Thursday, October 16, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1"___ Talkin' 'bout Love" (Van Halen song)
- 5*Treat with kindness
- 10Noted works of the Roman poet Horace
- 14Brute
- 15Statuette modeled after a knight holding a crusader's sword
- 16Feeling associated with skipping a party, perhaps
- 17Unchangeable
- 19Horned creature in "Pan's Labyrinth"
- 20Hungers for
- 21Early Germanic people
- 23Move around the world
- 24*Expensive
- 26Lift
- 29Mardi Gras locale, informally
- 30Ovarian sac contents
- 31Fuddy-duddies
- 32"Still ___" (1999 rap hit)
- 33Meander
- 34High lights?
- 35Practice chiromancy
- 37Disappear, as a trail
- 40"Central Park in the Dark" composer
- 41Music box?
- 44Diviner
- 45Jerry's uncle on "Seinfeld"
- 46Box a bit
- 47Tonkatsu coating
- 48*Deli device
- 49Bug expert, for short
- 50Invite at the door
- 52Extreme pressure
- 53El ___
- 55Felt tired during the day, say
- 58Words to a betrayer
- 59"The Philosophy of Right" author
- 60Like a computer with a running screensaver
- 61How whiskey might be served ... with a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues
- 62*Risky endeavor, idiomatically
- 63Onetime resident of the Winter Palace
Down
- 1Bolt
- 2Certain Windows hard drive malfunction
- 3*Conspicuous
- 4Stupid stuff it's fun to know
- 5Level-ending foe
- 6Educated guess: Abbr.
- 7Sgt., e.g.
- 8Like lemon curd
- 9Preceder of "Bites" and "Bars" in commercial names
- 10*Chance to meet one-on-one with a professor
- 11"Copy me"
- 12Runner Down Under
- 13Certain heir
- 18Make in the end
- 22Steady humming sounds
- 24Locale for catfish or carp
- 25What allows Neo to disconnect from the Matrix
- 27Spanish 101 verb
- 28Whom you might greet with open arms, for short?
- 30Novelist Charles who wrote "The Cloister and the Hearth"
- 31Prefix with botanist
- 33"Sure ... if you say so"
- 35Enjoys oneself uninhibitedly ... or a punny title for this puzzle
- 36Profess
- 37Something Lincoln once led, for short
- 38Italian time unit
- 39Card game with a winning score of 5,000 points
- 41*Book addenda
- 42Chicken ___
- 43Thrive
- 46Narrow channel
- 48Derisive look
- 49OB/GYN offering
- 51Crisply shown, as on TV
- 52Wooded valley
- 53Coop
- 54Performed amazingly, in slang
- 56Id's counterpart
- 57The First State: Abbr.
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "___ Talkin' 'bout Love" (Van Halen song) — Answer: AINT
- 5. *Treat with kindness — Answer: BENTO
- 10. Noted works of the Roman poet Horace — Answer: ODES
- 14. Brute — Answer: BOOR
- 15. Statuette modeled after a knight holding a crusader's sword — Answer: OSCAR
- 16. Feeling associated with skipping a party, perhaps — Answer: FOMO
- 17. Unchangeable — Answer: SETINSTONE
- 19. Horned creature in "Pan's Labyrinth" — Answer: FAUN
- 20. Hungers for — Answer: CRAVES
- 21. Early Germanic people — Answer: GOTHS
- 23. Move around the world — Answer: ORBIT
- 24. *Expensive — Answer: PRY
- 26. Lift — Answer: HOIST
- 29. Mardi Gras locale, informally — Answer: NOLA
- 30. Ovarian sac contents — Answer: ROE
- 31. Fuddy-duddies — Answer: PRUDES
- 32. "Still ___" (1999 rap hit) — Answer: DRE
- 33. Meander — Answer: WEND
- 34. High lights? — Answer: AURORA
- 35. Practice chiromancy — Answer: READPALMS
- 37. Disappear, as a trail — Answer: GOCOLD
- 40. "Central Park in the Dark" composer — Answer: IVES
- 41. Music box? — Answer: AMP
- 44. Diviner — Answer: ORACLE
- 45. Jerry's uncle on "Seinfeld" — Answer: LEO
- 46. Box a bit — Answer: SPAR
- 47. Tonkatsu coating — Answer: PANKO
- 48. *Deli device — Answer: SLR
- 49. Bug expert, for short — Answer: ITPRO
- 50. Invite at the door — Answer: ASKIN
- 52. Extreme pressure — Answer: DURESS
- 53. El ___ — Answer: PASO
- 55. Felt tired during the day, say — Answer: NEEDEDANAP
- 58. Words to a betrayer — Answer: ETTU
- 59. "The Philosophy of Right" author — Answer: HEGEL
- 60. Like a computer with a running screensaver — Answer: IDLE
- 61. How whiskey might be served ... with a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues — Answer: NEAT
- 62. *Risky endeavor, idiomatically — Answer: DROLL
- 63. Onetime resident of the Winter Palace — Answer: TSAR
Down
- 1. Bolt — Answer: ABSCOND
- 2. Certain Windows hard drive malfunction — Answer: IOERROR
- 3. *Conspicuous — Answer: NOTABLE
- 4. Stupid stuff it's fun to know — Answer: TRIVIA
- 5. Level-ending foe — Answer: BOSS
- 6. Educated guess: Abbr. — Answer: EST
- 7. Sgt., e.g. — Answer: NCO
- 8. Like lemon curd — Answer: TANGY
- 9. Preceder of "Bites" and "Bars" in commercial names — Answer: OREO
- 10. *Chance to meet one-on-one with a professor — Answer: OFFHOURS
- 11. "Copy me" — Answer: DOASIDO
- 12. Runner Down Under — Answer: EMU
- 13. Certain heir — Answer: SON
- 18. Make in the end — Answer: NET
- 22. Steady humming sounds — Answer: THRUMS
- 24. Locale for catfish or carp — Answer: POND
- 25. What allows Neo to disconnect from the Matrix — Answer: REDPILL
- 27. Spanish 101 verb — Answer: SER
- 28. Whom you might greet with open arms, for short? — Answer: TSA
- 30. Novelist Charles who wrote "The Cloister and the Hearth" — Answer: READE
- 31. Prefix with botanist — Answer: PALEO
- 33. "Sure ... if you say so" — Answer: WELLOK
- 35. Enjoys oneself uninhibitedly ... or a punny title for this puzzle — Answer: ROCKSOUT
- 36. Profess — Answer: AVER
- 37. Something Lincoln once led, for short — Answer: GOP
- 38. Italian time unit — Answer: ORA
- 39. Card game with a winning score of 5,000 points — Answer: CANASTA
- 41. *Book addenda — Answer: APPENDS
- 42. Chicken ___ — Answer: MARSALA
- 43. Thrive — Answer: PROSPER
- 46. Narrow channel — Answer: STRAIT
- 48. Derisive look — Answer: SNEER
- 49. OB/GYN offering — Answer: IUD
- 51. Crisply shown, as on TV — Answer: INHD
- 52. Wooded valley — Answer: DELL
- 53. Coop — Answer: PEN
- 54. Performed amazingly, in slang — Answer: ATE
- 56. Id's counterpart — Answer: EGO
- 57. The First State: Abbr. — Answer: DEL
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