New York Times – Nov 22 2016 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ‘Carmen’ setting |
SPAIN |
| ‘Darn!’ |
RATS |
| ‘Haha, u r hilarious’ |
LOL |
| ‘This doesn’t look good’ |
UHOH |
| ‘Where the heart is’ |
HOME |
| Ashen |
WAN |
| Belligerent Greek god |
ARES |
| Bro or sis |
SIB |
| Capital of Jordan |
AMMAN |
| Carolers’ repertoire |
NOELS |
| Casual sign-off in a letter |
BEST |
| Cock and bull |
MALES |
| Coke or Pepsi |
SODA |
| Cousin of a cobbler |
CRISP |
| Crack shooters |
MARKSMEN |
| Dallas cager, informally |
MAV |
| Dark brown rodents with long tails and large eyes |
FIELDMICE |
| Decorates, as a cake |
ICES |
| Drunkards |
SOTS |
| Eastern or Western, for hoopsters |
NBACONFERENCE |
| Elitist sort |
SNOB |
| Expressed amazement |
OOHED |
| Film character who was asked to ‘Play it’ |
SAM |
| Frank who directed ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ |
CAPRA |
| Garrison Keillor’s home state |
MINNESOTA |
| Grace ender |
AMEN |
| Hand, to Javier |
MANO |
| Himalayan land |
NEPAL |
| In working order |
USABLE |
| It might involve mutual raising of tariffs |
TRADEWAR |
| Kind of client |
EMAIL |
| Knot |
TIE |
| Like the four things named in the circled squares |
NONKOSHER |
| Like yarn |
SPUN |
| Marmalade container |
JAR |
| Max’s opposite |
MIN |
| Meeting point for tailors? |
SEAM |
| Memorable 2011 hurricane |
IRENE |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Mideast’s Gulf of ___ |
OMAN |
| Mineral in layers |
MICA |
| Momma’s partner |
POPPA |
| Most sensible |
SANEST |
| MSNBC’s ‘Morning ___’ |
JOE |
| Mud |
MIRE |
| Musical syllable after ‘oom’ |
PAH |
| Musical talent, informally |
CHOPS |
| Old radio show set in Harlem |
AMOSNANDY |
| One of the Marx Brothers |
HARPO |
| Onetime arcade giant |
ATARI |
| Opposite of 57-Across, to Muslims |
HALAL |
| Outdo |
ONEUP |
| Pizza chain found in many food courts |
SBARRO |
| Possesses |
HAS |
| Preppy shirt |
POLO |
| Proactiv target |
ACNE |
| Quite a ways away |
AFAR |
| Rehearsed a piece through from start to finish, in theater lingo |
RANIT |
| Sault ___ Marie, Ont |
STE |
| Scent |
ODOR |
| Shoppe descriptor |
OLDE |
| Something might be brought back by this |
POPULARDEMAND |
| Something record-breaking |
AFIRST |
| Sweater ___ |
VEST |
| Talking horse of 1960s TV |
MRED |
| The Canadian loonie or toonie, e.g |
COIN |
| Tour de France sights |
BIKES |
| Trick-taking game with a 48-card deck |
PINOCHLE |
| Versatile eating implement |
SPORK |
| Voodoo spell |
MOJO |
| What’s punched into an A.T.M., redundantly |
PINNUMBER |
| When doubled, a South Seas island |
BORA |
| When you get it |
AHAMOMENT |
| Woes |
ILLS |
| Word before and after ‘will be’ |
BOYS |
| ___ Lingus |
AER |
| ___ Theater, venue of ‘The Phantom of the Opera,’ the longest-running production in Broadway history |
MAJESTIC |
