12/19/16 Answer New York Times Crossword

12/19/16

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1D
Horrific
AWFUL

2D
Flat-bottomed boat
BARGE

3D
Sheep sound
BLEAT

4D
Right jolly ___ elf (Santa)
OLD

5D
Little puzzle
TEASER

6D
Show on which John Candy and Eugene Levy got their starts
SCTV

7D
One of a series at a wedding reception
TOAST

8D
Boxer known as “The Greatest”
ALI

9D
Gift tag word
FOR

10D
Terry Gross’s NPR program
FRESH AIR

11D
Imply
INSINUATE

12D
April fool player
TRICKSTER

13D
One of Benjamin Franklin’s certainties
TAXES

18D
Yeah, why not!
SURE!

23D
Boston footballer, for short
PAT

25D
Overly
TOO

27D
Zinger response
OH SNAP!

28D
Of ___ and Men
MICE

30D
Like the population of Wyoming
SPARSE

32D
Fury
IRE

33D
Exact copy
FACSIMILE

34D
Neologism for an on-screen/off-screen relationship
SHOWMANCE

36D
Winter hrs. in New York
EST

38D
West who said “I used to be Snow White, but I drifted”
MAE

40D
At one’s ___ convenience
EARLIEST

41D
Barbie or Ken
DOLL

45D
The year 2001
MMI

47D
Fleming who created James Bond
IAN

49D
Peruse
READ

50D
Astronaut’s tankful
OXYGEN

51D
Legal wrongs
TORTS

52D
Some of them are proper
NOUNS

54D
Javelin
SPEAR

55D
Some windshields have them
TINTS

56D
Taste or touch
SENSE

59D
Sitting spot for a child visiting Santa
KNEE

63D
Look at Me, I’m Sandra ___
DEE

64D
Max’s opposite
MIN

65D
Intl. group that’s the object of many mass protests
WTO

1A
Monastery leader
ABBOT

6A
Everyone working in an office
STAFF

11A
Cousin ___ (Addams Family member)
ITT

14A
Pixar robot
WALL-E

15A
Opposite of black-and-white
COLOR

16A
Gun rights org.
NRA

17A
Santa player in “The Man in the Santa Claus Suit”
FRED ASTAIRE

19A
Highest roll of a die
SIX

20A
S.E.C. school near Atlanta, for short
UGA

21A
Explorer and Escalade, in brief
SUVS

22A
Nutmeg, for one
SPICE

24A
Something sent to Santa
LETTER

26A
Santa player in “The Polar Express”
TOM HANKS

29A
Magnetite and bauxite
ORES

31A
Temporary break
HIATUS

32A
In that case …
IF SO …

35A
Joe of “GoodFellas”
PESCI

37A
Bread box, for short?
ATM

39A
Cheerleader’s cry
RAH!

40A
Santa player in “Elf”
ED ASNER

42A
Boston ___ Party
TEA

43A
Environmentalist’s prefix
ECO-

44A
Main artery
AORTA

45A
Not more than
MERE

46A
Moves like water around a drain
SWIRLS

48A
Big school dance
PROM

51A
Santa player in “The Santa Clause”
TIM ALLEN

53A
Is
EXISTS

57A
Resident of Muscat
OMANI

58A
Yeah, why not!
OKAY!

60A
Mincemeat ___ (Christmas staple)
PIE

61A
___ Tin Tin
RIN

62A
Santa player in “Miracle on 34th Street”
EDMUND GWENN

66A
R.N.’s special touch
TLC

67A
River through Paris
SEINE

68A
Les ___-Unis
ETATS

69A
Match, as a bet
SEE

70A
Past or present
TENSE

71A
Like the settlers of Iceland
NORSE