All 68 clues from the Friday NYT Crossword (15 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 Word with strip or skirt (5)
- 6 Conniption (3)
- 9 Cuban poet/philosopher José (5)
- 14 2000 hit song with the lyric "But to lose all my senses / That is just so typically me" (15)
- 17 Mail-centric fiction? (15)
- 18 Virginia is in it, in brief (3)
- 19 "Hah!" (7)
- 20 "___ had it!" (3)
- 21 Former home of Mr. and Mrs. Met (4)
- 23 "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoff (5)
- 24 Riot (4)
- 25 Spiller of tea (5)
- 27 Smelling things? (5)
- 28 Date night viewing, often (13)
- 34 High concept? (9)
- 35 They explain what's in the cards (13)
- 39 Comic strip sound of impact (5)
- 40 Infant discomfort (5)
- 42 Battery-powered string instrument player (4)
- 43 Predicated (5)
- 48 It has its highs and lows (4)
- 49 Rocky openings? (3)
- 50 Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals (7)
- 52 It may begin with a +1: Abbr. (3)
- 53 Idolizes (15)
- 56 Indiana Jones or Rocky Balboa, e.g. (15)
- 57 Losing causes? (5)
- 58 Yoga ___ (3)
- 59 The 22nd Amendment limits them (5)
Across first letters
- 1 starts with S
- 6 starts with F
- 9 starts with M
- 14 starts with O
- 17 starts with E
- 18 starts with A
- 19 starts with S
- 20 starts with I
- 21 starts with S
- 23 starts with R
- 24 starts with H
- 25 starts with Y
- 27 starts with S
- 28 starts with F
- 34 starts with C
- 35 starts with T
- 39 starts with K
- 40 starts with C
- 42 starts with E
- 43 starts with B
- 48 starts with T
- 49 starts with Y
- 50 starts with M
- 52 starts with T
- 53 starts with P
- 56 starts with A
- 57 starts with D
- 58 starts with M
- 59 starts with T
Show the across answers
- 1 Across: Word with strip or skirt STEAK
- 6 Across: Conniption FIT
- 9 Across: Cuban poet/philosopher José MARTI
- 14 Across: 2000 hit song with the lyric "But to lose all my senses / That is just so typically me" OOPSIDIDITAGAIN
- 17 Across: Mail-centric fiction? EPISTOLARYNOVEL
- 18 Across: Virginia is in it, in brief ACC
- 19 Across: "Hah!" SOTHERE
- 20 Across: "___ had it!" IVE
- 21 Across: Former home of Mr. and Mrs. Met SHEA
- 23 Across: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spinoff RHODA
- 24 Across: Riot HOOT
- 25 Across: Spiller of tea YENTA
- 27 Across: Smelling things? SALTS
- 28 Across: Date night viewing, often FEELGOODMOVIE
- 34 Across: High concept? CLOUDNINE
- 35 Across: They explain what's in the cards TAROTREADINGS
- 39 Across: Comic strip sound of impact KAPOW
- 40 Across: Infant discomfort COLIC
- 42 Across: Battery-powered string instrument player EBOW
- 43 Across: Predicated BASED
- 48 Across: It has its highs and lows TIDE
- 49 Across: Rocky openings? YOS
- 50 Across: Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals MOLERAT
- 52 Across: It may begin with a +1: Abbr. TEL
- 53 Across: Idolizes PUTSONAPEDESTAL
- 56 Across: Indiana Jones or Rocky Balboa, e.g. ALLAMERICANHERO
- 57 Across: Losing causes? DIETS
- 58 Across: Yoga ___ MAT
- 59 Across: The 22nd Amendment limits them TERMS
Down clues and answer lengths
- 1 "Piece of cake!" (6)
- 2 Reality show whose contestants report to the Judge's Table (7)
- 3 Not gendered (7)
- 4 Dope (3)
- 5 Some emergency resources (4)
- 6 Serious dirt (5)
- 7 State whose official fruit is the huckleberry (5)
- 8 Done to death (5)
- 9 Flow down the neck (4)
- 10 Past word (3)
- 11 Hot pockets? (7)
- 12 20-20, e.g. (7)
- 13 Small sounds (6)
- 15 One of 412 in the White House (4)
- 16 Supermodel Banks (4)
- 22 Took back one's words (7)
- 24 One struggling to make ends meet (7)
- 26 Grant (5)
- 27 Foe of Dr. Eggman, in video games (5)
