New York Times - Dec 20 2021

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Clues Answers
"A work of ___ that did not begin in emotion is not ___": Cézanne ART
"Let the ___ show ..." RECORD
"Oh, blast!" DARNITALL
"The ___ Duckling" (fairy tale) UGLY
"Well, ___-di-dah!" LAH
"You said it!" AMEN
"___ we cool?" ARE
Act poorly? EMOTE
Actress Raquel WELCH
Andrew Wyeth portrait subject HELGA
Angry with MADAT
Annual theater awards TONYS
Antiknock fluid ETHYL
Beat around the bush HEMANDHAW
Brewed beverages in bottles ALES
Bundle of money WAD
Burgle ROB
Caustic HARSH
Change for a five ONES
Chew the fat CHAT
Contains HAS
Counting everything together INALL
Cry of pity ALAS
Exam TEST
Fauna's partner FLORA
Feel sorry about RUE
Female French friend AMIE
Fine spray MIST
Frequent teenage sensation ANGST
Goal of phishing schemes, informally IDTHEFT
Ground-breaking tool HOE
Held in high esteem RESPECTED
Hexagonal bit of hardware NUT
Host Kotb of morning TV HODA
Howe'er THO
In the mail SENT
It's good for what ails you CURE
Letter before chi PHI
Like coincidences that make you go "hmm" EERIE
Clues Answers
Like the good old days HALCYON
Lowest of the low WORST
Means of entry ACCESS
Move, in real estate lingo RELO
Nay's opposite YEA
Nebraska city nicknamed the "Gateway to the West" OMAHA
Number of provinces in Canada TEN
Obeys HEEDS
Of the highest standard ELITE
One getting dressed for lunch? SALAD
One of about 93 million between Earth and the sun MILE
One of three in Orion's belt STAR
Opposite of clean-shaven HAIRY
Outback animal WOMBAT
Outback bird EMU
Piece with a view OPED
Poetic praise ODE
Prefix meaning "different" HETERO
Prince or princess ROYAL
Prompt action when things are unraveling STITCHINTIME
Pulsating THROBBING
Pumpkin seed PEPITA
Rear end, in slang TUSHIE
Relieved (of) RID
Salt Lake City athlete UTE
Shoe bottoms SOLES
Slightly wet DAMP
Sound from a pug SNORT
Stockpile LAYIN
The "h" in m.p.h HOUR
The Evita of "Evita" PERON
They're symbolized by light bulbs in cartoons IDEAS
Title girl in a bygone MTV cartoon DARIA
Was in first place LED
Watery expanse SEA
What ties everything together, including 20-, 32- and 42-Across? COMMONTHREAD
Wide-mouthed jug EWER
You might do it after stubbing a toe HOP
___-retentive ANAL