New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Hold ’em declaration CALL
SNAIL-PACED POKY
DESIRE WISH
“What a beautiful tackle box!,” “Nice casting!” and such? COMPLIMENTSFORFISHING
Candy that resembles a tube of lipstick PUSHPOP
Youngest-ever World Cup winner PELE
FAMILY ___ TREE
Firebirds and Fieros PONTIACS
Group formed from the 2023 W.W.E.-U.F.C. merger TKO
Actor Steve of “The White Lotus” ZAHN
“I’ll handle that” ONIT
Focus of a House committee ETHICS
Italian title for Puccini’s “Butterfly” MADAMA
Branded item at a bank, maybe PEN
“Nothing weird about that” ASYOUDO
Accidentally using salt instead of sugar, say? DISASTERFORARECIPE
Daytime TV staple SOAP
___ DE TOILETTE EAU
COMMENCED LEDOFF
Canonized king of Norway STOLAF
Marathon fee or campaign donation? ONESMONEYFORARUN
Leaning forward and holding the reins? POSITIONFORJOCKEYS
Cousins of magpies JAYS
It’s bigger than a butte MESA
Cowpoke’s compadre PARD
Certain erogenous zone, familiarly GSPOT
DUMP STY
Dutch astronomer with an eponymous ice cloud OORT
FLEECE GRIFT
SINGER DEL REY LANA
Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” SITAR
Mascot of the Baltimore Ravens POE
Agcy. that determined fluoride prevents tooth decay NIH
Cause of a big bang TNT
BURDEN ONUS
CHIN FEATURE CLEFT
Lasso? ALOOPFORTHROWING
COUNTRY BETWEEN GHANA AND BENIN TOGO
One-up, militarily OUTGUN
Ryan with 12 Olympic swimming medals LOCHTE
Great Lakes people ERIES
LIABLE (TO) APT
SONG OF PRAISE PAEAN
Toy-centered theme park LEGOLAND
SKEDADDLE DASH
CAN SACK
Tusked Warcraft race ORCS
FRUITY-SMELLING COMPOUND ESTER
SHADOW TAIL
FIGURE OF SPEECH? ORATOR
LIKE SOME WAVES SONIC
STILL-LIFE VESSELS EWERS
TOTALLY LOSE IT GOLOCO
CUISINE WITH STICKY RICE LAO
A IN FRENCH CLASS? UNE
Slacked, say IMED
___ vez (once, in Spanish) UNA
JOIN IN PARTAKE
UTMOST DEGREE NTH
Wharton major, in brief ECON
Not being allowed to lick the spatula clean? PUNISHMENTFORAGLUTTON
Bested a birdie EAGLED
Completes, as a circuit CLOSES
Tarot card group ARCANA
AMBULANCE DESTINATIONS, FOR SHORT ERS
One of over 100 for Haydn SYMPHONY
“Fingers crossed that you’re wrong” HOPENOT
Over the line TOOFAR
When doubled, something seen atop a pyramid? POM
Month, in Monterrey MES
Toddler’s term for a farm animal MOOCOW
Spice planet in the “Dune” universe ARRAKIS
ANTI-TRAFFICKING ORG. ATF
SORENSTAM OF GOLF ANNIKA
FILLS IN FOR ACTSAS
Convertible, casually RAGTOP
OVER AND OVER ALOT
___-MAN PAC
Merlot alternative PINOT
Top section of the food pyramid FATS
___ journey (story framework) HEROS
Common sound from a white noise machine RAIN
Certain Boolean operators ORS
Animal that fights by “necking” GIRAFFE
“___, meet kettle” POT
Bocelli, e.g. TENOR
Waterway through Lake Geneva RHONE
Little celebration JIG
___ Biggums, memorable character on “Chappelle’s Show” TYRONE
“The other thing is ?” ANDALSO
Pooch in the funnies ODIE
SAXOPHONIST GETZ STAN
KENNEDY CENTER FOCUS ARTS
Philosophical believer in essential unity MONIST
Larry ___, founder of Hustler magazine FLYNT
HITS WITH A RAY GUN ZAPS
Squeamish FAINTOFHEART
TROOP GRP. USO
SWAY PULL
CONFIRMATION, E.G. RITUAL
Dreaded hairstyle LOCS
Carter who played Wonder Woman LYNDA
Wand-waving words PRESTOCHANGO
Number of eyes for a tarántula OCHO
Discussion sites FORUMS
Cheese that’s often smoked GOUDA
Fix, as a printer UNJAM
Capital of New South Wales SYDNEY
Salt, say SEASON
Love all, say TIE
Fluffy footstool POUFFE
“Aladdin” character who hates crackers IAGO
PG-13 word PARENTAL
Mrs. Krabappel’s first name on “The Simpsons” EDNA
FAR FROM LAID-BACK TYPEA
Suffix with block or stock ADE
SWAYS TOTTERS
SALT TAR
GUSTO ELAN
Chewy Japanese dessert MOCHI
Exam for aspiring attys. LSAT
MORSEL FOR MISS MUFFET CURD
Everlasting, poetically ETERNE
“Assuming that’s true …” IFSO
“Woo-hoo, that’s awesome!” LETSGO
Word before jelly or Pie MOON
“What did I tell you!” SEE
Résumé fig. GPA
Bloodhound’s trail SPOOR
“Raging Bull” boxer Jake LAMOTTA
How freelancers work ONSPEC
GIVES THE NOD OKS
LOFGREN OF THE E STREET BAND NILS
LAPTOP BRAND ASUS
Acronymic epithet for one who’s not conservative enough RINO
“Advance to the ___ Railroad” (Monopoly directive) NEAREST
Many think-tank hires, in brief PHDS
Agent Smith’s nemesis NEO