New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
JOKER WAG
*With 101-Across, extra level of intricacy ADDED
Things compared between Wordle solvers STREAKS
“___, me?” WHO
UNTROUBLED SERENE
*Blemish on a vehicle SURFACESCRATCH
CLEAR, IN A WAY UNCLOG
Home of Oberlin College OHIO
Source of distress for a bull DIP
Youth sports level PEEWEE
Understand, so to speak GATHER
SMACK BUSS
Actress Barton of “The O.C.” MISCHA
Economist who wrote about an “invisible hand” ADAMSMITH
Info provider at a crossroads SIGNPOST
Small talks CHITCHATS
Norman Vincent ___, “The Power of Positive Thinking” author PEALE
DEFEATED BEATEN
*Like a weakly hit ground ball SLOWROLLING
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
LOTION LETTERS SPF
Airer of annual “A Christmas Story” marathons TBS
“The Corsican Brothers” author, 1844 DUMAS
Americana symbol APPLEPIE
Decorate at a bakery ICE
ONCE, OLD-STYLE ERST
DIVING BIRD LOON
MANAGE SEETO
Off, in mob slang ICE
CLAMOROUS LOUD
___ PLAINES, ILL. DES
NOT DOING MUCH IDLE
CLINCH ICE
FLASHES SECS
Bests in a staring contest, say OUTLASTS
___ Nationalgalerie, modern art museum in Berlin NEUE
George Eliot’s “___ Marner” SILAS
Actor Elgort of “West Side Story” ANSEL
*Holding that’s hard to convert to cash FROZENASSET
SUMMER ON THE SEINE ETE
EAST LANSING SCH. MSU
ALWAYS, IN VERSE EER
Co-star of 1952’s “Moulin Rouge,” familiarly ZSAZSA
BROUHAHA STIR
Big name in travel mugs YETI
POWER LINE? EMPERORS
Accept, as an excuse BUY
“Now!” STAT
*See 32-Across LAYER
Diamonds, informally ICE
Rapper ___ Spice ICE
THINGS TO STRIVE FOR IDEALS
GRUMPY FRIEND DOC
TOE THE LINE OBEY
JETTISON DUMP
Purveyor of lifeguard gear SPEEDO
RUSSIAN COUNTRY HOUSE DACHA
Seer’s sphere ORB
ROCKY DEBRIS SCREE
LIVESTOCK FEED SILAGE
IT GOES WITH THE FLOW LAVA
Midwestern city where Pete Buttigieg was mayor SOUTHBEND
Like Sanskrit INDIC
Digits rarely given out in a bar: Abbr. SSN
SPECIAL ___ OPS
COMFORT EEEEE
Voice heard by millions worldwide SIRI
COURTROOM FIGS. DAS
X exchanges, for short DMS
MATURES AGES
TRICKLE SEEP
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
*1984 Sade hit SMOOTHOPERATOR
Operate at a heavy loss BLEEDMONEY
Emmy winner born Alphonso D’Abruzzo ALDA
Exam on which Elle Woods got a 179 in “Legally Blonde” LSAT
Winter morning phenomena FROSTS
“You pickin’ up what I’m puttin’ down?” FEELME
Leader of the Pink Ladies in “Grease” BETTYRIZZO
“I was wrong ? big deal!” SOSUEME
One of 15 boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics: Abbr. SSR
One leaving you in stitches CUTUP
“Your accusation is unfounded!” IDONOT
Businessperson bringing in beaucoup bucks RAINMAKER
“Not gonna fly” UHUH
BARTLETT COUSIN BOSC
INCONGRUOUS ODD
Mr. Bigglesworth, to Dr. Evil PETCAT
VILLAINOUS LOOK LEER
USELESSLY INVAIN
___ METABOLISM BASAL
TOOK CONTROL LED
“Put a sock in it!” SHH
Tots, in Tijuana NENES
LILAC OR LAVENDER PASTEL
“That’s already crossed my desk” IMAWARE
MAO ___-TUNG TSE
John of “Footloose” LITHGOW
HOSTS MCS
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION PROBE
“___ the day!” CCCCC
COLD COMFORT? TISSUES
Record label for Buffalo Springfield ATCO
“Cinderella” setting ROYALBALL
Form of memorization ROTE
0 to 100, maybe LIFETIME
Org. for John Cena and Roman Reigns WWE
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
Thompson of “The Marvels” TESSA
MUSICAL PHRASE RIFF
MIDEAST SULTANATE OMAN
COWARDLY LION PORTRAYER LAHR
Volume options on an iPad? EBOOKS
SETTLED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT ROOSTED
Guesses of interest in the cellphone lot ETAS
Brilliant observation? NOVA
POSITIVE VOTES IIIII
“Phooey!” DRAT
Eastern honorific SRI
WORKED THE LAND FARMED
ARRANGE, AS HAIR DOUP
PLAY DOWN SOFTPEDAL
TRE + TRE SEI
*Quickly moves past in conversation GLOSSESOVER
Straightened, as feathers PREENED
___ NA NA SHA
Gray-brown shades TAUPES
Cable choice for film fans TMC