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Across
- 1. Cowboy's rope
- 6. Relative of a milkshake
- 10. NaCl
- 14. Take place
- 15. Director Kazan who helped popularize Method acting
- 16. Falco of "The Sopranos"
- 17. Dessert cocktail with crème de cacao
- 20. "Ready, ___, go!"
- 21. Serpentine swimmers
- 22. Common destination for a field trip
- 23. Funeral vessel
- 24. Contacted using a beeper
- 25. Created, as yarn or a spider web
- 28. 10-12-year-old
- 31. ___ Francisco
- 34. Classic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop Lane
- 36. Dig (out)
- 38. "Goodie" on classic radio
- 39. Food label inits.
- 40. "Inside Out" emotion who says "We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It's a good one!"
- 41. Oboe accessories that are often carved by the oboist
- 42. Move from an acrobat or breakdancer
- 44. Negative conjunction
- 45. Montana is the only U.S. state with one in Spanish
- 46. Defense Against the Dark ___ ("Harry Potter" class)
- 47. What a baby's bib might protect a onesie from
- 50. Standout athlete, for short
- 52. Free items that come with drinks
- 54. Black-and-white cookie
- 56. What some people confuse with a monkey
- 59. Scottish archipelago west of Norway
- 62. What spectacles perch on
- 63. "Oh, uh-huh, sure"
- 64. Magicians' cries
- 65. Figure (out)
- 66. Social worker's assignment
- 67. Parental authority
Down
- 1. Arcing tennis shots
- 2. Farmland unit
- 3. Jazz singer's improvised syllables
- 4. What the circle on the Japanese flag represents
- 5. "Can I take your ___?" (server's question)
- 6. Brunch or lunch
- 7. "___ well that ends well!"
- 8. Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay"
- 9. Beatles song with the lyric "Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don't take it all"
- 10. Touch or taste
- 11. Source of extra sweetness
- 12. Stead
- 13. Four years, for a president
- 18. 1983 musical starring Barbra Streisand
- 19. Sept. preceder
- 23. Loosened, as a knot
- 24. Nitpicker
- 25. Contempt
- 26. Kind of diet inspired by hunters and gatherers
- 27. Show up to a gala in a T-shirt, say
- 29. Noted painter of soup cans
- 30. Go until
- 32. Who might help an author get a book deal
- 33. Stereotypical bookworms
- 35. "Affirmative"
- 36. What you might "fill 'er up" with
- 37. Alternative to bottled
- 43. Mosque toppers
- 45. Art with tiles in fancy styles (that might produce smiles)
- 48. Gives stars to, say
- 49. "Wise" bird
- 51. Hybrid Chevys
- 52. Strings with the pattern XXX-XX-XXXX, in brief
- 53. "___ shalt not …"
- 54. Poetic tributes
- 55. Formal ceremony
- 56. Boy's name … or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across?
