New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
MOTHER OF ZEUS RHEA
PLACE, AS A WAGER LAY
BIRD ON THE CANADIAN DOLLAR COIN LOON
Fossilized tree resin AMBER
ALPHABET ENDER, IN BRITAIN ZED
APPEASE, AS HUNGER SATE
AVAILABLE FROM A KEG ONDRAFT
Moisturizing stick LIPBALM
WALL ST. DEBUT IPO
One might be made with a snow shovel PATH
Enjoyed a gingerbread man, say ATE
Word before room or key ESCAPE
Exchanged messages, say TEXTED
Ref’s ring ruling TKO
Elves have pointy ones EARS
Deep-fried cookies at a county fair OREOS
What you may have to do if someone doesn’t take charge? PAYCASH
“That’s disgusting!” EWGROSS
Nail polish brand with “Funny Bunny” and “Bubble Bath” shades OPI
Latvian or Liechtensteiner EUROPEAN
What some bees collect in special “baskets” on their legs POLLEN
“And giving a ___, up the chimney he rose” (“A Visit From St. Nicholas” excerpt) NOD
Books it? READS
Amazing bargains STEALS
Uber calculation, for short ETA
Title pig of children’s TV PEPPA
“That’s strange …” ODD
Seattle team with which Sue Bird won four W.N.B.A. championships STORM
Something carbon monoxide lacks ODOR
Image on a “Fleece Navidad” sweater, perhaps SHEEP
LAGO CONTENTS AGUA
PERFECT WORLD UTOPIA
ADO HOOPLA
GREEK T TAU
MOLE SPY
GREEK GODDESS OF THE HEARTH HESTIA
TROUNCE, INFORMALLY WHUP
SOUND OF AN EPIPHANY AHA
GREAT LAKE WITH THE SHORTEST NAME ERIE
MAKE AN ENGRAVING ETCH
Not counting EXCEPT
Subject of a famous F.D.R. quote FEAR
Something collected for genealogy testing DNASAMPLE
Last mo. of summer vacation AUG
Singer Lewis with a cameo in “Back to the Future” HUEY
___ Push (N.F.L. play also known as the Brotherly Shove) TUSH
Toy that spins TOP
“Crazy Rich ___” (hit 2018 film) ASIANS
College athlete who plays in “The Swamp” GATOR
Treater’s words ONME
Game with Draw 4 cards UNO
Color associated with Santa since an 1881 Thomas Nast cartoon RED
Repeated exclamation in the song “Hot Hot Hot” OLE
TICKETMASTER ADD-ON FEE
SEOUL-BASED AUTOMAKER KIA
“You’re on!” DEAL
Entered hurriedly RANIN
“The ___ of Pooh” (Benjamin Hoff book) TAO
AGES AND AGES EON
LUMMOX OAF
CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF ESPIED
SKATER LIPINSKI TARA
NPR HOST SHAPIRO ARI
Calumniate SMEAR
Deborah of “The King and I” KERR
Yosemite peak, familiarly ELCAP
“Can I help you?” YES
“Molto ___” BENE
Office monitor, in brief OSHA
HAVE A GO AT TRY
PARTNER OF READY AND WILLING ABLE
MILD CHILI DESIGNATION ONEALARM
Astronaut Ellen who was the first Hispanic woman in space OCHOA
CELEBRITY GOSSIP SITE TMZ
Irish jig, for one STEPDANCE
Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle THENUTCRACKER
“Nevertheless …” THATSAID
Invasive amphibian introduced to Australia in the 1930s CANETOAD
Confidentiality contract, for short NDA
“Let me think …” HMM