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NYT Crossword December 23 2025 Answers

All 75 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.

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ALL CLUES75 CLUES
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1ALongtime CBS procedural with multiple spinoffs4 lettersSee answer ›5AHighly capable5 lettersSee answer ›10ACtrl+S command4 lettersSee answer ›14AAlternative to check or credit card4 lettersSee answer ›15ASecondary subject for a college student5 lettersSee answer ›16AShort video4 lettersSee answer ›17AAppropriately named bus driver on "The Simpsons"4 lettersSee answer ›18AAlternative to épée or foil, in British English5 lettersSee answer ›19ATokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature4 lettersSee answer ›20AClassic Hanukkah treat13 lettersSee answer ›23ABrownish-yellow fabric5 lettersSee answer ›24AInstitution of higher education, to a Brit3 lettersSee answer ›25ASleeper's breathing problem5 lettersSee answer ›27ALead-in to "drink and be merry"3 lettersSee answer ›28AClassic classroom party treat7 lettersSee answer ›31AAntitrust enforcement org.3 lettersSee answer ›32AUnfortunate accident6 lettersSee answer ›34AClever6 lettersSee answer ›36AHighly pleased about7 lettersSee answer ›38AColored, as church glass7 lettersSee answer ›39AClassic Halloween treat9 lettersSee answer ›41AIt's part of the job4 lettersSee answer ›44APrefix with classic3 lettersSee answer ›45ACarve4 lettersSee answer ›49ATake advantage of3 lettersSee answer ›50A"Where'd you hear that?"7 lettersSee answer ›54ADream Team country, for short3 lettersSee answer ›55ATake responsibility6 lettersSee answer ›57ACry from a movie director6 lettersSee answer ›59AClassic Yuletide treat15 lettersSee answer ›63APrayer ender4 lettersSee answer ›64AThis should clear things up!5 lettersSee answer ›65AReject, as a bill4 lettersSee answer ›66ANothing, in Nogales4 lettersSee answer ›67ACries out5 lettersSee answer ›68ABiblical garden4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DSgt. or cpl.3 lettersSee answer ›2DGo off a ski jump, say8 lettersSee answer ›3D"Oh, really?"8 lettersSee answer ›4DTried to identify, in a way, as a wrapped gift5 lettersSee answer ›5DPlayground retort4 lettersSee answer ›6D1990s internet option6 lettersSee answer ›7DWith all judges present6 lettersSee answer ›8D___ de Rossi, "Arrested Development" actress6 lettersSee answer ›9DAspen or pine4 lettersSee answer ›10DReporter's big get5 lettersSee answer ›11DJust for grins8 lettersSee answer ›12DShort version of an impactful story8 lettersSee answer ›13DOrg. regulating water safety3 lettersSee answer ›21DInsect that emerges en masse every 13 or 17 years6 lettersSee answer ›22DKind of salad whose dressing contains anchovies6 lettersSee answer ›23DFormer N.B.A. star Shawn with the nickname "Reign Man"4 lettersSee answer ›26DNailed, as a test4 lettersSee answer ›29D"Once ___ a time …"4 lettersSee answer ›30DCharacter played by Bruce Lee on "The Green Hornet"4 lettersSee answer ›33D___ Finn4 lettersSee answer ›35DOne of three on the pitchfork in "American Gothic"4 lettersSee answer ›37DBig Apple org. that's going to blazes?4 lettersSee answer ›38DFlat-bottomed boat4 lettersSee answer ›40D"That's correct!"3 lettersSee answer ›41DResident of Pisa or Lucca6 lettersSee answer ›42DCondition that may require an inhaler6 lettersSee answer ›43DGet more than a little mad6 lettersSee answer ›46DLike many a dress shirt, with "in"6 lettersSee answer ›47DTop execs, colloquially … or what 20-, 28-, 39- and 59-Across are, phonetically?6 lettersSee answer ›48DMake negative remarks about6 lettersSee answer ›50DNot on the up and up, slangily3 lettersSee answer ›51DIn a fitting way5 lettersSee answer ›52DBreaks (into), as a computer system5 lettersSee answer ›53DMiddle name for Lennon starting in 19693 lettersSee answer ›56D"Escape (The ___ Colada Song)"4 lettersSee answer ›58DSign of peace4 lettersSee answer ›60DSallie or Fannie follower3 lettersSee answer ›61DHand-y communication method, for short?3 lettersSee answer ›62DDrink slowly3 lettersSee answer ›
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