New York Times 2023 12 25 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
1996 Deana Carter hit with the lyric “My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet”	STRAWBERRYWINE
“Warts and all,” in an ad	ASIS
FEELING TENSE	ONEDGE
NOT WORTH A ___	SOU
Walk in water up to one’s ankles, say	WADE
Taking ___ account	INTO
___ LINGUS	AER
CAVIAR, E.G.	ROE
MIDEAST TITLE	EMIR
LOSE ENERGY	TIRE
BE IN HARMONY	JIBE
SPICY	HOT
NOT ALL	SOME
1976 song by the Runaways with the lyric “Hello world, I’m your wild girl”	CHERRYBOMB
Money that’s borrowed	LOAN
HONDA LUXURY BRAND	ACURA
Things in Easter baskets	EGGS
“I love this song!” ? or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-Across	THATSMYJAM
Device that might be confused with a router	MODEM
Lesbian icon played by Lucy Lawless	XENA
1985 Prince hit with the lyric “And if it was warm she wouldn’t wear much more”	RASPBERRYBERET
Essayist Didion	JOAN
“Mad” run	DASH
IS IN THE HOLE	OWES
Villain’s expression	SNEER
SONG FOR TWO	DUET
“American Dad!” network	TBS
SLIP UP	ERR
RIP	TEAR
Musical artist Yoko	ONO
LUGGED AROUND	TOTED
PHYSICIST ERNST	MACH
Completely insignificant person	NOBODY
In the style of, on a menu	ALA
OTHERWISE	ELSE
57-Down’s state	IOWA
“Your response is what I hoped you’d say”	GOODANSWER
Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins	GAMGEE
Inner ___ (goal of meditation)	PEACE
“Sure thing!’	YOUBET
Acted too broadly	EMOTED
RACE, AS AN ENGINE	REV
Appliances with lint traps	DRYERS
Number of times Rose tells Jack she loves him, in “Titanic”	ONE
TAKE A SNOOZE	REST
Critic’s piece	REVIEW
___ LANKA	SRI
CHICAGO TRAINS	ELS
In style once more	RETRO
Auto financing figs.	APRS
VOTE IN FAVOR	YEA
WEEDING TOOL	HOE
OVERDUE DEBT	ARREAR
WILD GUESS	STAB
UNHAPPY	SAD
“Be that as it may ?”	EVENSO
CITY NORTH OF DES MOINES	AMES
DOS X CUATRO	OCHO
It’s in your bones	MARROW
AQUATIC SALAMANDER	NEWT
Cloth strips on military uniforms	SASHES
Ones involved in a 2023 Hollywood strike	WRITERS
Reluctant, as an investor	RISKAVERSE
Hawaii’s Mauna ___	KEA
Large-horned mountain goats	IBEXES
Vitamin that contributes to hair and nail growth	BIOTIN
Goodyear aircraft	BLIMPS
WEDDING DRESS MATERIAL	LACE
HERO IN THE TROJAN WAR	AJAX
“So cu-u-ute!”	AWW
KIT ___ BAR	KAT
JAZZY INSTRUMENTS	SAXES
FREES (OF)	RIDS
NOVICE, INFORMALLY	NEWB
Bank lobby sight	ATM
Furry “Star Wars” creature	EWOK
AIRPORT ORG.	TSA
MAKES AFTER TAXES	NETS

1996 Deana Carter hit with the lyric “My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet”

STRAWBERRYWINE

“Warts and all,” in an ad

ASIS

FEELING TENSE

ONEDGE

NOT WORTH A ___

SOU

Walk in water up to one’s ankles, say

WADE

Taking ___ account

INTO