New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 08

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