New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Bad sound to hear while biking SSS
*Blemish on a vehicle SURFACESCRATCH
Record label for Buffalo Springfield ATCO
INCONGRUOUS ODD
SONG OF DAVID PSALM
“Phooey!” DRAT
Tots, in Tijuana NENES
Airer of annual “A Christmas Story” marathons TBS
Digits rarely given out in a bar: Abbr. SSN
DIVING BIRD LOON
CLEAR, IN A WAY UNCLOG
JETTISON DUMP
BARTLETT COUSIN BOSC
MAO ___-TUNG TSE
FLASHES SECS
USELESSLY INVAIN
___ METABOLISM BASAL
*See 32-Across LAYER
Rapper ___ Spice ICE
*Like a weakly hit ground ball SLOWROLLING
Actor Elgort of “West Side Story” ANSEL
Either of two wisecracking film critics in “Mystery Science Theater 3000” ROBOT
Midwestern city where Pete Buttigieg was mayor SOUTHBEND
John of “Footloose” LITHGOW
Xenon, e.g. INERTGAS
Winter morning phenomena FROSTS
“I was wrong ? big deal!” SOSUEME
Straightened, as feathers PREENED
Volume options on an iPad? EBOOKS
PLAY DOWN SOFTPEDAL
POSITIVE VOTES IIIII
Economist who wrote about an “invisible hand” ADAMSMITH
Thompson of “The Marvels” TESSA
Americana symbol APPLEPIE
Co-star of 1952’s “Moulin Rouge,” familiarly ZSAZSA
*1984 Sade hit SMOOTHOPERATOR
*Holding that’s hard to convert to cash FROZENASSET
Businessperson bringing in beaucoup bucks RAINMAKER
VILLAINOUS LOOK LEER
Leader of the Pink Ladies in “Grease” BETTYRIZZO
ALWAYS, IN VERSE EER
Machine waiting to enter the middle of this grid, as suggested by the answers to the starred clues ZAMBONI
Dirt-y words? GOSSIP
Home of Oberlin College OHIO
Alternative to iOS ANDROID
“The Corsican Brothers” author, 1844 DUMAS
ONCE, OLD-STYLE ERST
RUSSIAN COUNTRY HOUSE DACHA
SUMMER ON THE SEINE ETE
IT GOES WITH THE FLOW LAVA
CLAMOROUS LOUD
Decorate at a bakery ICE
What a par 5 has never been, on the P.G.A. Tour ACED
SMACK BUSS
Guesses of interest in the cellphone lot ETAS
UNTROUBLED SERENE
COLD COMFORT? TISSUES
Inspiration for the Camaro and Firebird MUSTANG
Accept, as an excuse BUY
George Eliot’s “___ Marner” SILAS
THINGS TO STRIVE FOR IDEALS
UNBENDING STERN
Actress Barton of “The O.C.” MISCHA
Address a gray area? DYE
“You pickin’ up what I’m puttin’ down?” FEELME
SPECIAL ___ OPS
EAST LANSING SCH. MSU
“Your accusation is unfounded!” IDONOT
Small talks CHITCHATS
BROUHAHA STIR
TOOK CONTROL LED
“That’s already crossed my desk” IMAWARE
Seer’s sphere ORB
MANAGE SEETO
JOKER WAG
“Put a sock in it!” SHH
Bests in a staring contest, say OUTLASTS
TRICKLE SEEP
LIVESTOCK FEED SILAGE
*With 101-Across, extra level of intricacy ADDED
One leaving you in stitches CUTUP
TRE + TRE SEI
“Not gonna fly” UHUH
Gray-brown shades TAUPES
[Stop looking at your phone! Go!] HONK
Big name in travel mugs YETI
Understand, so to speak GATHER
HOSTS MCS
Norman Vincent ___, “The Power of Positive Thinking” author PEALE
GRUMPY FRIEND DOC
LOTION LETTERS SPF
0 to 100, maybe LIFETIME
Form of memorization ROTE
Exam on which Elle Woods got a 179 in “Legally Blonde” LSAT
WORKED THE LAND FARMED
Mr. Bigglesworth, to Dr. Evil PETCAT
LILAC OR LAVENDER PASTEL
*Expectation at the start of a hotel stay CLEANSHEETS
DEFEATED BEATEN
Info provider at a crossroads SIGNPOST
Diamonds, informally ICE
NOT DOING MUCH IDLE
“Now!” STAT
Things compared between Wordle solvers STREAKS
MATURES AGES
MUSICAL PHRASE RIFF
Like Sanskrit INDIC
___ PLAINES, ILL. DES
COURTROOM FIGS. DAS
TOE THE LINE OBEY
CLINCH ICE
COWARDLY LION PORTRAYER LAHR
Eastern honorific SRI
“___, me?” WHO
Ride the pine SIT
ARRANGE, AS HAIR DOUP
Cable choice for film fans TMC
SETTLED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT ROOSTED
COMFORT EEEEE
“___ the day!” CCCCC
POWER LINE? EMPERORS
ROCKY DEBRIS SCREE
Operate at a heavy loss BLEEDMONEY
Youth sports level PEEWEE
Source of distress for a bull DIP
X exchanges, for short DMS
*Quickly moves past in conversation GLOSSESOVER
Brilliant observation? NOVA
One of 15 boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics: Abbr. SSR
“Cinderella” setting ROYALBALL
Off, in mob slang ICE
Voice heard by millions worldwide SIRI
Emmy winner born Alphonso D’Abruzzo ALDA
FIT FOR SERVICE ONEA
___ NA NA SHA
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION PROBE
Purveyor of lifeguard gear SPEEDO
Org. for John Cena and Roman Reigns WWE
___ Nationalgalerie, modern art museum in Berlin NEUE
MIDEAST SULTANATE OMAN