New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Dad on “Black-ish” DRE
They work in meters POETS
Coat named for a former Irish province ULSTER
Brand with a joystick ATARI
Letter of completion, in brief CERT
“Count” in the Blues Hall of Fame BASIE
Uncertain affirmation IGUESSSO
Pair of hand drums, in Indian music TABLA
Speakers in many classrooms, for short PAS
HANDLES CLUMSILY PAWSAT
Craft at camp CANOE
Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from “waggle” to “wild” OED
Shade by the pool? AQUA
Anesthetized, so to speak UNDER
“All ___” (court order) RISE
What may come before further notice? UNTIL
Wall Street, e.g. FINANCIALCENTER
___ Drogo, Jason Momoa’s character on “Game of Thrones” KHAL
Event suggested by this puzzle’s circled squares, read clockwise from the top PARTY
End of nearly half of all website addresses COM
Part of a turntablist’s headgear, for short DJMIC
Street in Strasbourg RUE
Participant in an ultramarathon ENDURANCERUNNER
African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea ERITREAN
Across a wide expanse of rural land OVERHILLANDDALE
Twists can thicken it PLOT
Like art conveying emotion rather than realism EXPRESSIONISTIC
Attire for many bagpipe players KILTS
Longtime diplomat Abba EBAN
“Tonight?s another chance to start ___” (lyric from “It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve”) AGAIN
Nickname for Edward NED
THEY HANG AROUND THE HOUSE DRAPES
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS NEE
TURNER AUTOBIOGRAPHY ITINA
EXHAUSTING USING
GRAND ___ OPRY OLE
Relative of a slot canyon GULCH
Onetime Yankees pitcher Hideki IRABU
Completely black, as the sky INKY
Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977 PELE
Fashionable dresser FOP
“Do you know who ___?” IAM
FIT TONED
AROMATIC HERB TARRAGON
DIRECTIONAL SUFFIX ERN
RARER THAN RARE ONCEINALIFETIME
BOOT CAN
TOOK A TURN WENT
POST-OP PROGRAM REHAB
CONCEALER VEIL
“Dear” man SIR
Source of intelligence RECON
EAGLE CONSTELLATION AQUILA
Some merchandising opportunities TIEINS
MUSICIAN BRIAN ENO
“Seinfeld” role ELAINE
FOIL ALTERNATIVES EPEES
GIG COMPONENTS MEGS
Letters of endorsement, in brief RECS
Goofs in proofs ERRATA
Strips in a club? BACON
Cabinet resignee of 1988 MEESE
It might have a small bulb MEDICINEDROPPER
Hour at which to sing “Auld Lang Syne” XII
Very good hand to be dealt in poker FOURACES
Goethe’s “The ___-King” ERL
“The Faerie Queene” woman whose name means “peace” IRENA
TERRA ___ COTTA
BUCKET OF BOLTS JUNKER
VIOLINIST ZIMBALIST EFREM