NY Times Crossword Answers 14 Oct 24, Monday

Constructed by: Dana Edwards
Edited by: Joel Fagliano

Today’s Reveal Answer: Quadruple Double

Themed answers each contain a QUADRUPLE of DOUBLE letters:

• 54A Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history … or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise : QUADRUPLE-DOUBLE

• 17A *Entertainment news show since 1996 : ACCESS HOLLYWOOD
• 24A *Winner of an annual Southern pageant : MISS MISSISSIPPI
• 41A *”Yeah, so what? Big deal.” : WELL, WHOOP-DEE-DOO

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1 Takes a snooze : NAPS
5 Guitarist Joe of the Eagles : WALSH
10 Summertime specification at Starbucks : ICED
14 Sport with sculls : CREW
15 Downward dog, e.g. : ASANA
16 When repeated, a chant in “Animal House” : TOGA!
17 *Entertainment news show since 1996 : ACCESS HOLLYWOOD
20 “Go ahead, I’m an open book!” : ASK AWAY!
21 Eats like a king : FEASTS
22 Barbecue bite with a bone : RIB
23 TV remote batteries, usually : AAAS
24 *Winner of an annual Southern pageant : MISS MISSISSIPPI
32 Those opposed : ANTIS
33 Belonging to the lady : HERS
34 Broke trail, say : LED
35 Biblical perpetrator of fratricide : CAIN
36 Single curl or squat : REP
37 What Facebook, Inc. was renamed in 2021 : META
38 Leatherworker’s tool : AWL
39 Dorothy’s pet dog : TOTO
40 Princess in the Mario games : PEACH
41 *”Yeah, so what? Big deal.” : WELL, WHOOP-DEE-DOO
45 [Clears throat] : [AHEM]
46 Superlative suffix : -EST
47 “Rats!” : DARN IT!
50 Establishment with kittens and cappuccinos : CAT CAFE
54 Statistical feat achieved four times in N.B.A. history … or what the answers to the starred clues contain, letter-wise : QUADRUPLE-DOUBLE
57 Raison d’___ : ETRE
58 Back half of a 45 : B-SIDE
59 Bluish green : TEAL
60 One who walks the walk : DOER
61 Already consumed : EATEN
62 Rocky Mountain grazers : ELKS

Down

1 March Madness org. : NCAA
2 Narrative trajectories : ARCS
3 Small smooch : PECK
4 Formally admits to office : SWEARS IN
5 Condiment often faked with green dye in sushi restaurants : WASABI
6 Like a dirty fireplace : ASHY
7 Southeast Asian language : LAO
8 Sketch show with celebrity hosts, for short : SNL
9 Give 50% effort on, slangily : HALF-ASS
10 Formal confession : IT WAS I
11 Murmurs lovingly : COOS
12 Showbiz awards foursome : EGOT
13 Parents known for bad puns : DADS
18 Exercises in a pool : SWIMS
19 Those in favor : YEAS
23 Cook without oil, as corn kernels : AIR-POP
24 Colorful parrot : MACAW
25 Wonderstruck : IN AWE
26 Alternative to sparkling, at a restaurant : STILL
27 Psychedelic morsel : ‘SHROOM
28 Take care of : SEE TO
29 Beg : PLEAD
30 Retailer that offers dog grooming : PETCO
31 State that contains a sliver of Yellowstone National Park : IDAHO
37 Charming first encounter in a rom-com : MEET-CUTE
39 London subway, familiarly : THE TUBE
40 Basil-based sauce : PESTO
42 Lunar craft : LANDER
43 Fan noise : WHIR
44 Stifle, as a sound : DEADEN
47 Barred from a competition, informally : DQ’ED
48 Default camera mode : AUTO
49 Happening once in a blue moon : RARE
50 Give up, as land : CEDE
51 Biblical victim of fratricide : ABEL
52 Criticism : FLAK
53 Aquatic wrigglers : EELS
55 Anti-vaping ad, e.g., for short : PSA
56 Sloshed, in slang : LIT