Daily Boston Globe Crossword Answers Sunday, 31 December 2023

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Daily crossword answers for the Year-End Bonus Sunday, 31 December 2023 by Joon Pahk, (c) 2023 Joon Pahk. The Daily Boston Globe Crosswords are very hard sometimes, with our help you will be able to finish the tricky definitions.
Below you will find all the answers for the Year-End Bonus Sunday, 31 December 2023 divided to 2 sections, Across clues and Down Clues.

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Across

Number Clues Answers
1 Go off-script ADLIB
6 Rodeo wear CHAPS
11 __ of Mexico (arm of the Caribbean) GULF
15 Hydro power sources DAMS
19 Spanish royal REINA
20 Try to hit, as a target AIMAT
21 Vast continent ASIA
22 Org. that certifies platinum records RIAA
23 Go toe-to-toe with a Spice Girl? BATTLESCARY
25 Pallid, but only on one side of one’s face? HALFPASTY
27 Sternutations SNEEZES
28 J’Accuse…! ZOLA
30 Obtains through trickery FINAGLES
31 Sunbeam RAY
32 App developers CODERS
34 Opposite of take out INSERT
35 Community of 18-wheelers? SEMICOLONY
39 New beginning REBIRTH
42 Band of sisters Este, Danielle, and Alana HAIM
43 Move a boat ROW
44 Sports WEARS
45 Scent ODOR
49 Part of FWIW ITS
50 Just a handful FEW
51 cautious THISMEANSWARY
55 Cellist Casals PABLO
57 At the __ of BEHEST
59 Faucet annoyance DRIP
60 NAACP cofounder __ B. Wells IDA
61 Take the wheel STEER
62 Gobsmacked INAWE
63 Roma CUARON
65 With 67-Across, drink a very large bottle of malt liquor without throwing up? HOLDDOWN
67 See 65-Across THEFORTY
71 Twain of pop SHANIA
73 Wake up ROUSE
74 Face-covering veil NIQAB
77 Cleveland baller CAV
78 Verizon bundle FIOS
81 Ovum or sperm GAMETE
82 Piano practice piece ETUDE
83 I found that gemstone! THERESTHERUBY
86 __ jokes (corny humor) DAD
88 Summer hrs. in Boston EDT
89 Flower holder VASE
90 Live it up REVEL
91 Well, you see … UMM
92 Get together MEET
93 Emmy-winning Phoebe Waller-Bridge comedy FLEABAG
96 I Wanna Be Down NAMEBRANDY
99 Courtyard ATRIUM
102 Utterly useless NOHELP
104 Strictly Come Dancing LEN
105 California pinnipeds SEALIONS
108 Energetic play ROMP
109 Atonement PENANCE
113 Caveman’s comment upon seeing a stegosaurus fossil? TAILSPINY
115 Puts the award for Best Musical on the scale? WEIGHSATONY
117 In __ (actually, in Latin) ESSE
118 Plains people OTOE
119 Veranda LANAI
120 Judy RENEE
121 Clarinetist’s need REED
122 Church benches PEWS
123 Line attached to a fishhook SNELL
124 Specifics, informally DEETS

Down

Number Clues Answers
1 Wall St. traders ARBS
35 Sends for delivery SHIPS
71 Canadian sketch comedy show SCTV
99 Star-shaped bloom ASTER
2 College administrator DEAN
36 Patronize, as a diner EATAT
72 LOL HAHA
100 Rib TEASE
3 Miller __ LITE
37 Acts up MISBEHAVES
101 Worker’s reward RAISE
4 Meantime INTERIM
56 L.L. Bean’s first name LEON
84 Topped off REFILLED
5 La Com?die humaine BALZAC
50 Permanently FORLIFE
94 Despacito LUIS
24 Pooh’s gloomy pal EEYORE
66 Speaker’s platform DAIS
95 Jimmy Eat World genre EMOPOP
6 Elliot of the Mamas & the Papas CASS
38 Construction contract winner LOWBID
79 Other: Sp. OTRA
106 Nick at __ NITE
7 Minute Maid juice brand HIC
32 Calf’s mom COW
58 ambient music ENO
80 The Purple People Eater SHEB
107 Reason for a parking emergency SNOW
8 Whole Foods owner AMAZON
51 Melt THAW
85 Dear __ Hansen EVAN
114 Sounds good YES
9 Lampoon PARODY
52 Chopped with an ax HEWN
81 Genetics pioneer Mendel GREGOR
10 Flair STYLE
44 Prudent WISE
73 Fidel’s brother and successor RAUL
103 Laughs very loud HOWLS
29 Take into custody ARREST
67 The Great Pyramid is one TOMB
96 leonine meanie NEMEAN
11 Cry of frustration GAH
33 Line of clothing? SEAM
68 DuckTales HUEY
97 Like downhill skiing ALPINE
12 High-flying branch: Abbr. USAF
40 Born and __ BRED
69 Approx. figure EST
91 Ballpark figure? UMP
116 Lass GAL
13 Actress Taylor LILI
41 River through Munich ISAR
70 Little Shop of Horrors FEEDME
109 Comic actor Hartman PHIL
14 Dragon of Germanic folklore FAFNIR
53 The Velvet Underground & __ NICO
87 Walks unhurriedly AMBLES
26 Breathe hard PANT
54 Rebuffed SPURNED
98 French soccer star Wendie RENARD
15 Dress-up performance of a sort DRAGSHOW
64 Keep __! ATIT
92 Large aquatic mammal MANATEE
16 Window alternative AISLE
46 Blizzard purveyor DAIRYQUEEN
110 Less than any NONE
17 Alma __ MATER
47 Novus __ seclorum (motto on the Great Seal) ORDO
75 Summed ADDED
111 Tech news site CNET
18 What __ thou? SAYST
48 Saving Private __ RYAN
76 NOW cofounder Friedan BETTY
112 Colon, in an emoticon EYES