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: Target Practice
Across clues and answer lengths
- 1 Sacsayhuamán fortress builders (5)
- 6 Literary forerunner of Captain Hook (4)
- 10 Many an Alpha Beta in "Revenge of the Nerds" (4)
- 14 Help-wanted letters (3)
- 17 Fermented vegan protein (6)
- 19 Wrestler/actor John (4)
- 20 Coin with 12 stars around the border (4)
- 21 Align (4)
- 22 Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-Across (11)
- 24 One involved with checks and balances (9)
- 26 Without (4)
- 27 Green spaces (8)
- 29 Hero of Arabian tales (7)
- 30 In the past (3)
- 31 ___ Mahal (3)
- 32 Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precision (12)
- 34 Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event) (5)
- 36 D.O.J. agency (3)
- 39 Fuel-efficient Toyota (5)
- 40 Main ideas (5)
- 41 Athletic skill mastered by 116-Across (7)
- 44 W-9 fig. (3)
- 45 Banned substance, in sports lingo (3)
- 46 Diego Rivera project (5)
- 48 Apt name for a lawyer (3)
- 49 Laughed loudly (6)
- 52 N.C.A.A. hoops powerhouse (3)
- 53 Like the Statue of Liberty at night (5)
- 55 Beatle who sang "Yellow Submarine" (5)
- 57 Sailor's septet (4)
- 60 Go-getter's opposite (8)
- 62 Through (3)
- 63 "Drat!," in Dortmund (3)
- 65 "The Situation Room" airer (3)
- 66 Chirruping bird (7)
- 67 Pat down (5)
- 69 City sobriquet that might describe the target for 116-Across, as depicted in this puzzle (7)
- 71 Stuff in a puff (3)
- 72 She-ep? (3)
- 73 Home to the Burj Khalifa, in brief (3)
- 74 Appointments that may lead to better contacts (8)
- 76 Dampens (4)
- 78 "Whoa, ___!" (5)
- 80 Bel ___ cheese (5)
- 81 Instinctive (3)
- 82 Religious dissent (6)
- 84 $5 bill, slangily (3)
- 85 Actress Spacek (5)
- 87 Negative logic gate in electrical engineering (3)
- 88 Cartesian conclusion (3)
- 91 Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-Across (7)
- 93 Gets lost (5)
- 96 Came to a conclusion (5)
- 98 "Doctor ___" (3)
- 99 Start of an encrypted URL (5)
- 103 Streaker in the night sky … or a punny description of 116-Across (12)
- 106 Acid (3)
- 108 Unprocessed, as data (3)
- 109 Inspiration for many seasonal festivals (7)
- 110 Oscar-winning 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho (8)
- 113 Smoke, perhaps (4)
- 114 What may begin at the end (9)
- 116 Legendary figure who's the subject of this puzzle (11)
- 118 Orchard selection (4)
- 119 Lot calculation (4)
- 120 "All's well with me" (4)
- 121 Human (6)
- 122 Masthead figs. (3)
- 123 Timid (4)
- 124 Quibbles (4)
- 125 Ruses (5)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with I
- 6 starts with A
- 10 starts with J
- 14 starts with S
- 17 starts with T
- 19 starts with C
- 20 starts with E
- 21 starts with S
- 22 starts with S
- 24 starts with T
- 26 starts with S
- 27 starts with P
- 29 starts with A
- 30 starts with A
- 31 starts with T
- 32 starts with M
- 34 starts with D
- 36 starts with A
- 39 starts with P
- 40 starts with G
- 41 starts with A
- 44 starts with S
- 45 starts with P
- 46 starts with M
- 48 starts with S
- 49 starts with R
- 52 starts with U
- 53 starts with U
- 55 starts with S
- 57 starts with S
- 60 starts with D
- 62 starts with V
- 63 starts with A
- 65 starts with C
- 66 starts with S
- 67 starts with F
- 69 starts with T
- 71 starts with A
- 72 starts with E
- 73 starts with U
- 74 starts with E
- 76 starts with W
- 78 starts with N
- 80 starts with P
- 81 starts with G
- 82 starts with H
- 84 starts with A
- 85 starts with S
- 87 starts with N
- 88 starts with I
- 91 starts with R
- 93 starts with S
- 96 starts with E
- 98 starts with W
- 99 starts with H
