New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 09

crossword answers
Clue Answer
First Nigerian-born singer to win a Grammy SADE
It’s a good thing ASSET
BIG DEAL PACT
One pulling some strings TUNER
Fish also known as wahoo ONO
Safari destinations URLS
Idaho senator Mike CRAPO
Causes to grow, humorously embiggens
TENSE EDGY
Part of U.C.S.F.: Abbr. CAL
BIG DEALS ADOS
“Goddess of the loud hunt,” in Homer’s “Iliad” ARTEMIS
People with a language of the same name LAO
Car-washing equipment WETRAGS
Fictional Dr. Jones, familiarly INDY
Maguire of 2009’s “Brothers” TOBEY
STAB ATTEMPT
THIS AND THAT STEW
HEAVENLY BEING SERAPH
“The Nutcracker” role CLARA
SWEDISH ACTRESS LENA OLIN
U.N. secretary general Guterres ANTONIO
“100% correct!” CANCONFIRM
BREAK DOWN, IN A WAY ROT
BREAK DOWN, IN A WAY PARSE
PLAY AGAIN REAIR
M.M.A. DECISION TKO
PULITZER CATEGORY POETRY
Tab, essentially DEBT
Run like a mouse SKITTER
Amy who wrote “The Kitchen God’s Wife” TAN
The Eagle, e.g., for short LEM
Itchy layers WOOLENS
TOYS WITH STRINGS KITES
NOT STD. VAR
Use a hitch on TOW
Border region along the Rhine ALSACE
Words to end a play YOURTURN
Most of the English force at Agincourt BOWMEN
Many a North African ARAB
Dig locale RUINS
Safaris, e.g. TREKS
19th-century garb completed by top hats and gloves OPERACAPES
NORTHERN LAPWING PEWIT
Pillar of the superhero community BATPOLE
Shell-inspired shade of greenish blue DUCKEGG
Locale for Ping-Pong, foosball, dancing, etc. RECHALL
MAKE ADVANCES LEND
BIT OF ASSISTANCE HAND
Chance to start fresh TABULARASA
PLAYED OUT UNFOLDED
Epithet for Tarzan THEAPEMAN
QUICK CURSORY
___ Championship PGA
WORD WITH DATA OR DEAL RAW
NOT HERE ABROAD
Bootlicker’s specialty KOWTOWING
SPOT CHECK? LEASH
Defiant declaration popularized by the drag queen Bianca Del Rio NOTTODAYSATAN
Did some shallow breathing? SNORKELED
Founder of the Shondaland production company RHIMES
“Try not to attract attention” ACTNATURAL
Long part of a bouzouki NECK
“Alas!'” AHME
What might be heard before a bust HITME
“Let’s have our cake and eat it, too!” WHYNOTBOTH
Disney channel ABCTV
Geographical inspiration for Strauss BLUEDANUBE