New York Times Answers November 19, 2023
Author: Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi
Editor: Will Shortz
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| It grows on trees | BARK |
| Dance form featured in the documentary “Kumu Hina” | HULA |
| If-then-___ (programming trio) | ELSE |
| Fruit in the custard apple family | PAPAW |
| Home to Dublin and Toledo | OHIO |
| Ritual whose name translates to “covenant” | BRIS |
| Locale for many cabs | NAPA |
| Common lab culture | ECOLI |
| Stockpile bread? | BANKROLLS |
| Research hors d’oeuvres online? | GOOGLEAPPS |
| “Ditto” | ASDOI |
| Tizzy | SNIT |
| Rural tower | SILO |
| Catchy tune, in slang | BOP |
| Fighting sport, for short | MMA |
| Since | ASOF |
| “Time to head out!” | LETSGO |
| Selects green bean casserole, candied yams and mashed potatoes? | CHOOSESSIDES |
| What a ghost might do to you | STARTLE |
| Chortled syllable | HEH |
| Loch Ness monster, apparently | HOAX |
| Love lines? | ODES |
| Eases | ABATES |
| Blast from the past, so to speak | OLDSONG |
| “Full House” twins | OLSENS |
| Setting in “Nomadland” | RVLOT |
| Kilt folds | PLEATS |
| Alex’s partner in the jewelry industry | ANI |
| Features of a vacant stare | DEADEYES |
| Gets caught | SNAGS |
| Sanctify | BLESS |
| “Cease!,” on the seas | AVAST |
| Part of a rock band? | ORE |
| Debate roasting versus deep-frying? | TALKTURKEY |
| Groove | RUT |
| “There ___ enough words” | ARENT |
| Word with bump or trap | SPEED |
| Former Florida flier | PANAM |
| Breaking up | ENDINGIT |
| Corn unit | EAR |
| Inventor Gray who had a patent war with Alexander Graham Bell | ELISHA |
| Martin of Hollywood | STEVE |
| City on the Kenai Peninsula | SEWARD |
| “Let me join!” | IWANTIN |
| Foolish | UNWISE |
| Unspecific amount in a recipe | DASH |
| Small game, often | PREY |
| Some nail-biters, for short | OTS |
| Developing | NASCENT |
| Steers the dessert cart? | SHEPHERDSPIE |
| Fame | RENOWN |
| Cupid’s counterpart | EROS |
| Grabbed a chair | SAT |
| Some sex cells | OVA |
| Heads of org. charts | CEOS |
| Part of some pods | ORCA |
| November birthstone | TOPAZ |
| Make cranberry sauce from scratch? | KICKTHECAN |
| Reserve the chardonnay for later? | TABLEWINE |
| On a bias | ASKEW |
| Off-the-wall | ZANY |
| Actress Jessica | ALBA |
| Noted Celtic musician | ENYA |
| Kind of question | YESNO |
| Shiny silver sticker? | EPEE |
| Bid first, say | LEAD |
| “___?” “___!” | DEAL |
Down
| ___ tea | BOBA |
| Exclamations of enlightenment | AHAS |
| Outer layer | RIND |
| Beach Boys hit with a geographical title | KOKOMO |
| “The White Lotus” network | HBO |
| Web addresses | URLS |
| Stage name of Montero Lamar Hill | LILNASX |
| St. Francis of ___ | ASSISI |
| Official lang. of Guyana | ENG |
| Land through which the Mekong River flows | LAOS |
| Go bad | SPOIL |
| Quarter backs? | EAGLES |
| Letter before cue | PEE |
| Landmark health legislation, for short | ACA |
| Certain recyclable, in the Midwest | POPBOTTLE |
| Brand aptly found in “natural pooch food” | ALPO |
| Tendril | WISP |
| “Ba-dum-tss” sounds | RIMSHOTS |
| Led Zeppelin’s “Whole ___ Love” | LOTTA |
| Aids in planning | TODOLISTS |
| Untold millennia | AEONS |
| G-men | FEDS |
| Buffalo N.H.L.ers | SABRES |
| Work on one’s whisking technique? | GRAVYTRAIN |
| Slices and dices | CHOPS |
| “Absolutely not” | HELLNO |
| “Goodness!” | OHDEAR |
| Enter a bear market | SAG |
| Tournament ranking | SEED |
| Clinton and Obama, astrologically | LEOS |
| Approx. | EST |
| Chuck Taylor All Star, e.g. | SNEAKER |
| Pro tip about seasoning stuffing? | SAGEADVICE |
| Length of some fun runs, informally | ONEK |
| Backed up | SAVED |
| Having an even score | ALLTIED |
| Macy’s Thanksgiving ___ Parade | DAY |
| Hairstyle that the Brits call “fringe” | BANGS |
| Captain Marvel, e.g. | SUPERHERO |
| Start of some countdowns | TEN |
| Peruse | READ |
| Open, as a drain | UNSTOP |
| Home to Faa’a International Airport | TAHITI |
| German candy with a caramel center | RIESEN |
| Toddler’s time out? | PLAYDATE |
| Parsonage | MANSE |
| Sicilian stratovolcano | ETNA |
| Things behind the Times? | NEWSRACKS |
| “___ the night before Christmas …” | TWAS |
| Pitchers | EWERS |
| Thur. + 3 | SUN |
| Arthur of tennis | ASHE |
| Rage | IRE |
| Philanthropist Pratt for whom the Baltimore public library system is named | ENOCH |
| Measurer of acidity | PHSCALE |
| Pluck | TWEEZE |
| Entrance | PORTAL |
| Put in a hold | STOWED |
| “For real,” in modern parlance | NOCAP |
| Go-ahead | OKAY |
| Metaphor for a migraine | VISE |
| Lucid | SANE |
| Inspiration for the tribute band A*Teens | ABBA |
| Winter candle scent | PINE |
| Actress Taylor-Joy of “The Queen’s Gambit” | ANYA |
| Ardor | ZEAL |
| Ryan Gosling’s role in “Barbie” | KEN |
| Common factor | TWO |
| It ends when 1/1 begins | NYE |
| Boyo | LAD |
