27433 Fri Dec 20, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clue and Answer

Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 20, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Abbr. in a scholarly paper. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ETAL

  
  
  




• The clue is 5. Places with scrubs and masks. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SPAS

  Possible Answer : health_club, watering_hole, spa, health_spa, resort_hotel, watering_place




• The clue is 9. Acquire, informally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SCORE

  Possible Answer : score, account, musical_score, grudge, hit, make, tally, scotch, seduce, mark, sexual_conquest, nock, rack_up, grievance, grade




• The clue is 14. Common motifs in high art?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MARIJUANALEAVES
  
  

  

  MARIJUANALEAVES

  
  



• The clue is 17. Major success stories in the entrepreneurial world. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: UNICORNSTARTUPS

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• The clue is 18. Goddess often depicted clothed in green. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GAIA

  Possible Answer : Gaea, Ge, Gaia




• The clue is 19. Triumph. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: WIN

  Possible Answer : pull_ahead, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods, come_through, gain, profits, make_headway, winnings, gain_ground, succeed, win, advance, acquire, get_ahead

  Possible Opposite Answer : losings, fall_back, lose, fail




• The clue is 20. Barn greeting. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MOO

  Possible Answer : low, moo




• The clue is 21. #1 overall, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: TOPSEEDED




• The clue is 26. One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : enactment, number, do, pretend, bit, play, routine, act_as, act, human_activity, turn, move, dissemble, represent, work, human_action, behave, roleplay, deed, playact

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 29. 2023 film in which Michael Jordan is only shown from behind. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AIR

  Possible Answer : publicize, line, aura, air, publicise, send, melody, transmit, bare, zephyr, tune, ventilate, vent, beam, air_travel, gentle_wind, atmosphere, aviation, air_out, melodic_line, aerate, strain, airwave, broadcast, breeze, melodic_phrase




• The clue is 30. Check mark alternatives. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: XES

  Possible Answer : go, tenner, XTC, x, ex, disco_biscuit, ten, X, decade, xenon, Adam, atomic_number_54, Xe, cristal, 10, hug_drug, ecstasy




• The clue is 32. Symbol of America's first transcontinental railroad. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: THEGOLDENSPIKE




• The clue is 38. Veins, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: MINERALDEPOSITS




• The clue is 40. Harsh sentences?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: TONGUETWISTERS




• The clue is 41. Mens ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: REA




• The clue is 42. Pablo Neruda wrote one to a large tuna in the market. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ODE

  Possible Answer : ode




• The clue is 43. Where to watch the cubs. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: DEN

  Possible Answer : hideaway, hideout, den, lair




• The clue is 44. Young and inexperienced, so to speak. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: SNOTNOSED




• The clue is 49. Egg ___ yung. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FOO




• The clue is 52. Subject of 199 silkscreen paintings by Warhol. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: MAO

  Possible Answer : MAO, Mao_Zedong, Mao_Tsetung, monoamine_oxidase, Mao




• The clue is 53. Softballs. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LOBS

  Possible Answer : lob




• The clue is 56. "Sorry, those secrets are *beyond* classified". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: IDHAVETOKILLYOU




• The clue is 62. Refuse to sign one's work, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: REMAINANONYMOUS




• The clue is 63. Like the ruins in Tulum. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: MAYAN

  Possible Answer : Mayan_language, Mayan, Maya




• The clue is 64. It comes straight from the horse's mouth. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REIN

  Possible Answer : draw_rein, harness, rule, rein_in, rein




• The clue is 65. Willing partner. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ABLE

  Possible Answer : able, able-bodied, capable

  Possible Opposite Answer : unable

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Rhea's relative. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EMU

  Possible Answer: electromagnetic_unit, emu, Emu_novaehollandiae, Dromaius_novaehollandiae

• The clue is 2. Sharpness. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: TANG

  Possible Answer: piquancy, relish, Tang_dynasty, Fucus_vesiculosus, tang, sea_tang, sapidity, savor, serrated_wrack, flavour, Tang, bladder_fucus, zest, sea_tangle, flavor, Fucus_serratus, savour, black_rockweed, piquantness, nip, tanginess, smack, bladderwrack, piquance

• The clue is 3. Performance that might elicit a "Brava!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ARIA

  Possible Answer: aria

• The clue is 4. Allowed. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: LICIT

  Possible Answer: licit, legitimate, lawful

  Possible Opposite Answer : illicit

• The clue is 5. Lead-in to pass. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SUR

  Possible Answer: Sur, Tyre

• The clue is 6. Certain film shot, or film reaction. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: PAN

  Possible Answer: pan, cooking_pan, Pan, pan_off, goat_god, genus_Pan, trash, tear_apart, pan_out

• The clue is 7. Had carte blanche. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (15 letters)

  The answer: ANSWEREDTONOONE

• The clue is 8. French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SATIE

  Possible Answer: Erik_Alfred_Leslie_Satie, Erik_Satie, Satie

• The clue is 9. Spanish 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SER

