Venus, or sometimes Mercury Crossword Clue

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Venus, or sometimes Mercury Crossword Answer

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MERCURY (noun)
1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
2. (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
VENUS (noun)
1. type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
2. goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

More NYT Crossword (7/24/2026) Answers

Across

1. Bit of radiological work

5. Component that may emerge from Earth's asthenosphere

10. What drones might be mistaken for

14. Dudes

15. Dirt pie ingredients

16. As it's happening

17. Criminals in the oil industry?

19. "Your guide to a better future" website

20. It makes one red in the face

21. Animals considered divine messengers in Shinto culture

22. Aperitif with black currant liqueur

23. Not full-bodied

24. Like a politically diverse U.S. state

26. When doubled, like a perfect outcome

27. Start of a protest

28. "Mark Twain" biographer Chernow

29. Not show-stopping?

33. Segue into a thesis statement

34. "Don't sweat the small stuff"

35. Spanish diminutive suffix

36. Fire

37. One of 17 in Monopoly: Abbr.

38. Drinks are on me!

40. Terminal datum

42. Like a strong bond

45. Mine line

46. Group with defining traits?

48. Foul mood

49. Tropical fruit with white flesh and a deep-red rind

50. All the __

51. "That much is obvious"

52. A tall one may be inflated

53. 2019 Grammy-winning album for Tyler, the Creator

54. Rimes with rhymes

55. Beta tester, e.g.

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Down

1. Insulting talk, informally

2. U.S. soccer legend ___ Lloyd

3. Fox or Foxx

4. Warning next to a suspicious link, perhaps

6. Lingo

7. Silly sorts

8. Cry from a toddler during snack time

9. Jack or jenny

10. Bad gut feeling?

11. Text that's often unread

12. Stretttccched out

13. Place

18. Modern deception

21. Cookware sometimes used over campfires

24. Drop it!

25. Language of Barbados: Abbr.

26. Tool for a sting

27. Hons

29. Words said while preparing to leave

30. School described as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen"

31. Follower of "Doctor" or "That's"

32. Bring on

33. Run into trouble

34. Gay ___ (1970s movement)

39. Serve a function

40. Fixin’ to

41. Element whose name comes from the Greek for "inactive"

42. Tracts

43. Singer whose album titles represent ages

44. Recipient of Emmys in different categories for the same role

46. Respond to the alarm

47. "Is the whole world against me?"

48. Guru's honorific

49. "Cool" quantity

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