New York Times – Dec 12 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘Have a taste!’ |
TRYIT |
‘Make it snappy!’ |
ASAP |
‘Me, Myself & ___’ (Jim Carrey movie) |
IRENE |
‘Mon ___!’ (French cry) |
DIEU |
‘Now ___ me down to sleep’ |
ILAY |
‘Smokes’ |
CIGS |
‘Star Trek’ officer with an earpiece |
UHURA |
‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ e.g |
ANTHEM |
‘___ the Lord my soul to keep’ |
IPRAY |
2016 #1 album by Rihanna |
ANTI |
A sixteenth is a short one |
NOTE |
A ___ pittance |
MERE |
Actress Ward |
SELA |
Admit at the door |
LETIN |
Augment |
INCREASE |
Biscuit with English tea |
SCONE |
Black gemstone |
ONYX |
Brother of Donald Trump Jr |
ERIC |
Bull-riding venue |
ARENA |
Chaim who played Tevye in ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ |
TOPOL |
Choir voice |
ALTO |
City NNE of Paris |
LILLE |
Coffee break hour |
TENAM |
Communication problem … illustrated literally by the black squares before 5-, 19-, 26-, 54-, 65- and 73-Across |
LANGUAGEBARRIER |
Conks out |
DIES |
Cookie holders |
TINS |
Dart (around) |
FLIT |
Egypt’s capital |
CAIRO |
Eight, in France |
HUIT |
English racing venue |
EPSOM |
Exams for future J.D.s |
LSATS |
Folk singer Pete |
SEEGER |
Formal-sounding commitment |
ISHALL |
Frenzied |
MANIC |
Friend of Romeo |
MERCUTIO |
Friends and neighbors |
KITH |
Garlicky mayo |
AIOLI |
Go along with a bear market |
SELL |
Great Lakes natives |
ERIES |
Clues |
Answers |
High/low card |
ACE |
Homeland of 9-Across |
EIRE |
It goes down a fallopian tube |
OVUM |
Item in a golfer’s bag |
TEE |
Knight time? |
YORE |
Landing approximations, for short |
ETAS |
Late attorney general Janet |
RENO |
Lobbying org. that fights music piracy |
RIAA |
Lower part of the leg |
SHIN |
Maestro Kurt ___ |
MASUR |
Mello ___ (soft drink) |
YELLO |
Moneymaking part of a museum |
GIFTSHOP |
Music genre for 36-Down |
NEWAGE |
Norway’s patron saint |
OLAFII |
Noted rocker/humanitarian |
BONO |
Omega’s opposite, alphabetically |
ALPHA |
One-named singer from County Donegal |
ENYA |
Ones taking captain’s orders |
CREW |
Orchestra reed |
OBOE |
Religious offshoots |
SECTS |
Reservoir creator |
DAM |
Responsibility |
DUTY |
Sagan who hosted ‘Cosmos’ |
CARL |
Short ___ (quick work) |
SHRIFT |
Sicilian volcano |
ETNA |
Slightest bit |
IOTA |
Sluggers’ stats |
RBIS |
Stratford-upon-___ |
AVON |
Successful job applicant |
HIREE |
Theater awards |
OBIES |
Troublemaker |
BADACTOR |
Two-door auto |
COUPE |
Vegetable that becomes gooey when cooked |
OKRA |
Visa alternative |
AMEX |
Wasn’t up to par |
AILED |
Weapon in fencing |
EPEE |
Works of Keats |
ODES |
___ center (place for a Ping-Pong table) |
REC |
___ good deed |
DOA |