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By Natan Last
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Post-vacation pile
- 5Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects, e.g., in brief
- 8Historical Dutch settler
- 12___ guisado (Caribbean stew)
- 13Vapid
- 15Campaign manager?
- 17Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year"
- 18Metallurgist's evaluation
- 19Butterflies, so to speak
- 21Actress Zosia ___ of "Girls"
- 22"Zip it"
- 25Accommodates
- 27Mountains where St. Bernards were originally bred
- 28Former Portuguese colony on the Malabar Coast
- 29Chemical essential to cellular metabolism, for short
- 30___ feed (news reader)
- 32___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water
- 33Spiral-shelled mollusk
- 35Org. for Penguins and Ducks
- 36"Enough already"
- 38Make some calls
- 39"W" on a light bulb
- 40Three-way intersection
- 41Coin collector?
- 42Singer with the 2014 #1 album "1,000 Forms of Fear"
- 43Dealer's manager
- 45In check
- 47Nuclear restraint pact
- 49___ Castorp, protagonist of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain"
- 50Summa cum ___
- 51"Hold this"
- 52College voter?
- 55Ancient drinker of the fermented beverage chicha
- 56Taxes levied during trade wars
- 59Chop house?
- 60Cancer research agcy.
- 62Locale for drones
- 63Preposition that can be represented by a number
- 64Matador's opponent
- 65Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, for one
- 68Beat badly
- 70Energy
- 71Sarge's boss
- 72Knighthood, for one
- 73"When r u getting in?"
- 74Mantou or bao, in Chinese cuisine
- 75"Awwww!"
- 79"Awesome!"
- 81Lethargy
- 84Grammy-winning Paramore hit of 2014
- 86Actress Thompson of "Sorry to Bother You"
- 90Bok ___
- 91Dearie
- 92Co-star of 2025's "Kiss of the Spider Woman," to fans
- 93Break down in tears
- 95Aquiline : eagle :: cygnine : ___
- 96Lenape people from whom a New Jersey river gets its name
- 98Egypt/Sudan border region
- 100Noodling in a jazz tune
- 102Annoying
- 103In the majority?
- 104Core-sculpting belt
- 105Utter chaos
- 1061994 co-Nobelist Shimon
- 107Greasy spoon, e.g.
Down
- 1Self-effacing
- 2Oodles
- 3Strain
- 4Baseballs that are hard-hit but then caught, in lingo
- 5Bottlefuls for a summer look, perhaps
- 6Skirt responsibility
- 7Proverbial cure-all
- 8Basketball attempt that uses the backboard
- 9Martín Espada's "___ to the Soccer Ball Sailing Over a Barbed Wire Fence"
- 10Leaves the straight and narrow
- 11Expose
- 12First Eurodance hit in the U.S. (1989)
- 13Ending with mammal or Mendel
- 14Good quality for an artist
- 16With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts ... as seen in four columns in this puzzle?
- 17Italian sub ingredient
- 20Diamonds can sometimes be found in them
- 21"Quit whining, dude!"
- 23Malt-drying kiln
- 24"O, had I but followed the ___!": "Twelfth Night"
- 26John who painted "Backyards, Greenwich Village"
- 282022 sequel to "Knives Out"
- 31Refuge
- 34"You can't make me!"
- 37Arm of the police department
- 44Essayist Francis
- 45Comedian Wong
- 46Cash on the Ginza
- 48Overdone
- 521999 Ron Howard film about a reality show
- 53Actress Petty of "A League of Their Own"
- 54Anti-mob law acronym
- 56Animated character, informally
- 57Act the worrywart
- 58___ fountain
- 61Sauce served with Peking duck
- 63Michelle Obama or Jill Biden, in brief
- 66Indistinct speech
- 67It's a gas
- 68"Yes, ___!" (phrase popularized by the restaurant drama "The Bear")
- 69Young miscreant
- 74Like some charm
- 76Patron of lost causes
- 77Literary runt of the litter
- 78"L'___ du Nord" (Minnesota motto)
- 80Dictatorial figure
- 81Open-weave fabric
- 82New York School poet Frank
- 83"Th-th-th-that's all, folks!" speaker
- 84First-rate
- 85Flare up?
