New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2024 12 24

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