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NYT Crossword December 26 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 CLUES70 CLUES
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1ADawdler8 lettersSee answer ›9ACuts short6 lettersSee answer ›15ATypical sight in a bank robbery cartoon8 lettersSee answer ›16AKitsch6 lettersSee answer ›17ADoing some theater work8 lettersSee answer ›18ACracked wheat used in tabbouleh6 lettersSee answer ›19AOne whose beauty is on the inside5 lettersSee answer ›20AWhole kit and caboodle5 lettersSee answer ›22A___-Latin (like some modern coinages)3 lettersSee answer ›23APlant that's toxic to cats4 lettersSee answer ›24ASome babysitters5 lettersSee answer ›25AA cold one is unexpected (and usually unappreciated)4 lettersSee answer ›26ASince Jan. 1, on a pay stub3 lettersSee answer ›27ATuesday, in French5 lettersSee answer ›28ASong commonly performed outdoors5 lettersSee answer ›29AFood that can be prepared de canasta5 lettersSee answer ›30A___ Tuesday (end of the pre-Lenten season)6 lettersSee answer ›31AOne toeing the line?15 lettersSee answer ›35AIndividually6 lettersSee answer ›36AEditorialize5 lettersSee answer ›37AOverly self-assertive5 lettersSee answer ›38ALike a good sponge cake5 lettersSee answer ›39ADown Under bird that scientists are working to "de-extinct"3 lettersSee answer ›42ASingular, with or without its first letter4 lettersSee answer ›43AOrigin story family in DC Comics5 lettersSee answer ›44AFacility4 lettersSee answer ›45ACertain care provider, for short3 lettersSee answer ›46ARe-fresh?5 lettersSee answer ›47AIt might be marked with an X5 lettersSee answer ›48ALinked (with)6 lettersSee answer ›50ADrive8 lettersSee answer ›52AHarden and become resistant to change6 lettersSee answer ›53ALife partner, perhaps?8 lettersSee answer ›54AOld coin with a picture of Generalissimo Franco6 lettersSee answer ›55ATreated with respect8 lettersSee answer ›
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1DHow a supervillain might brag6 lettersSee answer ›2DFlip6 lettersSee answer ›3DWaiting for support, maybe6 lettersSee answer ›4DLike untended plots5 lettersSee answer ›5DFuneral ___4 lettersSee answer ›6DBroad band?3 lettersSee answer ›7DRoyal Australian Air Force insignia8 lettersSee answer ›8DCompetition that combines speed with balance15 lettersSee answer ›9DProfessor Dumbledore5 lettersSee answer ›10DContest4 lettersSee answer ›11DBevy : quail :: parliament : ___3 lettersSee answer ›12DThe world's end, in Norse mythology8 lettersSee answer ›13DMr. or Ms. Right8 lettersSee answer ›14DBaby sitter?8 lettersSee answer ›21DHalf of a classic rum cocktail's name3 lettersSee answer ›24DComponent of a nautilus shell5 lettersSee answer ›25DEric who wrote and illustrated "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me"5 lettersSee answer ›27DStick by a fireplace5 lettersSee answer ›28DMantra5 lettersSee answer ›29DNearby things5 lettersSee answer ›30DLike the pope's guards5 lettersSee answer ›31DArea on which to eat or play cards8 lettersSee answer ›32D"You can absolutely count on me"8 lettersSee answer ›33DFigure in sci-fi's "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman," e.g.8 lettersSee answer ›34DGreat illustrations8 lettersSee answer ›38DConnected3 lettersSee answer ›39DSister of Moses6 lettersSee answer ›40DWorth considering6 lettersSee answer ›41DMade up6 lettersSee answer ›43DNation dubbed the "cradle of mankind"5 lettersSee answer ›44D"Understood?"5 lettersSee answer ›46DBig break4 lettersSee answer ›47DStack (up)4 lettersSee answer ›49DCasting need3 lettersSee answer ›51DShort diner order3 lettersSee answer ›
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