NYT Crossword Answers 01/20/24

Across Clues

• 1 Gardener’s item that breaks down a lotCOMPOSTBIN
• 11 Any member of the order ChiropteraBAT
• 14 Plant-based protein brandINCOGMEATO
• 15 MélangeHASH
• 16 “America’s Got Talent” precursorSTARSEARCH
• 17 TopACME
• 18 Actress BlanchettCATE
• 19 Subject for a museum curatorARTHISTORY
• 21 Photo finish?OPS
• 22 “Goooooooooool!,” e.g.CRY
• 23 Not now!THEN
• 24 Points the finger atIDS
• 25 “Good goin’!”ATTAWAY
• 28 Plans a getaway for, perhapsABETS
• 31 Beverage with an oxymoronic nameFIREWATER
• 33 StentorianLOUD
• 34 Something that may be hard to drink?CIDER
• 35 ___ bagTOTE
• 36 Lacking bells and whistlesBAREBONES
• 38 Like the smell of burned rubberACRID
• 39 Got readyRIPENED
• 40 “It’s a secret”SHH
• 41 Signature itemsPENS
• 42 Sweet ___PEA
• 43 Tried to take a seat?RAN
• 46 Dead-tree editionPRINTISSUE
• 50 It’s on the houseEAVE
• 51 Paul who was People’s 2021 Sexiest Man AliveRUDD
• 52 Bad drawing?SHORTSTRAW
• 54 Brewery stockALES
• 55 “Frankly ?”TOBEHONEST
• 56 “You got it”YES
• 57 Extra bits and piecesSPAREPARTS

Vertical Clues

• 1 Fortune 100 company whose name is the last two syllables of the city near where it was foundedCISCO
• 2 Readily availableONTAP
• 3 Exams for some science majorsMCATS
• 4 One might be cleansed with a stripPORE
• 5 Rap pioneers, slangilyOGS
• 6 Colors outside the lines?SMEARS
• 7 Visibly emotionalTEARY
• 8 Line along the Embarcadero, in briefBART
• 9 YearningITCH
• 10 It’s not often seen on a diamondNOHITTER
• 11 Nonkosher Wendy’s offeringBACONATOR
• 12 Initialism for a pleasant tingling on the scalp or back of the neckASMR
• 13 “___ say ?”THEY
• 15 View with disdainHATEWATCH
• 20 Jazz trumpeter WoodySHAW
• 22 Things that were once commonly stored in towersCDS
• 24 “Well, maybe ?”ITDEPENDS
• 25 Served as a wingmanAIDED
• 26 Number of Reyes Magos, in Spanish traditionTRES
• 27 Legendary creatureYETI
• 28 Montana neighbor: Abbr.ALB
• 29 Onetime source of toothbrush bristlesBOAR
• 30 Greek who originated the expression “Leave no stone unturned”EURIPIDES
• 31 Like some hairFINE
• 32 Like the hair of 1-2% of the world’s populationRED
• 34 Is made upCONSISTS
• 37 BowedBENT
• 38 “That’s it!”AHA
• 40 Be steamedSEETHE
• 42 More golden, sayPURER
• 43 More golden, sayRARER
• 44 Nautical directionAVAST
• 45 Cousins of sirensNEWTS
• 46 Put your hands together, perhapsPRAY
• 47 “I ___!” (shout of exultation)RULE
• 48 See what’s in store?SHOP
• 49 Buckwheat noodleSOBA
• 50 ___ Marathon (annual mountain bike race that’s said to be “a volcanic challenge”)ETNA
• 53 SaturateSOP