NYT Crossword Answers - Dec 28
Off Broadway Musicals
By Alex Eaton-Salners
Across
- 12Baths in BathLAVS
- 16Comedian NotaroTIG
- 21Sign in a theaterEXIT
- 22DrollWRY
- 23Rock of AgesROSETTASTONE
- 27Prop for a proposalKNEE
- 28College credit hoursUNITS
- 29Far from foreAFT
- 31Starting sectionPARTA
- 32Fab Four drummerSTARR
- 34"I can handle that for you"LETME
- 38Subject of some modern mapsGENOME
- 41Boots outEJECTS
- 44A Class ActFIELDTRIP
- 47A Strange LoopMOBIUSSTRIP
- 50Played a partACTED
- 51Baldwin of "30 Rock"ALEC
- 53Ran in the rain, perhapsBLED
- 54Brig pairMASTS
- 55New Mexico skiing localeTAOS
- 56Full legislative assemblyPLENUM
- 61BudsPALS
- 62Chips go-withSALSA
- 64Straight upERECT
- 67A Little Night MusicLULLABY
- 69RentSPLIT
- 70A Chorus LineREFRAIN
- 73Personal historiesPASTS
- 74Automatons, informallyBOTS
- 75Cell lettersRNA
- 76"___ down the hatches!"BATTEN
- 78Nursery rhyme coupleSPRATS
- 80Cribbage markersPEGS
- 81Sine's reciprocal, in trigCOSEC
- 84Bit of powerWATT
- 86Japanese noodleSOBA
- 87Wave to, sayGREET
- 88The ProducersPROLETARIAT
- 91Into the WoodsOUTDOORSY
- 93___ LingusAER
- 94IntertwineENLACE
- 95Halloween haulTREATS
- 96In tearsSOBBING
- 99Eschew the high road, sayGOLOW
- 101___ DameNOTRE
- 104Repeatedly hit hardPOUND
- 105DollopGOB
- 106Pop groupCOLAS
- 109Sitar great ShankarRAVI
- 111The WizEINSTEIN
- 113Mean GirlsAVERAGEJANES
- 116Chess piecesMEN
- 119Do penanceATONE
- 120ApplyUSE
- 121Hurdle for a J.D.-to-beLSAT
- 122Became aware ofSENSED
- 123"Fiddler on the Roof" matchmakerYENTE
Down
- 2Fearsome felinesLIONS
- 3PlusASSET
- 4"One of These Nights" bandTHEEAGLES
- 8Certain stock holderCATTLEPEN
- 9Came aboutAROSE
- 11Gig of a lifetimeDREAMJOB
- 12AdvancedLENT
- 13Guitar, slangilyAXE
- 14Front-of-the-line credentialVIPPASS
- 15Cousin of a minkSTOAT
- 16Cheep trills?TWITTERS
- 17Dodger's comeuppanceIRSAUDIT
- 18Indoor recess localeGYM
- 24Super-excited, in slangTURNT
- 26One "T" of TNTTRI
- 30Least haleFEEBLEST
- 33Foxx of 1970s TVREDD
- 35Judge pro ___TEM
- 36Piano pupil's practice pieceETUDE
- 37Short boxers, e.g.PUPS
- 39How some medicines are takenORALLY
- 42Oldsmobile Cutlass modelCIERA
- 44Like 45-Down's flawFATAL
- 45Mythical figure undone by hubrisICARUS
- 46Prima ballerinaETOILE
- 49Police weaponTASER
- 52Transition pointsCUSPS
- 56Blue Ribbon brandPABST
- 57Ice cream parlor offeringsMALTS
- 59Borscht baseBEETS
- 61Classic theater namePALACE
- 65Law, but not orderCAREER
- 66HintsTINGES
- 68Word with record or unionLABEL
- 69World capital near the Andean foothillsSANTIAGO
- 70Give a twistROTATE
- 71Downright meanNASTY
- 73Bit of wisdomPEARL
- 74Founder of the Mughal EmpireBABUR
- 77String-plucking soundTWANG
- 79Sources in etymologyROOTWORDS
- 80PronePROSTRATE
- 81Some summers, in briefCPAS
- 82Black-and-white dessertsOREOPIES
- 85Shell filling stationsTACOBARS
- 89Chicken piecesTENDERS
- 90Part of AT&T;: Abbr.TEL
- 97Do a diner jobBUS
- 98Gathering of molesINTEL
- 102Continued interminablyRANON
- 105Buzzing nuisanceGNAT
- 107Glitzy fabricLAME
- 108Like some cheeseAGED
- 110"Gotcha"ISEE
- 111Blue-necked birdEMU
- 112"___ Believer"IMA
- 114Flock formationVEE
- 115Blue-winged birdJAY
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Poet with a 1982 posthumous Pulitzer — Answer: PLATH
