NYT Crossword Answers - Jul 5

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By Rich Katz

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Across

  1. 1Firm upSTIFFEN
  2. 8Capital city on the Gulf of GuineaACCRA
  3. 13Gamer's pursuitESPORT
  4. 19Aid for a violin playerCHINREST
  5. 20Crocs and mocsSHOES
  6. 21Kind of costume that includes a round hat and kerchiefSAILOR
  7. 22{Elijah, Ruth, Natalie}BABEINTHEWOODS
  8. 24"Send a quick reminder"PINGME
  9. 25"___ it and rip it!" (aggressive golfer's mantra)GRIP
  10. 26Org. for those leaving the workforceAARP
  11. 27Product displays seen at entrances to store aislesENDCAPS
  12. 28{Kerouac, Dubya, Ginsberg}BEATSAROUNDTHEBUSH
  13. 35ColoredHUED
  14. 36Org. that accepts returnsIRS
  15. 37GrindersHEROS
  16. 41{WC, AC, DC}POWERBEHINDTHETHRONE
  17. 49Jewish mysticism, in one spellingKABALA
  18. 50Love, in LimaAMOR
  19. 51Card game whose name is shoutedUNO
  20. 52Knee part often torn by athletes, in briefACL
  21. 53At any timeEVER
  22. 54Small test subjectsLABRATS
  23. 57Enforcer of traveling restrictions, informally?NBAREF
  24. 60"The Second Coming" poet, 1919YEATS
  25. 62Ragú competitorPREGO
  26. 63The Shakespearean version of this has three quatrains followed by a coupletSONNET
  27. 66{Bonnie, Oscar, Clyde}HONORAMONGTHIEVES
  28. 70Some salon tasksRINSES
  29. 71"Hammerin' Hank" of baseballAARON
  30. 72Allow someone to passYIELD
  31. 7530-ounce Starbucks sizeTRENTA
  32. 78Old Testament patriarchABRAHAM
  33. 80Close byNEAR
  34. 81Early email providerAOL
  35. 82Rightmost hour on a grandfather clockIII
  36. 85Neighbor of an EstonianLETT
  37. 86Evening that a couple spends together, sayUSTIME
  38. 88{Larry, Sue, Emma}TWOBIRDSWITHONESTONE
  39. 94Mexican misterSENOR
  40. 95Veer, as a shipYAW
  41. 96Org. concerned with plantsOSHA
  42. 97{Cinnabon, Kool-Aid, Hi-C}ROLLWITHTHEPUNCHES
  43. 107Powerhouse in English footballARSENAL
  44. 110Home to Waikiki BeachOAHU
  45. 111California's ___ LindaLOMA
  46. 112Rested atopLAIDON
  47. 113{Landfill, goose feathers, junkyard}DOWNINTHEDUMPS
  48. 119Pay no mind toIGNORE
  49. 120Longtime Tribeca restaurant where some say the Cosmopolitan was invented, with "the"ODEON
  50. 121Thousands of binary digitsKILOBITS
  51. 122Was overflowingTEEMED
  52. 123Van Halen of Van HalenEDDIE
  53. 124Extended voyageODYSSEY