- 29 Procured (3)
- 30 "___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book) (3)
- 31 Complimentary lines (3)
- 32 Tool for tracing family trees (3)
- 33 Prefix with the name of any month (3)
- 35 Mideast salad, in one spelling (7)
- 36 Simon the Zealot, e.g. (7)
- 37 Sparkly bits in a school art project (7)
- 38 Like some deliveries (7)
- 39 Holder of all the digits, from 1 to 0 (6)
- 41 Stage-left orchestra section (6)
- 43 Coccyx or phalange, e.g. (4)
- 44 Unwelcome sound during a dream (5)
- 45 Brown tint (5)
- 46 Construct (5)
- 47 Art movement proclaimed in a 1916 manifesto (4)
- 50 May honorees (4)
- 51 Outdoor item with flaps (4)
- 54 Took a load off (3)
- 55 2011 platinum single by Tyler, the Creator (3)
Down first letters
- 1 starts with S
- 2 starts with T
- 3 starts with E
- 4 starts with A
- 5 starts with K
- 6 starts with F
- 7 starts with I
- 8 starts with T
- 9 starts with M
- 10 starts with A
- 11 starts with R
- 12 starts with T
- 13 starts with I
- 15 starts with D
- 16 starts with T
- 22 starts with A
- 24 starts with H
- 26 starts with A
- 27 starts with S
- 29 starts with G
- 30 starts with O
- 31 starts with O
- 32 starts with D
- 33 starts with M
- 35 starts with T
- 36 starts with A
- 37 starts with G
- 38 starts with S
- 39 starts with K
- 41 starts with C
- 43 starts with B
- 44 starts with A
- 45 starts with S
- 46 starts with E
- 47 starts with D
- 50 starts with M
- 51 starts with T
- 54 starts with S
- 55 starts with S
Show the down answers
- 1 Down: "Piece of cake!" SOEASY
- 2 Down: Reality show whose contestants report to the Judge's Table TOPCHEF
- 3 Down: Not gendered EPICENE
- 4 Down: Dope ASS
- 5 Down: Some emergency resources KITS
- 6 Down: Serious dirt FILTH
- 7 Down: State whose official fruit is the huckleberry IDAHO
- 8 Down: Done to death TIRED
- 9 Down: Flow down the neck MANE
- 10 Down: Past word AGO
- 11 Down: Hot pockets? RAVIOLI
- 12 Down: 20-20, e.g. TIEVOTE
- 13 Down: Small sounds INLETS
- 15 Down: One of 412 in the White House DOOR
- 16 Down: Supermodel Banks TYRA
- 22 Down: Took back one's words ATECROW
- 24 Down: One struggling to make ends meet HAVENOT
- 26 Down: Grant ALLOW
- 27 Down: Foe of Dr. Eggman, in video games SONIC
- 29 Down: Procured GOT
- 30 Down: "___ Share of Night" (acclaimed 2019 Mariana Enríquez book) OUR
- 31 Down: Complimentary lines ODE
- 32 Down: Tool for tracing family trees DNA
- 33 Down: Prefix with the name of any month MID
- 35 Down: Mideast salad, in one spelling TABOULI
- 36 Down: Simon the Zealot, e.g. APOSTLE
- 37 Down: Sparkly bits in a school art project GLITTER
- 38 Down: Like some deliveries SIDEARM
- 39 Down: Holder of all the digits, from 1 to 0 KEYPAD
- 41 Down: Stage-left orchestra section CELLOS
- 43 Down: Coccyx or phalange, e.g. BONE
- 44 Down: Unwelcome sound during a dream ALARM
- 45 Down: Brown tint SEPIA
- 46 Down: Construct ERECT
- 47 Down: Art movement proclaimed in a 1916 manifesto DADA
- 50 Down: May honorees MOMS
- 51 Down: Outdoor item with flaps TENT
- 54 Down: Took a load off SAT
- 55 Down: 2011 platinum single by Tyler, the Creator SHE
Show the solved grid
1S2T3E4A5K6F7I8T9M10A11R12T13I14OOPSI15DIDI16TAGAIN17EPISTOLARYNOVEL18ACC19SOTHERE20IVE21SHE22A23RHODA24HOOT25YENT26A27SALTS28FEEL29G30O31O32D33MOVIE34CLOUDNINE35T36AROTREADIN37G38S39KAPOW40COLI41C42EBOW43B44A45S46E47D48TIDE49YOS50MOLERA51T52TEL53PUT54SONAPEDE55STAL56ALLAMERICANHERO57DIETS58MAT59TERMS
About this puzzle
- Made by Adam Shapiro
- Edited by Will Shortz
- Friday puzzles usually have no theme and harder clues.
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