- 103 starts with S
- 106 starts with L
- 108 starts with R
- 109 starts with H
- 110 starts with P
- 113 starts with C
- 114 starts with A
- 116 starts with W
- 118 starts with P
- 119 starts with A
- 120 starts with I
- 121 starts with M
- 122 starts with E
- 123 starts with M
- 124 starts with N
- 125 starts with P
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Sacsayhuamán fortress builders INCAS
- 6 Across: Literary forerunner of Captain Hook AHAB
- 10 Across: Many an Alpha Beta in "Revenge of the Nerds" JOCK
- 14 Across: Help-wanted letters SOS
- 17 Across: Fermented vegan protein TEMPEH
- 19 Across: Wrestler/actor John CENA
- 20 Across: Coin with 12 stars around the border EURO
- 21 Across: Align SYNC
- 22 Across: Home of the legendary folk hero at 116-Across SWITZERLAND
- 24 Across: One involved with checks and balances TREASURER
- 26 Across: Without SANS
- 27 Across: Green spaces PASTURES
- 29 Across: Hero of Arabian tales ALIBABA
- 30 Across: In the past AGO
- 31 Across: ___ Mahal TAJ
- 32 Across: Expertise demonstrated by 116-Across in a fabled feat of precision MARKSMANSHIP
- 34 Across: Home Run ___ (annual M.L.B. event) DERBY
- 36 Across: D.O.J. agency ATF
- 39 Across: Fuel-efficient Toyota PRIUS
- 40 Across: Main ideas GISTS
- 41 Across: Athletic skill mastered by 116-Across ARCHERY
- 44 Across: W-9 fig. SSN
- 45 Across: Banned substance, in sports lingo PED
- 46 Across: Diego Rivera project MURAL
- 48 Across: Apt name for a lawyer SUE
- 49 Across: Laughed loudly ROARED
- 52 Across: N.C.A.A. hoops powerhouse UNC
- 53 Across: Like the Statue of Liberty at night UPLIT
- 55 Across: Beatle who sang "Yellow Submarine" STARR
- 57 Across: Sailor's septet SEAS
- 60 Across: Go-getter's opposite DEADBEAT
- 62 Across: Through VIA
- 63 Across: "Drat!," in Dortmund ACH
- 65 Across: "The Situation Room" airer CNN
- 66 Across: Chirruping bird SPARROW
- 67 Across: Pat down FRISK
- 69 Across: City sobriquet that might describe the target for 116-Across, as depicted in this puzzle THEBIGAPPLE
- 71 Across: Stuff in a puff AIR
- 72 Across: She-ep? EWE
- 73 Across: Home to the Burj Khalifa, in brief UAE
- 74 Across: Appointments that may lead to better contacts EYEEXAMS
- 76 Across: Dampens WETS
- 78 Across: "Whoa, ___!" NELLY
- 80 Across: Bel ___ cheese PAESE
- 81 Across: Instinctive GUT
- 82 Across: Religious dissent HERESY
- 84 Across: $5 bill, slangily ABE
- 85 Across: Actress Spacek SISSY
- 87 Across: Negative logic gate in electrical engineering NOR
- 88 Across: Cartesian conclusion IAM
- 91 Across: Composer of an overture dedicated to 116-Across ROSSINI
- 93 Across: Gets lost SCATS
- 96 Across: Came to a conclusion ENDED
- 98 Across: "Doctor ___" WHO
- 99 Across: Start of an encrypted URL HTTPS
- 103 Across: Streaker in the night sky … or a punny description of 116-Across SHOOTINGSTAR
- 106 Across: Acid LSD
- 108 Across: Unprocessed, as data RAW
- 109 Across: Inspiration for many seasonal festivals HARVEST
- 110 Across: Oscar-winning 2019 film directed by Bong Joon Ho PARASITE
- 113 Across: Smoke, perhaps CURE
- 114 Across: What may begin at the end AFTERLIFE
- 116 Across: Legendary figure who's the subject of this puzzle WILLIAMTELL
- 118 Across: Orchard selection PEAR
- 119 Across: Lot calculation AREA
- 120 Across: "All's well with me" IMOK
- 121 Across: Human MORTAL
- 122 Across: Masthead figs. EDS
- 123 Across: Timid MEEK
- 124 Across: Quibbles NITS
- 125 Across: Ruses PLOYS
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 "What a bummer" (6)
- 2 À la Enya (6)
- 3 Key with three flats (6)
- 4 Studios and penthouses: Abbr. (4)
