NYT Crossword December 28 2025 Answers
All 140 clues from the Sunday 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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1APoet with a 1982 posthumous Pulitzer5 lettersSee answer ›6AS.L.R. insert since the early 2000s6 lettersSee answer ›12ABaths in Bath4 lettersSee answer ›16AComedian Notaro3 lettersSee answer ›19AHost Tyler of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"5 lettersSee answer ›20AOne sporting an article of apparel6 lettersSee answer ›21ASign in a theater4 lettersSee answer ›22ADroll3 lettersSee answer ›23ARock of Ages12 lettersSee answer ›25AHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying8 lettersSee answer ›27AProp for a proposal4 lettersSee answer ›28ACollege credit hours5 lettersSee answer ›29AFar from fore3 lettersSee answer ›31AStarting section5 lettersSee answer ›32AFab Four drummer5 lettersSee answer ›34A"I can handle that for you"5 lettersSee answer ›36ASwallow something hook, line and sinker7 lettersSee answer ›38ASubject of some modern maps6 lettersSee answer ›41ABoots out6 lettersSee answer ›43AEnding with Butler or Bard3 lettersSee answer ›44AA Class Act9 lettersSee answer ›47AA Strange Loop11 lettersSee answer ›50APlayed a part5 lettersSee answer ›51ABaldwin of "30 Rock"4 lettersSee answer ›53ARan in the rain, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›54ABrig pair5 lettersSee answer ›55ANew Mexico skiing locale4 lettersSee answer ›56AFull legislative assembly6 lettersSee answer ›58APersonification of darkness, in Greek myth6 lettersSee answer ›60AShapiro of public radio3 lettersSee answer ›61ABuds4 lettersSee answer ›62AChips go-with5 lettersSee answer ›64AStraight up5 lettersSee answer ›67AA Little Night Music7 lettersSee answer ›69ARent5 lettersSee answer ›70AA Chorus Line7 lettersSee answer ›72ACreatures formed from the fingers of the sea goddess Sedna, in Inuit myth5 lettersSee answer ›73APersonal histories5 lettersSee answer ›74AAutomatons, informally4 lettersSee answer ›75ACell letters3 lettersSee answer ›76A"___ down the hatches!"6 lettersSee answer ›78ANursery rhyme couple6 lettersSee answer ›80ACribbage markers4 lettersSee answer ›81ASine's reciprocal, in trig5 lettersSee answer ›84ABit of power4 lettersSee answer ›86AJapanese noodle4 lettersSee answer ›87AWave to, say5 lettersSee answer ›88AThe Producers11 lettersSee answer ›91AInto the Woods9 lettersSee answer ›93A___ Lingus3 lettersSee answer ›94AIntertwine6 lettersSee answer ›95AHalloween haul6 lettersSee answer ›96AIn tears7 lettersSee answer ›99AEschew the high road, say5 lettersSee answer ›101A___ Dame5 lettersSee answer ›104ARepeatedly hit hard5 lettersSee answer ›105ADollop3 lettersSee answer ›106APop group5 lettersSee answer ›109ASitar great Shankar4 lettersSee answer ›111AThe Wiz8 lettersSee answer ›113AMean Girls12 lettersSee answer ›116AChess pieces3 lettersSee answer ›117ABombeck who wrote "At Wit's End"4 lettersSee answer ›118AFile often installed with computer programs6 lettersSee answer ›119ADo penance5 lettersSee answer ›120AApply3 lettersSee answer ›121AHurdle for a J.D.-to-be4 lettersSee answer ›122ABecame aware of6 lettersSee answer ›123A"Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DPlayground area, often4 lettersSee answer ›2DFearsome felines5 lettersSee answer ›3DPlus5 lettersSee answer ›4D"One of These Nights" band9 lettersSee answer ›5DMakeshift tip collector3 lettersSee answer ›6DEpitome of graceful beauty4 lettersSee answer ›7DArnaz of "I Love Lucy"4 lettersSee answer ›8DCertain stock holder9 lettersSee answer ›9DCame about5 lettersSee answer ›10DKylo ___ of "Star Wars"3 lettersSee answer ›11DGig of a lifetime8 lettersSee answer ›12DAdvanced4 lettersSee answer ›13DGuitar, slangily3 lettersSee answer ›14DFront-of-the-line credential7 lettersSee answer ›15DCousin of a mink5 lettersSee answer ›16DCheep trills?8 lettersSee answer ›17DDodger's comeuppance8 lettersSee answer ›18DIndoor recess locale3 lettersSee answer ›24DSuper-excited, in slang5 lettersSee answer ›26DOne "T" of TNT3 lettersSee answer ›30DLeast hale8 lettersSee answer ›33DFoxx of 1970s TV4 lettersSee answer ›35DJudge pro ___3 lettersSee answer ›36DPiano pupil's practice piece5 lettersSee answer ›37DShort boxers, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›39DHow some medicines are taken6 lettersSee answer ›40DApt name for a distance runner?5 lettersSee answer ›42DOldsmobile Cutlass model5 lettersSee answer ›44DLike 45-Down's flaw5 lettersSee answer ›45DMythical figure undone by hubris6 lettersSee answer ›46DPrima ballerina6 lettersSee answer ›48DUses an alternate account to play against easier opponents, in gamer-speak6 lettersSee answer ›49DPolice weapon5 lettersSee answer ›52DTransition points5 lettersSee answer ›56DBlue Ribbon brand5 lettersSee answer ›57DIce cream parlor offerings5 lettersSee answer ›59DBorscht base5 lettersSee answer ›61DClassic theater name6 lettersSee answer ›63DStruggles with sibilant sounds5 lettersSee answer ›65DLaw, but not order6 lettersSee answer ›66DHints6 lettersSee answer ›68DWord with record or union5 lettersSee answer ›69DWorld capital near the Andean foothills8 lettersSee answer ›70DGive a twist6 lettersSee answer ›71DDownright mean5 lettersSee answer ›73DBit of wisdom5 lettersSee answer ›74DFounder of the Mughal Empire5 lettersSee answer ›77DString-plucking sound5 lettersSee answer ›79DSources in etymology9 lettersSee answer ›80DProne9 lettersSee answer ›81DSome summers, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›82DBlack-and-white desserts8 lettersSee answer ›83DUniversité with a Pierre and Marie Curie campus8 lettersSee answer ›85DShell filling stations8 lettersSee answer ›87DBasic programming command4 lettersSee answer ›89DChicken pieces7 lettersSee answer ›90DPart of AT&T: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›92DBallet or bourrée, in Bourgogne5 lettersSee answer ›97DDo a diner job3 lettersSee answer ›98DGathering of moles5 lettersSee answer ›100DSetting for Cole Porter's "Anything Goes"5 lettersSee answer ›102DContinued interminably5 lettersSee answer ›103DDiscus throw at the Olympics, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›105DBuzzing nuisance4 lettersSee answer ›107DGlitzy fabric4 lettersSee answer ›108DLike some cheese4 lettersSee answer ›110D"Gotcha"4 lettersSee answer ›111DBlue-necked bird3 lettersSee answer ›112D"___ Believer"3 lettersSee answer ›114DFlock formation3 lettersSee answer ›115DBlue-winged bird3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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