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The full solution for the NY Times Crossword puzzle on Wednesday December 18, 2024 is displayed below.
| 1 Flower in a children's rhyme | POSY |
| 5 One of 1,000 for Darryl Strawberry, for short | RBI |
| 8 Computer connector | CABLE |
| 13 Orange-and-white rental | UHAUL |
| 15 Middle-earth foe | ORC |
| 16 Tropical vacation destinations | ISLES |
| 17 Orange soda brand | FANTA |
| 18 *Mendel studied them | GREENPEAS |
| 20 *Disconcert mightily | FRAZZLE |
| 22 Big night | EVE |
| 23 Something studied by the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, for short | UFO |
| 24 Strong craving | YEN |
| 25 Title for the supposed inventor of the sandwich | EARL |
| 27 Cartesian conclusion | IAM |
| 29 Throw in the trash | TOSS |
| 31 *Tons | ALLSORTS |
| 36 Eros, to Aphrodite | SON |
| 37 Olympian's weapon | EPEE |
| 39 Characteristic | TRAIT |
| 40 Think before placing a bet … or what solvers must do to fully appreciate each starred clue | CONSIDERTHEODDS |
| 43 "Take me to your leader" speaker | ALIEN |
| 44 Amazon Handmade competitor | ETSY |
| 45 Main ingredient in many veggie hot dogs | SOY |
| 46 *Book designer's concern | FOOTNOTE |
| 48 Hammer part | PEEN |
| 50 Sad sound | SOB |
| 51 Morel support? | STEM |
| 53 "Check back later," in brief | TBA |
| 56 Hypotheticals | IFS |
| 59 Pep | VIM |
| 61 *Ones with good aim | ARCHERS |
| 63 *Mess that might be sticky | SITUATION |
| 66 Makes tolerable | EASES |
| 67 Change with the times | ADAPT |
| 68 Deliverer of the speech "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence," for short | MLK |
| 69 First name in cosmetics | ESTEE |
| 70 Response during an eye exam | WORSE |
| 71 Cards | IDS |
| 72 "Hey, I've got a secret …" | PSST |
| 1 Like eyes after a good cry | PUFFY |
| 2 Midwest hub | OHARE |
| 3 Southwest point of the Texas Triangle | SANANTONIO |
| 4 Fool, from the Yiddish | YUTZ |
| 5 "Understood" | ROGER |
| 6 "It's so c-c-c-old!" | BRR |
| 7 Refreshment served with a spoon straw | ICEE |
| 8 Film buff | CINEASTE |
| 9 Menace hiding in a basket of figs in "Antony and Cleopatra" | ASP |
| 10 "Sacre ___!" | BLEU |
| 11 Table expander | LEAF |
| 12 Sylvan ___ (electropop duo) | ESSO |
| 14 Vegges out | LAZES |
| 19 Satanic | EVIL |
| 21 Zapped with light | LASED |
| 26 Ophelia's vengeful brother in "Hamlet" | LAERTES |
| 28 Eeyore-like | MOROSE |
| 30 Beginnings | ONSETS |
| 32 Gives permission to | LETS |
| 33 Parts of many home inspections | RADONTESTS |
| 34 In good order | TIDY |
| 35 Pike and Pine, in Seattle: Abbr. | STS |
| 36 Brand of party cups | SOLO |
| 38 Actress Amanda | PEET |
| 40 Lunchroom, casually | CAF |
| 41 Think outside the box | INNOVATE |
| 42 Like many kids post-Halloween | HYPER |
| 47 "In memoriam" piece | OBIT |
| 49 Play the host | EMCEE |
| 52 Sleeveless shirts, informally | TANKS |
| 54 Longtime Saints QB whose name has a windy homophone | BREES |
| 55 Item in the plus column | ASSET |
| 56 "You don't have to tell me" | ISAW |
| 57 Classic pet name | FIDO |
| 58 Hollywood Boulevard sight | STAR |
| 60 "Rent" character based on a seamstress in "La Bohème" | MIMI |
| 62 Hinged fastener | HASP |
| 64 Sending help? | UPS |
| 65 Not funny anymore | OLD |