Novelist Rand Crossword Clue

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RAND (noun)
1. a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
2. United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
NOVELIST (noun)
1. one who writes novels

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More NYT Crossword (7/21/2026) Answers

Across

1. "Chocolate" pets

5. Genome component

8. Breaks in winter weather

13. ___ vera

14. Gave a hand?

16. Greet someone informally

17. Easy peasy!

20. Attire for an infant

21. Awe-inspiring solar phenomenon

22. Severity

23. Urban environmental hazard

24. Pen tips

28. Clean with a rough spray

31. Blood __

32. Acorn producer

33. The 12 angry men in "12 Angry Men," e.g.

34. Finish flamboyantly … like 17-, 28-, 43- and 56-Across?

40. 2000-09, with "the"

41. __ and haw

42. Jumbo

43. Colorful taffy candy brand

49. Laptop brand

50. Tons

51. Not having quite enough money

53. Really?

55. Backside

56. 2023 double-platinum Chappell Roan record

60. Toyota hybrid

61. Plumbing fixture found under the sink

62. Things assayers assay

63. Reactions akin to "OMG!"

64. Pigs' digs

65. Fill up

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Down

1. Hard work

2. Morissette with the 1996 hit "Ironic"

3. Corner store

4. Fall, e.g.

5. Reading room

6. Japanese city that's home to the Chinese Sofukuji Temple

7. Subjects of some Billboard charts

8. Old Russian ruler

9. Cuban dance style

10. Actress Edebiri

11. "Which person are you referring to?"

12. __ card

14. A standard one has 21 pips

15. Fortune-telling deck

18. Aviary inhabitant

19. Hound

25. It's "pumped" by bodybuilders

26. "— Town"

27. Texting format, in brief

29. Many internet spammers

30. Rule

31. Teacher for a day

33. Part of a doorframe

34. Tortilla chip dip, informally

35. Shrek, e.g.

36. "Wow, real mature"

37. Sport-___

38. "Ow! Watch it!"

39. "___/she" (chocolate bar's pronouns in a corny joke)

40. In the manner of

43. Power-saving computer mode

44. They're often made at weddings

45. One may accept the terms and conditions

46. Heavyweight beasts, familiarly

47. Mexican state bordering Chihuahua

48. Hot pot holder

52. Backcomb

54. Cat's warning

55. Old-school term for "cool"

56. World of Warcraft, e.g., in brief

57. Long period

58. Put down

59. Salary

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