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9 Dec 21, NY Times Crossword Solutions
Across
- 1 Brave ___ lion : AS A
- 4 Still on the line, perhaps : DAMP
- 8 Hallucinogen from a cactus : PEYOTE
- 14 Part of a range: Abbr. : MTN
- 15 Word that becomes its own opposite when “n” is added to the front : EVER
- 16 Temporarily out : LOANED
- 17 Blackjack ___, source of dense wood : OAK
- 18 Film adaptation with … a choir arriving at the airport? (2016) : LA LA LANDING (from “La La Land”)
- 20 Brand of light-colored cookie : NILLA
- 22 Nonfiction film, in brief : DOC
- 23 Minute, informally : ITTY
- 24 … a room in an environmentally friendly hotel? (2018) : GREEN BOOKING (from “Green Book”)
- 28 Leave in a huff, with “out” : STORM …
- 29 Carb- follower : -IDE
- 30 Govt. org. that had the same leader for its first 48 years (1924-72) : FBI
- 33 Follower of John : ACTS
- 35 Japanese carrier : ANA
- 37 Alphabetically first of the 100 most popular boys’ names in the U.S. : AARON
- 39 … a triceratops trying to find a spot for its car? (1993) : JURASSIC PARKING (from “Jurassic Park”)
- 43 Let up : ABATE
- 44 You might need this to go on : CUE
- 45 “Mm-hmm …” : I SEE …
- 46 Kind of battle : RAP
- 47 Ginger ___ : ALE
- 50 Rob with four Super Bowl rings, familiarly : GRONK
- 52 … a quick trip to purchase cutlery? (2019) : KNIVES OUTING (from “Knives Out”)
- 56 The duck, in “Peter and the Wolf” : OBOE
- 59 Pizzeria order : PIE
- 60 Skin-care application : TONER
- 61 … a movement to make invoices illegal? (2003) : KILL BILLING (from “Kill Bill”)
- 65 Prefix with system : ECO-
- 66 In a daze : ADDLED
- 67 Biblical progenitor of the Edomites : ESAU
- 68 ___-core (punk offshoot) : SKA
- 69 “Absolutely, will do” : YES YES!
- 70 Feeling sad : DOWN
- 71 Govt.-issued ID : SSN
Down
- 1 ___ friends : AMONG
- 2 One on the case? : STAIR
- 3 High-heel shoe attachment : ANKLE STRAP
- 4 Presidential middle name : DELANO
- 5 Pop singer ___ Max : AVA
- 6 Brooks with Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards : MEL
- 7 Home to the largest Goya collection in the world : PRADO
- 8 Tranquil : PLACID
- 9 Geology interval : EON
- 10 “Catch my drift?” : YA DIG?
- 11 Getting the job done : ON IT
- 12 You might have a stake in this : TENT
- 13 Experimental, say : EDGY
- 19 Disney+ series set after “Avengers: Endgame” : LOKI
- 21 Unleashes on : LETS AT
- 25 Things with hooks : BRAS
- 26 Hyatt alternative : OMNI
- 27 “Warm” : NEAR
- 30 Quality of a playful kitten : FRISKINESS
- 31 Something to chew on : BONE
- 32 Playwright William : INGE
- 33 Cracked a bit : AJAR
- 34 Home of the 62-Down hummingbird, the world’s smallest bird : CUBA
- 36 Louisville is in it, in brief : ACC
- 38 Like : AKIN TO
- 40 John, abroad : SEAN
- 41 Dogs in Tibetan monasteries, once : PUGS
- 42 Sleekly designed, informally : AERO
- 48 Cell membrane makeup : LIPIDS
- 49 Iniquitous : EVIL
- 51 Surpass in strength : OUTGUN
- 52 Clarkson with the 2004 hit “Since U Been Gone” : KELLY
- 53 Set certain underwater traps : EELED
- 54 Makes out : NECKS
- 55 [What a joke!] : [GROAN!]
- 56 Sign off on : OKAY
- 57 Hold tight : BIDE
- 58 One’s parents, slangily, with “the” : … OLDS
- 62 See 34-Down : BEE
- 63 Cousin of equi- : ISO-
- 64 “Yer wrong” : NAW
