1015-23 NY Times Crossword 15 Oct 23, Sunday Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1 Pieces of praise : ODES
5 Host : MOB
8 D-lister’s quest : STARDOM
15 Anjou alternative : BOSC
19 Hot sauce with a reduplicative name : PIRI-PIRI
21 About whom an early critic said “Can’t act, can’t sing. Balding. Can dance a little” : ASTAIRE
22 Opposite of baja : ALTA
23 Case study? : EVIDENCE
24 “Definitely, leave it to me!” : YES, I CAN!
25 Japanese noodle dish : UDON
26 “I declare this doughnut to be a truly tasty treat!” : CAKE STAND
28 Blends : MELDS
30 Egg ___ yung : FOO
31 Final opponent in many a video game : BOSS
32 Source of division at a wedding : AISLE
36 Download in progress? : BETA APP
38 Cube’s 12 : EDGES
41 Items of apparel in the song “My Favorite Things” : MITTENS
43 Blows past : ZIPS BY
44 Turn into a puddle, maybe : MELT
45 “Here’s one way to eat a doughnut without getting icing on your nose …” : FROSTED TIP
48 2006 Amy Winehouse hit : REHAB
49 La Perla purchases : BRAS
50 ___ Day, nickname for Billie Holiday : LADY
51 Dawson of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” : STEF
53 Work (up) : RILE
54 Alternative to Betsy : LIZ
55 Stew : FUME
56 Mark in a shell game : SAP
59 Sign of a sellout : SRO
60 One way to have something down : COLD
61 Night before : EVE
62 Pulls rank on, in a way : OVERRIDES
65 Character asked to “shine down,” in a children’s song : MR SUN
67 ___ student : MED
68 “Let’s raise a glass to this outstanding doughnut!” : CINNAMON TOAST
70 Tolkien’s Treebeard, for one : ENT
73 Mideast rulers : EMIRS
75 Interrupts when it’s not one’s place to do so : HORNS IN ON
76 It “shines with a mournful light, like its own tear,” in an Andrew Marvell poem : DEW
77 Prix ___ menu : FIXE
79 “Lemme think …” : UHH …
81 Originally named : NEE
82 Natural leaders, it’s said : LEOS
83 Corsica, par exemple : ILE
84 Likely to offend, for short : UN-PC
85 Telenovela, e.g. : SOAP
87 “___ everybody?” : ISN’T
88 Inventory: Abbr. : MDSE
89 D.E.A. agent : NARCO
91 “It is an undeniable fact that this doughnut is awesome!” : PLAIN TRUTH
95 Long span of time : AEON
96 Massages : KNEADS
98 Downtempo electronica genre : TRIP HOP
99 Like those celebrating the Day of Visibility on March 31 : TRANS
100 Heading on a certain neighborhood poster : MISSING
102 Lure in the “Odyssey” : SIREN
103 Foofaraws : ADOS
105 Certain filler words : UMS
106 Like a baseball shutout : NO-RUN
108 “This doughnut is the talk of the town!” : SUGAR BUZZ
113 Pass quickly (through) : SAIL
115 Small houses in the Southwest : CASITAS
119 Movie featuring Mickey Mouse in a wizard’s cap : FANTASIA
120 “Me as well!” : I TOO!
121 Magazine “real estate” : AD SPACE
122 Frozen treat named for a playful animal : OTTER POP
123 Little copper? : CENT
124 Keep going : PERSIST
125 “Get it?” : SEE?
126 Their first five parts are often disguised, for short : SSNS

Down

1 Oil industry acronym : OPEC
2 Megacelebrity, maybe : DIVA
3 “Red” leader : ERIK
4 Some blackjack wagers : SIDE BETS
5 Makes, as money : MINTS
6 Pod cast? : ORCAS
7 Response to “Cómo estás?” : BIEN
8 “Come to think of it …” : SAY …
9 When doubled, a fly : TSE
10 Symbols in social media handles : ATS
11 Clothing : RAIMENTS
12 “Bones” : DICE
13 Sonicare competitor : ORAL-B
14 Civil rights activist Sylvia who was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom : MENDEZ
15 German lead-in to haus : BAU-
16 “This doughnut would be great dipped in milk!” : OLD-FASHIONED IDEA
17 Game popular in Brooklyn streets : STOOP BALL
18 What has good coverage for retirement? : CANOPY BED
20 Mazatlán moolah : PESOS
27 Symbol of freshness : DAISY
29 Foofaraw : STIR
33 TV “Cousin” : ITT
34 Chateau ___ Michelle (Washington winery) : STE
35 Headed up : LED
37 Pithy review : APERCU
38 Symbol : EMBLEM
39 Get : DERIVE
40 “I’ll bet you dollars to doughnuts …” : GLAZED EXPRESSION
41 Up-to-date : MODERN
42 Doesn’t move : SITS
45 An annual vaccination can limit its spread : FLU VIRUS
46 Japanese noodle joint : RAMEN SHOP
47 Fixed completely : PERMANENT
52 Indeed, quaintly : FORSOOTH
55 Two inside an ellipse : FOCI
56 Garfunkel’s partner in song : SIMON
57 Treasure : ADORE
58 Trattoria bowlful : PENNE
63 Cheer squad’s cry : RAH!
64 Numbered things in N.Y.C. : STS
66 Subway stops: Abbr. : STNS
69 Gets ready for a Ms. Olympia contest, perhaps : OILS UP
71 Civil rights icon Mandela : NELSON
72 Many fans of the “Enola Holmes” franchise : TWEENS
74 Hotbeds of tourist activity : MECCAS
77 Genre for George Clinton or Earth, Wind & Fire : FUNK MUSIC
78 Like rocks or clocks, but not a fox or ox : INANIMATE
80 Pull up : HALT
86 They’re called “white carrots” in Scotland : PARSNIPS
87 Gets something straight? : IRONS
88 Snickers alternatives : MARS BARS
90 One-eyed god : ODIN
92 Kid often nicknamed “Trey” : III
93 “Rough Translation” podcaster : NPR
94 Not just “a” : THE
97 Bit of movie theater candy : SNO-CAP
99 Dense cake : TORTE
101 A, B, C or D, but rarely E : GRADE
103 Banded gemstone : AGATE
104 Author of “De vulgari eloquentia” : DANTE
107 Former governor of Georgia? : USSR
109 Popular tabloid subjects : UFOS
110 Org. with “Informed Delivery” emails : USPS
111 The Promised Land : ZION
112 Nukes : ZAPS
114 Great deal : LOT
116 Mai ___ : TAI
117 Coolers, for short : ACS
118 Word with “to work” or “to stun” : SET …

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