Here is the complete list of clues and answers for the Sunday September 29th 2024, New York Times crossword puzzle.
ACROSS
1 Establishment where you might eat a muffin while petting a ragamuffin : CAT CAFE
8 Let loose : UNCAGE
14 Some drink garnishes : ZESTS
19 2019 sci-fi film whose title means “to the stars” : AD ASTRA
20 Part of a series : SEASON
21 Fast-casual bakery chain : PANERA
22 Anecdotes that are more likely to elicit eye rolls? : CORNIER STORIES
24 Open, as an envelope : UNSEAL
25 Diamond pattern : ARGYLE
26 Broke down : WEPT
27 Sport with “union” and “league” varieties : RUGBY
29 Morgantown’s state: Abbr. : WVA
30 Small square : ONE
31 Players who straddle two positions, in hoops lingo : TWEENERS
34 Cave dweller : EEL
35 Spot for a rake : SHED
36 Longtime NASCAR sponsor : STP
38 Investigative journalist Tarbell : IDA
39 Qualities of the perfect rant? : TIRADE IDEALS
42 Where to watch the big game? : SAFARI
45 D.C. insider : POL
46 Two for an opinion : CENTS
47 “Skinny as a beanpole” or “thin as a rail”? : WIRY SIMILE
51 Exodus figure : PHARAOH
54 Yodel alternatives : HO HOS
55 Scrub : NIX
56 “The Liberty Bell” composer : SOUSA
57 Old T-shirt, maybe : RAG
59 Poetic foot with a “dun-dun-DUN” rhythm : ANAPEST
62 High style? : UPDO
64 Drug whose therapeutic value to alcoholics was advocated by A.A. co-founder Bill W. : LSD
65 Made like : APED
67 Popular piercing site : LIP
68 More risqué assertion? : STEAMIER CLAIM
72 Ending of many designer dog breed names : -POO
73 No trouble : EASE
75 ___ Lingus : AER
76 First name in country music : REBA
77 Extreme pessimists : DOOMERS
79 Seasonal quaff : NOG
80 Facade : GUISE
82 “___ the bonnie boat was won / As we sailed into the mystic” (Van Morrison lyric) : ERE
84 Watch for hours, say : BINGE
85 Oil catcher in the kitchen : DRIP PAN
87 Reasons that commuters might prefer Uber? : TAXI BIASES
90 One might be spotted in the Serengeti : HYENA
91 Points out : IDS
94 Disorderly agitation : TUMULT
95 In-depth knowledge of the menu, perhaps? : WAITER METIER
99 On the ___ : DOT
100 Small-screen release? : APP
103 “Mulan” adversaries : HUNS
104 Part of an outfit : TOP
105 Became : GREW INTO
108 “That had to hurt!” : OOF
110 Country whose flag features the silhouette of a double-headed eagle: Abbr. : ALB
111 Fuzzy fruits : KIWIS
113 Director Johnson : RIAN
114 Most favorable conditions : OPTIMA
116 Silent movie successor : TALKIE
118 Ones with flexible minds and bodies? : PLIANT GENIUSES
121 “If you say so” : I GUESS
122 Acquire something through hard work : EARN IT
123 Home to eight of the 10 fastest-growing cities in the U.S. : SUNBELT
124 Believes : FEELS
125 Hose : NYLONS
126 Tight-fitting suits : SPEEDOS
DOWN
1 Chocolate source : CACAO
2 Decks out : ADORNS
3 Clay pigeon, for one : TARGET
4 Supergroup that performed at Woodstock, familiarly : CSNY
5 Leaning : ATILT
6 Library amenity : FREE WI-FI
7 Popular piercing site : EAR
8 Hwy. that includes a Lake Michigan ferry crossing : US-TEN
9 Virtual animal companion : NEOPET
10 On which you might play I Spy : CAR TRIP
11 “___ said …” : AS I
12 Movie ending? : -GOER
13 Followed : ENSUED
14 Madcap : ZANY
15 Nav. rank : ENS
16 Let the situation play out : SEE WHAT HAPPENS
17 Goes places : TRAVELS
18 Menu items that McDonald’s no longer offers in America, as of 2020 : SALADS
21 Popular news source : PUBLIC RADIO
23 Prepare for the stand : SWEAR IN
28 “Well, I’ll be!” : GEE
32 Wax-coated cheese : EDAM
33 Sign of a hit : SRO
35 Spanish title : SENORA
37 Campaign of mind games, in brief : PSYOP
40 Brand for Buddy : ALPO
41 Antitraffic org. : DEA
43 Beasts of burden : ASSES
44 Latin name for ancient Troy : ILIUM
47 Splashy gambler, in lingo : WHALE
48 Sea between Italy and Greece : IONIAN
49 Gershwin composition that opens with a famous clarinet glissando : RHAPSODY IN BLUE
50 Go bad : EXPIRE
52 Ship’s body : HULL
53 Comparatively low : AS SAD
56 Fruity dessert : SORBET
58 “Seinfeld” curmudgeon : GEORGE
60 Certain premarital festivities : STAG PARTIES
61 Prepare : TEE UP
63 Land’s end? : DEE
66 Script specifications : DOSES
69 Diva’s time to shine : ARIA
70 200 milligrams, to a jeweler : CARAT
71 Gas brand : MOBIL
74 Everglades denizens : EGRETS
78 Sporty Mazda model : MIATA
81 Cranky mood : SNIT
83 Giving off : EXUDING
86 Mozart’s “Adagio ___ for Violin and Orchestra” : IN E
88 “My time to shine!” : I’M ON!
89 Complete in a tidy manner : BUTTON UP
90 Commercial transport of goods : HAULAGE
92 Really enjoy : DIG
93 Jalapeño’s hotter cousin : SERRANO
95 Hypothetical : WHAT-IF
96 No ___ May (pollinator-friendly movement) : MOW
97 Source of a lifesaving shot : EPIPEN
98 Control : REIN IN
101 Cool, calm and collected : POISED
102 Largest of the citrus fruits : POMELO
106 Light units : WATTS
107 Put forward : OPINE
109 Observes Yom Kippur : FASTS
111 Foil-wrapped treat : KISS
112 Totally crush it : SLAY
115 Lipstick container : TUBE
117 Kenan’s co-star on ’90s TV : KEL
119 Not online, online : IRL
120 Thi_ clue’_ mi_ _ing letter : ESS
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