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: Rise To The Power
Across clues and answer lengths
- 1 Special-ordered (6)
- 7 Sections of a circle's circumference (4)
- 11 NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue (7)
- 18 Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl" (7)
- 20 Coaster feature, maybe (4)
- 21 Assembles in proper order (8)
- 22 Mar, as a reputation (7)
- 23 See 25-Across (4)
- 24 Maligns (8)
- 25 With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round (8)
- 27 Mouths (off) (6)
- 29 Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A. (5)
- 30 Burnable bog stuff (4)
- 31 Burnt chimney stuff (4)
- 33 High-speed Olympic sport (4)
- 34 See 37-Across (3)
- 35 One who might have perfect pitch? (5)
- 37 With 34-Across, full extent of something (15)
- 43 "Holy moly!" (3)
- 45 Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo (3)
- 46 Red-coated cheese (4)
- 47 "___ funny!" (3)
- 48 Bigwig (7)
- 52 Own (up) (4)
- 55 It's off the wall! (8)
- 57 "Red" or "1989," to Swifties (3)
- 58 Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball (5)
- 60 Extremely soft, in music: Abbr. (3)
- 62 See 64-Across (5)
- 63 Chew the fat (3)
- 64 With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me" (10)
- 67 Noted exile isle (4)
- 69 Energy-efficient bulb, for short (3)
- 71 ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance (5)
- 72 Native Nebraskans (5)
- 75 See 78-Across (3)
- 76 Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z" (4)
- 78 With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!" (10)
- 81 Hold up (3)
- 83 Narnia or Neverland (5)
- 86 Give it a whirl (3)
- 87 Violinmaker of Cremona (5)
- 88 Letters from your folks? (3)
- 89 "So cool!" (8)
- 92 Follower of John in the New Testament (4)
- 94 Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking (7)
- 96 Greatest guy? (3)
- 97 See 101-Across (4)
- 98 Vent (3)
- 100 Part of SCOTUS (3)
- 101 With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine (15)
- 107 No-cash deal (5)
- 111 Lay off (3)
- 112 Culprit, in police lingo (4)
- 113 Modern pentathlon equipment (4)
- 115 Metaphor for a too-hot room (4)
- 116 Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes (5)
- 118 Ill will (6)
- 120 Number written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle? (8)
- 122 Weigh down, and then some (8)
- 124 Number with a 120-Across, mathematically (4)
- 126 Armand of "American Gangster" (7)
- 127 Many mailbox stuffers (8)
- 128 Zest (4)
- 129 Iced tea request (7)
- 130 Clumsy (7)
- 131 Move fast, as a cloud (4)
- 132 Road trip stopovers (6)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 7 starts with A
- 11 starts with L
- 18 starts with A
- 20 starts with L
- 21 starts with C
- 22 starts with T
- 23 starts with F
- 24 starts with A
- 25 starts with S
- 27 starts with S
- 29 starts with N
- 30 starts with P
- 31 starts with S
- 33 starts with L
- 34 starts with T
- 35 starts with A
- 37 starts with W
- 43 starts with G
- 45 starts with S
- 46 starts with E
- 47 starts with T
- 48 starts with H
- 52 starts with F
- 55 starts with R
- 57 starts with E
- 58 starts with O
- 60 starts with P
- 62 starts with T
- 63 starts with Y
- 64 starts with W
- 67 starts with E
- 69 starts with L
- 71 starts with O
- 72 starts with O
- 75 starts with S
- 76 starts with B
- 78 starts with T
- 81 starts with R
- 83 starts with R
- 86 starts with T
- 87 starts with A
- 88 starts with D
- 89 starts with R
- 92 starts with A
- 94 starts with L
- 96 starts with A
- 97 starts with Z
- 98 starts with A
- 100 starts with T
- 101 starts with N
- 107 starts with T
- 111 starts with C
- 112 starts with P
- 113 starts with E
- 115 starts with O
- 116 starts with L
- 118 starts with M
