All 140 clues from the Sunday NYT Crossword (21 by 21), with every answer hidden until you want it. Check a length or a first letter before you reveal a whole answer.
Today's title: Original Thinkers
Across clues and answer lengths
- 1 Fancy dos (5)
- 6 "Count me out" (5)
- 11 Cantankerous captain of fiction (4)
- 15 Lab provisions? (4)
- 19 Bit of letter-shaped hardware (5)
- 20 Attended (5)
- 21 New York university based in Manhattan (4)
- 22 A "bear of very little brain" (4)
- 23 Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison? (11)
- 25 John James Audubon? (9)
- 27 Victorian-era prescription for melancholy (6)
- 28 They'll make it up to you (5)
- 30 Stumble or lurch (4)
- 31 Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir. (3)
- 32 Dictionary tag: Abbr. (3)
- 34 Summer camper's conveyance (5)
- 36 Emmy-winning actor Ray (6)
- 38 Samuel Morse? (8)
- 43 Sir Edmund Hillary? (12)
- 46 Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island (5)
- 47 Bit of cacao (3)
- 49 Come out on top (7)
- 50 Suffix with hypn- (4)
- 51 Trees commonly confused with birches (6)
- 54 Deposit that might gather interest? (3)
- 55 Cheeky (5)
- 59 Sir Isaac Newton? (14)
- 62 Cattle calls (4)
- 63 "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit) (3)
- 64 TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby (4)
- 65 Shoe covering (6)
- 67 It's often rapped but never spoken (5)
- 68 Like beds on lazy Saturdays (6)
- 70 Cuts (back) (5)
- 71 Outfit that may have a hood (6)
- 73 Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations (5)
- 74 Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses (6)
- 76 Rain on your wedding day, perhaps (4)
- 77 … (3)
- 79 Oui : non :: ja : ___ (4)
- 80 Gregor Mendel? (14)
- 83 Hint (5)
- 85 Gives a thumbs up (3)
- 86 Basic tenet of improv (6)
- 87 Sister to Lex Luthor (4)
- 88 With love, musically (7)
- 91 A urinal, according to Duchamp (3)
- 92 Remedies (5)
- 93 Henry Ford? (12)
- 98 Orville and Wilbur Wright? (8)
- 100 Give a darn, again? (6)
- 101 Food and water, e.g. (5)
- 103 College located in Cedar Rapids (3)
- 104 "That sounds awful!" (3)
- 105 Noble title (4)
- 108 Bit of letter-shaped hardware (5)
- 110 Unexpected endings (6)
- 115 Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung? (9)
- 118 Galileo Galilei? (11)
- 120 Genesis (4)
- 121 Roof overhang (4)
- 122 Weirdly spooky (5)
- 123 Church staple (5)
- 124 "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase) (4)
- 125 Part of a wooden bench (4)
- 126 "In other words," in other words (5)
- 127 Trips around the sun (5)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 6 starts with I
- 11 starts with A
- 15 starts with A
- 19 starts with U
- 20 starts with W
- 21 starts with P
- 22 starts with P
- 23 starts with P
- 25 starts with B
- 27 starts with S
- 28 starts with L
- 30 starts with R
- 31 starts with N
- 32 starts with V
- 34 starts with C
- 36 starts with L
- 38 starts with C
- 43 starts with M
- 46 starts with H
- 47 starts with N
- 49 starts with P
- 50 starts with O
- 51 starts with A
- 54 starts with O
- 55 starts with S
- 59 starts with M
- 62 starts with L
- 63 starts with P
- 64 starts with M
- 65 starts with G
- 67 starts with G
- 68 starts with U
- 70 starts with P
- 71 starts with O
- 73 starts with A
- 74 starts with P
- 76 starts with O
- 77 starts with E
- 79 starts with N
- 80 starts with S
- 83 starts with T
- 85 starts with O
- 86 starts with Y
- 87 starts with L
- 88 starts with A
- 91 starts with A
- 92 starts with C
- 93 starts with D
- 98 starts with A
