The full solution for the NY Times December 18 2022 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This Sunday’s puzzle is edited by Will Shortz and created by Ryan McCarty.
This puzzle sparked some complaints because the black boxes resemble the nazi symbol of swastika. A symbol that resembles the horrors of the WW2 that Jewish people had to endure.
Across Clues
- “I’m in heaven!”AHBLISS
- Word of gratitude overseasMERCI
- Optimists keep them highHOPES
- BunkBALONEY
- One might crawl out of the woodworkCARPENTERANT
- Goofed (around)CLOWNED
- “I’m in heaven!”THISISTHELIFE
- Entered a school zone, saySLOWED
- What used to be yours?THINE
- Got a newer smartphone, maybeTRADEDUP
- Persian polymath KhayyámOMAR
- QuibblesCARPS
- Many a consulting hire, for shortMBA
- They may be locked and loadedSAFES
- Loretta who played “Hot Lips” Houlihan on “M*A*S*H”SWIT
- All-woman rock band with the 1982 hit “Vacation”GOGOS
- Bit of deceptionFEINT
- Scrubbed, as a rocket launchNOGO
- Go throughPENETRATE
- Moves to attackCOMESAT
- ___ Carter, most-recorded jazz bassist in historyRON
- Exercise typically done lying downLEGRAISE
- Largest U.S. state capital by population, on a postmarkPHOENIXAZ
- When doubled, a classic Mardi Gras tuneIKO
- Annual honors celebrating African American achievementBETAWARDS
- Likely Cotton Bowl attendeeTEXAN
- Place in math classTENS
- Many equal rights championsFEMINISTS
- Pros and cons, e.g.SIDES
- Peevish displaysSNITS
- Welcome sights on road tripsRESTSTOPS
- “Boxcars”SIXES
- Style of column at Berlin’s Brandenburg GateDORIC
- 2017 chart-topping hit whose YouTube video was the first to reach 3 billion viewsDESPACITO
- Mark in art, in a wayETCH
- Playground game cryNOTIT
- Joke that goes over the line?CRANKCALL
- Turf ___ (football injury)TOE
- Caused to kvellMADEPROUD
- “This really needs to stop!”IMSODONE
- Piece of fudge?FIB
- Reveal the juiciest detailsTELLALL
- Squatting motionsKNEEBENDS
- Muslim leaderIMAM
- Volleyball star-turned-model GabrielleREECE
- Close up on the screen?GLENN
- Scotland’s ___ LomondLOCH
- ChargedRANAT
- Neighbor of India: Abbr.PAK
- Having a sailor’s mouth, so to speakCRASS
- Group once led by Darth SidiousSITH
- Paintings such as “View of Toledo”ELGRECOS
- Given name of Caligula and AugustusGAIUS
- Harshly criticizeLASHAT
- Joint accounts?POLICEREPORTS
- Québécois dish of French fries, cheese curds and gravyPOUTINE
- Some limited-time offersONESHOTDEALS
- Rhythmic patternCADENCE
- PeevishTESTY
- “Somewhat”SORTA
- Wee bitSMIDGEN
Vertical Clues
- FundamentalsABCS
- Portmanteau for an extended autumn celebrationHALLOWEEKEND
- Fried appetizer that resembles a blossomBLOOMINGONION
- Ebb tide featureLOWWATER
- ___ childINNER
- Number in a tournamentSEED
- Pink Floyd co-founder BarrettSYD
- Primary pipesMAINS
- Hebrides tongueERSE
- Engineering sch. in Troy, N.Y.RPI
- “That’s fine,” in FrenchCESTBIEN
- Making its way thereINTRANSIT
- Doesn’t ignoreHEEDS
- Author Susan played by Meryl Streep in 2002’s “Adaptation”ORLEAN
- Covered, in a wayPAIDFOR
- Really hot, slangilyENFUEGO
- Squooshes, maybeSTEPSON
- Bad things to find in a tea setCHIPS
- Lil Wayne’s “___ Carter V”THA
- Sudden pangTHROE
- Worked on in tandemTAGTEAMED
- Amusement park ride, informallyCOASTER
- Sort of investment purchase with a spike in popularity through social mediaMEMESTOCK
- SkedaddlesSPLITS
- “Oh, good ___!”GRIEF
- One might offer concessionsFOODSTAND
- Early springtime woeTAXES
- Neighbor of the Q keyTAB
- Basketball legend nicknamed the “Point God”CHRISPAUL
- Their business is picking upTAXIS
- Term for a male opera character played by a womanPANTSROLE
- “White Teeth” novelist SmithZADIE
- WitticismWISECRACK
- Very littleNEXTTONOTHING
- River: Ger.STROM
- Thai cuisine qualitySPICINESS
- Opportunity to make things rightSECONDCHANCE
- Occupy, as a boothSITAT
- Landing sites for beesSTAMENS
- “Good Lord!”SHEESH
- Apple productCIDER
- Elizabeth who starred in Marvel’s “WandaVision”OLSEN
- Gets there in no time?TELEPORTS
- Defensive badminton shotLOB
- “Go right ahead!”PLEASEDO
- Removed from an exchangeDELISTED
- Earthenware container for transporting heatFIREPOT
- “No one’s here but me”IMALONE
- Ornamental braceletsBANGLES
- 2019 animated Christmas film nominated for an Academy AwardKLAUS
- New York college known for its pollsMARIST
- Southern breakfast bowlfulGRITS
- Into gadgets, sayTECHY
- Soul singer ThomasCARLA
- Mecca residentSAUDI
- Boardroom V.I.P.CEO
- Parent of kidsGOAT
- Mix of sand, silt and clayLOAM
- Many a TikTok userTEEN
- “___ my last email ?”PER
- IT department inventoryPCS
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