Friday, November 07, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Pain reliever
- 11Promote shamelessly
- 15Synthetic upholstery material
- 16Charge
- 17Noted feature of Paris's Parc de Bagatelle
- 18Hot pair
- 19Bygone office assistant
- 20Illustrator of the Tammany tiger
- 21Spare things?
- 22Milk source
- 23Mesh
- 24Word with sweet or blind
- 26Tell
- 28Dwellings for nomads
- 31Shipping container
- 35Beverage featured in "A Christmas Story"
- 37Nostalgic tune
- 39Domesticated insect entirely dependent on humans for reproduction
- 40The Brady household, including Alice, e.g.
- 41Material refined through the Bessemer process
- 42A long, long time
- 44A vacationer might hope to catch them
- 46Muscleman of 1980s TV
- 47"Help," e.g.
- 51Victuals, informally
- 53Washington notes
- 55Time sheet calculation
- 56Long way to go?
- 57Modern identification method
- 59Obstacles to peace, sometimes
- 60Lying across
- 61Elephant ___ (pastries)
- 62Pursuit after a breakup
Down
- 1Novelist Fannie who wrote "Imitation of Life" (1933)
- 2Mexican street corn
- 3Bamboozled
- 4Site of a Counter-Reformation council, 1545-63
- 5Speaker of the line "... your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs"
- 6Code-breaking grp.
- 7It might bring a patient to surgery
- 8"Step on it!"
- 9Fruity beverages
- 10Jobs for body shops
- 11Lose all patience with
- 12Leave one's winnings on the table for another bet
- 13Tandoor, e.g.
- 14Elliptical areas
- 23"The Mysterious Lady" actress, 1928
- 25Wire holders
- 26Decorous
- 27Cells that can be vitrified and preserved for future use
- 29"The Fall of the House of Usher" actress ___ Miller
- 30Very start, as of an idea
- 31Kind of floor covering
- 32Settled down
- 33Bit of wanton gossip
- 34In an awesome way, slangily
- 36Professional negotiator
- 38Hagen of Broadway
- 43Shakespearean duke
- 45Arranges
- 47Phony one
- 48Riches
- 49Clear one's name, say?
- 50Seven-time Emmy winner Ed
- 51Jouissance
- 52World capital on both banks of the Daugava River
- 54Focus of the historians Tacitus and Suetonius
- 55"___ Nagila"
- 58Pres. advisory grp.
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Pain reliever — Answer: HEATINGPAD
- 11. Promote shamelessly — Answer: FLOG
- 15. Synthetic upholstery material — Answer: ULTRASUEDE
- 16. Charge — Answer: LEVY
- 17. Noted feature of Paris's Parc de Bagatelle — Answer: ROSEGARDEN
- 18. Hot pair — Answer: ITEM
- 19. Bygone office assistant — Answer: STENO
- 20. Illustrator of the Tammany tiger — Answer: NAST
- 21. Spare things? — Answer: PINS
- 22. Milk source — Answer: TEAT
- 23. Mesh — Answer: GEL
- 24. Word with sweet or blind — Answer: SPOT
- 26. Tell — Answer: SAYTO
- 28. Dwellings for nomads — Answer: YURTS
- 31. Shipping container — Answer: MAILER
- 35. Beverage featured in "A Christmas Story" — Answer: OVALTINE
- 37. Nostalgic tune — Answer: OLDIEBUTAGOODIE
- 39. Domesticated insect entirely dependent on humans for reproduction — Answer: SILKMOTH
- 40. The Brady household, including Alice, e.g. — Answer: ENNEAD
- 41. Material refined through the Bessemer process — Answer: STEEL
- 42. A long, long time — Answer: AEONS
- 44. A vacationer might hope to catch them — Answer: RAYS
- 46. Muscleman of 1980s TV — Answer: MRT
- 47. "Help," e.g. — Answer: PLEA
- 51. Victuals, informally — Answer: GRUB
- 53. Washington notes — Answer: ONES
- 55. Time sheet calculation — Answer: HOURS
- 56. Long way to go? — Answer: LIMO
- 57. Modern identification method — Answer: RETINASCAN
- 59. Obstacles to peace, sometimes — Answer: EGOS
- 60. Lying across — Answer: TRANSVERSE
- 61. Elephant ___ (pastries) — Answer: EARS
- 62. Pursuit after a breakup — Answer: SOLOCAREER
Down
- 1. Novelist Fannie who wrote "Imitation of Life" (1933) — Answer: HURST
- 2. Mexican street corn — Answer: ELOTE
- 3. Bamboozled — Answer: ATSEA
- 4. Site of a Counter-Reformation council, 1545-63 — Answer: TRENT
- 5. Speaker of the line "... your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs" — Answer: IAGO
- 6. Code-breaking grp. — Answer: NSA
- 7. It might bring a patient to surgery — Answer: GURNEY
- 8. "Step on it!" — Answer: PEDALTOTHEMETAL
- 9. Fruity beverages — Answer: ADES
- 10. Jobs for body shops — Answer: DENTS
- 11. Lose all patience with — Answer: FLIPOUTON
- 12. Leave one's winnings on the table for another bet — Answer: LETITRIDE
- 13. Tandoor, e.g. — Answer: OVEN
- 14. Elliptical areas — Answer: GYMS
- 23. "The Mysterious Lady" actress, 1928 — Answer: GARBO
- 25. Wire holders — Answer: PYLONS
- 26. Decorous — Answer: SEEMLY
- 27. Cells that can be vitrified and preserved for future use — Answer: OVA
- 29. "The Fall of the House of Usher" actress ___ Miller — Answer: TNIA
- 30. Very start, as of an idea — Answer: SEED
- 31. Kind of floor covering — Answer: MOSS
- 32. Settled down — Answer: ALIT
- 33. Bit of wanton gossip — Answer: IDLERUMOR
- 34. In an awesome way, slangily — Answer: LIKEABOSS
- 36. Professional negotiator — Answer: AGENT
- 38. Hagen of Broadway — Answer: UTA
- 43. Shakespearean duke — Answer: ORSINO
- 45. Arranges — Answer: SORTS
- 47. Phony one — Answer: POSER
- 48. Riches — Answer: LUCRE
- 49. Clear one's name, say? — Answer: ERASE
- 50. Seven-time Emmy winner Ed — Answer: ASNER
- 51. Jouissance — Answer: GLEE
- 52. World capital on both banks of the Daugava River — Answer: RIGA
- 54. Focus of the historians Tacitus and Suetonius — Answer: NERO
- 55. "___ Nagila" — Answer: HAVA
- 58. Pres. advisory grp. — Answer: NSC
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