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Swing States

November 09, 2025

By Amie Walker • 140 Clues

Across Clues

1. Prepares for baking, as flour → SIFTS
6. Joan of Arc, for one → MARTYR
12. Aruba or Jamaica → ISLE
16. Pinochle action → BID
19. Popular Japanese beer → ASAHI
20. "Sort of" → INAWAY
21. Exam for a future OB/GYN → MCAT
22. www.asu.___ → EDU
23. Iconic line from Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver" → YOUTNVALKINTOME
25. Have a little snack → NOSH
26. End-of-Ramadan feast → EID
27. "No other option for me" → IGOTTA
28. Early chat app with a Buddy List, in brief → AIM
29. Challenges → CONTESTS
31. What distinguishes "bet" from "vet" in Hebrew → DOT
32. Reminder to oneself → MENTALNOTE
36. M.L.B. shortstop Miguel → ROJAS
38. "Don't see this movie" rating → ONESTAR
41. "I've had it!" → ENOUGHIAKSENOUGH
43. Seasoned rice dish → PILAF
45. Prefix meaning "all" → OMNI
46. Call it a night → RETIRE
47. Something a majorette twirls → BATON
50. Part of STEM, for short → TECH
53. Incompatibility → BADFIT
55. Animation sheet → CEL
56. Form a clump → CLOT
57. Certain expectant parent → MOMTWAOBE
59. A.P. math subj. → CALC
60. Intuitive sense → FEEL
61. Woulda-shoulda connector → COULDA
63. Very lite → NOCAL
65. Sam of "Jurassic Park" → NEILL
67. Was gone in a flash? → STREAKED
69. G.I. entertainment grp. → USO
70. "... you get the picture" → YADAYADA
74. Elevated seabed → SHELF
75. Moisturizing product → SERUM
77. Meme feline → LOLCAT
78. Emergency alerts, for short → APBS
81. "Don't dillydally!" → ASAP
83. Gymnast Biles → SIMONE
85. "Sorry, I don't think so" → UHNO
86. Phillipa of the original "Hamilton" cast → SOO
87. Traveler's check, in brief? → NBAREF
89. Wrapped garment → SARI
90. Wear for just a moment, say → TRYON
91. "Put your wallet away" → ITSONMORE
93. Tournament advantages → BYES
95. Show host → EMCEE
97. Any activities on them need to be wound up → CASSETTETAPES
101. "Best of" collections, often → BOXSETS
105. Circus prop → STILT
106. Crate & Barrel product → STORAGEBIN
108. Home shopping channel → QVC
109. 1990s ABC sitcom about kids growing up without their parents → ONOUROWN
111. ___ pal (rhyming friend) → GAL
112. Leave with no doubt → ASSURE
115. Homer Simpson's dad → ABE
116. Repetitive way of learning → ROTE
117. Telegraph pioneer, or a description of four squares in this puzzle → WESTERNUNION
120. Do a restaurant job → BUS
121. The "N" in E.N.T. → NOSE
122. Like someone who experiences little to no amorous and sexual attraction, for short → AROACE
123. Wine specialty of the Burgundy region → PINOT
124. Sponsored spots → ADS
125. Hide → SKIN
126. ___ Cucamonga, Calif. → RANCHO
127. Features of some wineglasses → STEMS

Down Clues

1. Tie the knot → SAYIDO
2. Figure with equal angles → ISOGON
3. Chance for supporters to induct athletes into the All-Star Game → FAUTNVOTE
4. "You can say ___ again!" → THAT
5. River deposit → SILT
6. 1,002, in old Rome → MII
7. Peace Nobelist Kofi → ANNAN
8. Kiwi or ostrich → RATITE
9. Like the teams of Starsky & Hutch and Cheech & Chong → TWOMAN
10. West African crop → YAM
11. Bread for a corned beef sandwich → RYE
12. "Treat me like an adult, MOM!" → IMNOTHIAKIDANYMORE
13. Servings at teas → SCONES
14. Hold up well → LAST
15. Way to get online → ETHERNET
16. V8 component → BEETJUICE
17. "Au contraire" → IDISAGREE
18. Disappointing firework → DUD
24. "The ___ Smith Show" (Apple TV offering) → KAMAL
29. After-dinner brandy → COGNAC
30. Residue on Santa's suit → SOOT
33. Muse of lyric poetry → ERATO
34. Bathroom, to Mary Poppins → LOO
35. Like a foot that's fallen asleep → NUMB
37. Pistachio eater's discard → SHELL
39. Pristine → SPOTLESS
40. Cookie container → TIN
42. "Spamalot" co-creator → ERICIDLE
44. Scarce → FEMTWANDFARBETWEEN
47. Emails discreetly → BCCS
48. Bunches and bunches → ALOT
49. Sightseeing excursion → TOUR
51. Whisper affectionately → COO
52. Howard and Spelman, for two: Abbr. → HBCUS
54. Pet-biting pest → FLEA
57. Wager → MAKEABET
58. Reduces, as anxiety → EASES
60. Handcrafted items in a fishing tackle box → FLYLURES
62. "Lah-di-___!" → DAH
64. Nocturnal primate of the Indian forest → LORIS
66. Language in which "one, two, three" is "neung, song, sam" → LAO
68. "Frozen" queen → ELSA
71. "___ Breaky Heart" → ACHY
72. Paul ___, "There Will Be Blood" actor → DANO
73. Bunches and bunches → ATON
76. Actress Thurman → UMA
78. New Balance competitor → ASICS
79. "Eye" on a spud → POTATOBUD
80. What strong leadership may be perceived as → BOSSINESS
82. Former QB Manning → PEYTON
84. Rain clouds → NIMBI
87. "All sales final" → NNMORETURNS
88. Phobia → FEAR
90. State that spans two time zones: Abbr. → TEX
92. City that's home to the Munch Museum → OSLO
94. Beauty spot → SPA
96. Funny O'Brien → CONAN
98. Athol Fugard novel adapted as an Academy Award-winning film → TSOTSI
99. Goads into action → EGGSON
100. Airport near Puget Sound → SEATAC
102. Like onagers and zebras → EQUINE
103. Where you might put on a show? → TVROOM
104. Air freshener choices → SCENTS
107. "Yuck!" → BLECH
110. Corner chess piece → ROOK
113. Has an evening meal → SUPS
114. Grumpy mood → SNIT
115. Org. for lawyers → ABA
117. Luck-based card game → WAR
118. "The Life of a Showgirl," for Taylor Swift → ERA
119. Rock's ___ Speedwagon → REO