Genre that combines mainstream and underground music Crossword Clue

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Genre that combines mainstream and underground music Crossword Answer

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MAINSTREAM (noun)
1. the prevailing current of thought
UNDERGROUND (adjective)
1. conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
2. under the level of the ground
UNDERGROUND (noun)
1. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
2. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

More NYT Crossword (4/1/2026) Answers

Across

1. "Don't ___ me …"

6. Alternative to check or card

10. World traveler's need

14. Old Hollywood nickname that sounds like a golf term

15. Birthplace of seven U.S. presidents

16. They can be bruised or inflated

17. Quip, part 1

19. "Golly!"

20. Epitome of smoothness

21. Nail-biting sports periods, for short

22. Bone that squeaks, maybe

24. Takes care of

26. Implied

27. Quip, part 2

31. Apple pan ___ (baked pastry)

34. Waze ways: Abbr.

35. Go a-courtin'?

36. Airline predictions, for short

37. Stores selling Snödrottning pillowcases

39. Scottish caps

40. "Fear ___"

41. Either of two wives of Henry VIII

42. Vault in a mummy movie

43. Quip, part 3

47. Cry from a bandleader

48. "Wow, cool!"

51. Leave undisturbed

53. Environmentally friendly prefix

54. Word before market or collar

56. Tennis legend Arthur

57. Quip, part 4

60. Awaken slowly

61. Mine finds

62. Awaken rudely

63. Cheek

64. "Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)

65. Nash who wrote "Who wants my jellyfish? / I'm not sellyfish!"

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Down

1. Outdoor events with grills, for short

2. Julia ___-Dreyfus of "Veep"

3. Light on one's feet

4. Happy Meal chain, informally

5. 'Yikes!'

6. Second wedding anniversary material

7. Moments of understanding

8. Walter Scott or Isaac Newton

9. Occasions for getting gussied up

10. Kind of burger that lacks meat

11. "Listen, hear me out on this …"

12. 'Meh'

13. Like a burnt-out firepit

18. Annual D.C. address, for short

23. Phil who sang the protest song "The War Is Over"

25. Kind of burger that lacks meat

26. "Toodle-oo!"

28. Environmentally friendly

29. Rear End

30. Word repeated while trying out a microphone

31. Cozy rooms

32. Midwestern Native

33. "Look what I can do!"

38. Do some crafting

39. Amphibian with specialized toe pads

41. Opposed

42. MS NOW competitor

44. Edmonton's hockey team

45. Swarming insect

46. Restaurant chain with locations in more than a dozen countries, thus justifying the first letter in its name

49. So others can hear

50. Nervous

51. Gal in Glasgow

52. 'Como ___ usted?'

53. What hearts represent in the face of a love emoji

55. Subject line abbr.

58. "How ___ you?"

59. Natural hairstyle, for short

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