NYT Crossword December 20 2025 Answers
All 64 clues from the Saturday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
ALL CLUES64 CLUES
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1ASampras rival during the 1990s6 lettersSee answer ›7AGet on board6 lettersSee answer ›13ALet off steam, perhaps6 lettersSee answer ›14APerry Como or Bing Crosby7 lettersSee answer ›15AFrustrated and making poor decisions, informally6 lettersSee answer ›16A#1 on Wired magazine's list of the 10 most influential video games of the 2010s8 lettersSee answer ›17A"Aren't we all hoity-toity?!"11 lettersSee answer ›19AGenerate clippings, say3 lettersSee answer ›20AFirst name in hog riding4 lettersSee answer ›21AEstablished fact5 lettersSee answer ›22ALet go of4 lettersSee answer ›23ABody layer5 lettersSee answer ›25AEvents at which to release one's inner geek9 lettersSee answer ›27AMakers of frightening but (thankfully) rare marine attacks5 lettersSee answer ›29ASource of half the world's sugar during the late 1800s5 lettersSee answer ›30AHigher power?5 lettersSee answer ›31AThey're stoked5 lettersSee answer ›32AWord with blue or open5 lettersSee answer ›33ASpeak, as thou might5 lettersSee answer ›34AKind of beard that follows the jawline9 lettersSee answer ›36ADunderheaded5 lettersSee answer ›40A"You ___?"4 lettersSee answer ›41APunted5 lettersSee answer ›43AFoe of the Iroquois during the Beaver Wars4 lettersSee answer ›44AOrg. that's gone to the dogs?3 lettersSee answer ›45A[womp, womp]11 lettersSee answer ›47AMajor magazine pieces8 lettersSee answer ›49ADelicatessen offering6 lettersSee answer ›50ALoser of the 2025 World Series7 lettersSee answer ›51AWhere to follow local customs, it's said6 lettersSee answer ›52AUnderhanded6 lettersSee answer ›53ABeach shade6 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DSworn6 lettersSee answer ›2DCity, lake or canton de Suisse6 lettersSee answer ›3DTip on quite a few bucks?6 lettersSee answer ›4DExtremely rare, facetiously11 lettersSee answer ›5DAct bearishly4 lettersSee answer ›6DWhat might come with some baggage?5 lettersSee answer ›7DDogsbody9 lettersSee answer ›8DIo or luna4 lettersSee answer ›9DWhen repeated, a small treat3 lettersSee answer ›10DShamans, typically8 lettersSee answer ›11DClaps back7 lettersSee answer ›12DMardi Gras parading societies6 lettersSee answer ›14DTech job5 lettersSee answer ›16DBills first introduced in 18615 lettersSee answer ›18DCurrency of Serbia5 lettersSee answer ›22DExercise almost to a point of pain11 lettersSee answer ›24DVan Gogh retreat in southern France5 lettersSee answer ›26DSignificant spread5 lettersSee answer ›28DPost-show celebration9 lettersSee answer ›30DSome spa treatments8 lettersSee answer ›31DEscapade5 lettersSee answer ›32DAgree to, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›33DBath ___5 lettersSee answer ›34DFashions6 lettersSee answer ›35DClown locale5 lettersSee answer ›37DFuturistic sci-fi classic with tales set in 2021 and 20296 lettersSee answer ›38DField of the annual César Awards6 lettersSee answer ›39DOne of the Wayans brothers6 lettersSee answer ›42DDay at the movies5 lettersSee answer ›45DLike some costs4 lettersSee answer ›46DMany a drop-down4 lettersSee answer ›48D___ T3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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