NYT Crossword Answers - Sep 27

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Across

  1. 1Thin underlayerSLIP
  2. 5Comment often made with an eye rollASIF
  3. 9African capital whose name translates to "ants"ACCRA
  4. 14Derby, e.g.HORSERACE
  5. 16Commit a library tabooSHOUT
  6. 17Ship-to-ship communicationAHOYMATEY
  7. 18LacksHASNT
  8. 19Parent whose child is taking steps to improve?DANCEMOM
  9. 20Backbiter?FLEA
  10. 21Puts in a protected placeENSHRINES
  11. 23They arose from Ra's tears, according to Egyptian mythologyBEES
  12. 24Cries of disappointmentOYS
  13. 25Components of some brick buildingsLEGOSETS
  14. 28It might be living on the edgeSHRUB
  15. 31Showing tough love, saySTERN
  16. 32Mash at a luauPOI
  17. 33"Please avoid brutal honesty!"LIETOME
  18. 35WisePRUDENT
  19. 37Certain drug classification, in briefOTC
  20. 38Ally of Athens during the Peloponnesian WarARGOS
  21. 40FathersSIRES
  22. 41Two-humperBACTRIAN
  23. 43Period that begins on July 23LEO
  24. 44It's not an optionNEED
  25. 45Zest sourceLEMONRIND
  26. 50Brown alternativePENN
  27. 51Enterprise enterpriseRENTACAR
  28. 52WWE star Randy ___ORTON
  29. 54Part of a high-tech security systemLASERMAZE
  30. 55"Lift ___ Voice and Sing" (protest anthem)EVERY
  31. 56They go from season to seasonSTORYARCS
  32. 57ShortTERSE
  33. 58Hibernation stationsDENS
  34. 59Seven ___SEAS

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  1. 1Contempt, in slangSHADE
  2. 2Actress with a dual role in 1998's "The Parent Trap"LOHAN
  3. 3Tends to some pressing mattersIRONS
  4. 4PunkPSYCHOUT
  5. 5The first Musketeer, alphabeticallyARAMIS
  6. 6Kept hidden, as informationSATON
  7. 7Product for winter sidewalk safetyICEMELT
  8. 8"Mean Girls" writerFEY
  9. 9Firewood choice, or its destinyASH
  10. 10Rubs the wrong wayCHAFES
  11. 11Alternative to a cribCOSLEEPER
  12. 12Classic rock?RUNESTONE
  13. 13Paratha flourATTA
  14. 15Digital file?EMERYBOARD
  15. 22Runs slowlySEEPS
  16. 23Kind of contest with multiple chances to participateBONUSENTRY
  17. 26[This makes me mad!]GRR
  18. 27Is on the bottom?SITS
  19. 28One who's slow to pick things upSLOB
  20. 29What an insensitive joke might doHITANERVE
  21. 30Locale for many community courtsRECCENTER
  22. 31"Love Story" author ErichSEGAL
  23. 34Diagnostic tool, in briefMRI
  24. 36Natural history museum collectionDIORAMAS
  25. 39Simplest possible phone planONERATE
  26. 42Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, among othersTENORS
  27. 43Solo sortsLONERS
  28. 46Particle accelerator byproductMESON
  29. 47Statement that might follow a hugICARE
  30. 48___ Lines (ancient Peruvian geoglyphs)NAZCA
  31. 49BandageDRESS
  32. 50Burns, e.g.POET
  33. 53What comes before 1/1NYE
  34. 54Drug discussed in Aldous Huxley's "Heaven and Hell"LSD

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Thin underlayer — Answer: SLIP
  2. 5. Comment often made with an eye roll — Answer: ASIF
  3. 9. African capital whose name translates to "ants" — Answer: ACCRA
  4. 14. Derby, e.g. — Answer: HORSERACE
  5. 16. Commit a library taboo — Answer: SHOUT
  6. 17. Ship-to-ship communication — Answer: AHOYMATEY
  7. 18. Lacks — Answer: HASNT
  8. 19. Parent whose child is taking steps to improve? — Answer: DANCEMOM
  9. 20. Backbiter? — Answer: FLEA
  10. 21. Puts in a protected place — Answer: ENSHRINES
  11. 23. They arose from Ra's tears, according to Egyptian mythology — Answer: BEES
  12. 24. Cries of disappointment — Answer: OYS
  13. 25. Components of some brick buildings — Answer: LEGOSETS
  14. 28. It might be living on the edge — Answer: SHRUB
  15. 31. Showing tough love, say — Answer: STERN
  16. 32. Mash at a luau — Answer: POI
  17. 33. "Please avoid brutal honesty!" — Answer: LIETOME
  18. 35. Wise — Answer: PRUDENT
  19. 37. Certain drug classification, in brief — Answer: OTC
  20. 38. Ally of Athens during the Peloponnesian War — Answer: ARGOS
  21. 40. Fathers — Answer: SIRES
  22. 41. Two-humper — Answer: BACTRIAN
  23. 43. Period that begins on July 23 — Answer: LEO
  24. 44. It's not an option — Answer: NEED
  25. 45. Zest source — Answer: LEMONRIND
  26. 50. Brown alternative — Answer: PENN
  27. 51. Enterprise enterprise — Answer: RENTACAR
  28. 52. WWE star Randy ___ — Answer: ORTON
  29. 54. Part of a high-tech security system — Answer: LASERMAZE
  30. 55. "Lift ___ Voice and Sing" (protest anthem) — Answer: EVERY
  31. 56. They go from season to season — Answer: STORYARCS
  32. 57. Short — Answer: TERSE
  33. 58. Hibernation stations — Answer: DENS
  34. 59. Seven ___ — Answer: SEAS

