All 75 clues from the Thursday NYT Crossword (14 by 15), with every answer hidden until you want it. Check a length or a first letter before you reveal a whole answer.
Across clues and answer lengths
- 1 ___ canto (3)
- 4 Lessons that might be spelled out for you? (4)
- 8 Photographer Diane (5)
- 13 Wide-open Q&A (3)
- 14 Coffee option (4)
- 15 Snatching sound, in the comics (5)
- 16 Nonverbal "well done" (8)
- 18 Well-known scheme designer (5)
- 19 One of the two Boolean values, in programming (4)
- 20 Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory (5)
- 22 Gimlet base (3)
- 23 Dundee dissent (3)
- 25 Cars with retractable roofs (8)
- 27 What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into (6)
- 30 Compete (for) (3)
- 31 Bit in a breakfast bowl (3)
- 32 Benefactor with a limited number of grants? (5)
- 35 Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement (4)
- 39 College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across? (14)
- 42 Cathedral recess (4)
- 43 Full of zing (5)
- 44 Tallahassee sch. (3)
- 45 Get rid of (3)
- 47 Tea traders? (6)
- 49 Accidentally burn, perhaps (8)
- 54 Influential power (3)
- 55 Feel under the weather (3)
- 56 It's a start! (5)
- 58 ___-free (4)
- 61 Brand in the feminine care aisle (5)
- 63 Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes (8)
- 65 Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime (5)
- 66 Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School (4)
- 67 Cpl. or sgt. (3)
- 68 Grannies (5)
- 69 Fictional lover of Rochester (4)
- 70 Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short (3)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with B
- 4 starts with A
- 8 starts with A
- 13 starts with A
- 14 starts with D
- 15 starts with Y
- 16 starts with H
- 18 starts with P
- 19 starts with T
- 20 starts with T
- 22 starts with G
- 23 starts with N
- 25 starts with C
- 27 starts with T
- 30 starts with V
- 31 starts with O
- 32 starts with G
- 35 starts with A
- 39 starts with G
- 42 starts with A
- 43 starts with Z
- 44 starts with F
- 45 starts with A
- 47 starts with Y
- 49 starts with O
- 54 starts with S
- 55 starts with A
- 56 starts with O
- 58 starts with S
- 61 starts with K
- 63 starts with A
- 65 starts with E
- 66 starts with G
- 67 starts with N
- 68 starts with N
- 69 starts with E
- 70 starts with T
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: ___ canto BEL
- 4 Across: Lessons that might be spelled out for you? ABCS
- 8 Across: Photographer Diane ARBUS
- 13 Across: Wide-open Q&A AMA
- 14 Across: Coffee option DRIP
- 15 Across: Snatching sound, in the comics YOINK
- 16 Across: Nonverbal "well done" HIGHDIVE
- 18 Across: Well-known scheme designer PONZI
- 19 Across: One of the two Boolean values, in programming TRUE
- 20 Across: Disney princess whose name is one letter off from a common princess accessory TIANA
- 22 Across: Gimlet base GIN
- 23 Across: Dundee dissent NAE
- 25 Across: Cars with retractable roofs CROPTOPS
- 27 Across: What Neapolitan ice cream is divided into THIRDS
- 30 Across: Compete (for) VIE
- 31 Across: Bit in a breakfast bowl OAT
- 32 Across: Benefactor with a limited number of grants? GENIE
- 35 Across: Symbol of the "Black is beautiful" movement AFRO
- 39 Across: College concern seen in 16-, 25-, 49- and 63-Across? GRADEINFLATION
- 42 Across: Cathedral recess APSE
- 43 Across: Full of zing ZESTY
- 44 Across: Tallahassee sch. FSU
- 45 Across: Get rid of AXE
- 47 Across: Tea traders? YENTAS
- 49 Across: Accidentally burn, perhaps OVERBOOK
- 54 Across: Influential power SAY
- 55 Across: Feel under the weather AIL
- 56 Across: It's a start! ONSET
- 58 Across: ___-free SCOT
- 61 Across: Brand in the feminine care aisle KOTEX
- 63 Across: Results of wearing some uncomfortable shoes ALISTERS
- 65 Across: Mexican street food typically served with cheese, chili and lime ELOTE
- 66 Across: Hit TV series set at the fictional William McKinley High School GLEE
- 67 Across: Cpl. or sgt. NCO
- 68 Across: Grannies NANAS
- 69 Across: Fictional lover of Rochester EYRE
- 70 Across: Many Ph.D.s-to-be, for short TAS
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Bangkok currency (4)
- 2 Doha dignitary (4)
