New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 16

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