16 December 2008 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 December 2008

1
O
2
S
3
H
4
A
5
B
6
A
7
T
8
H
9
A
10
B
11
O
12
D
13
E
14
A
P
E
R
15
A
B
O
O
16
B
A
G
E
L
17
F
A
R
M
18
E
R
I
N
T
19
H
E
D
E
L
L
20
S
T
R
A
W
21
T
I
D
E
22
P
E
T
S
23
D
E
24
A
25
O
M
26
A
R
27
G
A
R
D
28
E
29
N
G
A
T
E
30
W
31
A
32
Y
33
A
34
K
A
35
S
R
I
36
N
O
S
H
O
W
37
S
E
R
38
B
39
S
40
A
X
41
E
42
N
S
Y
N
C
43
A
N
N
U
L
44
S
45
E
T
46
O
47
M
E
A
48
P
O
I
S
O
N
49
E
D
A
P
50
P
51
L
E
52
D
E
E
S
53
T
E
E
54
A
55
L
56
O
E
57
R
T
58
E
59
S
60
R
A
61
G
62
O
63
N
64
C
O
M
P
65
U
T
E
R
C
66
O
M
P
A
N
Y
67
T
R
I
O
S
68
E
G
A
D
69
A
R
C
S
70
V
E
T
T
E
71
M
O
B
S
72
T
R
E
E

Hints & Clues

Across
1
Workplace stds. enforcer : OSHA
5
Something a cat doesn't like : BATH
9
Place to live : ABODE
14
Mimicry expert : APER
15
"Peek-___!" : ABOO
16
Lox holder : BAGEL
17
Kindergarten tune, with "The" : FARMERINTHEDELL
20
Soda shop freebie : STRAW
21
Procter & Gamble best seller : TIDE
22
Some motel prohibitions : PETS
23
Narc's org. : DEA
25
Gen. Bradley : OMAR
27
Entrance to a botanical display : GARDENGATEWAY
33
Rap sheet letters : AKA
35
Hindu title of respect : SRI
36
Standby passenger's salvation : NOSHOW
37
Neighbors of Croats : SERBS
40
Firefighter's tool : AXE
42
"Bye Bye Bye" boy band : NSYNC
43
Declares void : ANNULS
45
W.W. II arena : ETO
47
"Do ___ favor" : MEA
48
Gift that almost killed Snow White : POISONEDAPPLE
52
Low grades : DEES
53
Simple shirt : TEE
54
Burn treatment : ALOE
57
U.S. 1 and others: Abbr. : RTES
60
Tease : RAGON
64
What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent : COMPUTERCOMPANY
67
Some lounge combos : TRIOS
68
"Goodness gracious!" : EGAD
69
Curved trajectories : ARCS
70
Sporty Chevy, for short : VETTE
71
Unruly crowds : MOBS
72
Alder or elder : TREE
Down
1
Bunglers : OAFS
2
Petty dispute : SPAT
3
Frau's partner : HERR
4
Military flotilla : ARMADA
5
Mixologist's workplace : BAR
6
Somewhat : ABIT
7
Actress Collette : TONI
8
"Oh, goody!" : HOTDOG
9
Civil War nickname : ABE
10
Unwanted publicity : BADPRESS
11
Curved molding : OGEE
12
Shoulder muscle, briefly : DELT
13
Right-angle joints : ELLS
18
Ornamental jug : EWER
19
Charles Atlas, for one : HEMAN
24
Words from sponsors : ADS
26
Oodles : ATON
27
Bouquet ___ (herb bundle) : GARNI
28
Time worth remembering : ERA
29
Didn't allow : NIXED
30
"What did I do to deserve this?" : WHYME
31
Super-duper : AONE
32
Org. that once used the slogan "In Service for the Girls of the World" : YWCA
33
"Without delay" : ASAP
34
Numbers game : KENO
38
Stop for a motor coach : BUSDEPOT
39
Plumlike fruit : SLOE
41
Plane's landing stat : ETA
44
Hägar the Horrible's hound : SNERT
46
Say no, with "out" : OPT
49
Think the world of : ESTEEM
50
Durable do : PERM
51
Eagerly accept : LEAPAT
54
When Hamlet dies : ACTV
55
It's handed down from generation to generation : LORE
56
Forget to include : OMIT
58
As a result : ERGO
59
Sign of healing : SCAB
61
Teri of "Tootsie" : GARR
62
Enough, for some : ONCE
63
Big Board letters : NYSE
65
Fair ___ (copyright issue) : USE
66
Some E.R. cases : ODS