“He’s ___, but . . .” (setup for hypotheticals about attractive men with red flags) Crossword Clue

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“He’s ___, but . . .” (setup for hypotheticals about attractive men with red flags) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the sun (or solar disc) which was the deity of a monotheistic cult under the Pharaoh Akhenaten

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ATTRACTIVE (adjective)
1. having power to arouse interest
2. having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull
SETUP (noun)
1. equipment designed to serve a specific function
2. an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

Hint 3: Anagram

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

More New Yorker Crossword (8/18/2026) Answers

Across

1. Site of eternal torment, so to speak

12. Mob informant

15. Site of worldly torment

16. Unlikely to catch feelings, informally

17. Epiphanies

18. Web connection co.

19. Lena of "Chocolat"

20. “I’m in my self-care ___” (“I’ve been focussing on me lately”)

21. Deed holder

23. ___ out (effusively discussed a Dungeons & Dragons campaign, say)

26. Condiment that Huy Fong Foods sells in a green-capped squeeze bottle

28. Prairie plants

30. “L.O.T.R.” volcano with an ominous name

31. "Take care"

34. Drink in a pint glass

35. Expression represented as a “D” in emoticons

38. Prunes

40. Suggestion, colloquially

41. Home screen for a Blu-ray or a video game

43. Heavenly

45. Ish

49. Silvery hair color

52. Like the patterns of some spring dresses

53. Investor’s purchase

54. Texter’s “Still awake?”

56. Fix

57. Have some

58. Administrative region that contains Paris

62. G.P.S. suggestion

63. “I’m great, actually!”

64. Fleur de ___ (prized sea salt)

65. People who are high in the pecking order?

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Down

1. Crowd

2. Blue ___ (Bluey’s breed)

3. “___: Mistress of the Dark” (1988 cult classic)

4. Wears camouflage, perhaps

5. You've got mail co.

6. Molecule that contains cytosine, guanine, adenine, and thymine

7. “The King of Staten Island” star Davidson

8. Hideouts

9. Hollering wildly

10. Container for eggs: Abbr.

11. “Um . . . I guess”

12. Outerwear for a stormy day

13. Bloody prick

14. Maruchan competitor

22. Bundle of cash

24. Subj. for an aspiring polyglot

25. Fast-food chain with a Spanish contraction in its name

27. Yours truly, emphatically

29. Antidepressant type, for short

32. One from Hamburg

33. Jane Austen title character on whom “Clueless” ’s Cher is based

35. Socs’ rival group, in “The Outsiders”

36. Montana or Louisiana, e.g.

37. Lodging that might provide guests with furs or thick sleeping bags

39. Cafeterias where food is purchased from vending machines

41. Exploiting

42. Zero

44. Network whose shows stream on Peacock

46. Number of days in juin

47. Mounted soldier with a long weapon

48. They have seniority

50. 'New' in Spanish

51. Gussied up

55. Free lunch at the office, e.g.

59. Zodiac feline

60. "The X-Files" org

61. Low-___ image

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