Down

  1. 1. Contempt, in slang — Answer: SHADE
  2. 2. Actress with a dual role in 1998's "The Parent Trap" — Answer: LOHAN
  3. 3. Tends to some pressing matters — Answer: IRONS
  4. 4. Punk — Answer: PSYCHOUT
  5. 5. The first Musketeer, alphabetically — Answer: ARAMIS
  6. 6. Kept hidden, as information — Answer: SATON
  7. 7. Product for winter sidewalk safety — Answer: ICEMELT
  8. 8. "Mean Girls" writer — Answer: FEY
  9. 9. Firewood choice, or its destiny — Answer: ASH
  10. 10. Rubs the wrong way — Answer: CHAFES
  11. 11. Alternative to a crib — Answer: COSLEEPER
  12. 12. Classic rock? — Answer: RUNESTONE
  13. 13. Paratha flour — Answer: ATTA
  14. 15. Digital file? — Answer: EMERYBOARD
  15. 22. Runs slowly — Answer: SEEPS
  16. 23. Kind of contest with multiple chances to participate — Answer: BONUSENTRY
  17. 26. [This makes me mad!] — Answer: GRR
  18. 27. Is on the bottom? — Answer: SITS
  19. 28. One who's slow to pick things up — Answer: SLOB
  20. 29. What an insensitive joke might do — Answer: HITANERVE
  21. 30. Locale for many community courts — Answer: RECCENTER
  22. 31. "Love Story" author Erich — Answer: SEGAL
  23. 34. Diagnostic tool, in brief — Answer: MRI
  24. 36. Natural history museum collection — Answer: DIORAMAS
  25. 39. Simplest possible phone plan — Answer: ONERATE
  26. 42. Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, among others — Answer: TENORS
  27. 43. Solo sorts — Answer: LONERS
  28. 46. Particle accelerator byproduct — Answer: MESON
  29. 47. Statement that might follow a hug — Answer: ICARE
  30. 48. ___ Lines (ancient Peruvian geoglyphs) — Answer: NAZCA
  31. 49. Bandage — Answer: DRESS
  32. 50. Burns, e.g. — Answer: POET
  33. 53. What comes before 1/1 — Answer: NYE
  34. 54. Drug discussed in Aldous Huxley's "Heaven and Hell" — Answer: LSD

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Every clue from the September 27 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Thin underlayerSLIP
5Comment often made with an eye rollASIF
9African capital whose name translates to "ants"ACCRA
14Derby, e.g.HORSERACE
16Commit a library tabooSHOUT
17Ship-to-ship communicationAHOYMATEY
18LacksHASNT
19Parent whose child is taking steps to improve?DANCEMOM
20Backbiter?FLEA
21Puts in a protected placeENSHRINES
23They arose from Ra's tears, according to Egyptian mythologyBEES
24Cries of disappointmentOYS
25Components of some brick buildingsLEGOSETS
28It might be living on the edgeSHRUB
31Showing tough love, saySTERN
32Mash at a luauPOI
33"Please avoid brutal honesty!"LIETOME
35WisePRUDENT
37Certain drug classification, in briefOTC
38Ally of Athens during the Peloponnesian WarARGOS
40FathersSIRES
41Two-humperBACTRIAN
43Period that begins on July 23LEO
44It's not an optionNEED
45Zest sourceLEMONRIND
50Brown alternativePENN
51Enterprise enterpriseRENTACAR
52WWE star Randy ___ORTON
54Part of a high-tech security systemLASERMAZE
55"Lift ___ Voice and Sing" (protest anthem)EVERY
56They go from season to seasonSTORYARCS
57ShortTERSE
58Hibernation stationsDENS
59Seven ___SEAS

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Contempt, in slangSHADE
2Actress with a dual role in 1998's "The Parent Trap"LOHAN
3Tends to some pressing mattersIRONS
4PunkPSYCHOUT
5The first Musketeer, alphabeticallyARAMIS
6Kept hidden, as informationSATON
7Product for winter sidewalk safetyICEMELT
8"Mean Girls" writerFEY
9Firewood choice, or its destinyASH
10Rubs the wrong wayCHAFES
11Alternative to a cribCOSLEEPER
12Classic rock?RUNESTONE
13Paratha flourATTA
15Digital file?EMERYBOARD
22Runs slowlySEEPS
23Kind of contest with multiple chances to participateBONUSENTRY
26[This makes me mad!]GRR
27Is on the bottom?SITS
28One who's slow to pick things upSLOB
29What an insensitive joke might doHITANERVE
30Locale for many community courtsRECCENTER
31"Love Story" author ErichSEGAL
34Diagnostic tool, in briefMRI
36Natural history museum collectionDIORAMAS
39Simplest possible phone planONERATE
42Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, among othersTENORS
43Solo sortsLONERS
46Particle accelerator byproductMESON
47Statement that might follow a hugICARE
48___ Lines (ancient Peruvian geoglyphs)NAZCA
49BandageDRESS
50Burns, e.g.POET
53What comes before 1/1NYE
54Drug discussed in Aldous Huxley's "Heaven and Hell"LSD

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