Saturday, September 20, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1"Hell no!"
- 10Group that believes in Gelassenheit (submission to God's will)
- 15New customs might incite them
- 16Verso's counterpart
- 17Spare no indulgence
- 18Prime
- 19Free of typos, say
- 20Hill folk, informally
- 22Lay off
- 23Special ___
- 24Secure over
- 25M.L.B. third baseman ___ Bohm
- 26Chilling
- 29Sports org. in a 1976 merger
- 30Loose sheets in a program, e.g.
- 33More constricting
- 35Sullen sorts
- 36Hit the horn
- 37"Need anything else from me?"
- 39Kate and Allie of 1980s TV, e.g.
- 40Conference acronym
- 41"Seems like it"
- 43Typically exaggerated length of time
- 45Have a standout performance
- 46Keep to oneself
- 49Watch unseen
- 50Typically exaggerated quantity
- 51Strip of wood from which a bow is carved
- 53___ acid (staining agent used in electron microscopy)
- 55"Later!"
- 57Big names
- 58Blow it!
- 59Famous around-the-world traveler
- 60Slower, musically
Down
- 1Catholic university in Florida or its home town
- 2Kink
- 3"Love, love, love!" and the like
- 4Original plot
- 5Connect with a flame
- 6Carrier that offered pioneering coast-to-coast service beginning in the 1930s
- 7Monthly magazine of politics and culture since 1850
- 8Specialized languages
- 9Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality"
- 10Actor Millen of BBC America's "Orphan Black"
- 11Charcoal and wood, for two
- 12Beverage sometimes topped with whipped cream
- 13Drink drunk the morning after, maybe
- 14Hidden assets
- 21B to C, but not A to B
- 24Big mess
- 26Word after chicken or breast
- 27What's wrong?
- 28Rare showbiz collections
- 30"Hmm, no idea"
- 31"I don't like it," in Spanish
- 32Web master?
- 34Sounds from 59-Across
- 38Self-effacing personality trait
- 39Phenomenon brought about by seasonal wind shifts
- 42Demand upon reaching an "enemy border"
- 44Bottom of many an ensemble
- 46Some pilgrims
- 47Sheets might be placed in them
- 48Commencement
- 51Apple attachment
- 52Powdered ingredient in sweet teas and smoothies
- 54Farmer's market alternative, in brief
- 56Result of the '64 Clay/Liston fight
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "Hell no!" — Answer: SCREWTHAT
- 10. Group that believes in Gelassenheit (submission to God's will) — Answer: AMISH
- 15. New customs might incite them — Answer: TRADEWARS
- 16. Verso's counterpart — Answer: RECTO
- 17. Spare no indulgence — Answer: LIVELARGE
- 18. Prime — Answer: IDEAL
- 19. Free of typos, say — Answer: EMEND
- 20. Hill folk, informally — Answer: POLS
- 22. Lay off — Answer: IDLE
- 23. Special ___ — Answer: OPS
- 24. Secure over — Answer: RETIE
- 25. M.L.B. third baseman ___ Bohm — Answer: ALEC
- 26. Chilling — Answer: FEARSOME
- 29. Sports org. in a 1976 merger — Answer: ABA
- 30. Loose sheets in a program, e.g. — Answer: INSERTS
- 33. More constricting — Answer: TIGHTER
- 35. Sullen sorts — Answer: MOPERS
- 36. Hit the horn — Answer: TOOTED
- 37. "Need anything else from me?" — Answer: AMIDONE
- 39. Kate and Allie of 1980s TV, e.g. — Answer: MOTHERS
- 40. Conference acronym — Answer: TED
- 41. "Seems like it" — Answer: RECKONSO
- 43. Typically exaggerated length of time — Answer: AGES
- 45. Have a standout performance — Answer: SHINE
- 46. Keep to oneself — Answer: HOG
- 49. Watch unseen — Answer: LURK
- 50. Typically exaggerated quantity — Answer: TONS
- 51. Strip of wood from which a bow is carved — Answer: STAVE
- 53. ___ acid (staining agent used in electron microscopy) — Answer: OSMIC
- 55. "Later!" — Answer: IGOTTAJET
- 57. Big names — Answer: STARS
- 58. Blow it! — Answer: SMOKERING
- 59. Famous around-the-world traveler — Answer: SANTA
- 60. Slower, musically — Answer: MENOMOSSO
Down
- 1. Catholic university in Florida or its home town — Answer: STLEO
- 2. Kink — Answer: CRIMP
- 3. "Love, love, love!" and the like — Answer: RAVES
- 4. Original plot — Answer: EDEN
- 5. Connect with a flame — Answer: WELD
- 6. Carrier that offered pioneering coast-to-coast service beginning in the 1930s — Answer: TWA
- 7. Monthly magazine of politics and culture since 1850 — Answer: HARPERS
- 8. Specialized languages — Answer: ARGOTS
- 9. Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality" — Answer: TSELIOT
- 10. Actor Millen of BBC America's "Orphan Black" — Answer: ARI
- 11. Charcoal and wood, for two — Answer: MEDIA
- 12. Beverage sometimes topped with whipped cream — Answer: ICEDLATTE
- 13. Drink drunk the morning after, maybe — Answer: STALEBEER
- 14. Hidden assets — Answer: HOLECARDS
- 21. B to C, but not A to B — Answer: SEMITONE
- 24. Big mess — Answer: RATSNEST
- 26. Word after chicken or breast — Answer: FEED
- 27. What's wrong? — Answer: ERROR
- 28. Rare showbiz collections — Answer: EGOTS
- 30. "Hmm, no idea" — Answer: IMATALOSS
- 31. "I don't like it," in Spanish — Answer: NOMEGUSTA
- 32. Web master? — Answer: SPIDERMAN
- 34. Sounds from 59-Across — Answer: HOHO
- 38. Self-effacing personality trait — Answer: ECHOISM
- 39. Phenomenon brought about by seasonal wind shifts — Answer: MONSOON
- 42. Demand upon reaching an "enemy border" — Answer: KINGME
- 44. Bottom of many an ensemble — Answer: SKIRT
- 46. Some pilgrims — Answer: HAJIS
- 47. Sheets might be placed in them — Answer: OVENS
- 48. Commencement — Answer: GETGO
- 51. Apple attachment — Answer: STEM
- 52. Powdered ingredient in sweet teas and smoothies — Answer: TARO
- 54. Farmer's market alternative, in brief — Answer: CSA
- 56. Result of the '64 Clay/Liston fight — Answer: TKO
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