In case you missed Monday’s NYT Crossword, you can find the answers here:
Big new puzzle today where you will have to be hip to DC comics and at least one TikTok star in order to snag some clues. And there’s a letter scrambling central theme in the puzzle today as well. Enjoy, but first…
How to Play the NYT Crossword
Well, the first step here is that if you’re doing this online and not in the newspaper, you will need a full all-access subscription to the New York Times, which allows you to play online and it gives you access to all archives of all puzzle games on the site.
Past that, well, it’s a crossword. You will be given clues stretching on both directions on the board and find the letters that fill out the entire thing correctly. Clues can be tough on their own, but with multiple answers potentially in the same lettercount, they can be downright diabolical.
The puzzle has a timer to see how you’re doing for your personal bests, and don’t forget about the “Rebus” button which turns some squares into two letter spaces, which is always a nightmare. But don’t worry, we’re here to help. And with that, here’s today’s puzzle.
Across Clues and Answers
1 ACROSS – Motown legend Lionel – RITCHIE
7 ACROSS – Canadian gas brand – ESSO
11 ACROSS – Follower of Mac or Go in commercial names – PRO
14 ACROSS – Totally absorbed – ENRAPT
15 ACROSS – Classic ingredient in baby powder – TALC
16 ACROSS – Ingredient in a Tom Collins – GIN
17 ACROSS – Sorcery commonly associated with Haiti and New Orleans – VOODOOMAGIC
19 ACROSS – Dined – ATE
20 ACROSS – U.K. : H.M.R.C. :: U.S.A. : ___ – IRS
21 ACROSS – Molecule containing adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine – DNA
22 ACROSS – Aid in tracking wildlife – EARTAG
24 ACROSS – Actor Buddy of “The Beverly Hillbillies” – EBSEN
26 ACROSS – Extra barrier to protect a house from bad weather – STORMDOOR
29 ACROSS – Flintstone with a red updo – WILMA
30 ACROSS – #2s in classrooms, for short – TAS
31 ACROSS – Certain something – AURA
32 ACROSS – Neither winning nor losing – TYING
34 ACROSS – Part of a hammer or a hawk – CLAW
37 ACROSS – Computer’s storage space, for short – RAM
38 ACROSS – Traditional folk song that became a #1 hit for the Kingston Trio – TOMDOOLEY
41 ACROSS – K-pop band that went on hiatus in 2022 when their members went into military service – BTA
44 ACROSS – Dance bit – STEP
45 ACROSS – The masses, to Caesar – PLEBS
48 ACROSS – Infinitesimal amount – IOTA
50 ACROSS – Actress Vardalos – NIA
52 ACROSS – Like early PC graphics – LORES
54 ACROSS – Romantic options for a long-distance relationship – ZOOMDATES
57 ACROSS – Hindu deity known as the “Destroyer” – SHIVA
58 ACROSS – Many, many – ALOTOF
59 ACROSS – “As I see it,” online – IMO
61 ACROSS – Up to, informally -TIL
62 ACROSS – “Notorious” Supreme Court justice – RBG
63 ACROSS – Engages in a dispiriting online activity … or what happens in this puzzle’s shaded squares? – DOOMSCROLLS
67 ACROSS – TikTok star Addison ___ – RAE
68 ACROSS – Burrito bar offering, informally – GUAC
69 ACROSS – Hun leader who invaded Italy in A.D. 452 – ATTILA
70 ACROSS – Surgery sites, for short – ORS
71 ACROSS – Fraternal order since 1868 – ELKS
72 ACROSS – Samples, as soup – TASTES
Down Clues and Answers
1 DOWN – “No” was a famously short one for the 1948 musical “Isn’t It Romantic?” – REVIEW
2 DOWN – Circling the earth – INORBIT
3 DOWN – In an angry way – CROSSLY
4 DOWN – “I’ve been ___!” (“I got fooled!”) – HAD
5 DOWN – Music players discontinued in 2017 – IPODNANOS
6 DOWN – English school at which teachers are known as “beaks” – ETON
7 DOWN – Bit of Uber info, for short – ETA
8 DOWN – What an old mattress might do – SAG
9 DOWN – More cunning – SLIER
10 DOWN – Philosopher known for his “razor” – OCCAM
11 DOWN – Organizer of events for swingers? – PGATOUR
12 DOWN – “How We Do (Party)” pop singer – RITAORA
13 DOWN – Weight of every U.S. bank note – ONEGRAM
18 DOWN – Post at sea – MAST
23 DOWN – Food label fig. – RDA
25 DOWN – Send forth – EMIT
27 DOWN – Tex-Mex casserole with a crust – TACOPIE
28DOWN – City where you can see Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” – OSLO
33 DOWN – Prime meridian hrs. – GMT
35 DOWN – Mont Blanc, e.g. – ALP
36 DOWN – “I mean, I guess …” – WELLSORTA
39 DOWN – Apt letters missing from in_ _ _ _ation – DENT
40 DOWN – Michelle of “Crazy Rich Asians” – YEOH
41 DOWN – ___ World, DC Comics planet of opposites – BIZARRO
42 DOWN – Lineup of computer icons – TOOLBAR
43 DOWN – Iggy Pop’s backup group, with “the” – STOOGES
46 DOWN – Course that may cover Jane Austen and Emily Brontë, for short – BRITLIT
47 DOWN – Spanish city famous for its oranges – SEVILLE
49 DOWN – Invoice fig. – AMT
51 DOWN – Without a warranty – ASIS
53 DOWN – Engages in an energetic Latin dance – SALSAS
55 DOWN – Evade artfully – DODGE
56 DOWN – Run ___ of (violate) – AFOUL
60 DOWN – Exam for future docs – MCAT
64 DOWN – Acorn-producing tree – OAK
65 DOWN – Hosts, informally – MCS
66 DOWN – Extra periods, for short – OTS
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