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  1. 1Angel's ___ (distiller's term for the whiskey that evaporates during aging)SHARE
  2. 2ShinboneTIBIA
  3. 3Completely incompetentINEPT
  4. 4Time for Sat. prep?FRI
  5. 5MarshlandFEN
  6. 6Suffix for superlativesEST
  7. 7Unspecified member of a seriesNTH
  8. 8Nile damASWAN
  9. 9Triad, e.g.CHORD
  10. 10AssumeCOOPT
  11. 11Lead-in to River or RoverRED
  12. 12DummkopfASS
  13. 13Broadcaster of many an N.C.A.A. gameESPNU
  14. 14Called for quietSAIDSHH
  15. 15Penny ___ (miser)PINCHER
  16. 16Lingerie brand with a Slavic-sounding nameOLGA
  17. 17Fun timeROMP
  18. 18"___ bon!"TRES
  19. 19Bygone N.Y.C. music venue with rhyming initialsCBGB
  20. 23Wisconsin's ___ ClaireEAU
  21. 27Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies"EBSEN
  22. 29Apt name for a conchologist?SHEL
  23. 30Ear-relatedAURAL
  24. 31Yank's Civil War foeREB
  25. 32What has flatter feet?ODE
  26. 33Achieve success, so to speakHIT
  27. 34Chinese instrument with two stringsERHU
  28. 38Sound of an approaching subway trainROAR
  29. 39Start of a reminiscenceONCE
  30. 40Word with confidence or checkoutSELF
  31. 41Do some roadwork onPAVE
  32. 42Folk religion akin to voodooOBEAH
  33. 43Battered by battleWARTORN
  34. 44Women's areas in old Muslim palacesHAREMS
  35. 45Last stage of an insect's developmentIMAGO
  36. 46"No way, no how!"NOTONABET
  37. 47Neurosurgeons, e.g.: Abbr.DRS
  38. 48Metric unit of weightTONNE
  39. 49Map legendKEY
  40. 55Figs. related to car loansAPRS
  41. 56Scottish hillBRAE
  42. 58Big bunchBEVY
  43. 59ErodedATEINTO
  44. 61Pouty moodSNIT
  45. 63Lead-in to sphere, in the atmosphereSTRATO
  46. 64"Hey! I know the answer!"OHOH
  47. 65Atlantic crosser of 1492NINA
  48. 67Sign outside a broadcast boothONAIR
  49. 68Wayne's buddy in "Wayne's World"GARTH
  50. 69AdmitSEEIN
  51. 73Really weak, as an excuseLAME
  52. 74Beats by ___ (audio brand)DRE
  53. 75They might be up in arms, informallyTATS
  54. 76T. ___ Price (investment firm)ROWE
  55. 77"I bought this before ___ went crazy" (rueful bumper sticker on a Tesla)ELON
  56. 78He was né ClayALI
  57. 79___ pork (dish in a Chinese restaurant)MUSHU
  58. 83Tale of rustic lifeIDYLL
  59. 84"Vidi," in Caesar's boastISAW
  60. 87Satirist FrebergSTAN
  61. 89You won't actually die of itBOREDOM
  62. 90Rocks smelted to make steelIRONORE
  63. 91Conflict sparked by an archduke's assassination: Abbr.WWI
  64. 92San Francisco's ___ ValleyNOE
  65. 93Madrid's land, in the OlympicsESP
  66. 98Like Olympic poolsLANED
  67. 99Like some cars parked next to "No Parking" signsTOWED
  68. 100Vietnam's capitalHANOI
  69. 101Old-fashioned "your"THINE
  70. 102Soldier for AttilaHUN
  71. 103Black suitCLUBS
  72. 104Good palHOMIE
  73. 105Out of gasEMPTY
  74. 106LipSASS
  75. 107Settled down, in a wayALIT
  76. 108All the ___RAGE
  77. 109Kind of waveSINE
  78. 113Last name for an unnamed personDOE
  79. 114CuriousODD
  80. 115Ring result, in briefTKO
  81. 116Secreted awayHID
  82. 117Ron who played TarzanELY
  83. 118Two in TijuanaDOS

