New York Times 2024 12 24 - Crossword Answers

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

Moisturizing stick

LIPBALM

Confidentiality contract, for short

NDA

Word before room or key

ESCAPE

Invasive amphibian introduced to Australia in the 1930s

CANETOAD

Enjoyed a gingerbread man, say

ATE

Image on a “Fleece Navidad” sweater, perhaps

SHEEP