Hard NYT Crossword Clues
10-across, 4 letters:
Bit of hardware that fits in a nut
bolt
The beloved March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy--are the heroines of this classic novel
Little Women
This French-named hat follows "green" as worn by some U.S. Army special forces
Beret
After drinking some high-quality H2O, Bobby Boucher heaves a touchdown pass to defeat the Louisiana Cougars in the Bourbon Bowl
The Waterboy
Xanthophobia is a fear of this color (Oh no... is that a Minion in a taxi eating a ripe banana?! Ahhhhh!!)
yellow
43-across, 6 letters:
"A Hard Day's Night" songwriter
Lennon
Grammy-winning sisters Ruth, Anita, Bonnie & June kept fans so excited performing as this foursome
The Pointer Sisters
In this city, the capital of Idaho, you can stay the night in a hotel shaped like a potato
Boise
Jimmy Chitwood buries a jumper from the top of the key to win the Hickory Huskers the Indiana state championship
Hoosiers
To overcome glossophobia, the common fear of this, some say you should imagine the audience in their underwear
public speaking
24-down, 11 letters:
Exclamation popularized by "Die Hard"
Yippie ki yay
Carmen, Lena, Tibby, Bridget, & a pair of secondhand Levi's in a 2005 film
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Leshan, China is home to a 233-foot-tall statue of this religious figure; belly's looking good, B, you been working out?
Imagining it's her strict British Indian family, Jess curves a free kick around a wall of defenders & scores the winning goal
Bend It Like Beckham
If you suffer from bibliophobia, a fear of these items, avoid the biblioteca on your next Spanish vacation
books
11-down, 3 letters:
Group that had the first hardcore rap album to reach No. 1 on Billboard
NWA
Not everyone on "Keeping up with the Kardashians" was a Kardashian; these three were the only sisters to boast TV's splashiest name
Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe
In 1990, George H.W. Bush declared, "I'm president of the United States, & I'm not going to eat any more" of this green vegetable
Broccoli
Roy Hobbs hits a game-winning dinger into the right field lights, creating an impromptu fireworks show as he rounds the bases
The Natural
It's tough to be a football fan with ornithophobia, a fear of these animals--5 NFL teams are named after types of them
birds
61-across, 4 letters:
Hard-boiled film genre
noir
Fans of this 1996 bestseller have formed dozens of female bonding clubs worldwide; not all require campfire initiation rituals
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
It's how the singer of "The Way We Were" & "Evergreen" spells her first name (careful--it's only 6 letters long!)
Barbra (Streisand)
After crashing short of the finish line, the Jamaican team carries its bobsled the rest of the way, winning over the Olympic fans
Cool Runnings
Don't give a $5 bill to a cashier with pogonophobia, a fear of these facial features--Abe Lincoln might freak him out
a beard