NYT Crossword Answers - Nov 23
Second in Command
By Trenton Charlson
Across
- 1Departed unceremoniously?ELOPED
- 7ContainedHELD
- 11Tries to get a rise out ofBAITS
- 16Seeing someone, sayONADATE
- 17"Couldn't agree more!"AMEN
- 18"Couldn't agree more!"HOWTRUE
- 20Certain vacation booking in Madrid?SPANISHRAMADA
- 22Things from a distant landEXOTICA
- 25Look forSEEK
- 26Play one's part?ACT
- 27Pants, in slangTROU
- 28Billions and billions of boutique items?OCTILLIONDRESSES
- 34One may keep a watch on youSTRAP
- 36Honest-to-goodnessREAL
- 38Snooped (around)NOSED
- 39ExceedGOPAST
- 41Put outMIFF
- 44What Wile E. Coyote thinks before his new purchase backfires?ACMETOTHERESCUE
- 49Indiana pro athletePACER
- 50Nest egg inits.IRA
- 55Summer hours in L.A.PDT
- 56Tiny stingerREDANT
- 58"Pretty please?"CANI
- 60BedamnACCURSE
- 63Activity for a nimble-footed noble in Imperial Russia?DANCINGWITHTHETSARS
- 67Cocktails with curaçaoMAITAIS
- 68#1, sayFAVE
- 71Suffix with 75-DownIZE
- 75Kiss ___CAM
- 77Little remindersNOTES
- 86Mouth-puckeringSOUR
- 87SportHAVEON
- 88Observes Ramadan, in a wayFASTS
- 90Sugar suffixOSE
- 96What bridesmaids might point out as the inferior choice while shopping?LESSEROFTWOVEILS
- 101BananasLOCO
- 102Naked ___ jaybirdASA
- 105Country singer YearwoodTRISHA
- 107Tight fitSQUEEZE
- 109Contents of a murky cauldron? (twice!)UNCLEARPOTION
- 113Tight formationsHUDDLES
- 114Parking spot?SEAT
- 115Stop, to a sailorHEAVETO
- 116Sargasso Sea quartetESSES
- 117Corner of a diamondBASE
- 118BuriesINTERS
Down
- 1Fill with loveENAMOR
- 2Love ___LANGUAGE
- 4Leisurely evening walkPASEO
- 6German articleDER
- 9ShepherdedLED
- 11Ring master?BOXER
- 12Up, nowAWOKEN
- 14When the first mammals and dinosaurs appearedTRIASSICPERIOD
- 15Made it bigSUCCEEDED
- 16Dizzying designsOPART
- 18MindHEED
- 19GrovelsEATSDIRT
- 20Police dept. membersSGTS
- 21Do the Wright thing?AVIATE
- 25Big fiascoSNAFU
- 29JalopyCRATE
- 31Indignant retortIAMSO
- 33Float componentSODA
- 35StrengthsPOTENCIES
- 40Little remindersPOSTITS
- 45Standing on the streetCRED
- 46It opened in 1835 with a Chamber of HorrorsMADAMETUSSAUDS
- 47Rice-A-___RONI
- 48Charge to redeem mutual fundsEXITFEE
- 54Stare downOUTFACE
- 604x4, for oneATV
- 61"Evita" narratorCHE
- 64ScruffsNAPES
- 7090° bendELL
- 71Very fastINAFLASH
- 74Banana Republic competitorJCREW
- 75Like some suitsCIVIL
- 78Experts in CPREMTS
- 80Comically ridiculousGOOFY
- 81Send packingOUST
- 82A dirty lookTHEEYE
- 84Approximately 33.8 fluid ouncesONELITER
- 89Mortal mother of DionysusSEMELE
- 91LitheSVELTE
- 93Puts forwardPOSITS
- 94It may elicit a blessingACHOO
- 95AdvanceLOAN
- 97Tears downRAZES
- 98Bonanza discoveriesORES
- 99Aquatic apex predatorsORCAS
- 106Emulate a vagabondROVE
- 108Newsroom V.I.P.sEDS
- 109Kind of PC portUSB
- 110Museum-funding org.NEA
- 112Stimpy's cartoon palREN
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Departed unceremoniously? — Answer: ELOPED
- 7. Contained — Answer: HELD
- 11. Tries to get a rise out of — Answer: BAITS
- 16. Seeing someone, say — Answer: ONADATE
- 17. "Couldn't agree more!" — Answer: AMEN
- 18. "Couldn't agree more!" — Answer: HOWTRUE
