Knocking over someone's drink, e.g. … or, homophonically, a hint to 17-, 27-, 39- and 54-Across Crossword Clue

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Knocking over someone's drink, e.g. … or, homophonically, a hint to 17-, 27-, 39- and 54-Across Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

KNOCKING (noun)
1. the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)

More NYT Crossword (3/18/2025) Answers

Across

1. One might be supporting or speaking

5. Cardamom-spiced brew

9. Disneyland transport

13. Greek god whose name sounds like a zodiac sign

14. Achieve on merit

15. Steel support for concrete

17. 1976 #1 novelty song by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots

19. Like the stereotypical gym membership purchased on New Year's Day

21. Google : Android :: Apple : ___

22. Hit as with snowballs

23. Pub drink

24. Something used on a golf course … or worn on a golf course

25. Icy shower?

27. You goofball!

30. Weightlifter's injury

32. Tabby

33. Broke off, as a relationship

34. First-year college student's assignment, perhaps

36. Help

38. Amount printed in red

39. Dance fad of the 1970s

42. Cowboy boot attachment

44. Channel for "Dexter" and "Homeland"

45. "S.N.L." alum Carvey

46. Van Gogh's "Bedroom in ___"

48. Long time

50. Whom to call when you have a packed house?

54. Bourbon brand whose name originated from a hunting expedition

57. Principle

58. Moody music genre

59. Like a person who might prefer platonic relationships, informally

60. "___ Lives," 2023 film nominated for Best Picture

62. One managing a Fortune 500 company's fortunes, for short

63. Make harmless, as a snake

67. Because

68. Actor Alan of “M*A*S*H

69. Rim

70. Like a game headed into overtime

71. Many a BuzzFeed posting

72. "___ there, done that"

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Down

1. Pickled vegetable in kimbap

2. Baltimore baseballer

3. Lower in rank

4. Exit full screen key

5. Give over

6. Schleps

7. Region that includes parts of Greenland and Norway

8. Fountain pen filler

9. Honest-to-goodness

10. Go back on one's word

11. ___ Dhabi

12. Tusked Ice Age mammal

16. Peanut-butter-and-chocolate candy brand

18. Menu item

20. Title pages?

23. Curiously strong mint

26. Stood the test of time

28. A wish might be made on a loose one

29. Like someone with an "O.O.O." auto-reply set up, perhaps

31. Torah holders

35. "What a lifesaver!"

37. Con

39. Talking sheer nonsense

40. Person who has skill with a skillet

41. Extremely complicated, as a problem

42. Cut, as logs

43. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 and others

47. Posture

49. Like many a Mount Everest guide

51. Make hard to read

52. Safe Haven

53. Like some bases or hearts

55. Strongly encouraged

56. Gridiron units

61. "Immediately," in the operating room

64. Darth Vader’s boyhood nickname

65. Playmate

66. Super Bowl's mo.

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