- 3 Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water" (9)
- 4 Go on, in dialogue (3)
- 5 One who eats crisps and uses a loo (4)
- 6 Kind of duty (5)
- 7 Stab, in a way (5)
- 8 Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!" (6)
- 9 Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood (3)
- 10 "Spot on!" (5)
- 11 Open, as a fanny pack (5)
- 12 Scrapes (5)
- 17 Get wind of (4)
- 21 Knickknack (7)
- 24 "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960 (4)
- 26 Nursing spot (4)
- 27 Attire for a fraternity party, maybe (4)
- 28 Instrument originating in ancient Sumer (4)
- 29 Jump at, as an opportunity (7)
- 33 Opposite of SSW (3)
- 34 Maybes (3)
- 36 "In da Club" rapper (9)
- 37 Parks in history (4)
- 38 Albatross, so to speak (4)
- 40 Beloved (4)
- 41 Thumbs-up votes (4)
- 46 PlayStation alternatives (6)
- 48 So-called "father of the American cartoon" (4)
- 49 Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey (5)
- 50 It takes a bow in a concert hall (5)
- 51 Sir ___ Hercules John (5)
- 52 Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon" (5)
- 53 ___ green (5)
- 57 Layer (4)
- 59 Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth (4)
- 60 Possessive of a Chinese menu? (4)
- 62 Zeta follower (3)
- 64 Go on dates with (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with B
- 2 starts with E
- 3 starts with L
- 4 starts with A
- 5 starts with B
- 6 starts with C
- 7 starts with S
- 8 starts with A
- 9 starts with R
- 10 starts with B
- 11 starts with U
- 12 starts with S
- 17 starts with H
- 21 starts with N
- 24 starts with E
- 26 starts with T
- 27 starts with T
- 28 starts with H
- 29 starts with S
- 33 starts with N
- 34 starts with I
- 36 starts with F
- 37 starts with R
- 38 starts with O
- 40 starts with D
- 41 starts with A
- 46 starts with X
- 48 starts with N
- 49 starts with O
- 50 starts with V
- 51 starts with E
- 52 starts with O
- 53 starts with K
- 57 starts with T
- 59 starts with O
- 60 starts with T
- 62 starts with E
- 64 starts with S
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Bangkok currency BAHT
- 2 Down: Doha dignitary EMIR
- 3 Down: Heineken subsidiary whose name means "small bodies of water" LAGUNITAS
- 4 Down: Go on, in dialogue ADD
- 5 Down: One who eats crisps and uses a loo BRIT
- 6 Down: Kind of duty CIVIC
- 7 Down: Stab, in a way SPEAR
- 8 Down: Spanish exclamation akin to "Oh, baby!" AYPAPI
- 9 Down: Small hopper in the Hundred Acre Wood ROO
- 10 Down: "Spot on!" BINGO
- 11 Down: Open, as a fanny pack UNZIP
- 12 Down: Scrapes SKINS
- 17 Down: Get wind of HEAR
- 21 Down: Knickknack NOVELTY
- 24 Down: "We stand today on the ___ of a new frontier": John F. Kennedy, 7/15/1960 EDGE
- 26 Down: Nursing spot TEAT
- 27 Down: Attire for a fraternity party, maybe TOGA
- 28 Down: Instrument originating in ancient Sumer HARP
- 29 Down: Jump at, as an opportunity SEIZEON
- 33 Down: Opposite of SSW NNE
- 34 Down: Maybes IFS
- 36 Down: "In da Club" rapper FIFTYCENT
- 37 Down: Parks in history ROSA
- 38 Down: Albatross, so to speak ONUS
- 40 Down: Beloved DEAR
- 41 Down: Thumbs-up votes AYES
- 46 Down: PlayStation alternatives XBOXES
- 48 Down: So-called "father of the American cartoon" NAST
- 49 Down: Like the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey OAKEN
- 50 Down: It takes a bow in a concert hall VIOLA
- 51 Down: Sir ___ Hercules John ELTON
- 52 Down: Indigenous people at the center of 2023's "Killers of the Flower Moon" OSAGE
- 53 Down: ___ green KELLY
- 57 Down: Layer TIER
- 59 Down: Sea creature that can weigh 400 pounds at birth ORCA
- 60 Down: Possessive of a Chinese menu? TSOS
- 62 Down: Zeta follower ETA
- 64 Down: Go on dates with SEE
Show the solved grid
1B2E3L4A5B6C7S8A9R10B11U12S13AMA14DRIP15YOINK16HIG17HDIVE18PONZI19TRUE20TIA21NA22GIN23NA24E25CROP26TOPS27T28HIRD29S30VIE31OAT32GE33N34IE35A36F37R38O39GRA40DEINFL41ATION42APSE43ZESTY44FSU45A46XE47YE48NTAS49O50V51ERBO52O53K54SAY55AIL56ONSE57T58SC59O60T61KOT62EX63ALI64STERS65ELOTE66GLEE67NCO68NANAS69EYRE70TAS
About this puzzle
- Made by Mallory Montgomery and Zhou Zhang
- Edited by Will Shortz
- Thursday puzzles are known for tricks such as rebus squares or answers that bend the rules.
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