NYT Crossword Answers 06/25/24

Across Clues

• 1 Necessary skill for an E.M.T.CPR
• 4 T-shirt specificationSIZE
• 8 ___ song (final act)SWAN
• 12 Lode loadORE
• 13 Invader of Gaul in 451ATTILA
• 15 Athlete declared a national treasure by Brazil after the 1958 World CupPELE
• 16 Parking areaLOT
• 17 Sloppily making out, in slangSUCKINGFACE
• 19 Mild Dutch cheeseGOUDA
• 21 “___ la vista, baby!”HASTA
• 22 Curtain hanger’s needROD
• 23 Steep-roofed houseAFRAME
• 25 Pioneering computer game originally called MicropolisSIMCITY
• 27 Piece of jewelry consisting of a single line of diamondsTENNISBRACELET
• 30 Newsroom V.I.P.sEDS
• 31 The Dolphins, on scoreboardsMIA
• 32 “Is ___ children learning?” (Bushism)OUR
• 33 Card game whose winning hands can be found hidden in 17-, 27-, 42- and 54-AcrossTWENTYONE
• 37 “___ real question is …”THE
• 38 Ingredient in vinaigretteOIL
• 39 “So cool!”RAD
• 42 Wildflower with a royal nameQUEENANNESLACE
• 47 Paying attentionTUNEDIN
• 48 Vanilla/chocolate ice cream combos, e.g.SWIRLS
• 49 Affirmative voteYEA
• 50 Provide, as with an abilityENDUE
• 53 Colludes with, as a criminalABETS
• 54 Sleek leather outerwearRACERJACKET
• 57 “Huh!”GEE
• 58 Those, in SpanishESAS
• 59 Bowling venuesALLEYS
• 60 Part of an African elephant shaped like AfricaEAR
• 61 Match up, as two devicesSYNC
• 62 Life of RileyEASE
• 63 Actor who was cast in “Rocky III” after winning an ?America?s Toughest Bouncer? competitionMRT

Vertical Clues

• 1 University that shares its name with an oral hygiene brandCOLGATE
• 2 Did some checking for errorsPROOFED
• 3 Taxing tasks?RETURNS
• 4 Apt name for a worrierSTU
• 5 Strong desireITCH
• 6 Mosquito-borne virus in 2016 newsZIKA
• 7 Michigan congresswoman SlotkinELISSA
• 8 Spec on some moisturizersSPF
• 9 More exhaustedWEARIER
• 10 “Little Women” authorALCOTT
• 11 Constantly seeking validation, sayNEEDY
• 13 “Same here”ASAMI
• 14 StuntANTIC
• 18 “Let’s do this thing!”GAMEON
• 20 Actor AykroydDAN
• 24 Salinger title heroineESME
• 26 Fingerprint or footprint, perhapsCLUE
• 28 Overhead compartment on an airplaneBIN
• 29 Betray by blabbingRATON
• 33 Rap’s Megan ___ StallionTHEE
• 34 Gardener’s deviceWEEDER
• 35 Yang’s counterpartYIN
• 36 Cries at some football gamesOLES
• 37 Tin in a cat owner’s pantryTUNACAN
• 39 One-in-a-million findRAREGEM
• 40 Common knee injury for athletesACLTEAR
• 41 You might leave room for itDESSERT
• 42 Seasick, sayQUEASY
• 43 One who historically didn’t wear all black, despite popular depictionNINJA
• 44 “Go, go, go!,” to GoyaANDALE
• 45 ThwacksSWATS
• 46 Ad-___ (go off-script)LIB
• 47 Wheels on a lorryTYRES
• 51 It had more freshman applicants in 2023 than any other U.S. university (145,910)UCLA
• 52 Squeaks (by)EKES
• 55 Key used to exitESC
• 56 “Good ___!” (compliment to a hitter)EYE