New York Times Crossword - December 2 2023 answers

Like the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, in science fiction Dutch Golden Age painter Big ___ Statement of admiration after someone's impressive feat Fruit whose name is three-quarters vowels Annual New Year's Day event "Freak on a Leash" band "Mm-hmm" A whole bunch It's there by default Loudly lachrymates Calm What to do? Statement that is, in fact, not part of the Hippocratic oath High-protein paste Plain and blunt Pace Covert influencer Air pollution portmanteau Still a contender It may be raised at a table What's spread all over southern France? Wing alternatives Hands off (to) Reason to run in circles? Still Less than hardly ___ punk (genre for No Doubt) Life sentences? Constantly posting pictures and news about one's kids on social media Beyond regulation, for short "Hold your horses" Rice and Curry ___ ginger, a.k.a. galangal Takes orders Sideways Grand The fairyfly (the smallest known insect in the world) is one Took something with a grain of salt, maybe Boastful Eminem title with the Guinness world record for "most words in a hit single" (1,560) Ingredients pronounced differently in American and British English Thin cell types Stuff in microdots Squash or smoosh, maybe Fall for a trick, say Criticizing a refusal to recycle, e.g. Work in progress? When doubled, comment made with a wink "The Little Prince" trees They get down and dirty Bores "Likewise" Something critical to have Two-ingredient cocktail usually served with an olive or lemon twist Breakout site Tackling group, for short Second-most frequently mentioned individual in the Quran, after Jesus One side of a chemistry scale Spanish little ones Said Kit for creative types "Whoa, calm down!" Daughter of Catherine of Aragon "Ish" Launch party? "Ciertamente!" Close-___ Some Hollywood workers: Abbr. Taunting cry It's typically taken in the afternoon