NYT Crossword December 2 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Jonathan BaudeEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
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1APosts on a battleship, say5 lettersSee answer ›6AComic Idle of Monty Python4 lettersSee answer ›10ASport with striking and grappling, for short3 lettersSee answer ›13A"Grrr!"5 lettersSee answer ›14APro ___ (fairly divided)4 lettersSee answer ›15ARay of light4 lettersSee answer ›16ACozy corners5 lettersSee answer ›17ACarpe ___ (seize the day: Lat.)4 lettersSee answer ›18ABreakfast brand originally known as Froffles4 lettersSee answer ›19AOne of 14 in New York's Liberty Island4 lettersSee answer ›20A"Please help!"3 lettersSee answer ›21ADecadent dessert6 lettersSee answer ›23AOscar-winning "GoodFellas" actor8 lettersSee answer ›25ABritish "facilities"3 lettersSee answer ›26ANumber of U.S. states with a single-syllable name3 lettersSee answer ›27AThe Hawks and the Pelicans, for two8 lettersSee answer ›32ALongtime home of Stephen Colbert5 lettersSee answer ›35AA million years, so to speak4 lettersSee answer ›36AGo on for-ev-er4 lettersSee answer ›37AMany a TikToker's music rendition7 lettersSee answer ›39ADeep down7 lettersSee answer ›41A"That being said …," to a texter4 lettersSee answer ›42ALike most audiobooks before the rise of streaming4 lettersSee answer ›44A"We have the meats" sloganeer5 lettersSee answer ›45AHerbal remedy in a cleanse8 lettersSee answer ›47ABlue Moon, for one3 lettersSee answer ›48A"If it be now, ___ not to come": Hamlet3 lettersSee answer ›49AFamily-friendly film fare8 lettersSee answer ›54AThe "O" of A.O.C.6 lettersSee answer ›57ALittle devil3 lettersSee answer ›58AScandinavian city that's home to a bunch of Munch4 lettersSee answer ›59AFizzy drink4 lettersSee answer ›60AWeak, submissive person, in modern slang4 lettersSee answer ›62AWing it onstage5 lettersSee answer ›63ABlast4 lettersSee answer ›64A"Superfruit" whose name has two diacritics4 lettersSee answer ›65ACarhop's article of footwear5 lettersSee answer ›66AGo (for)3 lettersSee answer ›67ASweet person4 lettersSee answer ›68ANot nearly as cool5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DNicki ___, "Starships" rapper5 lettersSee answer ›2DGas brand owned by BP5 lettersSee answer ›3DDessert item usually eaten moments after it's made5 lettersSee answer ›4DCriticize unfairly14 lettersSee answer ›5D1960s antiwar grp.3 lettersSee answer ›6DHospital staffer, for short5 lettersSee answer ›7DWith 43-Down, seeking funding from investors … or what you're doing in 4-, 9-, 15- and 38-Down?7 lettersSee answer ›8DSuffix with Manhattan or Brooklyn3 lettersSee answer ›9DBrought up the rear8 lettersSee answer ›10DPrefix that's bigger than kilo-4 lettersSee answer ›11DBible figures invoked by O. Henry4 lettersSee answer ›12DLove of Spanish?4 lettersSee answer ›15DGrey Goose competitor14 lettersSee answer ›20DChicago-to-Indianapolis dir.3 lettersSee answer ›22DHairball hacker3 lettersSee answer ›24DSubject of the Tenth Commandment4 lettersSee answer ›28DBit in a friendship bracelet4 lettersSee answer ›29DMany a Mideast native4 lettersSee answer ›30D1970s sitcom title character who "can turn the world on with her smile"4 lettersSee answer ›31DSuperiors to cpls.4 lettersSee answer ›32DOaf4 lettersSee answer ›33DWhat spicy food has4 lettersSee answer ›34DLay eyes on4 lettersSee answer ›35DClearasil target4 lettersSee answer ›38D"Huh, better than I expected"8 lettersSee answer ›40DRing of light4 lettersSee answer ›43DSee 7-Down7 lettersSee answer ›46DTop of the hour?3 lettersSee answer ›47DElectric guitarist's accessory3 lettersSee answer ›50DCommunication system for almost two billion people5 lettersSee answer ›51DBelief system for almost two billion people5 lettersSee answer ›52DTop-tier5 lettersSee answer ›53DNot drunk5 lettersSee answer ›54DDos cubed4 lettersSee answer ›55DBusiness that's owned and managed by its members4 lettersSee answer ›56DFrequently4 lettersSee answer ›61DPrefix with conscious3 lettersSee answer ›62DCommunication syst. in which the letter Z is drawn with one's index finger3 lettersSee answer ›
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