New York Times Crossword Answers December 26, 2021

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Author: Christina Iverson
Editor: Will Shortz

Across

Appoint ORDAIN
People of the Southwest APACHE
Wishy-washy response IMIGHT
Had the opportunity to, casually COULDA
Entertainment with a private audience? USOTOUR
Malice, more formally MOTHER
One wearing chapstick, perhaps HORSEBACKRIDER
Be up against OPPOSE
Poker variety similar to Texas hold 'em OMAHA
Counterpart of "Thx" PLS
Saves for later, in a way TIVOS
Ploy RUSE
Lost ATSEA
Antarctic coordinate NORTHPOLE
"A man has cause for ___ only when he sows and no one reaps": Charles Goodyear REGRET
Bit of tinder TWIG
First side to vote YEAS
___ course PREP
New York City transport stopping at Kennedy Airport ATRAIN
Beginning stage GERM
Prefix with thermal GEO
There might be a catch with this MITT
Blouse and broach, perhaps PUBLICHOUSE
Wet bar? SOAP
Form of nepotism, symbolically SCHOOLTIES
Herd member EWE
Sauce BOOZE
Place, as ceramic tiles INSET
Like autumn air BRISK
Person helping with a delivery OBGYN
Word before film and after clip ART
It has many beet and beef options TRUEFALSETEST
"___ Trois Petits Cochons" (French fable) LES
Sport at the Special Olympics BOCCE
G.I. ___ TRACT
Calling NICHE
Not be able to stand ABHOR
Ending with invent IVE
War and peace, in "War and Peace" MAINTHEMES
Like most dorms nowadays COED
Tickled SPEARHEADED
Focus of modern mining DATA
"___ be an honor!" ITD
They can be graphic TEES
Surround, as with light ENHALO
Considerations for N.C.A.A. eligibility GPAS
___ Wintour, longtime Vogue editor in chief ANNA
Spring locales SPAS
Takes by force WRESTS
Pop fly SOFTDRINK
Some family babysitters NANAS
Match PAIR
Sarge's boss LOOIE
A-number-one TOP
The Venetian way? CANAL
Alternative to Dropbox ICLOUD
Gradually fix something … or what to do to understand this puzzle's italicized clues? WORKOUTTHEBUGS
Briefly, e.g. CHEESE
What's used to catch some waves ANTENNA
Supreme Egyptian god AMENRA
Bum out SADDEN
Famous cryptid, familiarly NESSIE
Intimates GETSAT

Down

Number of sides on a sign reading "ALTO" OCHO
Space ROOM
___ mater (brain cover) DURA
Politico-turned-TV host ALSHARPTON
Form thoughts IDEATE
Catch NAB
Seeks a favor, say ASKS
___ favor POR
Working hard ATIT
Java activity CODING
Product from un ave HUEVO
Boo-boo ERROR
Texter's qualifier IMO
One might be put through the wringer MOP
Geek Squad members, e.g. ITPROS
"I can thrill you more than any ___ could ever dare try" ("Thriller" lyric) GHOUL
"The Glass Bead Game" author, 1943 HESSE
Pecan or peach TREE
Sch. where a live bear used to take the field during football games UCLA
Echo, perhaps APE
Pimple lookalikes STYES
It usually works in corners STAPLER
"Catch!" HERE
Baker's Joy alternative PAM
Record speeds, for short RPMS
Adams of New York City politics ERIC
Antelope, say GETHITCHED
Parable or allegory TALE
Devices with Nunchuks WIIS
Business news magazine INC
"For shame!" TUTTUT
Slugging stat RBI
Member of the inn crowd? GUEST
Approach for directions GOOGLEMAPS
Onetime collaborator with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre EAZYE
Some sports tournaments OPENS
Big name in women's hair and skin care HERS
Boo-boo OWIE
Word with story or sister SOB
Economist/author Emily OSTER
Screw up BOTCH
Relative of a club, for short BLT
Place for boarding KENNEL
You can count on them ABACI
Member of the modern work force ROBOT
Great Lakes natives ERIES
Kind of bean FAVA
Taiwanese electronics giant ACER
"I'm about to tell you something shocking" SITDOWN
Haddock relative COD
Doesn't put it all on one pony HEDGESABET
Suvari of "American Beauty" MENA
Sounds heard in 93-Across AAHS
Destructive 2021 hurricane IDA
Nouveau-Mexique, e.g. ETAT
Lip or cheek SASS
Put over the moon SEND
One hanging around Queen Elizabeth? PEARL
With it, in old slang HEP
"Snowpiercer" airer TNT
Sporting a certain natural style AFROED
Avoids SKIRTS
Tortoise's challenge to the hare RACEME
Nickname for the French Alexandre SACHA
No longer squeaky (one hopes!) OILED
John Wayne, by birth IOWAN
Who ran against George Washington for president NOONE
"___ chance!" NOTA
Letters that complete this word: _P_ROPRIA_E APT
Snaps PICS
Squeezes (out) EKES
Good thing to be in TUNE
Letters on dreidels NUNS
Taj Mahal's home AGRA
Exam that once required fingerprint identification, for short LSAT
Exercise USE
Animal house DEN
Demon of Japanese folklore ONI
Folklore villain HAG