- 120 starts with E
- 122 starts with O
- 124 starts with B
- 126 starts with A
- 127 starts with L
- 128 starts with E
- 129 starts with N
- 130 starts with A
- 131 starts with S
- 132 starts with M
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Special-ordered CUSTOM
- 7 Across: Sections of a circle's circumference ARCS
- 11 Across: NASCAR stat that varies widely by venue LAPTIME
- 18 Across: Banderas of 2024's "Babygirl" ANTONIO
- 20 Across: Coaster feature, maybe LOOP
- 21 Across: Assembles in proper order COLLATES
- 22 Across: Mar, as a reputation TARNISH
- 23 Across: See 25-Across FOUR
- 24 Across: Maligns ASPERSES
- 25 Across: With 23-Across, March Madness tournament round SWEETTWO
- 27 Across: Mouths (off) SPOUTS
- 29 Across: Pact that preceded the U.S.M.C.A. NAFTA
- 30 Across: Burnable bog stuff PEAT
- 31 Across: Burnt chimney stuff SOOT
- 33 Across: High-speed Olympic sport LUGE
- 34 Across: See 37-Across TWO
- 35 Across: One who might have perfect pitch? ADMAN
- 37 Across: With 34-Across, full extent of something WHOLETHREEYARDS
- 43 Across: "Holy moly!" GOD
- 45 Across: Defensive player who keeps an eye on the QB, in football lingo SPY
- 46 Across: Red-coated cheese EDAM
- 47 Across: "___ funny!" TOO
- 48 Across: Bigwig HOTSHOT
- 52 Across: Own (up) FESS
- 55 Across: It's off the wall! RICOCHET
- 57 Across: "Red" or "1989," to Swifties ERA
- 58 Across: Buck ___, first African American coach in Major League Baseball ONEIL
- 60 Across: Extremely soft, in music: Abbr. PPP
- 62 Across: See 64-Across THREE
- 63 Across: Chew the fat YAK
- 64 Across: With 62-Across, Beatles classic with the lyric "Will you still need me / Will you still feed me" WHENIMFOUR
- 67 Across: Noted exile isle ELBA
- 69 Across: Energy-efficient bulb, for short LED
- 71 Across: ___ orange, tree whose fruit has a brainlike appearance OSAGE
- 72 Across: Native Nebraskans OTOES
- 75 Across: See 78-Across SIX
- 76 Across: Author who purportedly drew inspiration from a filing cabinet labeled "O-Z" BAUM
- 78 Across: With 75-Across, "So very appreciated!" THANKSATEN
- 81 Across: Hold up ROB
- 83 Across: Narnia or Neverland REALM
- 86 Across: Give it a whirl TRY
- 87 Across: Violinmaker of Cremona AMATI
- 88 Across: Letters from your folks? DNA
- 89 Across: "So cool!" REALNEAT
- 92 Across: Follower of John in the New Testament ACTS
- 94 Across: Chef with "New New Orleans"-style cooking LAGASSE
- 96 Across: Greatest guy? ALI
- 97 Across: See 101-Across ZERO
- 98 Across: Vent AIR
- 100 Across: Part of SCOTUS THE
- 101 Across: With 97-Across, Vegas casino machine NINEARMEDBANDIT
- 107 Across: No-cash deal TRADE
- 111 Across: Lay off CAN
- 112 Across: Culprit, in police lingo PERP
- 113 Across: Modern pentathlon equipment EPEE
- 115 Across: Metaphor for a too-hot room OVEN
- 116 Across: Actress Christine whose last name sounds like a pair of musical notes LAHTI
- 118 Across: Ill will MALICE
- 120 Across: Number written above and to the right of another number … as seen five times in this puzzle? EXPONENT
- 122 Across: Weigh down, and then some OVERLOAD
- 124 Across: Number with a 120-Across, mathematically BASE
- 126 Across: Armand of "American Gangster" ASSANTE
- 127 Across: Many mailbox stuffers LOCALADS
- 128 Across: Zest ELAN
- 129 Across: Iced tea request NOSUGAR
- 130 Across: Clumsy AWKWARD
- 131 Across: Move fast, as a cloud SCUD
- 132 Across: Road trip stopovers MOTELS
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 Pampering place for a Persian (6)
- 2 Not impressed (6)
- 3 Watch via Hulu, say (6)
- 4 Online forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic") (8)
- 5 "I'll deal with this right now!" (4)
- 6 Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle (5)
