New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2022 09 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
It goes in the middle of a table ANTE
KIND OF WAVE HEAT
It’s a stretch EXPANSE
*Casino game associated with the sum of this puzzle’s shaded squares BLACKJACK
ICICLE LOCALE EAVE
Figures on “The X-Files,” in brief ETS
The tallest one in the U.S. is California’s Oroville DAM
What may be cheaper if it’s automatic RENEWAL
“Got it!” AHA
Mischievous fairy queen MAB
It’s mouth-watering SALIVA
Clean water org. EPA
Kind of culture satirized in “American Psycho” YUPPIE
YEARS ___ AGO
Water-confiscating org. TSA
Device making robocalls DIALER
Sue at Chicago’s Field Museum, e.g. TREX
Location of the “The Most Magical Place on Earth” ORLANDO
Yoga asana often paired with Cow CATPOSE
“Sir, this is an ___” (meme punch line) ARBYS
Chewy chocolaty morsel MILKDUD
Like good catchphrases and comebacks SNAPPY
*Profit at the casino (+2 = 13) AMOUNTWON
Max ___, Academy Award-winning composer of “Now, Voyager” STEINER
Buttery-soft VELVETY
Like pie, but not cookies? EASY
Command for hard copies CTRLP
FLOW SLOWLY SEEP
A little sweaty, say DAMP
FLEECE SHEAR
Camera brand with a red circle logo LEICA
Neighbor of a Saudi OMANI
It whistles in the kitchen TEAKETTLE
*They’re worth 10 points at the casino (+1 = 14) FACECARDS
An estimated 80% of marine debris PLASTIC
Actress Noblezada who got a Grammy for “Hadestown” EVA
BYPASS SKIP
COMMERCIAL PREFIX WITH PEN EPI
PICTURE IMAGINE
Offload quickly DUMP
REHEARSAL DRYRUN
*Wagers at the casino (11) PLACESABET
A bit more buzzed TIPSIER
POLO BRAND LACOSTE
“___ away” (“RuPaul’s Drag Race” catchphrase) SASHAY
Messenger, for one APP
Suffix with second, but not third ARY
Woman’s name that sounds like a pair of letters of the alphabet EDIE
Part of the deck from which a dealer deals TOP
Certain buckwheat pancake BLIN
Appear to be fine SEEMOK
Shots of shooting stars, say ARCS
SHENANIGAN ANTIC
BIT OF CONDENSATION BEAD
Lead-in to state or stellar INTER
It’s a “gift” ESP
Burrower in sand or mud EEL
Last word in GPS directions, often ARRIVED
What’s highlighted in some makeup tutorials CHEEKBONE
KNOLL RISE
Not online, to a texter IRL
Japanese fried cutlet KATSU
Creatures on an Escher Möbius strip ANTS
“The Ballad of ___ Jones” CASEY
*Has a wash at the casino (+7 = 21!) BREAKSEVEN
BAIT TEASE
ISOLATED SILOED
SMART ___ ALEC
HENNA, FOR ONE DYE
Where Hemingway worked on “For Whom the Bell Tolls” HAVANA
What some toy horses do ROCK
Some copier woes JAMS
Approximate weight of the Liberty Bell ONETON
TO THE EXTENT THAT SOFARAS