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NYT Crossword December 25 2025 Answers

All 72 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.

Constructed by Sam EzerskyEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1AResponse to discovering the theme of a crossword3 lettersSee answer ›4ADashing through the ___ ...4 lettersSee answer ›8AFoam on a seashore4 lettersSee answer ›12AOne who runs, informally3 lettersSee answer ›13APossible base for a Caesar salad4 lettersSee answer ›14AOf help5 lettersSee answer ›16ADawdle8 lettersSee answer ›18ASome anxious behavior on one's feet6 lettersSee answer ›20AStew (over)6 lettersSee answer ›21AIn a ___ open sleigh ...8 lettersSee answer ›23AWhere Bart Simpson directs his prank calls4 lettersSee answer ›24ABuffet stand vessel3 lettersSee answer ›25ARare day for an N.F.L. game: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›26AOne way to take a bull10 lettersSee answer ›31AOld dagger carried by Scottish Highlanders4 lettersSee answer ›32AMichael of "Barbie"4 lettersSee answer ›33AHits from the side, informally6 lettersSee answer ›35AFirst portrayer of Albus Dumbledore, the final live-action role in his long film career13 lettersSee answer ›39AStretch6 lettersSee answer ›40ALetter after three consecutive rhyming letters4 lettersSee answer ›41ARight-eous path?4 lettersSee answer ›42AFootwear for a bride, perhaps10 lettersSee answer ›48AJFK or EWR alternative3 lettersSee answer ›49ACable lead-in to TV3 lettersSee answer ›50AJump in skates4 lettersSee answer ›51AWhat's seen "all the way" through this puzzle?8 lettersSee answer ›54ARyan with swimming gold medals in four straight Olympics6 lettersSee answer ›56A"All that being said ..."6 lettersSee answer ›57AAdo8 lettersSee answer ›59A"Yes ___!"5 lettersSee answer ›60ASomething typed in this field: YYYY4 lettersSee answer ›61AFashion designer Lange3 lettersSee answer ›62AMany a vacation package4 lettersSee answer ›63ATranscript ruiners4 lettersSee answer ›64A___ pop (hybrid music genre)3 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DChillness6 lettersSee answer ›2D"Oh me, oh my!"6 lettersSee answer ›3DReady to go6 lettersSee answer ›4D"___ the Limit" (posthumous hit for the Notorious B.I.G.)4 lettersSee answer ›5DHorses studied by touts4 lettersSee answer ›6DPortuguese greeting3 lettersSee answer ›7DO'er the fields ___ ...4 lettersSee answer ›8DEurasia or Oceania, in "1984"10 lettersSee answer ›9DLike many Mormons5 lettersSee answer ›10DThe "R" of P.R.4 lettersSee answer ›11DVodka-and-pineapple juice cocktail popularized on "Sex and the City"8 lettersSee answer ›15DSews up7 lettersSee answer ›17DPhil of the Grateful Dead4 lettersSee answer ›19DUber-enthusiasts5 lettersSee answer ›22DSomeone who might ask "Mother, may I?"3 lettersSee answer ›27DZoom call issue4 lettersSee answer ›28D"S.N.L." V.I.P.10 lettersSee answer ›29DPilot who shares a tent with Yossarian in "Catch-22"3 lettersSee answer ›30DSides of pie slices, essentially5 lettersSee answer ›31DBallon ___ (soccer star's award)3 lettersSee answer ›34DSlangy "dude"4 lettersSee answer ›35DWhite House family of the 1980s7 lettersSee answer ›36DTax dodger's fear8 lettersSee answer ›37DLoc. ___ (footnote abbr.)3 lettersSee answer ›38DVery in3 lettersSee answer ›39DBig name in windows and doors5 lettersSee answer ›43DRaider in times past3 lettersSee answer ›44DA person4 lettersSee answer ›45DGo "Phew!," say6 lettersSee answer ›46D"He has my permission"6 lettersSee answer ›47DTotal slimeball6 lettersSee answer ›49DIntl. org. with 12 stars on its flag5 lettersSee answer ›52DHalal cart offering4 lettersSee answer ›53DElided farewell4 lettersSee answer ›54DDo pretty much nothing4 lettersSee answer ›55DBetween you and me4 lettersSee answer ›58DAt whom you might yell "Are we watching the same game?!"3 lettersSee answer ›
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