- 7 Sitcom character from Melmac (3)
- 8 Aussie animals (4)
- 9 Item (6)
- 10 Alfalfa shoot (6)
- 11 Stockholder's setback (4)
- 12 Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn (3)
- 13 Not merely enough to go around (10)
- 14 Island containing Kiribati's capital (6)
- 15 "Don't pay any mind to this" (14)
- 16 Zoom, e.g. (4)
- 17 Feminine pronoun in Florence (4)
- 19 "Would you look at that!" (5)
- 21 Wedding reception hiree (7)
- 26 Partner of aahs (4)
- 28 "So-o-o gross!" (3)
- 32 A-one (9)
- 36 With nary a chance (5)
- 38 Ingredient in some hair relaxers (3)
- 39 Make a long story short, say (4)
- 40 Individually (4)
- 41 Female rabbit (3)
- 42 Elbow-bender (3)
- 44 Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells" (5)
- 48 "Sup!" (3)
- 49 Sonicare competitor (5)
- 50 Reschedule, so to speak (14)
- 51 Things that drivers sometimes leave behind? (4)
- 53 Letters on a lip balm tube (3)
- 54 Scare stiff (5)
- 56 Some old Disney collectibles (4)
- 59 Arriving by (4)
- 61 Tables (9)
- 65 Stiller's comedic partner (5)
- 66 Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps (4)
- 68 Electrical impulse transmitters (5)
- 70 Face off (4)
- 73 Catchall abbr. (4)
- 74 Priced to be, as bail (5)
- 77 Fortified wine from Spain (10)
- 79 Home of NoHo and SoHo (3)
- 80 "Catch ya in the morn!" (5)
- 82 Main squeeze, in newer slang (3)
- 84 Lascivious look (4)
- 85 Old-timey teacher (4)
- 89 Sped or bled ... or led (3)
- 90 ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker) (3)
- 91 Pointe shoe accessories (7)
- 93 Amy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning" (3)
- 95 Balloon pilot, say (8)
- 99 Worth a pick? (4)
- 102 Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say (6)
- 103 State with only three counties: Abbr. (3)
- 104 Illegal offerings (6)
- 105 High-level H.S. class with derivatives (6)
- 106 Star football player? (5)
- 108 Get even for (6)
- 109 Kind of insurance for bridges (6)
- 110 Types in (6)
- 114 Surrey's Derby town (5)
- 116 Singer/dancer/actress Falana (4)
- 117 Say for sure (4)
- 118 Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints (4)
- 119 Father of five sons in the Bible (4)
- 121 ___ buco (4)
- 123 Adornment on a boathouse wall (3)
- 125 Heel, e.g. (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with C
- 2 starts with U
- 3 starts with S
- 4 starts with T
- 5 starts with O
- 6 starts with M
- 7 starts with A
- 8 starts with R
- 9 starts with C
- 10 starts with S
- 11 starts with L
- 12 starts with A
- 13 starts with P
- 14 starts with T
- 15 starts with I
- 16 starts with M
- 17 starts with E
- 19 starts with O
- 21 starts with C
- 26 starts with O
- 28 starts with U
- 32 starts with T
- 36 starts with N
- 38 starts with L
- 39 starts with E
- 40 starts with E
- 41 starts with D
- 42 starts with S
- 44 starts with D
- 48 starts with H
- 49 starts with O
- 50 starts with T
- 51 starts with T
- 53 starts with S
- 54 starts with S
- 56 starts with C
- 59 starts with I
- 61 starts with P
- 65 starts with M
- 66 starts with R
- 68 starts with A
- 70 starts with D
- 73 starts with E
- 74 starts with S
- 77 starts with M
- 79 starts with N
- 80 starts with N
- 82 starts with B
- 84 starts with L
- 85 starts with M
- 89 starts with R
- 90 starts with E
- 91 starts with T
- 93 starts with T
- 95 starts with A
- 99 starts with R
- 102 starts with E
- 103 starts with D
- 104 starts with B
- 105 starts with A
- 106 starts with T
- 108 starts with A
- 109 starts with D
- 110 starts with E
- 114 starts with E
- 116 starts with L
- 117 starts with A
- 118 starts with M
- 119 starts with E
- 121 starts with O
- 123 starts with O
- 125 starts with E
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: Pampering place for a Persian CATSPA
