New York Times 2024 12 24 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Image on a “Fleece Navidad” sweater, perhaps	SHEEP
Elves have pointy ones	EARS
Ref’s ring ruling	TKO
Exchanged messages, say	TEXTED
“Nevertheless …”	THATSAID
Word before room or key	ESCAPE
Invasive amphibian introduced to Australia in the 1930s	CANETOAD
Enjoyed a gingerbread man, say	ATE
One might be made with a snow shovel	PATH
WALL ST. DEBUT	IPO
Moisturizing stick	LIPBALM
Confidentiality contract, for short	NDA
GREEK GODDESS OF THE HEARTH	HESTIA
MOLE	SPY
GREEK T	TAU
LAGO CONTENTS	AGUA
PERFECT WORLD	UTOPIA
MOTHER OF ZEUS	RHEA
Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle	THENUTCRACKER
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
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
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
MILD CHILI DESIGNATION	ONEALARM
SEOUL-BASED AUTOMAKER	KIA
TROUNCE, INFORMALLY	WHUP
TICKETMASTER ADD-ON	FEE
Not counting	EXCEPT
MAKE AN ENGRAVING	ETCH
GREAT LAKE WITH THE SHORTEST NAME	ERIE
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
Astronaut Ellen who was the first Hispanic woman in space	OCHOA
“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
SOUND OF AN EPIPHANY	AHA
“You’re on!”	DEAL
Entered hurriedly	RANIN
Irish jig, for one	STEPDANCE
Nail polish brand with “Funny Bunny” and “Bubble Bath” shades	OPI
CELEBRITY GOSSIP SITE	TMZ
“Molto ___”	BENE
“Let me think …”	HMM
HAVE A GO AT	TRY
AGES AND AGES	EON
NPR HOST SHAPIRO	ARI
“The ___ of Pooh” (Benjamin Hoff book)	TAO
CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF	ESPIED
Calumniate	SMEAR
Deborah of “The King and I”	KERR
Yosemite peak, familiarly	ELCAP
“Can I help you?”	YES
Office monitor, in brief	OSHA
PARTNER OF READY AND WILLING	ABLE
LUMMOX	OAF
ADO	HOOPLA
SKATER LIPINSKI	TARA

Image on a “Fleece Navidad” sweater, perhaps

SHEEP

Elves have pointy ones

EARS

Ref’s ring ruling

TKO

Exchanged messages, say

TEXTED

“Nevertheless …”

THATSAID

Word before room or key

ESCAPE