New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
SMACK BUSS
EAST LANSING SCH. MSU
*With 101-Across, extra level of intricacy ADDED
JOKER WAG
Norman Vincent ___, “The Power of Positive Thinking” author PEALE
Things compared between Wordle solvers STREAKS
“___, me?” WHO
UNTROUBLED SERENE
*Blemish on a vehicle SURFACESCRATCH
CLEAR, IN A WAY UNCLOG
Economist who wrote about an “invisible hand” ADAMSMITH
Home of Oberlin College OHIO
George Eliot’s “___ Marner” SILAS
Source of distress for a bull DIP
Youth sports level PEEWEE
Understand, so to speak GATHER
“The Corsican Brothers” author, 1844 DUMAS
Airer of annual “A Christmas Story” marathons TBS
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
Address a gray area? DYE
Either of two wisecracking film critics in “Mystery Science Theater 3000” ROBOT
Dirt-y words? GOSSIP
Co-star of 1952’s “Moulin Rouge,” familiarly ZSAZSA
Big name in travel mugs YETI
DIVING BIRD LOON
ONCE, OLD-STYLE ERST
LOTION LETTERS SPF
MANAGE SEETO
ALWAYS, IN VERSE EER
DEFEATED BEATEN
CLAMOROUS LOUD
___ PLAINES, ILL. DES
NOT DOING MUCH IDLE
CLINCH ICE
FLASHES SECS
POWER LINE? EMPERORS
GRUMPY FRIEND DOC
Accept, as an excuse BUY
“Now!” STAT
Diamonds, informally ICE
SUMMER ON THE SEINE ETE
LIVESTOCK FEED SILAGE
IT GOES WITH THE FLOW LAVA
RUSSIAN COUNTRY HOUSE DACHA
ROCKY DEBRIS SCREE
SPECIAL ___ OPS
*See 32-Across LAYER
Rapper ___ Spice ICE
THINGS TO STRIVE FOR IDEALS
BROUHAHA STIR
MATURES AGES
TRICKLE SEEP
JETTISON DUMP
WORKED THE LAND FARMED
COLD COMFORT? TISSUES
Purveyor of lifeguard gear SPEEDO
X exchanges, for short DMS
Seer’s sphere ORB
Midwestern city where Pete Buttigieg was mayor SOUTHBEND
“You pickin’ up what I’m puttin’ down?” FEELME
Businessperson bringing in beaucoup bucks RAINMAKER
Like Sanskrit INDIC
Digits rarely given out in a bar: Abbr. SSN
Exam on which Elle Woods got a 179 in “Legally Blonde” LSAT
“Not gonna fly” UHUH
Voice heard by millions worldwide SIRI
“That’s already crossed my desk” IMAWARE
John of “Footloose” LITHGOW
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
COMFORT EEEEE
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
BARTLETT COUSIN BOSC
INCONGRUOUS ODD
COURTROOM FIGS. DAS
TOE THE LINE OBEY
Actor Elgort of “West Side Story” ANSEL
MAO ___-TUNG TSE
ARRANGE, AS HAIR DOUP
HOSTS MCS
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION PROBE
___ METABOLISM BASAL
PLAY DOWN SOFTPEDAL
TRE + TRE SEI
TOOK CONTROL LED
Actress Barton of “The O.C.” MISCHA
VILLAINOUS LOOK LEER
USELESSLY INVAIN
LILAC OR LAVENDER PASTEL
“Put a sock in it!” SHH
Tots, in Tijuana NENES
Small talks CHITCHATS
“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
___ NA NA SHA
MUSICAL PHRASE RIFF
MIDEAST SULTANATE OMAN
COWARDLY LION PORTRAYER LAHR
Volume options on an iPad? EBOOKS
Gray-brown shades TAUPES
Guesses of interest in the cellphone lot ETAS
Brilliant observation? NOVA
Cable choice for film fans TMC
“Phooey!” DRAT
Eastern honorific SRI
*Like a weakly hit ground ball SLOWROLLING
Org. for John Cena and Roman Reigns WWE
Record label for Buffalo Springfield ATCO
One of 15 boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics: Abbr. SSR
*1984 Sade hit SMOOTHOPERATOR
Mr. Bigglesworth, to Dr. Evil PETCAT
SETTLED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT ROOSTED
POSITIVE VOTES IIIII
*Quickly moves past in conversation GLOSSESOVER