Harsh words regarding the past and the present? Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Harsh words regarding the past and the present?” from the New York Times crossword of October 17, 2024? It has 13 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, OCTOBER 17, 2024

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

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More clues from the New York Times (October 17, 2024)

Across

1. Fed the kitty, perhaps
7. Salve
11. #1 pal
14. Hercule's creator
15. One who might make a comeback?
16. Hebrew name meaning "my God"
17. Much ado about some punctuation?
19. No pro
20. It's often gained by knocking
21. Only city that entirely surrounds a country
22. Request from Oliver Twist
23. Nutrition fig.
24. Anger over a grammatically incorrect sentence?
26. She served on the court with Antonin and Anthony
29. Silky fabrics
30. Hunting cap feature
34. 1930s vice president John ___ Garner
35. Harsh words regarding the past and the present?
38. Harbor sights
39. Take off
40. Commercial success?
42. Shipmate of Capt. Kirk
46. Brawl over what to call a piece of writing?
50. Toddler's need, maybe
51. Grassy expanses
52. Regarding
53. Build, as a relationship
55. Possibilities
56. Punny summary of the battle between editor and writer seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 46-Across?
58. Ornamental pond fish
59. Cross paths
60. Pill bug, e.g.
61. The Middle Ages or the Renaissance
62. ___ Nublar, fictional setting of "Jurassic Park"
63. Ending point of the first marathon

Down

1. Sprinkling on a lox bagel
2. What is to be done?
3. Pattern of intersecting stripes
4. Use a spoon, say
5. What Alexander Graham Bell suggested as the standard telephone-answering greeting
6. Thomas Lincoln, familiarly
7. Industry mogul
8. Don't you forget it!
9. Light units
10. Violent sport, for short
11. Flattering, as clothing
12. First city in Europe with paved streets (1339)
13. Touch
18. Gru's twin brother in the "Despicable Me" franchise
22. Blue lobsters and white tigers, e.g.
24. Half-baked?
25. Drawings that might encounter problems with intellectual property law
27. Consonants articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth
28. Do some grapplin'
31. Was up
32. Big feller?
33. Drug also called "rocket fuel" or "ozone," for short
35. Absolutely amazing
36. One side of a perpetual war in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
37. "Stop right there!"
38. Tall and pointy, as ears
41. Uses TurboTax, perhaps
43. Green, say
44. Scenic spot to snorkel
45. Overturns
47. Dirt
48. Climate activist Thunberg
49. Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It"
53. Observe Ramadan, in a way
54. "Then again …," in a text
56. Bon ___
57. K.G.B. rival during the Cold War

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Questions

What is the answer to “Harsh words regarding the past and the present?”?

TENSEEXCHANGE, 13 letters.

When was “Harsh words regarding the past and the present?” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times crossword of October 17, 2024.

How many letters does the answer have?

13 letters, starting with T.