New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
LIKE THE GOBI ARID
Bread for baba ghanouj PITA
ONE WAY TO BE IN LOVE MADLY
SHARP INCREASE SPIKE
CAPACITY ROLE
CLOSE BY NEAR
___-DE-CAMP AIDE
GUITAR ACCESSORIES CAPOS
RAISED BRED
Why the pizza oven is so hard to clean? MOZZARELLASTUCK
“Curious ?” ODD
“I want a turn!” LETME
Auditioned, maybe READ
___ poker (bluffing game) LIARS
Stock advice, say TIP
WORKER WELFARE ORG. OSHA
Prey snatcher TALON
Issue a mea culpa APOLOGIZE
White tees and blue jeans, e.g. BASICS
Hit the ball out of the park, say RIPIT
Fox’s refuge DEN
How hors d’oeuvres may be served ONAPLATTER
Typographical embellishment SERIF
French forest in a Shakespeare play ARDEN
Ticked, as a box EXED
Where tourists might take a picture of themselves seemingly holding up a tower PISA
SNAKELIKE FISH EEL
___ 2600 (bygone console) ATARI
CAPITAL OF GHANA ACCRA
TOOK A LOAD OFF SAT
IRIDESCENT GEM OPAL
“This cardboard belt is a waist of paper,” for example? CLOTHESPUN
MECHANICAL REPETITION ROTE
OVERFLOW (WITH) TEEM
Reusable shopping bag TOTE
GRANOLA GRAIN OAT
BILLY THE KID, FOR ONE ALIAS
CONVENTION FREEBIES SWAG
YEAR ABROAD ANO
Largest movie theater chain in the world AMC
“Hilarious!,” in a text LOL
Shabby, maybe OLD
“Canvases” for crossword constructors GRIDS
Shout with laughter ROAR
Good times doing bench presses? PECTORALFUN
“OK, got it” ISEE
Nipping pests GNATS
Boxer Ali whose first name contains only the letters in “Ali” LAILA
Tax form figs. SSNS
One that ewe can count on? RAM
17-SYLLABLE VERSE HAIKU
Start of some advice ? or a phonetic hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across IFIWEREYOU
___ Horan, Irish musician NIALL
SUMMERTIME QUAFF ADE
It has the makings of a hero DELI
“Sorta” suffix ISH
Desire in the dessert aisle? GROCERYLUST
NOT A LOT FEW
Egyptian ruler from 51 to 30 B.C., familiarly CLEO
THEY MIGHT BE CHECKED AT THE DOOR IDS
LITTLE WHIRLPOOL EDDY
Took a dive ATEIT
NETTLES RILES
___-SELTZER ALKA
Noon, on some clocks XII
Mollusks named for their shape RAZORCLAMS
SCRAPE (OUT) EKE
BEDFRAME PIECE SLAT
Singer Ora RITA
Cinephile’s channel TCM
“Black Panther” composer Göransson, who shares his first name with another famous composer LUDWIG
How many sardines are packed INOIL
END OF AN ACADEMIC ADDRESS EDU
Hand, in Spanish MANO
PETULANT POUTY
Lasted longer than OUTSTAYED
WhatsApp owner META
LIKE SOME WINE BARRELS OAKEN