Break down the NYT Crosswords: December 25, 2024
Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.
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| Wed Dec 25, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues |
Across Clues with Answers:
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The clue is 1. Franken and Sharpton. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ALS
Possible Answer : atomic_number_13, Alabama, Lou_Gehrig's_disease, aluminium, amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis, Al, AL, Heart_of_Dixie, ALS, Camellia_State, aluminum
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The clue is 4. Like many college dorms. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: COED
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The clue is 8. Wood-shaping tool. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: RASP
Possible Answer : wood_file, rasping, rasp
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The clue is 12. State school near the Allegheny River, familiarly. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: PITT
Possible Answer : Pitt_the_Younger, Pitt, William_Pitt, First_Earl_of_Chatham, George_Dibdin_Pitt, Second_Earl_of_Chatham, George_Pitt, George_Dibdin-Pitt, Pitt_the_Elder
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The clue is 14. Chump. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SUCKA
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The clue is 15. Kuwaiti leader. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: EMIR
Possible Answer : ameer, emir, emeer, amir
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The clue is 16. Destination for the Taj Express. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AGRA
Possible Answer : Agra
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The clue is 17. Upper atmosphere. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ETHER
Possible Answer : ethyl_ether, ether, divinyl_ether, aether, ethoxyethane, quintessence, vinyl_ether, diethyl_ether
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The clue is 18. Atmosphere in the room. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: VIBE
Possible Answer : vibe, vibration
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The clue is 19. Bud. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: CHUM
Possible Answer : brother, pal, Oncorhynchus_keta, buddy, crony, chum, chum_salmon, sidekick
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The clue is 20. Ding-dongs. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MORONS
Possible Answer : changeling, idiot, cretin, retard, imbecile, moron, half-wit, Moron
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The clue is 22. "___ anges dans nos campagnes" (French carol). Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LES
Possible Answer : lupus_erythematosus, LE
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The clue is 23. Start of an encrypted web address. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: HTTPS
Possible Answer : hypertext_transfer_protocol, HTTP
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The clue is 25. More, on a music score. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: PIU
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The clue is 26. What some fear A.I. might become. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AWARE
Possible Answer : cognisant, aware, cognizant, mindful
Possible Opposite Answer : unaware, unmindful
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The clue is 28. Format for an English final, maybe. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: ESSAYTEST
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The clue is 30. Instruction from a taxi driver. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: GETIN
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The clue is 31. ___ Blanc. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MONT
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The clue is 32. Best in a hot dog competition. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: OUTEAT
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The clue is 33. Outfits. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: GETUPS
Possible Answer : outfit, rig, turnout, getup
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The clue is 37. Actress Rooney of 2015's "Carol". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: MARA
Possible Answer : Dolichotis_patagonum, mara, Mara
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The clue is 39. Sailor's "Stop!". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: AVAST
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The clue is 40. Large waterfalls. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)
The answer: CATARACTS
Possible Answer : cataract
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The clue is 45. Unidentified person, in slang. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: RANDO
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The clue is 46. Ox's stablemate in a traditional Nativity scene. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ASS
Possible Answer : rear, shag, nooky, seat, tush, derriere, buns, fanny, arsenic, tooshie, screw, stern, behind, bum, rump, AS, fucking, keister, prat, atomic_number_33, bottom, nates, rear_end, fuck, piece_of_ass, tail, posterior, butt, fundament, backside, ass, shtup, As, arse, American_Samoa, hindquarters, screwing, buttocks, nookie, tail_end, Eastern_Samoa, piece_of_tail, hind_end, roll_in_the_hay, can
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The clue is 47. Skate park jump. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: OLLIE
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The clue is 48. OLED alternative. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: LCD
Possible Answer : LCD, liquid_crystal_display
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The clue is 49. Insect with a single ear found on its chest. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: MANTIS
Possible Answer : mantid, mantis
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The clue is 52. Watch over. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: TEND
Possible Answer : incline, be_given, lean, tend, run
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The clue is 53. Hungarian violinist Leopold. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AUER
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The clue is 55. Base boss, informally. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: SARGE
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The clue is 56. "Every cloud ___ silver lining". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: HASA
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The clue is 57. Animated clownfish. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: NEMO
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The clue is 58. Name derived from the Greek for "peace". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: IRENE
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The clue is 59. Whence the gingerbread man. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: OVEN
Possible Answer : oven
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The clue is 60. Funny Arnaz. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DESI
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The clue is 61. Votes for. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: AYES
