New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 05 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Major hit SMASH
SINCERE EARNEST
UNPAID DEBT ARREAR
Leaves with no moves, as a chess piece TRAPS
Swabbie’s chum MATEY
Playful rub with the knuckles NOOGIE
Odd duck, maybe? DECOY
Locale for a noted canal SUEZ
Unwanted pop-ups? ACNE
Common knee injury for athletes ACLTEAR
Island that’s home to the Ko’olau Mountains OAHU
One paying taxes EARNER
Takes off quickly JETS
Locale for a noted canal ERIE
Wrongheadedness FOLLY
Intimidating people to meet, often IDOLS
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
Facing a judge, say INCOURT
Space on a CD track where a hidden song can be placed PREGAP
French homophone of “haut” EAU
“Shh! People may be listening” … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle THEWALLSHAVEEARS
One way to prepare crêpes SUZETTE
“I regret to say …” SADLY
CHICKEN WIMP
NAVAJO DWELLING HOGAN
CHRISTMAS ___ CAROL
HANUKKAH SYMBOL MENORAH
SOIL EARTH
FACET ASPECT
UTAH SKI RESORT ALTA
POTSHOT JAB
SLY CHUCKLE HEH
CHRISTMAS DECORATION HOLLY
NEBULOUS HAZY
Large aquatic insect STONEFLY
Cry from a town crier HEARYEHEARYE
One with privileged trading information INSIDER
Distinguished students FELLOWS
Phil in the Poker Hall of Fame IVEY
Hosted, for short MCED
Routine damage WEARANDTEAR
Unrefined materials ORES
Doubly hyphenated IDs SSNS
Had some humble pie ATECROW
Baskin-Robbins competitor TCBY
California’s ___ Mudd College HARVEY
Opera singer Norman with a National Medal of Arts JESSYE
“Bravo!” WELLDONE
SAN ___, CALIF. JOSE
CRIES FROM A LITTER MEWS
LOSES STRENGTH WANES
BEACH FORMATIONS DUNES
BIRD ON THE CANADIAN DOLLAR COIN LOON
When doubled, band that performed the James Bond theme “A View to a Kill” DURAN
“Go me!” IRULE
HOLD UP LAST
BUCOLIC SETTING LEA
PRYING NOSY
MR. ROGERS ROY
SPIRITS ALCOHOLS
AU ___ (MENU PHRASE) JUS
“Relax, everything is going to work out” NOFEAR
WORDS OF SUPPORT AYES
Bad impressions? DENTS
BADLY ROUGH UP MAUL
Open and honest conversation HEARTTOHEART
Noted singer/actress from the Bronx, familiarly JLO
Onetime head of the Chicago Outfit ALCAPONE
Plaintiff in a landmark 1973 case JANEROE
Investment bank that folded in 2008 BEARSTEARNS
“I love the smell of ___ in the morning” (“Apocalypse Now” line) NAPALM
California red, informally ZIN
Racking up wins ONATEAR
CHEST PROTECTORS RIBCAGES
Walks in the park CINCHES