Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality" Crossword Clue

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Who wrote "Humankind cannot bear very much reality" Crossword Answer

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HUMANKIND (noun)
1. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
REALITY (noun)
1. all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
2. the state of being actual or real

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More NYT Crossword (9/20/2025) Answers

Across

1. "Hell no!"

10. Group that believes in Gelassenheit (submission to God's will)

15. New customs might incite them

16. Verso's counterpart

17. Spare no indulgence

18. Prime

19. Free of typos, say

20. Hill folk, informally

22. Lay off

23. Special ___

24. Secure over

25. M.L.B. third baseman ___ Bohm

26. Chilling

29. Sports org. in a 1976 merger

30. Loose sheets in a program, e.g.

33. More constricting

35. Sullen sorts

36. Hit the horn

37. "Need anything else from me?"

39. Kate and Allie of 1980s TV, e.g.

40. Conference acronym

41. "Seems like it"

43. Typically exaggerated length of time

45. Have a standout performance

46. Keep to oneself?

49. Watch unseen

50. Typically exaggerated quantity

51. Strip of wood from which a bow is carved

53. ___ acid (staining agent used in electron microscopy)

55. Later

57. Big names

58. Blow it

59. Famous around-the-world traveler

60. Slower, musically

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Down

1. Catholic university in Florida or its home town

2. Kink

3. "Love, love, love!" and the like

4. Original plot

5. Connect with a flame

6. Carrier that offered pioneering coast-to-coast service beginning in the 1930s

7. Monthly magazine of politics and culture since 1850

8. Specialized languages

10. Actor Millen of BBC America's "Orphan Black"

11. Charcoal and wood, for two

12. Beverage sometimes topped with whipped cream

13. Drink drunk the morning after, maybe

14. Hidden assets

21. B to C, but not A to B

24. Big mess

26. Word after chicken or breast

27. What's wrong?

28. Rare showbiz collections

30. "Hmm, no idea"

31. "I don't like it," in Spanish

32. Web master?

34. Sounds from 59-Across

38. Self-effacing personality trait

39. Phenomenon brought about by seasonal wind shifts

42. Demand upon reaching an "enemy border"

44. Bottom of many an ensemble

46. Some pilgrims

47. Sheets might be placed in them

48. Commencement

51. Apple attachment

52. Powdered ingredient in sweet teas and smoothies

54. Farmer's market alternative, in brief

56. Result of the ’64 Clay/Liston fight

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