The Chronicle of Higher Education - Crossword Answers | 2016 12 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
PACKING ___ PEANUT
FIRST LADY BEFORE JACKIE MAMIE
ORTHODONTIC CONCERN GAP
COMEBACK OF EXAGGERATED INNOCENCE MOI
ARRAY IN A PILATES CLASS MATS
MUSHROOM FEATURE STEM
STEPFORD CREATOR LEVIN IRA
CARPET LAYER'S CALCULATION AREA
PEACEFUL SERENE
MORSEL SMIDGEN
CORRUPTS TAINTS
COMPORTMENT MIEN
WATCHWORD MOTTO
CUTTING-EDGE NEW
PRE-ERUPTION WARNING TREMOR
BOUDOIR FURNITURE DIVAN
Sire or dam of some zebroids ASS
Tachometer reading, for short REVS
IT'S CLOSE TO HOME THIRD
Spoiled, with 'on' DOTED
CAT OR DOG TAIL? NAP
GARLANDED WITH CHARMIN, COLLOQUIALLY TPED
APE IMITATE
RECIPE SENTENCE STARTER ADD
BATTERS OF TOY MICE PAWS
HANUKKAH ACTIVITY SUGGESTED BY THE CIRCLED LETTERS IN 3, 21 AND 23 DOWN DREIDELSPINNING
THEY'RE OFTEN PUT INTO SHELLS OARS
SPORTS-BETTING FIGURES ODDS
SPORTS-BETTING FIGURES STATS
ELITE RELATIVE PICA
ENDEARING TAT MOM
Collie's charges, say HERD
Currency banked in Bangkok BAHT
Eponym for candy 'Pieces' REESE
Grain in some gluten-free challah OAT
Incredulous query HOWISITPOSSIBLE
'Nessun dorma' from 'Turandot,' e.g ARIA
Bohr found them far from boring ATOMS
Capital featuring the Munch Museum OSLO
Collar donner PADRE
It's often put into shells RICOTTA
Junk ___ (creationism topic) DNA
Largest sine value ONE
Legislative tack-on RIDER
Literally, 'anointed one' MESSIAH
Long ___ (2,240 pounds) TON
Many a Graham Greene protagonist, briefly EXPAT
RAGE SEETHE
Nutella, e.g SPREAD
'To conclude ...' INSUM
BLOVIATION GAS
Tries to coerce LEANSON
Blacken, as a kabob CHAR
Eggs on a miniature spoon ROE
FEELING CRUMMY ILL
Naturalist dubbed 'John of the Mountains' MUIR
One way to purchase stocks ATPAR
Original cast member of 'The West Wing' LOWE
Screen idol who portrayed Myra Breckinridge WELCH
Star of CBS's 'Madam Secretary' LEONI
Strong team members OXEN
Where brats might be in demand DELI
Wood in vintage surfboards BALSA
[See Notepad note] NUN
___ hub (tech device with many ports) USB
Younger Obama daughter SASHA
SLASHED PRONOUN HESHE
OVER ATOP
'Doesn't that prove the point?' SEEWHATIMEAN
Dated descriptor often applied to Truman Capote's Holly Golightly GOODTIMEGIRL
Players taken jogging, say IPODS