NYT Crossword Answers 12/18/24

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Across Clues

• 1 Flower in a children’s rhymePOSY
• 5 One of 1,000 for Darryl Strawberry, for shortRBI
• 8 Computer connectorCABLE
• 13 Orange-and-white rentalUHAUL
• 15 Middle-earth foeORC
• 16 Tropical vacation destinationsISLES
• 17 Orange soda brandFANTA
• 18 *Mendel studied themGREENPEAS
• 20 *Disconcert mightilyFRAZZLE
• 22 Big nightEVE
• 23 Something studied by the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, for shortUFO
• 24 Strong cravingYEN
• 25 Title for the supposed inventor of the sandwichEARL
• 27 Cartesian conclusionIAM
• 29 Throw in the trashTOSS
• 31 *TonsALLSORTS
• 36 Eros, to AphroditeSON
• 37 Olympian’s weaponEPEE
• 39 CharacteristicTRAIT
• 40 Think before placing a bet ? or what solvers must do to fully appreciate each starred clueCONSIDERTHEODDS
• 43 “Take me to your leader” speakerALIEN
• 44 Amazon Handmade competitorETSY
• 45 Main ingredient in many veggie hot dogsSOY
• 46 *Book designer’s concernFOOTNOTE
• 48 Hammer partPEEN
• 50 Sad soundSOB
• 51 Morel support?STEM
• 53 “Check back later,” in briefTBA
• 56 HypotheticalsIFS
• 59 PepVIM
• 61 *Ones with good aimARCHERS
• 63 *Mess that might be stickySITUATION
• 66 Makes tolerableEASES
• 67 Change with the timesADAPT
• 68 Deliverer of the speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” for shortMLK
• 69 First name in cosmeticsESTEE
• 70 Response during an eye examWORSE
• 71 CardsIDS
• 72 “Hey, I’ve got a secret ?”PSST

Vertical Clues

• 1 Like eyes after a good cryPUFFY
• 2 Midwest hubOHARE
• 3 Southwest point of the Texas TriangleSANANTONIO
• 4 Fool, from the YiddishYUTZ
• 5 “Understood”ROGER
• 6 “It’s so c-c-c-old!”BRR
• 7 Refreshment served with a spoon strawICEE
• 8 Film buffCINEASTE
• 9 Menace hiding in a basket of figs in “Antony and Cleopatra”ASP
• 10 “Sacre ___!”BLEU
• 11 Table expanderLEAF
• 12 Sylvan ____ (electropop duo)ESSO
• 14 Vegges outLAZES
• 19 SatanicEVIL
• 21 Zapped with lightLASED
• 26 Ophelia’s vengeful brother in “Hamlet”LAERTES
• 28 Eeyore-likeMOROSE
• 30 BeginningsONSETS
• 32 Gives permission toLETS
• 33 Parts of many home inspectionsRADONTESTS
• 34 In good orderTIDY
• 35 Pike and Pine, in Seattle: Abbr.STS
• 36 Brand of party cupsSOLO
• 38 Actress AmandaPEET
• 40 Lunchroom, casuallyCAF
• 41 Think outside the boxINNOVATE
• 42 Like many kids post-HalloweenHYPER
• 47 “In memoriam” pieceOBIT
• 49 Play the hostEMCEE
• 52 Sleeveless shirts, informallyTANKS
• 54 Longtime Saints QB whose name has a windy homophoneBREES
• 55 Item in the plus columnASSET
• 56 “You don’t have to tell me”ISAW
• 57 Classic pet nameFIDO
• 58 Hollywood Boulevard sightSTAR
• 60 “Rent” character based on a seamstress in “La Bohème”MIMI
• 62 Hinged fastenerHASP
• 64 Sending help?UPS
• 65 Not funny anymoreOLD