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NYT Crossword December 15 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Jeff Jerome and Andrea Carla MichaelsEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1A___ Nicholas5 lettersSee answer ›6AJudge's seat, from the French4 lettersSee answer ›10AN.Y.C. airport3 lettersSee answer ›13A"Star Wars" droid, familiarly5 lettersSee answer ›14ASide's length squared, for a square4 lettersSee answer ›15AThrilla in Manila boxer3 lettersSee answer ›16ARecharge one's batteries6 lettersSee answer ›18APrepared to bathe8 lettersSee answer ›20ACool ___ cucumber3 lettersSee answer ›21A"Balderdash!"4 lettersSee answer ›23AFilled in (for), for short6 lettersSee answer ›24ASchmoozed (with)9 lettersSee answer ›27AGood, long bath4 lettersSee answer ›28ASlight injury from tripping10 lettersSee answer ›30ABridge support5 lettersSee answer ›32AKarl Marx's "___ Kapital"3 lettersSee answer ›33ADo one better than3 lettersSee answer ›36APresident Hoover7 lettersSee answer ›39A"You take credit cards?" response7 lettersSee answer ›42AUnconventional3 lettersSee answer ›43AAlternative to the pill, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›45ADog-___ (like the pages in some books)5 lettersSee answer ›46AForeign-language movie that you don't have to read subtitles for10 lettersSee answer ›50ALocation for a goatee or soul patch4 lettersSee answer ›52AEnchanted9 lettersSee answer ›55ABig-beaked tropical bird6 lettersSee answer ›57AOne-named Brazilian soccer star4 lettersSee answer ›58A"If you ask me …," to texters3 lettersSee answer ›59ACamp sleeping spots … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters8 lettersSee answer ›61ASci-fi writer Isaac6 lettersSee answer ›63ASuitable, as a unit in a bldg.?3 lettersSee answer ›64ATales of yore4 lettersSee answer ›65AJoin in marriage5 lettersSee answer ›66ALo-___ graphics3 lettersSee answer ›67AOne-named Grammy winner from Ireland4 lettersSee answer ›68A___ Cottontail5 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DWife of Abraham, in the Bible5 lettersSee answer ›2D"You ___ right!"5 lettersSee answer ›3D"Ridiculous!"9 lettersSee answer ›4D"I'm kidding!!," in "Wayne's World"3 lettersSee answer ›5DArtist Henri de ___-Lautrec8 lettersSee answer ›6DOne who's rotten from the start7 lettersSee answer ›7DSinger Grande, to fans3 lettersSee answer ›8DLoch ___ monster4 lettersSee answer ›9DOpera great Enrico6 lettersSee answer ›10DSluglike "Star Wars" crime boss5 lettersSee answer ›11DOn ___ (looking great, in slang)5 lettersSee answer ›12DColonial-era pirate captain4 lettersSee answer ›17DMr. ___ (Dr Pepper competitor)4 lettersSee answer ›19DOrchestral woodwind4 lettersSee answer ›22DBe on the wane3 lettersSee answer ›25DCrash-investigating org.4 lettersSee answer ›26DTurning point in W.W. II4 lettersSee answer ›29DWhen doubled, an African fly3 lettersSee answer ›30DBut, briefly3 lettersSee answer ›31DLike a ripe strawberry3 lettersSee answer ›33DRe-election restriction9 lettersSee answer ›34DMany a Wordsworth poem3 lettersSee answer ›35DPea holder3 lettersSee answer ›37DPart of a barbecue rack3 lettersSee answer ›38DErnest in the Country Music Hall of Fame4 lettersSee answer ›40DSuddenly stops working, as an engine8 lettersSee answer ›41DGov. Tim ___, 2024 running mate4 lettersSee answer ›44DBeyond the continental shelf, say7 lettersSee answer ›46DComic actor Van Dyke4 lettersSee answer ›47DLacking the capacity6 lettersSee answer ›48DPrez before 10-Across3 lettersSee answer ›49D"Deck the Halls" syllables4 lettersSee answer ›50DTwo-door auto5 lettersSee answer ›51DOutings for foxhounds5 lettersSee answer ›53DShow feelings onstage5 lettersSee answer ›54DCapital of Delaware5 lettersSee answer ›55DLift on the slopes4 lettersSee answer ›56DLike bright signs on the Las Vegas Strip4 lettersSee answer ›60DFunny in a subtle way3 lettersSee answer ›62DSuffix with Benedict or elephant3 lettersSee answer ›
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