New York Times - Dec 15 2021

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Clues Answers
"City Without Walls" poet AUDEN
"SOS!" HELP
"Take this!" HERE
"___ but a scratch!" TIS
"___ fair in love and war" ALLS
Abolitionist Thaddeus STEVENS
Accumulating bank deposits? SILTS
Act high and mighty toward LORDITOVER
Answer to the riddle "What can go up and down without moving?" ROAD
Assume the role of ACTAS
Bacteria-inhibiting drug SULFA
Battle of Britain attack AIRRAID
Beethoven's "Für ___" ELISE
Boast CROW
Boots from Down Under UGGS
Canadian birthplace of Rae Dawn Chong and Michael J. Fox ALBERTA
Cather who wrote "O Pioneers!" WILLA
Centers of activity LOCI
Citizen of Muscat OMANI
Cry between "ready" and "go" SET
Cut of a dress, maybe SLIT
Difference between icky and picky? PEE
Draft choices ALES
Early DVR device TIVO
Edible part of a taro plant ROOT
Expectorated SPAT
Firework's path ARC
Followers of morns AFTS
Gertrude who wrote "Rose is a rose is a rose ..." STEIN
Head of a brewery? FOAM
High regard for one's hometown, say LOCALPRIDE
High-end Italian scooter VESPA
Is down with HAS
Japanese noodle UDON
Journeys for people who are relocating ONEWAYTRIPS
Landed ALIT
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Large number HOST
Leading role in the "X-Men" films WOLVERINE
Like the anagram "I'll make a wise phrase" for "William Shakespeare" APT
Longhaired feline PERSIANCAT
Louis-Dreyfus of "Veep" JULIA
Loved, loved, loved ATEUP
Low island or reef CAY
Make tweaks to EDIT
Meadows LEAS
Messed around (with) TOYED
Obama ___ ERA
One responsive to voice commands SIRI
Piques SNITS
Place for pigeons to sit LEDGE
Popular game with virtual people, with "The" SIMS
Scribble (down) JOT
See 16-Across AREA
Shade akin to cream BEIGE
Shortest month of the year MAY
Sign in some clothing stores ... or a hint to 19-, 25- and 44-Across SORRYNORETURNS
Skin-care brand OLAY
Some court winners SERVICEACES
Some fine cigars HAVANAS
Speculations that don't pay off BADINVESTMENTS
Start of a tax form LINEA
Subject of Netflix's "Have a Good Trip" LSD
Type of horse known for endurance riding ARAB
Un-screw-up-able IDIOTPROOF
Unit of 17-Across ACRE
Volume of Horace ODES
Website? ATTIC
Writer ___ Rogers St. Johns ADELA
Young love TEENCRUSH
___ and void NULL
___ wrestling SUMO
___-Latin (language of the Vatican) NEO