NYT Mini Crossword Answers for December 21, 2024
Updated
Tap a clue to reveal its answer. By Christina Iverson.
No spoilers until you tap Reveal.
Hint: letter count and first letter of every answer
1A L___ · 5A W_____ · 7A C______ · 8A A__ · 9A D__ · 10A R______ · 12A L_____ · 13A D___ · 1D L______ · 2D A__ · 3D S______ · 4D E_____ · 5D W_____ · 6D R___ · 7D C___ · 11D K__
Across
1A: Zap with a beam of light
LASE · more answers for this clue
5A: ___ solstice, the shortest day of the year
WINTER · more answers for this clue
7A: 100 years
CENTURY · more answers for this clue
8A: 100 years, for Jimmy Carter
9A: Roll with it!
10A: Sports newbies
ROOKIES · more answers for this clue
12A: Like each day relative to the day before it, for the next six months
LONGER · more answers for this clue
13A: Eugene V. ___, five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America
DEBS · more answers for this clue
Down
1D: First blank on a form, maybe
LINEONE · more answers for this clue
2D: Unwanted crawler on a kitchen counter
3D: Prepares for a test
STUDIES · more answers for this clue
4D: More spooky
EERIER · more answers for this clue
5D: "Everything cool between us?"
WEGOOD · more answers for this clue
6D: Some loaves of bread … or a homophone for what they do in the oven
RYES · more answers for this clue
7D: Astronomer Sagan whose papers are archived in the Library of Congress
CARL · more answers for this clue
11D: Spy org. in "Bridge of Spies"
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LASE
WINTER
CENTURY
AGEDIE
ROOKIES
LONGER
DEBS
FAQ
1-Across: Zap with a beam of light
LASE.
5-Across: ___ solstice, the shortest day of the year
WINTER.
7-Across: 100 years
CENTURY.
8-Across: 100 years, for Jimmy Carter
AGE.
9-Across: Roll with it!
DIE.
10-Across: Sports newbies
ROOKIES.
12-Across: Like each day relative to the day before it, for the next six months
LONGER.
13-Across: Eugene V. ___, five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America
DEBS.
1-Down: First blank on a form, maybe
LINEONE.
2-Down: Unwanted crawler on a kitchen counter
ANT.
3-Down: Prepares for a test
STUDIES.
4-Down: More spooky
EERIER.
5-Down: "Everything cool between us?"
WEGOOD.
6-Down: Some loaves of bread … or a homophone for what they do in the oven
RYES.
7-Down: Astronomer Sagan whose papers are archived in the Library of Congress
CARL.
11-Down: Spy org. in "Bridge of Spies"
KGB.