63Nav. rank
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Trendy — Answer: HIP
- 4. Remove, as pencil marks — Answer: ERASE
- 9. Goes past 21 in blackjack — Answer: BUSTS
- 14. Commotion — Answer: ADO
- 15. "___ Mia!" (2008 film) — Answer: MAMMA
- 16. How ballerinas perform — Answer: ONTOE
- 17. Fish commonly caught in the Upper Midwest — Answer: LAKETROUT
- 19. Squandered, as a big lead — Answer: BLOWN
- 20. Now and ___ — Answer: THEN
- 21. Goof — Answer: ERR. Hint: Sometimes, we all make a little mistake! 😅
- 22. Spooks — Answer: SCARES
- 23. Arrange numerically, perhaps — Answer: SORT
- 24. Player protecting a QB's blind side, often — Answer: LEFTTACKLE
- 26. Cafeteria carrier — Answer: TRAY
- 28. Despise — Answer: HATE
- 29. Follows orders — Answer: OBEYS
- 31. Second-largest island in Hawaii — Answer: MAUI
- 33. Govt.-issued identifiers — Answer: SSNS
- 37. Saudi Arabian export — Answer: OIL
- 38. Household chore traditionally done on Mondays — Answer: LAUNDRY
- 41. Dessert often filled with fruit — Answer: PIE
- 42. Spanish greeting — Answer: HOLA
- 44. Certain arm muscles, for short — Answer: TRIS
- 45. Make into law — Answer: ENACT
- 47. "The Lion King" lion — Answer: NALA
- 49. Word after root or draft — Answer: BEER
- 50. Salesperson making unsolicited phone contact — Answer: COLDCALLER
- 55. Banned substances in sports, for short — Answer: PEDS
- 58. Tips off — Answer: ALERTS
- 59. Kitchenware brand — Answer: OXO
- 60. Focus of J. Robert Oppenheimer — Answer: ATOM
- 61. YouTube medium — Answer: VIDEO
- 62. At stake ... or where you may find 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across — Answer: ONTHELINE
- 64. Water brand whose natural spring was discovered by a French nobleman — Answer: EVIAN
- 65. Many a summer TV airing — Answer: RERUN
- 66. Modern vaccine component — Answer: RNA
- 67. Slow on the uptake — Answer: DENSE
- 68. Boasts — Answer: BRAGS
- 69. Unit of corn — Answer: EAR
Down
- 1. Stops — Answer: HALTS
- 2. State whose panhandle touches British Columbia — Answer: IDAHO
- 3. A smile, perhaps — Answer: POKERTELL
- 4. Ambulance worker, for short — Answer: EMT
- 5. Only once in a while — Answer: RARELY
- 6. Love, in Italy — Answer: AMORE
- 7. Blue creature of kids' movies — Answer: SMURF
- 8. Put away, as dinner — Answer: EAT
- 9. Ohio University athlete — Answer: BOBCAT
- 10. Loosens, as a shoe — Answer: UNLACES
- 11. Baby deliverer, in folklore — Answer: STORK
- 12. Dry (off) — Answer: TOWEL
- 13. Have a feeling — Answer: SENSE
- 18. ___-level job — Answer: ENTRY
- 22. Part of a flight — Answer: STAIR
- 25. Sounds of heavy things hitting the ground — Answer: THUDS
- 27. Silent way to communicate, in brief — Answer: ASL
- 29. "___-la-la!" — Answer: OOH
- 30. Science class, for short — Answer: BIO
- 31. Many a public artwork — Answer: MURAL
- 32. Singer DiFranco — Answer: ANI
- 34. Fifth wheel — Answer: SPARETIRE
- 35. Actor Cage, informally — Answer: NIC
- 36. Part of a tennis match — Answer: SET
- 39. Mythological Titan who bore the weight of the heavens on his shoulders — Answer: ATLAS
- 40. "___-haw!" — Answer: YEE
- 43. San ___ Fault — Answer: ANDREAS
- 46. Country holding one side of Mount Everest — Answer: NEPAL
- 48. Start of a play — Answer: ACTONE
- 49. Greeting between buddies — Answer: BROHUG
- 50. Capitulated in negotiations — Answer: CAVED
- 51. Shade of green — Answer: OLIVE
- 52. Opposite of ushered out — Answer: LEDIN
- 53. Unsociable type — Answer: LONER
- 54. When repeated, an old newsboy's cry — Answer: EXTRA
- 56. Prima ___ — Answer: DONNA
- 57. Mascara mishap — Answer: SMEAR
- 62. Sphere — Answer: ORB
- 63. Nav. rank — Answer: ENS
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