Sarcastic response to a maternal friend Crossword Clue

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RESPONSE (noun)
1. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
MATERNAL (adjective)
1. relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
2. related on the mother’s side

More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (5/29/2026) Answers

Across

1. ___ Millan, TV's "Dog Whisperer"

6. Feel sore after working out, say

10. Singer Bareilles

14. Earlier than desired

16. Homecoming attendee, informally

17. "Huh, I know them too!"

18. Bear whose porridge is too hot and whose bed is too hard

19. See 20 Across

20. With 19-Across, dance similar to the Charleston

21. Tangle inside an electrical junction box

22. Queue

23. Quarterback Patrick of the Kansas City Chiefs

25. Wrecking with a wrecking ball, say

28. Apt anagram of "notes"

29. "That's just the ___ on the cake!"

30. Books you might bring to the beach

34. Goes faster than a walk but slower than a canter

35. Paul Bunyan's tool

36. Bonus

37. Meditative mindsets

39. "The Count of Monte Cristo" author

40. Wine bottle sealers

41. Cooks in the oven, maybe

42. Zodiac sign with the symbol ♏ (see the stinger at the end?)

45. Muddy (up), as pond water

46. Puffs from a pipe

47. Slow-cooked bowlfuls

49. Regret

52. Company that makes Explosive Tennis Balls bought by Wile E. Coyote

53. Question after walking in late to a meeting, perhaps

55. When a sleepy teenager might roll out of bed

56. Longtime host of NPR's "Fresh Air"

57. Projects for beavers and irrigation specialists

58. Unravel, as a shoelace with a missing aglet

59. The "N" of TNT

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Down

1. Ring of Fire singer Johnny

2. Red muppet of "Sesame Street"

3. Smack, as a pile of cards in some fast-paced games

4. Georgia airport code

5. Some illegal maneuvers at intersections

6. In unison

7. Umbilical ___

8. Heavens to Betsy!

9. Final word of a fairy tale

10. Person who is particularly turned on by a strong intellectual capacity

11. Something to set for an early morning wake-up

12. Indian currency

13. Accumulate

15. In debt

21. Question from someone eager to make an agreement official

22. Things to empty before starting the dryer

24. __ takers?

25. Big name in crackers

26. Farmland unit

27. Utah national park named for a biblical city

28. One of two certainties in life, per Benjamin Franklin

30. Adhere to Jewish dietary laws

31. Drive-through conveniences at many banks

32. "Shucks!"

33. Impudent attitude

38. Horror director Aster

41. Unruly

42. Arise from sitting

43. Hot drink with marshmallows

45. Hear again, as a court case

48. Figure skater Lipinski

49. Hilarious person

50. "Back in the ___" (Beatles song)

51. Canadian gas brand

53. "___ With Marc Maron" (onetime podcast)

54. Alternative to a CT scan

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