- 20. Certain vacation booking in Madrid? — Answer: SPANISHRAMADA
- 22. Things from a distant land — Answer: EXOTICA
- 23. Samwise ___, companion of Frodo Baggins — Answer: GAMGEE
- 24. Number of ancient kings in pre-Republic Rome — Answer: VII
- 25. Look for — Answer: SEEK
- 26. Play one's part? — Answer: ACT
- 27. Pants, in slang — Answer: TROU
- 28. Billions and billions of boutique items? — Answer: OCTILLIONDRESSES
- 34. One may keep a watch on you — Answer: STRAP
- 36. Honest-to-goodness — Answer: REAL
- 37. Programming pioneer Lovelace — Answer: ADA
- 38. Snooped (around) — Answer: NOSED
- 39. Exceed — Answer: GOPAST
- 41. Put out — Answer: MIFF
- 43. Actress Conn who played Frenchy in "Grease" — Answer: DIDI
- 44. What Wile E. Coyote thinks before his new purchase backfires? — Answer: ACMETOTHERESCUE
- 49. Indiana pro athlete — Answer: PACER
- 50. Nest egg inits. — Answer: IRA
- 51. Nashville-to-Asheville dir. — Answer: ESE
- 52. Big name in kitchenware — Answer: OXO
- 53. San Francisco's ___ Valley — Answer: NOE
- 55. Summer hours in L.A. — Answer: PDT
- 56. Tiny stinger — Answer: REDANT
- 58. "Pretty please?" — Answer: CANI
- 60. Bedamn — Answer: ACCURSE
- 63. Activity for a nimble-footed noble in Imperial Russia? — Answer: DANCINGWITHTHETSARS
- 67. Cocktails with curaçao — Answer: MAITAIS
- 68. #1, say — Answer: FAVE
- 69. Like the set of single-digit integers — Answer: FINITE
- 71. Suffix with 75-Down — Answer: IZE
- 73. Meeting of the minds? — Answer: ESP
- 74. Many a Yeshiva student — Answer: JEW
- 75. Kiss ___ — Answer: CAM
- 76. Olive of old cartoons — Answer: OYL
- 77. Little reminders — Answer: NOTES
- 79. Figure who might say "Look at me on the cover of all these fashion magazines!"? — Answer: EGOCENTRICMODEL
- 85. Many a university benefactor, informally — Answer: ALUM
- 86. Mouth-puckering — Answer: SOUR
- 87. Sport — Answer: HAVEON
- 88. Observes Ramadan, in a way — Answer: FASTS
- 90. Sugar suffix — Answer: OSE
- 91. One might have a "How's My Driving?" bumper sticker — Answer: SEMI
- 92. Home of eight of the world's 10 tallest mountains — Answer: NEPAL
- 96. What bridesmaids might point out as the inferior choice while shopping? — Answer: LESSEROFTWOVEILS
- 101. Bananas — Answer: LOCO. Hint: A playful way to describe someone acting crazy. 🤪
- 102. Naked ___ jaybird — Answer: ASA
- 103. Contrarian in a nursery rhyme — Answer: MARY
- 104. Jedi trained by Luke Skywalker — Answer: REY
- 105. Country singer Yearwood — Answer: TRISHA
- 107. Tight fit — Answer: SQUEEZE
- 109. Contents of a murky cauldron? (twice!) — Answer: UNCLEARPOTION
- 113. Tight formations — Answer: HUDDLES
- 114. Parking spot? — Answer: SEAT
- 115. Stop, to a sailor — Answer: HEAVETO
- 116. Sargasso Sea quartet — Answer: ESSES
- 117. Corner of a diamond — Answer: BASE
- 118. Buries — Answer: INTERS
Down
- 1. Fill with love — Answer: ENAMOR. Hint: Think about how you might capture someone's heart! ❤️
- 2. Love ___ — Answer: LANGUAGE
- 3. Canine frenemy of Garfield — Answer: ODIE
- 4. Leisurely evening walk — Answer: PASEO
- 5. Addis Ababa's country: Abbr. — Answer: ETH
