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Down: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Other NYT Clues (10/27/25)
1A:
Prepare, as samosas
4A:
National park in Alberta
9A:
Partner of Clark in exploration
14A:
Olympic gymnast Sunisa
15A:
Ad that's handed out on the street
16A:
Put in one's two cents
18A:
Celestial event on September 22 or 23, typically
20A:
Swampy areas
22A:
"In ___ of gifts ..."
23A:
Number of points "Q" is worth in Scrabble
24A:
Application that might be put on with a spray mop
27A:
You love, in Latin
29A:
French king
30A:
Useful gadget for international travelers
33A:
"The most amazing part is ..."
38A:
___ Island (smallest U.S. state)
39A:
Openly gay
40A:
Browser that competes with Chrome
42A:
I.C.U. staffers
43A:
Red hair or hazel eyes, e.g.
45A:
N.B.A. team in southern Florida
47A:
Miseries
49A:
Pretty ___ picture
50A:
Taken-back auto
51A:
Location of many gold reserves
56A:
Weightlifting unit
57A:
Mom on "Family Guy"
59A:
First-class
60A:
Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across
64A:
Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz"
65A:
Indian or Pakistani
66A:
Bowling scoresheet unit
67A:
"Green" prefix
68A:
Slow, musically
69A:
Damascus's land
70A:
Lion's lair
1D:
Stuff of little substance
2D:
What matching ends of magnets do
3D:
Like 20 Questions questions
4D:
Person who might have the other half of a heart necklace, in brief
5D:
In the manner of
6D:
Nabisco wafer brand
7D:
Longtime Supreme Court justice Frankfurter
8D:
On the house
9D:
Baseball's Gehrig
10D:
Words set in stone?
11D:
Establishment with red, white and rosé options
12D:
Knowing, as a secret
13D:
"___ sells" (advertising catchphrase)
19D:
Campus courtyard
21D:
Arrange from newest to oldest, say
25D:
Santa's landing spot
26D:
Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines
28D:
Believer in communism achieved through class struggle
30D:
___ Romeo (sports car)
31D:
Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay
32D:
Breather
33D:
Computer-controlled players, in gaming lingo
34D:
Continental cash
35D:
Headed the cast of
36D:
Weapons
37D:
Luau garland
41D:
Ilhan of Congress
44D:
"This cannot be stressed enough ..."
46D:
Maori dance with rhythmic chanting
48D:
"The Three Little Pigs" antagonist
51D:
Full of passion
52D:
One of seven won by "Oppenheimer"
53D:
Famous
54D:
In the cooler
55D:
Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter
56D:
What yeast makes dough do
58D:
Send-___ (farewells)
60D:
Seasoning for una margarita
61D:
Ambient music composer Brian
62D:
"I wish I could unhear everything you just said!"
63D:
Mermaid's milieu
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What is the 3-letter answer to "__ and downs" crossword clue?
The answer to the "__ and downs" crossword clue is UPS . This answer contains 3 letters and was confirmed in the NYT puzzle.
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This crossword clue most recently appeared in the NYT puzzle on October 27, 2025 . Daily crossword puzzles often reuse popular clues, so this clue may appear again in future puzzles from the same publication or others.