- 6. S.L.R. insert since the early 2000s — Answer: SDCARD
- 12. Baths in Bath — Answer: LAVS
- 16. Comedian Notaro — Answer: TIG
- 19. Host Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" — Answer: AISHA
- 20. One sporting an article of apparel — Answer: WEARER
- 21. Sign in a theater — Answer: EXIT
- 22. Droll — Answer: WRY
- 23. Rock of Ages — Answer: ROSETTASTONE
- 25. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying — Answer: NEPOTISM
- 27. Prop for a proposal — Answer: KNEE
- 28. College credit hours — Answer: UNITS
- 29. Far from fore — Answer: AFT
- 31. Starting section — Answer: PARTA
- 32. Fab Four drummer — Answer: STARR
- 34. "I can handle that for you" — Answer: LETME
- 36. Swallow something hook, line and sinker — Answer: EATITUP
- 38. Subject of some modern maps — Answer: GENOME
- 41. Boots out — Answer: EJECTS
- 43. Ending with Butler or Bard — Answer: EDU
- 44. A Class Act — Answer: FIELDTRIP
- 47. A Strange Loop — Answer: MOBIUSSTRIP
- 50. Played a part — Answer: ACTED
- 51. Baldwin of "30 Rock" — Answer: ALEC. Hint: This actor shares a surname with a famous clan in Hollywood! 🎭
- 53. Ran in the rain, perhaps — Answer: BLED
- 54. Brig pair — Answer: MASTS
- 55. New Mexico skiing locale — Answer: TAOS
- 56. Full legislative assembly — Answer: PLENUM
- 58. Personification of darkness, in Greek myth — Answer: EREBUS
- 60. Shapiro of public radio — Answer: ARI
- 61. Buds — Answer: PALS
- 62. Chips go-with — Answer: SALSA
- 64. Straight up — Answer: ERECT
- 67. A Little Night Music — Answer: LULLABY
- 69. Rent — Answer: SPLIT
- 70. A Chorus Line — Answer: REFRAIN
- 72. Creatures formed from the fingers of the sea goddess Sedna, in Inuit myth — Answer: SEALS
- 73. Personal histories — Answer: PASTS
- 74. Automatons, informally — Answer: BOTS
- 75. Cell letters — Answer: RNA
- 76. "___ down the hatches!" — Answer: BATTEN
- 78. Nursery rhyme couple — Answer: SPRATS
- 80. Cribbage markers — Answer: PEGS
- 81. Sine's reciprocal, in trig — Answer: COSEC
- 84. Bit of power — Answer: WATT
- 86. Japanese noodle — Answer: SOBA
- 87. Wave to, say — Answer: GREET
- 88. The Producers — Answer: PROLETARIAT
- 91. Into the Woods — Answer: OUTDOORSY
- 93. ___ Lingus — Answer: AER. Hint: Think of the Irish airline whose name belongs before “Lingus.” ✈️
- 94. Intertwine — Answer: ENLACE
- 95. Halloween haul — Answer: TREATS
- 96. In tears — Answer: SOBBING
- 99. Eschew the high road, say — Answer: GOLOW
- 101. ___ Dame — Answer: NOTRE
- 104. Repeatedly hit hard — Answer: POUND
- 105. Dollop — Answer: GOB. Hint: A small lump or spoonful of something. 🥄
- 106. Pop group — Answer: COLAS
- 109. Sitar great Shankar — Answer: RAVI
- 111. The Wiz — Answer: EINSTEIN
- 113. Mean Girls — Answer: AVERAGEJANES
- 116. Chess pieces — Answer: MEN
- 117. Bombeck who wrote "At Wit's End" — Answer: ERMA
- 118. File often installed with computer programs — Answer: README
- 119. Do penance — Answer: ATONE. Hint: Make amends for a wrongdoing through repentance. 🙏
- 120. Apply — Answer: USE
- 121. Hurdle for a J.D.-to-be — Answer: LSAT
- 122. Became aware of — Answer: SENSED
- 123. "Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker — Answer: YENTE
Down
- 1. Playground area, often — Answer: PARK
- 2. Fearsome felines — Answer: LIONS
