The full solution for the NY Times December 26 2024 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Ella Dershowitz and edited by Joel Fagliano.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 Targets of crunches, informallyABS
- 4 “Smart” guyALEC
- 8 VibesAURAS
- 13 Hawaiian dish with cubed fishPOKEBOWL
- 15 PerceptiveASTUTE
- 16 End-of-year hopePAYRAISE
- 17 Lawyers, collectivelyTHEBAR
- 18 Astronauts’ outpost, for shortISS
- 19 Like the last name of swimming legend Diana NyadAPT
- 21 Original N.Y.C. subway lineIRT
- 22 Vampire hunter’s weaponSTAKE
- 25 “Well, that’s just perfect”GREAT
- 27 Telluride maker (that’s 6,000+ miles away from Telluride)KIA
- 28 Faith Hill hit with the lyric “It’s perpetual bliss”THIS
- 29 Slim-fitting bottomPENCILS
- 31 Humorist BombeckERMA
- 32 SpoiledBAD
- 33 Forgo a ring, maybeKNOCK
- 35 Fills in the gaps of, in a wayPUTTIES
- 37 Futuristic zappersRAYGUNS
- 39 Samira Wiley’s role on “The Handmaid’s Tale”MOIRA
- 40 PopsDAD
- 41 A thing of the passed?OBIT
- 42 Wetland fuel sourcePEATBOG
- 44 Breaking the fourth wall, sayMETA
- 45 Cartoon frameCEL
- 47 Snarkily disparagingSNIDE
- 48 Like a baby in need of burpingGASSY
- 49 Dismiss abruptlyAXE
- 50 Dutch banking giantING
- 51 Get to 21 first in cornhole, e.g.WIN
- 52 Oscar nominee for “Carrie”SPACEK
- 55 Peak picker-uppers, as depicted three times in this puzzle’s gridSKILIFTS
- 60 “Money talks”CASHIS
- 61 Unapproved, pharmaceuticallyOFFLABEL
- 62 Remained home for supperATEIN
- 63 CBS drama with five spinoffsNCIS
- 64 In need of salt, sayICY
Vertical Clues
- 1 Home screen selectionAPP
- 2 Stole onstageBOA
- 3 Difficult area of a jigsaw puzzle, maybeSKY
- 4 HumbleABASE
- 5 Lane in DC?LOIS
- 6 Grossed-out criesEWS
- 7 Given the go-aheadCLEARED
- 8 Pizza oven residueASH
- 9 Beehive State nativeUTE
- 10 Toys once marketed as having “Over three billion combinations, but only one solution”RUBIKSCUBES
- 11 Chess : check :: go : ____ATARI
- 12 Tempur-Pedic competitorSERTA
- 14 Early 20th-century composer who introduced the typewriter as a percussion instrumentERIKSATIE
- 15 Negative campaign tacticATTACKAD
- 20 Signature itemPEN
- 22 Prefix with any family memberSTEP
- 23 Steady engine soundTHRUM
- 24 Focus on making others happyAIMTOPLEASE
- 25 They might accompany SAT scoresGPAS
- 26 MinuteTINY
- 30 Slangy term for an obsession with branded fashion itemsLOGOMANIA
- 32 Coffeehouse poetsBEATNIKS
- 34 Sweaters and suchKNITS
- 36 401(k) alternativesIRAS
- 37 Short-lived fashionRAGE
- 38 Court-ordered delaySTAY
- 40 Lewis Carroll’s real last name, hence Lewis’s last name in “Jurassic Park”DODGSON
- 43 Hamper, e.g.BIN
- 45 Caesar’s first stabberCASCA
- 46 One living abroadEXPAT
- 48 Bass organsGILLS
- 51 Something that’s often free in airports but expensive on airplanesWIFI
- 53 Life forceCHI
- 54 Köln oneEIN
- 56 Fast-food chain with 30,000+ locationsKFC
- 57 “Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity” org.FBI
- 58 GumshoeTEC
- 59 RoguishSLY
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