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Dumbbell exercises

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Across

67 clues
  1. 1Pen name
  2. 4Garment whose name is a homophone for a board game
  3. 8Keywords accompanying a YouTube video, say
  4. 12Bellyaches
  5. 17Listing of what's on tap
  6. 18Story
  7. 19It's right around the present
  8. 20Phone notifications
  9. 22"For our ad, how should we list the car that we found in the ditch?"
  10. 25Massachusetts city named for a colonial patriot
  11. 26Like phone numbers in infomercials
  12. 27Team players
  13. 29Boggy place
  14. 30Rightmost word on the front of a penny
  15. 31Their horns don't honk
  16. 33Kerfuffles
  17. 34Moccasin decoration
  18. 35"Physics is like ___: Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it" (quote attributed to Richard Feynman)
  19. 36Ankle part
  20. 39"… and how do we add that it was just struck by lightning?"
  21. 41"You will be ___"
  22. 42What's to be with Québec?
  23. 43Focus of many a small private college
  24. 44"… and that the tailpipe is dragging on the ground?"
  25. 4919th-century school item
  26. 51Emulates Cicero
  27. 52Food or water
  28. 54Cover with a black rectangle, say
  29. 58Useful pointers?
  30. 59Rascal
  31. 62Tech models since 1998
  32. 65Country with the all-time greatest number of medals at the Winter Olympics: Abbr.
  33. 66Quickbeam and Leaflock, in fantasy
  34. 67"… and what about the leaky roof?"
  35. 69Point of intersection
  36. 70"Here ___!"
  37. 71Mideast language
  38. 72Surprising result
  39. 73Pretend
  40. 74Achilles, e.g.
  41. 76Family nickname comparable to the Yiddish "bubbe"
  42. 78Smooth, now
  43. 79Gains prominence
  44. 82"… and the broken door locks?"
  45. 86"___ just in …"
  46. 88Big name in plastic
  47. 90Rudimentary seeds
  48. 91"… and the defective speaker system?"
  49. 93Rudimentary
  50. 94Calling card, for short?
  51. 97Safari destinations?
  52. 98Drink in a red, white and blue cup
  53. 99Donahue on TV Guide's list of "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time"
  54. 100Yemeni neighbor
  55. 102Old gridiron org. for the Boston Patriots
  56. 103End of "Our Town" or "A Doll's House"
  57. 105Spectacular flops
  58. 108Upholsterer's sample
  59. 110"… and finally, the missing front tires?"
  60. 112Capital of Zimbabwe
  61. 113Pupil's surroundings
  62. 114Like toms and drakes
  63. 115State as fact
  64. 116U-Haul alternative
  65. 117Legend who occasionally used his head to achieve greatness
  66. 118SoCal sch.
  67. 119Pink part of a Mr. Potato Head set

Down

73 clues
  1. 1Caption below the first of two photos
  2. 2Opposite of exodus
  3. 3Dumbbell exercisesCURLS
  4. 4Giant or dwarf
  5. 5___-de-camp
  6. 6Backs out, say
  7. 7Indignation
  8. 8Ninnies
  9. 9What someone flat-footed lacks
  10. 10Like an honorable knight
  11. 11They might be on one's radar
  12. 12Pet
  13. 13Porters, for example
  14. 14Race prior to a race?
  15. 15Fifth-year student leader at Hogwarts
  16. 16Barely runs?
  17. 17Fruit snack brand
  18. 21Excites
  19. 23Again and again, in verse
  20. 24Over-the-top performers
  21. 28Item on a rack
  22. 32Mercedes alternative
  23. 34Idly doodling, maybe
  24. 37How the car in this puzzle's theme would be sold
  25. 38Blog feed letters
  26. 40Disrelishes and then some
  27. 41Hands (out)
  28. 42Linguistic suffix
  29. 44"Fabulous!"
  30. 45It has a rind but supposedly no rhyme
  31. 46Deliberately malicious
  32. 47Opposite of "You'll pay for that!"?
  33. 48God who aids the Trojan fleet in the first book of the "Aeneid"
  34. 50Long stories have them
  35. 53Runs out of gas
  36. 55Divinely elect
  37. 56Old yeller?
  38. 57Faddish
  39. 59California's Big ___
  40. 60Keeps in the loop, electronically
  41. 61Similar (to)
  42. 63Pioneering astronaut Jemison
  43. 64"The Good Wife" figure: Abbr.
  44. 67Declares off limits
  45. 68Fix a litter problem?
  46. 69Show signs
  47. 71Palm off (on)
  48. 73Mooch
  49. 75Hangs on a clothesline
  50. 77Isis Naija Gaston, ___ Ice Spice
  51. 78Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"
  52. 80Kick out
  53. 81Planned detour
  54. 83"Shark Tank" shark Greiner
  55. 84Horror franchise that includes 1992's "Army of Darkness"
  56. 85It all adds up to this
  57. 86"West Side Story" conflict
  58. 87Edmund who wrote "View From the Summit"
  59. 89"Now, wait just one minute!"
  60. 91Suppress
  61. 92Like cheesecake vis-à-vis sponge cake
  62. 93"That was a close one!"
  63. 94What wets the appetite?
  64. 95"The idea!"
  65. 96Penny pincher
  66. 99Intrinsically
  67. 101Jazz singer Carmen
  68. 103Part of a plot, at times
  69. 104The third one is dangerous
  70. 106Once-common fish in the Thames
  71. 107Veal cordon ___
  72. 109Smidgen
  73. 111Inits. at sea

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Every clue links to a dedicated answer page. Use the list below to scan the complete fill without opening the interactive board.

