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(noun)
1. the ratio by which one better’s wager is greater than that of another
2. the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

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.
FAVORITE (adjective)
1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
2. appealing to the general public
FAVORITE (noun)
1. a competitor thought likely to win
2. something regarded with special favor or liking

More NYT Crossword (4/20/2025) Answers

Across

1. Van Winkle of folklore

4. Engages in playful fisticuffs

9. Italian restaurant frequently seen in food courts

15. Strip for breakfast

20. Game with a "reverse" card

21. Impressive display

22. Suggest

23. "I might surprise you"

24. “___ all good”

25. Group that Tiger hires to install wall art?

28. Out of shape

30. Frets

31. ___-fisted

32. Corduroy fabric feature

33. Thinks out loud

35. Train

38. First game of the season

40. It smells!

41. Send fan mail en masse to a Monty Python production?

44. Begrudged

46. Zippo

47. Creeping Charlie, e.g.

48. ___ Ross House (Philadelphia landmark)

49. Honcho

53. Mob enforcer

55. Dam near the Philae Temple of Isis

59. Hands-on business

60. Angry early president can be seen now in TV footage?

64. Med. benefit option, in brief

65. Divides

67. Leggy shorebird

68. Captain Jean-___ Picard

69. Really stands out

70. Go beyond the opponent's baseline, in tennis

73. Sound-asleep sounds

76. Objective

78. Like Tommy in the Who's 1969 rock opera

79. Common file extension

81. Set off

83. MGM founder Marcus

84. Like, in slang

85. Hotheaded liberal politico who's eager to hear?

89. "You ___ me at hello"

92. Ugly expression

94. Laser therapy target

95. Roasted or grilled, in Spanish

96. Liver spot?

98. Food for a woodpecker

100. Drain

102. Smitten person's declaration

104. Pharmacist comes through for customers?

110. Kind of column

111. Hang around

112. Plant that was a top-five girl's name in the 1970s

113. Sign up for again

115. Word on some Renaissance Faire signage

116. Consideration for Cy Young Award voters, for short

118. Mother of Perseus

120. Recover from fainting

122. Editor's strike?

127. Young boxer, say

128. Some Surrealist paintings

129. What very punctual people arrive on

130. Wildly silly

131. Portfolio piece, for short

132. C-suite figures

133. Subject of a negotiation

134. Territories

135. Jellied fish in an English dish

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Down

1. Wreck

2. Past the point of no return

3. Email era?

4. Welcomed at the door

5. Stand against

6. Certain queer identity, for short

7. X-ray doses

8. Way

9. Make an appearance

10. Analysis performed with electrodermal stimulation

11. So?

12. Offensive linemen, for short

13. Friend on "Friends"

14. ___ vez (again in Spanish)

15. Start of a tangent, in a text

16. Makeup of some metallic bonds

17. Title protagonist of an 1897 Edmond Rostand play

18. Serving at a breakfast buffet

19. More up-to-the-minute

26. Unites

27. Play for the camera, say

29. Gives the pink slip

34. Go on a spree

36. Bud

37. It's quite gripping

39. Song of thanksgiving

40. Globes

42. ___ apple

43. Cops to

45. Juvenile locust

50. They hang around a lot

51. One-eyed Norse god

52. Ginkgo ___ (tree species)

54. Frying need

56. "Suh-weet! I love this sandwich cookie!"?

57. Music boxes?

58. Prominent feature of 17-Down

61. One might start "Incidentally …"

62. "___ Nona" (children's book based on a folk tale)

63. Eye: Prefix

66. Pound sound

69. Safety goggles, masks, etc., in brief

71. Blood line?

72. Common salad add-in

74. Big heads

75. Long tale

77. "Fear Factor" host Joe

80. Public health org

82. Low point

85. Peach or plum, botanically

86. Come after

87. Anne of classic comedy

88. One trying to level up, often

90. Thrill-seeker's pursuit

91. It is done

93. Like much tax law or ancient philosophy

97. Nursery sight

99. Got it wrong

101. Little flap, maybe

103. Support line?

104. Weapon similar to a halberd

105. Brain twister

106. Cuban dance style

107. "Drunken Sailor," e.g.

108. Wrestler-turned-actor John

109. RNA base

111. Singer with the 2021 hit album "Solar Power"

114. Hanker for

117. Dagnabbit!

119. Where the giant Enceladus is buried, in myth

121. Gem sometimes confused with a moonstone

123. Twisty curve

124. Abbr. on a business card

125. Rocky Mountain state: Abbr.

126. Actor Somerhalder

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