6 Dec 21, Monday, NY Times Crossword Answers

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1 Thick rugs : SHAGS
6 Like some exams and medicines : ORAL
10 Pack (down) : TAMP
14 No-no : TABOO
15 Actress Moore of “Ghost” : DEMI
16 ___ 51 (U.F.O. landing site? … hmm) : AREA
17 Toward the back : AREAR
18 Rule by a small group : OLIGARCHY
20 Early addendum to the Constitution : BILL OF RIGHTS
22 Radio host Glass : IRA
23 Doves’ home : COTE
24 Stag’s mate : DOE
27 Crying … or laughing hysterically : IN TEARS
31 “I’ve got it!” : EUREKA!
33 Train unit : CAR
34 Gutenberg invention : LETTERPRESS
37 Coup d’___ : ETAT
39 “Woo-hoo!” : YAY!
40 NSFW stuff : SMUT
41 Sauna plus massage at a spa, perhaps : PACKAGE DEAL
46 “… ___ he drove out of sight …” : ERE
47 Traveling, as a band : ON TOUR
48 Slowly burn : SMOLDER
50 N, E, W and S, on a compass: Abbr. : PTS
51 Follower of open or pigeon : -TOED
54 Spartans’ sch. : MSU
55 1998 Hanks/Ryan rom-com … or a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across : YOU’VE GOT MAIL
60 Welcoming environment for everyone : SAFE SPACE
63 Dwelling : ABODE
64 Someone sought by mil. police : AWOL
65 Semihard Dutch cheese : EDAM
66 What some couples do with their wedding vows : RENEW
67 Outside of an orange : PEEL
68 Almanacs and atlases, for short : REFS
69 Tire pattern : TREAD

Down

1 Wild guess : STAB
2 Mata ___ (W.W. I spy) : HARI
3 Brother betrayed in the Bible : ABEL
4 Heavily padded hockey player : GOALIE
5 Sisterly : SORORAL
6 Febreze target : ODOR
7 Ancient artifact : RELIC
8 “Adios, ___!” : AMIGO
9 Something waved at concerts prior to the age of cellphones : LIGHTER
10 Covers with black goo : TARS
11 Section of a circumference : ARC
12 “I’m not impressed” : MEH
13 Equal ___ for equal work : PAY
19 Avidly enjoyed : ATE UP
21 Taxi charge : FARE
24 Adjudged : DEEMED
25 “Fine, works for me” : OK, SURE
26 Occasion for an egg roll : EASTER
27 Frozen summer treat : ICE POP
28 Floating on water : NATANT
29 Land parcels : TRACTS
30 Ocular affliction : STYE
32 $200 Monopoly properties: Abbr. : RRS
35 Little bit : TAD
36 Snake ___ (dice roll) : EYES
38 Boxing ruling, for short : TKO
42 Dealership inventory : AUTOS
43 Large-mouthed food fish : GROUPER
44 Peas, to some classroom pranksters : AMMO
45 Writing in script, nowadays : LOST ART
49 Wood for building : LUMBER
52 Give the slip : EVADE
53 Java without the jolt : DECAF
55 Holler : YELL
56 Pearls and peridots : GEMS
57 First-class : A-ONE
58 Notion : IDEA
59 Raunchy : LEWD
60 What tapping a maple yields : SAP
61 Dazzle : AWE
62 Dr. No, to James Bond : FOE

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