Across

  1. 1. Pen name

    Answer: BIC

  2. 4. Garment whose name is a homophone for a board game

    Answer: SARI

  3. 8. Keywords accompanying a YouTube video, say

    Answer: TAGS

  4. 12. Bellyaches

    Answer: CARPS

  5. 17. Listing of what's on tap

    Answer: MENU

  6. 18. Story

    Answer: TIER

  7. 19. It's right around the present

    Answer: WRAP

  8. 20. Phone notifications

    Answer: ALERTS

  9. 22. "For our ad, how should we list the car that we found in the ditch?"

    Answer: OFFROADVEHICLE

  10. 25. Massachusetts city named for a colonial patriot

    Answer: REVERE

  11. 26. Like phone numbers in infomercials

    Answer: TOLLFREE

  12. 27. Team players

    Answer: ATHLETES

  13. 29. Boggy place

    Answer: FEN

  14. 30. Rightmost word on the front of a penny

    Answer: TRUST

  15. 31. Their horns don't honk

    Answer: RAMS

  16. 33. Kerfuffles

    Answer: ADOS

  17. 34. Moccasin decoration

    Answer: BEAD

  18. 35. "Physics is like ___: Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it" (quote attributed to Richard Feynman)

    Answer: SEX

  19. 36. Ankle part

    Answer: TARSUS

  20. 39. "… and how do we add that it was just struck by lightning?"

    Answer: NEWSHOCKS

  21. 41. "You will be ___"

    Answer: MISSED

  22. 42. What's to be with Québec?

    Answer: ETRE

  23. 43. Focus of many a small private college

    Answer: ARTS

  24. 44. "… and that the tailpipe is dragging on the ground?"

    Answer: LOWEMISSIONS

  25. 49. 19th-century school item

    Answer: SLATE

  26. 51. Emulates Cicero

    Answer: ORATES

  27. 52. Food or water

    Answer: NEED

  28. 54. Cover with a black rectangle, say

    Answer: REDACT

  29. 58. Useful pointers?

    Answer: VANES

  30. 59. Rascal

    Answer: SCAMP

  31. 62. Tech models since 1998

    Answer: IMACS

  32. 65. Country with the all-time greatest number of medals at the Winter Olympics: Abbr.

    Answer: NOR

  33. 66. Quickbeam and Leaflock, in fantasy

    Answer: ENTS

  34. 67. "… and what about the leaky roof?"

    Answer: BUCKETSEATS

  35. 69. Point of intersection

    Answer: NODE

  36. 70. "Here ___!"

    Answer: IGO

  37. 71. Mideast language

    Answer: FARSI

  38. 72. Surprising result

    Answer: UPSET

  39. 73. Pretend

    Answer: FEIGN

  40. 74. Achilles, e.g.

    Answer: TENDON

  41. 76. Family nickname comparable to the Yiddish "bubbe"

    Answer: NANA

  42. 78. Smooth, now

    Answer: IRONED

  43. 79. Gains prominence

    Answer: RISES

  44. 82. "… and the broken door locks?"

    Answer: KEYLESSENTRY

  45. 86. "___ just in …"

    Answer: THIS

  46. 88. Big name in plastic

    Answer: VISA

  47. 90. Rudimentary seeds

    Answer: OVULES

  48. 91. "… and the defective speaker system?"

    Answer: QUIETRIDE

  49. 93. Rudimentary

    Answer: PRIMAL

  50. 94. Calling card, for short?

    Answer: SIM

  51. 97. Safari destinations?

    Answer: URLS

  52. 98. Drink in a red, white and blue cup

    Answer: ICEE

  53. 99. Donahue on TV Guide's list of "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time"

    Answer: PHIL

  54. 100. Yemeni neighbor

    Answer: OMANI

  55. 102. Old gridiron org. for the Boston Patriots

    Answer: AFL

  56. 103. End of "Our Town" or "A Doll's House"

    Answer: ACTTHREE

  57. 105. Spectacular flops

    Answer: DEBACLES

  58. 108. Upholsterer's sample

    Answer: SWATCH

  59. 110. "… and finally, the missing front tires?"

    Answer: REARWHEELDRIVE

  60. 112. Capital of Zimbabwe

    Answer: HARARE

  61. 113. Pupil's surroundings

    Answer: IRIS

  62. 114. Like toms and drakes

    Answer: MALE

  63. 115. State as fact

    Answer: AVER

  64. 116. U-Haul alternative

    Answer: RYDER

  65. 117. Legend who occasionally used his head to achieve greatness

    Answer: PELE

  66. 118. SoCal sch.

