New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 01

crossword answers
Clue Answer
NOT DOING MUCH IDLE
EAST LANSING SCH. MSU
LOTION LETTERS SPF
DIVING BIRD LOON
SMACK BUSS
DEFEATED BEATEN
ONCE, OLD-STYLE ERST
*Like a weakly hit ground ball SLOWROLLING
CLEAR, IN A WAY UNCLOG
UNTROUBLED SERENE
JOKER WAG
Youth sports level PEEWEE
*With 101-Across, extra level of intricacy ADDED
Decorate at a bakery ICE
Info provider at a crossroads SIGNPOST
Off, in mob slang ICE
MANAGE SEETO
___ Nationalgalerie, modern art museum in Berlin NEUE
ALWAYS, IN VERSE EER
Ride the pine SIT
Americana symbol APPLEPIE
Either of two wisecracking film critics in “Mystery Science Theater 3000” ROBOT
Dirt-y words? GOSSIP
Bests in a staring contest, say OUTLASTS
Understand, so to speak GATHER
“The Corsican Brothers” author, 1844 DUMAS
Airer of annual “A Christmas Story” marathons TBS
CLAMOROUS LOUD
*Blemish on a vehicle SURFACESCRATCH
Things compared between Wordle solvers STREAKS
“___, me?” WHO
Norman Vincent ___, “The Power of Positive Thinking” author PEALE
Actor Elgort of “West Side Story” ANSEL
George Eliot’s “___ Marner” SILAS
Source of distress for a bull DIP
Address a gray area? DYE
Co-star of 1952’s “Moulin Rouge,” familiarly ZSAZSA
Big name in travel mugs YETI
SUMMER ON THE SEINE ETE
*Holding that’s hard to convert to cash FROZENASSET
Small talks CHITCHATS
___ PLAINES, ILL. DES
Economist who wrote about an “invisible hand” ADAMSMITH
Home of Oberlin College OHIO
BROUHAHA STIR
Actress Barton of “The O.C.” MISCHA
RUSSIAN COUNTRY HOUSE DACHA
Rapper ___ Spice ICE
JETTISON DUMP
CLINCH ICE
FLASHES SECS
LIVESTOCK FEED SILAGE
SPECIAL ___ OPS
Accept, as an excuse BUY
Diamonds, informally ICE
THINGS TO STRIVE FOR IDEALS
BARTLETT COUSIN BOSC
MATURES AGES
Purveyor of lifeguard gear SPEEDO
TRICKLE SEEP
Seer’s sphere ORB
IT GOES WITH THE FLOW LAVA
POWER LINE? EMPERORS
ROCKY DEBRIS SCREE
“Now!” STAT
Like Sanskrit INDIC
*See 32-Across LAYER
COLD COMFORT? TISSUES
COMFORT EEEEE
Voice heard by millions worldwide SIRI
*1984 Sade hit SMOOTHOPERATOR
“That’s already crossed my desk” IMAWARE
John of “Footloose” LITHGOW
GRUMPY FRIEND DOC
Inspiration for the Camaro and Firebird MUSTANG
Midwestern city where Pete Buttigieg was mayor SOUTHBEND
*Expectation at the start of a hotel stay CLEANSHEETS
[Stop looking at your phone! Go!] HONK
What a par 5 has never been, on the P.G.A. Tour ACED
Record label for Buffalo Springfield ATCO
Operate at a heavy loss BLEEDMONEY
Emmy winner born Alphonso D’Abruzzo ALDA
“You pickin’ up what I’m puttin’ down?” FEELME
Winter morning phenomena FROSTS
Businessperson bringing in beaucoup bucks RAINMAKER
Leader of the Pink Ladies in “Grease” BETTYRIZZO
“I was wrong ? big deal!” SOSUEME
“Not gonna fly” UHUH
One leaving you in stitches CUTUP
“Your accusation is unfounded!” IDONOT
TOE THE LINE OBEY
VILLAINOUS LOOK LEER
TOOK CONTROL LED
INCONGRUOUS ODD
X exchanges, for short DMS
COURTROOM FIGS. DAS
Digits rarely given out in a bar: Abbr. SSN
“Put a sock in it!” SHH
One of 15 boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics: Abbr. SSR
Exam on which Elle Woods got a 179 in “Legally Blonde” LSAT
MAO ___-TUNG TSE
Mr. Bigglesworth, to Dr. Evil PETCAT
Tots, in Tijuana NENES
USELESSLY INVAIN
___ METABOLISM BASAL
Thompson of “The Marvels” TESSA
“___ the day!” CCCCC
LILAC OR LAVENDER PASTEL
HOSTS MCS
Xenon, e.g. INERTGAS
“Cinderella” setting ROYALBALL
Form of memorization ROTE
0 to 100, maybe LIFETIME
Org. for John Cena and Roman Reigns WWE
Alternative to iOS ANDROID
Machine waiting to enter the middle of this grid, as suggested by the answers to the starred clues ZAMBONI
Bad sound to hear while biking SSS
SONG OF DAVID PSALM
UNBENDING STERN
FIT FOR SERVICE ONEA
PLAY DOWN SOFTPEDAL
MUSICAL PHRASE RIFF
MIDEAST SULTANATE OMAN
COWARDLY LION PORTRAYER LAHR
Volume options on an iPad? EBOOKS
TRE + TRE SEI
Guesses of interest in the cellphone lot ETAS
*Quickly moves past in conversation GLOSSESOVER
Straightened, as feathers PREENED
“Phooey!” DRAT
Eastern honorific SRI
WORKED THE LAND FARMED
POSITIVE VOTES IIIII
ARRANGE, AS HAIR DOUP
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION PROBE
SETTLED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT ROOSTED
___ NA NA SHA
Gray-brown shades TAUPES
Brilliant observation? NOVA
Cable choice for film fans TMC