New York Times Crossword Answers December 21, 2021

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Author: Guilherme Gilioli
Editor: Will Shortz

Across

Bygone Russian ruler TSAR
Rock band whose name also forms the call letters for a rock radio station in San Antonio KISS
Like some sprays NASAL
"The Simpsons" character with a palindromic name OTTO
Part of a foot INCH
"The best is ___ come" YETTO
Capture the attention of GRAB
Not quite shut AJAR
Sing smoothly CROON
Hawk's home AERIE
Russia's ___ Mountains URAL
Dating ___ APP
Skiing and snowboarding WINTERSPORTS
Fulfill completely SATE
With special importance NOTEDLY
Sewing shop supply SPOOLS
Puts money (on) BETS
Lens holder EYE
Work hard for EARN
B or C of the Spice Girls MEL
Building with a loft BARN
Prominent feature of a fennec fox EAR
Pesky plant WEED
Card suit that symbolizes a medieval weapon SPADES
Hare ___ KRISHNA
Sight near an exit sign DOOR
Display of mentalism … or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares SPOONBENDING
www.nytimes .com, for one URL
Attempt, metaphorically STAB
Reserve STORE
Give away, as a story's ending SPOIL
Smooth (out) IRON
Walkie-talkie word OVER
Pinky and the Brain, for two TOONS
It may be printed on a place mat MENU
___-do-well NEER
Put into the pot ANTED
First place? EDEN
Wapitis ELKS

Down

Caesar dressing? TOGA
Scatter STREW
Developer of the game Breakout ATARI
M.L.B.'s first Rookie of the Year (1947) ROBINSON
Sorento automaker KIA
Cause harm to INJURE
Lasting marks SCARS
Explosion fragments SHRAPNEL
Home of the Met, the Whitney and the Frick, in brief NYC
Make fizzy AERATE
Halts abruptly STOPSDEAD
Crowning ATOP
Actor Chaney nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces" LON
List shortener: Abbr. ETAL
Plundered goods LOOT
U.F.O. pilots ETS
Some N.F.L. blockers RTS
Orpheus' instrument LYRE
Urges YENS
Ask for SEEK
Talk show host Jack PAAR
Ingredient in perfume and potpourri ORRISROOT
Furniture depicted in Frida Kahlo's "The Dream" (1940) BED
Interim period MEANTIME
Singing voice meaning "heavy-sounding" BARITONE
Question of identity WHO
First and only chimpanzee to orbit Earth ENOS
Cronus, to Uranus SON
Whale groups PODS
Long, thin strip used in building construction SPLINE
Prepare, in a way, as chicken DEBONE
Exposed for all to see BARED
Work of fiction NOVEL
One of Cyprus's two official languages GREEK
"___ the housetop, click, click, click …" UPON
Goofs ERRS
Subway stop: Abbr. STA
It may give you visuals LSD
Sister NUN