"Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …" Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “"Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …"” from the New York Times crossword of December 9, 2025? It has 15 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

NEW YORK TIMES, DECEMBER 9, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

Hint 2 Anagram

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More clues from the New York Times (December 9, 2025)

Across

1. Goes on to say
5. San Diego baseballer
10. Livens (up)
14. Termites, for an aardwolf
15. Cup-shaped flower
16. Give off
17. "Judging from the information available to me …"
20. Unadulterated
21. San Francisco-to-Santa Cruz dir.
22. Propellers of a shell
23. "These are merely my spur-of-the-moment suggestions …"
27. Gobbled up
28. Abu Dhabi's country, for short
29. Notable time period
30. Gossip, in slang
31. Accurse
33. 33-Down, across the Atlantic
34. "Oh, ___!" (hit Broadway farce about Mrs. Lincoln)
35. Verdant privacy features … or a punny description of the four longest answers in this puzzle
38. Singer/actress Lady ___
41. Historical
42. Got a good reaction, as a joke
46. Equal: Prefix
47. Swim-bike-run race, for short
48. Sound from someone sitting down at the end of a long day
49. Game with Skip and Reverse cards
50. "Here's my two cents, which might not amount to much …"
54. "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a ___" (old maxim)
55. Pre-digital TV screen tech
56. Not close by
57. "Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …"
61. Survey
62. Temporary tattoo dye
63. "Frozen" character who sings "Let It Go"
64. Influence
65. Burros
66. Pair in a water polo pool

Down

1. Computing pioneer Lovelace
2. Argue
3. Neutralized, as an explosive situation
4. Launch
5. Org. in charge of school fund-raisers
6. One who might ask "Fair dinkum?"
7. Like some minor celebrities
8. Asahi Super Dry or Kirin Lager
9. Org. that oversees air quality initiatives
10. Bit in a round of "He loves me, he loves me not"
11. Professor ___ (title for some retirees)
12. Light lager
13. The Cards, on scoreboards
18. Cover letter accompaniment
19. Mardi Gras city, informally
23. Poke
24. Music app named for a figure in Greek myth
25. Pigmented rings
26. Part of L.G.B.T.Q.+
32. "By Jove, that's it!"
33. 33-Across, across the Atlantic
34. Web portal launched with Windows 95
36. Malfunctions in the Matrix, in "The Matrix"
37. Sound of a sad trombone
38. Many an animated meme loop
39. To date
40. Silverback, for one
43. Built to last
44. Give for safekeeping
45. "How stupid of me!"
47. "Edie & ___: A Very Long Engagement" (2009 documentary)
48. Bring into harmony
51. With a wink, say
52. Smooths (out)
53. On a regular basis
57. Special ___
58. "J to ___ L-O! The Remixes" (2002 Jennifer Lopez album)
59. One of the four fundamental states of matter
60. Some Ph.D. students

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Questions

What is the answer to “"Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …"”?

ONLYATHOUGHTBUT, 15 letters.

When was “"Feel free to dismiss this idea — however …"” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of December 9, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

15 letters, starting with O.