NYT Crossword Clues and Answers 12/24/23
NYT ACROSS CLUES
- 1 Using the bow, in musicARCO
- 5 GuesstimateSTAB
- 9 XXXCHIS
- 13 Private retreat, of a sortISLE
- 17 Charged exclamation during a court trialLIAR
- 18 “La ___ de los Espiritus,” debut novel for Isabel AllendeCASA
- 19 Littlest sucklingsRUNTS
- 21 Contents of a potANTES
- 22 Ancient landmark whose name translates to “high city”ACROPOLIS
- 24 ShadowUMBRA
- 25 Reporter’s coupSCOOP
- 26 One who’s not afraid to bragSHAMELESSSELFPROMOTER
- 29 Fermented honey concoctionMEAD
- 30 LetLEASED
- 31 Bygone Seattle hoopstersSONICS
- 34 Sympathize withFEELFOR
- 36 Computer commandPRINT
- 38 What you might get when you purchase Christmas ornaments on December 26DEAL
- 40 Part of a sleighSEAT
- 41 Contraction that’s a homophone of 13-AcrossILL
- 42 Lover of Hero, in Greek mythLEANDER
- 44 With significanceNOTEDLY
- 46 In the manner ofALA
- 47 “Ithaca is ___” (punny slogan)GORGES
- 48 Actress Diana of “The Avengers”RIGG
- 51 Arthur Ashe Courage Award, for oneESPY
- 52 Number of lords a-leapingTEN
- 53 Surprise birthday parties often involve themRUSES
- 54 Quantity of beer ? or monkeys?BARRELFUL
- 56 Max or XAPP
- 58 Name of Lincoln’s favorite dogFIDO
- 59 Branding needHOTIRON
- 60 ___ bucoOSSO
- 61 End of autumn?SILENTN
- 64 Highly prized collectibles, in lingoRARES
- 65 Bad design feature for a Christmas stocking?OPENTOE
- 67 Fourth word in “Jingle Bells”SNOW
- 68 HurtINJURED
- 70 Take a riskDARE
- 71 “Illmatic” rapperNAS
- 72 Skateboard tricks started by kicking with the back footHEELFLIPS
- 73 Dry, as Italian wineSECCO
- 75 O’er and o’erOFT
- 78 Bring on boardHIRE
- 80 Actress SkyeIONE
- 81 Barks, perhapsSPEAKS
- 82 Mr. Potter vis-à-vis George Bailey, in “It’s a Wonderful Life”FOE
- 83 “King Lear” daughterGONERIL
- 85 Fixes, as broken 93-DownRELINKS
- 87 Scary sight at the beachFIN
- 88 Olympic gymnast KorbutOLGA
- 89 Sign of approvalSEAL
- 92 Kim’s ex, in tabloidsKANYE
- 93 Formal “you,” in SpainUSTED
- 95 MuffleDEADEN
- 97 Actress Wen of “The Mandalorian”MINGNA
- 99 Dude, in modern slangBRUH
- 100 Workers seen in five squares in this puzzle?SANTASLITTLEHELPERS
- 106 Make ends meetGETBY
- 108 End of turn?STILE
- 109 Binds tightlyTRUSSESUP
- 110 Speedy Northeast trainACELA
- 111 Topples (over)KEELS
- 112 “___ Misbehavin’”AINT
- 113 Relative of a cassowaryRHEA
- 114 Midnight Mass leaderPOPE
- 115 Hurdle for a prospective J.D.LSAT
- 116 Some cats, chameleons and chinchillasPETS
- 117 Locale of the final scene in “Vertigo”BELFRY
NYT VERTICAL CLUES
- 1 “Regrettably ?”ALAS
- 2 Like Ebenezer ScroogeRICH
- 3 Sweet custardy concoctionCARAMELFLAN
- 4 Start of a well-known address in VeronaOROMEO
- 5 Dress downSCOLD
- 6 “The Winter’s ___”TALE
- 7 Clearance sale warningASIS
- 8 Iconic features of “Under Pressure” and “Come Together”BASSLINES
- 9 What awaits a tragic heroCRUELFATE
- 10 Bactrian pairHUMPS
- 11 HereditaryINBRED
- 12 Walked assuredlySTRODE
- 13 Brings to a boilINCENSES
- 14 Colorful backgroundSTORIEDPAST
- 15 Uncle ___ (“Seinfeld” character)LEO
- 16 Madrid’s home, in the OlympicsESP
- 20 Uncle ___SAM
- 21 RegardingASTO
- 23 Tree in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”PEAR
- 27 DispatchesSENDS
- 28 Capital just below the 60th parallelOSLO
- 32 Musical style associated with Harry BelafonteCALYPSO
- 33 What a filthy mess!STY
- 34 OrderFIAT
- 35 Magazine based in ParisELLE
- 36 Record kept on an employeePERSONNELFILE
- 37 What transforms Bruce Banner into the HulkRAGE
- 39 Spongy dessertANGELFOODCAKE
- 42 Article of clothing that might be decorated with candy canesLOUDTIE
- 43 Full of sex or profanity, maybeRRATED
- 45 Business card no.TEL
- 47 BeamGRIN
- 49 Goddess of the rainbowIRIS
- 50 [I’ve had enough!]GRR
- 54 Puts to sleep, sayBORES
- 55 Analyzes, as a metaphorUNPACKS
- 57 “The Bells” poetPOE
- 58 Two or threeFEW
- 59 Big name in book publishing since 1817HARPER
- 60 “God bless us, every ___!”ONE
- 61 1040 fig.SSN
- 62 Down, at the casinoINAHOLE
- 63 No longer at the top of one’s gameLOSINGASTEP
- 64 DestructionRUIN
- 66 Aphrodite’s frequent companionEROS
- 69 “Hustlers” star, familiarlyJLO
- 72 She/___HER
- 73 Fictional band fronted by David St. HubbinsSPINALTAP
- 74 Start of a playground rhymeEENY
- 75 Not custom, as merchandiseOFFTHESHELF
- 76 ___ grasFOIE
- 77 InclineTEND
- 79 Breezy, as a bookREADABLE
- 81 InclineSLANT
- 83 Word added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954GOD
- 84 “___ everyone?”ISNT
- 86 Heart diagnostic, in briefEKGTEST
- 90 Heineken brandAMSTEL
- 91 Floral symbols of purityLILIES
- 93 See 85-AcrossURLS
- 94 First-classSUPERB
- 96 Mononymous Irish singerENYA
- 98 Wafer brandNILLA
- 99 TopsBESTS
- 101 PoseASK
- 102 Member of a wet quintetERIE
- 103 Word with witch or treasureHUNT
- 104 Repentant sortRUER
- 105 NeuterSPAY
- 106 HiatusGAP
- 107 Prefix with friendlyECO