New York Times Crossword - December 5 2023 answers

"Stat!" Like most Italian nouns ending in -o: Abbr. Volcanic residue 1/26.2 of a marathon SiriusXM medium Cheek swab material *Number of copies requested by a publisher Howard who narrates "Arrested Development" *Barriers that slide in and out of a wall Shriveled Temporary relief Ship's backbone Roast beef au ___ Texter's sign-off Actor McKellen who played Gandalf "Mayday!" Org. with a Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list *Stereotypical literary persona Hardwood tree One side in checkers Longoria of "Desperate Housewives" "Dancing Queen" group "Golly!" "Right away, boss!" Skin spot Tight undergarment *Designer's collection Picnic pest Irritable ... or how you might describe all the words in the answers to the starred clues? Wedding words Pie-in-the-face sound Diamond Head's island Heed the coxswain Sharp and shrewd Staircase part Bit of concert equipment What the Portuguese "senhor" means Actor Mahershala of "Moonlight" Snail-mail correspondent Swindler's victim Some venomous snakes Dos cinco Bungee cables, for example Skillful Like high-strung horses Fairy tale brother Mountaineering enthusiast, in slang Boatload Fiber-___ cable Hits the slopes Track meet event City mentioned at the start of the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil" Show people to their seats, informally Genre for the 1990s band Sublime Something you don't have to pay for, redundantly Rotten Ted Lasso, for one "___ we there yet?" Maintain, as a bar Rotten Give stars, say Common plot point on a soap opera "The Godfather" Oscar winner Present, as a prize Having a light touch Cookie-flavored breakfast cereal Merchant's booth Jeweler's lens Helpful connections Student ___ forgiveness Smallest of the Chinese zodiac animals Fill-in-___-blank "How's it goin'?"