"Reason" given in a parental "explanation" Crossword Clue

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"Reason" given in a parental "explanation" Crossword Answer

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PARENTAL (adjective)
1. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
2. designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
EXPLANATION (noun)
1. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
2. the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

More NYT Crossword (5/3/2026) Answers

Across

1. First person, in Austria

4. Pressing activity, for short?

7. Cleared to proceed

11. Perched on

18. Place for pigs to wallow

20. Shawarma wrap

21. "I'm here to learn"

22. In sync

23. Moisture barrier supplies

26. 23-Across, oddly?

28. Vert. counterpart

29. Geological layers

30. They got the votes

31. Saint Barthélemy, par exemple

32. Sugar suffix

34. Father of Deimos

35. A hard job

40. 35-Across, oddly?

43. Catch in a sting

44. Cleveland-to-Akron dir.

45. Ryder of "Stranger Things"

46. Office memo starter

48. Leprechaun's land

50. Conflict-averse

55. Fictional diary writer

60. 55-Across, oddly?

61. A as in Austria

62. Lock lips, in London

63. Drive-___ menu

65. Like the best bets

66. Abandoned

68. Off-center

70. Time gone by

72. Ending with the name Ann or Nan

76. Spots for grazing

78. Pond scum, e.g.

80. Craven behind the camera

81. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" author

83. 81-Across, oddly?

87. Political understanding

88. ___ Ed

89. Book before Nehemiah

90. Boot camp shout

92. Stanford and Cal joined it in 2024

95. From the heart, in a way

99. Conan and others

103. 99-Across, oddly?

105. "Essays of ___" (19th-century collection)

106. Summer hours in N.Y.C.

107. You smelt it!

108. Inits. fittingly filling the blanks of Obam_ _ _re

109. Luxor Temple deity

112. Take an ax to

114. Client's sales agent, in brief

118. 114-Across, oddly?

121. Unspoken set of rules between dudes

122. N next to the gearshift

123. Ozzy Osbourne's "___, I'm Coming Home"

124. More dimwitted

125. Make more appealing, as something otherwise plain

126. "Glad that's over!"

127. Spot for charity, say, in brief

128. Newsroom staffers, for short

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Down

1. "Just picture this!"

2. Rudely interrupt, as a dance partner

3. Man cave fixture

4. Snow jobs

5. Heartfelt ask

6. Website with an alien logo

7. Treat badly, in a way

8. Potter’s furnace

9. Uber ride info, informally

10. Small amount in the kitchen

11. Adds with a spoon, say

12. Org. for J. Robert Oppenheimer

13. U.S.S.R. news source

14. Zwei quadrupled

15. What one might take or beat

16. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Mark

17. Caressed

19. Sector of a color wheel

24. “Yer darn ___!”

25. Pert blurt

27. Cry often accompanied by a sigh

33. Cut-rate, in brand names

36. Parched

37. Named names

38. Belgian battle site in W.W. I

39. "Neato!"

40. Sounding like taffeta, say

41. More than suspects

42. When tripled, "You get the picture"

47. Sicilian spewer?

49. Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr.

51. Loaded (with)

52. When teething might end

53. Produce aisle device

54. Swear

55. Mimic

56. Chewy chocolate candy brand

57. One sporting a onesie

58. Loose-cheeked, as a mastiff

59. Fantastic beast

60. Jarringly sensational

64. “U slay me!”

67. Day care charge

69. Blue blood vessels?

71. What __ can I say?

74. German actress Berger with a career spanning eight decades

75. Big name in blenders

77. Reluctant to mingle, say

79. Classic elevator tunes

82. Start of a choosing rhyme

84. "The time ___ hand"

85. Stage item

86. ___-mutuel betting

88. Kick starter?

91. Didn't go it alone, say

93. One of the so-called Five Civilized Tribes

94. Magazine fig.

96. Fragrant garden hybrid

97. Gave consent

98. The lords in "The 12 Days of Christmas," e.g.

99. Noggin

100. Vegan milk source

101. Mob scene extra

102. French financial institution

104. Jazz subgenre for Wynton Marsalis

110. Daily grinds

111. Puts on

113. Chicken (out)

114. "I'm in such a fix"

115. Metro regions, informally

116. __ bene

117. The Horned Frogs of Ft. Worth

119. 19th of 24

120. "Why, why, why?!"

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