NYT Crossword Answers 08/31/24

Across Clues

• 1 Liquid found in some pensVAPEJUICE
• 10 [I can’t hear you!]LALA
• 14 The old man?CROMAGNON
• 15 #1 choicesFAVES
• 16 Fast-food order that comes in four shapes: bells, balls, boots and bow tiesMCNUGGETS
• 17 OriginROOTS
• 18 Like some supplements, for shortOTC
• 19 10-point playZTILE
• 21 Franchise that moved back to Vegas in 2021CSI
• 22 Ex ___ (out of nothing)NIHILO
• 26 They’re on their own timeALASKANS
• 28 “Coach”ECONOMY
• 30 Smallish smart device from AmazonECHODOT
• 31 Modern words of encouragementYASQUEEN
• 33 Covers in a black powderSOOTS
• 34 ForcedUNNATURAL
• 37 Enjoys widespread successISBIG
• 40 Reach for the cars?HAILACAB
• 44 Rapper who shares his name with the 29th U.S. presidentWARRENG
• 47 Request to keep in touchEMAILME
• 48 “Uh … did I hear that right?!”OKAYWHAT
• 50 ExtrasADDINS
• 51 SpurtJET
• 52 Aunt ___ of “Oklahoma!”ELLER
• 54 Cue precederPEE
• 55 Island known for its nightlifeIBIZA
• 57 Line outside a box officeONEPLEASE
• 61 House of lords?MANOR
• 62 Childish?PEDIATRIC
• 63 Best Picture-winning film adapted from the 1999 memoir “The Master of Disguise”ARGO
• 64 It’s pressed for timeSTOPWATCH

Vertical Clues

• 1 Some start-up funding, in briefVCMONEY
• 2 Ancient continent that included present-day SiberiaARCTICA
• 3 Wet weather wearPONCHOS
• 4 This will not fly!EMU
• 5 BenderJAG
• 6 Big name in comfy footwearUGG
• 7 Name that’s another form of AgnesINEZ
• 8 Panna ___ (Italian dessert)COTTA
• 9 Store, as grainENSILE
• 10 Many a Theravada BuddhistLAO
• 11 The Mexican state of Michoacán produces 5.5+ billion pounds of this annuallyAVOCADO
• 12 “Oh, please, give it a rest”LETSNOT
• 13 Passing measuresASSISTS
• 15 Leaves just in time for dinner?FRESHSALAD
• 20 Ontario, e.g., to the QuébécoisLAC
• 23 Fact-finding missionINQUIRY
• 24 Joggers and suchLOUNGEWEAR
• 25 Singular noun that, when a “w” is added to the front, becomes a plural nounOMEN
• 27 Drink once sold as Fruit SmackKOOLAID
• 29 For wordYEA
• 32 Certain powerNTH
• 35 One party to 2020’s Abraham Accords: Abbr.UAE
• 36 Ottava ___ (verse form)RIMA
• 37 Where “uncommon valor was a common virtue,” per Admiral Chester NimitzIWOJIMA
• 38 Establishment serving hot shotsSAKEBAR
• 39 Risky bond designationBRATING
• 41 Graphic designer’s shortcutCLIPART
• 42 Like Gregory Peck’s character in Hitchcock’s “Spellbound”AMNESIC
• 43 ImploreBESEECH
• 45 Kraken’s home, for shortNHL
• 46 Dances in duple timeGALOPS
• 49 Pillar, of a sortTENET
• 53 Teacher’s handwritten note by an awkward sentenceREDO
• 56 Chaotic sceneZOO
• 58 Spot at a casino tablePIP
• 59 “It’s the ___!”LAW
• 60 It moves with traffic, in briefETA