New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Dad on “Black-ish” DRE
They work in meters POETS
Hour at which to sing “Auld Lang Syne” XII
Coat named for a former Irish province ULSTER
Brand with a joystick ATARI
Letter of completion, in brief CERT
“Count” in the Blues Hall of Fame BASIE
Uncertain affirmation IGUESSSO
Speakers in many classrooms, for short PAS
RARER THAN RARE ONCEINALIFETIME
Craft at camp CANOE
Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from “waggle” to “wild” OED
Shade by the pool? AQUA
Anesthetized, so to speak UNDER
“All ___” (court order) RISE
What may come before further notice? UNTIL
Wall Street, e.g. FINANCIALCENTER
___ Drogo, Jason Momoa’s character on “Game of Thrones” KHAL
Event suggested by this puzzle’s circled squares, read clockwise from the top PARTY
Cabinet resignee of 1988 MEESE
End of nearly half of all website addresses COM
Part of a turntablist’s headgear, for short DJMIC
Participant in an ultramarathon ENDURANCERUNNER
African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea ERITREAN
Across a wide expanse of rural land OVERHILLANDDALE
Twists can thicken it PLOT
Like art conveying emotion rather than realism EXPRESSIONISTIC
“Dear” man SIR
Attire for many bagpipe players KILTS
“Tonight?s another chance to start ___” (lyric from “It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve”) AGAIN
Nickname for Edward NED
THEY HANG AROUND THE HOUSE DRAPES
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS NEE
EXHAUSTING USING
HANDLES CLUMSILY PAWSAT
Relative of a slot canyon GULCH
Longtime diplomat Abba EBAN
Onetime Yankees pitcher Hideki IRABU
Completely black, as the sky INKY
Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977 PELE
Fashionable dresser FOP
“Do you know who ___?” IAM
GRAND ___ OPRY OLE
FIT TONED
AROMATIC HERB TARRAGON
DIRECTIONAL SUFFIX ERN
BOOT CAN
TOOK A TURN WENT
POST-OP PROGRAM REHAB
CONCEALER VEIL
BUCKET OF BOLTS JUNKER
Some merchandising opportunities TIEINS
MUSICIAN BRIAN ENO
Letters of endorsement, in brief RECS
Source of intelligence RECON
“Seinfeld” role ELAINE
FOIL ALTERNATIVES EPEES
GIG COMPONENTS MEGS
Street in Strasbourg RUE
Goofs in proofs ERRATA
Strips in a club? BACON
Pair of hand drums, in Indian music TABLA
It might have a small bulb MEDICINEDROPPER
“The Faerie Queene” woman whose name means “peace” IRENA
Very good hand to be dealt in poker FOURACES
TURNER AUTOBIOGRAPHY ITINA
Goethe’s “The ___-King” ERL
TERRA ___ COTTA
EAGLE CONSTELLATION AQUILA
VIOLINIST ZIMBALIST EFREM