New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 05 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
CHICKEN WIMP
CHRISTMAS ___ CAROL
HANUKKAH SYMBOL MENORAH
SINCERE EARNEST
SOIL EARTH
UTAH SKI RESORT ALTA
SLY CHUCKLE HEH
Major hit SMASH
NAVAJO DWELLING HOGAN
“Relax, everything is going to work out” NOFEAR
Leaves with no moves, as a chess piece TRAPS
Swabbie’s chum MATEY
When doubled, band that performed the James Bond theme “A View to a Kill” DURAN
Playful rub with the knuckles NOOGIE
Locale for a noted canal ERIE
Wrongheadedness FOLLY
Intimidating people to meet, often IDOLS
Opera singer Norman with a National Medal of Arts JESSYE
California’s ___ Mudd College HARVEY
Not now or later EARLIER
Baskin-Robbins competitor TCBY
“___ at Five,” Count Basie tune JIVE
Washington’s Sea-___ Airport TAC
Shimmer with an array of colors OPALESCE
Semester stressors TESTS
Doubly hyphenated IDs SSNS
Routine damage WEARANDTEAR
Facing a judge, say INCOURT
Space on a CD track where a hidden song can be placed PREGAP
French homophone of “haut” EAU
“Shh! People may be listening” … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle THEWALLSHAVEEARS
“I regret to say …” SADLY
Odd duck, maybe? DECOY
Locale for a noted canal SUEZ
Unwanted pop-ups? ACNE
Common knee injury for athletes ACLTEAR
Island that’s home to the Ko’olau Mountains OAHU
One paying taxes EARNER
Takes off quickly JETS
UNPAID DEBT ARREAR
AU ___ (MENU PHRASE) JUS
FACET ASPECT
POTSHOT JAB
Large aquatic insect STONEFLY
Cry from a town crier HEARYEHEARYE
One with privileged trading information INSIDER
Distinguished students FELLOWS
Noted singer/actress from the Bronx, familiarly JLO
Onetime head of the Chicago Outfit ALCAPONE
Unrefined materials ORES
Plaintiff in a landmark 1973 case JANEROE
“I love the smell of ___ in the morning” (“Apocalypse Now” line) NAPALM
California red, informally ZIN
CHRISTMAS DECORATION HOLLY
BEACH FORMATIONS DUNES
NEBULOUS HAZY
BIRD ON THE CANADIAN DOLLAR COIN LOON
SAN ___, CALIF. JOSE
“Bravo!” WELLDONE
CRIES FROM A LITTER MEWS
LOSES STRENGTH WANES
BADLY ROUGH UP MAUL
HOLD UP LAST
BUCOLIC SETTING LEA
PRYING NOSY
SPIRITS ALCOHOLS
CHEST PROTECTORS RIBCAGES
“Go me!” IRULE
MR. ROGERS ROY
WORDS OF SUPPORT AYES
Bad impressions? DENTS
Investment bank that folded in 2008 BEARSTEARNS
Had some humble pie ATECROW
Open and honest conversation HEARTTOHEART
Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame IVEY
Hosted, for short MCED
One way to prepare crêpes SUZETTE
Walks in the park CINCHES
Racking up wins ONATEAR