December 16 2018 New York Times - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. Early wake-up time : FIVE AM
7. Title for Iran’s Ruhollah Khomeini : IMAM
11. Herbert of old “Pink Panther” films : LOM
14. Penultimate tourney round : SEMIS
19. “Doesn’t matter to me” : I’M EASY
20. Not yet completed : TO DO
21. ___ moment : AHA
22. Sash go-with : TIARA
23. Ancient capital of Laconia : SPARTA
24. Brew : SUDS
25. Letters before single, double or triple : RBI
26. Lace tip : AGLET
27. Casting doubt on : CALLING INTO QUESTION (“TOQUE” drops down)
30. Lake Volta’s land : GHANA
31. The best, informally : ACES
32. Radio/TV character played in film by Michael Horse (1981) and Johnny Depp (2013) : TONTO
33. Like some ruins in the Western Hemisphere : MAYAN
35. Lookalike : TWIN
36. 8.5″ x 11″: Abbr. : LTR
37. Scare quote? : BOO!
38. Words of resignation : I QUIT
40. Topic concerned with hacking and software rights : CYBERETHICS (“BERET” drops down)
42. Put on a few layers : BUNDLE UP
44. Three-star mil. rank : LT GEN
45. Pope who supported the House of Borgia : PIUS III
47. Diminishing returns? : ECHOES
50. They’re between shoulders : ROADS
54. Word with shot or suit : LONG …
55. Rowdydow : ADO
56. Not abstaining : USING
57. Much sales : RETAIL
58. “No bid” : I PASS
60. An end to depend : -ENCE
62. Head honcho : CEO
63. “Resume speed,” musically : A TEMPO
64. Emailing option : BCC
65. Riddle-ending query : WHAT AM I? (“TAM” dropped down)
67. Toward the stern : ABAFT
69. Its first letter stands for “India” : IPA
70. Certain tenant : ROOMER
72. Lex, e.g., in N.Y.C. : AVE
74. Misfortunes : ILLS
75. Going for broke : ALL IN
77. Sides in Risk : ARMIES
78. Bette Midler’s “Divine” nickname : MISS M
80. Tense periods, for short : OTS
82. Archer of film : ANNE
83. Dangerous environment : SNAKE PIT (“KEPI” dropping down)
84. Easy-to-swallow pill : GELCAP
85. Food item cracked open before eating : CRAB LEG
87. Prized duck : EIDER
89. It comes after II Chronicles : BOOK OF EZRA (“FEZ” dropping down)
91. “Today was just brutal!” : I’M SPENT!
94. Coiner of the term “Oedipus complex” : FREUD
96. / : PER
97. Thickheaded : DIM
100. Words of denial : NOT I
101. Lost : AT SEA
103. All-nighter aid : NODOZ
105. Sets of plotted points : LOCI
106. Shade of pink : CORAL
108. Immediately … or where this puzzle’s five shaded squares appear? : AT THE DROP OF A HAT
111. Floor : AMAZE
112. Japanese symbol of luck : KOI
113. Largo or lento : SLOW
114. Swimming : NATANT
115. Notable schemer : PONZI
116. Some dash lengths : EMS
117. Rock stars are frequently on this : TOUR
118. Come out : EMERGE
119. Standard parts of combo meals : SODAS
120. “I’m good, thanks” : NAH
121. E-tail site since 2005 : ETSY
122. King’s speech? : SERMON

Down

1. Kind of year : FISCAL
2. Collision : IMPACT
3. Calf raised for its meat : VEALER
4. Gloucester and Kent in “King Lear” : EARLS
5. Certain bubbly, informally : ASTI
6. Final work of Willa Cather’s “Prairie Trilogy” : MY ANTONIA
7. Tennis commentator’s cry : IT’S IN!
8. Police officer who’s not necessarily on horseback : MOUNTIE
9. “Play next” command on a music app : ADD TO QUEUE
10. Shade of green : MOSS
11. Cowboy’s rope : LARIAT
12. “Here we go again …” : OH BOY …
13. Followers of openers : MAIN ACTS
14. By oneself, in a way : STAG
15. It’s played for half a beat in 4/4 time : EIGHTH NOTE
16. Country whose name consists of three consecutive state postal abbreviations : MALAWI
17. Peaceful : IRENIC
18. ___ spawn (hellions) : SATAN’S
28. “Ooh, let’s do that!” : GOOD IDEA!
29. “Eww, that’s enough!” : TMI!
34. MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards : NYG
37. Clear and set, as tables : BUS
39. Scanned IDs : UPCS
41. Italian pistol : BERETTA
42. Gets to : BUGS
43. One who cracks the whip? : LION TAMER
44. Plastic construction piece : LEGO BLOCK
45. Serving in a red-and-white striped box : POPCORN
46. Totally out : IN A COMA
48. Juice brand : HI-C
49. Longtime N.B.A. on TNT analyst : O’NEAL
51. Who wrote “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen, though. That’s the problem.” : AA MILNE
52. Action of a ladle : DIPPING
53. “Miss ___” (2016 political thriller) : SLOANE
54. Some fall births : LIBRAS
57. Heroes of the Battle of Britain, for short : RAF
59. Babe : SWEETIE
61. Mannerly : CIVIL
66. Freelancers’ units: Abbr. : HRS
68. Colorful treat that resembles a rocket : ASTRO POP
71. All-Star Mets catcher of the 1990s-2000s : MIKE PIAZZA
73. Corner PC key : ESC
74. Tow destination : IMPOUND LOT
76. Scat snippet : LA LA
79. “Quién ___?” : SABE
81. Sanctuaries : SAFE ZONES
84. Be conned : GET TAKEN
86. [Shiver] : [BRR]
88. With 93-Down, half of a double helix : DNA
90. Skunklike, say : ODOROUS
91. Like TV but not radio? : IN CAPS
92. “Old MacDonald” farm sounds : MOO MOO
93. See 88-Down : STRAND
94. Purchase at an African market : FETISH
95. “Yay, team!” : RAH!
97. Cause damage : DO HARM
98. Volunteer’s declaration : I CAN GO
99. Snowball fighter’s protection : MITTEN
102. Botanical opening : STOMA
104. Marriage money : DOWRY
105. “Ciao!” : LATER!
107. Gifts that one usually bows when receiving : LEIS
109. Certain dirección : ESTE
110. What stars have : FAME

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