Some first responders, for short Crossword Clue

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FIRST (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
2. the time at which something is supposed to begin
FIRST (adjective)
1. indicating the beginning unit in a series
2. serving to set in motion
FIRST (adverb)
1. prominently forward
2. before anything else
SHORT (adjective)
1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
SHORT (verb)
1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. create a short circuit in
SHORT (adverb)
1. at a disadvantage
2. quickly and without warning
SHORT (noun)
1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

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More NYT Crossword (7/28/2026) Answers

Across

1. Insolence

5. Scott ___, author of "Island of the Blue Dolphins"

10. Be in need of ibuprofen, say

14. Word with cap or socks

15. Diet that eschews processed food

16. "In a minute!"

17. With 58-Across, dad-joke response to the answers for each of this puzzle's starred clues

19. Massage gun target

20. Wyoming mountain range

21. "Out with ya now!"

23. Tax pro

24. Primer mes del año

25. *Essential oil with a musky scent

28. Myrmecology subject

29. Bonfire remains

30. Concerning hearing

31. *Home of the lowest town-level ZIP code in the continental U.S. (01001)

36. Ruminant's mouthful

37. Secondary social media account

38. "Until next time!"

45. United

47. Preposition in "The Star-Spangled Banner"

48. Palindromic kitchen brand

49. *Academy Award, e.g.

51. ___ Taco (ice cream treat)

53. The "S" of macOS: Abbr.

54. Beam

55. Bubble tea bubbles

58. See 17 across

61. Director Johnson of the "Knives Out" movies

62. Once more

63. Spot to huddle under during a rainstorm

64. Rat (on)

65. Packs (down), as tobacco in a pipe

66. Iditarod conveyance

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Down

1. Sporting group at a cold-weather school

2. Insect's feeler

3. Six-line poems

4. Honorific for many Spanish teachers

5. Finishes deliberating

6. Well lah-di-___!

7. Name that's an anagram of an untruth

8. Units in horse racing

9. Skill needed to solve a sudoku puzzle

10. Query

11. Plays the yes-man

12. Muss and fuss

13. Involve

18. 1969 "bed-in" participant

22. ___ be the day!

25. Expression of disgust that sounds like a family member

26. Sun Devils’ sch

27. "Straight ___ Compton" (1989 N.W.A album)

32. Triflingly little

33. Artistic visionary

34. Org. mentioned in many zombie movies

35. Evian, Perrier or Badoit

38. Along a gulf, say

39. Sweaty stretching session

40. Up to this point

41. Mined find

42. "Oof, painfully true"

43. Part of a country located entirely within another country

44. Landed for the night

45. Claim to be true

46. Hinder

50. Bother, as one's conscience

51. Letter that can take a cedilla

52. Puts through a harsh initiation

55. Items sometimes chained to a desk

57. Its alums include Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, in brief

59. Rock singer ___ Fender

60. Alcoholic equivalent of a fun-size candy bar

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