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Firm up — Answer: STIFFEN
  2. 8. Capital city on the Gulf of Guinea — Answer: ACCRA
  3. 13. Gamer's pursuit — Answer: ESPORT
  4. 19. Aid for a violin player — Answer: CHINREST
  5. 20. Crocs and mocs — Answer: SHOES
  6. 21. Kind of costume that includes a round hat and kerchief — Answer: SAILOR
  7. 22. {Elijah, Ruth, Natalie} — Answer: BABEINTHEWOODS
  8. 24. "Send a quick reminder" — Answer: PINGME
  9. 25. "___ it and rip it!" (aggressive golfer's mantra) — Answer: GRIP
  10. 26. Org. for those leaving the workforce — Answer: AARP
  11. 27. Product displays seen at entrances to store aisles — Answer: ENDCAPS
  12. 28. {Kerouac, Dubya, Ginsberg} — Answer: BEATSAROUNDTHEBUSH
  13. 35. Colored — Answer: HUED
  14. 36. Org. that accepts returns — Answer: IRS
  15. 37. Grinders — Answer: HEROS
  16. 41. {WC, AC, DC} — Answer: POWERBEHINDTHETHRONE
  17. 49. Jewish mysticism, in one spelling — Answer: KABALA
  18. 50. Love, in Lima — Answer: AMOR
  19. 51. Card game whose name is shouted — Answer: UNO
  20. 52. Knee part often torn by athletes, in brief — Answer: ACL
  21. 53. At any time — Answer: EVER. Hint: Think of a word meaning “whenever” or “at some point.” ⏰
  22. 54. Small test subjects — Answer: LABRATS
  23. 57. Enforcer of traveling restrictions, informally? — Answer: NBAREF
  24. 60. "The Second Coming" poet, 1919 — Answer: YEATS
  25. 62. Ragú competitor — Answer: PREGO
  26. 63. The Shakespearean version of this has three quatrains followed by a couplet — Answer: SONNET
  27. 66. {Bonnie, Oscar, Clyde} — Answer: HONORAMONGTHIEVES
  28. 70. Some salon tasks — Answer: RINSES
  29. 71. "Hammerin' Hank" of baseball — Answer: AARON
  30. 72. Allow someone to pass — Answer: YIELD
  31. 75. 30-ounce Starbucks size — Answer: TRENTA
  32. 78. Old Testament patriarch — Answer: ABRAHAM
  33. 80. Close by — Answer: NEAR. Hint: Think about your proximity to something or someone! 🏠
  34. 81. Early email provider — Answer: AOL
  35. 82. Rightmost hour on a grandfather clock — Answer: III
  36. 85. Neighbor of an Estonian — Answer: LETT
  37. 86. Evening that a couple spends together, say — Answer: USTIME
  38. 88. {Larry, Sue, Emma} — Answer: TWOBIRDSWITHONESTONE
  39. 94. Mexican mister — Answer: SENOR
  40. 95. Veer, as a ship — Answer: YAW
  41. 96. Org. concerned with plants — Answer: OSHA
  42. 97. {Cinnabon, Kool-Aid, Hi-C} — Answer: ROLLWITHTHEPUNCHES
  43. 107. Powerhouse in English football — Answer: ARSENAL
  44. 110. Home to Waikiki Beach — Answer: OAHU
  45. 111. California's ___ Linda — Answer: LOMA
  46. 112. Rested atop — Answer: LAIDON
  47. 113. {Landfill, goose feathers, junkyard} — Answer: DOWNINTHEDUMPS
  48. 119. Pay no mind to — Answer: IGNORE
  49. 120. Longtime Tribeca restaurant where some say the Cosmopolitan was invented, with "the" — Answer: ODEON
  50. 121. Thousands of binary digits — Answer: KILOBITS
  51. 122. Was overflowing — Answer: TEEMED
  52. 123. Van Halen of Van Halen — Answer: EDDIE
  53. 124. Extended voyage — Answer: ODYSSEY

