Here are the answers to New York Times Crossword puzzles Monday December 14, 2020.
Full Frontal’ host – SAMANTHABEE
‘Gangnam Style’ rapper – PSY
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress – SANDRAOH
‘Pick me, pick me!’ – OHOH
‘Swan Lake,’ for one – BALLET
‘The Little Rascals’ assent – OTAY
1970s measure that fell three states short of passing, in brief – ERA
Aid for a twisted knee or ankle – BRACE
Beverage with a lightning bolt in its logo – GATORADE
Blue, e.g. … or a rhyme for ‘blue’ – HUE
Brag – BOAST
Catches, as a crook – NABS
Cher or Adele – DIVA
Choreographer Ailey – ALVIN
Common pronoun pairing – SHEHER
Company with a spokesduck – AFLAC
Completely different lines of thought – TANGENTS
Crème ___ (dessert) – BRULEE
Dead zone? – TOMB
Dem.’s counterpart – REP
Devoured – ATE
Down Under hopper, informally – ROO
Downwind, at sea – ALEE
Envision – SEE
Fashion monogram – YSL
Female scholars … or a hint to 19-, 28-, 34- and 42-Across – WOMENOFLETTERS
Fortifies, with ‘up’ – BEEFS
G.O.P. color on an election map – RED
Game with Mrs. White and Professor Plum – CLUE
Gaza Strip governing group – HAMAS
German’s ‘Alas!’ – ACH
Got close – DREWNEAR
Greek goddess of the dawn – EOS
Highly decorative – ORNATE
Intertwined – MESHED
It has a double helix – DNA
Kendrick with 13 Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize – LAMAR
Kind of tea from India – ASSAM
Leave in the lurch – ABANDON
Like calamari … or overloaded circuitry – FRIED
Like, for-EV-er – AGES
Means of entering – ACCESS
Metal deposits – ORES
Model/TV host on a record five Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers – ELLEMACPHERSON
Negative reply to a general – NOSIR
North Carolina senator who unseated Elizabeth Dole – KAYHAGAN
Not publish yet, as a scoop – SITON
Opening to be filled – GAP
Opposite of nah – YEAH
Parts of the body that are ‘crunched’ – ABS
Pincered insects – EARWIGS
Places to hold discussions – FORA
Prefix with -phyte or -lithic – NEO
Result of a twisted ankle – LIMP
Rink surface – ICE
Roman goddess of the dawn – AURORA
Sagan who hosted TV’s ‘Cosmos’ – CARL
See 64-Across – SERIF
Skeeves (out) – WEIRDS
Small wire nail – BRAD
Snitch (on) – RAT
Spirited horse – STEED
Storehouse of valuables – TROVE
Studio behind ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ – RKO
Swedish group that once comprised two married couples – ABBA
Temp’s work unit – DAY
Top card – ACE
Typical John le Carré work – SPYNOVEL
Unionized teachers’ grp – NEA
With 61-Across, like some typefaces – SANS
With skill – ABLY
___ mortals – MERE
___ Na Na – SHA
___ President – MADAM
