NYT Crossword Answers 07/31/24

Across Clues

• 1 Sluglike “Star Wars” bad guyJABBA
• 6 Man, on the Isle of ManBLOKE
• 11 Number cruncher, for shortCPA
• 14 Garlicky sauceAIOLI
• 15 Certain bib wearerRACER
• 16 Played the first cardLED
• 17 Television proBROADCASTER
• 19 “… ___ lack thereof”ORA
• 20 Passionately discuss minutiae, with “out”NERD
• 21 Bares one’s soulOPENSUP
• 23 Expose the vulnerabilities of, in a wayHACK
• 26 EachAPOP
• 28 Benjamin Franklin, by religious philosophyDEIST
• 29 Grandchild of Adam and EveENOS
• 30 CopyMIMIC
• 32 The first two digits of every Brooklyn ZIP codeONES
• 33 Cable channel with its own awards showMTV
• 34 Goes (for)OPTS
• 35 Like T.S.A. lines on holiday weekendsLONG
• 37 Overlook, as a flawSEEPAST
• 39 Eat plenty ofFEASTON
• 42 Video streaming giantROKU
• 43 Fly highSOAR
• 44 N.Y.S.E. debutIPO
• 45 Shaving cutNICK
• 47 DownrightPLAIN
• 49 Full of oneselfSMUG
• 50 Aftereffects from working outACHES
• 52 C.F.O. or C.I.OEXEC
• 53 Currency of ColombiaPESO
• 54 Strong squeezeBEARHUG
• 56 Rave (about)GUSH
• 58 Where shots are takenBAR
• 59 Song from “The Little Mermaid” that’s a phonetic hint to interpreting the answers to the starred cluesUNDERTHESEA
• 64 Part of a which-came-first debateEGG
• 65 Pageant accessoryTIARA
• 66 Straightens things out, sayIRONS
• 67 Discussion starter?DEE
• 68 Afflictions that rhyme with the body parts they’re found inSTYES
• 69 Isn’t settledPENDS

Vertical Clues

• 1 Vaccine, informallyJAB
• 2 Word with France or ForceAIR
• 3 What it would be a mistake to write twice?BOO
• 4 Valuable Scrabble tilesBLANKS
• 5 Right hand, so to speakAIDE
• 6 Actor in “12 Years a Slave” and “12 Monkeys”BRADPITT
• 7 ___ Cruces, N.M.LAS
• 8 Ocean creatures with three heartsOCTOPI
• 9 Label for a box during a household purgeKEEP
• 10 Messed upERRED
• 11 *Not moving fast enoughCLOSINGTIME
• 12 Read overPERUSE
• 13 Gets used to new surroundingsADAPTS
• 18 *Increases sharplyCRAMPSUP
• 22 Highlighter colors, usuallyNEONS
• 23 Traps, with “in”HEMS
• 24 Before: PrefixANTE
• 25 *Rip offCOVERCHARGE
• 27 Meditation mantrasOMS
• 31 *Like 10%-fat beefCLEANCUT
• 34 Wood used to age brandyOAK
• 36 Boat propellerOAR
• 38 ___ facePOKER
• 39 Duck delicacyFOIEGRAS
• 40 Great workOPUS
• 41 Something that’s not going to happenNOGO
• 43 Bill Clinton’s is displayed at the Smithsonian, for shortSAX
• 45 CaughtNABBED
• 46 Time when glaciers formICEAGE
• 48 Gym session devoted to squats, dead lifts, etc.LEGDAY
• 49 It’s a ballSPHERE
• 51 Powers (down)SHUTS
• 55 Textbook sectionUNIT
• 57 Tanker, e.g.SHIP
• 60 Before, poeticallyERE
• 61 “Mushnik & ___” (“Little Shop of Horrors” song)SON
• 62 Extra-crusty piece of breadEND
• 63 Bad thing to make of oneselfASS