NYT Crossword Answers - Sep 28

Central Perk

By Rich Katz

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Across

  1. 1Caveat ___ ("Buyer beware")EMPTOR
  2. 7Spice that's characteristic of Hungarian cookingPAPRIKA
  3. 14Marvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own bodyICEMAN
  4. 20Arizona county or Indigenous peopleMOHAVE
  5. 21Tries some water, sayHASASIP
  6. 22Like a win-win situationNOLOSE
  7. 23___ law, concept in computing technologyMOORES
  8. 24Alternative to a nannyDAYCARE
  9. 25Fire startersFLINTS
  10. 26Contents of a flagonALE
  11. 27Ole Miss athletes, to fansREBS
  12. 29XCHI
  13. 30___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedomDRED
  14. 32Org. not getting many happy returns?IRS
  15. 33Remove surgically, as tissueABLATE
  16. 35"They tell me ..."IHEAR
  17. 37Beethoven symphony originally intended to honor NapoleonEROICA
  18. 39Class that might cause some high schoolers to blushHEALTH
  19. 40Sprawling Indian metropolisDELHI
  20. 41Like some bridgesDENTAL
  21. 42"Let me check on that"ILLASK
  22. 44Expiates, with "for"ATONES
  23. 46Man's name that's 49-Across plus a letterEVAN
  24. 49Woman's name that's the first three letters of 46-AcrossEVA
  25. 50Rap battle participantsMCS
  26. 53Tampa Bay athlete, in briefBUC
  27. 54Twists off course, as a shipYAWS
  28. 58WitchHAG
  29. 59ExploitedUSED
  30. 60"Weekend Update" co-host MichaelCHE
  31. 61All over againANEW
  32. 63___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View imagesGEO
  33. 64Where a hurricane formsOCEAN
  34. 66Wish someone "Happy Birthday," perhapsSENDACARD
  35. 69At dawn, sayEARLY
  36. 71Mammal with long whiskersWALRUS
  37. 73ExtraBONUS
  38. 74They stand for artEASELS
  39. 75CalledTERMED
  40. 77___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"ANDRA
  41. 78Celebrity chef InaGARTEN
  42. 79Demanding entertainerDIVA
  43. 80XTEN
  44. 82He was né ClayALI
  45. 83Watchdog's warningGRR
  46. 84Words of understandingISEE
  47. 86Outback babyJOEY
  48. 87Familiar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captainUFO
  49. 88Do-over at WimbledonLET
  50. 89Kind of sauce at a sushi barEEL
  51. 90Sewer in American historyROSS
  52. 91"Weekend Update" show, for shortSNL
  53. 92ZippedSPED
  54. 93Like some alcohol ... or places that prohibit alcoholDRY
  55. 94Not present and not excused, for shortAWOL
  56. 96Foreign policy grp.NSC
  57. 97Brezhnev of the Soviet UnionLEONID
  58. 99Cherokee and CheyenneTRIBES
  59. 101Relationship featuring casual intimacy ... or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzleFRIENDSWITHBENEFITS
  60. 108Starbucks competitorPEETS
  61. 109Spot for an ornamentCARHOOD
  62. 110Giants in California and New YorkTEAMS
  63. 112"Beat it!"AMSCRAY
  64. 115Actor Wilson of "The Office"RAINN
  65. 116Rye, e.g.WHISKEY
  66. 118"Wouldn't miss it for the world!"IMTHERE
  67. 119Like slow filers and fast drivers, at timesFINED
  68. 120Furniture retailer owned by Williams-SonomaWESTELM
  69. 121Lives (in)RESIDES
  70. 122Iditarod transportsSLEDS
  71. 123InvolvesENTAILS

