Thursday, November 27, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Feature of a mountain or fingerprint
- 6Deli counter units: Abbr.
- 9"___ dabba doo!"
- 14Type type
- 15Thanos, to the Avengers
- 16Company that's the subject of the documentary "The Smartest Guys in the Room"
- 17Football offense arrangement that resembles an inverted Y shape
- 20High key?
- 21Big inits. in home security
- 22Stranger
- 23Symbols for density, in physics
- 25Select, as a career
- 27Low-lying area
- 29Good person to give a time-consuming project, maybe
- 34St. ___ (city on a bay, informally)
- 35Latin for "but"
- 36One way to live
- 37Skin-care product thinner than a moisturizer
- 38"Tee" follower
- 39Greek theater
- 40In ___ (developing)
- 41Like nonagenarians
- 42Joshes
- 43Process for a descending spacecraft
- 45Kerfuffles
- 46Losers to the Olympians
- 48Sing like Ella Fitzgerald
- 51Coke-versus-Pepsi and Apple-versus-Samsung, e.g.
- 54So far
- 56"Ouch!"
- 57Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle
- 60Check someone's checks?
- 61Openly gay
- 62Total brawl
- 63Tosses out
- 64"Antiques Roadshow" network
- 65Use, as one's influence
Down
- 1More cold and wet
- 2Like some wolfhounds and whiskeys
- 3Lucky scientist, perhaps
- 4"This is terrible!"
- 5Actor Idris
- 6Bound for
- 7Wild scene
- 8Sang to
- 9"Anno Domini" period
- 10Against
- 11Creamy pairing with fig jam
- 12Obnoxious sort
- 13___ Petry, first African American woman to write a million-selling novel ("The Street," 1946)
- 18Anxious
- 19M.L.B. team that awarded a record-breaking $765 million contract to Juan Soto in 2024
- 24Gloomy, as an atmosphere
- 26"That's relatable"
- 28Some citrus desserts
- 30Ship-to-shore communicators
- 31Essential biochemical process that releases energy in cells
- 32Big ones might clash
- 33___ Faire (medieval-themed festival)
- 34Grp. that's down on all furs?
- 35Person who's off-base?
- 37Go after, in a way
- 44Tread on me!
- 45See 53-Down
- 47Russian refusals
- 49Many an early internet user, informally
- 50#'s place
- 51Cousin of turquoise
- 52Disappointments
- 53With 45-Down, "Hey, hold on!"
- 55"Put your pens and pencils down"
- 57California's capital, in some of its nicknames
- 58Center of activity
- 59"Vivat ___" ("Long live the king")
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Feature of a mountain or fingerprint — Answer: RIDGE
- 6. Deli counter units: Abbr. — Answer: OZS
- 9. "___ dabba doo!" — Answer: YABBA
- 14. Type type — Answer: ARIAL
- 15. Thanos, to the Avengers — Answer: FOE
- 16. Company that's the subject of the documentary "The Smartest Guys in the Room" — Answer: ENRON
- 17. Football offense arrangement that resembles an inverted Y shape — Answer: WISHBOFORMATION
- 20. High key? — Answer: ESC
- 21. Big inits. in home security — Answer: ADT
- 22. Stranger — Answer: EERIER
- 23. Symbols for density, in physics — Answer: RHOS
- 25. Select, as a career — Answer: GOINTO
- 27. Low-lying area — Answer: VALE
- 29. Good person to give a time-consuming project, maybe — Answer: FASTRKER
- 34. St. ___ (city on a bay, informally) — Answer: PETE
- 35. Latin for "but" — Answer: SED
- 36. One way to live — Answer: LARGE
- 37. Skin-care product thinner than a moisturizer — Answer: SERUM
- 38. "Tee" follower — Answer: HEE
- 39. Greek theater — Answer: ODEON
- 40. In ___ (developing) — Answer: UTERO
- 41. Like nonagenarians — Answer: OLD
- 42. Joshes — Answer: RIBS
- 43. Process for a descending spacecraft — Answer: EARTNTRY
- 45. Kerfuffles — Answer: ADOS
- 46. Losers to the Olympians — Answer: TITANS
- 48. Sing like Ella Fitzgerald — Answer: SCAT
- 51. Coke-versus-Pepsi and Apple-versus-Samsung, e.g. — Answer: ADWARS
- 54. So far — Answer: YET
- 56. "Ouch!" — Answer: YOW
- 57. Complete an impossible task ... or a hint to reading three Down answers in this puzzle — Answer: SQUARETHECIRCLE
- 60. Check someone's checks? — Answer: AUDIT
- 61. Openly gay — Answer: OUT
- 62. Total brawl — Answer: MELEE
- 63. Tosses out — Answer: CASTS
- 64. "Antiques Roadshow" network — Answer: PBS
- 65. Use, as one's influence — Answer: EXERT
Down
- 1. More cold and wet — Answer: RAWER
- 2. Like some wolfhounds and whiskeys — Answer: IRISH
- 3. Lucky scientist, perhaps — Answer: DISCOVERER
- 4. "This is terrible!" — Answer: GAH
- 5. Actor Idris — Answer: ELBA
- 6. Bound for — Answer: OFFTO
- 7. Wild scene — Answer: ZOO
- 8. Sang to — Answer: SERENADED
- 9. "Anno Domini" period — Answer: YEAROTLORD
- 10. Against — Answer: ANTI
- 11. Creamy pairing with fig jam — Answer: BRIE
- 12. Obnoxious sort — Answer: BOOR
- 13. ___ Petry, first African American woman to write a million-selling novel ("The Street," 1946) — Answer: ANN
- 18. Anxious — Answer: ODGE
- 19. M.L.B. team that awarded a record-breaking $765 million contract to Juan Soto in 2024 — Answer: METS
- 24. Gloomy, as an atmosphere — Answer: SATURT
- 26. "That's relatable" — Answer: IFEELYA
- 28. Some citrus desserts — Answer: LEMONTARTS
- 30. Ship-to-shore communicators — Answer: RADIOS
- 31. Essential biochemical process that releases energy in cells — Answer: KREBSCYCLE
- 32. Big ones might clash — Answer: EGOS
- 33. ___ Faire (medieval-themed festival) — Answer: REN
- 34. Grp. that's down on all furs? — Answer: PETA
- 35. Person who's off-base? — Answer: SHORTSTOP
- 37. Go after, in a way — Answer: SUE
- 44. Tread on me! — Answer: TIRE
- 45. See 53-Down — Answer: ASEC
- 47. Russian refusals — Answer: NYETS
- 49. Many an early internet user, informally — Answer: AOLER
- 50. #'s place — Answer: TWEET
- 51. Cousin of turquoise — Answer: AQUA
- 52. Disappointments — Answer: DUDS
- 53. With 45-Down, "Hey, hold on!" — Answer: WAIT
- 55. "Put your pens and pencils down" — Answer: TIME
- 57. California's capital, in some of its nicknames — Answer: SAC
- 58. Center of activity — Answer: HUB
- 59. "Vivat ___" ("Long live the king") — Answer: REX
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