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1A Detachable parts of a dress form NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Detachable (adjective)
- Designed to be easily removed or separated without causing harm
Answer:
[spoiler]ARMS[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Parts (noun)
- The surrounding area or specific location
5A Catering container containing caffeine NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Catering (noun)
- Providing food and related services
Answer:
[spoiler]TEAURN[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Container (noun)
- An object used to hold items, especially a large standardized metal box used for transporting goods across different modes of transport
8A Climbing structure offered in pet stores NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Structure (noun)
- The people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
- A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
Answer:
[spoiler]CATTREE[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Structure (verb)
- Give a structure to
9A Gets into town NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Town (noun)
- An administrative division of a county
- United States architect known for designing and building truss bridges (1784–1844)
Answer:
[spoiler]ARRIVES[/spoiler]
10A Frédéric Chopin or Ray Charles, notably NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Notably (adverb)
- To a remarkable degree or extent
Answer:
[spoiler]PIANIST[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Charles (noun)
- As Charles II, he was Holy Roman Emperor, and as Charles I, he was King of France (823–877)
- King of England, Scotland, and Ireland during the Restoration (1630–1685)
11A They don’t hold water NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Hold (verb)
- Be capable of holding or containing
- Be pertinent or relevant or applicable
Answer:
[spoiler]SIEVES[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Hold (noun)
- A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- Time during which some action is awaited
12A ___-jerk reaction NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Reaction (noun)
- (Chemistry) A process in which one or more substances are changed into others
- A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
Answer:
[spoiler]KNEE[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Jerk (noun)
- A dull, stupid, or foolish person
- A sudden, abrupt pull
1D With some chance of failure NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Failure (noun)
- A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
- Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
Answer:
[spoiler]ATARISK[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Chance (noun)
- A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- The possibility of future success
2D Prepare for a new job, maybe NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Prepare (verb)
- Create by training and teaching
- Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Answer:
[spoiler]RETRAIN[/spoiler]
3D Midday Broadway showing NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Midday (noun)
- The middle of the day
Answer:
[spoiler]MATINEE[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Broadway (noun)
- A street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
4D Goal of a noted reality show set on an island NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Reality (noun)
- All of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
- The state of being actual or real
Answer:
[spoiler]SURVIVE[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Island (noun)
- A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
- A zone or area resembling an island
6D Witherspoon who portrayed June Carter in “Walk the Line” NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Carter (noun)
- Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873–1939)
- 39th President of the United States (1924–)
Answer:
[spoiler]REESE[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Portrayed (adjective)
- Represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
7D Lodgings for larks NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Lodgings (noun)
- Temporary living quarters
Answer:
[spoiler]NESTS[/spoiler]
8D Souvenir from a baseball game NYT Crossword Clue
Hint 1: Souvenir (noun)
- Something of sentimental value
- A reminder of past events
Answer:
[spoiler]CAP[/spoiler]
Hint 2: Baseball (noun)
- A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
- A ball used in playing baseball