- 3. Plus — Answer: ASSET. Hint: A valuable advantage that adds to your overall worth. 💎
- 4. "One of These Nights" band — Answer: THEEAGLES
- 5. Makeshift tip collector — Answer: HAT
- 6. Epitome of graceful beauty — Answer: SWAN
- 7. Arnaz of "I Love Lucy" — Answer: DESI
- 8. Certain stock holder — Answer: CATTLEPEN
- 9. Came about — Answer: AROSE
- 10. Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" — Answer: REN
- 11. Gig of a lifetime — Answer: DREAMJOB
- 12. Advanced — Answer: LENT
- 13. Guitar, slangily — Answer: AXE
- 14. Front-of-the-line credential — Answer: VIPPASS
- 15. Cousin of a mink — Answer: STOAT
- 16. Cheep trills? — Answer: TWITTERS
- 17. Dodger's comeuppance — Answer: IRSAUDIT
- 18. Indoor recess locale — Answer: GYM
- 24. Super-excited, in slang — Answer: TURNT
- 26. One "T" of TNT — Answer: TRI
- 30. Least hale — Answer: FEEBLEST
- 33. Foxx of 1970s TV — Answer: REDD
- 35. Judge pro ___ — Answer: TEM
- 36. Piano pupil's practice piece — Answer: ETUDE
- 37. Short boxers, e.g. — Answer: PUPS
- 39. How some medicines are taken — Answer: ORALLY
- 40. Apt name for a distance runner? — Answer: MILES
- 42. Oldsmobile Cutlass model — Answer: CIERA
- 44. Like 45-Down's flaw — Answer: FATAL
- 45. Mythical figure undone by hubris — Answer: ICARUS
- 46. Prima ballerina — Answer: ETOILE
- 48. Uses an alternate account to play against easier opponents, in gamer-speak — Answer: SMURFS
- 49. Police weapon — Answer: TASER
- 52. Transition points — Answer: CUSPS
- 56. Blue Ribbon brand — Answer: PABST
- 57. Ice cream parlor offerings — Answer: MALTS
- 59. Borscht base — Answer: BEETS. Hint: This ruby-red root vegetable gives classic borscht its earthy color and sweetness 🍲
- 61. Classic theater name — Answer: PALACE
- 63. Struggles with sibilant sounds — Answer: LISPS
- 65. Law, but not order — Answer: CAREER
- 66. Hints — Answer: TINGES
- 68. Word with record or union — Answer: LABEL
- 69. World capital near the Andean foothills — Answer: SANTIAGO
- 70. Give a twist — Answer: ROTATE
- 71. Downright mean — Answer: NASTY
- 73. Bit of wisdom — Answer: PEARL
- 74. Founder of the Mughal Empire — Answer: BABUR
- 77. String-plucking sound — Answer: TWANG
- 79. Sources in etymology — Answer: ROOTWORDS
- 80. Prone — Answer: PROSTRATE
- 81. Some summers, in brief — Answer: CPAS
- 82. Black-and-white desserts — Answer: OREOPIES
- 83. Université with a Pierre and Marie Curie campus — Answer: SORBONNE
- 85. Shell filling stations — Answer: TACOBARS
- 87. Basic programming command — Answer: GOTO
- 89. Chicken pieces — Answer: TENDERS
- 90. Part of AT&T;: Abbr. — Answer: TEL
- 92. Ballet or bourrée, in Bourgogne — Answer: DANSE
- 97. Do a diner job — Answer: BUS
- 98. Gathering of moles — Answer: INTEL
- 100. Setting for Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" — Answer: OCEAN
- 102. Continued interminably — Answer: RANON
- 103. Discus throw at the Olympics, e.g. — Answer: EVENT
- 105. Buzzing nuisance — Answer: GNAT
- 107. Glitzy fabric — Answer: LAME
- 108. Like some cheese — Answer: AGED
- 110. "Gotcha" — Answer: ISEE. Hint: This brief reply shows that you understand. 👀
- 111. Blue-necked bird — Answer: EMU
- 112. "___ Believer" — Answer: IMA
- 114. Flock formation — Answer: VEE
- 115. Blue-winged bird — Answer: JAY
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