December 28 2018 New York Times - Crossword Clues and Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

 

Across

1. Dominant figure : LEADER OF THE PACK
16. High-end Italian sports car : ALFA ROMEO SPIDER
17. 1997 Notorious B.I.G. hit whose title lyric precedes “strictly for the weather” : GOING BACK TO CALI
18. Queen who styled herself as Isis, familiarly : CLEO
19. ___ Lopez opening (chess tactic) : RUY
20. Some superhero attire : CAPES
21. Yankees All-Star pitcher Severino : LUIS
22. Chris of “The Good Wife” : NOTH
24. Four-thirds of a dram: Abbr. : TSP
25. “___ time!” : IT’S
26. Brother-to-be : PLEDGE
29. Cosmetics company whose letters appear in left-to-right order in “cosmetics company” : COTY
30. Electron particle emission : BETA RAY
32. Relative of cashmere : ANGORA
34. Money replaced by euros : LIRE
35. Thrash : MAUL
36. Prepare for a bomb, say : GO DEEP
38. Euphoria : ECSTASY
42. Court plea, briefly : NOLO
43. County east of Devon : DORSET
45. “If u ask me …” : IMO …
46. America’s busiest airport after ATL and LAX : ORD
47. ___ América (soccer tournament) : COPA
48. Rose : GREW
49. Screw up : MISDO
51. New toy? : PUP
53. Legislative body of Russia : DUMA
54. “Gil Blas” author : ALAIN-RENE LESAGE
58. Everywhere : ALL OVER CREATION
59. Things that contain 59-Across that contain 59-Across that … : MATRYOSHKA DOLLS

Down

1. Online gamer’s problem : LAG
2. Orate : ELOCUTE
3. “100 Years … 100 Movies,” e.g. : AFI LIST
4. Many employees of the Lego company : DANES
5. So : ERGO
6. Seriously shortchange : ROB
7. ___ Little, “The Wire” character : OMAR
8. Prolific : FECUND
9. Event of 1964 and 2020 : TOKYO GAMES
10. It’s two hours behind Pacific: Abbr. : HST
11. Memorable time : EPOCH
12. 12 points, typographically : PICA
13. Many a battery charger : ADAPTOR
14. Instrument whose name comes from the Latin for “heavenly” : CELESTA
15. Hard to eat quietly, in adspeak : KRISPY
21. ___ Dems (U.K. political party, informally) : LIB
23. Highish bridge holding : TENACE
26. “Je vous en ___” (French for “You’re welcome”) : PRIE
27. City on the Mexican border : LAREDO
28. Things that amaze : EYE-POPPERS
29. Noted arms manufacturer : COLT
31. Designer Gucci : ALDO
33. Indicator of a coming storm : GUST
36. Friend of Tarzan : GORILLA
37. Tar : OLD SALT
39. Communication means since 1911 : AIRMAIL
40. Hobbit corrupted by the Ring : SMEAGOL
41. “That HURTS!” : YOW!
42. Refusal with a contraction : NO, MA’AM
44. Lewdness : RAUNCH
47. Host Bert of old game shows : CONVY
48. Vim : GUSTO
50. Gucci competitor : DIOR
52. Corner office, maybe : PERK
53. Out of juice : DEAD
55. Car that went defunct in 1936 : REO
56. Place to count sheep : LEA
57. Pair of nines? : ENS