Saturday, December 13, 2025
By Gene Louise De Vera
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NYT Crossword Clues
Across
- 1Possible turnoff on a first date
- 10Spicy shellfish dish
- 12Yellow 5 and Red 40, for two
- 14City SE of Chicago
- 15"Cool beans!"
- 16Grub
- 18"Knowing" without really knowing, for short
- 19Shade of the gay pride triangle
- 21Cry in many a horror film
- 22Actress Birch of "Hocus Pocus"
- 24Robert Byrd was one for 51 years: Abbr.
- 25Abstain from
- 27Philippic
- 29Connect to the internet via mobile hotspot, as a device
- 30Subs
- 32Home heating component
- 33Dub
- 34Board of creatives?
- 35Countenance
- 36Ready to dive in, say
- 38Streamlet
- 39Ticker tape?: Abbr.
- 40First, second or third
- 42"___ won't!"
- 43Shift shape
- 45They travel through tubes
- 46"Dang it!"
- 48Gluttonous request ... or what this puzzle has vis-à-vis the possible answer lengths?
- 51Obtain
- 52Morning prayer
- 53Doorbell sounds
- 54Weapon that killed Medusa, in myth
Down
- 1Harbor bobber
- 2Wiz end?
- 3Alternative to a snake
- 4Fancy hotel amenities
- 5Orangutan, by another name
- 6Include later, as video footage
- 7Heed
- 8Part of TNT
- 9Order at a restaurant
- 10Creator of some bubbles
- 11"Remember ..."
- 12Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana, for two
- 13Some of them may be forgiven
- 14Be looped in
- 17School viewing?
- 19Lost all patience
- 20Mourning peal
- 23___ Cajun (Creole sauce with a rhyming name)
- 26Cousin of a wolverine
- 28Pot user?
- 29Article of regalia worn by both Elizabeth II and Pope Paul VI
- 31Birds also known as "little auks"
- 32Sign of good reception?
- 37Present
- 40"Well, whoop-de-doo!"
- 41Rapper with the 2022 hit "Big Energy"
- 44Not mucho
- 47Sound from fans
- 49A little work
- 50Pitch, roll and ___ (rotations along the three-dimensional axes)
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Possible turnoff on a first date — Answer: BADBREATH
- 10. Spicy shellfish dish — Answer: CURRIEDCRAB
- 12. Yellow 5 and Red 40, for two — Answer: FOODADDITIVES
- 14. City SE of Chicago — Answer: GARY
- 15. "Cool beans!" — Answer: NEATO
- 16. Grub — Answer: EATS
- 18. "Knowing" without really knowing, for short — Answer: ESP
- 19. Shade of the gay pride triangle — Answer: HOTPINK
- 21. Cry in many a horror film — Answer: RUN
- 22. Actress Birch of "Hocus Pocus" — Answer: THORA
- 24. Robert Byrd was one for 51 years: Abbr. — Answer: SEN
- 25. Abstain from — Answer: NOTDO
- 27. Philippic — Answer: TIRADE
- 29. Connect to the internet via mobile hotspot, as a device — Answer: TETHER
- 30. Subs — Answer: HOAGIES
- 32. Home heating component — Answer: OILTANK
- 33. Dub — Answer: ENTITLE
- 34. Board of creatives? — Answer: PALETTE
- 35. Countenance — Answer: MIEN
- 36. Ready to dive in, say — Answer: EAGER
- 38. Streamlet — Answer: RILL
- 39. Ticker tape?: Abbr. — Answer: ECG
- 40. First, second or third — Answer: ORDINAL
- 42. "___ won't!" — Answer: NOI
- 43. Shift shape — Answer: MORPH
- 45. They travel through tubes — Answer: OVA
- 46. "Dang it!" — Answer: AWMAN
- 48. Gluttonous request ... or what this puzzle has vis-à-vis the possible answer lengths? — Answer: ONEOFEVERYTHING
- 51. Obtain — Answer: SECURE
- 52. Morning prayer — Answer: MATINS
- 53. Doorbell sounds — Answer: DONGS
- 54. Weapon that killed Medusa, in myth — Answer: SWORD
Down
- 1. Harbor bobber — Answer: BUOY
- 2. Wiz end? — Answer: ARD
- 3. Alternative to a snake — Answer: DRANO
- 4. Fancy hotel amenities — Answer: BIDETS
- 5. Orangutan, by another name — Answer: REDAPE
- 6. Include later, as video footage — Answer: EDITIN
- 7. Heed — Answer: ACTON
- 8. Part of TNT — Answer: TRI
- 9. Order at a restaurant — Answer: HAVE
- 10. Creator of some bubbles — Answer: CORPORATEGREED
- 11. "Remember ..." — Answer: BEARTHATINMIND
- 12. Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana, for two — Answer: FASHIONICONS
- 13. Some of them may be forgiven — Answer: STUDENTLOANS
- 14. Be looped in — Answer: GETTHEMEMO
- 17. School viewing? — Answer: SNORKELING
- 19. Lost all patience — Answer: HADIT
- 20. Mourning peal — Answer: KNELL
- 23. ___ Cajun (Creole sauce with a rhyming name) — Answer: RAGIN
- 26. Cousin of a wolverine — Answer: OTTER
- 28. Pot user? — Answer: EELER
- 29. Article of regalia worn by both Elizabeth II and Pope Paul VI — Answer: TIARA
- 31. Birds also known as "little auks" — Answer: SEADOVES
- 32. Sign of good reception? — Answer: OPENARMS
- 37. Present — Answer: GIVE
- 40. "Well, whoop-de-doo!" — Answer: OHFUN
- 41. Rapper with the 2022 hit "Big Energy" — Answer: LATTO
- 44. Not mucho — Answer: POCO
- 47. Sound from fans — Answer: WHIR
- 49. A little work — Answer: ERG
- 50. Pitch, roll and ___ (rotations along the three-dimensional axes) — Answer: YAW
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