New York Times - Dec 17 2020

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Clues Answers
-: Abbr NEG
A lot OFTEN
Actress Chaplin OONA
America ___, star of TV's 'Ugly Betty' FERRERA
Ballet basic PLIE
Basic idea GIST
Biblical verb DOTH
Big name in in-flight internet GOGO
Birthday ___ WISH
Cooling-off period? ICEAGE
Copland ballet with a hoedown RODEO
Credit line? ROLE
Cry of dismay in 5-Across ACH
Epithet for a judge HONORABLE
Exclamations of surprise OHS
Extinct flightless bird MOA
First name of this puzzle's dedicatee, born December 1770 LUDWIG
Flavor enhancer MSG
Flavor: Sp SABOR
Formal 'yes' IDO
Greek goddess of the hearth HESTIA
Hook's henchman SMEE
Hunting store purchase AMMO
Ill. neighbor WIS
Important piece in échecs ROI
Instrument featured in 36-Across OBOE
It takes people out EXIT
Items that are hard to throw away? BOOMERANGS
Just OK SOSO
Key to this puzzle's theme? CMINOR
Landed ALIT
Language in which a nutty person might be told 'Yer bum's oot the windae' SCOTS
Lead-in to puncture ACU
Leave behind DITCH
Like an unused air mattress DEFLATED
Longtime star of F.C. Barcelona MESSI
Losing tic-tac-toe row OXO
Lover of Radames, in opera AIDA
Money-collecting org IRS
Clues Answers
Most foul SMELLIEST
Muscly BUFF
Mythical realm accessible only by the rainbow bridge Bifrost ASGARD
Needing some kneading, say ACHY
One of the Kennedys TED
Oscar winner Marlee MATLIN
Prefix with Cuban AFRO
Pudding flavor FIG
Puttering around? MINIGOLF
Reef predator EEL
Remedy ANTIDOTE
Rent LEASE
Response to 'Grazie!' PREGO
Rough write-up DRAFT
Rum ___ Tugger ('Cats' cat) TUM
Servings with sweet-and-sour sauce EGGROLLS
Shortcoming FLAW
Sight on Disney World's Expedition Everest ride YETI
Singer/songwriter Corinne Bailey ___ RAE
Small and pointy-eared, perhaps ELFIN
Something editable using CRISPR technology GENE
Stamp holder ALBUM
Sticks together CLOTS
Strongly advocate URGE
Summer Triangle star VEGA
Swiss Alp next to Lake Lucerne Rigi
That's gnus to me! WILDEBEEST
Tribe that fought the Iroquois ERIE
Troublemaker of 1-Down LOKI
Up AWAKE
What 'exaggerated' is sometimes misspelled with ONEG
What 49-Down became in later life DEAF
What the opening motif of 36-Across is said to represent FATE
Word before rich or talk IDLE
Word included to prevent libel, say ALLEGED
Work suggested by this puzzle's circled squares BEETHOVENSFIFTH
___ Freed, early radio personality who coined the term 'rock 'n' roll' ALAN
___ Nadu (Indian state) TAMIL
___ position FETAL