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The clue is 62. Pairs of jolly bells?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ELS
Possible Answer : ALT, el, overhead_railway, altitude, elevation, elevated_railroad, EL, elevated_railway, elevated
Down Clues and Answers:
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The clue is 1. Navajo neighbors. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: APACHE
Possible Answer: Apache, apache
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The clue is 2. What might be strung from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: LIGHTS
Possible Answer: fire_up, lighting, luminousness, get_off, lighter, alight, get_down, light, illume, visible_radiation, lightness, spark, visible_light, illumine, ignite, perch, Inner_Light, fall, luminance, light_source, sparkle, luminosity, igniter, brightness, brightness_level, dismount, light_up, illuminate, Christ_Within, illumination, Light_Within, unhorse, twinkle, Light, ignitor
Possible Opposite Answer : extinguish, dark
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The clue is 3. Walks with confidence. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: STRUTS
Possible Answer: prance, sashay, strut, cock, ruffle, swagger, tittup
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The clue is 4. Prepare, as a watermelon. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: CUTOPEN
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The clue is 5. Holiday carol … or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)
The answer: OCHRISTMASTREE
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The clue is 6. Just manage, as a win. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: EKEOUT
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The clue is 7. Mend, as a stocking. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: DARN
Possible Answer: tinker's_damn, patch, red_cent, darn, tinker's_dam, hoot, shucks, mend, shit, damn
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The clue is 8. Cleric's title: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: REV
Possible Answer: rpm, revolutions_per_minute, rev_up, rev
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The clue is 9. "Have you started without me?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: AMILATE
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The clue is 10. Region near the North Pole. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SIBERIA
Possible Answer: Siberia
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The clue is 11. What might be set under the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: PRESENT
Possible Answer: represent, stage, portray, present_tense, present, exhibit, deliver, pose, nowadays, gift, salute, face, award, acquaint, submit, demo, give, lay_out, demonstrate, confront, show, introduce
Possible Opposite Answer : future, absent
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The clue is 13. Florida city or bay. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: TAMPA
Possible Answer: Tampa
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The clue is 14. School yr. part. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SEM
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The clue is 21. Arizona's ___ National Park. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SAGUARO
Possible Answer: Carnegiea_gigantea, saguaro, sahuaro
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The clue is 24. Red nose during wintertime, maybe?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: SYMPTOM
Possible Answer: symptom
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The clue is 27. Like fresh paint. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: WET
Possible Answer: fuddled, smashed, sozzled, lactating, pie-eyed, blind_drunk, loaded, stiff, crocked, wet, besotted, soaked, moisture, pixilated, tight, blotto, squiffy, sloshed, plastered, pissed, cockeyed, slopped, soused
Possible Opposite Answer : dry
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The clue is 29. Go-___. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: TOS
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The clue is 32. Singer Rita. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ORA
Possible Answer: oculus_sinister, bone, osmium, os, Os, atomic_number_76, OS, operating_system
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The clue is 33. What might be draped from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: GARLAND
Possible Answer: Judy_Garland, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei, Garland, miscellany, florilegium, wreath
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The clue is 34. One seeking refuge from a dangerous situation. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: EVACUEE
Possible Answer: evacuee
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The clue is 35. Some two-seaters. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: TANDEMS
Possible Answer: tandem_bicycle, tandem, bicycle-built-for-two
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The clue is 36. Euro competitor, for short. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: USD
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The clue is 38. Handle things?. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)
The answer: ATSIGNS
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The clue is 40. Tweety Bird, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CANARY
Possible Answer: snitch, canary_yellow, stool_pigeon, canary_bird, sneaker, stoolpigeon, fink, sneak, snitcher, stoolie, canary-yellow, canary
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The clue is 41. Even if, casually. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)
The answer: ALTHO
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The clue is 42. Rend. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: CLEAVE
Possible Answer: rive, cohere, stick, adhere, split, cling, cleave
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The clue is 43. What might be hung from the item hidden in this puzzle. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: TINSEL
Possible Answer: tinsel
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The clue is 44. Civics, for example. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)
The answer: SEDANS
Possible Answer: sedan, saloon, sedan_chair
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The clue is 50. Where most of the world's rice and tea is grown. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)
The answer: ASIA
Possible Answer: Asia
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The clue is 51. Word repeated in the lyric "Do you ___ what I ___?". Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: SEE
Possible Answer: get_wind, find, view, picture, envision, interpret, come_across, visualize, visit, learn, determine, understand, figure, go_through, run_across, visualise, catch, watch, ensure, get_a_line, reckon, construe, fancy, examine, check, see_to_it, find_out, pick_up, take_in, escort, image, realise, consider, see, hear, ascertain, experience, run_into, encounter, control, go_steady, project, assure, attend, regard, take_care, look, witness, get_word, insure, go_out, date, meet, discover, realize
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The clue is 54. King of France. Can you find the Answer?
Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)
The answer: ROI
Possible Answer: return_on_invested_capital, ROI, return_on_investment


