14 Dec 21, Tuesday, NY Times Crossword Answers

14 Dec 21, NY Times Crossword Solutions

14 Dec 21, NY Times Crossword Answers Across

  • 1 Policy nerd : WONK
  • 5 P.F. ___ (restaurant chain) : CHANG’S
  • 11 Query : ASK
  • 14 Gaelic language : ERSE
  • 15 Actor Pattinson : ROBERT
  • 16 Actress Farrow : MIA
  • 17 Northern European region : SCANDINAVIA
  • 19 Cozy lodging : INN
  • 20 Kind of beef from Japan : KOBE
  • 21 Like the richest soufflé : EGGIEST
  • 23 County of Newark, N.J. : ESSEX
  • 26 Oil-drilling structure : RIG
  • 27 Feeling of dejection : LOWNESS
  • 30 Its flag has a blue 61-Across : FINLAND
  • 34 Lyrical dedication : ODE
  • 35 Scare off : DETER
  • 37 Play dirty : GO LOW
  • 38 “Star Wars” racing vehicles : PODS
  • 40 Flier with a tail : COMET
  • 42 Fiona or Shrek : OGRE
  • 43 Swords with blunted ends : EPEES
  • 45 Radium discoverer : CURIE
  • 47 Mr. ___ (Tootsie Pop’s avian mascot) : OWL
  • 48 Its flag has a white 61-Across : DENMARK
  • 50 Beguile, to Brits : ENTHRAL
  • 52 “___ been meaning to mention …” : I’VE
  • 53 Military helicopters, colloquially : HUEYS
  • 54 2021 Elizabeth Warren book : PERSIST
  • 58 Two kings or two queens, e.g. : PAIR
  • 60 Chopper : AXE
  • 61 Flag symbol seen twice in this puzzle’s grid : NORDIC CROSS
  • 66 Rapper ___ Wayne : LIL
  • 67 Novelist Graham : GREENE
  • 68 Opera highlight : ARIA
  • 69 It’s a mess! : STY
  • 70 Was in a state of suppressed agitation : STEWED
  • 71 Actor Jon of “Good Omens” : HAMM

14 Dec 21, NY Times Crossword Answers Down

  • 1 Director Anderson : WES
  • 2 Tolkien monster : ORC
  • 3 Secretive org. : NSA
  • 4 Logic puzzle invented by a math teacher as a teaching tool : KENKEN
  • 5 Baby’s bed : CRIB
  • 6 Refine, as a skill : HONE
  • 7 Lawyers’ group, for short : ABA
  • 8 Actress Campbell : NEVE
  • 9 Climber’s belaying device : GRIGRI
  • 10 Job for a play director : STAGING
  • 11 Female friend in France : AMIE
  • 12 Gluttony and lust, for two : SINS
  • 13 Philosopher Immanuel : KANT
  • 18 Outed maliciously online : DOXED
  • 22 Home with a northern exposure : IGLOO
  • 23 Got married in Vegas, perhaps : ELOPED
  • 24 “That’s awesome!” : SO DOPE!
  • 25 Its flag has a yellow 61-Across : SWEDEN
  • 28 Little bit of time : SEC
  • 29 Soup starter : STOCK
  • 30 “___ Jacques, dormez-vous?” : FRERE
  • 31 Popular vote winner of 2000 : AL GORE
  • 32 Its flag has a blue-and-white 61-Across : NORWAY
  • 33 Lingers (on) : DWELLS
  • 36 Second-tallest bird on earth : EMU
  • 39 Penultimate matches : SEMIS
  • 41 10th anniversary gift : TIN
  • 44 Nest egg : SAVINGS
  • 46 Set of moral principles : ETHIC
  • 49 Vacation destination : RESORT
  • 51 “Yay!” : HURRAH!
  • 54 Friends : PALS
  • 55 Sign at a highway cloverleaf : EXIT
  • 56 Depend (on) : RELY
  • 57 See 58-Down : … TREE
  • 58 With 57-Down, car air freshener shape : PINE …
  • 59 Got an A on : ACED
  • 62 Drops on the grass? : DEW
  • 63 Hour, in Italy : ORA
  • 64 Virtual citizen in a popular video game franchise : SIM
  • 65 Symbolic U.S. “uncle” : SAM

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