New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 08

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