- 5 "___ me!" (3)
- 6 Knee parts, for short (4)
- 7 Part of a track meet (4)
- 8 Per ___ (accounting term) (5)
- 9 Undeserved condemnation (6)
- 10 Watercraft that leave "rooster tails" in their wakes (7)
- 11 "___ home and native land!" (3)
- 12 Absolutely whomps, in sports lingo (6)
- 13 "Bear" that's not a bear (5)
- 14 Some red wines (6)
- 15 Smallest quantity of digital data (6)
- 16 Abandons, as a project (6)
- 18 Purifying filter acronym (4)
- 21 Eases (8)
- 23 Jasmine's tiger companion in "Aladdin" (5)
- 25 Big name in sewing machines (6)
- 28 Messes up (4)
- 31 TV host Banks (4)
- 33 Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired name (5)
- 35 Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from "North by Northwest" (6)
- 37 Magnetic unit named for an inventor (5)
- 38 Productive … or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across? (8)
- 42 Many a liquor license applicant (9)
- 43 As of now (3)
- 45 Board game with ancient origins (9)
- 46 Gooey chocolate dessert (6)
- 47 Discover (7)
- 50 Holds forth (6)
- 51 Tenth, in Latin (7)
- 54 Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size (6)
- 55 Bro kin (3)
- 56 What 116-Across did before and after this puzzle's feat? (8)
- 58 Dread-full? (6)
- 59 Popular beverage brand (3)
- 61 Dr. ___ (3)
- 62 Compete (3)
- 64 Bad spelling? (3)
- 66 Lead-in to bones or bucks (3)
- 68 Sunbeam (3)
- 70 Abandons a project, slangily (6)
- 75 "Oy!" (5)
- 77 Forwarded (8)
- 79 Full of tall tales (5)
- 80 It's better than a bogey (3)
- 83 Team lineup (6)
- 86 Like most modern TV broadcasts (4)
- 89 "Money-back guarantee" and "Limited-time offer" (7)
- 90 Self-referential (4)
- 92 Conductor Georg (5)
- 93 Snaky double curve (6)
- 94 Really irritated (6)
- 95 Main lines (6)
- 96 Full (6)
- 97 Australian city named for a scientist (6)
- 100 Closely following (6)
- 101 Gambler's combo bet (6)
- 102 Waves sought by surfers (6)
- 104 Five Pillars religion (5)
- 105 "Spider-Man" director Sam (5)
- 107 Stitcher's line (4)
- 111 Tee time or airtime, e.g. (4)
- 112 Sorts (4)
- 113 Corner key (4)
- 115 Toll (3)
- 117 Bucket list item? (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with I
- 2 starts with N
- 3 starts with C
- 4 starts with A
- 5 starts with S
- 6 starts with A
- 7 starts with H
- 8 starts with A
- 9 starts with B
- 10 starts with J
- 11 starts with O
- 12 starts with C
- 13 starts with K
- 14 starts with S
- 15 starts with O
- 16 starts with S
- 18 starts with H
- 21 starts with S
- 23 starts with R
- 25 starts with S
- 28 starts with E
- 31 starts with T
- 33 starts with S
- 35 starts with B
- 37 starts with T
- 38 starts with F
- 42 starts with C
- 43 starts with Y
- 45 starts with P
- 46 starts with M
- 47 starts with U
- 50 starts with O
- 51 starts with D
- 54 starts with P
- 55 starts with S
- 56 starts with T
- 58 starts with A
- 59 starts with S
- 61 starts with D
- 62 starts with V
- 64 starts with H
- 66 starts with S
- 68 starts with R
- 70 starts with B
- 75 starts with Y
- 77 starts with S
- 79 starts with L
- 80 starts with P
- 83 starts with R
- 86 starts with I
- 89 starts with A
- 90 starts with M
- 92 starts with S
- 93 starts with S
- 94 starts with C
- 95 starts with A
- 96 starts with E
- 97 starts with D
- 100 starts with T
- 101 starts with P
- 102 starts with S
- 104 starts with I
- 105 starts with R
- 107 starts with S
- 111 starts with S
- 112 starts with I
- 113 starts with C
- 115 starts with F
- 117 starts with M
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: "What a bummer" ITSSAD
- 2 Down: À la Enya NEWAGE
- 3 Down: Key with three flats CMINOR