- 57. Smartphone predecessors, in brief
- 58. Competitor of Petro-Canada
- 60. Org. with the Knicks and Clippers
- 61. Battery for some small toys
Related Today’s NYT Clues:
Across- 1A Cowboy’s rope Crossword Clue
- 6A Relative of a milkshake Crossword Clue
- 10A NaCl Crossword Clue
- 14A Take place Crossword Clue
- 15A Director Kazan who helped popularize Method acting Crossword Clue
- 16A Falco of “The Sopranos” Crossword Clue
- 17A Dessert cocktail with crème de cacao Crossword Clue
- 20A “Ready, ___, go!” Crossword Clue
- 21A Serpentine swimmers Crossword Clue
- 22A Common destination for a field trip Crossword Clue
- 23A Funeral vessel Crossword Clue
- 24A Contacted using a beeper Crossword Clue
- 25A Created, as yarn or a spider web Crossword Clue
- 28A 10-12-year-old Crossword Clue
- 31A ___ Francisco Crossword Clue
- 34A Classic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop Lane Crossword Clue
- 36A Dig (out) Crossword Clue
- 38A “Goodie” on classic radio Crossword Clue
- 39A Food label inits. Crossword Clue
- 40A “Inside Out” emotion who says “We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It’s a good one!” Crossword Clue
- 41A Oboe accessories that are often carved by the oboist Crossword Clue
- 42A Move from an acrobat or breakdancer Crossword Clue
- 44A Negative conjunction Crossword Clue
- 45A Montana is the only U.S. state with one in Spanish Crossword Clue
- 46A Defense Against the Dark ___ (“Harry Potter” class) Crossword Clue
- 47A What a baby’s bib might protect a onesie from Crossword Clue
- 50A Standout athlete, for short Crossword Clue
- 52A Free items that come with drinks Crossword Clue
- 54A Black-and-white cookie Crossword Clue
- 56A What some people confuse with a monkey Crossword Clue
- 59A Scottish archipelago west of Norway Crossword Clue
- 62A What spectacles perch on Crossword Clue
- 63A “Oh, uh-huh, sure” Crossword Clue
- 64A Magicians’ cries Crossword Clue
- 65A Figure (out) Crossword Clue
- 66A Social worker’s assignment Crossword Clue
- 67A Parental authority Crossword Clue
- 1D Arcing tennis shots Crossword Clue
- 2D Farmland unit Crossword Clue
- 3D Jazz singer’s improvised syllables Crossword Clue
- 4D What the circle on the Japanese flag represents Crossword Clue
- 5D “Can I take your ___?” (server’s question) Crossword Clue
- 6D Brunch or lunch Crossword Clue
- 7D “___ well that ends well!” Crossword Clue
- 8D Word that would be more grammatical in the title “Lay, Lady, Lay” Crossword Clue
- 9D Beatles song with the lyric “Should five percent appear too small, be thankful I don’t take it all” Crossword Clue
- 10D Touch or taste Crossword Clue
- 11D Source of extra sweetness Crossword Clue
- 12D Stead Crossword Clue
- 13D Four years, for a president Crossword Clue
- 18D 1983 musical starring Barbra Streisand Crossword Clue
- 19D Sept. preceder Crossword Clue
- 23D Loosened, as a knot Crossword Clue
- 24D Nitpicker Crossword Clue
- 25D Contempt Crossword Clue
- 26D Kind of diet inspired by hunters and gatherers Crossword Clue
- 27D Show up to a gala in a T-shirt, say Crossword Clue
- 29D Noted painter of soup cans Crossword Clue
- 30D Go until Crossword Clue
- 32D Who might help an author get a book deal Crossword Clue
- 33D Stereotypical bookworms Crossword Clue
- 35D “Affirmative” Crossword Clue
- 36D What you might “fill ‘er up” with Crossword Clue
- 37D Alternative to bottled Crossword Clue
- 43D Mosque toppers Crossword Clue
- 45D Art with tiles in fancy styles (that might produce smiles) Crossword Clue
- 48D Gives stars to, say Crossword Clue
- 49D “Wise” bird Crossword Clue
- 51D Hybrid Chevys Crossword Clue
- 52D Strings with the pattern XXX-XX-XXXX, in brief Crossword Clue
- 53D “___ shalt not …” Crossword Clue
- 54D Poetic tributes Crossword Clue
- 55D Formal ceremony Crossword Clue
- 56D Boy’s name … or how you might describe 17-, 34-, 42- or 59-Across? Crossword Clue
- 57D Smartphone predecessors, in brief Crossword Clue
- 58D Competitor of Petro-Canada Crossword Clue
- 60D Org. with the Knicks and Clippers Crossword Clue
- 61D Battery for some small toys Crossword Clue
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Q1: I’m looking for a synonym for “Word that would be more grammatical in the title “Lay, Lady, Lay”” What’s a good option?
LIE is a common synonym for Word that would be more grammatical in the title “Lay, Lady, Lay”.
Q2: When was the crossword clue “Word that would be more grammatical in the title “Lay, Lady, Lay”” last used?
This clue last appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 12 2025.
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