NYT Crossword December 14 2025 Answers
All 138 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
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1AMarvel superhero who can manipulate weather patterns5 lettersSee answer ›6ASomething fun to take out for a spin3 lettersSee answer ›9AShaquille O'Neal's alma mater, for short3 lettersSee answer ›12AParts of a hand5 lettersSee answer ›17AIrritate5 lettersSee answer ›18ARecaps7 lettersSee answer ›20APaul whose house is one of the 16 historic sites of Boston's Freedom Trail6 lettersSee answer ›21AFalse alarm announcement?13 lettersSee answer ›23AJedi-in-training7 lettersSee answer ›24ASensible7 lettersSee answer ›25ATV host Brzezinski4 lettersSee answer ›26A#1 choice, in slang4 lettersSee answer ›27A"No ___, ands or buts!"3 lettersSee answer ›28APollution-fighting org.3 lettersSee answer ›29A"Game of Thrones" actor Gillen5 lettersSee answer ›31ARiver that borders the Black Forest5 lettersSee answer ›33A"Render ___ Caesar …"4 lettersSee answer ›34AMajor coin producer10 lettersSee answer ›37AViking I or II10 lettersSee answer ›39AAstronaut Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space5 lettersSee answer ›40ANickname for Mark's unsevered best friend in "Severance"5 lettersSee answer ›41AThey turn red litmus paper blue5 lettersSee answer ›42AFirst chimpanzee to orbit Earth4 lettersSee answer ›43AFootball blocker?7 lettersSee answer ›46AHair-raising stuff3 lettersSee answer ›47ARemodel and resell some real estate10 lettersSee answer ›49AMarching band tempo setters9 lettersSee answer ›54AWho said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"3 lettersSee answer ›55ASeason to enjoy une glace3 lettersSee answer ›56ARuler before 19174 lettersSee answer ›58A"Black-ish" airer3 lettersSee answer ›59AIt's a numbers game4 lettersSee answer ›60AClothing for SWAT teams5 lettersSee answer ›62A"The Simpsons" character who becomes obsessed with crossword puzzles4 lettersSee answer ›64APuff piece?4 lettersSee answer ›66ALike the number of Oscars vis-à-vis the number of Emmys5 lettersSee answer ›67APlant watcher, for short4 lettersSee answer ›68ACamera type, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›69ASite of some Santa sightings4 lettersSee answer ›71ALongtime record label of Elvis Presley3 lettersSee answer ›73A911 responder3 lettersSee answer ›74A"Hilarious!"9 lettersSee answer ›77A"I mean, kind of ..."10 lettersSee answer ›80A"Don't give up!"3 lettersSee answer ›81A¬ or ~, in logic7 lettersSee answer ›83ABeat poet ___ Cassady4 lettersSee answer ›84ALike some milk, idiomatically5 lettersSee answer ›87A___ on the past5 lettersSee answer ›88AIndication of bad service5 lettersSee answer ›90A"Much obliged"10 lettersSee answer ›92ACrossed the International Date Line from east to west, or west to east (depending on how you look at it)10 lettersSee answer ›97ABundled up4 lettersSee answer ›98AArticles are written in this5 lettersSee answer ›99ABrand name for naproxen5 lettersSee answer ›100A___ Miss3 lettersSee answer ›101ADoll that comes in multiple body types, skin tones, eye colors and hair colors3 lettersSee answer ›102ADrink known also as "honey wine"4 lettersSee answer ›103AFrosty4 lettersSee answer ›105ASubject of Newton's first law7 lettersSee answer ›108AEnjoying a soak7 lettersSee answer ›110A1980 horror film starring William Hurt ... or what the shaded squares contain?13 lettersSee answer ›112AFundamental rules of math6 lettersSee answer ›113ALoopy writing7 lettersSee answer ›114AStar pitcher?5 lettersSee answer ›115A"Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker5 lettersSee answer ›116ALetters for an unscheduled event3 lettersSee answer ›117APrefix with natal3 lettersSee answer ›118ALike a bubble bath5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DSurveyed, with "out"6 lettersSee answer ›2DEarly track star Jim6 