The December 08 2024 Puzzle Answers. Solutions listed below sorted by their clue number on the puzzle.
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- Across
- 1a Candy that resembles a tube of lipstick PUSHPOP
- 8a Italian title for Puccini’s “Butterfly” MADAMA
- 14a Over the line TOOFAR
- 20a “Nothing weird about that” ASYOUDO
- 21a Figure of speech? ORATOR
- 22a Tarot card group ARCANA
- 23a “What a beautiful tackle box!,” “Nice casting!” and such? COMPLIMENTSFORFISHING
- 26a Youngest-ever World Cup winner PELE
- 27a Desire WISH
- 28a Hold ’em declaration CALL
- 29a “I’ll handle that” ONIT
- 30a Actor Steve of “The White Lotus” ZAHN
- 32a Month, in Monterrey MES
- 33a Snail-paced POKY
- 34a Group formed from the 2023 W.W.E.-U.F.C. merger TKO
- 35a Lasso? ALOOPFORTHROWING
- 41a Daytime TV staple SOAP
- 42a Firebirds and Fieros PONTIACS
- 43a ___ de toilette EAU
- 44a Canonized king of Norway STOLAF
- 46a Dump STY
- 47a Utmost degree NTH
- 48a Fleece GRIFT
- 50a Ryan with 12 Olympic swimming medals LOCHTE
- 53a Leaning forward and holding the reins? POSITIONFORJOCKEYS
- 57a Certain erogenous zone, familiarly GSPOT
- 60a Ambulance destinations, for short ERS
- 61a Focus of a House committee ETHICS
- 62a Liable (to) APT
- 63a Dutch astronomer with an eponymous ice cloud OORT
- 64a Singer Del Rey LANA
- 66a Country between Ghana and Benin TOGO
- 67a Family ___ TREE
- 68a A in French class? UNE
- 69a Commenced LEDOFF
- 71a Branded item at a bank, maybe PEN
- 72a Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” SITAR
- 73a Accidentally using salt instead of sugar, say? DISASTERFORARECIPE
- 78a Fills in for ACTSAS
- 79a Great Lakes people ERIES
- 80a Cuisine with sticky rice LAO
- 81a Mascot of the Baltimore Ravens POE
- 84a One-up, militarily OUTGUN
- 87a ___ vez (once, in Spanish) UNA
- 88a Toy-centered theme park LEGOLAND
- 90a Tusked Warcraft race ORCS
- 92a Marathon fee or campaign donation? ONESMONEYFORARUN
- 95a Agcy. that determined fluoride prevents tooth decay NIH
- 96a Cousins of magpies JAYS
- 97a Cause of a big bang TNT
- 98a It’s bigger than a butte MESA
- 99a Saxophonist Getz STAN
- 101a Cowpoke’s compadre PARD
- 102a Slacked, say IMED
- 104a Wharton major, in brief ECON
- 106a Not being allowed to lick the spatula clean? PUNISHMENTFORAGLUTTON
- 112a Bested a birdie EAGLED
- 113a Salt, say SEASON
- 114a Join in PARTAKE
- 115a Completes, as a circuit CLOSES
- 116a ___ Biggums, memorable character on “Chappelle’s Show” TYRONE
- 117a “The other thing is ?” ANDALSO
- Down
- 1d ___-Man PAC
- 2d Troop grp. USO
- 3d One of over 100 for Haydn SYMPHONY
- 4d “Fingers crossed that you’re wrong” HOPENOT
- 5d Sway PULL
- 6d Pooch in the funnies ODIE
- 7d When doubled, something seen atop a pyramid? POM
- 8d Philosophical believer in essential unity MONIST
- 9d Kennedy Center focus ARTS
- 10d Skedaddle DASH
- 11d Anti-trafficking org. ATF
- 12d Toddler’s term for a farm animal MOOCOW
- 13d Spice planet in the “Dune” universe ARRAKIS
- 14d Shadow TAIL
- 15d Certain Boolean operators ORS
- 16d Number of eyes for a tarántula OCHO
- 17d Squeamish FAINTOFHEART
- 18d Sorenstam of golf ANNIKA
- 19d Convertible, casually RAGTOP
- 24d Still-life vessels EWERS
- 25d Larry ___, founder of Hustler magazine FLYNT
- 30d Hits with a ray gun ZAPS
- 31d Over and over ALOT
- 32d Chewy Japanese dessert MOCHI
- 33d Fluffy footstool POUFFE
- 36d Merlot alternative PINOT
- 37d Top section of the food pyramid FATS
- 38d ___ journey (story framework) HEROS
- 39d Common sound from a white noise machine RAIN
- 40d Totally lose it GOLOCO
- 41d Can SACK
- 45d Dreaded hairstyle LOCS
- 48d Animal that fights by “necking” GIRAFFE
- 49d Sways TOTTERS
- 51d Far from laid-back TYPEA
- 52d Fruity-smelling compound ESTER
- 53d “___, meet kettle” POT
- 54d Bocelli, e.g. TENOR
- 55d Waterway through Lake Geneva RHONE
- 56d Little celebration JIG
- 57d Cheese that’s often smoked GOUDA
- 58d Like some waves SONIC
- 59d Wand-waving words PRESTOCHANGO
- 64d “Woo-hoo, that’s awesome!” LETSGO
- 65d Suffix with block or stock ADE
- 67d Love all, say TIE
- 69d Exam for aspiring attys. LSAT
- 70d Discussion sites FORUMS
- 71d Song of praise PAEAN
- 72d Bloodhound’s trail SPOOR
- 74d Laptop brand ASUS
- 75d Acronymic epithet for one who’s not conservative enough RINO
- 76d Chin feature CLEFT
- 77d “Aladdin” character who hates crackers IAGO
- 81d PG-13 word PARENTAL
- 82d Burden ONUS
- 83d Mrs. Krabappel’s first name on “The Simpsons” EDNA
- 85d Fix, as a printer UNJAM
- 86d “Advance to the ___ Railroad” (Monopoly directive) NEAREST
- 88d Carter who played Wonder Woman LYNDA
- 89d “Raging Bull” boxer Jake LAMOTTA
- 90d How freelancers work ONSPEC
- 91d Confirmation, e.g. RITUAL
- 93d Capital of New South Wales SYDNEY
- 94d Everlasting, poetically ETERNE
- 100d Lofgren of the E Street Band NILS
- 101d Many think-tank hires, in brief PHDS
- 102d “Assuming that’s true …” IFSO
- 103d Word before jelly or Pie MOON
- 104d Gusto ELAN
- 105d Morsel for Miss Muffet CURD
- 107d “What did I tell you!” SEE
- 108d Salt TAR
- 109d Résumé fig. GPA
- 110d Gives the nod OKS
- 111d Agent Smith’s nemesis NEO
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