Thursday, September 11, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1City with a view of Mount Vesuvius
- 7Minuscule, in cutesy lingo
- 13"Seinfeld" role
- 14Came unglued
- 15Hand-held communication device
- 16Get cranky with fatigue, maybe
- 17Dangers in "The Hurt Locker," for short
- 18Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce
- 19Jam
- 21Check out
- 23Total
- 28Microdosing substance
- 29Blowout
- 30Sound in a horror film
- 31Simpson née Bouvier
- 33Tick-borne affliction, informally
- 35Treats, as a sprain
- 36Back-to-back sporting events ... with a hint to the answers to the italicized clues
- 39Marinara tomato
- 40Kind of surgeon
- 41HI hi
- 43Pair of words that are usually contracted
- 45Curved shapes
- 47Lush
- 48One laying a foundation
- 49Turner of rock
- 50Video surveillance letters
- 51"I Am ___," onetime reality TV spinoff
- 53"Out!"
- 55Region of South Dakota
- 59Nursery rhyme character known as Lille Trille in Denmark
- 62Author who created Heffalumps and Woozles
- 63Current measure
- 64Flashiness
- 65Answer with a salute
Down
- 1Semiaquatic amphibian
- 2Resembling
- 3Mom, dad and sis, but not bro
- 4Took a shine to
- 5City WNW of Tulsa
- 6Handles
- 7Material with a coarse weave
- 8Long hyphen
- 9H
- 10Grandma, in Gloucester
- 11Steamy place
- 12"You betcha"
- 14Lash mark
- 16Vices that are best abandoned
- 19Antiracist movement since 2013, for short
- 20Dance pioneer Duncan
- 22Leonhard who helped develop calculus
- 24Archangel in "Paradise Lost"
- 25Powerful ones have resolutions less than 0.1 nanometer
- 26Something one might slice
- 27Approves
- 29Graycoat in the Civil War
- 30Briny
- 32Organic fertilizer
- 34Casaba, e.g.
- 37Plethora
- 38Courtroom figs.
- 39Butter from a farm
- 42Dune buggy, e.g., in brief
- 44Ready for an emergency, say
- 46Time for a trip to the laundromat
- 49Alternative to Gain
- 50Guest freebies
- 52Youngest of the Brontë sisters
- 54Philosopher David who wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature"
- 55Medieval entertainer
- 56Good rating for a bond
- 57Noncombat region, in brief
- 58Cheney of politics
- 60Prefix with lingual or lateral
- 61"___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album")
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. City with a view of Mount Vesuvius — Answer: NAPLES
- 7. Minuscule, in cutesy lingo — Answer: TEENSY
- 13. "Seinfeld" role — Answer: ELAINE
- 14. Came unglued — Answer: WENTAPE
- 15. Hand-held communication device — Answer: WALKIE
- 16. Get cranky with fatigue, maybe — Answer: NEEDANAP
- 17. Dangers in "The Hurt Locker," for short — Answer: IEDS
- 18. Longtime portrayer of TV's Captain Pierce — Answer: ALDA
- 19. Jam — Answer: BIND
- 21. Check out — Answer: TEST
- 23. Total — Answer: SUMTO
- 28. Microdosing substance — Answer: LSD
- 29. Blowout — Answer: ROUT
- 30. Sound in a horror film — Answer: SHRIEK
- 31. Simpson née Bouvier — Answer: MARGE
- 33. Tick-borne affliction, informally — Answer: LYME
- 35. Treats, as a sprain — Answer: ICES
- 36. Back-to-back sporting events ... with a hint to the answers to the italicized clues — Answer: DOUBLEHEADERS
- 39. Marinara tomato — Answer: ROMA
- 40. Kind of surgeon — Answer: ORAL
- 41. HI hi — Answer: ALOHA
- 43. Pair of words that are usually contracted — Answer: ARENOT
- 45. Curved shapes — Answer: BOWS
- 47. Lush — Answer: SOT
- 48. One laying a foundation — Answer: MASON
- 49. Turner of rock — Answer: TINA
- 50. Video surveillance letters — Answer: CCTV
- 51. "I Am ___," onetime reality TV spinoff — Answer: CAIT
- 53. "Out!" — Answer: SHOO
- 55. Region of South Dakota — Answer: BADLANDS
- 59. Nursery rhyme character known as Lille Trille in Denmark — Answer: HUMPTY
- 62. Author who created Heffalumps and Woozles — Answer: AAMILNE
- 63. Current measure — Answer: AMPERE
- 64. Flashiness — Answer: RAZZLE
- 65. Answer with a salute — Answer: YESSIR
Down
- 1. Semiaquatic amphibian — Answer: NEW
- 2. Resembling — Answer: ALA
- 3. Mom, dad and sis, but not bro — Answer: PALINDROMES
- 4. Took a shine to — Answer: LIKED
- 5. City WNW of Tulsa — Answer: ENID
- 6. Handles — Answer: SEESTO
- 7. Material with a coarse weave — Answer: TEED
- 8. Long hyphen — Answer: ENDASH
- 9. H — Answer: ETA
- 10. Grandma, in Gloucester — Answer: NAN
- 11. Steamy place — Answer: SPA
- 12. "You betcha" — Answer: YEP
- 14. Lash mark — Answer: WELT
- 16. Vices that are best abandoned — Answer: NASTYHABITS
- 19. Antiracist movement since 2013, for short — Answer: BLM
- 20. Dance pioneer Duncan — Answer: ISADORA
- 22. Leonhard who helped develop calculus — Answer: EULER
- 24. Archangel in "Paradise Lost" — Answer: URIEL
- 25. Powerful ones have resolutions less than 0.1 nanometer — Answer: MICROSCOPES
- 26. Something one might slice — Answer: TEESHOT
- 27. Approves — Answer: OKS
- 29. Graycoat in the Civil War — Answer: REB
- 30. Briny — Answer: SEA
- 32. Organic fertilizer — Answer: GUANO
- 34. Casaba, e.g. — Answer: MELON
- 37. Plethora — Answer: LOT
- 38. Courtroom figs. — Answer: DAS
- 39. Butter from a farm — Answer: RAM
- 42. Dune buggy, e.g., in brief — Answer: ATV
- 44. Ready for an emergency, say — Answer: ONCALL
- 46. Time for a trip to the laundromat — Answer: WASHAY
- 49. Alternative to Gain — Answer: TIDE
- 50. Guest freebies — Answer: COMPS
- 52. Youngest of the Brontë sisters — Answer: ANNE
- 54. Philosopher David who wrote "A Treatise of Human Nature" — Answer: HUME
- 55. Medieval entertainer — Answer: BAR
- 56. Good rating for a bond — Answer: AAA
- 57. Noncombat region, in brief — Answer: DMZ
- 58. Cheney of politics — Answer: LIZ
- 60. Prefix with lingual or lateral — Answer: TRI
- 61. "___ Blues" (song on the Beatles' "White Album") — Answer: YER
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