New York Times Answers - Thursday, 2nd December 2021 There are 39 across clues and 39 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 2nd December 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: ThwackSWATAAcross 5: Bow ties, e.g.PASTAAAcross 10: Dollar alternativeAVISAAcross 14: Like chocolate mousseRICHAAcross 15: PuckishELFINAAcross 16: Lunar plainMAREAAcross 17: Circadian rhythm regulatorINTERNALCLOCKAAcross 19: HeapsATONAAcross 20: Tech executive, for shortCIOAAcross 21: Labor leader Dolores Huerta or astronaut Ellen OchoaLATINAAAcross 23: Representative Bowman, the first male member of "The Squad"JAMAALAAcross 26: H.S. course that might have a unit on the Harlem RenaissanceAMERICANLITAAcross 28: Singer ToriAMOSAAcross 29: Mendelssohn work in E flat major, and othersOCTETSAAcross 31: Make definite, informallyICEAAcross 32: Mojito ingredientMINTAAcross 33: RejectionsNOESAAcross 34: Scepter topperORBAAcross 36: Does dirtyBETRAYSAAcross 38: Word before oil or waterMINERALAAcross 42: Use a 56-AcrossROWAAcross 43: "Sure, sure"IBETAAcross 45: Delicate textileLACEAAcross 46: Presidential nicknameABEAAcross 48: Ticks offANGERSAAcross 50: Open ___ARMSAAcross 51: Performance artist portraying male charactersDRAGKINGAAcross 53: AgreeSAYYESAAcross 55: Hawaii is famous for themVOLCANOESAAcross 56: Boat propellerOARAAcross 57: Pulitzer-winning novelist JenniferEGANAAcross 58: One of a pair at the dinner table ... or a hint to this puzzle's themeSALT SHAKERAAcross 58: One of a pair at the dinner table ... or a hint to this puzzle's themeSALTSHAKERAAcross 65: Like texting during a conversation, to someRUDEAAcross 66: Ancient Greek marketplaceAGORAAAcross 67: Refer toCITEAAcross 68: Symbol of RussiaBEARAAcross 69: "Copy that"NOTEDAAcross 70: Checkup, e.g.EXAMDDown 1: Hindu honorificSRIDDown 2: SuccessWINDDown 3: One may be tough to followACTDDown 4: Historic Bay Area neighborhood with a 600-square-foot rainbow flagTHECASTRODDown 5: Australia, oncePENAL COLONYDDown 6: Every last oneALLDDown 7: West Coast air hub, for shortSFODDown 8: First X or OTICDDown 9: Tarsal adornmentANKLETDDown 10: Violin family nameAMATIDDown 11: Papal collection overseen by a bibliothecariusVATICANLIBRARYDDown 12: 1996 hit for Alanis MorissetteIRONICDDown 13: House mate?SENATEDDown 18: Narrow inletRIADDown 22: Basis of some insurance fraudARSONDDown 23: Place to hang a mezuzahJAMBDDown 24: Bestie in BordeauxAMIEDDown 25: Largest French-speaking city in North AmericaMONTREALCANADADDown 26: ConsumedATEDDown 27: German physician who coined the term "animal magnetism"MESMERDDown 30: Vouch (for), in a wayCO-SIGNDDown 30: Vouch (for), in a wayCOSIGNDDown 35: Something that's impossible to run by yourselfRELAY RACEDDown 37: Still up, sayAWAKEDDown 39: "A pity, really"ITSSOSADDDown 40: PeakACMEDDown 41: Word often confused with "fewer"LESSDDown 44: PleadBEGDDown 46: Too, for oneADVERBDDown 47: Shoe with decorative perforationsBROGUEDDown 49: Leaf producerNISSANDDown 52: Hopeless caseGONERDDown 54: Contented sighAAHDDown 59: EarlierAGODDown 60: Park place?LOTDDown 61: L'ora della siesta, maybeTREDDown 62: "Parent-approved" cerealKIXDDown 63: GPS approximationETADDown 64: "Stand" band, 1989REM