New York Times – Dec 21 2016 Crossword Solution
Clues |
Answers |
‘I learned to be a movie critic by reading ___ magazine’: Roger Ebert |
MAD |
‘Rumour ___ It’ (2011 Adele hit) |
HAS |
‘Say ___’ |
WHEN |
‘Shoot for the moon!’ … or a hint to interpreting the clues to 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
THINKBIG |
‘Spare me!’ |
NOMORE |
‘___ out!’ |
YER |
007 movie after ‘Skyfall’ |
SPECTRE |
1 1/2-liter bottle |
MAGNUM |
6’7′ Sixers #6 |
DRJ |
Alternatively |
ELSE |
Ancient sun worshiper |
INCA |
APPLE |
NEWYORKCITY |
Ariadne helped him navigate the Labyrinth |
THESEUS |
Aromatherapy substance |
BATHOIL |
Baseball’s ___ Desmond, three-time Silver Slugger Award winner |
IAN |
Be alongside |
ABUTON |
Bring to a boil |
ENRAGE |
CHEESE |
GRANDPOOBAH |
Choose |
OPT |
Christian supergroup? |
TRINITY |
Comic actor Danny |
KAYE |
Court giant Arthur |
ASHE |
Creatures under Wayne Manor |
BATS |
David ___, longtime Red Sox slugger |
ORTIZ |
Drank, as from a flask |
SWIGGED |
European river that inspired Smetana |
MOLDAU |
Faith founded in Persia |
BAHAI |
Fitting |
APROPOS |
Galoot |
APE |
Gardener’s bane |
WEED |
Genius Mixes program |
ITUNES |
Golden |
AURIC |
GPS suggestion |
ROUTE |
Hardly serious |
JOKEY |
Heavy-metal band with a killer sound? |
SLAYER |
Heavyweight bout venue |
SUMORING |
Hemingway who wrote ‘Out Came the Sun’ |
MARIEL |
Clues |
Answers |
HOUSE |
THECLINK |
Instinctive |
GUT |
Jiffy |
SEC |
Like the Hallows in a Harry Potter title |
DEATHLY |
Longtime Yankee nickname |
AROD |
MAC |
HAMBURGER |
Magazine urging |
RENEW |
Maker of the old Speed Wagon |
REO |
Message board admin |
SYSOP |
Norma ___ (Sally Field title role) |
RAE |
Observe |
NOTE |
Places where people have withdrawals? |
ATMS |
Quake |
TREMBLE |
Rightmost number on an Italian clock |
TRE |
Screeners’ org |
TSA |
She played Rosemary in ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ |
MIA |
Simpson who lost a crossword contest in 2008 |
LISA |
Single-named singer with the 2002 hit ‘Foolish’ |
ASHANTI |
Skin-care brand whose active ingredients are oat compounds |
AVEENO |
Slangy negative |
NAH |
Sports entertainment show since 1993 |
WWERAW |
State nobody wants to live in |
AGONY |
Sudden turn |
ZIG |
Supported |
UPHELD |
Takes over |
USURPS |
Tees off |
DRIVES |
Thai neighbor |
LAO |
The ‘E’ of 14-Across |
ELI |
Took care of the last bit |
MOPPEDUP |
Torpor |
MALAISE |
Undertaking, as a war |
WAGING |
Walks and balks |
STATS |
Water and sunlight, for plants |
NEEDS |
Word with fast or fire |
LANE |
You, more formally |
ONE |
___ Gardens, N.Y |
KEW |
___ wheels |
MAG |