    Answer: SDSU

  67. 119. Pink part of a Mr. Potato Head set

    Answer: EAR

Down

  1. 1. Caption below the first of two photos

    Answer: BEFORE

  2. 2. Opposite of exodus

    Answer: INFLUX

  3. 3. Dumbbell exercises

    Answer: CURLS

  4. 4. Giant or dwarf

    Answer: STAR

  5. 5. ___-de-camp

    Answer: AIDE

  6. 6. Backs out, say

    Answer: REVERSES

  7. 7. Indignation

    Answer: IRE

  8. 8. Ninnies

    Answer: TWITS

  9. 9. What someone flat-footed lacks

    Answer: ARCH

  10. 10. Like an honorable knight

    Answer: GALLANT

  11. 11. They might be on one's radar

    Answer: SPEEDERS

  12. 12. Pet

    Answer: CARESS

  13. 13. Porters, for example

    Answer: ALES

  14. 14. Race prior to a race?

    Answer: REV

  15. 15. Fifth-year student leader at Hogwarts

    Answer: PREFECT

  16. 16. Barely runs?

    Answer: STREAKS

  17. 17. Fruit snack brand

    Answer: MOTTS

  18. 21. Excites

    Answer: SENDS

  19. 23. Again and again, in verse

    Answer: OFTTIMES

  20. 24. Over-the-top performers

    Answer: HAMS

  21. 28. Item on a rack

    Answer: TOWEL

  22. 32. Mercedes alternative

    Answer: AUDI

  23. 34. Idly doodling, maybe

    Answer: BORED

  24. 37. How the car in this puzzle's theme would be sold

    Answer: ASIS

  25. 38. Blog feed letters

    Answer: RSS

  26. 40. Disrelishes and then some

    Answer: HATES

  27. 41. Hands (out)

    Answer: METES

  28. 42. Linguistic suffix

    Answer: ESE

  29. 44. "Fabulous!"

    Answer: LOVEIT

  30. 45. It has a rind but supposedly no rhyme

    Answer: ORANGE

  31. 46. Deliberately malicious

    Answer: WANTON

  32. 47. Opposite of "You'll pay for that!"?

    Answer: ONME

  33. 48. God who aids the Trojan fleet in the first book of the "Aeneid"

    Answer: NEPTUNE

  34. 50. Long stories have them

    Answer: ARCS

  35. 53. Runs out of gas

    Answer: DIES

  36. 55. Divinely elect

    Answer: ANOINT

  37. 56. Old yeller?

    Answer: CODGER

  38. 57. Faddish

    Answer: TRENDY

  39. 59. California's Big ___

    Answer: SUR

  40. 60. Keeps in the loop, electronically

    Answer: CCS

  41. 61. Similar (to)

    Answer: AKIN

  42. 63. Pioneering astronaut Jemison

    Answer: MAE

  43. 64. "The Good Wife" figure: Abbr.

    Answer: ATT

  44. 67. Declares off limits

    Answer: BANS

  45. 68. Fix a litter problem?

    Answer: SPAY

  46. 69. Show signs

    Answer: NEONS

  47. 71. Palm off (on)

    Answer: FOIST

  48. 73. Mooch

    Answer: FREELOAD

  49. 75. Hangs on a clothesline

    Answer: DRIES

  50. 77. Isis Naija Gaston, ___ Ice Spice

    Answer: AKA

  51. 78. Madonna's "La ___ Bonita"

    Answer: ISLA

  52. 80. Kick out

    Answer: EVICT

  53. 81. Planned detour

    Answer: SIDETRIP

  54. 83. "Shark Tank" shark Greiner

    Answer: LORI

  55. 84. Horror franchise that includes 1992's "Army of Darkness"

    Answer: EVILDEAD

  56. 85. It all adds up to this

    Answer: SUM

  57. 86. "West Side Story" conflict

    Answer: TURFWAR

  58. 87. Edmund who wrote "View From the Summit"

    Answer: HILLARY

  59. 89. "Now, wait just one minute!"

    Answer: SEEHERE

  60. 91. Suppress

    Answer: QUASH

  61. 92. Like cheesecake vis-à-vis sponge cake

    Answer: RICHER

  62. 93. "That was a close one!"

    Answer: PHEW

  63. 94. What wets the appetite?

    Answer: SALIVA

  64. 95. "The idea!"

    Answer: INEVER

  65. 96. Penny pincher

    Answer: MISER

  66. 99. Intrinsically

    Answer: PERSE

  67. 101. Jazz singer Carmen

    Answer: MCRAE

  68. 103. Part of a plot, at times

    Answer: ACRE

  69. 104. The third one is dangerous

    Answer: RAIL

  70. 106. Once-common fish in the Thames

    Answer: EELS

  71. 107. Veal cordon ___

    Answer: BLEU

  72. 109. Smidgen

    Answer: TAD

  73. 111. Inits. at sea

    Answer: HMS

The answer to “Dumbbell exercises” in the NYT Crossword is CURLS — a 5-letter word. It appears in our available data for August 2, 2026 at 3-Down. Below you can reveal the fill one letter at a time, check the full puzzle, and open every related clue page.

“Dumbbell exercises” answer

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5 letters: CURLS.

When did this clue appear?

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