Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool" Crossword Clue

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Essayist who wrote "If you wrest my words beyond their fair construction, it is you, and not I, that are the April Fool" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. English essayist (1775-1834)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CONSTRUCTION (noun)
1. the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
2. the act of constructing something
ESSAYIST (noun)
1. a writer of literary works

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Crossword (11/22/2025) Answers

Across

1. One of 843 in New York's 50-Across

5. Sprinkle with oil, say

10. Sister's commitments

14. Foreign exchange?

17. End of a set, in mathematics

18. Howard who wrote "A People's History of the United States"

19. Eagle pose, for one

20. Smooths

22. Loll

23. Boos

26. Eponym of a renamed N.Y.C. bridge

29. Number of Academy Award nominations for Best Actor received by Laurence Olivier

30. Poked

32. Stony

34. Chris formerly of "S.N.L"

36. Actress Kelly of Netflix's "3 Body Problem"

37. Many Haitians

39. Opening on a frozen lake

41. Transit option since 2000

42. Kind of butter used in lotions

44. Many a sports bet

45. Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles"

47. With 10-Down, again, in Acapulco

49. Miss the mark

50. See 1-Across

53. Counterpart of "Pls"

54. Ruthless Records co-founder

55. Get on

59. Only player with two numbers retired by the L.A. Lakers

61. Exhibit hoppi-ness?

63. They cut bouts short, for short

64. Disappearing ink vessel?

65. Heat transfer?

66. Red Square presence since 1924

67. X or Y, often

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Down

1. Soft shade

2. One of four tarot suits

3. Half of "Live With Kelly and Mark"

4. Delightful locales

5. "Gimme a sec"

6. Laxity

7. Likened

8. Like most of Mauritania and Malaysia, religiously

9. Drenched

10. See 47-Across

11. Outdoor setting for Plato's Academy

12. Cab driver

13. Did a number, say

15. Decapod with three pairs of claws

21. Sea foam

24. Green land

25. It borders Canada for 45 miles

26. Certain miniature vehicle, informally

27. Telekinetic intimidation tactic used in the "Star Wars" universe

28. Offering to a teary person

31. Anthony ___, author of 2021's "Cloud Cuckoo Land"

33. Charles ___, founder of Cablevision and HBO

35. Beverage that Ray Charles once touted as "The right one, baby"

38. Medium for some ephemeral art

40. Precious, in Italy

43. Lama, e.g.

46. Toothache medication

48. Shady shelter

51. Sky shade

52. Yogurt-braised Indian entree

53. Booth in Times Sq.

56. Dutch soccer club that shares its name with a cleaning brand

57. 52-Down go-with

58. Causes of some laundry mishaps

60. Superlative ending

62. Peat source

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