Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1"___ been had!"
- 5Shoo away, in a way
- 11Thunderbolt wielder
- 15First name in daring jumps
- 16City NE of Olympia
- 17Familiar with the tricks of
- 18Emulates a dog around the family dinner table
- 19Like voice mail messages, for example
- 21Red "Inside Out" character
- 23OUT OF ORDER! PAPER TRAY REQUIRES MAINTENANCE!
- 24J.F.K. Library architect
- 25Verbal hesitations
- 27"No ___!"
- 31Like some boarding school attire
- 33Green dispensaries?
- 37Iconic repeated Keanu Reeves role
- 38Bit of condensation
- 39Type of flooded field
- 42Protected lands for plants and animals
- 44OUT OF ORDER! USE STAIRS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!
- 45One who is acting?
- 46Corp. money bigwig
- 47Some pearls of wisdom
- 48Third-party holding
- 51Used to have
- 54___ Chinmoy, 20th-century Indian spiritual leader
- 55Time piece?
- 56Hole in the wall
- 61Rapper who co-starred in 1994's "Above the Rim"
- 63Love poem opener
- 67Article of pool equipment
- 68Children's author Carle who wrote "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
- 69OUT OF ORDER! USE SECOND-FLOOR BATHROOM INSTEAD!
- 70Corn container
- 71Release steam
- 72Diocese assemblies
- 73Final boss in the game God of War
Down
- 1Software accessed via an online browser
- 2Game-tying goal
- 3Healthier version of a breakfast side dish
- 4"Or ___ what?"
- 5Longtime NASCAR sponsor
- 6Alters the shape of
- 7Dell competitor
- 8Singer Amos
- 9"You can say that again!"
- 10Sensitivity
- 11Secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega
- 12Ax, so to speak
- 13Beehive State athlete
- 14Grassy section
- 20Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short
- 22Performer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)"
- 26Greek figures with multiple heads
- 28Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid
- 29Trampoline mats
- 30Elf product
- 32Org. opposed to "speciesism"
- 33Common street sign symbol
- 34Several things in a pagoda
- 35Party starters, in brief
- 36Sowing machine
- 40"To your health!," in Germany
- 41___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.)
- 42[Don't open this at the office!]
- 43One of four rhyming letters
- 44Modern prefix with village
- 49"The Matrix" character, with "the"
- 50Nuts
- 52Standing
- 53Aachen article
- 54"There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi
- 57Some needle work, in brief
- 58"Community" character played by Donald Glover
- 59Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _
- 60Songwriter Guthrie
- 62___ Minor
- 63Fire up
- 64Prize that a prospector pries
- 65Sloth, e.g.
- 66Some N.F.L. linemen
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. "___ been had!" — Answer: WEVE
- 5. Shoo away, in a way — Answer: SWATAT
- 11. Thunderbolt wielder — Answer: ZEUS
- 15. First name in daring jumps — Answer: EVEL
- 16. City NE of Olympia — Answer: TACOMA
- 17. Familiar with the tricks of — Answer: ONTO
- 18. Emulates a dog around the family dinner table — Answer: BEGS
- 19. Like voice mail messages, for example — Answer: PRERECORDED
- 21. Red "Inside Out" character — Answer: ANGER
- 23. OUT OF ORDER! PAPER TRAY REQUIRES MAINTENANCE! — Answer: PRINTER
- 24. J.F.K. Library architect — Answer: PEI
- 25. Verbal hesitations — Answer: UHS
- 27. "No ___!" — Answer: DOUBT
- 31. Like some boarding school attire — Answer: PREPPY
- 33. Green dispensaries? — Answer: ATMS
- 37. Iconic repeated Keanu Reeves role — Answer: NEO
- 38. Bit of condensation — Answer: BEAD
- 39. Type of flooded field — Answer: RICEPADDY
- 42. Protected lands for plants and animals — Answer: NATURERESERVES
- 44. OUT OF ORDER! USE STAIRS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE! — Answer: ESCALATOR
- 45. One who is acting? — Answer: DOER
- 46. Corp. money bigwig — Answer: CFO
- 47. Some pearls of wisdom — Answer: SAWS
- 48. Third-party holding — Answer: ESCROW
- 51. Used to have — Answer: OWNED
- 54. ___ Chinmoy, 20th-century Indian spiritual leader — Answer: SRI
- 55. Time piece? — Answer: ERA
- 56. Hole in the wall — Answer: RATTRAP
- 61. Rapper who co-starred in 1994's "Above the Rim" — Answer: TUPAC
- 63. Love poem opener — Answer: ROSESARERED
- 67. Article of pool equipment — Answer: RACK
- 68. Children's author Carle who wrote "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" — Answer: ERIC
- 69. OUT OF ORDER! USE SECOND-FLOOR BATHROOM INSTEAD! — Answer: TOILET
- 70. Corn container — Answer: SILO
- 71. Release steam — Answer: VENT
- 72. Diocese assemblies — Answer: SYNODS
- 73. Final boss in the game God of War — Answer: ARES
Down
- 1. Software accessed via an online browser — Answer: WEBAPP
- 2. Game-tying goal — Answer: EVENER
- 3. Healthier version of a breakfast side dish — Answer: VEGGIEBACON
- 4. "Or ___ what?" — Answer: ELSE
- 5. Longtime NASCAR sponsor — Answer: STP
- 6. Alters the shape of — Answer: WARPS
- 7. Dell competitor — Answer: ACER
- 8. Singer Amos — Answer: TORI
- 9. "You can say that again!" — Answer: AMEN
- 10. Sensitivity — Answer: TACT
- 11. Secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega — Answer: ZORRO
- 12. Ax, so to speak — Answer: END
- 13. Beehive State athlete — Answer: UTE
- 14. Grassy section — Answer: SOD
- 20. Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short — Answer: OED
- 22. Performer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)" — Answer: RUPAUL
- 26. Greek figures with multiple heads — Answer: HYDRAS
- 28. Status of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid — Answer: UNDERREPAIR
- 29. Trampoline mats — Answer: BEDS
- 30. Elf product — Answer: TOY
- 32. Org. opposed to "speciesism" — Answer: PETA
- 33. Common street sign symbol — Answer: ARROW
- 34. Several things in a pagoda — Answer: TIERS
- 35. Party starters, in brief — Answer: MCS
- 36. Sowing machine — Answer: SEEDER
- 40. "To your health!," in Germany — Answer: PROSIT
- 41. ___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.) — Answer: AVEC
- 42. [Don't open this at the office!] — Answer: NSFW
- 43. One of four rhyming letters — Answer: ETA
- 44. Modern prefix with village — Answer: ECO
- 49. "The Matrix" character, with "the" — Answer: ORACLE
- 50. Nuts — Answer: WACKOS
- 52. Standing — Answer: ERECT
- 53. Aachen article — Answer: DAS
- 54. "There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi — Answer: SPEED
- 57. Some needle work, in brief — Answer: TATS
- 58. "Community" character played by Donald Glover — Answer: TROY
- 59. Apt letters missing from _ _stra_ _ — Answer: REIN
- 60. Songwriter Guthrie — Answer: ARLO
- 62. ___ Minor — Answer: URSA
- 63. Fire up — Answer: REV
- 64. Prize that a prospector pries — Answer: ORE
- 65. Sloth, e.g. — Answer: SIN
- 66. Some N.F.L. linemen — Answer: DTS
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