New York Times Puzzle Answers December 01, 2023
Author: Jem Burch
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Hardly a quick read | SAGA |
| Boom box contents? | TNT |
| Medieval lockup | GAOL |
| Well versed in | UPON |
| Fly “away!” | SHOO |
| Big metal manufacturer | ALCOA |
| Engage in scrambling or bouldering | ROCKCLIMB |
| Coruscate | GLEAM |
| Experience euphoria | FLOATONAIR |
| Chinese dynasty in which gunpowder was invented | TANG |
| Shape of some desks | ELL |
| Green house? | ATM |
| Never | NOTONCE |
| Light-sensitive cells | RODS |
| Lead-in to gender | CIS |
| Tower of London figure | YEOMAN |
| Sarcastic expression of gratitude | THANKSAHEAP |
| Massive step forward, so to speak | QUANTUMLEAP |
| They’re inclined to help beginners | BUNNYSLOPES |
| Playground retort | ARETOO |
| “Long,” in Hawaiian | LOA |
| Shouts of joy | YAYS |
| Bringing in, as a sail | REEFING |
| Spa treatment, for short | TLC |
| Exemplary individual | GEM |
| Third of the peerage ranks | EARL |
| Youngest White House resident since John F. Kennedy Jr. | SASHAOBAMA |
| Didn’t go out, maybe | ATEIN |
| Feature of many a documentary | VOICEOVER |
| Not as open | SHYER |
| “Gotcha” | ISEE |
| Inclination | BENT |
| Some hydrating skin-care products | SERA |
| Identifiers of a sort: Abbr. | NOS |
| Unchanged | ASIS |
Down
| One hoping to catch a break | SURFER |
| Program started under Kennedy | APOLLO |
| Lose momentum | GOCOLD |
| Paul who sang with Sam Cooke and Neil Sedaka on the 1963 album “3 Great Guys” | ANKA |
| Roughly a quarter of Girl Scout cookie sales | THINMINTS |
| Danish restaurant with “Best Restaurant in the World” accolades | NOMA |
| ___ Heath, U.S. women’s soccer star | TOBIN |
| Comedic bit | GAG |
| A real piece of cake | ALLTOOEASY |
| Flow chart? | OCEANMAP |
| Upper bound at a bank | LOANCAP |
| Narrow landforms prevalent in Zion National Park | SLOTCANYONS |
| California-based biotechnology giant | AMGEN |
| Windy City commuters’ inits. | CTA |
| Landmark in Madrid, Oslo or Brussels | ROYALPALACE |
| [Snicker] | TEHEE |
| High roller? | STUNTFLIER |
| Where sockets are found | SKULL |
| City in the Red River delta | HANOI |
| Blended products | SMOOTHIES |
| Reality show whose cast appeared in the music video for Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” | QUEEREYE |
| They require inspiration | BREATHS |
| Disciplines | AREAS |
| Some nectar sources | AGAVES |
| Like the Mocha coffee bean | YEMENI |
| Really hurts | SMARTS |
| First name in California politics | GAVIN |
| College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa | COE |
| Decent | SOSO |
| “Bubbles” in a drink | BOBA |
| New Deal-era org. | NRA |