The full solution for the NY Times December 31 2023 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Matt Linzer and Rafael Musa and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is It’s Going Down.
Across Clues
- 1 “That guy?”HIM
- 4 Not in gearIDLE
- 8 Soccer kickoff?ESS
- 11 Cheese used in spanakopitaFETA
- 15 Antidiscrimination measure of 1990, in briefADA
- 16 SignifiedMEANT
- 18 “Hang loose” hand signSHAKA
- 21 Sonicare competitorORALB
- 23 Before midnight: Sloth, e.g.HERBIVORE
- 25 Before midnight: One with major influencePOWERBROKER
- 27 Like about 60% of the world’s populationASIAN
- 28 Sloth, e.g.SIN
- 29 When to see the 86-DownNEWYEARSEVE
- 30 Blanche’s sister in “A Streetcar Named Desire”STELLA
- 32 Reality star Theresa of “Long Island Medium”CAPUTO
- 34 Blonde or brown quaffALE
- 35 ___ LingusAER
- 36 After midnight: Ointments infused with cottonwood or calendula, e.g.LOTIONS
- 38 FleeceROB
- 40 After midnight: Journey’s “Open Arms” and Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain,” e.g.LADS
- 42 See 71-DownPOP
- 45 TikTok post, informallyVID
- 46 Prepared, as a reportTYPEDUP
- 49 Actress LindsayLOHAN
- 52 Chai, for oneSPICETEA
- 55 Cedar Rapids collegeCOE
- 56 “Despicable Me” supervillainGRU
- 58 Hookup that might get kinky?HOSE
- 59 Big acronym in purifying filtersHEPA
- 60 “What hath ___ to do with sleep?”: MiltonNIGHT
- 62 Before midnight: Devices with warm water and massaging rollersFOOTBATHS
- 64 Kind of rock ? or where to see itARENA
- 66 Bygone Palm smartphoneTREO
- 67 Saint ___ (Caribbean nation)LUCIA
- 68 Before midnight: Some household expensesWATERBILLS
- 70 Branch offices, e.g.SATELLITES
- 75 Journalist CouricKATIE
- 76 Wagering sites that closed in N.Y.C. in 2010, in briefOTBS
- 77 After midnight: Event for Cowboys or BroncosLGAME
- 78 “Can’t win ’em all”THATSLIFE
- 82 Some adobe abodesCASAS
- 83 Clarified butter varietyGHEE
- 84 Fourth ingredient in a classic three-ingredient sandwichMAYO
- 85 After midnight: Synchronized swimmingLET
- 86 ForbidBAR
- 87 Before midnight: SurpassGOBEYOND
- 90 Run up, as debtsINCUR
- 92 Mexican shawlsSERAPES
- 95 BeamRAY
- 96 Ice cream nameEDY
- 97 ___ Spring (2010s protests)ARAB
- 99 Drag queen and TV personality Bianca ___ RioDEL
- 100 Potter’s pal at HogwartsWEASLEY
- 103 ESE or NNWDIR
- 105 Conjunction used in logicNOR
- 107 Eddie Bauer competitorLLBEAN
- 109 After midnight: Totally lose itLISTIC
- 113 “Ack! All these options sound great!”ICANTDECIDE
- 116 Middle name for musician Sean LennonONO
- 118 Unacquainted withNEWTO
- 119 Where to see the 86-DownTIMESSQUARE
- 120 Star sign?AUTOGRAPH
- 122 Final image in a preschooler’s book, maybeZEBRA
- 123 Toledan titleSENOR
- 124 Japanese crispy cutletKATSU
- 125 VexationIRE
- 126 Rapid transit?RAFT
- 127 Pranks with rolls, informallyTPS
- 128 Bring (in)LOOP
- 129 Start to make fiction fact?NON
Vertical Clues
- 1 LaughsHAHAS
- 2 Latin expression that’s almost always abbreviatedIDEST
- 3 Condo-organizing KondoMARIE
- 4 Romantic professionIMINLOVE
- 5 App coder, for shortDEV
- 6 Home to the Wat Xieng Thong templeLAOS
- 7 Physicist FermiENRICO
- 8 College athletics channelESPNU
- 9 Device placed under a tongueSHOETREE
- 10 Snore, idiomaticallySAWWOOD
- 11 “Seriously?”FORREAL
- 12 Greek god whose name is an anagram of a flowerEROS
- 13 TryTAKEASHOT
- 14 Aspirin alternativeALEVE
- 17 Sublet offererTENANT
- 19 It’s got all the answersKEY
- 20 BART partAREA
- 22 ___ RabbitBRER
- 24 Event for CinderellaBALL
- 26 Foot partBALL
- 31 FightingATIT
- 33 Title roles for Norman Bates and Patrick BatemanPSYCHOS
- 37 Phishing targetsIDENTITIES
- 39 Evacuation survival packBUGOUTBAG
- 41 Qatar’s capitalDOHA
- 42 “Balderdash!”PSHAW
- 43 Word with space or rockOPERA
- 44 Lab tube with a bulbPIPET
- 47 Mary JanePOT
- 48 Computer circuitry componentsPROCESSORS
- 50 Wildfire debrisASH
- 51 Duck Hunt console, in briefNES
- 53 Sugar sourceCANE
- 54 Transported, as some emergency goodsAIRLIFTED
- 57 Gas, e.g.: Abbr.UTIL
- 61 Cosmetic goopGELEE
- 62 Bike ride mishapsFLATS
- 63 Great timeBALL
- 65 Holy chambers in JudaismARKS
- 69 Wad (up)BALL
- 70 “Same for us!”SOAREWE
- 71 With 42-Across, “Lust for Life” singerIGGY
- 72 Chevy S.U.V.TAHOE
- 73 Make edits toEMEND
- 74 Like some dives or jamsSEEDY
- 78 “I didn’t need to know all that!”TMI
- 79 Largest ethnic group of ChinaHAN
- 80 Bart Simpson catchphraseAYCARAMBA
- 81 Go all overTOUR
- 82 A mushroom’s is called a pileusCAP
- 86 End-of-December tradition depicted five times in this puzzleBALLDROP
- 88 Umpire’s callBALL
- 89 Giving a once-overEYEINGUP
- 91 Subjects to a tiradeRANTSAT
- 93 Hinging (on)RELIANT
- 94 Form of algae also known as rockweedSEAOAK
- 98 Physiques, for shortBODS
- 101 Like most award showsANNUAL
- 102 Belgian river in a W.W. I battleYSER
- 103 Spacey sortDITZ
- 104 Less welcomingICIER
- 106 Nonelective courses: Abbr.REQS
- 108 BrewskisBEERS
- 110 “The father of American literature,” per FaulknerTWAIN
- 111 Geek Squad specialist, informallyITPRO
- 112 TV and radio host AndyCOHEN
- 114 Brand owned by HasbroNERF
- 115 Pool accessoryCUE
- 117 Mathematician NeugebauerOTTO
- 121 Spanish bearOSO
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