Smooths (out) Crossword Clue

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Smooths (out) Crossword Answer

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EVENS

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(noun)
1. metal shackles; for hands or legs

Hint 2: Clue Definition

OUT (adverb)
1. from one’s possession
OUT (adjective)
1. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
2. excluded from use or mention
OUT (verb)
1. to state openly and publicly one’s homosexuality
2. be made known; be disclosed or revealed
OUT (noun)
1. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

EVENS
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
NOIRS

More NYT Crossword (12/9/2025) Answers

Across

1. Goes on to say

5. San Diego baseballer

10. Livens (up)

14. Termites, for an aardwolf

15. Cup-shaped flower

16. Give off

17. "Judging from the information available to me …"

20. Unadulterated

21. San Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir.

22. Propellers of a shell

23. "These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions …"

27. Gobbled up

28. Abu Dhabi's country, for short

29. Notable time period

30. Gossip, in slang

31. Accurse

33. 33-Down, across the Atlantic

34. "Oh, ___!" (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln)

35. Verdant privacy features … or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle

38. Singer/actress Lady ___

41. Historical

42. Got a good reaction, as a joke

46. Equal: Prefix

47. Swim-bike-run race, for short

48. Sound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day

49. Game with "skip" and "reverse" cards

50. "Here's my two cents, which might not amount to much …"

54. "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___" (old maxim)

55. Pre-digital TV screen tech

56. Not close by

57. "Feel free to dismiss this idea - however …"

61. Survey

62. Temporary tattoo dye

63. “Frozen” character who sings “Let It Go”

64. Influence

65. Burros

66. Pair in a water polo pool

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Down

1. Computing pioneer Lovelace

2. Argue

3. Neutralized, as an explosive situation

4. Launch

5. Org. in charge of school fund-raisers

6. One who might ask "Fair dinkum?"

7. Like some minor celebrities

8. Asahi Super Dry or Kirin Lager

9. Org. that oversees air quality initiatives

10. Bit in a round of "He loves me, he loves me not"

11. Professor ___ (title for some retirees)

12. Light lager

13. The Cards, on scoreboards

18. Cover letter accompaniment

19. Mardi Gras city, informally

23. Poke

24. Music app named for a figure in Greek myth

25. Pigmented rings

26. Part of L.G.B.T.Q.+

32. "By Jove, that's it!"

33. 33-Across, across the Atlantic

34. Web portal launched with Windows 95

36. Malfunctions in the Matrix, in "The Matrix"

37. Sound of a sad trombone

38. Many an animated meme loop

39. To date

40. Silverback, for one

43. Built to last

44. Give for safekeeping

45. How stupid of me!

47. "Edie & ___: A Very Long Engagement" (2009 documentary)

48. Bring into harmony

51. With a wink, say

53. On a regular basis

57. Special ___

58. "J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 Jennifer Lopez album)

59. One of the four fundamental states of matter

60. Some Ph.D. students

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