They can be hard to pick out Crossword Clue

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They can be hard to pick out Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

HARD (adjective)
1. (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source
2. unfortunate or hard to bear
HARD (adverb)
1. with firmness
2. slowly and with difficulty
THEY (pronoun)
1. The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.

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More NYT Crossword (3/15/2025) Answers

Across

1. British celebrity chef Nigella

7. Cozier alternatives to motels

13. "Hi everyone!"

14. Congolese neighbor to the south

15. They're sometimes seen in cameos

16. Big name in electric toothbrushes

17. Terrarium critters

18. Coats often taken off

19. Something you might shield your eyes from, in brief

20. Help line?

21. Like unspoken understandings

22. Ruin a holiday surprise, perhaps

23. Release, in a way

24. Drink akin to a Moscow mule

26. Irish actor who was nominated for a Golden Globe for 2023's "Saltburn"

28. Was eco-conscious with tech waste, in modern parlance

29. Best Picture winner that beat out "Boyhood" and "Selma"

33. It's a good vacation destination, you bet!

35. Long, curved bike features

38. Texter's "Wow … just wow"

39. ___ group

40. Elements of some still-life paintings

41. Short

42. Una hija de los abuelos

43. Pottery piece

44. Like some books and ads

46. Casualty of file corruption, maybe

48. Where snowboard cross debuted as an Olympic event (2006)

49. Contemporary

50. Bit of investment intel

51. "Stay!"

52. Saving oneself, in a way

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Down

1. Member of the only N.F.C. team never to have made the Super Bowl

2. One dealing with a certain absence

3. "Don't things always turn out OK?"

4. Awkward messages to receive in a public setting

6. Final Fantasy's original platform, for short

7. Much concert merch

8. Athos, Porthos et Aramis, par exemple

9. Universal partner

10. Bum wrap?

11. Javier who played Desi Arnaz in "Being the Ricardos"

12. Double-dealing

14. Code group

16. 2007 Michael Moore documentary with the tagline "This might hurt a little"

18. Something legally defined in the U.S. as affecting fewer than 200,000 people

21. Captures the moment, say

22. Chinese garden features

23. Prez in the ’60s

24. 2016 Literature Nobelist who famously skipped the Stockholm ceremony

25. Shipping container weights

27. Miniature electronic vehicle, for short

30. Slam-dancing locales

31. Company, e.g.

32. Degree of uncertainty?

34. Moves in on

35. Whiny comeback to a certain parent

36. Parmesan alternative

37. Smarten (up)

41. "If you squint, maybe …"

43. Steelmaking byproduct

44. When doubled, dismiss

45. Poet who wrote "To err is human; to forgive, divine"

47. Ozs. or lbs.

48. Psychoactive component of marijuana, for short

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