New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Singer Ora RITA
Nipping pests GNATS
LITTLE WHIRLPOOL EDDY
SNAKELIKE FISH EEL
French forest in a Shakespeare play ARDEN
___ poker (bluffing game) LIARS
Start of some advice ? or a phonetic hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across IFIWEREYOU
“Black Panther” composer Göransson, who shares his first name with another famous composer LUDWIG
___-DE-CAMP AIDE
“Canvases” for crossword constructors GRIDS
How hors d’oeuvres may be served ONAPLATTER
WhatsApp owner META
“This cardboard belt is a waist of paper,” for example? CLOTHESPUN
Noon, on some clocks XII
CLOSE BY NEAR
Shout with laughter ROAR
Why the pizza oven is so hard to clean? MOZZARELLASTUCK
17-SYLLABLE VERSE HAIKU
LIKE THE GOBI ARID
Fox’s refuge DEN
MECHANICAL REPETITION ROTE
Auditioned, maybe READ
How many sardines are packed INOIL
OVERFLOW (WITH) TEEM
LIKE SOME WINE BARRELS OAKEN
“I want a turn!” LETME
GUITAR ACCESSORIES CAPOS
Prey snatcher TALON
It has the makings of a hero DELI
BILLY THE KID, FOR ONE ALIAS
Cinephile’s channel TCM
Hit the ball out of the park, say RIPIT
Bread for baba ghanouj PITA
“Sorta” suffix ISH
Tax form figs. SSNS
SUMMERTIME QUAFF ADE
Where tourists might take a picture of themselves seemingly holding up a tower PISA
Lasted longer than OUTSTAYED
TOOK A LOAD OFF SAT
CAPITAL OF GHANA ACCRA
END OF AN ACADEMIC ADDRESS EDU
ONE WAY TO BE IN LOVE MADLY
___-SELTZER ALKA
Stock advice, say TIP
Good times doing bench presses? PECTORALFUN
“OK, got it” ISEE
THEY MIGHT BE CHECKED AT THE DOOR IDS
IRIDESCENT GEM OPAL
___ 2600 (bygone console) ATARI
Typographical embellishment SERIF
NOT A LOT FEW
CAPACITY ROLE
RAISED BRED
WORKER WELFARE ORG. OSHA
SHARP INCREASE SPIKE
NETTLES RILES
Hand, in Spanish MANO
Desire in the dessert aisle? GROCERYLUST
Mollusks named for their shape RAZORCLAMS
One that ewe can count on? RAM
“Hilarious!,” in a text LOL
Egyptian ruler from 51 to 30 B.C., familiarly CLEO
Shabby, maybe OLD
Issue a mea culpa APOLOGIZE
Largest movie theater chain in the world AMC
White tees and blue jeans, e.g. BASICS
YEAR ABROAD ANO
“Curious ?” ODD
GRANOLA GRAIN OAT
SCRAPE (OUT) EKE
BEDFRAME PIECE SLAT
Ticked, as a box EXED
Boxer Ali whose first name contains only the letters in “Ali” LAILA
Reusable shopping bag TOTE
Took a dive ATEIT
PETULANT POUTY
CONVENTION FREEBIES SWAG
___ Horan, Irish musician NIALL