NYT Crossword Answers 12/25/24

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Across Clues

• 1 Franken and SharptonALS
• 4 Like many college dormsCOED
• 8 Wood-shaping toolRASP
• 12 State school near the Allegheny River, familiarlyPITT
• 14 ChumpSUCKA
• 15 Kuwaiti leaderEMIR
• 16 Destination for the Taj ExpressAGRA
• 17 Upper atmosphereETHER
• 18 Atmosphere in the roomVIBE
• 19 BudCHUM
• 20 Ding-dongsMORONS
• 22 “___ anges dans nos campagnes” (French carol)LES
• 23 Start of an encrypted web addressHTTPS
• 25 More, on a music scorePIU
• 26 What some fear A.I. might becomeAWARE
• 28 Format for an English final, maybeESSAYTEST
• 30 Instruction from a taxi driverGETIN
• 31 ___ BlancMONT
• 32 Best in a hot dog competitionOUTEAT
• 33 OutfitsGETUPS
• 37 Actress Rooney of 2015’s “Carol”MARA
• 39 Sailor’s “Stop!”AVAST
• 40 Large waterfallsCATARACTS
• 45 Unidentified person, in slangRANDO
• 46 Ox’s stablemate in a traditional Nativity sceneASS
• 47 Skate park jumpOLLIE
• 48 OLED alternativeLCD
• 49 Insect with a single ear found on its chestMANTIS
• 52 Watch overTEND
• 53 Hungarian violinist LeopoldAUER
• 55 Base boss, informallySARGE
• 56 “Every cloud ___ silver lining”HASA
• 57 Animated clownfishNEMO
• 58 Name derived from the Greek for “peace”IRENE
• 59 Whence the gingerbread manOVEN
• 60 Funny ArnazDESI
• 61 Votes forAYES
• 62 Pairs of jolly bells?ELS

Vertical Clues

• 1 Navajo neighborsAPACHE
• 2 What might be strung from the item hidden in this puzzleLIGHTS
• 3 Walks with confidenceSTRUTS
• 4 Prepare, as a watermelonCUTOPEN
• 5 Holiday carol ? or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finishedOCHRISTMASTREE
• 6 Just manage, as a winEKEOUT
• 7 Mend, as a stockingDARN
• 8 Cleric’s title: Abbr.REV
• 9 “Have you started without me?”AMILATE
• 10 Region near the North PoleSIBERIA
• 11 What might be set under the item hidden in this puzzlePRESENT
• 13 Florida city or bayTAMPA
• 14 School yr. partSEM
• 21 Arizona’s ___ National ParkSAGUARO
• 24 Red nose during wintertime, maybe?SYMPTOM
• 27 Like fresh paintWET
• 29 Go-___TOS
• 32 Singer RitaORA
• 33 What might be draped from the item hidden in this puzzleGARLAND
• 34 One seeking refuge from a dangerous situationEVACUEE
• 35 Some two-seatersTANDEMS
• 36 Euro competitor, for shortUSD
• 38 Handle things?ATSIGNS
• 40 Tweety Bird, e.g.CANARY
• 41 Even if, casuallyALTHO
• 42 RendCLEAVE
• 43 What might be hung from the item hidden in this puzzleTINSEL
• 44 Civics, for exampleSEDANS
• 50 Where most of the world’s rice and tea is grownASIA
• 51 Word repeated in the lyric “Do you ___ what I ___?”SEE
• 54 King of FranceROI