Towering Tolkien creatures Crossword Clue

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Towering Tolkien creatures Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

TOLKIEN (noun)
1. British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973)
TOWERING (adjective)
1. of imposing height; especially standing out above others

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More NYT Crossword (5/6/2025) Answers

Across

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11. Layered haircut

15. Harvest

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17. A rising ___ lifts all boats

18. Orange-colored fruit pastry

20. Central Plains tribe

21. Mistake in logical reasoning

22. Denny's competitor

24. Actress Cicely of "The Help"

25. "Just do it" and others

30. 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' poet

33. Rhymes over a backing beat

36. Head-in-the-clouds

37. City that's home to the Shitennoji temple

38. Words before "believe" or "declare"

39. __ generis

40. More, in Mexico City

42. Downturn

43. Easily duped person

45. Michelangelo marble masterpiece

48. Samosa tidbits

49. Dairy product with curds

52. Looks that might send a chill down one's spine

53. Fruits often poached with cinnamon

57. "None of it's true!"

58. Disposable coaster at a bar

60. Ocean, poetically

62. Carnival confection ... or, when re-parsed, a hint to what appears three times in this puzzle

66. Dad, in Korean

67. Though

68. Soccer score

69. Member of the South Asian diaspora

70. They need a push to get started

71. Raison d'___

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Down

1. Crossword construction, e.g.

2. Settle, as a debt

3. They outrank viscounts

4. Literary postscripts

5. Group that votes together

6. Like some ales and health bars

7. Living life openly, in a way

8. Garment with cups

9. Opposite of 'neath

10. Betting recklessly at the poker table

11. Moe, Larry, and Curly

12. Listing of top tunes

13. Much ___ About Nothing

14. "Fancy that!":

19. "Will you let me, please?"

23. Snack cakes with swirls

25. Obama health law, for short

26. What's up __?

27. Totally hamper

28. Finnish telecom giant

29. Kudos at a poetry slam

31. Sch. with the cheer "Geaux Tigers!"

32. Spinner of silk

33. Actress Christina of "Yellowjackets"

34. Like some committees

35. Desired effect of a plumping gloss

39. Sudden surge

41. Summer drink suffix

44. O.T. high point?

46. Flexible card in blackjack

47. Pre-DVD format

48. System of hereditary titles and noble ranks

50. Tank top

51. Design deet

54. Are too! response

55. Doppler device

56. Fashion sense

58. Bring to 212°

60. Worked up, say

61. Chest-beating mammal

63. Copa Mundial shout

64. Still undecided, in brief

65. Product of the Camellia sinensis plant

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