New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 01

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