The full solution for the NY Times December 28 2024 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Sam Berriman and edited by Joel Fagliano.
Across Clues
- 1 Fans flip for itSPORTSPAGE
- 11 Deflection techniqueWHATABOUTISM
- 13 Iconic accessory worn by 1-DownDEERSTALKERCAP
- 15 Acts human, proverbiallyERRS
- 16 Medical containerVIAL
- 17 Infamous bushranger KellyNED
- 19 Hand-drawn frameCEL
- 20 Posthumous titleSAINT
- 22 Far from floor-reachingMINI
- 23 One for the books, in brief?CFO
- 24 HurtSTUNG
- 25 Feature of English, but not ChineseTENSE
- 26 Narrative threadARC
- 27 Classic red rubber dog toyKONG
- 28 Get lostBEATIT
- 29 ManageEKEOUT
- 31 Call to a crewLANDHO
- 32 Letter-shaped apparelTSHIRT
- 33 Unit cost?RENT
- 34 Tree creature of fictionENT
- 36 WantingSHORT
- 37 Singles, saySONGS
- 38 Juilliard offering, in briefMFA
- 39 + or ?POLE
- 40 CompromisesBENDS
- 41 Birth control optionIUD
- 42 Simple operationSUM
- 43 Jenkins known as “The First Lady of Children’s Music”ELLA
- 44 Kind of vaccineMRNA
- 45 SesquipedaliaTENDOLLARWORDS
- 50 Some celebrity memorabiliaSIGNEDPHOTOS
- 51 Current from currentsHYDROPOWER
Vertical Clues
- 1 Guinness’s second-most-portrayed literary character in film, after DraculaSHERLOCKHOLMES
- 2 Target scoresPARS
- 3 They start with coin tosses, in briefOTS
- 4 Singer in the family?RAT
- 5 Schedule inits.TBA
- 6 What are you doing?SOLVING
- 7 First trimester woe, informallyPUKING
- 8 BotheredATEAT
- 9 Part of some superhero namesGIRL
- 10 What’s left of F1ESC
- 11 “Sorry, that’s the last one”WEREFRESHOUT
- 12 One asked “to change his ways,” per a 1988 hitMANINTHEMIRROR
- 13 Label that first signed the Rolling StonesDECCA
- 14 Sources of retirement incomePENSIONFUNDS
- 18 Paleolithic, for exampleDIET
- 20 Strong draftSTOUT
- 21 Hilda or Zelda, to Sabrina the Teenage WitchAUNT
- 22 Beverage that begins with a bee?MEAD
- 24 Hybrid sportswearSKORT
- 25 Gear that’s a homophone of 25-AcrossTENTS
- 28 Fringe : British English :: ___ : American EnglishBANGS
- 30 Snakes were famously driven from it, in legendEIRE
- 31 ImpartLEND
- 32 There are nine in a shot glass: Abbr.TSPS
- 33 World’s highest-paid athlete in 2024RONALDO
- 35 Cues for applauseTADAS
- 37 One side of a dealSELLER
- 40 Lightheaded?BLOND
- 43 High-strungEDGY
- 44 Bit of dustMOTE
- 46 Major inits. in biomedical researchNIH
- 47 Clock, e.g.APP
- 48 Corinthian characterRHO
- 49 “Neat!”WOW
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