The full solution for the NY Times December 20 2024 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Henry Josephson and edited by Joel Fagliano.
Across Clues
- 1 Abbr. in a scholarly paperETAL
- 5 Places with scrubs and masksSPAS
- 9 Acquire, informallySCORE
- 14 Common motifs in high art?MARIJUANALEAVES
- 17 Major success stories in the entrepreneurial worldUNICORNSTARTUPS
- 18 Goddess often depicted clothed in greenGAIA
- 19 TriumphWIN
- 20 Barn greetingMOO
- 21 #1 overall, sayTOPSEEDED
- 26 One of three in “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”ACT
- 29 2023 film in which Michael Jordan is only shown from behindAIR
- 30 Check mark alternativesXES
- 32 Symbol of America’s first transcontinental railroadTHEGOLDENSPIKE
- 38 Veins, e.g.MINERALDEPOSITS
- 40 Harsh sentences?TONGUETWISTERS
- 41 Mens ___REA
- 42 Pablo Neruda wrote one to a large tuna in the marketODE
- 43 Where to watch the cubsDEN
- 44 Young and inexperienced, so to speakSNOTNOSED
- 49 Egg ___ yungFOO
- 52 Subject of 199 silkscreen paintings by WarholMAO
- 53 SoftballsLOBS
- 56 “Sorry, those secrets are *beyond* classified”IDHAVETOKILLYOU
- 62 Refuse to sign one’s work, sayREMAINANONYMOUS
- 63 Like the ruins in TulumMAYAN
- 64 It comes straight from the horse’s mouthREIN
- 65 Willing partnerABLE
Vertical Clues
- 1 Rhea’s relativeEMU
- 2 SharpnessTANG
- 3 Performance that might elicit a “Brava!”ARIA
- 4 AllowedLICIT
- 5 Lead-in to passSUR
- 6 Certain film shot, or film reactionPAN
- 7 Had carte blancheANSWEREDTONOONE
- 8 French composer who influenced Ravel and DebussySATIE
- 9 Spanish 101 verbSER
- 10 Garfield, for oneCAT
- 11 Largest cell in the human bodyOVUM
- 12 Certain seizureREPO
- 13 Aptly named descendant of Standard OilESSO
- 15 John, in PortugueseJOAO
- 16 Sighting from the crow’s nestLAND
- 22 Micronesian nationPALAU
- 23 Move like a crabSIDLE
- 24 M.L.B. team that once drafted Tom BradyEXPOS
- 25 Many a founding father, religiouslyDEIST
- 26 Place to take notesATM
- 27 I.O.U.CHIT
- 28 Lin-Manuel Miranda, vocallyTENOR
- 31 Came down after getting lifted up?SKIED
- 33 Pool contentsGENES
- 34 Lymph node, e.g.ORGAN
- 35 Hairstyle changeNEWDO
- 36 Masters of disguiseSPIES
- 37 French 101 verbETRE
- 39 Fig. that’s often redactedSSN
- 45 The sun emerging from the clouds at exactly the right time, sayOMEN
- 46 Member of the Golden HordeTATAR
- 47 2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La CruzELLY
- 48 Dish whose name is Turkish for “stuffed”DOLMA
- 49 Like some handshakes and mattressesFIRM
- 50 Ancient music hallsODEA
- 51 “Jeepers!”OHMY
- 54 Letters on an inviteBYOB
- 55 “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers / That perches in the ___”: Emily DickinsonSOUL
- 57 Org. with towersAAA
- 58 Chablis, e.g.VIN
- 59 Splash of orange in a Japanese pondKOI
- 60 Stay there!INN
- 61 MilkUSE
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