New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Paper size longer than letter LEGAL
Letter between Whiskey and Yankee in the NATO alphabet XRAY
“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” singer/lyricist BONO
Start and end of every row in Pascal’s triangle ONES
Crotchety geezer with a heart of gold? GRUMPYOLDMENSCH
In a permissive manner LAXLY
King, queen or rook PIECE
Paper-___ THIN
“Home Sweet Home” needlepoint pillow, e.g.? SEWINGKITSCH
GREEK GOD OF LOVE EROS
Streetcar, to a Brit TRAM
Word with pressure, pocket or pollution AIR
SIGN OF HEALING SCAB
LIKE SOME FAREWELLS FOND
RAGGEDY ___ ANDY
VERY PALE ASHEN
BRING IN EARN
COSMETIC PENCIL LIPLINER
ATTENTION-GETTING SOUND PSST
Coup d’état that’s been judicially suspended? STAYEDPUTSCH
“If all ___ fails …” ELSE
“To your health!” toast SKOAL
Employer of manicurists and pedicurists SPA
Hellenic H’s ETAS
Baseball’s Alonso or Rose PETE
“Designing Women” and “Young Sheldon” actress POTTS
Sports org. that awards the Vare Trophy LPGA
Labor that requires brawn, not brains GRUNTWORK
After-hours banking convenience, in brief ATM
Tape dispenser insert ROLL
Longtime manufacturer of Sweethearts NECCO
Comic actor Bowen YANG
“The Barber and ___ Wife” (“Sweeney Todd” song) HIS
TAKES OFFENSE AT RESENTS
TEAM SIDE
SEAL UP CLOSE
City bird PIGEON
RAGGEDY ___ ANN
Start of a serial PARTI
___ MELT (SANDWICH) TUNA
HOTEL BIBLE NAME GIDEON
HEREDITY UNIT GENE
CAPITAL OF AZERBAIJAN BAKU
SORTS KINDS
FILM WITH A HUGE CAST EPIC
Rock band on Butt-head’s T-shirt ACDC
Chicken wire pattern MESH
“The Candy House” author Jennifer EGAN
Yarmulke, e.g. SKULLCAP
Data in password managers USERIDS
“___ a long story” ITS
Mattar paneer ingredients PEAS
The Washington ___ POST
Drinks labeled “XXX” in comics ALES
DIRECTOR KAZAN ELIA
DECORATE ADORN
TICKLE AMUSE
___ KIPPUR YOM
MICROSOFT GAME CONSOLE XBOX
THIS EVENING TONIGHT
FEBREZE TARGET ODOR
EMBARRASSING BLUNDER GAFFE
RINK SURFACE ICE
SHORT TRIP HOP
Med. plan choice HMO
NINCOMPOOP IDIOT
OODLES TONS
PRIMA ___ DONNA
GREEK GODDESS OF PEACE IRENE
MUSCLE PROBLEM KNOT
Having well-defined muscles TONED
Story time monster OGRE
Novelist Ken KESEY
Removes the shampoo from, say RINSESOUT
Wipe from the memory, jocularly UNSEE
Where social graces were once taught … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme FINISHINGSCHOOL