NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - Apr 12

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Across

  1. 1Words ___ Friends
  2. 5Dunderheads
  3. 10Starting point of Diana Nyad's 2013 swim to Florida
  4. 14Reduce to a pulp
  5. 18Actress ___ Grace Moretz
  6. 19"The game's ___": Henry V
  7. 20Mystery writer?
  8. 21Soothing succulent
  9. 22HOT woman worth fighting for?
  10. 24Throwing weapon known in Japanese as a shuriken
  11. 262010-12's ___ Spring
  12. 27Coronary insert
  13. 28GOT in the ballpark?
  14. 29Gomez of "Only Murders in the Building"
  15. 31Under, poetically
  16. 33Trick
  17. 34Music to a comedian's ears
  18. 36Some 1960s-style protests
  19. 39Contents of a black-and-white pod
  20. 43BOB Dylan album?
  21. 47Impossible to read, perhaps
  22. 48Word before cut or class
  23. 49Fragrant compound
  24. 50"It's ___. Do you know where your children are?" (old P.S.A.)
  25. 52Butcher's cut
  26. 53Takes a little off
  27. 55Time's 2023 Person of the Year
  28. 58A.I.-powered video hoaxes
  29. 60In ___
  30. 61Portuguese wine
  31. 63Put out again
  32. 64MOB wives?
  33. 68Casino supervisor
  34. 71Surround
  35. 72Poker in the Olympics?
  36. 76How an urgent text may be written
  37. 79Affect emotionally
  38. 80Carne ___
  39. 81Word on either side of "à"
  40. 82Org. founded to fund foreign projects
  41. 84Vapes, familiarly
  42. 86King's title, in brief
  43. 87Turkish summit
  44. 89SOAP film?
  45. 93Alternative to a Les Paul, for short
  46. 94Dad's deflection
  47. 95One of the seven deadly sins
  48. 96Vegetables rarely cut with a knife
  49. 98Switch positions
  50. 101Washington or Berlin
  51. 104KID napper's demand?
  52. 109Loses emotional control, in gamer-speak
  53. 111Socialite Sedgwick, the supposed inspiration for Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"
  54. 112Winning country at the 2022 World Cup
  55. 113THE big game?
  56. 115"You're full of baloney!"
  57. 116"Right on, man"
  58. 117"Baywatch" actress Eleniak
  59. 118Breathers
  60. 119Goals
  61. 120Reference
  62. 121Fall perennial
  63. 122Primatologists' subjects

Down

  1. 1One of a reporter's W's
  2. 2Line of latitude?
  3. 3Squishy part of a cat's paw, cutesily
  4. 4Brooding sort
  5. 5Nutty
  6. 6Frequently
  7. 72025 biography subtitled "The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live"
  8. 8Nickname for the 6'9" Dallas Cowboys great Ed Jones
  9. 9What a mess
  10. 10Kid's repeated request
  11. 11Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr.
  12. 12Idiot mistakes
  13. 13Pear variety
  14. 14Dazzling displays of skill
  15. 15Utah ski resort
  16. 16Linger in the bath
  17. 17Roll call response
  18. 18Nickname that's an alternative to Chuck
  19. 23Native Oklahomans
  20. 25Bad lighting?
  21. 28Treaty of ___, official close to the War of 1812
  22. 30Some N.S.F.W. texts
  23. 32Madre's hermano
  24. 35Spicy dips
  25. 37Named, informally
  26. 38Madre's baby
  27. 40Manipulates dishonestly
  28. 41Common Wordle starting word (for all those vowels)
  29. 42Feel
  30. 43Crunchy sandwiches, for short
  31. 44___ Greiner, inventor and "Shark Tank" personality
  32. 45Fresh cut
  33. 46Prickly patch
  34. 47Fetter
  35. 51Disappearing from the earth
  36. 54Hip-hop artists with unintelligible lyrics
  37. 56Bona ___
  38. 57Council of ___ (Counter-Reformation body)
  39. 59Mild oath
  40. 61Trading card error
  41. 62Bowed, musically
  42. 65Big inits. in 1990s internet
  43. 66Genre for Stevie Ray Vaughan
  44. 67Celebrity chef DiSpirito
  45. 68Gyro wraps
  46. 69Like krypton
  47. 70Turkic language
  48. 73Basic drumming pattern
  49. 74Steinbeck's "East of ___"
  50. 75Place for Christmas lights
  51. 77"Not interested"
  52. 78Head toward bankruptcy, say
  53. 80According to
  54. 83Matt of "Oppenheimer"
  55. 85Overly bright and showy
  56. 88Used DoorDash, say
  57. 90___Mari Method (tidying system)
  58. 91Hams
  59. 92Advance in a video game
  60. 94"That was true for me, too"
  61. 97Storage area
  62. 99Demand from a disgruntled customer
  63. 100Unreliable sort, in slang
  64. 102What a Bohr!
  65. 103Diamonds, but not clubs
  66. 104Dark green
  67. 105"The Office" receptionist
  68. 106Mild oath
  69. 107"Don't worry, boss!"
  70. 108Kind of hike
  71. 110Position removed by the February Revolution
  72. 113Drink "for two," in song
  73. 114Portuguese greeting

