New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 16

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