- 100 starts with R
- 101 starts with N
- 103 starts with C
- 104 starts with U
- 105 starts with E
- 108 starts with O
- 110 starts with T
- 115 starts with D
- 118 starts with S
- 120 starts with G
- 121 starts with E
- 122 starts with E
- 123 starts with O
- 124 starts with E
- 125 starts with S
- 126 starts with I
- 127 starts with Y
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Fancy dos COIFS
- 6 Across: "Count me out" IPASS
- 11 Across: Cantankerous captain of fiction AHAB
- 15 Across: Lab provisions? ALPO
- 19 Across: Bit of letter-shaped hardware UBOLT
- 20 Across: Attended WASAT
- 21 Across: New York university based in Manhattan PACE
- 22 Across: A "bear of very little brain" POOH
- 23 Across: Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison? POWERCOUPLE
- 25 Across: John James Audubon? BIRDBRAIN
- 27 Across: Victorian-era prescription for melancholy SEAAIR
- 28 Across: They'll make it up to you LIARS
- 30 Across: Stumble or lurch REEL
- 31 Across: Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo dir. NNE
- 32 Across: Dictionary tag: Abbr. VAR
- 34 Across: Summer camper's conveyance CANOE
- 36 Across: Emmy-winning actor Ray LIOTTA
- 38 Across: Samuel Morse? CABLEGUY
- 43 Across: Sir Edmund Hillary? MOUNTAINGOAT
- 46 Across: Lake that's home to the world's largest freshwater island HURON
- 47 Across: Bit of cacao NIB
- 49 Across: Come out on top PREVAIL
- 50 Across: Suffix with hypn- OTIC
- 51 Across: Trees commonly confused with birches ASPENS
- 54 Across: Deposit that might gather interest? ORE
- 55 Across: Cheeky SASSY
- 59 Across: Sir Isaac Newton? MOTIONDETECTOR
- 62 Across: Cattle calls LOWS
- 63 Across: "Harper Valley ___" (1968 hit) PTA
- 64 Across: TV tavern visited by Mayor Quimby MOES
- 65 Across: Shoe covering GAITER
- 67 Across: It's often rapped but never spoken GAVEL
- 68 Across: Like beds on lazy Saturdays UNMADE
- 70 Across: Cuts (back) PARES
- 71 Across: Outfit that may have a hood ONESIE
- 73 Across: Kofi ___, former secretary general of the United Nations ANNAN
- 74 Across: Like the Red Sea after a visit from Moses PARTED
- 76 Across: Rain on your wedding day, perhaps OMEN
- 77 Across: … ETC
- 79 Across: Oui : non :: ja : ___ NEIN
- 80 Across: Gregor Mendel? SEEDYCHARACTER
- 83 Across: Hint TRACE
- 85 Across: Gives a thumbs up OKS
- 86 Across: Basic tenet of improv YESAND
- 87 Across: Sister to Lex Luthor LENA
- 88 Across: With love, musically AMOROSO
- 91 Across: A urinal, according to Duchamp ART
- 92 Across: Remedies CURES
- 93 Across: Henry Ford? DRIVINGFORCE
- 98 Across: Orville and Wilbur Wright? AIRHEADS
- 100 Across: Give a darn, again? REMEND
- 101 Across: Food and water, e.g. NEEDS
- 103 Across: College located in Cedar Rapids COE
- 104 Across: "That sounds awful!" UGH
- 105 Across: Noble title EARL
- 108 Across: Bit of letter-shaped hardware ORING
- 110 Across: Unexpected endings TWISTS
- 115 Across: Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung? DREAMTEAM
- 118 Across: Galileo Galilei? STARWITNESS
- 120 Across: Genesis GERM
- 121 Across: Roof overhang EAVE
- 122 Across: Weirdly spooky EERIE
- 123 Across: Church staple ORGAN
- 124 Across: "Vous ___ ici" (French map phrase) ETES
- 125 Across: Part of a wooden bench SLAT
- 126 Across: "In other words," in other words IDEST
- 127 Across: Trips around the sun YEARS
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Solos at a party, say (4)
- 2 The duck in "Peter and the Wolf" (4)
- 3 Future birthplace of Captain Kirk (4)
- 4 Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it (4)
