NYT Crossword Answers 07/08/24

Across Clues

• 1 Surveys of public opinionPOLLS
• 6 Comedian PoundstonePAULA
• 11 “Eureka!” or “Ouch!”CRY
• 14 Farewell, in FranceADIEU
• 15 “My guess is …”IDSAY
• 16 Fishy toppingROE
• 17 Decorator’s suggestionCOLORSCHEME
• 19 Actress Thurman of “Pulp Fiction”UMA
• 20 “You’ll never know until you ___!”TRY
• 21 Currency of MexicoPESO
• 22 More levelheadedSANER
• 24 Garment that usually clasps in the backBRA
• 25 Gathering for superhero fansCOMICCON
• 28 Calf-length slacksCAPRIS
• 31 Capital city of Western AustraliaPERTH
• 32 Carpet calculationsAREAS
• 33 Fishing rod attachmentREEL
• 35 “___ Te Ching”TAO
• 38 Kickflip or heelflip, for exampleSKATEBOARDTRICK
• 42 Tongue-clicking soundTSK
• 43 Taj Mahal’s cityAGRA
• 44 Father of Bart, Lisa and MaggieHOMER
• 45 Say “cheese” for the 48-AcrossSMILE
• 48 Shutterbug’s deviceCAMERA
• 49 Hazard near a hiveBEESTING
• 52 OomphZIP
• 53 Pants that are often blueJEANS
• 54 Kind of exam that would be apt in dental school?ORAL
• 56 Nickname consisting of the 19th?21st letters of the alphabetSTU
• 59 Surgery sites, for shortORS
• 60 “Boy, is that loud!” … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-AcrossWHATARACKET
• 64 City that’s home to Copacabana Beach, familiarlyRIO
• 65 Tax cheat’s dreadAUDIT
• 66 CommotionNOISE
• 67 “Jeopardy!” host JenningsKEN
• 68 Takes fiveRESTS
• 69 No-nosDONTS

Vertical Clues

• 1 International treatyPACT
• 2 Skunk’s defenseODOR
• 3 Flower in an Easter bouquetLILY
• 4 August baby, perhapsLEO
• 5 Word yelled in unison by party guestsSURPRISE
• 6 PhotosPICS
• 7 Created for a specific purpose, as a committeeADHOC
• 8 “Oh, what’s the ___?”USE
• 9 Hasty escapeLAM
• 10 “Yes, cap’n!”AYESIR
• 11 Do-or-die momentCRUNCHTIME
• 12 Titular Shakespearean teenagerROMEO
• 13 Hanker (for)YEARN
• 18 Blue expanses on mapsSEAS
• 23 Do somethingACT
• 24 Kid with an attitudeBRAT
• 26 Puccini’s “La Rondine” or “Turandot”OPERA
• 27 Fuse togetherMELD
• 28 Who’s who in a movieCAST
• 29 Synagogue chestsARKS
• 30 Busiest time to travelPEAKSEASON
• 33 Actor Seth of “Superbad”ROGEN
• 34 Mr. Potato Head attachmentEAR
• 36 Laptop brandACER
• 37 Vegetable in Creole cuisineOKRA
• 39 “___ Ha’i” (“South Pacific” song)BALI
• 40 Where things can be bought with bahtTHAILAND
• 41 Easy victoryROMP
• 46 Yahoo competitorMSN
• 47 Fighting wordsITSWAR
• 48 White House policy chiefCZAR
• 49 One-named singer from IcelandBJORK
• 50 Almost too coincidentalEERIE
• 51 “OK, understood”GOTIT
• 55 “Phooey!”RATS
• 56 Fuzzy part of a kiwiSKIN
• 57 Put through the pacesTEST
• 58 Salt Lake City collegiansUTES
• 61 ShadeHUE
• 62 What cover the outfield walls of many baseball stadiumsADS
• 63 Dove’s soundCOO