New York Times Answers - Thursday, 16th December 2021 There are 32 across clues and 44 down clues for the New York Times crossword on Thursday, 16th December 2021. View the answers below.. Also try..All New York Times AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: CorrespondsAGREESAAcross 7: Very muchA LOTAAcross 11: Hot temperIREAAcross 14: Something often held underwaterBREATHAAcross 15: FlummoxBEWILDERAAcross 17: FlummoxBEMUSEAAcross 18: Shakespeare, notablySONNETEERAAcross 19: Call of supportYEAAAcross 20: Grazer with a bushy beardGNUAAcross 21: Joined forces (with)SIDEDAAcross 22: South American arboreal snakeTREEBOAAAcross 26: Laser tag equipmentGUNSAAcross 27: Depictions of lands' ups and downsRELIEFMAPSAAcross 29: Seriously shortchangeROBAAcross 32: Focal points of a debateMAINISSUESAAcross 34: Offensive lineBARBAAcross 35: MindOBEYAAcross 36: Brambles with edible purple fruitDEWBERRIESAAcross 39: Resting placeBEDAAcross 40: Uncompromising sortsHARDLINERSAAcross 42: Small bouquetPOSYAAcross 43: Setting for Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"ILLYRIAAAcross 45: Casts offSHEDSAAcross 47: Weekly 90-min. TV showSNLAAcross 48: Cowboys' grp.NFCAAcross 50: Word with room or systemOPERATINGAAcross 52: Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be foundBOGGLEAAcross 55: FlummoxBEFUDDLEAAcross 56: NonchalantCASUALAAcross 57: No. after a no.EXTAAcross 58: Drink sometimes served in a masu cupSAKEAAcross 59: Hits the roofERUPTSDDown 1: "Sesame Street" Muppet with magical powersABBYDDown 2: Hug or kiss, maybeGREETDDown 3: Took a second?REMARRIEDDDown 4: Three-vowel French word that sounds like a fourth vowelEAUDDown 5: French connectionsETSDDown 6: ___-wolfSHEDDown 7: "___ Ben Adhem" (Leigh Hunt poem)ABOUDDown 8: "Dancing With the Stars" judge GoodmanLENDDown 9: Comes cleanOWNSUPDDown 10: Certain marketing gimmicksTIEINSDDown 11: PenséeIDEEDDown 12: Liberal arts college in Portland, Ore.REEDDDown 13: TransgressERRDDown 16: Former FordsLTDSDDown 18: In a real messSNAFUEDDDown 20: Runs out of waterGOESDRYDDown 23: Start of a count-offEENYDDown 24: Name that drops "-jah"ELIDDown 25: Dumbbell curls build them, for shortBISDDown 26: Monthly utility statementGASBILLDDown 28: Sound from a cribMEWLINGDDown 29: Giving a boostRAISINGUPDDown 30: Unrefined materialOREDDown 30: Unrefined materialORE.DDown 31: Dangerous pelletsBBSDDown 32: RabbleMOBDDown 33: Figure on a fiverABEDDown 34: Winter exclamationBRRRDDown 37: Photo lab request: Abbr.ENLDDown 38: Singer Lana del ___REYDDown 40: Surfer wannabesHODADSDDown 41: Subordinate in the prosecutor's office: Abbr.ASSTDADDown 42: Its flag has vertical stripes of red-white-redPERUDDown 44: Key just above GAFLATDDown 45: Glasses, informallySPEXDDown 46: WeightHEFTDDown 47: Old daggerSNEEDDown 49: Collectible cartoon framesCELSDDown 50: Award turned down by Alan Rickman: Abbr.OBEDDown 51: VarietyILKDDown 52: Pre-A.D.B.C.E.DDown 52: Pre-A.D.BCEDDown 53: Piece of equipment for certain summer OlympiansOARDDown 54: Atlanta sch.GSU