NYT Crossword December 1 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Hannah BinneyEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AOffice announcement4 lettersMEMO
5AJump4 lettersLEAP
9ARepairs a hole5 lettersMENDS
15APlus4 lettersALSO
16ATo no ___ (without success)5 lettersAVAIL
17A"Remedy" for a riled-up person9 lettersCHILLPILL
19ADashboard instrument5 lettersGAUGE
20ACR-V or Civic5 lettersHONDA
23AHeadstone letters3 lettersRIP
24APenalty for bank fraud13 lettersFROZENACCOUNT
27ARead thoroughly6 lettersPERUSE
29ARowing implement3 lettersOAR
30A"Madam, I'm ___"4 lettersADAM
31AEmu relative4 lettersRHEA
35ALocks up5 lettersCAGES
39ALower, as the lights3 lettersDIM
40AHip person, in old slang7 lettersCOOLCAT
45ABoat tie-up location4 lettersPIER
46ATortilla ingredient4 lettersMASA
47AEnjoy a banquet3 lettersEAT
51AAntithesis13 lettersPOLAROPPOSITE
57A"I've solved it!"3 lettersAHA
62AAssigned stars, say5 lettersRATED
67ALargest joint in the body4 lettersKNEE
70AFeudal underling4 lettersSERF
DOWN
1D___ 1 (speed of sound)4 lettersMACH
3DSupercomputer precursor9 lettersMAINFRAME
5DNapkin's spot3 lettersLAP
6DBest of the best5 lettersELITE
7DNarnian talking lion5 lettersASLAN
12D"Dinner is served!"5 lettersDIGIN
13DCaught some Z's5 lettersSLEPT
22DPrefix with friendly3 lettersECO
25DZilch4 lettersZERO
26DBritish singer Rita3 lettersORA
27DAdds unnecessary words to4 lettersPADS
33DEx-QB Manning3 lettersELI
34DAbsolutely nail3 lettersACE
36DBit of musical flair9 lettersGRACENOTE
37DEffortlessness4 lettersEASE
41DCounterpart to sciences4 lettersARTS
44DSplit-___ soup3 lettersPEA
46DGrew up7 lettersMATURED
48DYoung ’un3 lettersTOT
50DBit of musical flair4 lettersRIFF
51D"Les Misérables" setting5 lettersPARIS
52DMidway Airport alternative5 lettersOHARE
53DHospital glove material5 lettersLATEX
54DWolf groups5 lettersPACKS
55DDisposed (to)5 lettersPRONE
56DEdmonton hockey player5 lettersOILER
61DTeensy4 lettersITSY
63DTolkien tree creature3 lettersENT
65D"For sure"3 lettersDEF
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