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  1. 1. Angel's ___ (distiller's term for the whiskey that evaporates during aging) — Answer: SHARE
  2. 2. Shinbone — Answer: TIBIA
  3. 3. Completely incompetent — Answer: INEPT
  4. 4. Time for Sat. prep? — Answer: FRI
  5. 5. Marshland — Answer: FEN
  6. 6. Suffix for superlatives — Answer: EST
  7. 7. Unspecified member of a series — Answer: NTH
  8. 8. Nile dam — Answer: ASWAN
  9. 9. Triad, e.g. — Answer: CHORD
  10. 10. Assume — Answer: COOPT
  11. 11. Lead-in to River or Rover — Answer: RED
  12. 12. Dummkopf — Answer: ASS
  13. 13. Broadcaster of many an N.C.A.A. game — Answer: ESPNU
  14. 14. Called for quiet — Answer: SAIDSHH
  15. 15. Penny ___ (miser) — Answer: PINCHER
  16. 16. Lingerie brand with a Slavic-sounding name — Answer: OLGA
  17. 17. Fun time — Answer: ROMP
  18. 18. "___ bon!" — Answer: TRES
  19. 19. Bygone N.Y.C. music venue with rhyming initials — Answer: CBGB
  20. 23. Wisconsin's ___ Claire — Answer: EAU
  21. 27. Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies" — Answer: EBSEN
  22. 29. Apt name for a conchologist? — Answer: SHEL
  23. 30. Ear-related — Answer: AURAL
  24. 31. Yank's Civil War foe — Answer: REB
  25. 32. What has flatter feet? — Answer: ODE
  26. 33. Achieve success, so to speak — Answer: HIT
  27. 34. Chinese instrument with two strings — Answer: ERHU
  28. 38. Sound of an approaching subway train — Answer: ROAR
  29. 39. Start of a reminiscence — Answer: ONCE
  30. 40. Word with confidence or checkout — Answer: SELF
  31. 41. Do some roadwork on — Answer: PAVE
  32. 42. Folk religion akin to voodoo — Answer: OBEAH
  33. 43. Battered by battle — Answer: WARTORN
  34. 44. Women's areas in old Muslim palaces — Answer: HAREMS
  35. 45. Last stage of an insect's development — Answer: IMAGO
  36. 46. "No way, no how!" — Answer: NOTONABET
  37. 47. Neurosurgeons, e.g.: Abbr. — Answer: DRS
  38. 48. Metric unit of weight — Answer: TONNE
  39. 49. Map legend — Answer: KEY
  40. 55. Figs. related to car loans — Answer: APRS
  41. 56. Scottish hill — Answer: BRAE
  42. 58. Big bunch — Answer: BEVY
  43. 59. Eroded — Answer: ATEINTO
  44. 61. Pouty mood — Answer: SNIT
  45. 63. Lead-in to sphere, in the atmosphere — Answer: STRATO
  46. 64. "Hey! I know the answer!" — Answer: OHOH
  47. 65. Atlantic crosser of 1492 — Answer: NINA
  48. 67. Sign outside a broadcast booth — Answer: ONAIR
  49. 68. Wayne's buddy in "Wayne's World" — Answer: GARTH
  50. 69. Admit — Answer: SEEIN
  51. 73. Really weak, as an excuse — Answer: LAME
  52. 74. Beats by ___ (audio brand) — Answer: DRE
  53. 75. They might be up in arms, informally — Answer: TATS
  54. 76. T. ___ Price (investment firm) — Answer: ROWE
  55. 77. "I bought this before ___ went crazy" (rueful bumper sticker on a Tesla) — Answer: ELON
  56. 78. He was né Clay — Answer: ALI
  57. 79. ___ pork (dish in a Chinese restaurant) — Answer: MUSHU
  58. 83. Tale of rustic life — Answer: IDYLL
  59. 84. "Vidi," in Caesar's boast — Answer: ISAW
  60. 87. Satirist Freberg — Answer: STAN
  61. 89. You won't actually die of it — Answer: BOREDOM
  62. 90. Rocks smelted to make steel — Answer: IRONORE
  63. 91. Conflict sparked by an archduke's assassination: Abbr. — Answer: WWI
  64. 92. San Francisco's ___ Valley — Answer: NOE
  65. 93. Madrid's land, in the Olympics — Answer: ESP
  66. 98. Like Olympic pools — Answer: LANED
  67. 99. Like some cars parked next to "No Parking" signs — Answer: TOWED
  68. 100. Vietnam's capital — Answer: HANOI
  69. 101. Old-fashioned "your" — Answer: THINE
  70. 102. Soldier for Attila — Answer: HUN
  71. 103. Black suit — Answer: CLUBS
  72. 104. Good pal — Answer: HOMIE
  73. 105. Out of gas — Answer: EMPTY
  74. 106. Lip — Answer: SASS. Hint: A cheeky bit of backtalk might be described this way. 😏
  75. 107. Settled down, in a way — Answer: ALIT
  76. 108. All the ___ — Answer: RAGE. Hint: When emotions run high, you might feel this way! 😤
  77. 109. Kind of wave — Answer: SINE
  78. 113. Last name for an unnamed person — Answer: DOE
  79. 114. Curious — Answer: ODD
  80. 115. Ring result, in brief — Answer: TKO
  81. 116. Secreted away — Answer: HID
  82. 117. Ron who played Tarzan — Answer: ELY
  83. 118. Two in Tijuana — Answer: DOS

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Every clue from the July 5 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.

Across

#ClueAnswer
1Firm upSTIFFEN
8Capital city on the Gulf of GuineaACCRA
13Gamer's pursuitESPORT
19Aid for a violin playerCHINREST
20Crocs and mocsSHOES
21Kind of costume that includes a round hat and kerchiefSAILOR
22{Elijah, Ruth, Natalie}BABEINTHEWOODS
24"Send a quick reminder"PINGME
25"___ it and rip it!" (aggressive golfer's mantra)GRIP
26Org. for those leaving the workforceAARP
27Product displays seen at entrances to store aislesENDCAPS
28{Kerouac, Dubya, Ginsberg}BEATSAROUNDTHEBUSH
35ColoredHUED
36Org. that accepts returnsIRS
37GrindersHEROS
41{WC, AC, DC}POWERBEHINDTHETHRONE
49Jewish mysticism, in one spellingKABALA
50Love, in LimaAMOR
51Card game whose name is shoutedUNO
52Knee part often torn by athletes, in briefACL
53At any timeEVER
54Small test subjectsLABRATS
57Enforcer of traveling restrictions, informally?NBAREF
60"The Second Coming" poet, 1919YEATS
62Ragú competitorPREGO
63The Shakespearean version of this has three quatrains followed by a coupletSONNET
66{Bonnie, Oscar, Clyde}HONORAMONGTHIEVES
70Some salon tasksRINSES
71"Hammerin' Hank" of baseballAARON
72Allow someone to passYIELD
7530-ounce Starbucks sizeTRENTA
78Old Testament patriarchABRAHAM
80Close byNEAR
81Early email providerAOL
82Rightmost hour on a grandfather clockIII
85Neighbor of an EstonianLETT
86Evening that a couple spends together, sayUSTIME
88{Larry, Sue, Emma}TWOBIRDSWITHONESTONE
94Mexican misterSENOR
95Veer, as a shipYAW
96Org. concerned with plantsOSHA
97{Cinnabon, Kool-Aid, Hi-C}ROLLWITHTHEPUNCHES
107Powerhouse in English footballARSENAL
110Home to Waikiki BeachOAHU
111California's ___ LindaLOMA
112Rested atopLAIDON
113{Landfill, goose feathers, junkyard}DOWNINTHEDUMPS
119Pay no mind toIGNORE
120Longtime Tribeca restaurant where some say the Cosmopolitan was invented, with "the"ODEON
121Thousands of binary digitsKILOBITS
122Was overflowingTEEMED
123Van Halen of Van HalenEDDIE
124Extended voyageODYSSEY

