New York Times 2023 09 11 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
___ cheese (cheese that isn’t yours, in a classic joke)	NACHO
CAMERA TYPE, IN BRIEF	SLR
Chef Ming ___, whose last name is hidden in “condiments aisle”	TSAI
WAS SORE	ACHED
LAYER OF PAINT	COAT
Going ___ (squabbling)	ATIT
*What might be kneaded in the kitchen	BREADDOUGH
ABSTRACT ARTIST JOAN	MIRO
Satirizes	SENDSUP
In a spooky manner	EERILY
Kentucky Derby and Indianapolis 500	RACES
A tough ___ to swallow	PILL
PHYSICIST EINSTEIN	ALBERT
Taken care of, on an invoice stamp	PAID
Savings plan option, for short	IRA
POKE FUN AT	TEASE
LACKING ORIGINALITY	TRITE
Many a Scott Joplin tune	RAG
WELL-VENTILATED	AIRY
CRAZE	RAGE
GRUMPY MOOD	SNIT
SURROUNDED BY	AMONG
OBTAINS	GAINS
FOXY	SLY
TEENSY	ITTY
SMOOCH	KISS
PARCEL OF LAND	ACRE
GREEN PASTA SAUCE	PESTO
BE A PASSENGER	RIDE
PANTS HOLDER-UPPER	BELT
Flights of fancy	WHIMS
“Who am ___ judge?”	ITO
Singer Rawls or Reed	LOU
Death notice, in brief	OBIT
Pioneer in digital recording	TIVO
Certain knee tissue, for short	ACL
___ tag (game with target vests)	LASER
“OTOH ?”	THO
Focus of many an engagement photo	RING
One-named “Queen of Tejano Music”	SELENA
Bone-in cut of lamb, e.g.	SHANK
Los Estados ___ (the U.S., in Spanish)	UNIDOS
Performing a play, say	ONSTAGE
*Person to keep an eye on for future success	UPANDCOMER
Word after tall or tell	TALE
Apt rhyme for “grabs”	NABS
Olympic figure skater Nathan	CHEN
Adjustable part of a car seat	HEADREST
“It’s likely that ?”	ODDSARE
Check (out), like competition	SCOPE
Ethnic group of Sri Lanka	TAMIL
Classic Maya Angelou poem ? or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters, in two different ways	STILLIRISE
A truly unpleasant situation	THEPITS
Word before tape or after tear	DUCT
BLACK BIRD	RAVEN
BLOODSUCKING PARASITE	LEECH
ANCIENT GREEK MARKETPLACE	AGORA
HIT THE SLOPES	SKI
SLENDER	THIN
TEENSY	BITSY
CUP OR PINT	UNIT
SINGER TORI	AMOS
BEACH GRIT	SAND
Mattress coils	SPRINGS
Chance to hit, in baseball	ATBAT
*One being propelled by hot air	BALLOONIST
Prepares to shoot a target	AIMS
Do nothing during the course of, as a storm	WAITOUT
“I’m listening”	TALKTOME
Part of a crossword that gets filled in	GRID
Protective cover for a camera	LENSCAP
What catches more flies than vinegar, in a saying	HONEY
Places for peels or scrubs	SPAS
Proper fellow	GENT
“Cogito, ___ sum”	ERGO
Everyone or everything	ALL

___ cheese (cheese that isn’t yours, in a classic joke)

NACHO

CAMERA TYPE, IN BRIEF

SLR

Chef Ming ___, whose last name is hidden in “condiments aisle”

TSAI

WAS SORE

ACHED

LAYER OF PAINT

COAT

Going ___ (squabbling)

ATIT