New York Times - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 24

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