New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 05 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
SINCERE EARNEST
UTAH SKI RESORT ALTA
SLY CHUCKLE HEH
Major hit SMASH
CHICKEN WIMP
HANUKKAH SYMBOL MENORAH
SOIL EARTH
CHRISTMAS ___ CAROL
CRIES FROM A LITTER MEWS
SAN ___, CALIF. JOSE
NAVAJO DWELLING HOGAN
Leaves with no moves, as a chess piece TRAPS
UNPAID DEBT ARREAR
Locale for a noted canal ERIE
Wrongheadedness FOLLY
Intimidating people to meet, often IDOLS
California’s ___ Mudd College HARVEY
Not now or later EARLIER
“___ at Five,” Count Basie tune JIVE
Washington’s Sea-___ Airport TAC
Shimmer with an array of colors OPALESCE
Semester stressors TESTS
Routine damage WEARANDTEAR
French homophone of “haut” EAU
“I regret to say …” SADLY
Hosted, for short MCED
Swabbie’s chum MATEY
When doubled, band that performed the James Bond theme “A View to a Kill” DURAN
FACET ASPECT
“Shh! People may be listening” … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle THEWALLSHAVEEARS
Odd duck, maybe? DECOY
Locale for a noted canal SUEZ
Unwanted pop-ups? ACNE
Space on a CD track where a hidden song can be placed PREGAP
Facing a judge, say INCOURT
Doubly hyphenated IDs SSNS
Baskin-Robbins competitor TCBY
Large aquatic insect STONEFLY
Cry from a town crier HEARYEHEARYE
One with privileged trading information INSIDER
Distinguished students FELLOWS
Opera singer Norman with a National Medal of Arts JESSYE
“Relax, everything is going to work out” NOFEAR
“Bravo!” WELLDONE
Playful rub with the knuckles NOOGIE
Unrefined materials ORES
One way to prepare crêpes SUZETTE
Common knee injury for athletes ACLTEAR
Plaintiff in a landmark 1973 case JANEROE
Had some humble pie ATECROW
Island that’s home to the Ko’olau Mountains OAHU
One paying taxes EARNER
LOSES STRENGTH WANES
NEBULOUS HAZY
BEACH FORMATIONS DUNES
“Go me!” IRULE
HOLD UP LAST
BUCOLIC SETTING LEA
PRYING NOSY
MR. ROGERS ROY
SPIRITS ALCOHOLS
Takes off quickly JETS
WORDS OF SUPPORT AYES
Bad impressions? DENTS
Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame IVEY
BADLY ROUGH UP MAUL
Noted singer/actress from the Bronx, familiarly JLO
POTSHOT JAB
BIRD ON THE CANADIAN DOLLAR COIN LOON
Open and honest conversation HEARTTOHEART
Onetime head of the Chicago Outfit ALCAPONE
“I love the smell of ___ in the morning” (“Apocalypse Now” line) NAPALM
California red, informally ZIN
Investment bank that folded in 2008 BEARSTEARNS
CHRISTMAS DECORATION HOLLY
CHEST PROTECTORS RIBCAGES
AU ___ (MENU PHRASE) JUS
Walks in the park CINCHES
Racking up wins ONATEAR