New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
*With 101-Across, extra level of intricacy ADDED
Norman Vincent ___, “The Power of Positive Thinking” author PEALE
Things compared between Wordle solvers STREAKS
Home of Oberlin College OHIO
Source of distress for a bull DIP
SMACK BUSS
DEFEATED BEATEN
JOKER WAG
UNTROUBLED SERENE
CLEAR, IN A WAY UNCLOG
George Eliot’s “___ Marner” SILAS
Youth sports level PEEWEE
Understand, so to speak GATHER
“The Corsican Brothers” author, 1844 DUMAS
Americana symbol APPLEPIE
Decorate at a bakery ICE
Info provider at a crossroads SIGNPOST
Off, in mob slang ICE
Bests in a staring contest, say OUTLASTS
___ Nationalgalerie, modern art museum in Berlin NEUE
Ride the pine SIT
Either of two wisecracking film critics in “Mystery Science Theater 3000” ROBOT
Dirt-y words? GOSSIP
*Blemish on a vehicle SURFACESCRATCH
*Like a weakly hit ground ball SLOWROLLING
Co-star of 1952’s “Moulin Rouge,” familiarly ZSAZSA
Address a gray area? DYE
ONCE, OLD-STYLE ERST
LOTION LETTERS SPF
RUSSIAN COUNTRY HOUSE DACHA
ROCKY DEBRIS SCREE
SUMMER ON THE SEINE ETE
DIVING BIRD LOON
BROUHAHA STIR
“Now!” STAT
MANAGE SEETO
ALWAYS, IN VERSE EER
CLAMOROUS LOUD
___ PLAINES, ILL. DES
NOT DOING MUCH IDLE
CLINCH ICE
FLASHES SECS
Actor Elgort of “West Side Story” ANSEL
GRUMPY FRIEND DOC
Accept, as an excuse BUY
Diamonds, informally ICE
Rapper ___ Spice ICE
THINGS TO STRIVE FOR IDEALS
LIVESTOCK FEED SILAGE
Airer of annual “A Christmas Story” marathons TBS
*See 32-Across LAYER
JETTISON DUMP
IT GOES WITH THE FLOW LAVA
MATURES AGES
VILLAINOUS LOOK LEER
SPECIAL ___ OPS
Actress Barton of “The O.C.” MISCHA
TRICKLE SEEP
Purveyor of lifeguard gear SPEEDO
Economist who wrote about an “invisible hand” ADAMSMITH
Seer’s sphere ORB
Midwestern city where Pete Buttigieg was mayor SOUTHBEND
Big name in travel mugs YETI
“You pickin’ up what I’m puttin’ down?” FEELME
Businessperson bringing in beaucoup bucks RAINMAKER
Like Sanskrit INDIC
Small talks CHITCHATS
Exam on which Elle Woods got a 179 in “Legally Blonde” LSAT
“___, me?” WHO
Voice heard by millions worldwide SIRI
EAST LANSING SCH. MSU
“That’s already crossed my desk” IMAWARE
John of “Footloose” LITHGOW
POWER LINE? EMPERORS
Inspiration for the Camaro and Firebird MUSTANG
Xenon, e.g. INERTGAS
*Expectation at the start of a hotel stay CLEANSHEETS
[Stop looking at your phone! Go!] HONK
What a par 5 has never been, on the P.G.A. Tour ACED
POSITIVE VOTES IIIII
Operate at a heavy loss BLEEDMONEY
Emmy winner born Alphonso D’Abruzzo ALDA
*Holding that’s hard to convert to cash FROZENASSET
Winter morning phenomena FROSTS
Thompson of “The Marvels” TESSA
Leader of the Pink Ladies in “Grease” BETTYRIZZO
“I was wrong ? big deal!” SOSUEME
“___ the day!” CCCCC
One leaving you in stitches CUTUP
“Your accusation is unfounded!” IDONOT
COMFORT EEEEE
COLD COMFORT? TISSUES
BARTLETT COUSIN BOSC
X exchanges, for short DMS
INCONGRUOUS ODD
HOSTS MCS
Record label for Buffalo Springfield ATCO
TOE THE LINE OBEY
LILAC OR LAVENDER PASTEL
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION PROBE
*1984 Sade hit SMOOTHOPERATOR
MAO ___-TUNG TSE
TOOK CONTROL LED
“Not gonna fly” UHUH
“Put a sock in it!” SHH
Tots, in Tijuana NENES
SETTLED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT ROOSTED
USELESSLY INVAIN
___ METABOLISM BASAL
Org. for John Cena and Roman Reigns WWE
“Cinderella” setting ROYALBALL
Form of memorization ROTE
0 to 100, maybe LIFETIME
Straightened, as feathers PREENED
Alternative to iOS ANDROID
Machine waiting to enter the middle of this grid, as suggested by the answers to the starred clues ZAMBONI
Bad sound to hear while biking SSS
SONG OF DAVID PSALM
UNBENDING STERN
FIT FOR SERVICE ONEA
Mr. Bigglesworth, to Dr. Evil PETCAT
MUSICAL PHRASE RIFF
MIDEAST SULTANATE OMAN
COWARDLY LION PORTRAYER LAHR
Volume options on an iPad? EBOOKS
COURTROOM FIGS. DAS
Guesses of interest in the cellphone lot ETAS
Brilliant observation? NOVA
Digits rarely given out in a bar: Abbr. SSN
“Phooey!” DRAT
Eastern honorific SRI
One of 15 boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics: Abbr. SSR
WORKED THE LAND FARMED
*Quickly moves past in conversation GLOSSESOVER
___ NA NA SHA
ARRANGE, AS HAIR DOUP
PLAY DOWN SOFTPEDAL
TRE + TRE SEI
Gray-brown shades TAUPES
Cable choice for film fans TMC