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  1. 1Title heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition"EMMA
  2. 2DoughMOOLAH
  3. 3Fly-catching bird with a name derived from GreekPHOEBE
  4. 4Driveway gooTAR
  5. 5As a wholeOVERALL
  6. 6Moves elsewhereRESETTLES
  7. 7Tenured profs, oftenPHDS
  8. 8Small battery ... or an org. that might help with a batteryAAA
  9. 9It's all in your headPSYCHE
  10. 10Mother of Joseph and Benjamin, in the BibleRACHEL
  11. 11Book after Song of SolomonISAIAH
  12. 12French cocktail made with crème de cassisKIR
  13. 13MirroredAPED
  14. 14Reasoned conclusionINFERENCE
  15. 15BrewskiCOLDONE
  16. 16Bulldog fan in ConnecticutELI
  17. 17Santa ___MONICA
  18. 18StellarASTRAL
  19. 19Van ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San FranciscoNESS
  20. 28Minds one's P's and Q'sBEHAVES
  21. 31Contribute (to), as one's reputationREDOUND
  22. 34Been asleep, sayLAIN
  23. 35Texter's "Beats me"IDK
  24. 36Small inletRIA
  25. 38Li'lITSY
  26. 43One-named singer born in NigeriaSADE
  27. 45Skier's conveyanceTBAR
  28. 46Online site for D.I.Y.ersEHOW
  29. 47Time out, perhapsVACATION
  30. 48Info commonly shown on a board game boxAGELEVEL
  31. 50Clown around with food?MCDONALD
  32. 51City SE of PhoenixCHANDLER
  33. 52Purpose of some camerasSECURITY
  34. 55Reaches a shared opinion aboutAGREESON
  35. 56Holistic contentmentWELLNESS
  36. 57Some beans or saucesSOYS
  37. 59"E pluribus ___"UNUM
  38. 62SportWEAR
  39. 65MatrixARRAY
  40. 67Sun bloc?NBA
  41. 68Pretty ___ pictureASA
  42. 70Moving aroundASTIR
  43. 72AttackSETUPON
  44. 74You can put a ring on itEARLOBE
  45. 76BackDEFEND
  46. 78Came back, as hairGREWIN
  47. 79Music's Fatboy Slim and David Guetta, informallyDJS
  48. 81Error message on a Blu-ray deviceNODISC
  49. 83Targeted (to)GEARED
  50. 85Key for a quick exitESC
  51. 92Boils with rageSEESRED
  52. 95Liberal-leaningLEFTIST
  53. 97Chinese "nut" that's really a fruitLITCHI
  54. 98Makes small in comparisonDWARFS
  55. 99Government debt obligations, familiarlyTBONDS
  56. 10040 winksSIESTA
  57. 101___ fataleFEMME
  58. 102Gets 40 winksRESTS
  59. 103Letter-shaped train track pieceIRAIL
  60. 104"To ___ own self be true"THINE
  61. 105SharpenedHONED
  62. 106George of "Star Trek"TAKEI
  63. 107Bad thing to discover in the pantrySMELL
  64. 108AA or JJ, e.g.PAIR
  65. 111Jazz singer Sylvia ___SYMS
  66. 113Come toARE
  67. 114"For sure"YES
  68. 116Org. that merged with the U.F.C. in 2023WWE
  69. 117Kind of partyHEN

