| Image on a "Fleece Navidad" sweater, perhaps |
| Elves have pointy ones |
| Ref's ring ruling |
| Exchanged messages, say |
| "Nevertheless ..." |
| Word before room or key |
| Invasive amphibian introduced to Australia in the 1930s |
| Enjoyed a gingerbread man, say |
| One might be made with a snow shovel |
| Wall St. debut |
| Moisturizing stick |
| Available from a keg |
| Appease, as hunger |
| Alphabet ender, in Britain |
| Fossilized tree resin |
| Confidentiality contract, for short |
| Bird on the Canadian dollar coin |
| Place, as a wager |
| Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle |
| τ |
| Lago contents |
| Ticketmaster add-on |
| Deep-fried cookies at a county fair |
| Mole |
| Mother of Zeus |
| What you may have to do if someone doesn't take charge? |
| "That's disgusting!" |
| "Let me think ..." |
| Office monitor, in brief |
| Nail polish brand with "Funny Bunny" and "Bubble Bath" shades |
| Latvian or Liechtensteiner |
| Perfect world |
| Mild chili designation |
| What some bees collect in special "baskets" on their legs |
| "And giving a ___, up the chimney he rose" ("A Visit From St. Nicholas" excerpt) |
| Great Lake with the shortest name |
| Books it? |
| Amazing bargains |
| Greek goddess of the hearth |
| Not counting |
| Uber calculation, for short |
| Title pig of children's TV |
| Make an engraving |
| Sound of an epiphany |
| Entered hurriedly |
| Irish jig, for one |
| "The ___ of Pooh" (Benjamin Hoff book) |
| Seoul-based automaker |
| "That's strange ..." |
| "You're on!" |
| Seattle team with which Sue Bird won four W.N.B.A. championships |
| Celebrity gossip site |
| "Molto ___" |
| Something carbon monoxide lacks |
| Partner of ready and willing |
| Subject of a famous F.D.R. quote |
| Have a go at |
| Yosemite peak, familiarly |
| Something collected for genealogy testing |
| Last mo. of summer vacation |
| Lummox |
| Skater Lipinski |
| Singer Lewis with a cameo in "Back to the Future" |
| ___ Push (N.F.L. play also known as the Brotherly Shove) |
| Deborah of "The King and I" |
| Toy that spins |
| Astronaut Ellen who was the first Hispanic woman in space |
| "Can I help you?" |
| Ado |
| Caught a glimpse of |
| "Crazy Rich ___" (hit 2018 film) |
| Calumniate |
| Trounce, informally |
| College athlete who plays in "The Swamp" |
| Treater's words |
| Ages and ages |
| Game with Draw 4 cards |
| Color associated with Santa since an 1881 Thomas Nast cartoon |
| NPR host Shapiro |
| Repeated exclamation in the song "Hot Hot Hot" |