NY Times Crossword Answers 21 Nov 23, Tuesday
Complete List of Clues/Answers
Across
1 Highly rated March telecast, with “the” : OSCARS
7 Actor Michael of “Juno” : CERA
11 “Hot” stage item : MIC
14 Bit of broccoli : FLORET
15 Neon-colored, say : LOUD
16 Sound at a fireworks display : OOH!
17 “Slumdog Millionaire” actress : FREIDA PINTO (giving “pinto bean”)
19 Air Force ___ : ONE
20 “Dracula” author Stoker : BRAM
21 Archaeologist’s find : RELIC
23 ” ___ Lama Ding Dong” : RAMA
26 High-end ridesharing option : UBER BLACK (giving “black bean”)
29 Become a YouTube sensation, say : GO VIRAL
31 Wine holder : CASK
32 Fairy king in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” : OBERON
33 Trash-talk : DIS
34 Fannie ___ (finance company) : MAE
37 Bach piece whose title sounds a bit risque : AIR ON THE G STRING (giving “string bean”)
41 Stuff attached to an Acme detonator, in cartoons : TNT
42 Do some yard work : MOW
43 Primitive shelter : LEAN-TO
44 Gelatin made from seaweed : AGAR
46 American military construction force : SEABEES
47 U.K. military force : ROYAL NAVY (giving “navy bean”)
51 Group of buffalo : HERD
52 Stately potato? : IDAHO
53 Scuttlebutt, say : INFO
55 Solemnly swear : VOW
56 Corporate number cruncher who might be interested in the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across? : BEAN COUNTER
63 “Men ___ from Mars …” : ARE
64 The “E” of EGOT : EMMY
65 “Be all you can be” sloganeer : US ARMY
66 Drug studied by Timothy Leary : LSD
67 Potting material : SOIL
68 Public esteem : REPUTE
Down
1 Not working today : OFF
2 Camera type, for short : SLR
3 Iowa college : COE
4 Man’s name that’s another man’s name backward : ARI
5 Snoopy’s nemesis : RED BARON
6 Restaurant review symbol : STAR
7 Rise, as temperatures : CLIMB
8 Very long time : EON
9 Dull routine : RUT
10 Cute, cutesily : ADORBS
11 Dough or bread : MOOLA
12 Greek column style : IONIC
13 Chess announcement : CHECK
18 One of the Beatles : PAUL
22 Mammal with a white rump : ELK
23 Batman’s sidekick : ROBIN
24 Prevent, as a crisis : AVERT
25 Surrealist Joan : MIRO
27 Vaping stick, for short : E-CIG
28 Do some grapplin’ : RASSLE
29 Capricorn’s animal : GOAT
30 Tiny superhero in the Marvel Universe : ANT-MAN
33 Dawn drops : DEW
34 Gold digger? : MINER
35 Paid to play : ANTED
36 Prima donna problems : EGOS
38 Jewish wedding dance : HORA
39 Japanese meeting place that serves refreshments : TEAHOUSE
40 Broccoli ___ : RABE
44 “That feels so-o-o good!” : AAH!
45 They’ll show you the world : GLOBES
46 Option when setting up a new tech device : SYNC
47 Coke, to Pepsi : RIVAL
48 Foul smells : ODORS
49 Deviated temporarily from a straight course : YAWED
50 LPs and 45s : VINYL
54 What a 56-Across would total for this puzzle? : FOUR
57 Comedian Philips : EMO
58 French friend : AMI
59 Siesta : NAP
60 Capote’s nickname : TRU
61 First responder, for short : EMT
62 Grain in a Salinger title : RYE