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Caveat ___ ("Buyer beware") — Answer: EMPTOR
  2. 7. Spice that's characteristic of Hungarian cooking — Answer: PAPRIKA
  3. 14. Marvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own body — Answer: ICEMAN
  4. 20. Arizona county or Indigenous people — Answer: MOHAVE
  5. 21. Tries some water, say — Answer: HASASIP
  6. 22. Like a win-win situation — Answer: NOLOSE
  7. 23. ___ law, concept in computing technology — Answer: MOORES
  8. 24. Alternative to a nanny — Answer: DAYCARE
  9. 25. Fire starters — Answer: FLINTS
  10. 26. Contents of a flagon — Answer: ALE
  11. 27. Ole Miss athletes, to fans — Answer: REBS
  12. 29. X — Answer: CHI
  13. 30. ___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedom — Answer: DRED
  14. 32. Org. not getting many happy returns? — Answer: IRS
  15. 33. Remove surgically, as tissue — Answer: ABLATE
  16. 35. "They tell me ..." — Answer: IHEAR
  17. 37. Beethoven symphony originally intended to honor Napoleon — Answer: EROICA
  18. 39. Class that might cause some high schoolers to blush — Answer: HEALTH
  19. 40. Sprawling Indian metropolis — Answer: DELHI
  20. 41. Like some bridges — Answer: DENTAL
  21. 42. "Let me check on that" — Answer: ILLASK
  22. 44. Expiates, with "for" — Answer: ATONES
  23. 46. Man's name that's 49-Across plus a letter — Answer: EVAN
  24. 49. Woman's name that's the first three letters of 46-Across — Answer: EVA
  25. 50. Rap battle participants — Answer: MCS. Hint: These lyrical warriors often take the stage to showcase their rhymes! 🎤
  26. 53. Tampa Bay athlete, in brief — Answer: BUC
  27. 54. Twists off course, as a ship — Answer: YAWS
  28. 58. Witch — Answer: HAG
  29. 59. Exploited — Answer: USED
  30. 60. "Weekend Update" co-host Michael — Answer: CHE
  31. 61. All over again — Answer: ANEW. Hint: Think about how you might restart something fresh! 🔄
  32. 63. ___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View images — Answer: GEO
  33. 64. Where a hurricane forms — Answer: OCEAN
  34. 66. Wish someone "Happy Birthday," perhaps — Answer: SENDACARD
  35. 69. At dawn, say — Answer: EARLY
  36. 71. Mammal with long whiskers — Answer: WALRUS
  37. 73. Extra — Answer: BONUS
  38. 74. They stand for art — Answer: EASELS
  39. 75. Called — Answer: TERMED
  40. 77. ___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" — Answer: ANDRA
  41. 78. Celebrity chef Ina — Answer: GARTEN
  42. 79. Demanding entertainer — Answer: DIVA
  43. 80. X — Answer: TEN
  44. 82. He was né Clay — Answer: ALI
  45. 83. Watchdog's warning — Answer: GRR
  46. 84. Words of understanding — Answer: ISEE. Hint: A brief reply meaning you understand. 👀
  47. 86. Outback baby — Answer: JOEY
  48. 87. Familiar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captain — Answer: UFO
  49. 88. Do-over at Wimbledon — Answer: LET
  50. 89. Kind of sauce at a sushi bar — Answer: EEL
  51. 90. Sewer in American history — Answer: ROSS
  52. 91. "Weekend Update" show, for short — Answer: SNL
  53. 92. Zipped — Answer: SPED
  54. 93. Like some alcohol ... or places that prohibit alcohol — Answer: DRY
  55. 94. Not present and not excused, for short — Answer: AWOL
  56. 96. Foreign policy grp. — Answer: NSC
  57. 97. Brezhnev of the Soviet Union — Answer: LEONID
  58. 99. Cherokee and Cheyenne — Answer: TRIBES
  59. 101. Relationship featuring casual intimacy ... or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle — Answer: FRIENDSWITHBENEFITS
  60. 108. Starbucks competitor — Answer: PEETS
  61. 109. Spot for an ornament — Answer: CARHOOD
  62. 110. Giants in California and New York — Answer: TEAMS
  63. 112. "Beat it!" — Answer: AMSCRAY
  64. 115. Actor Wilson of "The Office" — Answer: RAINN
  65. 116. Rye, e.g. — Answer: WHISKEY
  66. 118. "Wouldn't miss it for the world!" — Answer: IMTHERE
  67. 119. Like slow filers and fast drivers, at times — Answer: FINED
  68. 120. Furniture retailer owned by Williams-Sonoma — Answer: WESTELM
  69. 121. Lives (in) — Answer: RESIDES
  70. 122. Iditarod transports — Answer: SLEDS
  71. 123. Involves — Answer: ENTAILS

