Saturday, September 13, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Student's plan
- 16Italian pianist who composed the scores for "Nomadland" and "The Father"
- 17Sort of habitat in a bottle garden
- 18Gumbo ingredients
- 19Top
- 20California's ___ Nuevo State Park
- 21Contests
- 22Contents of Pandora's box
- 24Some baseball stats
- 25The 21,728th page of 1989's 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary
- 26Bad way to make a group decision
- 27Batman : Bruce :: Wonder Woman : ___
- 28Stray
- 29Place for driving
- 30Rolled chip brand from Mexico
- 31MX-5 and CX-50 maker
- 32Province in the names of many Chinese restaurants
- 33Great volumes
- 34Petunia's partner, in cartoons
- 35Rounded, in a way
- 36Jazz form
- 39Botanical bristles
- 40Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel
- 41Mountain West campus city
- 42Network
- 43Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- 44Beer alternative to a 38-Down
- 45Pooped
- 49Completely at ease
- 50"I mean, duh!"
Down
- 1Hollow, of a sort
- 2Actor Kieran of "Succession"
- 3Found darling
- 4South Asian crepes
- 5What are ahead of their times?
- 6Prefix with point
- 7Much of a comet, typically
- 8The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution"
- 9You and me both!
- 10Stops lying, say
- 11Jet-black stone
- 12Much of Jupiter
- 13Vegetable also called a Swedish turnip
- 14DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A
- 15Pink-flowered tree
- 22Basketball Hall-of-Famer Baylor
- 23Who you would be in France?
- 24Watermelon detritus
- 26Fine
- 27Out of it
- 28Octet on a chessboard
- 29Instant ___
- 30Former Australian prime minister Malcolm
- 31Home to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, in brief
- 32"What's the alternative?"
- 33Like about 4% of the citizens of Kansas
- 34Soft, yellow fruit
- 35Salsas, e.g.
- 36"No acting up!"
- 37Like paper napkins
- 38Beer alternative to a 44-Across
- 40Tilt
- 41___ test (home inspection component)
- 43Yours, in Tours
- 44Whose business is just around the block?
- 46Chemistry class unit: Abbr.
- 47"___ Beso"
- 48Unprocessed
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Student's plan — Answer: ACADEMICPROGRAM
- 16. Italian pianist who composed the scores for "Nomadland" and "The Father" — Answer: LUDOVICOEINAUDI
- 17. Sort of habitat in a bottle garden — Answer: CLOSEDECOSYSTEM
- 18. Gumbo ingredients — Answer: OKRAS
- 19. Top — Answer: APEX
- 20. California's ___ Nuevo State Park — Answer: ANO
- 21. Contests — Answer: VIES
- 22. Contents of Pandora's box — Answer: EVILS
- 24. Some baseball stats — Answer: RBIS
- 25. The 21,728th page of 1989's 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary — Answer: END
- 26. Bad way to make a group decision — Answer: ALONE
- 27. Batman : Bruce :: Wonder Woman : ___ — Answer: DIANA
- 28. Stray — Answer: ROGUE
- 29. Place for driving — Answer: RANGE
- 30. Rolled chip brand from Mexico — Answer: TAKIS
- 31. MX-5 and CX-50 maker — Answer: MAZDA
- 32. Province in the names of many Chinese restaurants — Answer: HUNAN
- 33. Great volumes — Answer: TOMES
- 34. Petunia's partner, in cartoons — Answer: PORKY
- 35. Rounded, in a way — Answer: DOMED
- 36. Jazz form — Answer: BOP
- 39. Botanical bristles — Answer: AWNS
- 40. Origin of "The Tale of Genji," considered by many to be the world's first novel — Answer: JAPAN
- 41. Mountain West campus city — Answer: RENO
- 42. Network — Answer: WEB
- 43. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious — Answer: AONE
- 44. Beer alternative to a 38-Down — Answer: LAGER
- 45. Pooped — Answer: PLUMTUCKEREDOUT
- 49. Completely at ease — Answer: ASLOOSEASAGOOSE
- 50. "I mean, duh!" — Answer: WELLITSNOWONDER
Down
- 1. Hollow, of a sort — Answer: ALCOVE
- 2. Actor Kieran of "Succession" — Answer: CULKIN
- 3. Found darling — Answer: ADORED
- 4. South Asian crepes — Answer: DOSAS
- 5. What are ahead of their times? — Answer: EVES
- 6. Prefix with point — Answer: MID
- 7. Much of a comet, typically — Answer: ICE
- 8. The solution referred to in Sherlock Holmes's "seven-per-cent solution" — Answer: COCAINE
- 9. You and me both! — Answer: PEOPLE
- 10. Stops lying, say — Answer: RISES
- 11. Jet-black stone — Answer: ONYX
- 12. Much of Jupiter — Answer: GAS
- 13. Vegetable also called a Swedish turnip — Answer: RUTABAGA
- 14. DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A — Answer: ADENINE
- 15. Pink-flowered tree — Answer: MIMOSA
- 22. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Baylor — Answer: ELGIN
- 23. Who you would be in France? — Answer: VOUS
- 24. Watermelon detritus — Answer: RINDS
- 26. Fine — Answer: AOKAY
- 27. Out of it — Answer: DAZED
- 28. Octet on a chessboard — Answer: RANKS
- 29. Instant ___ — Answer: RAMEN
- 30. Former Australian prime minister Malcolm — Answer: TURNBULL
- 31. Home to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, in brief — Answer: MOMA
- 32. "What's the alternative?" — Answer: HOWELSE
- 33. Like about 4% of the citizens of Kansas — Answer: TOPEKAN
- 34. Soft, yellow fruit — Answer: PAWPAW
- 35. Salsas, e.g. — Answer: DANCES
- 36. "No acting up!" — Answer: BEGOOD
- 37. Like paper napkins — Answer: ONEUSE
- 38. Beer alternative to a 44-Across — Answer: PORTER
- 40. Tilt — Answer: JOUST
- 41. ___ test (home inspection component) — Answer: RADON
- 43. Yours, in Tours — Answer: ATOI
- 44. Whose business is just around the block? — Answer: LEGO
- 46. Chemistry class unit: Abbr. — Answer: MOL
- 47. "___ Beso" — Answer: ESO
- 48. Unprocessed — Answer: RAW
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