The full solution for the NY Times December 23 2024 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Glenn Cook and edited by Joel Fagliano.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 Christmas baubles, oftenORBS
- 5 Ontario-based network that aired “Schitt’s Creek”CBC
- 8 Billiards bouncesCAROMS
- 14 Leafy vegetable in some Caesar saladsKALE
- 15 Former N.B.A. star ___ MingYAO
- 16 “So done with that”OVERIT
- 17 *Hodgepodge bowlful of munchiesSNACKMIX
- 19 Become a new country, in a waySECEDE
- 20 Horses’ homesSTABLES
- 22 Joie de vivreELAN
- 23 Trim from the rosterCUT
- 25 *Buses, trains, subways, etc.MASSTRANSIT
- 28 WorldwideGLOBAL
- 30 Hoppy holiday?EASTER
- 31 The “I” of FYI, for shortINFO
- 32 Look forward toAWAIT
- 34 CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson … or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred cluesAFTERMIDNIGHT
- 40 Dirty, like a chimneySOOTY
- 41 Q: “Why shouldn’t you tell secrets on a farm?” A: “Because the corn has ___!”EARS
- 43 Whipped dessertMOUSSE
- 46 ___ Mae (college loan provider)SALLIE
- 48 *Rodeo footwearCOWBOYBOOTS
- 51 Sly animalFOX
- 52 The “A” in A.D.ANNO
- 53 Money owedARREARS
- 55 Tire patternsTREADS
- 58 *Portrait artist’s mediumOILPAINT
- 61 Rich cakesTORTES
- 62 ___ de plumeNOM
- 63 P, R, N, D or LGEAR
- 64 Military affirmativeYESSIR
- 65 Musician/activist YokoONO
- 66 Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best TeamESPY
Vertical Clues
- 1 Gives the green lightOKS
- 2 OperatedRAN
- 3 Words after “3, 2, 1 …”BLASTOFF
- 4 Religious offshootSECT
- 5 Drum kit componentCYMBAL
- 6 Backs out at the last secondBAILS
- 7 Rowing crew captains, informallyCOXES
- 8 Counterpart of sin, in trigonometryCOS
- 9 “___ Maria” (hymn)AVE
- 10 Like yesterdayRECENT
- 11 Ending words of an ultimatumORELSE
- 12 Where juggling balls are often seenMIDAIR
- 13 Arterial insertSTENT
- 18 ___ SutraKAMA
- 21 UnwaveringSTEADY
- 23 Hollywood special effects, for shortCGI
- 24 Forearm boneULNA
- 26 Rarity in a droughtRAIN
- 27 Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes fromASTI
- 29 Spam spreaderBOT
- 32 Single-celled organismAMOEBA
- 33 ClevernessWIT
- 35 Canadian gas brandESSO
- 36 Optimistic, like an outlookROSY
- 37 Hair stiffenerGEL
- 38 Two equal parts, to kidsHALFSIES
- 39 Duo + oneTRIO
- 42 Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album “Erotica”SEX
- 43 Marilyn of HollywoodMONROE
- 44 Deed holdersOWNERS
- 45 W.W. II naval menacesUBOATS
- 46 Heavenly protector of sailorsSTELMO
- 47 “I need it yesterday!”ASAP
- 48 Snarky, as a remarkCATTY
- 49 University of Maine townORONO
- 50 Constellation with a beltORION
- 54 Apt anagram of ANGER minus NRAGE
- 56 Opus ___DEI
- 57 Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr.SSR
- 59 Short snoozeNAP
- 60 Give some effortTRY
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