New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 08

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