Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Saturday November 23rd 2024, New York Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 In need of a trim, say : SCRUFFY
8 Superficially attractive : GLOSSY
14 Romance language? : I LOVE YOU
16 Something that may be passed down in a family : RECIPE
17 Reclusive emperor who succeeded his stepfather Augustus : TIBERIUS
18 Restaurateur and humanitarian José : ANDRES
19 Immature pigeon : SQUAB
20 Bonkers : NUTSO
22 “Tropic Thunder” setting, for short : NAM
23 Hearty kiss : BUSS
24 Substances in culture dishes : AGARS
25 Alert to prejudice : WOKE
26 Notwithstanding : YET
27 Like many a dad joke : STALE
28 One of football’s Kelce brothers : JASON
29 “I wouldn’t count on it” : THAT’S A BIG IF
31 Bad person to take a cue from? : POOL HUSTLER
32 Full-body armor in science fiction stories : BATTLESUITS
33 Stories that can be read both forward and backward? : SAGAS
34 Opposite of avant : APRES
35 Make some calls : REF
38 North ___ Sea, body of water since the late 1980s : ARAL
39 Actress Garson with seven Oscar nominations : GREER
40 Seat filler : REAR
41 Stop for the night : INN
42 Double ___ : DUTCH
43 Excel shortcut : MACRO
44 Spot-checked? : DOG-SAT
46 Easily stacked pet food : TUNA CANS
48 Reacts like a superfan : SWOONS
49 Dangerous place for Indiana Jones : SNAKE PIT
50 Common crab covering : OLD BAY
51 Desperate for affection, in modern slang : THIRSTY
DOWN
1 Remains unmoved : SITS BY
2 Theater kids, e.g. : CLIQUE
3 Full-bodied, as a wine : ROBUST
4 Places for irises : UVEAS
5 Disney Channel pal of Phineas : FERB
6 “Just a heads-up …” : FYI
7 Not acting one’s age, in a way : YOUNG AT HEART
8 Ganja : GRASS
9 Winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2014 : LENO
10 Condition that may be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy, for short : OCD
11 Private rejection? : SIR NO SIR
12 Talk about : SPEAK OF
13 Bootlicking sorts : YES-MEN
15 1995 crime thriller named for a line in “Casablanca,” with “The” : USUAL SUSPECTS
21 Activity requiring a map : TREASURE HUNT
24 One bit : AT ALL
25 Subject of union negotiations : WAGES
27 Round that’s finished quickly? : SHOTS
28 Leaves in the lurch : JILTS
29 Utter : TOTAL
30 Middling in rank, informally : B-TIER
31 Zeus, Odin or the Dagda : PAGAN GOD
32 Nocturnal flier with a distinctive screech : BARN OWL
33 Affirmed as much : SAID SO
35 Gives the quick and dirty : RECAPS
36 Get something through hard work : EARN IT
37 Holiday character with a “button nose” : FROSTY
39 Full of pluck : GUTSY
40 Anchor, e.g. : RACER
42 CNN anchor Bash : DANA
43 Sushi roll wrapped in seaweed : MAKI
45 More than tear up : SOB
4″I’m good, thanks” : NAH
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