New York Times, Monday, December 4, 2023, Crossword Answers
New York Times, Monday, December 4, 2023
Author:
Sean Ziebarth
Editor:
Will Shortz
Make history at the Olympics, say
Across
1
Abscond with : STEAL
6
Cairo cobras : ASPS
10
Bit of hardware that fits in a nut : BOLT
14
The fate one deserves : KARMA
15
Bug on a pug : FLEA
16
Like 2, 4, 6, 8 … : EVEN
17
Not quite right : AMISS
18
Wander : ROAM
19
1/5 of a nickel : CENT
20
Make history at the Olympics, say : SETANEWRECORD
23
They can be boosted or inflated : EGOS
24
Calvin and Hobbes, for one : DUO
25
Totally reverse one’s losing position : TURNTHETABLES
31
Impersonate : POSEAS
32
Sets (down) : LAYS
33
Nowhere to be found, for short : MIA
35
Palindromic boy : OTTO
36
Play on the radio : AIR
37
Dada’s mama, maybe : NANA
38
Summer zodiac sign : LEO
39
“Hey, you!” : PSST
41
Followers of an “enduring” philosophy : STOICS
43
Have an impact that can be gauged : MOVETHENEEDLE
46
Historic stretch : ERA
47
“Gracious me!” : EGAD
48
Keep going without faltering one bit : DONTMISSABEAT
54
Shoulder muscle, informally : DELT
55
“Oh, sure it is!” : IBET
56
Allow entrance : ADMIT
58
Mineral known as the “imperial gem” : JADE
59
Info on a “Hello” tag : NAME
60
Nintendo enthusiast, e.g. : GAMER
61
What a toddler in a snowsuit might be pulling : SLED
62
Like Death Valley’s climate : ARID
63
Child’s bedtime request : STORY
Down
1
Upbeat precursor to reggae : SKA
2
Scottish caps : TAMS
3
Lake bordering Ohio and New York : ERIE
4
Radio band for news and talk formats : AMSTEREO
5
Layered pasta dish : LASAGNA
6
From the beginning : AFRESH
7
Tortoiselike : SLOW
8
Kind of tree in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” : PEAR
9
Speedy delivery option : SAMEDAY
10
“Don’t do that dorky thing you do” : BECOOL
11
Finished : OVER
12
Give temporarily : LEND
13
Explosive Minecraft block : TNT
21
Forget-me-___ (blue flowers) : NOTS
22
Babes in the woods? : CUBS
25
Clan symbol : TOTEM
26
“So are we!” : USTOO
27
Top-of-the-line : ELITE
28
La Brea ___ Pits : TAR
29
Content of a clickable envelope icon : EMAIL
30
“Well, ___ you asked …” : SINCE
31
Experienced campaigner, for short : POL
34
Little Energizers : AAS
36
Volcanic cloud component : ASH
37
Silently greeted : NODDEDAT
39
Cheeky : PERT
40
Energy needed to power through : STAMINA
41
Sonic the Hedgehog company : SEGA
42
Loose-leaf alternatives : TEABAGS
44
Blew off steam : VENTED
45
Prepared one’s home for a newborn : NESTED
48
Handout following a shuffle : DEAL
49
Bygone, in Chaucer’s tales : OLDE
50
Letter-shaped beam : IBAR
51
Trucker’s ride : SEMI
52
Bullets and such : AMMO
53
Feature of a tall cake : TIER
54
Workers at dance clubs who 20-, 25-, 43- and 48-Across : DJS
57
“You’ll never know until you ___!” : TRY
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle.