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Words ___ Friends — Answer: WITH
  2. 5. Dunderheads — Answer: DOLTS
  3. 10. Starting point of Diana Nyad's 2013 swim to Florida — Answer: CUBA
  4. 14. Reduce to a pulp — Answer: MASH
  5. 18. Actress ___ Grace Moretz — Answer: CHLOE
  6. 19. "The game's ___": Henry V — Answer: AFOOT
  7. 20. Mystery writer? — Answer: ANON
  8. 21. Soothing succulent — Answer: ALOE. Hint: This plant is often used to calm skin irritations and keep things cool! 🌿
  9. 22. HOT woman worth fighting for? — Answer: HELENOFTROY
  10. 24. Throwing weapon known in Japanese as a shuriken — Answer: NINJASTAR
  11. 26. 2010-12's ___ Spring — Answer: ARAB
  12. 27. Coronary insert — Answer: STENT
  13. 28. GOT in the ballpark? — Answer: GIVEORTAKE
  14. 29. Gomez of "Only Murders in the Building" — Answer: SELENA
  15. 31. Under, poetically — Answer: NEATH
  16. 33. Trick — Answer: RUSE
  17. 34. Music to a comedian's ears — Answer: LAUGH
  18. 36. Some 1960s-style protests — Answer: LIEINS
  19. 39. Contents of a black-and-white pod — Answer: ORCAS
  20. 43. BOB Dylan album? — Answer: BLONDEONBLONDE
  21. 47. Impossible to read, perhaps — Answer: INCODE
  22. 48. Word before cut or class — Answer: LOW
  23. 49. Fragrant compound — Answer: ESTER
  24. 50. "It's ___. Do you know where your children are?" (old P.S.A.) — Answer: TENPM
  25. 52. Butcher's cut — Answer: LOIN
  26. 53. Takes a little off — Answer: TRIMS
  27. 55. Time's 2023 Person of the Year — Answer: SWIFT
  28. 58. A.I.-powered video hoaxes — Answer: DEEPFAKES
  29. 60. In ___ — Answer: SITU
  30. 61. Portuguese wine — Answer: MADEIRA
  31. 63. Put out again — Answer: REISSUE
  32. 64. MOB wives? — Answer: MAILORDERBRIDES
  33. 68. Casino supervisor — Answer: PITBOSS
  34. 71. Surround — Answer: ENCLOSE
  35. 72. Poker in the Olympics? — Answer: EPEE
  36. 76. How an urgent text may be written — Answer: INALLCAPS
  37. 79. Affect emotionally — Answer: TOUCH
  38. 80. Carne ___ — Answer: ASADA
  39. 81. Word on either side of "à" — Answer: TETE
  40. 82. Org. founded to fund foreign projects — Answer: USAID
  41. 84. Vapes, familiarly — Answer: ECIGS
  42. 86. King's title, in brief — Answer: REV
  43. 87. Turkish summit — Answer: ARARAT
  44. 89. SOAP film? — Answer: SNAKESONAPLANE
  45. 93. Alternative to a Les Paul, for short — Answer: STRAT
  46. 94. Dad's deflection — Answer: ASKMOM
  47. 95. One of the seven deadly sins — Answer: GREED
  48. 96. Vegetables rarely cut with a knife — Answer: PEAS
  49. 98. Switch positions — Answer: ONOFF
  50. 101. Washington or Berlin — Answer: IRVING
  51. 104. KID napper's demand? — Answer: KEEPITDOWN
  52. 109. Loses emotional control, in gamer-speak — Answer: TILTS
  53. 111. Socialite Sedgwick, the supposed inspiration for Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" — Answer: EDIE
  54. 112. Winning country at the 2022 World Cup — Answer: ARGENTINA
  55. 113. THE big game? — Answer: TEXASHOLDEM
  56. 115. "You're full of baloney!" — Answer: LIAR
  57. 116. "Right on, man" — Answer: IDIG
  58. 117. "Baywatch" actress Eleniak — Answer: ERIKA
  59. 118. Breathers — Answer: LULLS
  60. 119. Goals — Answer: ENDS
  61. 120. Reference — Answer: CITE
  62. 121. Fall perennial — Answer: ASTER
  63. 122. Primatologists' subjects — Answer: APES

