0922-23 NY Times Crossword 22 Sep 23, Friday

Constructed by: Rafael Musa & Michael Lieberman
Edited by: Will Shortz

Today’s Theme: None

Bill’s time: 11m 29s

Bill’s errors: 0

Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

Apologies!

We had a surprise visitor to our home this evening (in a good way!), and so I was just able to get to the puzzle before heading to bed early in the morning. I managed to put together this abbreviated post, and will get to the full post just as soon as I can.

Thank you for your understanding.

Bill

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1 Furry animals with black-tipped tails : STOATS
7 It’s mind-altering : LSD
10 Unresolved : OPEN
14 Dessert whose main ingredient is grated : CARROT CAKE
16 2018 film set in Mexico that was nominated for best picture : ROMA
17 Like tough love? : OXYMORONIC
18 Word with going or God : GOOD …
19 Admission needs, informally : TIX
20 Dapper pachyderm : BABAR
21 1945 conference site : YALTA
22 Prominent feature of Man Ray’s painting “Observatory Time: The Lovers” : LIPS
23 Australian tennis great Goolagong : EVONNE
25 Subjects of some modern bans, informally : E-CIGS
27 False start? : PSEUDO
28 Up in the air : ALOFT
29 Played pickup, say : SHOT HOOPS
32 Kind of diet : PALEO
33 ___ favor : POR
34 “Star Wars” prequel series : ANDOR
35 “OK, I’m done complaining” : END OF RANT
37 Dish whose name means “stuffed” in Turkish : DOLMA
38 Country described in “One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese” : FRANCE
39 Hearts : CORES
40 Beer whose ads once featured a sinister penguin : BUD ICE
41 Bear necessities? : DENS
42 Stand up during a presentation : EASEL
43 Upcycle, say : REUSE
45 Tub top : LID
48 Largest in a septet : ASIA
49 Irish novelist celebrated on Bloomsday (June 16) : JAMES JOYCE
51 Laugh and a half : RIOT
52 Plays it cool : ACTS NORMAL
53 Lady ___, founder of Cambodia’s capital : PENH
54 Undoubtedly : YES
55 Playing hooky, perhaps : ABSENT

Down

1 Macbeth, for one : SCOT
2 Cry made while waving, perhaps : TAXI!
3 Animal in the Qatar Airways logo : ORYX
4 Throwing ability : ARM
5 Systemically indispensable : TOO BIG TO FAIL
6 Causes of some tan lines : STRAPS
7 “Honeymoon” singer ___ Del Rey : LANA
8 Where business is going downhill fast? : SKI RESORT
9 Mo. when Kwanzaa starts : DEC
10 Givers of priceless gifts : ORGAN DONORS
11 Water aerobics aid : POOL NOODLE
12 Act badly, in a way : EMOTE
13 Squat : NADA
15 Corny junk? : COBS
21 “All I asked for was that simple thing!” : YOU HAD ONE JOB!
22 Urgent, hyperbolically : LIFE OR DEATH
24 Appraise for accuracy or suitability : VET
25 Flair : ELAN
26 Hypothesized type of nuclear reaction : COLD FUSION
27 Object pantomimed by extending one’s thumb and pinkie : PHONE
28 Caricature : APE
29 Contest featuring Apollo : SPACE RACE
30 Some small dogs, familiarly : POMS
31 Spanish title: Abbr. : SRA
36 Org. whose logo is a red elephant : RNC
39 SkyCourier maker : CESSNA
40 Count in jazz : BASIE
41 Club collection : DUES
42 Tombstone name : EARP
44 CPR experts : EMTS
45 Eponymous town in SE Connecticut : LYME
46 Expression of confidence : I CAN
47 Shoulder muscle, informally : DELT
49 Gatsby’s first name : JAY
50 Medical theaters, for short : ORS

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