First half of a two-volume encyclopedia on physics, aptly? Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

ENCYCLOPEDIA (noun)
1. a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
PHYSICS (noun)
1. the science of matter and energy and their interactions
2. the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something

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More NYT Crossword (1/16/2025) Answers

Across

1. Gaming ___ (console alternatives, for short)

4. Command to a skydiver

8. Make a quick appearance

13. Bad sound to hear while bending over

14. Taylor-Joy of The Queen's Gambit

15. Have a loan from

16. Unfriendly, as a relationship

17. Brouhahas / Most appalling

19. Letters put in boxes

22. Org. for important adults in a child's life

23. "The Incredibles" costumer / Science class display

26. Smallest bit

27. Roasts

28. In

30. Singer/songwriter ___ Reznor

33. Worked (up)

34. Lock up for the night / Despairs

36. Woodwinds that are usually black

38. It's all wound up

39. Sent a reminder text, in lingo

41. Weird flexes?

45. Cornhole action

46. Like some activities at a mountain lodge / Marketing fodder

49. Affirmation not usually spoken at a Jewish wedding

50. My man!

51. Grow a team, say

52. Set of educational standards … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across

56. What follows T.S.A., weirdly

57. Capital east of the Jordan River

58. Like some fabrics

59. Early tech giant

60. Not too sure

61. Genesis creator

62. Like cabernet sauvignon wine, typically

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Down

1. Part of a makeup routine

2. Part of a summer swarm

3. Getting a sneak peek?

4. Sticky stuff

5. Point value of any vowel in Spanish Scrabble

6. 'That's on me'

7. Wasabi or miso

8. Something a meter reader reads?

9. Take responsibility for, as a mistake

10. Lookout point

11. Let's do this thing!

12. Covered in marginalia, maybe

18. Soft drink named for a nut

20. Final race stretches … or what racers may be on by then

24. Down in the dumps

25. Infrequently counterfeited bills

26. "What just happened?" reaction

29. North Korea has the fourth-highest number of these, after China, India and the U.S.

31. Original Super Mario console, in brief

32. Equivalent of 16 pinches: Abbr.

34. Something to put stock in

35. Sprinkler attachment

36. Vision-related

37. Housing bubble?

40. "Phooey!"

42. Button clicked to advance to a YouTube video

43. Aid in self-reflection

44. Unflinching

47. Goal seekers?

48. River through Lyon

50. What a good fillet of fish isn't

53. Word that becomes its own synonym if you add a "k" to the end

54. Fix the wrong way?

55. H

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