The Chronicle of Higher Education - Dec 16 2016

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Clues Answers
'Doesn't that prove the point?' SEEWHATIMEAN
'Nessun dorma' from 'Turandot,' e.g ARIA
'To conclude ...' INSUM
Ape IMITATE
Array in a Pilates class MATS
Batters of toy mice PAWS
Blacken, as a kabob CHAR
Bloviation GAS
Bohr found them far from boring ATOMS
Boudoir furniture DIVAN
Capital featuring the Munch Museum OSLO
Carpet layer's calculation AREA
Cat or dog tail? NAP
Collar donner PADRE
Collie's charges, say HERD
Comeback of exaggerated innocence MOI
Comportment MIEN
Corrupts TAINTS
Currency banked in Bangkok BAHT
Cutting-edge NEW
Dated descriptor often applied to Truman Capote's Holly Golightly GOODTIMEGIRL
Eggs on a miniature spoon ROE
Elite relative PICA
Endearing tat MOM
Eponym for candy 'Pieces' REESE
Feeling crummy ILL
First lady before Jackie MAMIE
Garlanded with Charmin, colloquially TPED
Grain in some gluten-free challah OAT
Hanukkah activity suggested by the circled letters in 3, 21 and 23 Down DREIDELSPINNING
Incredulous query HOWISITPOSSIBLE
It's close to home THIRD
It's often put into shells RICOTTA
Junk ___ (creationism topic) DNA
Largest sine value ONE
Legislative tack-on RIDER
Clues Answers
Literally, 'anointed one' MESSIAH
Long ___ (2,240 pounds) TON
Many a Graham Greene protagonist, briefly EXPAT
Morsel SMIDGEN
Mushroom feature STEM
Naturalist dubbed 'John of the Mountains' MUIR
Nutella, e.g SPREAD
One way to purchase stocks ATPAR
Original cast member of 'The West Wing' LOWE
Orthodontic concern GAP
Over ATOP
Packing ___ PEANUT
Peaceful SERENE
Players taken jogging, say IPODS
Pre-eruption warning TREMOR
Rage SEETHE
Recipe sentence starter ADD
Screen idol who portrayed Myra Breckinridge WELCH
Sire or dam of some zebroids ASS
Slashed pronoun HESHE
Spoiled, with 'on' DOTED
Sports-betting figures ODDS
Sports-betting figures STATS
Star of CBS's 'Madam Secretary' LEONI
Stepford creator Levin IRA
Strong team members OXEN
Tachometer reading, for short REVS
They're often put into shells OARS
Tries to coerce LEANSON
Watchword MOTTO
Where brats might be in demand DELI
Wood in vintage surfboards BALSA
Younger Obama daughter SASHA
[See Notepad note] NUN
___ hub (tech device with many ports) USB