New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 05 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BEST OF THE BEST TOPTIER
LANGUAGE SUFFIX ISH
BEACH ___ BUM
SETTING MILIEU
VEGAS CASINO WITH A MUSICAL NAME ARIA
STEAM ENGINE SOUND HISS
RISK A TICKET SPEED
SPOILS LOOT
QUAKER IN THE WOODS ASPENTREE
Francisco with frescoes GOYA
“Sounds to me like …” ITAKEIT
Quaint double contraction TWASNT
She’s a believer NUN
C.S.U. or U.S.C.: Abbr. SCH
They’re used to catch bugs WEBS
Juno : Roman :: ___ : Greek HERA
Company aptly hidden in “Japanese games” SEGA
Coconut extraction OIL
Cop’s catch PERP
Lea low? MOO
“Aye, aye, captain!” ONIT
Where a spill might end up LAP
Freudian constructs IDS
Mo. when the Titanic sank APR
“One card left!” UNO
Kids ? or, informally, a snack for kids TOTS
“Born” in France NEE
Keep reminding, say NAG
Empty nester’s lack? EGGS
Domain’s partner in math RANGE
“Seize the day” of today YOLO
Kind of number system in which 7 is the highest digit OCTAL
Terrarium animals NEWTS
Like some clouds and kittens FLUFFY
Murse, by another name MANBAG
INDIAN FLATBREAD ROTI
Friends, to Hercule Poirot AMIS
Wavering vocal effects VIBRATOS
1962 Beatles hit LOVEMEDO
“Fine by me” OKAYSURE
Sixth word in the Gettysburg Address AGO
Bit of well-wishing on a hot day STAYCOOL
Enroll, with “in” OPT
Sources of vitamin C, for short OJS
Call me! CAB
“Do or do not. There is no ___” (6-Down quote) TRY
LIKE SOME WONDERS ONEHIT
FORMER SENATOR TRENT LOTT
___ GOLF DISC
NOVELIST DEIGHTON LEN
PLAYTEX PRODUCT BRA
Temple official DEAN
CAUSE TO JUMP STARTLE
LEAF PORE STOMA
EXOTIC PET IGUANA
Dominates, slangily OWNS
ODDBALL WEIRDO
CLOSE NEAR
London’s ___ Gardens KEW
WRITER RAND AYN
“We will, we will ROCK YOU!,” e.g. CHANT
Make malleable using heat ANNEAL
Pirate ship features PLANKS
Shoe secured with a click SKIBOOT
Things checked at baggage checks IDTAGS
Crash before dinner? GONG
“___ modus in rebus” (“Moderation in all things”) EST
Creatures mummified in ancient Egypt CATS
Green trattoria topping PESTO
Green trattoria topping OREGANO
Ventriloquist Shirley Dinsdale was the first person to win one (1949) EMMY
One getting fired after a strike? MATCH
“M-m-m-my ___” (1970s song lyric) SHARONA
He placed a call to Armstrong and Aldrin minutes after their landing NIXON
Basis for some civil cases TORTLAW
Replacement of a computer part without powering down HOTSWAP
Olympic tracks? ANTHEMS
Religion in which zakat is practiced ISLAM
Woo-hoo! The engines are firing, all systems are go, and we are feeling good! HAVINGABLAST
Channel with “Silent Sunday Nights” programming TCM
Where a batter goes for a bundt? CAKEPAN
Tommy Lee Jones’s role in “Men in Black” AGENTK
Dust Bowl-era migrant OKIE
Quick left, say JAB
The Euphrates bisects it: Abbr. SYR
And just like that, sky and clouds are behind us! OUTOFTHEBLUE
Mathematician’s creation PROOF
“I’ll have it on your desk tomorrow” YESBOSS
Oops, zoned out for a sec. Houston, can you retransmit our coordinates? LOSTINSPACE
Thrilled to report that we’ve made it to lunar orbit! OVERTHEMOON
General acknowledgments? SALUTES
Former labor secretary Robert REICH
D.C. V.I.P. POTUS
LET BORROW LEND
GREEN-LIT OKED
CAUSE TO BLUSH ABASH
CHANEY OF HORROR LON
SNAPPISH TESTY
FARFALLE SHAPES BOWTIES
REALLY, REALLY BIG OCEANIC
SEE 4-ACROSS YODA
Gymnast Suni LEE
LAST BOOK OF THE OLD TESTAMENT MALACHI
Zoom button MUTE
CLOSE TO CLOSED AJAR
RUMMIKUB PIECE TILE
Go steady with SEE
STORAGE FACILITY SILO
ORANGE SUSHI TOPPER ROE
FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT PAD
FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT TAMPON
LIKE SOME ADVICE SAGE
Hot pot TEAKETTLE
Our lunar rover is collecting samples at long last. It’s been sitting in storage for months! GATHERINGDUST
Moving in zero-G is just blissful! FLOATINGONAIR
Cheap and trivial TWOBIT
“Bearded” blooms IRISES
Where to walk the walk? RUNWAY
The Monstars in “Space Jam,” e.g., for short ETS
It’s run up, then rung up OPENTAB
Ouch! Drifted too far and bonked my head on that darn window ? but wow, would you look at the view! SEEINGSTARS
Re-entry time ? let’s make sure we do this simply and practically! DOWNTOEARTH
Be nerdy, with “out” GEEK
Who’s on a mission in today’s puzzle? ROCKETMAN
Musician who sang about a 77-Down ELTONJOHN
Window, e.g. PLANESEAT
INSULT SLAM
SWANKY POSH
CHOPPER AXE
Stat that doesn’t apply to E.V.s MPG
Microdosing drug LSD
Part of an udder TEAT
Large white sheet ICECAP
Strong-willed daughter on “Downton Abbey” SYBIL
Burning bridges, e.g. ARSON
Bouncer in an alleyway? ECHO
Go silent, with “up” CLAM
___ mood INA
Unit often used exaggeratively TON
RECORD LABEL FOR WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA
REALLY HURT SMART
CHOPS HEWS
SO FAR TONOW