12/25/16 Answer New York Times Crossword

12/25/16

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1D
Support, as a foundation
ENDOW

2D
Dara who swam at five Olympics
TORRES

3D
Curmudgeonly
CRABBY

4D
Common Christmas entree
HAM

5D
Former Saudi king
FAISAL

6D
Release from shackles
UNCUFF

7D
Way up a bunny slope
ROPE TOW

8D
San ___ Obispo, Calif.
LUIS

9D
Thérèse, e.g.: Abbr.
STE

10D
Make available
FREE UP

11D
Bars for swingers?
JUNGLE GYM

12D
Go (for)
OPT

13D
Coral bleaching locale
REEF

14D
Drive mad
DERANGE

15D
Salty or spicy
OFF-COLOR

16D
Event with steeply discounted prices
FIRE SALE

17D
Interest piquer
TEASER AD

19D
Sports team tally: Abbr.
PTS

23D
Boeing competitor
AIRBUS

24D
Dollar, in slang
CLAM

30D
Pittance
SOU

32D
One of nine for Tina Fey
EMMY

34D
Swedish lake that’s the largest in the European Union
VANERN

35D
Suffix with beta or cyclo-
TRON

38D
Drops
OMITS

39D
Metaphor for punishment
ROD

40D
Standing
ERECT

45D
Luau locale
BEACH

46D
Cupronickel, e.g.
ALLOY

47D
Like some uncertain dates
BLIND

48D
Poppycock
TRIPE

49D
1998 N.L. M.V.P.
SOSA

51D
Night at the museo?
NOCHE

52D
___ the line (obeying)
TOEING

53D
Canoe builder’s bark source
BIRCH

56D
Quite true
IT IS SO

59D
Padlock’s place
HASP

61D
Find common ground
AGREE

62D
What spirits can do
SOAR

63D
Toward the back
AREAR

64D
Kept for later
SET BY

65D
A Visit From StD#Nicholas writer
MOORE

66D
Very loud
AROAR

67D
Isn’t over yet
PENDS

71D
Maker of the fragrance Sauvage
DIOR

74D
Wreck, informally
TRASH

76D
Russian moolah
RUBLES

77D
Triangular road sign
YIELD

79D
Big purveyor of sports talk
ESPN RADIO

82D
Imagines
PICTURES

83D
Like a machine that prints, scans and faxes
ALL-IN ONE

84D
Provider of the fizz in a gin fizz
CLUB SODA

86D
Worm or fly
BAIT

87D
Blubber
SOB

89D
Setting for some aerial maneuvers
BIG TOP

90D
Well, Did You ___? (Cole Porter tune)
EVAH

92D
Hurry!
ACT FAST!

94D
Soy-based frozen dessert brand
TOFUTTI

97D
Flight attendant’s offering
TEA

98D
Fisher of fashion
EILEEN

99D
Design feature
SPEC

100D
Hawks’ hangouts
AERIES

101D
John Wick star
REEVES

102D
Mark with spots
MOTTLE

103D
Passes
ENACTS

108D
Onetime alternative to Facebook Messenger
GCHAT

110D
Website with a Watch list
EBAY

112D
Vigorously debate (with)
SPAR

113D
Man cave, maybe
DEN

117D
Employee badges, e.g.
IDS

118D
It’s a “gift”
ESP

119D
Name whose Italian equivalent is Giovanni
IAN

1A
Leave a permanent mark on
ETCH

5A
Stows, as a banner
FURLS

10A
Ice carving?
FJORD

15A
Frequently
OFT

18A
Romance writer Roberts
NORA

19A
Ultimately succeed
PAN OUT

20A
Coin portraying Queen Victoria, once
RUPEE

21A
Quaint cry of disapproval
FIE

22A
Play by heart?
DRAMATIC PIECE (by) CENTER

25A
Monastery title
FRA

26A
Sphere
ORB

27A
Personal problems
ISSUES

28A
Relay segment
LEG

29A
Roman emblem of power adopted by Mussolini
FASCES

31A
Big name in grills
WEBER

33A
Toward the back
AFT

34A
Gymnastics event
VAULT

36A
Means of death for Judas Iscariot
NOOSE

37A
A plus average?
SYMBOL FOR AMPERE (plus) REGULAR

41A
Tight-lipped
MUM

42A
Took first
WON

43A
2007 Peace Prize recipient
GORE

44A
Rio greeting
OLA

45A
Makes minor observations?
BABYSITS

50A
Gum that comes in Fire and Ice varieties
DENTYNE

53A
Begot
BRED

54A
Letterhead?
ELL

55A
Star Trek: T.N.G. counselor
TROI

57A
Leeway
ROOM

58A
Life force in Eastern medicine
CHI

60A
Handle with care?
ALIAS (with) ASSISTANCE

64A
Chart of the heavens
STAR MAP

68A
River more than 2,700 miles long that crosses the Equator twice
CONGO

69A
Two turtledoves, e.g.
PAIR

70A
Cry at a surprise party just before the honoree arrives
HIDE

72A
Get a groove on?
SCORE

73A
Drink Gatorade after a workout, say
HYDRATE

75A
Calm before the storm?
SERENITY (before the) TYPHOON

78A
Blow it
ERR

79A
Red-haired biblical twin
ESAU

80A
Marco Polo crossed it
GOBI

81A
Gnarly!
RAD!

82A
What a lead runner sets
PACE

85A
Learns
ABSORBS

88A
Some Bavarian brews
RYE BEERS

91A
Under the weather
ILL

92A
Pronto!
ASAP!

93A
Part of a film studio tour
LOT

95A
Disney Channel’s “___ and Maddie”
LIV

96A
Grab and go?
CLUTCH (and) CHINESE BOARD GAME

104A
Land bordering Nepal
TIBET

105A
Errands, e.g.
TRIPS

106A
A.T.M. expense
FEE

107A
Provider of limited coverage?
THONG

109A
Subject to a recall, maybe
UNSAFE

111A
Ginger ___
ALE

112A
You betcha!
SURE DO!

114A
Middle X or O
TAC

115A
Milne young ‘un
ROO

116A
Stay ahead of the curve?
ABIDE (ahead of the) DECEPTIVE PITCH

120A
December 31, e.g.
END

121A
___ Hawkins dance
SADIE

122A
Glossy fabric
SATEEN

123A
Baja’s opposite
ALTA

124A
Setting for much of “Lord Jim”
SEA

125A
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse ___
TYSON

126A
Stuck-up sort
PRISS

127A
Spot for brooding
NEST