The full solution for the NY Times December 08 2024 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by John Kugelman and edited by Joel Fagliano. The name of this puzzle is Just for Fun.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 Candy that resembles a tube of lipstickPUSHPOP
- 8 Italian title for Puccini’s “Butterfly”MADAMA
- 14 Over the lineTOOFAR
- 20 “Nothing weird about that”ASYOUDO
- 21 Figure of speech?ORATOR
- 22 Tarot card groupARCANA
- 23 “What a beautiful tackle box!,” “Nice casting!” and such?COMPLIMENTSFORFISHING
- 26 Youngest-ever World Cup winnerPELE
- 27 DesireWISH
- 28 Hold ’em declarationCALL
- 29 “I’ll handle that”ONIT
- 30 Actor Steve of “The White Lotus”ZAHN
- 32 Month, in MonterreyMES
- 33 Snail-pacedPOKY
- 34 Group formed from the 2023 W.W.E.-U.F.C. mergerTKO
- 35 Lasso?ALOOPFORTHROWING
- 41 Daytime TV stapleSOAP
- 42 Firebirds and FierosPONTIACS
- 43 ___ de toiletteEAU
- 44 Canonized king of NorwaySTOLAF
- 46 DumpSTY
- 47 Utmost degreeNTH
- 48 FleeceGRIFT
- 50 Ryan with 12 Olympic swimming medalsLOCHTE
- 53 Leaning forward and holding the reins?POSITIONFORJOCKEYS
- 57 Certain erogenous zone, familiarlyGSPOT
- 60 Ambulance destinations, for shortERS
- 61 Focus of a House committeeETHICS
- 62 Liable (to)APT
- 63 Dutch astronomer with an eponymous ice cloudOORT
- 64 Singer Del ReyLANA
- 66 Country between Ghana and BeninTOGO
- 67 Family ___TREE
- 68 A in French class?UNE
- 69 CommencedLEDOFF
- 71 Branded item at a bank, maybePEN
- 72 Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black”SITAR
- 73 Accidentally using salt instead of sugar, say?DISASTERFORARECIPE
- 78 Fills in forACTSAS
- 79 Great Lakes peopleERIES
- 80 Cuisine with sticky riceLAO
- 81 Mascot of the Baltimore RavensPOE
- 84 One-up, militarilyOUTGUN
- 87 ___ vez (once, in Spanish)UNA
- 88 Toy-centered theme parkLEGOLAND
- 90 Tusked Warcraft raceORCS
- 92 Marathon fee or campaign donation?ONESMONEYFORARUN
- 95 Agcy. that determined fluoride prevents tooth decayNIH
- 96 Cousins of magpiesJAYS
- 97 Cause of a big bangTNT
- 98 It’s bigger than a butteMESA
- 99 Saxophonist GetzSTAN
- 101 Cowpoke’s compadrePARD
- 102 Slacked, sayIMED
- 104 Wharton major, in briefECON
- 106 Not being allowed to lick the spatula clean?PUNISHMENTFORAGLUTTON
- 112 Bested a birdieEAGLED
- 113 Salt, saySEASON
- 114 Join inPARTAKE
- 115 Completes, as a circuitCLOSES
- 116 ___ Biggums, memorable character on “Chappelle’s Show”TYRONE
- 117 “The other thing is ?”ANDALSO
Vertical Clues
- 1 ___-ManPAC
- 2 Troop grp.USO
- 3 One of over 100 for HaydnSYMPHONY
- 4 “Fingers crossed that you’re wrong”HOPENOT
- 5 SwayPULL
- 6 Pooch in the funniesODIE
- 7 When doubled, something seen atop a pyramid?POM
- 8 Philosophical believer in essential unityMONIST
- 9 Kennedy Center focusARTS
- 10 SkedaddleDASH
- 11 Anti-trafficking org.ATF
- 12 Toddler’s term for a farm animalMOOCOW
- 13 Spice planet in the “Dune” universeARRAKIS
- 14 ShadowTAIL
- 15 Certain Boolean operatorsORS
- 16 Number of eyes for a tarántulaOCHO
- 17 SqueamishFAINTOFHEART
- 18 Sorenstam of golfANNIKA
- 19 Convertible, casuallyRAGTOP
- 24 Still-life vesselsEWERS
- 25 Larry ___, founder of Hustler magazineFLYNT
- 30 Hits with a ray gunZAPS
- 31 Over and overALOT
- 32 Chewy Japanese dessertMOCHI
- 33 Fluffy footstoolPOUFFE
- 36 Merlot alternativePINOT
- 37 Top section of the food pyramidFATS
- 38 ___ journey (story framework)HEROS
- 39 Common sound from a white noise machineRAIN
- 40 Totally lose itGOLOCO
- 41 CanSACK
- 45 Dreaded hairstyleLOCS
- 48 Animal that fights by “necking”GIRAFFE
- 49 SwaysTOTTERS
- 51 Far from laid-backTYPEA
- 52 Fruity-smelling compoundESTER
- 53 “___, meet kettle”POT
- 54 Bocelli, e.g.TENOR
- 55 Waterway through Lake GenevaRHONE
- 56 Little celebrationJIG
- 57 Cheese that’s often smokedGOUDA
- 58 Like some wavesSONIC
- 59 Wand-waving wordsPRESTOCHANGO
- 64 “Woo-hoo, that’s awesome!”LETSGO
- 65 Suffix with block or stockADE
- 67 Love all, sayTIE
- 69 Exam for aspiring attys.LSAT
- 70 Discussion sitesFORUMS
- 71 Song of praisePAEAN
- 72 Bloodhound’s trailSPOOR
- 74 Laptop brandASUS
- 75 Acronymic epithet for one who’s not conservative enoughRINO
- 76 Chin featureCLEFT
- 77 “Aladdin” character who hates crackersIAGO
- 81 PG-13 wordPARENTAL
- 82 BurdenONUS
- 83 Mrs. Krabappel’s first name on “The Simpsons”EDNA
- 85 Fix, as a printerUNJAM
- 86 “Advance to the ___ Railroad” (Monopoly directive)NEAREST
- 88 Carter who played Wonder WomanLYNDA
- 89 “Raging Bull” boxer JakeLAMOTTA
- 90 How freelancers workONSPEC
- 91 Confirmation, e.g.RITUAL
- 93 Capital of New South WalesSYDNEY
- 94 Everlasting, poeticallyETERNE
- 100 Lofgren of the E Street BandNILS
- 101 Many think-tank hires, in briefPHDS
- 102 “Assuming that’s true …”IFSO
- 103 Word before jelly or PieMOON
- 104 GustoELAN
- 105 Morsel for Miss MuffetCURD
- 107 “What did I tell you!”SEE
- 108 SaltTAR
- 109 Résumé fig.GPA
- 110 Gives the nodOKS
- 111 Agent Smith’s nemesisNEO
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