NYT Crossword Answers 12/28/23

Across Clues

• 1 Noble titleLADY
• 5 Deity from whose hair flows the river GangaSHIVA
• 10 “Hold it right there!”HALT
• 14 Dublin’s landEIRE
• 15 Like a mouseTIMID
• 16 “You don’t need to tell me”ISAW
• 17 “That 1978 musical? Amazing movie!”GREASEFIRE
• 19 Long (for)PINE
• 20 ___ momentAHA
• 21 SullyTAINT
• 22 One in a black suitSPADE
• 23 Thai hot-and-sour soupTOMYUM
• 25 “That 2009 Pixar film? Incredibly well made!”UPTIGHT
• 27 ThereaboutsORSO
• 28 ___ KippurYOM
• 31 Cereal with a Mega Stuf versionOREOOS
• 32 Life or death, e.g.NOUN
• 34 Coelho who wrote “The Alchemist”PAULO
• 36 “That 2013 Disney movie? Pretty decent!”FROZENSOLID
• 40 Experience four seasons in one day, say?BINGE
• 41 “Here’s the thing …”LOOK
• 43 Complete collection, sayDVDSET
• 47 Menace in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”ASP
• 49 Blows awayWOWS
• 51 “That 2009 science fiction flick? Freaking epic!”MOONLIT
• 53 Biblical mountARARAT
• 55 Plants used in skin care productsALOES
• 56 Early employer of Steve JobsATARI
• 59 It’s what makes you youDNA
• 60 Boy’s name in a #1 Beatles hitJUDE
• 61 “That 2011 neo-noir? Insanely good!”DRIVECRAZY
• 63 Sharif who played the title role in “Doctor Zhivago”OMAR
• 64 DummkopfMORON
• 65 Biblical figure who is compared to “a hairy garment”ESAU
• 66 Some winesREDS
• 67 Cardiologist’s toolSTENT
• 68 FellowCHAP

Vertical Clues

• 1 Smoothly, in musicLEGATO
• 2 Noisemaker often heard after a touchdownAIRHORN
• 3 Aspires toDREAMSOF
• 4 Pro choice?YEA
• 5 R-rated, in a waySTEAMY
• 6 Preference for an audiophileHIFI
• 7 “Let’s do this thing!”IMIN
• 8 Collection of traits necessary for “the achievement of great things,” as theorized by MachiavelliVIRTU
• 9 Suffix with lemon or limeADE
• 10 1960s-?70s archetypeHIPPIE
• 11 Italian Alpine cheeseASIAGO
• 12 What one might say when the coast is clear?LANDHO
• 13 Responsibility for a social media managerTWEETS
• 18 Nickname found in consecutive letters of the alphabetSTU
• 22 It’s usually taken outsideSTROLL
• 24 Part of B.Y.O.B.YOUR
• 26 Bit of golf attirePOLO
• 29 Tap, as an appOPEN
• 30 Comics read from right to leftMANGA
• 33 Some prestigious prizesNOBELS
• 35 FunctionsUSES
• 37 Baked ___ZITI
• 38 Where more pigs live than peopleIOWA
• 39 Largest food delivery company in the U.S.DOORDASH
• 42 Seven-night holidayKWANZAA
• 43 The “key of glory,” in the Baroque periodDMAJOR
• 44 Body, for hairVOLUME
• 45 ThingamajigDOODAD
• 46 Sinister smilesSNEERS
• 48 Judy Garland, to Liza MinnelliPARENT
• 50 What many children are told not to do on Christmas Eve, but encouraged to do on New Year’s EveSTAYUP
• 52 Deck with the Major and Minor ArcanaTAROT
• 54 Flair of wrestlingRIC
• 57 Part of a makeshift swingTIRE
• 58 Stratford’s riverAVON
• 61 Private chats on social media, for shortDMS
• 62 Abbreviation often accompanied by a red dotREC