New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 08

crossword answers
Clue Answer
“What a beautiful tackle box!,” “Nice casting!” and such? COMPLIMENTSFORFISHING
“I’ll handle that” ONIT
Actor Steve of “The White Lotus” ZAHN
Group formed from the 2023 W.W.E.-U.F.C. merger TKO
Candy that resembles a tube of lipstick PUSHPOP
Firebirds and Fieros PONTIACS
“Nothing weird about that” ASYOUDO
Youngest-ever World Cup winner PELE
DESIRE WISH
Hold ’em declaration CALL
Over the line TOOFAR
Italian title for Puccini’s “Butterfly” MADAMA
Daytime TV staple SOAP
FLEECE GRIFT
SNAIL-PACED POKY
Accidentally using salt instead of sugar, say? DISASTERFORARECIPE
SINGER DEL REY LANA
Lasso? ALOOPFORTHROWING
Mascot of the Baltimore Ravens POE
Month, in Monterrey MES
Marathon fee or campaign donation? ONESMONEYFORARUN
Leaning forward and holding the reins? POSITIONFORJOCKEYS
Focus of a House committee ETHICS
Dutch astronomer with an eponymous ice cloud OORT
Branded item at a bank, maybe PEN
Tusked Warcraft race ORCS
Agcy. that determined fluoride prevents tooth decay NIH
Cousins of magpies JAYS
Certain erogenous zone, familiarly GSPOT
FAMILY ___ TREE
One-up, militarily OUTGUN
Toy-centered theme park LEGOLAND
Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” SITAR
Tarot card group ARCANA
UTMOST DEGREE NTH
DUMP STY
It’s bigger than a butte MESA
Cowpoke’s compadre PARD
Canonized king of Norway STOLAF
Ryan with 12 Olympic swimming medals LOCHTE
COMMENCED LEDOFF
BURDEN ONUS
AMBULANCE DESTINATIONS, FOR SHORT ERS
SAXOPHONIST GETZ STAN
COUNTRY BETWEEN GHANA AND BENIN TOGO
FILLS IN FOR ACTSAS
FIGURE OF SPEECH? ORATOR
SONG OF PRAISE PAEAN
Great Lakes people ERIES
CHIN FEATURE CLEFT
___ DE TOILETTE EAU
TOTALLY LOSE IT GOLOCO
Slacked, say IMED
CUISINE WITH STICKY RICE LAO
A IN FRENCH CLASS? UNE
Cause of a big bang TNT
ANTI-TRAFFICKING ORG. ATF
SKEDADDLE DASH
SHADOW TAIL
CAN SACK
Not being allowed to lick the spatula clean? PUNISHMENTFORAGLUTTON
___ vez (once, in Spanish) UNA
LIABLE (TO) APT
JOIN IN PARTAKE
SWAY PULL
CONFIRMATION, E.G. RITUAL
STILL-LIFE VESSELS EWERS
HITS WITH A RAY GUN ZAPS
SWAYS TOTTERS
Wharton major, in brief ECON
FRUITY-SMELLING COMPOUND ESTER
Spice planet in the “Dune” universe ARRAKIS
___-MAN PAC
LIKE SOME WAVES SONIC
FAR FROM LAID-BACK TYPEA
Convertible, casually RAGTOP
Exam for aspiring attys. LSAT
Bested a birdie EAGLED
Merlot alternative PINOT
Top section of the food pyramid FATS
Completes, as a circuit CLOSES
OVER AND OVER ALOT
TROOP GRP. USO
Toddler’s term for a farm animal MOOCOW
“___, meet kettle” POT
Certain Boolean operators ORS
Number of eyes for a tarántula OCHO
Fluffy footstool POUFFE
___ journey (story framework) HEROS
Squeamish FAINTOFHEART
Larry ___, founder of Hustler magazine FLYNT
Wand-waving words PRESTOCHANGO
“Aladdin” character who hates crackers IAGO
Animal that fights by “necking” GIRAFFE
Bocelli, e.g. TENOR
Waterway through Lake Geneva RHONE
Little celebration JIG
Common sound from a white noise machine RAIN
Dreaded hairstyle LOCS
Bloodhound’s trail SPOOR
Acronymic epithet for one who’s not conservative enough RINO
PG-13 word PARENTAL
Mrs. Krabappel’s first name on “The Simpsons” EDNA
Capital of New South Wales SYDNEY
Carter who played Wonder Woman LYNDA
“Advance to the ___ Railroad” (Monopoly directive) NEAREST
Word before jelly or Pie MOON
“Woo-hoo, that’s awesome!” LETSGO
“Raging Bull” boxer Jake LAMOTTA
How freelancers work ONSPEC
Suffix with block or stock ADE
Chewy Japanese dessert MOCHI
Fix, as a printer UNJAM
One of over 100 for Haydn SYMPHONY
Many think-tank hires, in brief PHDS
“What did I tell you!” SEE
When doubled, something seen atop a pyramid? POM
Résumé fig. GPA
SORENSTAM OF GOLF ANNIKA
KENNEDY CENTER FOCUS ARTS
“The other thing is ?” ANDALSO
Agent Smith’s nemesis NEO
Discussion sites FORUMS
Love all, say TIE
___ Biggums, memorable character on “Chappelle’s Show” TYRONE
“Fingers crossed that you’re wrong” HOPENOT
Pooch in the funnies ODIE
GUSTO ELAN
Cheese that’s often smoked GOUDA
“Assuming that’s true …” IFSO
Philosophical believer in essential unity MONIST
LAPTOP BRAND ASUS
Salt, say SEASON
SALT TAR
GIVES THE NOD OKS
Everlasting, poetically ETERNE
MORSEL FOR MISS MUFFET CURD
LOFGREN OF THE E STREET BAND NILS