Messing around, as with an instrument or ideas Crossword Clue

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INSTRUMENT (verb)
1. write an instrumental score for
2. address a legal document to
INSTRUMENT (noun)
1. any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
2. the means whereby some act is accomplished
AROUND (adverb)
1. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
2. in or to a reversed position or direction

More NYT Crossword (2/17/2025) Answers

Across

1. Live ___ (Taco Bell slogan)

4. Where you might "take a number"

8. Tie named for a British horse racing venue

13. Valuable metals

15. Level

16. ___ masala (spicy Indian chickpea dish)

17. Memento-filled craft project

19. Staffs

20. Everything on a bagel, say

21. Merge

22. Broadway's ___-Manuel Miranda

23. Abu Dhabi's country, for short

24. Fast-food chain that serves Louisiana chicken

27. Ache (for)

29. Lead-in to phone or ass

31. Fluffy Chinese bread roll

32. Hosp. area for critical cases

34. ___-conscious

35. None for me

36. 1981 hit by Queen and David Bowie

40. “Check your ___ at the door” (sign for musical artists entering to record “We Are the World”)

41. Singer Grande, to fans

42. Big part of an elephant

43. Day-___ paint

44. Insolent sorts

46. Italian motor scooter

50. Child's urging to a horse

52. __ chi (martial art)

54. Blade on a boat

55. Danish film director ___ von Trier

56. Unwavering

58. Menzel who has played a green witch and an ice princess

60. "Uh-huh, I bet" … or a literal description of what 17-, 24-, 36- and 50-Across all have

61. Cowboy’s workplace

62. Competent

63. 'Not good!'

64. Parts of a jigsaw puzzle that many people work on first

65. The Bay State: Abbr.

66. Gate-keeping org.?

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Down

1. In the main

2. Main character on "All in the Family" or "Riverdale"

3. One of tennis's Williams sisters

4. Messing around on set?

5. Brings to mind

6. Ones born between July 23 and August 22

7. Pen filler

8. Opposite of refuse

9. Layered rock

10. Snickers or Milky Way

11. Air Force ___

12. Prof's aides

14. Glimpsed

18. Jump on

21. Glum

24. Walk back and forth nervously

25. Simplicity

26. "Please send assistance A.S.A.P.!"

28. Clears (of)

30. ___ badge (scout's award)

33. Planet beyond Saturn

35. Unadulterated

36. Bumpy yellow fruit

38. Item on a stage

39. Rescuer

40. Ingredient in tempera or tempura

44. Some dark red wines

45. Amazing deals

47. Looked for

48. Rhetorical device used to tug at your heartstrings

49. R&B's Franklin

51. Swing at a ball?

53. Fireplace remains

56. Country music's McEntire

57. Actress Lucy of CBS's "Elementary"

58. "Burning" feeling

59. Papa

60. Starchy tuber

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