- 2 Down: Not impressed UNAWED
- 3 Down: Watch via Hulu, say STREAM
- 4 Down: Online forum qualifiers such as /j ("joking") or /s ("sarcastic") TONETAGS
- 5 Down: "I'll deal with this right now!" ONIT
- 6 Down: Keeps hydrated, as vegetables in the produce aisle MISTS
- 7 Down: Sitcom character from Melmac ALF
- 8 Down: Aussie animals ROOS
- 9 Down: Item COUPLE
- 10 Down: Alfalfa shoot SPROUT
- 11 Down: Stockholder's setback LOSS
- 12 Down: Weisshorn or Finsteraarhorn ALP
- 13 Down: Not merely enough to go around PLENTYMORE
- 14 Down: Island containing Kiribati's capital TARAWA
- 15 Down: "Don't pay any mind to this" ITSFORTHEBIRDS
- 16 Down: Zoom, e.g. MEET
- 17 Down: Feminine pronoun in Florence ESSA
- 19 Down: "Would you look at that!" OHWOW
- 21 Down: Wedding reception hiree CATERER
- 26 Down: Partner of aahs OOHS
- 28 Down: "So-o-o gross!" UGH
- 32 Down: A-one TOPFLIGHT
- 36 Down: With nary a chance NOHOW
- 38 Down: Ingredient in some hair relaxers LYE
- 39 Down: Make a long story short, say EDIT
- 40 Down: Individually EACH
- 41 Down: Female rabbit DOE
- 42 Down: Elbow-bender SOT
- 44 Down: Popular singer of the Hawaiian folk song "Pearly Shells" DONHO
- 48 Down: "Sup!" HEY
- 49 Down: Sonicare competitor ORALB
- 50 Down: Reschedule, so to speak TAKEARAINCHECK
- 51 Down: Things that drivers sometimes leave behind? TEES
- 53 Down: Letters on a lip balm tube SPF
- 54 Down: Scare stiff SPOOK
- 56 Down: Some old Disney collectibles CELS
- 59 Down: Arriving by INAT
- 61 Down: Tables PUTSASIDE
- 65 Down: Stiller's comedic partner MEARA
- 66 Down: Incur a cellphone surcharge, perhaps ROAM
- 68 Down: Electrical impulse transmitters AXONS
- 70 Down: Face off DUEL
- 73 Down: Catchall abbr. ETAL
- 74 Down: Priced to be, as bail SETAT
- 77 Down: Fortified wine from Spain MANZANILLA
- 79 Down: Home of NoHo and SoHo NYC
- 80 Down: "Catch ya in the morn!" NIGHT
- 82 Down: Main squeeze, in newer slang BAE
- 84 Down: Lascivious look LEER
- 85 Down: Old-timey teacher MARM
- 89 Down: Sped or bled ... or led RAN
- 90 Down: ___ Lilly (Mounjaro maker) ELI
- 91 Down: Pointe shoe accessories TOEPADS
- 93 Down: Amy who wrote "Saving Fish From Drowning" TAN
- 95 Down: Balloon pilot, say AERONAUT
- 99 Down: Worth a pick? RIPE
- 102 Down: Stick to simple and unprocessed foods, say EATRAW
- 103 Down: State with only three counties: Abbr. DEL
- 104 Down: Illegal offerings BRIBES
- 105 Down: High-level H.S. class with derivatives APCALC
- 106 Down: Star football player? TEXAN
- 108 Down: Get even for AVENGE
- 109 Down: Kind of insurance for bridges DENTAL
- 110 Down: Types in ENTERS
- 114 Down: Surrey's Derby town EPSOM
- 116 Down: Singer/dancer/actress Falana LOLA
- 117 Down: Say for sure AVOW
- 118 Down: Org. supporting sobriety checkpoints MADD
- 119 Down: Father of five sons in the Bible ESAU
- 121 Down: ___ buco OSSO
- 123 Down: Adornment on a boathouse wall OAR
- 125 Down: Heel, e.g. END
Show the solved grid
1C2U3S4T5O6M7A8R9C10S11L12A13P14T15I16M17E18ANTONI19O20LOOP21COLLATES22TARNISH23FOUR24ASPERSES25SWEETTW26O27SPO28UTS29NAFTA30PEAT31SOO32T33LUGE34TWO35ADMA36N37WHO38LETHR39E40EYAR41D42S43GO44D45SPY46EDAM47TOO48H49O50TSHO51T52FE53S54S55RICO56CHET57ERA58ONE59IL60PP61P62THREE63YAK64WHENI65MFOU66R67ELB68A69LE70D71OSAGE72OTO73E74S75SIX76BAU77M78THA79NKSATE80N81RO82B83REA84L85M86TRY87AMATI88DNA89R90EALNEA91T92AC93TS94LAG95ASSE96ALI97ZERO98AI99R100THE101NIN102EARME103D104B105ANDI106T107TR108A109D110E111CAN112PERP113EPE114E115OVEN116L117AHTI118MALIC119E120EXP121ONENT122OVERL123OAD124BAS125E126ASSANTE127LOCALADS128ELAN129NOSUGAR130AWKWARD131SCUD132MOTELS
About this puzzle
- Made by Tracy Gray
- 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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