New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
EAGLE CONSTELLATION AQUILA
Longtime diplomat Abba EBAN
EXHAUSTING USING
DIRECTIONAL SUFFIX ERN
Anesthetized, so to speak UNDER
Across a wide expanse of rural land OVERHILLANDDALE
Letter of completion, in brief CERT
Goethe’s “The ___-King” ERL
Wall Street, e.g. FINANCIALCENTER
Twists can thicken it PLOT
“The Faerie Queene” woman whose name means “peace” IRENA
Hour at which to sing “Auld Lang Syne” XII
Street in Strasbourg RUE
Shade by the pool? AQUA
TURNER AUTOBIOGRAPHY ITINA
BOOT CAN
GRAND ___ OPRY OLE
Fashionable dresser FOP
“Seinfeld” role ELAINE
Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977 PELE
THEY HANG AROUND THE HOUSE DRAPES
Nickname for Edward NED
“Dear” man SIR
Dad on “Black-ish” DRE
Onetime Yankees pitcher Hideki IRABU
Craft at camp CANOE
Relative of a slot canyon GULCH
Completely black, as the sky INKY
CONCEALER VEIL
Part of a turntablist’s headgear, for short DJMIC
Uncertain affirmation IGUESSSO
End of nearly half of all website addresses COM
Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from “waggle” to “wild” OED
Speakers in many classrooms, for short PAS
POST-OP PROGRAM REHAB
“Do you know who ___?” IAM
Strips in a club? BACON
AROMATIC HERB TARRAGON
Attire for many bagpipe players KILTS
Event suggested by this puzzle’s circled squares, read clockwise from the top PARTY
BUCKET OF BOLTS JUNKER
Some merchandising opportunities TIEINS
They work in meters POETS
HANDLES CLUMSILY PAWSAT
Goofs in proofs ERRATA
FIT TONED
FOIL ALTERNATIVES EPEES
TOOK A TURN WENT
“Count” in the Blues Hall of Fame BASIE
___ Drogo, Jason Momoa’s character on “Game of Thrones” KHAL
It might have a small bulb MEDICINEDROPPER
Like art conveying emotion rather than realism EXPRESSIONISTIC
Cabinet resignee of 1988 MEESE
Source of intelligence RECON
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS NEE
Pair of hand drums, in Indian music TABLA
MUSICIAN BRIAN ENO
Participant in an ultramarathon ENDURANCERUNNER
“Tonight?s another chance to start ___” (lyric from “It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve”) AGAIN
African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea ERITREAN
Coat named for a former Irish province ULSTER
Letters of endorsement, in brief RECS
What may come before further notice? UNTIL
Brand with a joystick ATARI
TERRA ___ COTTA
GIG COMPONENTS MEGS
RARER THAN RARE ONCEINALIFETIME
Very good hand to be dealt in poker FOURACES
“All ___” (court order) RISE
VIOLINIST ZIMBALIST EFREM