- 5 Gone to great lengths (7)
- 6 ___ Jima (3)
- 7 One of the Fab Four (4)
- 8 Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butter (5)
- 9 Arabic greeting and farewell (6)
- 10 Canned fuel used in making fondue (6)
- 11 Broadcast to squad cars, in brief (3)
- 12 Slim margin of victory (4)
- 13 One chain x one furlong (4)
- 14 Amelia ___, maid of children's literature (7)
- 15 Its showers bring flowers: Abbr. (3)
- 16 Grant a mortgage, say (6)
- 17 Where one's trip begins (6)
- 18 "Golly, that's cool!" (6)
- 24 Rock climber's handhold (4)
- 26 Russian crepes (6)
- 29 Starter, perhaps (4)
- 33 Is felt strongly (8)
- 35 Firmly establishes (7)
- 37 Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeople (7)
- 38 Bite down hard (5)
- 39 Musical tool popularized by T-Pain (9)
- 40 Personification of England, Scotland and Wales (9)
- 41 Sets of points, in math (4)
- 42 "Jeepers creepers!" (5)
- 44 Pied-à-___ (5)
- 45 Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr. (3)
- 48 Word after you or wanna (3)
- 51 "And giving ___, up the chimney he rose" (4)
- 52 Nullify (6)
- 53 ___-cat (7)
- 56 Like many Russian housing blocks (9)
- 57 Made more enticing (9)
- 58 French fashion inits. (3)
- 60 Oldest independent state in the Arab world (4)
- 61 Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, say (6)
- 66 Idealist (8)
- 67 Actress Rowlands (4)
- 69 She-shed's counterpart (7)
- 70 Like some nails found in a drugstore (7)
- 72 Geek (out) (4)
- 73 Drone or queen (3)
- 75 Want from (5)
- 76 Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind" (5)
- 78 Uncouth (5)
- 81 Farm-share program, for short (3)
- 82 Hint (4)
- 84 Self-proclaimed "Rap God" (6)
- 85 ___ chart (3)
- 89 Like many couples at theaters (7)
- 90 McFlurry flavor (4)
- 92 Something for canines to sink their canines into (7)
- 93 Toil (6)
- 94 Wish one could take back (6)
- 95 Arrival announcement (6)
- 96 ___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queen (6)
- 97 Like professional publications (6)
- 99 Indian flatbread (4)
- 102 Trap (5)
- 106 Not just theoretical (4)
- 107 It runs hot (4)
- 109 Drab color for una casa (4)
- 111 Concerning (4)
- 112 Sonic the Hedgehog company (4)
- 113 Feodor I, for one (4)
- 114 Taxpayer IDs (4)
- 116 Morning times, in brief (3)
- 117 Encountered (3)
- 119 Kind of nurse or suit (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 2 starts with O
- 3 starts with I
- 4 starts with F
- 5 starts with S
- 6 starts with I
- 7 starts with P
- 8 starts with A
- 9 starts with S
- 10 starts with S
- 11 starts with A
- 12 starts with H
- 13 starts with A
- 14 starts with B
- 15 starts with A
- 16 starts with L
- 17 starts with P
- 18 starts with O
- 24 starts with C
- 26 starts with B
- 29 starts with S
- 33 starts with R
- 35 starts with E
- 37 starts with O
- 38 starts with C
- 39 starts with A
- 40 starts with B
- 41 starts with L
- 42 starts with Y
- 44 starts with T
- 45 starts with A
- 48 starts with B
- 51 starts with A
- 52 starts with N
- 53 starts with S
- 56 starts with S
- 57 starts with S
- 58 starts with Y
- 60 starts with O
- 61 starts with T
- 66 starts with R
- 67 starts with G
- 69 starts with M
- 70 starts with P
- 72 starts with N
- 73 starts with A
- 75 starts with A
- 76 starts with O
- 78 starts with C
- 81 starts with C
- 82 starts with C
- 84 starts with E
- 85 starts with O
- 89 starts with O
- 90 starts with O
- 92 starts with C
- 93 starts with D
- 94 starts with R
- 95 starts with I
- 96 starts with C
- 97 starts with E
- 99 starts with R
- 102 starts with S
- 106 starts with R