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Angel's ___ (distiller's term for the whiskey that evaporates during aging)SHARE
2ShinboneTIBIA
3Completely incompetentINEPT
4Time for Sat. prep?FRI
5MarshlandFEN
6Suffix for superlativesEST
7Unspecified member of a seriesNTH
8Nile damASWAN
9Triad, e.g.CHORD
10AssumeCOOPT
11Lead-in to River or RoverRED
12DummkopfASS
13Broadcaster of many an N.C.A.A. gameESPNU
14Called for quietSAIDSHH
15Penny ___ (miser)PINCHER
16Lingerie brand with a Slavic-sounding nameOLGA
17Fun timeROMP
18"___ bon!"TRES
19Bygone N.Y.C. music venue with rhyming initialsCBGB
23Wisconsin's ___ ClaireEAU
27Buddy of "The Beverly Hillbillies"EBSEN
29Apt name for a conchologist?SHEL
30Ear-relatedAURAL
31Yank's Civil War foeREB
32What has flatter feet?ODE
33Achieve success, so to speakHIT
34Chinese instrument with two stringsERHU
38Sound of an approaching subway trainROAR
39Start of a reminiscenceONCE
40Word with confidence or checkoutSELF
41Do some roadwork onPAVE
42Folk religion akin to voodooOBEAH
43Battered by battleWARTORN
44Women's areas in old Muslim palacesHAREMS
45Last stage of an insect's developmentIMAGO
46"No way, no how!"NOTONABET
47Neurosurgeons, e.g.: Abbr.DRS
48Metric unit of weightTONNE
49Map legendKEY
55Figs. related to car loansAPRS
56Scottish hillBRAE
58Big bunchBEVY
59ErodedATEINTO
61Pouty moodSNIT
63Lead-in to sphere, in the atmosphereSTRATO
64"Hey! I know the answer!"OHOH
65Atlantic crosser of 1492NINA
67Sign outside a broadcast boothONAIR
68Wayne's buddy in "Wayne's World"GARTH
69AdmitSEEIN
73Really weak, as an excuseLAME
74Beats by ___ (audio brand)DRE
75They might be up in arms, informallyTATS
76T. ___ Price (investment firm)ROWE
77"I bought this before ___ went crazy" (rueful bumper sticker on a Tesla)ELON
78He was né ClayALI
79___ pork (dish in a Chinese restaurant)MUSHU
83Tale of rustic lifeIDYLL
84"Vidi," in Caesar's boastISAW
87Satirist FrebergSTAN
89You won't actually die of itBOREDOM
90Rocks smelted to make steelIRONORE
91Conflict sparked by an archduke's assassination: Abbr.WWI
92San Francisco's ___ ValleyNOE
93Madrid's land, in the OlympicsESP
98Like Olympic poolsLANED
99Like some cars parked next to "No Parking" signsTOWED
100Vietnam's capitalHANOI
101Old-fashioned "your"THINE
102Soldier for AttilaHUN
103Black suitCLUBS
104Good palHOMIE
105Out of gasEMPTY
106LipSASS
107Settled down, in a wayALIT
108All the ___RAGE
109Kind of waveSINE
113Last name for an unnamed personDOE
114CuriousODD
115Ring result, in briefTKO
116Secreted awayHID
117Ron who played TarzanELY
118Two in TijuanaDOS

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