New York Times - Dec 13 2022

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Clues Answers
'And ___ off!' THEYRE
'Decorates' as a prank, informally TPS
'East of ___' (Steinbeck novel) EDEN
'Fer ___!' SHER
'What ___ you thinking?' WERE
A question of identity WHO
Ab-toning exercise SITUP
Actress Reinhart of 'Riverdale' LILI
Aligns SYNCS
Award for a champion angler? GOLDENROD
Awards for Broadway's best TONYS
Banana skin PEEL
Bit of ancient Viking text RUNE
Blot with a towel, maybe PATDRY
Boeing 747s, e.g JETS
Brainiac WHIZ
Chinese transliteration system PINYIN
City that's an apt rhyme for 'casino' RENO
Classic soda brand NEHI
Collectible group SET
Common lunchbox sandwiches, informally PBJS
Condo, e.g UNIT
Cravings URGES
Difficult-to-outsmart villain EVILGENIUS
Door opener KNOB
Food ___ (curbside dining option) TRUCK
Government takeover COUP
Gracefully limber LITHE
Haphazardly assemble, with 'together' SLAP
Having some kick, as food ZESTY
High abode AERIE
Home of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum HANOI
Home, in slang CRIB
Intense attraction, with 'the' HOTS
James in both the Blues and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame ETTA
Leftover morsel SCRAP
Lost traction SLID
Mammal with a two-foot-long tongue ANTEATER
Clues Answers
Noble rank associated with sandwiches EARL
Object found by Prince Charming after the clock struck midnight? LADYSLIPPER
Often-buggy software stage BETA
One running the show EMCEE
Order for a birthday party or wedding reception CAKE
Otherworldly glow AURA
Pancakes with sweet or savory fillings CREPES
Potentially raucous social event HOUSEPARTY
Previous incarnation PASTLIFE
R&B artist with the 2004 hit '1, 2 Step' CIARA
Raised, as livestock BRED
Raucous social event RAGER
Rotunda feature DOME
Scratchy voice RASP
Seeking company, maybe LONELY
Sharpen HONE
Shred, as cheese GRATE
Small ear of corn NUBBIN
Smooch KISS
Smooth (out) IRON
Spanish treasure ORO
Sprinted RAN
Takes a dive, perhaps SCUBAS
Takes ten RESTS
Target of a plumber's snake CLOG
The third 'little pig,' with his house of bricks? WOLFSBANE
Title role for Bob Odenkirk in a 'Breaking Bad' spinoff SAUL
Tresses HAIR
Until now ASYET
Vital signs PULSES
Ways to escape a dilemma OUTS
What a spy collects INTEL
What might smell of Gerber products? BABYSBREATH
Wispy clouds CIRRI
Word with gray, play or Bay AREA
Words after get or sleep ONIT
___ Burton, host of 'Reading Rainbow' LEVAR
___-weeny (small) EENY