• The clue is 10. Garfield, for one. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: CAT

  Possible Answer: barf, regorge, computed_tomography, guy, honk, computerized_axial_tomography, vomit, khat, computed_axial_tomography, qat, throw_up, disgorge, be_sick, purge, true_cat, cat-o'-nine-tails, puke, upchuck, CT, regurgitate, kat, retch, hombre, chuck, Arabian_tea, Caterpillar, spue, sick, vomit_up, cat, spew, bozo, computerized_tomography, CAT, African_tea, quat, cast, big_cat

  Possible Opposite Answer : keep_down

• The clue is 11. Largest cell in the human body. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OVUM

  Possible Answer: ovum, egg_cell

• The clue is 12. Certain seizure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REPO

• The clue is 13. Aptly named descendant of Standard Oil. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ESSO

• The clue is 15. John, in Portuguese. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: JOAO

• The clue is 16. Sighting from the crow's nest. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: LAND

  Possible Answer: earth, realm, put_down, landed_estate, farming, Edwin_Herbert_Land, soil, kingdom, solid_ground, Land, set_down, terra_firma, down, nation, Din_Land, commonwealth, set_ashore, bring_down, dry_land, body_politic, estate, ground, domain, country, state, demesne, land, acres, res_publica, bring, shoot_down, shore

• The clue is 22. Micronesian nation. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PALAU

  Possible Answer: Palau_Islands, Belau, Pelew, Republic_of_Palau, Palau, TT

• The clue is 23. Move like a crab. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SIDLE

  Possible Answer: sidle, sashay

• The clue is 24. M.L.B. team that once drafted Tom Brady. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EXPOS

  Possible Answer: exposition, expo, exhibition

• The clue is 25. Many a founding father, religiously. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DEIST

  Possible Answer: deist, deistic, freethinker

• The clue is 26. Place to take notes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ATM

  Possible Answer: ATM, cash_machine, standard_pressure, automatic_teller_machine, automated_teller_machine, asynchronous_transfer_mode, cash_dispenser, automatic_teller, automated_teller, atm, atmosphere, standard_atmosphere

  
  

• The clue is 27. I.O.U.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CHIT

  Possible Answer: check, tab, chit

• The clue is 28. Lin-Manuel Miranda, vocally. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TENOR

  Possible Answer: tenor, strain, tenor_voice

• The clue is 31. Came down after getting lifted up?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SKIED

  Possible Answer: ski

• The clue is 33. Pool contents. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: GENES

  Possible Answer: cistron, gene, factor

• The clue is 34. Lymph node, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ORGAN

  Possible Answer: electronic_organ, organ, electric_organ, reed_organ, harmonium, Hammond_organ, pipe_organ

• The clue is 35. Hairstyle change. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: NEWDO

• The clue is 36. Masters of disguise. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SPIES

  Possible Answer: stag, sight, undercover_agent, descry, sleuth, spot, snoop, espy, spy

• The clue is 37. French 101 verb. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ETRE

• The clue is 39. Fig. that's often redacted. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: SSN

• The clue is 45. The sun emerging from the clouds at exactly the right time, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OMEN

  Possible Answer: auspicate, prognostication, augur, prognostic, predict, Oman, betoken, foretell, portent, Sultanate_of_Oman, forecast, prefigure, Muscat_and_Oman, omen, prognosticate, prodigy, foreshadow, portend, presage, bode

• The clue is 46. Member of the Golden Horde. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: TATAR

  Possible Answer: Tartar, Mongol_Tatar, Tatar

• The clue is 47. 2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La Cruz. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ELLY

• The clue is 48. Dish whose name is Turkish for "stuffed". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: DOLMA

• The clue is 49. Like some handshakes and mattresses. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: FIRM

  Possible Answer: firm, steadfastly, unfaltering, tauten, truehearted, unbendable, business_firm, immobile, fast, stiff, firmly, steady, solid, unwaveringly, house, steadfast, strong, unwavering, unshakable, loyal, unfluctuating

  

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• The clue is 50. Ancient music halls. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ODEA

• The clue is 51. "Jeepers!". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OHMY

• The clue is 54. Letters on an invite. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: BYOB

• The clue is 55. "'Hope' is the thing with feathers / That perches in the ___": Emily Dickinson. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SOUL

  Possible Answer: someone, soulfulness, somebody, soul, individual, person, mortal, psyche

• The clue is 57. Org. with towers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AAA

  Possible Answer: abdominal_aortic_aneurysm, AAA

• The clue is 58. Chablis, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: VIN

• The clue is 59. Splash of orange in a Japanese pond. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: KOI

• The clue is 60. Stay there!. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: INN

  Possible Answer: hostel, lodge, auberge, inn, hostelry

• The clue is 61. Milk. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: USE

  Possible Answer: habituate, use_of_goods_and_services, role, manipulation, consumption, utilization, purpose, use, enjoyment, expend, usage, habit, practice, utilisation, utilise, economic_consumption, employ, employment, function, exercise, apply, utilize, usance

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