New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 24

crossword answers
Clue Answer
SHADOW UMBRA
Reporter’s coup SCOOP
Contents of a pot ANTES
One who’s not afraid to brag SHAMELESSSELFPROMOTER
Fermented honey concoction MEAD
LET LEASED
Bygone Seattle hoopsters SONICS
Contraction that’s a homophone of 13-Across ILL
SYMPATHIZE WITH FEELFOR
What you might get when you purchase Christmas ornaments on December 26 DEAL
IN THE MANNER OF ALA
TAKE A RISK DARE
Ancient landmark whose name translates to “high city” ACROPOLIS
Littlest sucklings RUNTS
“La ___ de los Espiritus,” debut novel for Isabel Allende CASA
Name of Lincoln’s favorite dog FIDO
Highly prized collectibles, in lingo RARES
End of autumn? SILENTN
Fourth word in “Jingle Bells” SNOW
Skateboard tricks started by kicking with the back foot HEELFLIPS
Barks, perhaps SPEAKS
Mr. Potter vis-à-vis George Bailey, in “It’s a Wonderful Life” FOE
Charged exclamation during a court trial LIAR
Part of a sleigh SEAT
Lover of Hero, in Greek myth LEANDER
With significance NOTEDLY
“Ithaca is ___” (punny slogan) GORGES
GUESSTIMATE STAB
Using the bow, in music ARCO
Quantity of beer ? or monkeys? BARRELFUL
BRING ON BOARD HIRE
SIGN OF APPROVAL SEAL
COMPUTER COMMAND PRINT
Max or X APP
Bad design feature for a Christmas stocking? OPENTOE
Branding need HOTIRON
“King Lear” daughter GONERIL
Fixes, as broken 93-Down RELINKS
BRINGS TO A BOIL INCENSES
Kim’s ex, in tabloids KANYE
DRY, AS ITALIAN WINE SECCO
NUMBER OF LORDS A-LEAPING TEN
Scary sight at the beach FIN
Surprise birthday parties often involve them RUSES
ARTHUR ASHE COURAGE AWARD, FOR ONE ESPY
Formal “you,” in Spain USTED
“Illmatic” rapper NAS
O’er and o’er OFT
DESTRUCTION RUIN
REGARDING ASTO
INCLINE TEND
Actress Wen of “The Mandalorian” MINGNA
Private retreat, of a sort ISLE
Workers seen in five squares in this puzzle? SANTASLITTLEHELPERS
End of turn? STILE
Speedy Northeast train ACELA
XXX CHIS
Midnight Mass leader POPE
___ GRAS FOIE
Some cats, chameleons and chinchillas PETS
Locale of the final scene in “Vertigo” BELFRY
“Regrettably ?” ALAS
Like Ebenezer Scrooge RICH
HEREDITARY INBRED
ACTRESS SKYE IONE
___ BUCO OSSO
HURT INJURED
Olympic gymnast Korbut OLGA
Actress Diana of “The Avengers” RIGG
Bactrian pair HUMPS
Walked assuredly STRODE
Relative of a cassowary RHEA
Hurdle for a prospective J.D. LSAT
Madrid’s home, in the Olympics ESP
Tree in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” PEAR
Capital just below the 60th parallel OSLO
Sweet custardy concoction CARAMELFLAN
What a filthy mess! STY
Start of a well-known address in Verona OROMEO
“The Winter’s ___” TALE
What transforms Bruce Banner into the Hulk RAGE
Dude, in modern slang BRUH
Full of sex or profanity, maybe RRATED
Clearance sale warning ASIS
Iconic features of “Under Pressure” and “Come Together” BASSLINES
What awaits a tragic hero CRUELFATE
BINDS TIGHTLY TRUSSESUP
BUSINESS CARD NO. TEL
ORDER FIAT
DISPATCHES SENDS
Musical style associated with Harry Belafonte CALYPSO
DRESS DOWN SCOLD
UNCLE ___ SAM
Magazine based in Paris ELLE
Record kept on an employee PERSONNELFILE
GODDESS OF THE RAINBOW IRIS
TOPPLES (OVER) KEELS
Article of clothing that might be decorated with candy canes LOUDTIE
“___ Misbehavin'” AINT
Colorful background STORIEDPAST
START OF A PLAYGROUND RHYME EENY
She/___ HER
[I’ve had enough!] GRR
INCLINE SLANT
“The Bells” poet POE
Big name in book publishing since 1817 HARPER
“God bless us, every ___!” ONE
Uncle ___ (“Seinfeld” character) LEO
TWO OR THREE FEW
No longer at the top of one’s game LOSINGASTEP
Aphrodite’s frequent companion EROS
MUFFLE DEADEN
PUTS TO SLEEP, SAY BORES
Analyzes, as a metaphor UNPACKS
Breezy, as a book READABLE
Word added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 GOD
“___ everyone?” ISNT
Mononymous Irish singer ENYA
Member of a wet quintet ERIE
Word with witch or treasure HUNT
Repentant sort RUER
WAFER BRAND NILLA
SEE 85-ACROSS URLS
POSE ASK
TOPS BESTS
HIATUS GAP
FIRST-CLASS SUPERB
NEUTER SPAY
HEART DIAGNOSTIC, IN BRIEF EKGTEST
PREFIX WITH FRIENDLY ECO
BEAM GRIN
MAKE ENDS MEET GETBY
“Hustlers” star, familiarly JLO
Fictional band fronted by David St. Hubbins SPINALTAP
Not custom, as merchandise OFFTHESHELF
SPONGY DESSERT ANGELFOODCAKE
1040 fig. SSN
Down, at the casino INAHOLE
FLORAL SYMBOLS OF PURITY LILIES
HEINEKEN BRAND AMSTEL