New York Times puzzle clues 2024 Jan 09

• Abolitionist who wrote "Twelve Years a Slave" Crossword Clue
• A good time Crossword Clue
• ___ Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly) Crossword Clue
• Ballet or ballroom, e.g. Crossword Clue
• Before surgery, informally Crossword Clue
• Be wide-open Crossword Clue
• Big fuss Crossword Clue
• Big initials in theaters Crossword Clue
• Bully in "Back to the Future" Crossword Clue
• Bygone phrase for "gone by" Crossword Clue
• Cambridge or Oxford, to a Londoner Crossword Clue
• Caterer's container Crossword Clue
• Classic Asimov collection Crossword Clue
• Come back Crossword Clue
• Construction beam Crossword Clue
• Dip that might be made in a molcajete, informally Crossword Clue
• Dweeb Crossword Clue
• Elvis hit that was the B-side of "Don't Be Cruel" Crossword Clue
• "Enough! I get it!" Crossword Clue
• Exhibited heliotropism, as a flower Crossword Clue
• Exploded Crossword Clue
• Fantasy sports scoring standard, informally Crossword Clue
• Finished off Crossword Clue
• First phase of a home reno Crossword Clue
• Florida's "Sunshine City," for short Crossword Clue
• Formal words of commitment Crossword Clue
• Futile Crossword Clue
• Home for the artist Edvard Munch Crossword Clue
• Jazz singer Jones Crossword Clue
• Joe's co-host on "Morning Joe" Crossword Clue
• John who sang "Bennie and the Jets" Crossword Clue
• Lawn game played with a ball known as a pallino Crossword Clue
• Leafs (through) Crossword Clue
• Lei man's term? Crossword Clue
• Monte ___ Crossword Clue
• Mountain goat Crossword Clue
• Neighborhood in lower Manhattan Crossword Clue
• New Jersey city named for its most famous former resident Crossword Clue
• Novelist Brontë Crossword Clue
• Ocean creatures with nearly triple the neural wiring of humans Crossword Clue
• Omitted, as a syllable Crossword Clue
• Once-popular big box stores Crossword Clue
• Overly proper Crossword Clue
• Part of a calendar septet, and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme Crossword Clue
• Part of a Tolkien army Crossword Clue
• Parts of the "Mona Lisa" that seem to follow you around Crossword Clue
• Philly basketball player Crossword Clue
• Plus-or-minus one? Crossword Clue
• Poor review Crossword Clue
• Prepared for an oral exam? Crossword Clue
• Pretentiously avant-garde Crossword Clue
• Rank's counterpart, on a chessboard Crossword Clue
• Rapper whose name sounds like a beverage Crossword Clue
• Smallest Canadian province, for short Crossword Clue
• Spicy ramen condiment Crossword Clue
• Stop in a desert Crossword Clue
• Te ___ ("I love you," in Spanish) Crossword Clue
• "The Way," in Chinese Pinyin Crossword Clue
• Thin snack Crossword Clue
• Thousand-dollar bill, slangily Crossword Clue
• Toyed (with) Crossword Clue
• Track-and-field athlete with a strong arm Crossword Clue
• Went uneaten, as some groceries Crossword Clue
• What gives a gin fizz its fizz Crossword Clue
• Word after kick or bad Crossword Clue
• Writer/podcaster Harris Crossword Clue
• Yap from a lap? Crossword Clue