- 107 starts with L
- 109 starts with G
- 111 starts with I
- 112 starts with S
- 113 starts with T
- 114 starts with S
- 116 starts with A
- 117 starts with M
- 119 starts with W
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Solos at a party, say CUPS
- 2 Down: The duck in "Peter and the Wolf" OBOE
- 3 Down: Future birthplace of Captain Kirk IOWA
- 4 Down: Pest whose name is a homophone for what you might do when you see it FLEA
- 5 Down: Gone to great lengths STRIVEN
- 6 Down: ___ Jima IWO
- 7 Down: One of the Fab Four PAUL
- 8 Down: Jelly you wouldn't pair with peanut butter ASPIC
- 9 Down: Arabic greeting and farewell SALAAM
- 10 Down: Canned fuel used in making fondue STERNO
- 11 Down: Broadcast to squad cars, in brief APB
- 12 Down: Slim margin of victory HAIR
- 13 Down: One chain x one furlong ACRE
- 14 Down: Amelia ___, maid of children's literature BEDELIA
- 15 Down: Its showers bring flowers: Abbr. APR
- 16 Down: Grant a mortgage, say LOANTO
- 17 Down: Where one's trip begins POINTA
- 18 Down: "Golly, that's cool!" OHNEAT
- 24 Down: Rock climber's handhold CRAG
- 26 Down: Russian crepes BLINIS
- 29 Down: Starter, perhaps SOUP
- 33 Down: Is felt strongly RUNSDEEP
- 35 Down: Firmly establishes ENROOTS
- 37 Down: Crazy Horse and fellow tribespeople OGLALAS
- 38 Down: Bite down hard CHOMP
- 39 Down: Musical tool popularized by T-Pain AUTOTUNER
- 40 Down: Personification of England, Scotland and Wales BRITANNIA
- 41 Down: Sets of points, in math LOCI
- 42 Down: "Jeepers creepers!" YIPES
- 44 Down: Pied-à-___ TERRE
- 45 Down: Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr. AVE
- 48 Down: Word after you or wanna BET
- 51 Down: "And giving ___, up the chimney he rose" ANOD
- 52 Down: Nullify NEGATE
- 53 Down: ___-cat SCAREDY
- 56 Down: Like many Russian housing blocks SOVIETERA
- 57 Down: Made more enticing SWEETENED
- 58 Down: French fashion inits. YSL
- 60 Down: Oldest independent state in the Arab world OMAN
- 61 Down: Alter, as a T-shirt for a Phish concert, say TIEDYE
- 66 Down: Idealist ROMANTIC
- 67 Down: Actress Rowlands GENA
- 69 Down: She-shed's counterpart MANCAVE
- 70 Down: Like some nails found in a drugstore PRESSON
- 72 Down: Geek (out) NERD
- 73 Down: Drone or queen ANT
- 75 Down: Want from ASKOF
- 76 Down: Catherine of "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind" OHARA
- 78 Down: Uncouth CRASS
- 81 Down: Farm-share program, for short CSA
- 82 Down: Hint CLUE
- 84 Down: Self-proclaimed "Rap God" EMINEM
- 85 Down: ___ chart ORG
- 89 Down: Like many couples at theaters ONDATES
- 90 Down: McFlurry flavor OREO
- 92 Down: Something for canines to sink their canines into CHEWTOY
- 93 Down: Toil DRUDGE
- 94 Down: Wish one could take back REGRET
- 95 Down: Arrival announcement IMHERE
- 96 Down: ___ Lannister, "Game of Thrones" queen CERSEI
- 97 Down: Like professional publications EDITED
- 99 Down: Indian flatbread ROTI
- 102 Down: Trap SNARE
- 106 Down: Not just theoretical REAL
- 107 Down: It runs hot LAVA
- 109 Down: Drab color for una casa GRIS
- 111 Down: Concerning INRE
- 112 Down: Sonic the Hedgehog company SEGA
- 113 Down: Feodor I, for one TSAR
- 114 Down: Taxpayer IDs SSNS
- 116 Down: Morning times, in brief AMS
- 117 Down: Encountered MET
- 119 Down: Kind of nurse or suit WET
Show the solved grid
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About this puzzle
- Made by Kate Jensen
- Edited by Will Shortz
- Sunday puzzles are the biggest of the week (21 by 21) with a theme, at about Thursday difficulty.
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