Down

  1. 1. One of a reporter's W's — Answer: WHERE
  2. 2. Line of latitude? — Answer: ILLALLOWIT
  3. 3. Squishy part of a cat's paw, cutesily — Answer: TOEBEAN
  4. 4. Brooding sort — Answer: HEN
  5. 5. Nutty — Answer: DAFT
  6. 6. Frequently — Answer: OFTEN
  7. 7. 2025 biography subtitled "The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live" — Answer: LORNE
  8. 8. Nickname for the 6'9" Dallas Cowboys great Ed Jones — Answer: TOOTALL
  9. 9. What a mess — Answer: STY
  10. 10. Kid's repeated request — Answer: CANI
  11. 11. Part of U.C.L.A.: Abbr. — Answer: UNIV
  12. 12. Idiot mistakes — Answer: BONERS
  13. 13. Pear variety — Answer: ANJOU
  14. 14. Dazzling displays of skill — Answer: MASTERCLASSES
  15. 15. Utah ski resort — Answer: ALTA
  16. 16. Linger in the bath — Answer: SOAK
  17. 17. Roll call response — Answer: HERE
  18. 18. Nickname that's an alternative to Chuck — Answer: CHAS
  19. 23. Native Oklahomans — Answer: OSAGES
  20. 25. Bad lighting? — Answer: ARSON
  21. 28. Treaty of ___, official close to the War of 1812 — Answer: GHENT
  22. 30. Some N.S.F.W. texts — Answer: NUDES
  23. 32. Madre's hermano — Answer: TIO
  24. 35. Spicy dips — Answer: HOTSALSAS
  25. 37. Named, informally — Answer: IDED
  26. 38. Madre's baby — Answer: NENE
  27. 40. Manipulates dishonestly — Answer: COOKS
  28. 41. Common Wordle starting word (for all those vowels) — Answer: ADIEU
  29. 42. Feel — Answer: SENSE
  30. 43. Crunchy sandwiches, for short — Answer: BLTS
  31. 44. ___ Greiner, inventor and "Shark Tank" personality — Answer: LORI
  32. 45. Fresh cut — Answer: NEWDO
  33. 46. Prickly patch — Answer: BRIER
  34. 47. Fetter — Answer: IMPEDE
  35. 51. Disappearing from the earth — Answer: PERISHING
  36. 54. Hip-hop artists with unintelligible lyrics — Answer: MUMBLERAPPERS
  37. 56. Bona ___ — Answer: FIDE
  38. 57. Council of ___ (Counter-Reformation body) — Answer: TRENT
  39. 59. Mild oath — Answer: FIE
  40. 61. Trading card error — Answer: MISCUT
  41. 62. Bowed, musically — Answer: ARCO
  42. 65. Big inits. in 1990s internet — Answer: AOL
  43. 66. Genre for Stevie Ray Vaughan — Answer: BLUES
  44. 67. Celebrity chef DiSpirito — Answer: ROCCO
  45. 68. Gyro wraps — Answer: PITAS
  46. 69. Like krypton — Answer: INERT
  47. 70. Turkic language — Answer: TATAR
  48. 73. Basic drumming pattern — Answer: PARADIDDLE
  49. 74. Steinbeck's "East of ___" — Answer: EDEN
  50. 75. Place for Christmas lights — Answer: EAVE
  51. 77. "Not interested" — Answer: PASS
  52. 78. Head toward bankruptcy, say — Answer: SINK
  53. 80. According to — Answer: ASPER
  54. 83. Matt of "Oppenheimer" — Answer: DAMON
  55. 85. Overly bright and showy — Answer: GARISH
  56. 88. Used DoorDash, say — Answer: ATEIN
  57. 90. ___Mari Method (tidying system) — Answer: KON
  58. 91. Hams — Answer: EMOTERS
  59. 92. Advance in a video game — Answer: LEVELUP
  60. 94. "That was true for me, too" — Answer: ASDIDI
  61. 97. Storage area — Answer: ATTIC
  62. 99. Demand from a disgruntled customer — Answer: FIXIT
  63. 100. Unreliable sort, in slang — Answer: FLAKE
  64. 102. What a Bohr! — Answer: NIELS
  65. 103. Diamonds, but not clubs — Answer: GEMS
  66. 104. Dark green — Answer: KALE
  67. 105. "The Office" receptionist — Answer: ERIN
  68. 106. Mild oath — Answer: EGAD
  69. 107. "Don't worry, boss!" — Answer: ONIT
  70. 108. Kind of hike — Answer: WAGE
  71. 110. Position removed by the February Revolution — Answer: TSAR
  72. 113. Drink "for two," in song — Answer: TEA
  73. 114. Portuguese greeting — Answer: OLA

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