New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 16

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