New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 24

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