New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Month, in Monterrey MES
FLEECE GRIFT
Group formed from the 2023 W.W.E.-U.F.C. merger TKO
Lasso? ALOOPFORTHROWING
Daytime TV staple SOAP
“What a beautiful tackle box!,” “Nice casting!” and such? COMPLIMENTSFORFISHING
Tarot card group ARCANA
Firebirds and Fieros PONTIACS
SNAIL-PACED POKY
Leaning forward and holding the reins? POSITIONFORJOCKEYS
Hold ’em declaration CALL
Focus of a House committee ETHICS
Youngest-ever World Cup winner PELE
Branded item at a bank, maybe PEN
Canonized king of Norway STOLAF
Accidentally using salt instead of sugar, say? DISASTERFORARECIPE
Mascot of the Baltimore Ravens POE
Ryan with 12 Olympic swimming medals LOCHTE
FIGURE OF SPEECH? ORATOR
DESIRE WISH
Marathon fee or campaign donation? ONESMONEYFORARUN
Actor Steve of “The White Lotus” ZAHN
SINGER DEL REY LANA
It’s bigger than a butte MESA
Cowpoke’s compadre PARD
“I’ll handle that” ONIT
Certain erogenous zone, familiarly GSPOT
Over the line TOOFAR
Dutch astronomer with an eponymous ice cloud OORT
Candy that resembles a tube of lipstick PUSHPOP
Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” SITAR
DUMP STY
COUNTRY BETWEEN GHANA AND BENIN TOGO
One-up, militarily OUTGUN
Great Lakes people ERIES
LIABLE (TO) APT
FAMILY ___ TREE
Toy-centered theme park LEGOLAND
Tusked Warcraft race ORCS
Agcy. that determined fluoride prevents tooth decay NIH
SAXOPHONIST GETZ STAN
A IN FRENCH CLASS? UNE
___ vez (once, in Spanish) UNA
SONG OF PRAISE PAEAN
Cousins of magpies JAYS
SKEDADDLE DASH
Italian title for Puccini’s “Butterfly” MADAMA
CAN SACK
TOTALLY LOSE IT GOLOCO
UTMOST DEGREE NTH
FRUITY-SMELLING COMPOUND ESTER
___-MAN PAC
JOIN IN PARTAKE
CUISINE WITH STICKY RICE LAO
SHADOW TAIL
SWAY PULL
Cause of a big bang TNT
STILL-LIFE VESSELS EWERS
LIKE SOME WAVES SONIC
Wharton major, in brief ECON
Not being allowed to lick the spatula clean? PUNISHMENTFORAGLUTTON
Bested a birdie EAGLED
Slacked, say IMED
“Nothing weird about that” ASYOUDO
“The other thing is ?” ANDALSO
One of over 100 for Haydn SYMPHONY
“Fingers crossed that you’re wrong” HOPENOT
FILLS IN FOR ACTSAS
When doubled, something seen atop a pyramid? POM
___ DE TOILETTE EAU
Toddler’s term for a farm animal MOOCOW
Spice planet in the “Dune” universe ARRAKIS
Certain Boolean operators ORS
COMMENCED LEDOFF
AMBULANCE DESTINATIONS, FOR SHORT ERS
Convertible, casually RAGTOP
Larry ___, founder of Hustler magazine FLYNT
CONFIRMATION, E.G. RITUAL
Philosophical believer in essential unity MONIST
Top section of the food pyramid FATS
___ journey (story framework) HEROS
Common sound from a white noise machine RAIN
Number of eyes for a tarántula OCHO
Animal that fights by “necking” GIRAFFE
“___, meet kettle” POT
Completes, as a circuit CLOSES
Waterway through Lake Geneva RHONE
Squeamish FAINTOFHEART
ANTI-TRAFFICKING ORG. ATF
SORENSTAM OF GOLF ANNIKA
___ Biggums, memorable character on “Chappelle’s Show” TYRONE
BURDEN ONUS
TROOP GRP. USO
KENNEDY CENTER FOCUS ARTS
HITS WITH A RAY GUN ZAPS
Fix, as a printer UNJAM
Capital of New South Wales SYDNEY
Pooch in the funnies ODIE
Discussion sites FORUMS
Fluffy footstool POUFFE
Merlot alternative PINOT
Dreaded hairstyle LOCS
OVER AND OVER ALOT
Bocelli, e.g. TENOR
CHIN FEATURE CLEFT
Little celebration JIG
LAPTOP BRAND ASUS
Love all, say TIE
Cheese that’s often smoked GOUDA
Salt, say SEASON
Exam for aspiring attys. LSAT
“Aladdin” character who hates crackers IAGO
PG-13 word PARENTAL
Mrs. Krabappel’s first name on “The Simpsons” EDNA
Wand-waving words PRESTOCHANGO
“Woo-hoo, that’s awesome!” LETSGO
Bloodhound’s trail SPOOR
SALT TAR
GUSTO ELAN
Carter who played Wonder Woman LYNDA
SWAYS TOTTERS
MORSEL FOR MISS MUFFET CURD
Everlasting, poetically ETERNE
“Assuming that’s true …” IFSO
Chewy Japanese dessert MOCHI
Word before jelly or Pie MOON
“What did I tell you!” SEE
Résumé fig. GPA
FAR FROM LAID-BACK TYPEA
“Advance to the ___ Railroad” (Monopoly directive) NEAREST
Acronymic epithet for one who’s not conservative enough RINO
“Raging Bull” boxer Jake LAMOTTA
How freelancers work ONSPEC
GIVES THE NOD OKS
Suffix with block or stock ADE
LOFGREN OF THE E STREET BAND NILS
Many think-tank hires, in brief PHDS
Agent Smith’s nemesis NEO