- 6. German article — Answer: DER. Hint: This German word means “the” when introducing a masculine noun. 🇩🇪
- 7. Mark who portrayed Luke Skywalker — Answer: HAMILL
- 8. It may come with attachments — Answer: EMAIL
- 9. Shepherded — Answer: LED
- 10. Part of what makes you you — Answer: DNA
- 11. Ring master? — Answer: BOXER
- 12. Up, now — Answer: AWOKEN
- 13. Cousin of Gomez Addams — Answer: ITT
- 14. When the first mammals and dinosaurs appeared — Answer: TRIASSICPERIOD
- 15. Made it big — Answer: SUCCEEDED
- 16. Dizzying designs — Answer: OPART
- 18. Mind — Answer: HEED
- 19. Grovels — Answer: EATSDIRT
- 20. Police dept. members — Answer: SGTS
- 21. Do the Wright thing? — Answer: AVIATE
- 25. Big fiasco — Answer: SNAFU. Hint: Military slang for a situation thoroughly messed up. 💥
- 29. Jalopy — Answer: CRATE
- 30. John in the Radio Hall of Fame — Answer: TESH
- 31. Indignant retort — Answer: IAMSO
- 32. Like many of Horace's works — Answer: ODIC
- 33. Float component — Answer: SODA
- 35. Strengths — Answer: POTENCIES
- 40. Little reminders — Answer: POSTITS
- 42. Metaphorical place of indecision — Answer: FENCE
- 44. Word with gauge or guitar — Answer: AIR
- 45. Standing on the street — Answer: CRED
- 46. It opened in 1835 with a Chamber of Horrors — Answer: MADAMETUSSAUDS
- 47. Rice-A-___ — Answer: RONI
- 48. Charge to redeem mutual funds — Answer: EXITFEE
- 49. The national fruit of Japan, the kaki, is a variety of it — Answer: PERSIMMON
- 54. Stare down — Answer: OUTFACE
- 57. Japan's largest carrier — Answer: ANA
- 58. Some sci-fi film effects, in brief — Answer: CGI
- 59. Utterances of disappointment — Answer: AWS
- 60. 4x4, for one — Answer: ATV
- 61. "Evita" narrator — Answer: CHE. Hint: This iconic figure made a name for himself in revolutionary circles and has a legendary connection to Argentina! 🇦🇷
- 62. Start of many a Latin American city name — Answer: SAN
- 64. Scruffs — Answer: NAPES
- 65. Goldie who won a 1969 Oscar for "Cactus Flower" — Answer: HAWN
- 66. Reason to see an ophthalmologist — Answer: STYE
- 70. 90° bend — Answer: ELL
- 71. Very fast — Answer: INAFLASH
- 72. Reminiscent of a certain French author's work — Answer: ZOLAESQUE
- 74. Banana Republic competitor — Answer: JCREW
- 75. Like some suits — Answer: CIVIL
- 78. Experts in CPR — Answer: EMTS
- 80. Comically ridiculous — Answer: GOOFY
- 81. Send packing — Answer: OUST
- 82. A dirty look — Answer: THEEYE
- 83. Actor Malek of "The Amateur" — Answer: RAMI
- 84. Approximately 33.8 fluid ounces — Answer: ONELITER
- 89. Mortal mother of Dionysus — Answer: SEMELE
- 91. Lithe — Answer: SVELTE
- 93. Puts forward — Answer: POSITS
- 94. It may elicit a blessing — Answer: ACHOO
- 95. Advance — Answer: LOAN
- 97. Tears down — Answer: RAZES
- 98. Bonanza discoveries — Answer: ORES
- 99. Aquatic apex predators — Answer: ORCAS
- 100. Legendary snake exterminator, familiarly — Answer: STPAT
- 106. Emulate a vagabond — Answer: ROVE
- 108. Newsroom V.I.P.s — Answer: EDS
- 109. Kind of PC port — Answer: USB
- 110. Museum-funding org. — Answer: NEA
- 111. Tuna often served tartare — Answer: AHI
- 112. Stimpy's cartoon pal — Answer: REN
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