lettersSee answer ›3DResident of Honolulu, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›4DTouchless payment tech4 lettersSee answer ›5DInternet ___4 lettersSee answer ›6DCheat on, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›7DSurgery sites, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›8DVideo game character with an endless appetite6 lettersSee answer ›9DBe in a chat room but not chat4 lettersSee answer ›10DSoldiers with long arms8 lettersSee answer ›11DAlternative to the euro, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›12DRelinquish4 lettersSee answer ›13DDirector DuVernay3 lettersSee answer ›14DTurns back the clock, maybe?7 lettersSee answer ›15DOpposite of volunteer7 lettersSee answer ›16DParts of many robots in robot-sumo7 lettersSee answer ›19DArea inside the free-throw line, in basketball slang5 lettersSee answer ›20D"Gaspard de la Nuit" composer5 lettersSee answer ›22DAddresses angrily8 lettersSee answer ›23DVariety of violet5 lettersSee answer ›26DUrban safety hazard8 lettersSee answer ›30DAustralia's largest carnivorous mammal5 lettersSee answer ›32DWord used 10 times in Roger Ebert's review of "North" (1994)5 lettersSee answer ›33DDissimilar7 lettersSee answer ›35DPart of a legendary boast4 lettersSee answer ›36DSkips all the ceremony?6 lettersSee answer ›38DThe brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"4 lettersSee answer ›40DWhat might be made while clasping one's hands4 lettersSee answer ›42DEngineer Gray who, arguably, invented the telephone — and battled Alexander Graham Bell over it in court for years6 lettersSee answer ›44DBallpark figure4 lettersSee answer ›45DKind of tea5 lettersSee answer ›46DSierra automaker3 lettersSee answer ›47DShylock's security5 lettersSee answer ›48DAdele song with the lyric "I must have called a thousand times"5 lettersSee answer ›50DNon-premium option in a rideshare app5 lettersSee answer ›51DGaming mogul Gabe6 lettersSee answer ›52DErnst Stavro Blofeld, to James Bond5 lettersSee answer ›53DPut into piles, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›54DSwear4 lettersSee answer ›57DParking space for an Airstream, say, in brief5 lettersSee answer ›61DDid some school reporting?7 lettersSee answer ›63DExceptionally hard timber8 lettersSee answer ›65DAmy Winehouse, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›66DThumbprint alternative on iPhones6 lettersSee answer ›68DReluctant to ask out one's crush, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›70DParticularly particular4 lettersSee answer ›72DCafeterias8 lettersSee answer ›75DLike many indie films4 lettersSee answer ›76DMany characters in the 2007 comedy "Superbad"5 lettersSee answer ›78DHe had a Billboard Hot 100 hit with "Rubber Duckie"5 lettersSee answer ›79DTortilla de patatas, por ejemplo4 lettersSee answer ›82DWhere high schoolers work on their numbers?8 lettersSee answer ›84DStarship's medical facility7 lettersSee answer ›85DRen faire prop akin to a halberd7 lettersSee answer ›86D"Sign me up!"7 lettersSee answer ›87DHair-care item associated with Black culture5 lettersSee answer ›89DLike YouTube offerings7 lettersSee answer ›91DCommences5 lettersSee answer ›92DRough drafts?5 lettersSee answer ›93DInterview guest whom Ali G calls "my man Buzz Lightyear here"6 lettersSee answer ›94DLike lowercase i's and j's6 lettersSee answer ›95DSci-fi sequel of 19866 lettersSee answer ›96DLike soft rolls6 lettersSee answer ›102DWordless entertainment4 lettersSee answer ›104DOther, to Octavio4 lettersSee answer ›106DBrief announcements from a pilot4 lettersSee answer ›107D___ alla bolognese (slow-cooked sauce)4 lettersSee answer ›109DLike hell!3 lettersSee answer ›110DPlay a part, or part of a play3 lettersSee answer ›111DPart of N.Y.E.3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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