- 4 Down: Studios and penthouses: Abbr. APTS
- 5 Down: "___ me!" SEZ
- 6 Down: Knee parts, for short ACLS
- 7 Down: Part of a track meet HEAT
- 8 Down: Per ___ (accounting term) ANNUM
- 9 Down: Undeserved condemnation BADRAP
- 10 Down: Watercraft that leave "rooster tails" in their wakes JETSKIS
- 11 Down: "___ home and native land!" OUR
- 12 Down: Absolutely whomps, in sports lingo CREAMS
- 13 Down: "Bear" that's not a bear KOALA
- 14 Down: Some red wines SYRAHS
- 15 Down: Smallest quantity of digital data ONEBIT
- 16 Down: Abandons, as a project SCRAPS
- 18 Down: Purifying filter acronym HEPA
- 21 Down: Eases SUBSIDES
- 23 Down: Jasmine's tiger companion in "Aladdin" RAJAH
- 25 Down: Big name in sewing machines SINGER
- 28 Down: Messes up ERRS
- 31 Down: TV host Banks TYRA
- 33 Down: Longtime jazz bandleader with an Egyptian-inspired name SUNRA
- 35 Down: Where Cary Grant orders a Gibson in a classic scene from "North by Northwest" BARCAR
- 37 Down: Magnetic unit named for an inventor TESLA
- 38 Down: Productive … or a punny description of the feat performed by 116-Across? FRUITFUL
- 42 Down: Many a liquor license applicant CLUBOWNER
- 43 Down: As of now YET
- 45 Down: Board game with ancient origins PARCHEESI
- 46 Down: Gooey chocolate dessert MUDPIE
- 47 Down: Discover UNEARTH
- 50 Down: Holds forth ORATES
- 51 Down: Tenth, in Latin DECIMUS
- 54 Down: Small flycatchers named for their call, not their size PEWEES
- 55 Down: Bro kin SIS
- 56 Down: What 116-Across did before and after this puzzle's feat? TAKEABOW
- 58 Down: Dread-full? ANGSTY
- 59 Down: Popular beverage brand SNAPPLE
- 61 Down: Dr. ___ DRE
- 62 Down: Compete VIE
- 64 Down: Bad spelling? HEX
- 66 Down: Lead-in to bones or bucks SAW
- 68 Down: Sunbeam RAY
- 70 Down: Abandons a project, slangily BAGSIT
- 75 Down: "Oy!" YEESH
- 77 Down: Forwarded SENTOVER
- 79 Down: Full of tall tales LYING
- 80 Down: It's better than a bogey PAR
- 83 Down: Team lineup ROSTER
- 86 Down: Like most modern TV broadcasts INHD
- 89 Down: "Money-back guarantee" and "Limited-time offer" ADSPEAK
- 90 Down: Self-referential META
- 92 Down: Conductor Georg SOLTI
- 93 Down: Snaky double curve SSHAPE
- 94 Down: Really irritated CHAFED
- 95 Down: Main lines AORTAS
- 96 Down: Full ENTIRE
- 97 Down: Australian city named for a scientist DARWIN
- 100 Down: Closely following TRUETO
- 101 Down: Gambler's combo bet PARLAY
- 102 Down: Waves sought by surfers SWELLS
- 104 Down: Five Pillars religion ISLAM
- 105 Down: "Spider-Man" director Sam RAIMI
- 107 Down: Stitcher's line SEAM
- 111 Down: Tee time or airtime, e.g. SLOT
- 112 Down: Sorts ILKS
- 113 Down: Corner key CTRL
- 115 Down: Toll FEE
- 117 Down: Bucket list item? MOP
Show the solved grid
1I2N3C4A5S6A7H8A9B10J11O12C13K14S15O16S17TEMPE18H19CENA20EURO21SYNC22SWITZE23RLAND24TREA25SURER26SANS27PASTUR28ES29ALIBABA30AGO31TAJ32MARK33SMANSHIP34DER35BY36A37T38F39PRIUS40GISTS41AR42CHER43Y44SSN45PED46M47URAL48SUE49R50OARE51D52UNC53U54PLIT55S56TARR57SE58A59S60DEA61DBEAT62VIA63AC64H65CNN66SPARROW67F68RISK69THE70BIGAPPLE71AIR72EWE73UAE74E75YEEXAMS76WET77S78NE79LLY80PAESE81GUT82HE83RESY84ABE85S86ISSY87NOR88I89A90M91ROS92SINI93S94C95ATS96ENDE97D98WHO99HT100T101P102S103SHOOT104INGSTA105R106L107SD108RAW109HARVEST110PARA111S112ITE113CURE114AFTERLI115FE116WILLIA117MTELL118PEAR119AREA120IMOK121MORTAL122EDS123MEEK124NITS125PLOYS
Some squares hold more than one letter (a rebus). The lengths above count squares, not letters.
About this puzzle
- Made by Jeffrey Martinovic and Evan Park
- 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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