Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Protection from an infection
- 5Movie theater popcorn container
- 8Kurt who fronted Nirvana
- 14Accusative, for one
- 15Muff or fluff
- 16"Be that as it may ..."
- 17Image depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters alphabetically
- 20Aristophanes comedy, with "The"
- 21Sailors' patron
- 22Energize
- 24King George ___, "Hamilton" character
- 25Some H.S. teams
- 28Remote batteries
- 30Social ___
- 32Condiment sometimes known as rooster sauce
- 37It keeps you in the dark
- 38"Is it too risky?"
- 39Brand whose customers made its Super Bowl ad in 2025
- 41Appetites
- 42Sporty convertible
- 44Like some ironed shirts and fall air
- 45Free pass in sports
- 46"The Spanish Tragedy" playwright Thomas
- 47Washboard parts
- 49Grocery aisle enticement
- 55Beer brand from Anheuser-Busch
- 58Wading bird
- 59Image in this puzzle
- 63Steve of "Battle of the Sexes"
- 64"Tubular!"
- 65With a clean slate
- 66What some people think this puzzle's image represents
- 67U.K. home
- 68Eliot of the Untouchables
Down
- 1Say "As if!," e.g.
- 2Clamdigger pants style
- 3First American multimillionaire
- 4Sand-colored
- 5Beverage sometimes served with cucumber sandwiches
- 6Web addresses
- 7Like the words "knackered" and "chuffed"
- 8Bowed instruments
- 9Haploid cell
- 10Kiss, in Córdoba
- 11Unlucky "Wheel of Fortune" purchase for COOL AS A CUCUMBER
- 12Prefix with -metric
- 13French resistance?
- 18Fort Collins sch.
- 19Hawaiian souvenir
- 23Late-night host Jack
- 25Website with a "Conservadox" option
- 26Sun blocker
- 27Co. that merged with Neiman's in 2024
- 29Great service provider
- 30Late-night host Seth
- 31Put out
- 32"Excuse me"
- 33Stiff
- 34Bad time for Caesar
- 35Hoarse voice
- 36"Let's call it ___"
- 38What some people think this puzzle's image represents
- 40Many Pablo Neruda works
- 43No-name
- 47One paying for a full-price ticket, perhaps
- 48Life story
- 50Fish in a poke bowl
- 51Soccer great Rapinoe
- 52Wrinkly fruit
- 53Pixelated, informally
- 54Cable show covering the red carpet
- 55Nickname of the "Love Yourself" singer, with "the"
- 56Wrinkly fruit
- 57Isaac's favorite son
- 59Counterpart of down: Abbr.
- 60Billy bawl?
- 61"Just a sec," in a text
- 62Four-term prez
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Protection from an infection — Answer: SCAB
- 5. Movie theater popcorn container — Answer: TUB
- 8. Kurt who fronted Nirvana — Answer: COBAIN
- 14. Accusative, for one — Answer: CASE
- 15. Muff or fluff — Answer: ERR
- 16. "Be that as it may ..." — Answer: EVENSO
- 17. Image depicted in this puzzle by connecting the circled letters alphabetically — Answer: OPTICALILLUSION
- 20. Aristophanes comedy, with "The" — Answer: FROGS
- 21. Sailors' patron — Answer: STELMO
- 22. Energize — Answer: FIREUP
- 24. King George ___, "Hamilton" character — Answer: III
- 25. Some H.S. teams — Answer: JVS
- 28. Remote batteries — Answer: AAS
- 30. Social ___ — Answer: MEDIA
- 32. Condiment sometimes known as rooster sauce — Answer: SRIRACHA
- 37. It keeps you in the dark — Answer: EMASK
- 38. "Is it too risky?" — Answer: DOIDARE
- 39. Brand whose customers made its Super Bowl ad in 2025 — Answer: DORITOS
- 41. Appetites — Answer: URGES
- 42. Sporty convertible — Answer: ROADSTER
- 44. Like some ironed shirts and fall air — Answer: CRISP
- 45. Free pass in sports — Answer: BYE
- 46. "The Spanish Tragedy" playwright Thomas — Answer: KYD
- 47. Washboard parts — Answer: ABS
- 49. Grocery aisle enticement — Answer: SAMPLE
- 55. Beer brand from Anheuser-Busch — Answer: BUDICE
- 58. Wading bird — Answer: HERON
- 59. Image in this puzzle — Answer: AMBIGUOUSFIGURE
- 63. Steve of "Battle of the Sexes" — Answer: CARELL
- 64. "Tubular!" — Answer: RAD
- 65. With a clean slate — Answer: ANEW
- 66. What some people think this puzzle's image represents — Answer: RABBIT
- 67. U.K. home — Answer: EUR
- 68. Eliot of the Untouchables — Answer: NESS
Down
- 1. Say "As if!," e.g. — Answer: SCOFF
- 2. Clamdigger pants style — Answer: CAPRI
- 3. First American multimillionaire — Answer: ASTOR
- 4. Sand-colored — Answer: BEIGE
- 5. Beverage sometimes served with cucumber sandwiches — Answer: TEA
- 6. Web addresses — Answer: URLS
- 7. Like the words "knackered" and "chuffed" — Answer: BRITISH
- 8. Bowed instruments — Answer: CELLI
- 9. Haploid cell — Answer: OVUM
- 10. Kiss, in Córdoba — Answer: BESO
- 11. Unlucky "Wheel of Fortune" purchase for COOL AS A CUCUMBER — Answer: ANI
- 12. Prefix with -metric — Answer: ISO
- 13. French resistance? — Answer: NON
- 18. Fort Collins sch. — Answer: CSU
- 19. Hawaiian souvenir — Answer: LEI
- 23. Late-night host Jack — Answer: PAAR
- 25. Website with a "Conservadox" option — Answer: JDATE
- 26. Sun blocker — Answer: VISOR
- 27. Co. that merged with Neiman's in 2024 — Answer: SAKS
- 29. Great service provider — Answer: ACER
- 30. Late-night host Seth — Answer: MERS
- 31. Put out — Answer: EMIT
- 32. "Excuse me" — Answer: SORRY
- 33. Stiff — Answer: RIGID
- 34. Bad time for Caesar — Answer: IDES
- 35. Hoarse voice — Answer: RASP
- 36. "Let's call it ___" — Answer: ADAY
- 38. What some people think this puzzle's image represents — Answer: DUCK
- 40. Many Pablo Neruda works — Answer: ODES
- 43. No-name — Answer: OBSCURE
- 47. One paying for a full-price ticket, perhaps — Answer: ADULT
- 48. Life story — Answer: BIO
- 50. Fish in a poke bowl — Answer: AHI
- 51. Soccer great Rapinoe — Answer: MEGAN
- 52. Wrinkly fruit — Answer: PRUNE
- 53. Pixelated, informally — Answer: LORES
- 54. Cable show covering the red carpet — Answer: ENEWS
- 55. Nickname of the "Love Yourself" singer, with "the" — Answer: BIEB
- 56. Wrinkly fruit — Answer: UGLI
- 57. Isaac's favorite son — Answer: ESAU
- 59. Counterpart of down: Abbr. — Answer: ACR
- 60. Billy bawl? — Answer: MAA
- 61. "Just a sec," in a text — Answer: BRB
- 62. Four-term prez — Answer: FDR
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