Evaluating, as an opponent … or a hint to "fitting" the answers to the italicized clues into the grid Crossword Clue

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Evaluating, as an opponent … or a hint to "fitting" the answers to the italicized clues into the grid Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

OPPONENT (adjective)
1. characterized by active hostility
OPPONENT (noun)
1. someone who offers opposition
2. a contestant that you are matched against

Hint 2: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
UPSIZING

More NYT Crossword (8/13/2026) Answers

Across

1. Take a quick turn

4. Sound from a monitor

8. One who's definitely not being invited to the party

14. Letters indicating a texter's P.O.V.

15. Fried side dish with catfish, perhaps

16. Cough drop brand whose name is yodeled in its commercials

17. Mafia members, e.g.

19. Gave a talking to?

20. Tiptoed, say

21. Bamboozle

23. Michigan, in Chicago: Abbr.

24. Messenger

26. Alimony recipients, say

28. Boil … or a sign of boiling

30. Important travel info, in brief

31. Dessert often eaten before the ides of March

33. Hold up

35. "Light" weapon

39. Verbalized shivers

41. Drinks at a pub

43. Kind of bean used in Egyptian falafel

44. ___ Ingebrigtsen, track gold medalist at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics

46. Teary-eyed expression

48. In need of training, say

49. Collect over and over, as resources in a video game

51. Pass, as time doing something

53. 11th of a noted 12

57. Was especially wintry

60. Part of a slider

61. ___ Roy, "Succession" role for which Kieran Culkin won an Emmy

63. "It is not enough to be industrious; ___ the ants": Henry David Thoreau

64. Smallest member of the genus Lynx

68. Uncommon color on the red carpet

69. Draw together, as brows

70. Decline cookies, say, with "out"

71. Soaked up the sun

72. ___ Pictures (media giant)

73. Last term in a math lecture series?

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Down

2. Love of Bologna

3. Fly off the handle

4. They might have deposits

5. Pull (out), as a narrow victory

6. Makes an oopsie

7. Sticky stuff

8. Query for Claude, e.g.

9. Apple accessory announced alongside the removal of the iPhone's headphone jack

10. Record label owned by 72-Across

11. Littlest bits

12. Motrin alternative

13. Epitome of a hot place

18. Reacted to a bad taste, perhaps

22. Like a bike without wheels

25. "Gold" of the 21st century

27. Org. focused on cloud security?

29. Five stars on a scale, typically

31. Sandwich that may be a bit crunchy, for short

32. Apt name for an investor

34. A.I. that has been trained with massive amounts of text, in brief

36. Something to jump on

37. Many a sleepless night

38. Untapped, as talent

40. Casual gaming site?

42. Drains the life out of

45. Overwhelming stream

47. Compactness

50. Ran amok

52. Lunchtime, say

53. Monastic superior

54. Website that describes itself as "a place to share knowledge and better understand the world"

55. Allow to post on a forum again, e.g.

56. Uses caution while in public during flu season, say

58. Go off with a bang

59. Consideration when diving

62. El __

65. Channel that pioneered 24-hour TV reporting

67. Grape whose "white" wine is actually pink, informally

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