New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 16

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Sound of an unfortunate bird poop landing SPLAT
HORNSWOGGLE CON
Like the direction of this answer ACROSS
BLAB TELL
HABEAS CORPUS, E.G. WRIT
WORTH VALUE
End of a college URL EDU
Department handling media inquiries PRESSOFFICE
Is distressing to EATSAT
Faller during fall LEAF
HI-___ IMAGE RES
Bulgy belly button OUTIE
What cilantro tastes like to some people SOAP
Real smooth SUAVE
Blingy piece of neckwear CHAIN
Teddy Grahams shape BEAR
Tidbit in a nutritious pudding CHIASEED
Muppet with his own “world” on “Sesame Street” ELMO
SOME LAPTOPS PCS
Sun, in San Juan SOL
DIRECTOR EPHRON NORA
Enemy of the Jedi SITH
Competition whose winner gets a tiara and sash MISSAMERICA
Timeout at work ? as represented visually by this puzzle’s circled letters COFFEEBREAK
Packaging for a stack of cookies SLEEVE
Phil ___, QB who won two Super Bowls with the Giants SIMMS
Ingredient in bug spray DEET
ANN ___, MICH. ARBOR
Initials on an “Organic” sticker USDA
Carelessly sits (down) PLOPS
DECLARE ASSERT
BITS OF WISDOM PEARLS
Loses one’s hair BALDS
GESTURE OF APPROVAL NOD
BELGRADE NATIVES SERBS
Like lines / that rhyme / and keep / good time POETIC
“That’s the word on the street” SOIHEAR
Discount offer SALE
U-pick locale FARM
Observant quality KEENNESS
The “F” of F.B.I. FEDERAL
Good with a paintbrush, perhaps ARTISTIC
Compound with the same number of atoms in a different arrangement ISOMER
Behind the ___ SCENES
King’s domain REALM
Cat with a colorful coat CALICO
NO LONGER WORKING: ABBR. RET
EGG CELLS OVA
REMOVE, AS A BOTTLE CAP UNSCREW
Place to get a cucumber mask SPA
GUACAMOLE INGREDIENT AVOCADO
ESPY SPOT
ANIMATION FRAME CEL
DOUBLE ___ OREOS STUF
Team that won the most medals at the 2024 Olympics USA
PREFIX WITH -CERATOPS TRI
PELVIC BONE ILIUM
This stinks! ODOR
Calcutta currency RUPEE
FALL BEHIND LAG
BAD TEMPER SPLEEN
WORD ON THE STREET? STOP
Crumbly Greek cheeses FETAS
Lip-plumping injection FILLER
Eagle’s nest AERIE
Drugstore that prints famously long receipts CVS
“I’ve got it!” AHA
MAKE A MISTAKE ERR
“Don’t mind ___ do” IFI
STAND IN THE WAY OF IMPEDE
REFINED GRACE ELEGANCE
___ DHABI ABU
COMING IN HANDY OFUSE
Yes, in Japanese HAI