The full solution for the NY Times July 21 2024 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by John Ewbank and edited by Joel Fagliano. The name of this puzzle is In My Defense ….
Across Clues
- 1 Fills, as a moving vanLOADSUP
- 8 “Incorrect!”ITISNT
- 14 Country on the Gulf of GuineaGABON
- 19 “Oh, really?,” informallyIZZATSO
- 20 River through the Black ForestDANUBE
- 21 Corkscrew-shaped pastaROTINI
- 22 All crossword fans love this puzzle; anyone who doesn’t love this puzzle can’t be a *real* crossword fan!NOTRUESCOTSMAN
- 24 CapableUPTOIT
- 25 “Seat” for a toddlerKNEE
- 26 Bygone auto inits.REO
- 27 Pieces of apparel that might have concert dates printed on themTEES
- 28 Mars, a starBRUNO
- 29 FlashSEC
- 30 Why was this chosen as today?s puzzle? Because it?s great! What makes it great? I mean, it was chosen for publication!CIRCULARREASONING
- 35 Kind of candidatePHD
- 36 Plastic ___ BandONO
- 37 Sport with the rank yokozuna (“grand champion”)SUMO
- 38 Light beigeECRU
- 39 TearSPREE
- 42 Comic book soundPOW
- 44 What “you better not” do, in “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town”POUT
- 46 Nintendo avatarMII
- 47 I sent this crossword to 100 friends, and two of them really liked it!CHERRYPICKING
- 53 Fixed sum, for someSTIPEND
- 55 Make like a nomadROAM
- 56 Story ___ARC
- 57 “What did I say?!”SEE
- 58 Hint of colorTINGE
- 59 Balance providerATM
- 60 Shrank (from)SHIED
- 62 16th birthday present, sometimesCAR
- 63 LocaleSITE
- 65 What’s more, one of those friends won the lottery right after solving it ? coincidence? I think not!POSTHOCERGOPROPTERHOC
- 72 Piece worth approximately five pawnsROOK
- 73 Many, many yearsEON
- 74 “Capeesh?”YHEAR
- 75 Squeeze (out)EKE
- 76 Paintball impact soundSPLAT
- 79 Beetle juice?GAS
- 80 Opposite of bienMAL
- 81 ___ gift (common spring purchase)GRAD
- 82 Lizard’s grippersTOEPADS
- 85 If you criticize this puzzle, where will it end? Before long, you’ll be criticizing your mother’s cooking!SLIPPERYSLOPE
- 89 Make a choiceOPT
- 90 Expresses disapproval, in a wayTUTS
- 92 Aberdeen denialNAE
- 93 World capital or the name of its gulfTUNIS
- 94 Sled dog commandMUSH
- 96 Punishment for goofing off in practice, perhapsLAPS
- 98 Org. whose website has a “What Can I Bring?” sectionTSA
- 100 Certain publication, in briefMAG
- 101 Besides, The New York Times said it was good!APPEALTOAUTHORITY
- 106 Trisolarans in “The Three-Body Problem,” e.g., for shortETS
- 109 Model materialBALSA
- 110 Humble reply to a complimentITRY
- 111 “Go on …”AND
- 112 Blind pieceSLAT
- 113 Home of Mount Doom in “The Lord of the Rings”MORDOR
- 114 Part of a flawed argument, examples of which are seen throughout this puzzleLOGICALFALLACY
- 118 CorpulentROTUND
- 119 Previously, poeticallyERENOW
- 120 Not touched, in a wayUNEATEN
- 121 Zoom alternativeSKYPE
- 122 What fingerprints and mountains haveRIDGES
- 123 Credulous qualityNAIVETE
Vertical Clues
- 1 Hot ___ (breakfast side)LINKS
- 2 Global protectionOZONE
- 3 Onetime pyramid builderAZTEC
- 4 Go out on a limbDARE
- 5 Bassist Cook of Creedence Clearwater RevivalSTU
- 6 Email address, oftenUSERID
- 7 WannabePOSER
- 8 Bachelor’s last wordsIDO
- 9 Part of a sleeve, in briefTAT
- 10 Commercial lead-in to cartINSTA
- 11 Region of ancient MesopotamiaSUMER
- 12 Pro hoopstersNBAERS
- 13 React to a sensitive subject, sayTENSEUP
- 14 Camera that comes with a head strapGOPRO
- 15 HarmonizeATTUNE
- 16 Certain cyborgsBIONICMEN
- 17 What Homer Simpson gives to Marge as jewelryONIONRING
- 18 Very conservative player, in poker lingoNIT
- 21 ErasesRUBSOUT
- 23 Pixar movie with the song “Un Poco Loco”COCO
- 30 Singer with #1 hits in the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s and ’90sCHER
- 31 Insensitive, in a wayUNPC
- 32 StyleLOOK
- 33 Old Testament bookAMOS
- 34 Tourist’s aidGUIDE
- 35 Treatment whose name suggests its long-lasting effectsPERM
- 39 QuarrelSCRAP
- 40 SnapPHOTO
- 41 Stationery stacksREAMS
- 43 Where Barbie is originally from, according to her creatorsWISCONSIN
- 45 GiggleTITTER
- 48 “Yippee!”YAHOO
- 49 Cause to pop, sayPRICK
- 50 Summer treatICEE
- 51 Semimonthly tideNEAP
- 52 Leader of the Pacemakers in 1960s popGERRY
- 54 Fishing spotPIER
- 60 Aimed forSHOTAT
- 61 Last sipsDREGS
- 63 Weapon for AchillesSPEAR
- 64 Four-time FIFA World Cup winnerITALY
- 66 Hunter’s constructionTRAP
- 67 Cry from a hockey commentatorGOAL
- 68 “Great heavens!”OHME
- 69 Night ___ (bird)HERON
- 70 Mammal endemic to the Democratic Republic of the CongoOKAPI
- 71 Gives upCEDES
- 76 Leaf openingSTOMA
- 77 Story with many dimensions?POPUPBOOK
- 78 “Time to celebrate!”LETSPARTY
- 81 Noise at a beer festivalGLUG
- 83 Slow-witted sortDULLARD
- 84 Number in a recapSTAT
- 86 WayPATH
- 87 MXN, on a currency chartPESO
- 88 Hotel visitSTAY
- 91 Plot ruinerSPOILER
- 95 Aged wellHELDUP
- 97 Enlightened state in Zen BuddhismSATORI
- 99 Asia’s ___ SeaARAL
- 100 13,000+-foot peak in YosemiteMTDANA
- 102 All togetherASONE
- 103 ProddedURGED
- 104 Like a dramatic ninth-inning run, perhapsTYING
- 105 Just for kicksINFUN
- 106 OverjoyELATE
- 107 “Don’t play,” on a music scoreTACET
- 108 “Funny Girl” composer JuleSTYNE
- 112 Eastern EuropeanSLAV
- 113 Title awarded after a match?MRS
- 115 Iowa collegeCOE
- 116 Sympathetic soundsAWS
- 117 Gift tied together with stringLEI
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