New York Times 2024 10 29 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Game also called “hoops”	BBALL
“I’ll drink to ___!”	THAT
Eleven, in Évian	ONZE
Stan’s partner in old comedy	OLLIE
___ cava (blood line to the heart)	VENA
Whole bunch at a family reunion?	DOZENSOFCOUSINS
Titular film character who lives in a swamp	SHREK
Parent company of Instagram	META
Large array for a desk?	SCORESOFDRAWERS
“___ the season!”	TIS
Kind of salad with celery, apples, walnuts and grapes	WALDORF
Performing group at a homecoming game	PEPBAND
ORACLE	SEER
SITCOM EXTRATERRESTRIAL	ALF
Fore’s counterpart	AFT
You might ask for one at an annual review	RAISE
Big group in a dog show?	OODLESOFPOODLES
Word before cream or crystals	ICE
Lead-in to soprano	MEZZO
Suddenly started speaking	PIPEDUP
Massive collection for an alchemist?	OCEANSOFPOTIONS
Word after “Going once, going twice!”	SOLD
Achievement for Elton John and John Legend, in brief	EGOT
With 28-Down, emergency status	CODE
Unknown writer, for short	ANON
Office heads	BOSSES
D.M.V. document: Abbr.	LIC
“Nashville” or “Atlanta,” e.g.	TVSHOW
Name shared by two of King Henry VIII’s wives	ANNE
Uno or due	NUMERO
Org. that grades meat	USDA
Rear end, in London’s West End	ARSE
Mattress specification	FIRM
THE SUN OR THE MOON	ORB
[WRONG ANSWER!]	BZZT
NOT TARDY	PROMPT
SEE 1-DOWN	RED
IRELAND, TO THE IRISH	EIRE
BALTIMORE BALLPLAYER	ORIOLE
___ apparent	HEIR
BORING ROUTINES	RUTS
JOB	TASK
TUBE-SHAPED PASTA	PENNE
TOOK CARE OF	SAWTO
VIRGO PRECEDER	LEO
DRUNK AS A SKUNK	BLOTTO
BE BEHIND	TRAIL
Diner add-ons	SIDES
Warm pink hue	ROSE
Very good pal, informally	BFF
___ brain (source of our primal instincts, it’s said)	LIZARD
Broadway musical about the son of Charlemagne	PIPPIN
Slipperlike shoes, for short	MOCS
Ardent enthusiasm	ZEAL
___ Emhoff, husband of Kamala Harris	DOUG
“For ___ us a child is born”	UNTO
Something crushed during a gold rush	ORE
BLACKEN ON THE GRILL	CHAR
UNO + DUE	TRE
AUTHOR HORATIO	ALGER
KERFUFFLE	ADO
GIVE FOR SAFEKEEPING	ENTRUST
ALTERNATIVES TO UBERS	CABS
“Of course!,” in Spanish	CLARO
Looked at rudely	OGLED
Guacamole or hummus	DIP
TO AND ___	FRO
VOWELLESS ATTENTION-GETTER	PSST
IT MIGHT BE SPAM	EMAIL
MISBEHAVING	BAD
DEVOTEE	FAN
REPEAT WORD FOR WORD	ECHO
SUPPLY-AND-DEMAND SUBJ.	ECON
LATHER, ___, REPEAT	RINSE
Pit stop brand	STP
Customizable Nintendo avatar	MII

Game also called “hoops”

BBALL

“I’ll drink to ___!”

THAT

Eleven, in Évian

ONZE

Stan’s partner in old comedy

OLLIE

___ cava (blood line to the heart)

VENA

Whole bunch at a family reunion?

DOZENSOFCOUSINS