Answer: ANTIS.
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Across
- 1. Do a spit take?
- 5. Sea creature whose name doesn't rhyme with 1-Across, weirdly
- 9. Bloating relief brand
- 13. "I've made a huge mistake!"
- 14. Dance during which newlyweds might be lifted in chairs
- 15. Spin instructor?
- 17. Color-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
- 19. Colombian cakes that have been around since pre-Columbian times
- 20. Hit single from the 1983 "Flashdance" soundtrack
- 21. Man's name that's also a suffix
- 23. Storm center
- 24. Heroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
- 29. ___ in comparison
- 32. Starter starter?
- 33. Barnard graduate, e.g.
- 34. Long-running British record label
- 35. Canine that bites
- 37. Actress Rapace of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
- 39. Visual aids on scatter plots ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
- 43. Not hot or cool
- 44. Debase oneself
- 45. Nickname that omits -anna
- 46. What might be used to connect evidence on a detective's corkboard
- 49. Go wrong
- 50. Pot leaves?
- 51. Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
- 54. Suffix with legal
- 55. Star sign?
- 56. "Come on, help me out"
- 60. Exposed
- 63. Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters?
- 66. "I Dreamed a Dream" musical, familiarly
- 67. Genuine
- 68. Where to get a shelf off the shelf
- 69. Breather
- 70. Certain blue note
- 71. Fit snugly (in)
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- 1. 2010s documentary trilogy about training for a very difficult wine exam
- 2. "Hold your horses!"
- 3. Ghost writer?
- 4. Close-fitting part of a dress
- 5. Some Mexican Americans
- 6. Actor/director Howard
- 7. Home to Los Glaciares National Park: Abbr.
- 8. Word with cable or training
- 9. Sound from an annoyed samoyed
- 10. Time of one's life
- 11. Starbursts?
- 12. Bit of equipment in a dentist's office
- 15. Assembly of experts
- 16. Manipulates
- 18. When doubled, zealous
- 22. One-time connection
- 25. Australian hoppers, for short
- 26. Nay sayers
- 27. Anticipatory events, collectively
- 28. Cherubic archer
- 29. Country where potatoes originated
- 30. "Preach!"
- 31. Playful poetry
- 35. Lukewarm
- 36. Stay there!
- 38. Egyptian deity with a reduplicative name
- 40. Reduplicative nickname in pop music
- 41. Sushi seaweed
- 42. Midwestern agricultural swath
- 47. Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie
- 48. Creature that stampeded in "The Lion King"
- 50. Where to place personal items before walking through a scanner
- 51. "You're on!"
- 52. Settings on a bike
- 53. Prey for an osprey
- 57. Give the finger?
- 58. Floors
- 59. Exam whose score can't be argued, ironically
- 61. Quick chats?
- 62. "If you can't say something good about someone, ___ right here by me": Alice Roosevelt Longworth
- 64. Greta of "Past Lives"
- 65. Hardly stringent
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Do a spit take? Crossword Clue
- 5A Sea creature whose name doesn’t rhyme with 1-Across, weirdly Crossword Clue
- 9A Bloating relief brand Crossword Clue
- 13A “I’ve made a huge mistake!” Crossword Clue
- 14A Dance during which newlyweds might be lifted in chairs Crossword Clue
- 15A Spin instructor? Crossword Clue
- 17A Color-changing fad jewelry … or a description of this answer’s shaded letters? Crossword Clue
- 19A Colombian cakes that have been around since pre-Columbian times Crossword Clue
- 20A Hit single from the 1983 “Flashdance” soundtrack Crossword Clue
- 21A Man’s name that’s also a suffix Crossword Clue
- 23A Storm center Crossword Clue
- 24A Heroes’ journeys, say … or a description of this answer’s shaded letters? Crossword Clue
- 29A ___ in comparison Crossword Clue
- 32A Starter starter? Crossword Clue
- 33A Barnard graduate, e.g. Crossword Clue
- 34A Long-running British record label Crossword Clue
- 35A Canine that bites Crossword Clue
- 37A Actress Rapace of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” Crossword Clue
- 39A Visual aids on scatter plots … or a description of this answer’s shaded letters? Crossword Clue
- 43A Not hot or cool Crossword Clue
- 44A Debase oneself Crossword Clue
- 45A Nickname that omits -anna Crossword Clue
- 46A What might be used to connect evidence on a detective’s corkboard Crossword Clue
- 49A Go wrong Crossword Clue
- 50A Pot leaves? Crossword Clue
- 51A Some painting in a parking lot … or a description of this answer’s shaded letters? Crossword Clue
- 54A Suffix with legal Crossword Clue
- 55A Star sign? Crossword Clue
- 56A “Come on, help me out” Crossword Clue
- 63A Awkwardly lanky … or a description of this answer’s shaded letters? Crossword Clue
- 66A “I Dreamed a Dream” musical, familiarly Crossword Clue
- 67A Genuine Crossword Clue
- 68A Where to get a shelf off the shelf Crossword Clue
- 69A Breather Crossword Clue
- 70A Certain blue note Crossword Clue
- 71A Fit snugly (in) Crossword Clue
- 1D 2010s documentary trilogy about training for a very difficult wine exam Crossword Clue
- 2D “Hold your horses!” Crossword Clue
- 3D Ghost writer? Crossword Clue
- 4D Close-fitting part of a dress Crossword Clue
- 5D Some Mexican Americans Crossword Clue
- 6D Actor/director Howard Crossword Clue
- 7D Home to Los Glaciares National Park: Abbr. Crossword Clue
- 8D Word with cable or training Crossword Clue
- 9D Sound from an annoyed samoyed Crossword Clue
- 10D Time of one’s life Crossword Clue
- 11D Starbursts? Crossword Clue
- 12D Bit of equipment in a dentist’s office Crossword Clue
- 15D Assembly of experts Crossword Clue
- 16D Manipulates Crossword Clue
- 18D When doubled, zealous Crossword Clue
- 22D One-time connection Crossword Clue
- 25D Australian hoppers, for short Crossword Clue
- 26D Nay sayers Crossword Clue
- 27D Anticipatory events, collectively Crossword Clue
- 28D Cherubic archer Crossword Clue
- 29D Country where potatoes originated Crossword Clue
- 30D “Preach!” Crossword Clue
- 31D Playful poetry Crossword Clue
- 35D Lukewarm Crossword Clue
- 36D Stay there! Crossword Clue
- 38D Egyptian deity with a reduplicative name Crossword Clue
- 40D Reduplicative nickname in pop music Crossword Clue
- 41D Sushi seaweed Crossword Clue
- 42D Midwestern agricultural swath Crossword Clue
- 47D Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Crossword Clue
- 48D Creature that stampeded in “The Lion King” Crossword Clue
- 50D Where to place personal items before walking through a scanner Crossword Clue
- 51D “You’re on!” Crossword Clue
- 52D Settings on a bike Crossword Clue
- 53D Prey for an osprey Crossword Clue
- 57D Give the finger? Crossword Clue
- 58D Floors Crossword Clue
- 59D Exam whose score can’t be argued, ironically Crossword Clue
- 61D Quick chats? Crossword Clue
- 62D “If you can’t say something good about someone, ___ right here by me”: Alice Roosevelt Longworth Crossword Clue
- 64D Greta of “Past Lives” Crossword Clue
- 65D Hardly stringent Crossword Clue
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Q1: I’m looking for a synonym for “Nay sayers” What’s a good option?
ANTIS is a common synonym for Nay sayers.
Q2: When was the crossword clue “Nay sayers” last used?
This clue last appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 14 2025.
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