New York Times Crossword Answers, Friday, November 24, 2023

New York Times, Friday, November 24, 2023
Author:
Rafael Musa
Editor:
Will Shortz
Kids acting out?

Across

1
Lottery game originally played using Chinese characters : KENO
5
“___ Indahouse” (2002 comedy) : ALIG
9
Bad lighting? : ARSON
14
___ Sea : ARAL
15
Word before and after “a” : MANO
16
Back in : RETRO
17
Hackathons and “Star Trek” conventions, say : NERDFESTS
19
Had in mind : MEANT
20
Trial that might involve a monologue : SCREENTEST
22
Love, they say : DRUG
23
When some people meet for lunch : ATONE
24
Fuel-efficient option : PRIUS
26
Kind of housing aimed at low-income residents, in brief : SRO
27
Sydney’s home, for short : NSW
28
Locale for a lowing herd in Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” : LEA
30
Part that may be contracted : PROVISO
32
Actor Mortensen : VIGGO
34
Double-texted, say : NUDGED
35
“Actually, this is what we’re doing now …” : CHANGEOFPLANS
38
Present-day vehicle? : SLEIGH
39
Half-human/half-bird creature of myth : HARPY
40
Some “bearded” dogs : COLLIES
42
Campsite org. : KOA
43
Bygone ___ : ERA
46
Drill sound : HUP
47
Color akin to “driftwood” : TAUPE
49
Class or order : TAXON
51
“___ of Dogs” (hit 2018 animated film) : ISLE
53
Kids acting out? : DRAMACLUBS
55
Omega alternative : SEIKO
57
What might cover a lid : EYESHADOW
58
Like Mufasa, but not Nala, in “The Lion King” : MANED
59
What a kid drinks from : TEAT
60
Apportion : METE
61
Fuzzy finish : SUEDE
62
Brand of cooler : YETI
63
Hydrogen sulfide has a distinctive one : ODOR

Down

1
Dwight Eisenhower, for one : KANSAN
2
Puts up : ERECTS
3
Come to a point? : NARROW
4
Like days long past : OLDEN
5
“Couldn’t agree more!” : AMEN
6
Where a whodunit may reveal “who done it” : LASTPAGE
7
Bury : INTER
8
Spill it! : GOSSIP
9
Spot for a shot : ARM
10
Easily swayed person, metaphorically : REED
11
Something a birthdate determines : STARSIGN
12
Workers who must maintain a sterile environment, in brief : ORNURSES
13
“Uh-oh” : NOTGOOD
18
Vibing with something : FEELINGIT
21
Go into the majors, say : TURNPRO
25
Facial hair also known as a “mouche” : SOULPATCH
29
Ivory tower sort : EGGHEAD
31
Celebration over the end of W.W. II, informally : VDAY
32
Colorado ski mecca : VAIL
33
“Whoa!” : OOH
35
Fictional detective first seen in a 1964 film : CLOUSEAU
36
A counselor may be at the end of one : HELPLINE
37
Option for a vegetarian : FAKEMEAT
38
Splits : SCHISMS
41
Feeling of conviction : SURETY
43
Gave off : EXUDED
44
“Mr. ___” (1983 Styx hit) : ROBOTO
45
Something “Jeopardy!” gives you : ANSWER
48
Part of a check list? : PAYEE
50
Budget alternative : ALAMO
52
Just made, with “out” : EKED
54
Province in Piedmont : ASTI
56
“Intimations of Immortality,” for one : ODE
Answer summary: 8 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Shortz Era but used previously.