- 87See 16-Down
- 88More prudent
- 89About to explode, say
- 91Pink character in the "Toy Story" movies
- 94Farmer Hoggett's entrant in a sheepherding contest
- 97Turf ___ (football injury)
- 98Part of a day care schedule
- 99@ @ @
- 101Inits. at Grand Central Terminal
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Post-vacation pile — Answer: MAIL
- 5. Brooklyn Brewery's Special Effects, e.g., in brief — Answer: IPA
- 8. Historical Dutch settler — Answer: BOER
- 12. ___ guisado (Caribbean stew) — Answer: POLLO
- 13. Vapid — Answer: INANE
- 15. Campaign manager? — Answer: ADREP
- 17. Puzzle type that was the Oxford Dictionaries' 2005 U.K. "word of the year" — Answer: SUDOKU
- 18. Metallurgist's evaluation — Answer: ASSAY
- 19. Butterflies, so to speak — Answer: NERVES
- 21. Actress Zosia ___ of "Girls" — Answer: MAMET
- 22. "Zip it" — Answer: DONTSPEAK
- 25. Accommodates — Answer: SEATS
- 27. Mountains where St. Bernards were originally bred — Answer: ALPS
- 28. Former Portuguese colony on the Malabar Coast — Answer: GOA
- 29. Chemical essential to cellular metabolism, for short — Answer: ATP
- 30. ___ feed (news reader) — Answer: RSS
- 32. ___ Sea, Kazakh/Uzbek body of water — Answer: ARAL
- 33. Spiral-shelled mollusk — Answer: NAUTILUS
- 35. Org. for Penguins and Ducks — Answer: NHL
- 36. "Enough already" — Answer: THATLLDO
- 38. Make some calls — Answer: UMP
- 39. "W" on a light bulb — Answer: WATT
- 40. Three-way intersection — Answer: TEE
- 41. Coin collector? — Answer: SOFA
- 42. Singer with the 2014 #1 album "1,000 Forms of Fear" — Answer: SIA
- 43. Dealer's manager — Answer: PITBOSS
- 45. In check — Answer: ATBAY
- 47. Nuclear restraint pact — Answer: TESTBAN
- 49. ___ Castorp, protagonist of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain" — Answer: HANS
- 50. Summa cum ___ — Answer: LAUDE
- 51. "Hold this" — Answer: HERE
- 52. College voter? — Answer: ELECTOR
- 55. Ancient drinker of the fermented beverage chicha — Answer: INCAN
- 56. Taxes levied during trade wars — Answer: TARIFFS
- 59. Chop house? — Answer: DOJO
- 60. Cancer research agcy. — Answer: NIH
- 62. Locale for drones — Answer: SKY
- 63. Preposition that can be represented by a number — Answer: FOR
- 64. Matador's opponent — Answer: TORO
- 65. Gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson, for one — Answer: TRANSICON
- 68. Beat badly — Answer: CLOBBERED
- 70. Energy — Answer: VIM
- 71. Sarge's boss — Answer: LOOIE
- 72. Knighthood, for one — Answer: HONOR
- 73. "When r u getting in?" — Answer: ETA
- 74. Mantou or bao, in Chinese cuisine — Answer: BUN
- 75. "Awwww!" — Answer: SOSWEET
- 79. "Awesome!" — Answer: RAD
- 81. Lethargy — Answer: SOPOR
- 84. Grammy-winning Paramore hit of 2014 — Answer: AINTITFUN
- 86. Actress Thompson of "Sorry to Bother You" — Answer: TESSA
- 90. Bok ___ — Answer: CHOY
- 91. Dearie — Answer: HON
- 92. Co-star of 2025's "Kiss of the Spider Woman," to fans — Answer: JLO
- 93. Break down in tears — Answer: SOB
- 95. Aquiline : eagle :: cygnine : ___ — Answer: SWAN
- 96. Lenape people from whom a New Jersey river gets its name — Answer: RARITAN
- 98. Egypt/Sudan border region — Answer: NUBIA
- 100. Noodling in a jazz tune — Answer: VAMPING
- 102. Annoying — Answer: IRKSOME
