New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 04 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Giant things in the 1954 sci-fi film “Them!” ANTS
Dog owner’s hope ? or a cat owner’s pipe dream? OBEDIENCE
World capital located more than a mile above sea level KABUL
TRACK STAR? SINGER
Lawsuit filers SUERS
Japanese graphic novel style MANGA
Hold ’em variation OMAHA
[Man, that hurts!] OOF
Drum also known as a tumbadora CONGA
OFF-WHITE SHADE CREAM
Lightheaded sorts? BLONDS
Work with a pick and an ax? STRUM
Get into a computer’s memory LOAD
Hoof, in part TOE
Ode to reparation for sin? ATONEPOEM
AN ARM AND A LEG LIMBS
FIVERS ABES
WENT UNUSED SAT
CITY WEST OF DAYTONA BEACH OCALA
NUTRITION FIG. RDA
TIME TO GO TURN
Apt name for a worrywart STU
Word spelled starting with an alif in Arabic ALLAH
Style of Chicago’s NBC Tower, informally DECO
Heavy cookware item WOK
Hunt out SEEK
Legendary figures ICONS
Most spiders have eight of them EYES
“___ for Innocent” (Sue Grafton novel) IIS
RAGAMUFFIN WAIF
Deception, metaphorically SMOKE
Make easier to tear, in a way PERFORATE
“___ ahead” (redundant advice) PLAN
Product used with a stylus IPAD
BLENDER BUTTON PULSE
Vertically level PLUMB
Egging-on phrase DOIT
Makes more attractive, with “up” SEXES
Dancer’s boss SANTA
Narcissist’s indulgence EGOTRIP
Canner’s purchase LABELS
REALLY INTO HOTFOR
FRESHNESS SASS
SYMPTOM SIGN
STARTING FROM ASOF
FILL SATE
SHOELACE TIP AGLET
ANIMAL LIFE FAUNA
HEAR LISTENTO
SAGE WISEONE
CRUET CONTENTS OIL
BUTTER MAKER CHURN
“Eww, yuck!” BLEH
It’s a snap PHOTO
One of Randall’s daughters on “This Is Us” TESS
Just the refreshments, not the viewing? HALFAWAKE
Goes to town on HASAT
Successfully used Rogaine? SLOWLYGREWAPART
2020 movie lead-in to “land” NOMAD
Rare finds in Minecraft EMERALDS
Amsterdam of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” MOREY
Fairy tale ending? AFTER
MANATEE SEACOW
GENESIS CREATOR SEGA
Kids’ creations from sofa cushions FORTS
Creative writing and industrial design, for two ARTS
UTOPIAS EDENS
The Keebler elves, e.g. BAKERS
BRANCH OF PHILOSOPHY ETHICS
IN SYNC ASONE
Ranked #1 ONTOP
TIC-TAC-TOE SIDES XANDO
Painted 25% of the house? BRUSHEDASIDE
Trees whose wood is used for model airplanes BALSAS
MUESLI BRAND ALPEN
Cambridgeshire’s historic ___ Hall ELTON
Raquel of “Fantastic Voyage” WELCH
Cupola relative DOME
Common deodorant ingredient TALC
When the curtains open ACTI
PULLS A FAST ONE ON HOSES
The “a” of a.m. ANTE
Reserve for later ? or something to reserve TABLE
LACKING IN VITALITY ANEMIC
SALACIOUS RACY
RIGHTFUL LEGAL
SLIP LAPSE
Like clothing patches SEWEDON
Early Bond villain DRNO
Old imperial title TSAR
Affectionate sobriquet HON
Affectionate sobriquet DEARY
Itinerary initials ETA
SHED SOME TEARS WEPT
Where stealth is found in the dictionary? AHEADOFSTEAM
FLOOD SPATE
DRAINS SAPS
ACTOR MICHAEL CERA
TAUNTS GIBES
“Gangnam Style” rapper PSY
Inundates with messages SPAMS
They were once advertised with the slogan “Polly wants a cracker?” SALTINES
768 parts of a gal. TSPS
Regulator of e-cigarettes, for short FDA
Protect oneself against Covid, say MASKUP
“First Lady of Song,” familiarly ELLA
Sturdy flooring material OAK
M.L.B. family name ALOU
“It’s ___ nothing” ALLOR
___ Limón, first Latina poet laureate of the U.S. ADA
Flawed but relatable protagonist ANTIHERO
Classical form of poetry EPODE
Weakens, in video game lingo NERFS
Many an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics TEEN
The Beatles’ “Lovely ___” RITA
Excellent adventurer of film TED
TEE OFF MIFF
NINE-DIGIT IDS SSNS
UNFROZEN THAWED
Word with word or jar SWEAR
HOGWASH TRIPE
Restorative process REHAB
Lottery prize? AWARDOFTHESTATE
TRADITIONAL WISDOM LORE
Looking blue SADFACED
Class speaker LECTOR
One of twenty-five in this clue LETTER
ARM BONES ULNAE
FARM MALE BOAR
EXPRESSION OF EXASPERATION SHEESH
Many a URL ending ORG
KIND OF EXAM ORAL
AND OTHERS: ABBR. ETAL
Fine woodworking detail INLAY
Obama’s first chief of staff EMANUEL
The “E” of HOMES ERIE
“___ Blue” NYPD
Back-and-forth struggle TUGOFWAR
One darling percussion instrument? ACUTETRIANGLE
Make one’s long story overly short? ABRIDGETOOFAR