Villain in the Bible's Christmas story Crossword Clue

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Villain in the Bible's Christmas story Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

VILLAIN (noun)
1. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
2. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
CHRISTMAS (noun)
1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
2. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More NYT Crossword (4/22/2026) Answers

Across

1. "All the world," per Shakespeare's Jaques

6. Countertop piece

10. First things first for a chef

15. Titanic

16. Lead-in to pad or port

17. Spurred (on)

19. God served by the ravens Huginn and Muninn

20. Condition that may involve stimming, for short

21. Good Grief

23. Trojans' sch.

24. Some buggies, for short

26. Rakish

28. Exercise for the arms and back

31. Emerge once more

33. Not squarely balanced

34. Like some Scots

35. Ax

36. Applies, as facial cream

37. Paint container

40. Opposed to

42. Studies all night, say

44. You might pass to one

47. Like some Scots

48. Small advancement

49. En ___ (with all the judges present)

50. One might be used for battering

51. Tiny slice

54. Cry of pain

58. Apple on a desk

60. One offering lessons

62. "Strega ___" (1975 children's book)

63. Genesis grandchild

64. Material for a ceramicist

65. It might grow slowly on a face

66. Fibrous

67. "The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships"

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Down

1. __ butter

2. Mind

3. Grand entryway

4. Jane ___ Institute (wildlife conservation group)

5. Professor's URL ender

6. Some prerevolutionary Mideast leaders

7. It's going downhill fast!

8. James who wrote “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men”

9. Supporters of a king or queen?

10. Dish traditionally flavored with Saigon cinnamon

11. With 31- and 43-Down, an environmentalist motto … as suggested elsewhere in different ways in this puzzle

12. Actress Cuthbert of "The Girl Next Door"

13. One of two on a scorpion

18. "Let me know if you're coming"

22. Kachina doll carvers

25. Alternative to "tsk"

27. Bars on an energy bar, say, for short

28. K Street grp.

29. Tony winner Hagen

30. Former N.B.A. champion Jeremy

31. See 11-Down

32. German river to the North Sea

34. Icon on an online shop

36. Like a black mamba vis-à-vis a python

37. Golden Bears' school, familiarly

38. ___ dreaming

39. Grp. in the Situation Room

40. "Te ___" (Spanish "I love you")

41. Annual show with astronaut-shaped trophies, for short

42. Is able to

43. See 11-Down

44. Draining

45. Win over

46. Luxury Italian brand

47. Teri of "Tootsie"

49. Nickname alternative for Liz

52. ___ uncertain terms (clearly)

53. Letters on a Cognac bottle

55. "And some other authors": Abbr.

56. Seep

57. Carolina ____

59. John

61. That stinks!

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