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
Group formed from the 2023 W.W.E.-U.F.C. merger TKO
Firebirds and Fieros PONTIACS
FLEECE GRIFT
AMBULANCE DESTINATIONS, FOR SHORT ERS
SINGER DEL REY LANA
Daytime TV staple SOAP
SNAIL-PACED POKY
Focus of a House committee ETHICS
Dutch astronomer with an eponymous ice cloud OORT
Branded item at a bank, maybe PEN
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
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
Leaning forward and holding the reins? POSITIONFORJOCKEYS
Ryan with 12 Olympic swimming medals LOCHTE
Canonized king of Norway STOLAF
___ DE TOILETTE EAU
FAMILY ___ TREE
DUMP STY
FAR FROM LAID-BACK TYPEA
UTMOST DEGREE NTH
Lasso? ALOOPFORTHROWING
A IN FRENCH CLASS? UNE
Cause of a big bang TNT
___ vez (once, in Spanish) UNA
Actor Steve of “The White Lotus” ZAHN
BURDEN ONUS
CHIN FEATURE CLEFT
SONG OF PRAISE PAEAN
TOTALLY LOSE IT GOLOCO
SHADOW TAIL
“Nothing weird about that” ASYOUDO
SKEDADDLE DASH
CAN SACK
FRUITY-SMELLING COMPOUND ESTER
___-MAN PAC
JOIN IN PARTAKE
FILLS IN FOR ACTSAS
Wharton major, in brief ECON
Not being allowed to lick the spatula clean? PUNISHMENTFORAGLUTTON
Bested a birdie EAGLED
Completes, as a circuit CLOSES
Slacked, say IMED
Toy-centered theme park LEGOLAND
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
Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” SITAR
Animal that fights by “necking” GIRAFFE
“___, meet kettle” POT
Bocelli, e.g. TENOR
Waterway through Lake Geneva RHONE
Little celebration JIG
Certain erogenous zone, familiarly GSPOT
COUNTRY BETWEEN GHANA AND BENIN TOGO
Bloodhound’s trail SPOOR
COMMENCED LEDOFF
SWAY PULL
CONFIRMATION, E.G. RITUAL
LIKE SOME WAVES SONIC
Capital of New South Wales SYDNEY
___ Biggums, memorable character on “Chappelle’s Show” TYRONE
“The other thing is ?” ANDALSO
Exam for aspiring attys. LSAT
STILL-LIFE VESSELS EWERS
SWAYS TOTTERS
Dreaded hairstyle LOCS
OVER AND OVER ALOT
KENNEDY CENTER FOCUS ARTS
HITS WITH A RAY GUN ZAPS
Fix, as a printer UNJAM
Discussion sites FORUMS
Love all, say TIE
Cheese that’s often smoked GOUDA
Salt, say SEASON
Wand-waving words PRESTOCHANGO
“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
“Woo-hoo, that’s awesome!” LETSGO
How freelancers work ONSPEC
SALT TAR
GUSTO ELAN
Carter who played Wonder Woman LYNDA
LOFGREN OF THE E STREET BAND NILS
MORSEL FOR MISS MUFFET CURD
Everlasting, poetically ETERNE
“Assuming that’s true …” IFSO
SORENSTAM OF GOLF ANNIKA
Word before jelly or Pie MOON
“What did I tell you!” SEE
Résumé fig. GPA
Agent Smith’s nemesis NEO
ANTI-TRAFFICKING ORG. ATF
TROOP GRP. USO
Chewy Japanese dessert MOCHI
LAPTOP BRAND ASUS
Acronymic epithet for one who’s not conservative enough RINO
“Raging Bull” boxer Jake LAMOTTA
GIVES THE NOD OKS
Suffix with block or stock ADE
Many think-tank hires, in brief PHDS