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  1. 1. Title heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition" — Answer: EMMA
  2. 2. Dough — Answer: MOOLAH
  3. 3. Fly-catching bird with a name derived from Greek — Answer: PHOEBE
  4. 4. Driveway goo — Answer: TAR
  5. 5. As a whole — Answer: OVERALL
  6. 6. Moves elsewhere — Answer: RESETTLES
  7. 7. Tenured profs, often — Answer: PHDS
  8. 8. Small battery ... or an org. that might help with a battery — Answer: AAA
  9. 9. It's all in your head — Answer: PSYCHE
  10. 10. Mother of Joseph and Benjamin, in the Bible — Answer: RACHEL
  11. 11. Book after Song of Solomon — Answer: ISAIAH
  12. 12. French cocktail made with crème de cassis — Answer: KIR
  13. 13. Mirrored — Answer: APED
  14. 14. Reasoned conclusion — Answer: INFERENCE
  15. 15. Brewski — Answer: COLDONE
  16. 16. Bulldog fan in Connecticut — Answer: ELI
  17. 17. Santa ___ — Answer: MONICA
  18. 18. Stellar — Answer: ASTRAL
  19. 19. Van ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San Francisco — Answer: NESS
  20. 28. Minds one's P's and Q's — Answer: BEHAVES
  21. 31. Contribute (to), as one's reputation — Answer: REDOUND
  22. 34. Been asleep, say — Answer: LAIN
  23. 35. Texter's "Beats me" — Answer: IDK
  24. 36. Small inlet — Answer: RIA
  25. 38. Li'l — Answer: ITSY
  26. 43. One-named singer born in Nigeria — Answer: SADE
  27. 45. Skier's conveyance — Answer: TBAR
  28. 46. Online site for D.I.Y.ers — Answer: EHOW
  29. 47. Time out, perhaps — Answer: VACATION
  30. 48. Info commonly shown on a board game box — Answer: AGELEVEL
  31. 50. Clown around with food? — Answer: MCDONALD
  32. 51. City SE of Phoenix — Answer: CHANDLER
  33. 52. Purpose of some cameras — Answer: SECURITY
  34. 55. Reaches a shared opinion about — Answer: AGREESON
  35. 56. Holistic contentment — Answer: WELLNESS
  36. 57. Some beans or sauces — Answer: SOYS
  37. 59. "E pluribus ___" — Answer: UNUM
  38. 62. Sport — Answer: WEAR
  39. 65. Matrix — Answer: ARRAY
  40. 67. Sun bloc? — Answer: NBA
  41. 68. Pretty ___ picture — Answer: ASA
  42. 70. Moving around — Answer: ASTIR
  43. 72. Attack — Answer: SETUPON
  44. 74. You can put a ring on it — Answer: EARLOBE
  45. 76. Back — Answer: DEFEND
  46. 78. Came back, as hair — Answer: GREWIN
  47. 79. Music's Fatboy Slim and David Guetta, informally — Answer: DJS
  48. 81. Error message on a Blu-ray device — Answer: NODISC
  49. 83. Targeted (to) — Answer: GEARED
  50. 85. Key for a quick exit — Answer: ESC
  51. 92. Boils with rage — Answer: SEESRED
  52. 95. Liberal-leaning — Answer: LEFTIST
  53. 97. Chinese "nut" that's really a fruit — Answer: LITCHI
  54. 98. Makes small in comparison — Answer: DWARFS
  55. 99. Government debt obligations, familiarly — Answer: TBONDS
  56. 100. 40 winks — Answer: SIESTA
  57. 101. ___ fatale — Answer: FEMME
  58. 102. Gets 40 winks — Answer: RESTS
  59. 103. Letter-shaped train track piece — Answer: IRAIL
  60. 104. "To ___ own self be true" — Answer: THINE
  61. 105. Sharpened — Answer: HONED
  62. 106. George of "Star Trek" — Answer: TAKEI
  63. 107. Bad thing to discover in the pantry — Answer: SMELL
  64. 108. AA or JJ, e.g. — Answer: PAIR
  65. 111. Jazz singer Sylvia ___ — Answer: SYMS
  66. 113. Come to — Answer: ARE
  67. 114. "For sure" — Answer: YES
  68. 116. Org. that merged with the U.F.C. in 2023 — Answer: WWE
  69. 117. Kind of party — Answer: HEN

