Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday October 13th 2024, New York Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Massive stars : IDOLS
6 Associate of the gods Pothos and Himeros (Longing and Desire) : EROS
10 Train in the Washington-Baltimore area : MARC
14 Distortions in the space-time continuum : WARPS
19 Got by : DID OK
20 Blow : GUST
21 Surname of three baseball brothers : ALOU
22 Turn away : AVERT
23 Title for a tutorial on musical composition? : KNOWING THE SCORE
26 Interior design : DECOR
27 Susan who wrote “The Orchid Thief” : ORLEAN
28 Actress Gardner : AVA
29 Tickle Me Elmo maker : TYCO
31 How many elements on the periodic table have the letter “J” in their names : NONE
32 Impromptu : AD HOC
34 Spot for a stud : EAR
36 Put into motion : ACTUATE
38 Underworld thug : GOON
41 … a primer on playing dreidel? : GOING OVER THE TOP
45 In the center of : AMIDST
48 Some I.C.U. workers : RNS
49 Alternative to Hinge or Bumble : TINDER
50 On which Maya Rudolph has played Kamala Harris, in brief : SNL
51 Enjoys a lazy Sunday, say : LOAFS
53 2020 nonfiction best seller subtitled “The Origins of Our Discontents” : CASTE
54 Over or under : BET
57 … a volume on vapor dynamics? : PICKING UP STEAM
62 Calm : SERENE
64 Aware of : HIP TO
65 Bodies of work : OEUVRES
67 Touched down : ALIT
68 Farewell performance : SWAN SONG
71 Slugger’s stat : RBI
72 Stereotypical prom experience : LIMO RIDE
75 Trough call : OINK
76 “Go us!” : YAY TEAM
79 Free of extra charges : NO-FEE
80 Uncovers : DIGS UP
83 … a step-by-step guide for throwing breaking balls? : LEARNING CURVES
87 Keep in the cellar, perhaps : AGE
88 Symbols of toughness, in a simile : NAILS
90 Barrel-shaped containers : CASKS
91 ___ Le Gallienne, star of 1920s Broadway : EVA
92 Sheets and pillowcases : LINENS
94 Joule division : ERG
95 Salts : SEAMEN
97 … a handbook on raising kids? : GETTING YOUR GOAT
103 Email button : SEND
104 It’s going around : ORBITER
105 “Here a ___, there a ___, everywhere a ___-___ …” : MOO
106 Lock : TRESS
109 Be extremely angry : BOIL
110 Modeler’s need : DATA
113 Simpson’s judge : ITO
115 Come (to) : AMOUNT
118 Light ditties : LILTS
120 … a D.I.Y. manual on other D.I.Y. manuals? : TACKLING DUMMIES
124 Panache : ECLAT
125 Repetitive sound : ECHO
126 Apartment building V.I.P. : SUPE
127 Newspaper section : METRO
128 Delectable : TASTY
129 “___ the Limit” (Notorious B.I.G. song) : SKY’S
130 Edict issuer in “Fiddler on the Roof” : TSAR
131 Shangri-las : EDENS
DOWN
1 Texter’s shrug : IDK
2 Pet for Pebbles, in cartoons : DINO
3 It will all come out in the wash : ODOR
4 Flood-prone area : LOWLAND
5 Competed in a biathlon : SKIED
6 What has some holiday spirit? : EGGNOG
7 Tired routine : RUT
8 Workplace regulator, for short : OSHA
9 Ford’s only Supreme Court appointee : STEVENS
10 Easy ___ (longtime Kraft product) : MAC
11 Loads : A LOT
12 Golfer McIlroy : RORY
13 Signs with lines : CUE CARDS
14 Bunch of bills : WAD
15 Any of the light blue properties in Monopoly : AVENUE
16 Apply more varnish to : RECOAT
17 “Right this second!” : PRONTO
18 Recipient of 21 Academy Award acting nominations : STREEP
24 “Uh-uh” : NAH
25 ___ paneer (Indian dish) : SAAG
30 Some chamber groups : OCTETS
33 Island off Greece’s northwest coast : CORFU
35 Balderdash : ROT
37 Substitute for “E” on a license plate, maybe : THREE
38 [Did he really just say that!?] : GASP
39 High-end hotel chain : OMNI
40 Garage job : OIL CHANGE
42 Creative spark, informally : INSPO
43 Parish priest : VICAR
44 Cloisonné material : ENAMEL
46 Docking spots : SLIPS
47 Spanish for “foolish” : TONTO
52 Serious suffering : AGONY
54 “Seriously …” : BELIEVE ME
55 Sooner State city : ENID
56 Béret bearer : TETE
58 “Come Dancing” band, with “the” : KINKS
59 King maker? : SERTA
60 Potato, yam or cassava : TUBER
61 Water brand whose name is an adjective in reverse : EVIAN
63 Harder to come by : RARER
66 Turns state’s evidence : SINGS
68 Beverage one shouldn’t shake well before serving : SODA
69 Kristen formerly of 50-Across : WIIG
70 Ship’s kitchen : GALLEY
73 Pokes fun at : MOCKS
74 Worth having : OF USE
77 Kind of question : YES NO
78 Lead-in to brewery : MICRO-
81 Like the leftmost candle until the final night of Hanukkah : UNLIT
82 Looking discomfitted : PAINED
84 Incessantly bother : NAG AT
85 Level : EVEN
86 Navajo painting medium : SAND
89 Thankless types : INGRATES
93 Bottom of some columns : SUM
94 Self-centered sort : EGOTIST
96 Taken for granted : ASSUMED
97 The Holy Grail, e.g. : GOBLET
98 Beethoven’s third symphony : EROICA
99 Govt.-backed investments : T-BILLS
100 Attack, medieval-style : TILT AT
101 Churn up : ROIL
102 Stock exchange worker : TRADER
107 Earthbound bird : EMU
108 River to the English Channel : SOMME
111 Bulletin board piece : TACK
112 Hurting : ACHY
114 ___ probandi (burden of proof) : ONUS
116 ___ Owl, one of the superheroes in “Watchmen” : NITE
117 Fork-tailed bird : TERN
119 Dump : STY
121 Decks, in brief : KOS
122 Fig. of interest to an admissions department : GPA
123 Castaway’s call : SOS
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