- 103. In the majority? — Answer: ADULT
- 104. Core-sculpting belt — Answer: ABTONER
- 105. Utter chaos — Answer: MAYHEM
- 106. 1994 co-Nobelist Shimon — Answer: PERES
- 107. Greasy spoon, e.g. — Answer: EATERY
Down
- 1. Self-effacing — Answer: MODEST
- 2. Oodles — Answer: ALOT
- 3. Strain — Answer: ILK
- 4. Baseballs that are hard-hit but then caught, in lingo — Answer: LOUDOUTS
- 5. Bottlefuls for a summer look, perhaps — Answer: INSTANTTANS
- 6. Skirt responsibility — Answer: PASSTHEBUCK
- 7. Proverbial cure-all — Answer: ANAPPLEADAY
- 8. Basketball attempt that uses the backboard — Answer: BANKSHOT
- 9. Martín Espada's "___ to the Soccer Ball Sailing Over a Barbed Wire Fence" — Answer: ODE
- 10. Leaves the straight and narrow — Answer: ERRS
- 11. Expose — Answer: REVEAL
- 12. First Eurodance hit in the U.S. (1989) — Answer: PUMPUPTHEJAM
- 13. Ending with mammal or Mendel — Answer: IAN
- 14. Good quality for an artist — Answer: EYE
- 16. With 87-Down, idiom about wasting one's efforts ... as seen in four columns in this puzzle? — Answer: PEARLSBEFORE
- 17. Italian sub ingredient — Answer: SALAMI
- 20. Diamonds can sometimes be found in them — Answer: STADIA
- 21. "Quit whining, dude!" — Answer: MANUP
- 23. Malt-drying kiln — Answer: OAST
- 24. "O, had I but followed the ___!": "Twelfth Night" — Answer: ARTS
- 26. John who painted "Backyards, Greenwich Village" — Answer: SLOAN
- 28. 2022 sequel to "Knives Out" — Answer: GLASSONION
- 31. Refuge — Answer: SAFEHARBOR
- 34. "You can't make me!" — Answer: IWONT
- 37. Arm of the police department — Answer: TASER
- 44. Essayist Francis — Answer: BACON
- 45. Comedian Wong — Answer: ALI
- 46. Cash on the Ginza — Answer: YEN
- 48. Overdone — Answer: TRITE
- 52. 1999 Ron Howard film about a reality show — Answer: EDTV
- 53. Actress Petty of "A League of Their Own" — Answer: LORI
- 54. Anti-mob law acronym — Answer: RICO
- 56. Animated character, informally — Answer: TOON
- 57. Act the worrywart — Answer: FRET
- 58. ___ fountain — Answer: SODA
- 61. Sauce served with Peking duck — Answer: HOISIN
- 63. Michelle Obama or Jill Biden, in brief — Answer: FLOTUS
- 66. Indistinct speech — Answer: SLUR
- 67. It's a gas — Answer: NEON
- 68. "Yes, ___!" (phrase popularized by the restaurant drama "The Bear") — Answer: CHEF
- 69. Young miscreant — Answer: BRAT
- 74. Like some charm — Answer: BOYISH
- 76. Patron of lost causes — Answer: STJUDE
- 77. Literary runt of the litter — Answer: WILBUR
- 78. "L'___ du Nord" (Minnesota motto) — Answer: ETOILE
- 80. Dictatorial figure — Answer: DESPOT
- 81. Open-weave fabric — Answer: SCRIM
- 82. New York School poet Frank — Answer: OHARA
- 83. "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!" speaker — Answer: PORKY
- 84. First-rate — Answer: AONE
- 85. Flare up? — Answer: NOVA
- 87. See 16-Down — Answer: SWINE
- 88. More prudent — Answer: SANER
- 89. About to explode, say — Answer: ANGRY
- 91. Pink character in the "Toy Story" movies — Answer: HAMM
- 94. Farmer Hoggett's entrant in a sheepherding contest — Answer: BABE
- 97. Turf ___ (football injury) — Answer: TOE
- 98. Part of a day care schedule — Answer: NAP
- 99. @ @ @ — Answer: ATS
- 101. Inits. at Grand Central Terminal — Answer: MTA
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