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NYT Crossword December 18 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday 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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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
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1A"We're the best!," e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›6ALengthy pitch5 lettersSee answer ›11AWeb access co.3 lettersSee answer ›14AMushroom in ramen5 lettersSee answer ›15ATrunks5 lettersSee answer ›16APlatoon sgt., e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›17AFeats performed on knights' quests11 lettersSee answer ›19A"Platoon" setting, for short3 lettersSee answer ›20A___ tight3 lettersSee answer ›21ADig in3 lettersSee answer ›22AAppropriate inappropriately5 lettersSee answer ›24AGo off on6 lettersSee answer ›27ABear with a message6 lettersSee answer ›29A"Colorful" Atlantic Coast Conference team12 lettersSee answer ›32AHelpful5 lettersSee answer ›35ASome radar blips4 lettersSee answer ›36AReveal private data of, in modern lingo3 lettersSee answer ›37AMama's mama4 lettersSee answer ›38AJake's love in "The Sun Also Rises"5 lettersSee answer ›40ABit of aerial arts equipment4 lettersSee answer ›41AWord with ball or card3 lettersSee answer ›42ALake ___, body formerly known as Lac du Chat4 lettersSee answer ›43ABotch5 lettersSee answer ›44AFollow-up to an oath12 lettersSee answer ›48AFluid for a lighter6 lettersSee answer ›49ACrosses off6 lettersSee answer ›52AGet schooled5 lettersSee answer ›53AVolleyball team count3 lettersSee answer ›54AOK signal3 lettersSee answer ›56AOff-line, online3 lettersSee answer ›57APoint at the wrong person11 lettersSee answer ›62AThe time of one's life?3 lettersSee answer ›63AHe said "Every great film should seem new every time you see it"5 lettersSee answer ›64ASmooth transition5 lettersSee answer ›65AVisibly embarrassed3 lettersSee answer ›66AAlley components5 lettersSee answer ›67APreserved, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DSome queens4 lettersSee answer ›2DLive5 lettersSee answer ›3DIt comes from the heart5 lettersSee answer ›4DGlide down a piste3 lettersSee answer ›5D___ soldier3 lettersSee answer ›6DLevels6 lettersSee answer ›7DOne versed in verse4 lettersSee answer ›8DAgcy. that takes many forms3 lettersSee answer ›9DTitle for a J.D.3 lettersSee answer ›10DSpirits7 lettersSee answer ›11D"That's what she said" and others9 lettersSee answer ›12DBeyond impressive, informally9 lettersSee answer ›13DCeremony4 lettersSee answer ›18DOne of several in a watch4 lettersSee answer ›23DCaribbean music genre3 lettersSee answer ›25DRae of "Insecure"4 lettersSee answer ›26DNaOH3 lettersSee answer ›27DAbout 35,000 for the Taj Mahal: Abbr.4 lettersSee answer ›28DNo longer relevant4 lettersSee answer ›30D___ Nation (activist organization since 1990)5 lettersSee answer ›31DFair4 lettersSee answer ›32DT.H. White's "The ___ and Future King"4 lettersSee answer ›33DKnockoff version of a bejeweled Imperial egg, e.g.9 lettersSee answer ›34DIn a class by oneself9 lettersSee answer ›38D___ Mawr4 lettersSee answer ›39DTeeming (with)4 lettersSee answer ›40DGreeting from Kermit4 lettersSee answer ›42DName that sounds like a computer guidebook7 lettersSee answer ›43DHosts, for short3 lettersSee answer ›45DN.F.L. div.3 lettersSee answer ›46DLives6 lettersSee answer ›47DComing right up4 lettersSee answer ›50DEel, at a sushi bar5 lettersSee answer ›51D"Ratatouille" topper5 lettersSee answer ›52DFabrication expert4 lettersSee answer ›53D"I guess so"4 lettersSee answer ›55DBarred from competing, for short4 lettersSee answer ›58DTrail Blazers' grp.3 lettersSee answer ›59D"Severance" actress Tullock3 lettersSee answer ›60DMicrodosing drug3 lettersSee answer ›61D"Quit ___ yappin'!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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