New York Times - Dec 29 2019

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Clues Answers
'Arabian Nights' locale BAGHDAD
'Auld Lang Syne' time YORE
'Consequently ...' ANDSO
'Feliz ___ Nuevo!' (cry on el 1 de enero) ANO
'Same here!' SOAMI
'Shall we?' READY
'Star Wars' villain Kylo REN
'Wow, awesome!' OHCOOL
'___-Tiki' KON
50 situps a day, say REGIMEN
Actor Rutger of 'Blade Runner' HAUER
Actor/L.G.B.T. rights activist George TAKEI
Actress Metcalf who was nominated for an Oscar for 'Lady Bird' LAURIE
All tuckered out SPENT
Artist Warhol ANDY
Ball game LOTTO
Bank robber's resolution? PLANAPERFECTGETAWAY
Bargaining point that's nonnegotiable NEED
Beat by a hair EDGED
Best Actor winner Malek RAMI
Blemish WART
Blotto LIT
Boxer Ali LAILA
C.E.O.'s deg MBA
Casino gambler's resolution? CLEANOUTTHEHOUSE
Children's author Beverly CLEARY
Closed SHUT
Comic foil of early TV GRACIEALLEN
Creeping Charlie and Good-King-Henry WEEDS
Cry of woe WAIL
Da ___, Vietnam NANG
Direct deposit, for short EFT
Emmy-winning TV producer Klein MARCI
Encouraging start? ATTA
Famed Deco designer ERTE
Fashionable Christian DIOR
Feature of many a summer camp cabin LAKEVIEW
Fictional lab assistant IGOR
First of two U.S./U.S.S.R. pacts SALTI
Floral wreath by a coral reef LEI
Fly off the handle THROWAFIT
French, say, to a Brit SNOG
Fuses WELDS
Georgia, once: Abbr SSR
Get better HEAL
Get lost or stolen, in British lingo GOWALKIES
Girl's name ending LYN
Groan-inducing, perhaps PUNNY
Having deep thoughts MEDITATIVE
Having the taste of smoke, as some Scotches PEATY
Helen Mirren or Judi Dench DAME
Hen's resolution? GROWMYNESTEGG
Historic plaintiff Scott DRED
Hit 1980s-'90s show with TV's first lesbian kiss LALAW
Hit with a ray gun ZAP
Honest-to-goodness REAL
Hub NODE
Israel's Dayan MOSHE
It gets your blood flowing STENT
It stops a round and a bout TKO
It usually has a single palm tree, in cartoons ISLE
Jollity MIRTH
Junior SON
Kind of monster GILA
Lead-in to 'Town' or 'Gang' OUR
Letters naval gazers see USS
Lickety-split INASECOND
Like Switzerland during World War II NEUTRAL
Clues Answers
Line from the past? SCAR
Lip-puckering TART
Locale involved in many a New Year's resolution GYM
Locale of 10 Winter Olympics ALPS
Locale of New York's Frederick Douglass Blvd HARLEM
Louisville Slugger material ASH
Many a TikTok user TEEN
Many plays are seen in it SLOMO
Marilyn Monroe or Beyoncé BEAUTYICON
Match.com, e.g URL
Megarich group ONEPERCENT
Metalworker SMITH
Mideast peace talk? SHALOM
Morales of 'NYPD Blue' ESAI
N.B.A. one-pointers: Abbr FTS
New Age author Chopra DEEPAK
New moon, e.g PHASE
Nincompoop BOOB
Not italicized ROMAN
Nun's resolution? GIVEUPOLDHABITS
Olympic gymnast Raisman ALY
Online magazine since 1996 SLATE
Out of juice DEAD
P.R. advice for the accused, maybe DENYIT
Pet cause, for short SPCA
Pop up ARISE
Popular Fisher-Price toy for pre-kindergartners SEENSAY
Prominent part of a Mickey Mouse costume EARS
Pull down EARN
Quarreling ATIT
Quite a hike TREK
Reputation NAME
Reveal, as a plot twist SPOIL
Rock band that Slash really ought to play for? ACDC
Round of applause HAND
Saves for later, in a way TIVOS
Scenery chewer HAM
Season ticket holder, e.g FAN
Shrek, e.g OGRE
Simple MERE
Sitcom lover's resolution? SEEFRIENDSMOREOFTEN
Small dam WEIR
Sold-out sign SRO
Some of them call Homs home SYRIANS
Spiny anteaters ECHIDNAS
Squeeze (out) EKE
Stalking tiger's resolution? WATCHWHATIEAT
Standout star SIRIUS
Start a triathlon SWIM
Takes the lead PULLSAHEAD
Tats INK
The eyes have it LASH
They appreciate a nice bouquet WINETASTERS
Title heroine of classic 60-Across books RAMONA
Toothy tool SAW
Treasure chest feature HASP
Trees used in furniture-making TEAKS
Trial TEST
Uncultured ARTLESS
Union activist's resolution? ORGANIZEMYOFFICE
Verizon offering FIOS
Visibly stunned AGAPE
Wall St. works on it all summer EDT
What punctual people arrive on THEDOT
Whip, as cream AERATE
Wields a red pen, perhaps EDITS
Word before streak or business MEAN
___ Shepherd, former co-host of 'The View' SHERRI