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Across

#ClueAnswer
1Caveat ___ ("Buyer beware")EMPTOR
7Spice that's characteristic of Hungarian cookingPAPRIKA
14Marvel Comics mutant who can freeze his own bodyICEMAN
20Arizona county or Indigenous peopleMOHAVE
21Tries some water, sayHASASIP
22Like a win-win situationNOLOSE
23___ law, concept in computing technologyMOORES
24Alternative to a nannyDAYCARE
25Fire startersFLINTS
26Contents of a flagonALE
27Ole Miss athletes, to fansREBS
29XCHI
30___ Scott, who the Supreme Court said was not free to sue for his freedomDRED
32Org. not getting many happy returns?IRS
33Remove surgically, as tissueABLATE
35"They tell me ..."IHEAR
37Beethoven symphony originally intended to honor NapoleonEROICA
39Class that might cause some high schoolers to blushHEALTH
40Sprawling Indian metropolisDELHI
41Like some bridgesDENTAL
42"Let me check on that"ILLASK
44Expiates, with "for"ATONES
46Man's name that's 49-Across plus a letterEVAN
49Woman's name that's the first three letters of 46-AcrossEVA
50Rap battle participantsMCS
53Tampa Bay athlete, in briefBUC
54Twists off course, as a shipYAWS
58WitchHAG
59ExploitedUSED
60"Weekend Update" co-host MichaelCHE
61All over againANEW
63___Guessr, hit online game whose players deduce locations from Google Street View imagesGEO
64Where a hurricane formsOCEAN
66Wish someone "Happy Birthday," perhapsSENDACARD
69At dawn, sayEARLY
71Mammal with long whiskersWALRUS
73ExtraBONUS
74They stand for artEASELS
75CalledTERMED
77___ Day, Billie Holiday's portrayer in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday"ANDRA
78Celebrity chef InaGARTEN
79Demanding entertainerDIVA
80XTEN
82He was né ClayALI
83Watchdog's warningGRR
84Words of understandingISEE
86Outback babyJOEY
87Familiar initialism coined by a U.S. Air Force captainUFO
88Do-over at WimbledonLET
89Kind of sauce at a sushi barEEL
90Sewer in American historyROSS
91"Weekend Update" show, for shortSNL
92ZippedSPED
93Like some alcohol ... or places that prohibit alcoholDRY
94Not present and not excused, for shortAWOL
96Foreign policy grp.NSC
97Brezhnev of the Soviet UnionLEONID
99Cherokee and CheyenneTRIBES
101Relationship featuring casual intimacy ... or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzleFRIENDSWITHBENEFITS
108Starbucks competitorPEETS
109Spot for an ornamentCARHOOD
110Giants in California and New YorkTEAMS
112"Beat it!"AMSCRAY
115Actor Wilson of "The Office"RAINN
116Rye, e.g.WHISKEY
118"Wouldn't miss it for the world!"IMTHERE
119Like slow filers and fast drivers, at timesFINED
120Furniture retailer owned by Williams-SonomaWESTELM
121Lives (in)RESIDES
122Iditarod transportsSLEDS
123InvolvesENTAILS

Down

#ClueAnswer
1Title heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition"EMMA
2DoughMOOLAH
3Fly-catching bird with a name derived from GreekPHOEBE
4Driveway gooTAR
5As a wholeOVERALL
6Moves elsewhereRESETTLES
7Tenured profs, oftenPHDS
8Small battery ... or an org. that might help with a batteryAAA
9It's all in your headPSYCHE
10Mother of Joseph and Benjamin, in the BibleRACHEL
11Book after Song of SolomonISAIAH
12French cocktail made with crème de cassisKIR
13MirroredAPED
14Reasoned conclusionINFERENCE
15BrewskiCOLDONE
16Bulldog fan in ConnecticutELI
17Santa ___MONICA
18StellarASTRAL
19Van ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San FranciscoNESS
28Minds one's P's and Q'sBEHAVES
31Contribute (to), as one's reputationREDOUND
34Been asleep, sayLAIN
35Texter's "Beats me"IDK
36Small inletRIA
38Li'lITSY
43One-named singer born in NigeriaSADE
45Skier's conveyanceTBAR
46Online site for D.I.Y.ersEHOW
47Time out, perhapsVACATION
48Info commonly shown on a board game boxAGELEVEL
50Clown around with food?MCDONALD
51City SE of PhoenixCHANDLER
52Purpose of some camerasSECURITY
55Reaches a shared opinion aboutAGREESON
56Holistic contentmentWELLNESS
57Some beans or saucesSOYS
59"E pluribus ___"UNUM
62SportWEAR
65MatrixARRAY
67Sun bloc?NBA
68Pretty ___ pictureASA
70Moving aroundASTIR
72AttackSETUPON
74You can put a ring on itEARLOBE
76BackDEFEND
78Came back, as hairGREWIN
79Music's Fatboy Slim and David Guetta, informallyDJS
81Error message on a Blu-ray deviceNODISC
83Targeted (to)GEARED
85Key for a quick exitESC
92Boils with rageSEESRED
95Liberal-leaningLEFTIST
97Chinese "nut" that's really a fruitLITCHI
98Makes small in comparisonDWARFS
99Government debt obligations, familiarlyTBONDS
10040 winksSIESTA
101___ fataleFEMME
102Gets 40 winksRESTS
103Letter-shaped train track pieceIRAIL
104"To ___ own self be true"THINE
105SharpenedHONED
106George of "Star Trek"TAKEI
107Bad thing to discover in the pantrySMELL
108AA or JJ, e.g.PAIR
111Jazz singer Sylvia ___SYMS
113Come toARE
114"For sure"YES
116Org. that merged with the U.F.C. in 2023WWE
117Kind of partyHEN

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