Tuesday, October 14, 2025
By Stella Zawistowski
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Awards for athletic achievements
- 6Drove like mad
- 10Outer arm muscles, for short
- 14Talent seeker
- 15Follow instructions
- 16Help for a stumped solver
- 17"In what season are the Olympics during leap years, sweetie?" "___"
- 19Home of the Taj Mahal
- 20President Lincoln, informally
- 21Carnival attractions
- 22Multiple-choice option akin to "None of the above"
- 23Heavily edit with beauty filters, as a photo, in modern lingo
- 25Fares and fees
- 26"Which 'Little Rascals' character has a cowlick, sugar?" "___"
- 30Head-turning spectacle
- 33Puts out in public
- 34Pitcher's stat, for short
- 35These are visible when you sport an updo
- 36"Got it"
- 38Say if you're attending, in brief
- 39Bird that can outrun the fastest human sprinters
- 40Stories passed down by word of mouth
- 41Makes more manageable
- 42"What are oils and watercolors examples of, dear?" "___"
- 46Watermelon leftovers
- 47"In all probability ..."
- 51Skewered dish served with peanut sauce
- 52Symbol of poison, often
- 54What happy tails do
- 55Without warranty
- 56"What do you call a close-fitting hat, doll?" "___"
- 58Mule or moccasin
- 59Cobra's tooth
- 60Order from the doc's office
- 61Keep up to date across multiple devices
- 62Run away
- 63Something a bloodhound picks up
Down
- 1Bit of writing from Joan Didion
- 2___ diver
- 3Apples, pears and quinces, botanically
- 4"Dee-lish!"
- 5Bacteria-free
- 6"Should've listened to me!"
- 7Instrument similar to a heckelphone
- 8Makes go "Vroom!"
- 9Appreciation for design
- 10"Oh, really?"
- 11Moral justification
- 12Waiting to be used
- 13One of seven in the Big Dipper
- 18Jazz lick
- 22___ and aahs
- 24Comic ___ (font)
- 25Indicator of a penalty, in soccer
- 27Casual farewell
- 28"A pox on thee!"
- 29Keeps talking and talking and talking
- 30Come off as
- 31Avoiding the limelight, say
- 32Quality of a scholar
- 36Award nominations, so to speak
- 37Pop singer Rita
- 38Poverty, symbolically
- 40Noble title on TV's "Bridgerton"
- 41Having no boundaries
- 43"I'll be right there"
- 44Room to relax in
- 45Savory South Asian rice cake
- 48Cognizant
- 49Yitzhak ___, two-time Israeli P.M.
- 50Country whose national soccer team is nicknamed the Pharaohs
- 51Back talk
- 52Circus clapper
- 53"Citizen ___"
- 56Someone you're super-tight with, in brief
- 57Secretly loop in, in a way
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Awards for athletic achievements — Answer: ESPYS
- 6. Drove like mad — Answer: TORE
- 10. Outer arm muscles, for short — Answer: TRIS
- 14. Talent seeker — Answer: SCOUT
- 15. Follow instructions — Answer: OBEY
- 16. Help for a stumped solver — Answer: HINT
- 17. "In what season are the Olympics during leap years, sweetie?" "___" — Answer: SUMMERLOVE
- 19. Home of the Taj Mahal — Answer: AGRA
- 20. President Lincoln, informally — Answer: ABE
- 21. Carnival attractions — Answer: RIDES
- 22. Multiple-choice option akin to "None of the above" — Answer: OTHER
- 23. Heavily edit with beauty filters, as a photo, in modern lingo — Answer: YASSIFY
- 25. Fares and fees — Answer: COSTS
- 26. "Which 'Little Rascals' character has a cowlick, sugar?" "___" — Answer: ALFALFAHONEY
- 30. Head-turning spectacle — Answer: SCENE
- 33. Puts out in public — Answer: AIRS
- 34. Pitcher's stat, for short — Answer: ERA
- 35. These are visible when you sport an updo — Answer: EARS
- 36. "Got it" — Answer: NOTED
- 38. Say if you're attending, in brief — Answer: RSVP
- 39. Bird that can outrun the fastest human sprinters — Answer: EMU
- 40. Stories passed down by word of mouth — Answer: LORE
- 41. Makes more manageable — Answer: EASES
- 42. "What are oils and watercolors examples of, dear?" "___" — Answer: MEDIADARLING
- 46. Watermelon leftovers — Answer: RINDS
- 47. "In all probability ..." — Answer: ODDSARE
- 51. Skewered dish served with peanut sauce — Answer: SATAY
- 52. Symbol of poison, often — Answer: SKULL
- 54. What happy tails do — Answer: WAG
- 55. Without warranty — Answer: ASIS
- 56. "What do you call a close-fitting hat, doll?" "___" — Answer: BEANIEBABY
- 58. Mule or moccasin — Answer: SHOE
- 59. Cobra's tooth — Answer: FANG
- 60. Order from the doc's office — Answer: SCRIP
- 61. Keep up to date across multiple devices — Answer: SYNC
- 62. Run away — Answer: FLEE
- 63. Something a bloodhound picks up — Answer: SCENT
Down
- 1. Bit of writing from Joan Didion — Answer: ESSAY
- 2. ___ diver — Answer: SCUBA
- 3. Apples, pears and quinces, botanically — Answer: POMES
- 4. "Dee-lish!" — Answer: YUM
- 5. Bacteria-free — Answer: STERILE
- 6. "Should've listened to me!" — Answer: TOLDYA
- 7. Instrument similar to a heckelphone — Answer: OBOE
- 8. Makes go "Vroom!" — Answer: REVS
- 9. Appreciation for design — Answer: EYE
- 10. "Oh, really?" — Answer: THATSO
- 11. Moral justification — Answer: RIGHTNESS
- 12. Waiting to be used — Answer: INRESERVE
- 13. One of seven in the Big Dipper — Answer: STAR
- 18. Jazz lick — Answer: RIFF
- 22. ___ and aahs — Answer: OOHS
- 24. Comic ___ (font) — Answer: SANS
- 25. Indicator of a penalty, in soccer — Answer: CARD
- 27. Casual farewell — Answer: LATER
- 28. "A pox on thee!" — Answer: FIE
- 29. Keeps talking and talking and talking — Answer: YAPS
- 30. Come off as — Answer: SEEM
- 31. Avoiding the limelight, say — Answer: CAMERASHY
- 32. Quality of a scholar — Answer: ERUDITION
- 36. Award nominations, so to speak — Answer: NODS
- 37. Pop singer Rita — Answer: ORA
- 38. Poverty, symbolically — Answer: RAGS
- 40. Noble title on TV's "Bridgerton" — Answer: LADY
- 41. Having no boundaries — Answer: ENDLESS
- 43. "I'll be right there" — Answer: INASEC
- 44. Room to relax in — Answer: LOUNGE
- 45. Savory South Asian rice cake — Answer: IDLI
- 48. Cognizant — Answer: AWARE
- 49. Yitzhak ___, two-time Israeli P.M. — Answer: RABIN
- 50. Country whose national soccer team is nicknamed the Pharaohs — Answer: EGYPT
- 51. Back talk — Answer: SASS
- 52. Circus clapper — Answer: SEAL
- 53. "Citizen ___" — Answer: KANE
- 56. Someone you're super-tight with, in brief — Answer: BFF
- 57. Secretly loop in, in a way — Answer: BCC
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