NY Times Crossword Puzzle Answers 4 Dec 23, Monday

Constructed by: Sean Ziebarth
Edited by: Will Shortz

Complete List of Clues/Answers

Across

1 Abscond with : STEAL
6 Cairo cobras : ASPS
10 Bit of hardware that fits in a nut : BOLT
14 The fate one deserves : KARMA
15 Bug on a pug : FLEA
16 Like 2, 4, 6, 8 … : EVEN
17 Not quite right : AMISS
18 Wander : ROAM
19 1/5 of a nickel : CENT
20 Make history at the Olympics, say : SET A NEW RECORD
23 They can be boosted or inflated : EGOS
24 Calvin and Hobbes, for one : DUO
25 Totally reverse one’s losing position : TURN THE TABLES
31 Impersonate : POSE AS
32 Sets (down) : LAYS
33 Nowhere to be found, for short : MIA
35 Palindromic boy : OTTO
36 Play on the radio : AIR
37 Dada’s mama, maybe : NANA
38 Summer zodiac sign : LEO
39 “Hey, you!” : PSST!
41 Followers of an “enduring” philosophy : STOICS
43 Have an impact that can be gauged : MOVE THE NEEDLE
46 Historic stretch : ERA
47 “Gracious me!” : EGAD!
48 Keep going without faltering one bit : DON’T MISS A BEAT
54 Shoulder muscle, informally : DELT
55 “Oh, sure it is!” : I BET!
56 Allow entrance : ADMIT
58 Mineral known as the “imperial gem” : JADE
59 Info on a “Hello” tag : NAME
60 Nintendo enthusiast, e.g. : GAMER
61 What a toddler in a snowsuit might be pulling : SLED
62 Like Death Valley’s climate : ARID
63 Child’s bedtime request : STORY

Down

1 Upbeat precursor to reggae : SKA
2 Scottish caps : TAMS
3 Lake bordering Ohio and New York : ERIE
4 Radio band for news and talk formats : AM STEREO
5 Layered pasta dish : LASAGNA
6 From the beginning : AFRESH
7 Tortoiselike : SLOW
8 Kind of tree in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” : PEAR
9 Speedy delivery option : SAME DAY
10 “Don’t do that dorky thing you do” : BE COOL
11 Finished : OVER
12 Give temporarily : LEND
13 Explosive Minecraft block : TNT
21 Forget-me-___ (blue flowers) : NOTS
22 Babes in the woods? : CUBS
25 Clan symbol : TOTEM
26 “So are we!” : US TOO!
27 Top-of-the-line : ELITE
28 La Brea ___ Pits : TAR
29 Content of a clickable envelope icon : EMAIL
30 “Well, ___ you asked …” : SINCE
31 Experienced campaigner, for short : POL
34 Little Energizers : AAS
36 Volcanic cloud component : ASH
37 Silently greeted : NODDED AT
39 Cheeky : PERT
40 Energy needed to power through : STAMINA
41 Sonic the Hedgehog company : SEGA
42 Loose-leaf alternatives : TEA BAGS
44 Blew off steam : VENTED
45 Prepared one’s home for a newborn : NESTED
48 Handout following a shuffle : DEAL
49 Bygone, in Chaucer’s tales : OLDE
50 Letter-shaped beam : I-BAR
51 Trucker’s ride : SEMI
52 Bullets and such : AMMO
53 Feature of a tall cake : TIER
54 Workers at dance clubs who 20-, 25-, 43- and 48-Across : DJS
57 “You’ll never know until you ___!” : TRY