NYT Crossword December 30 2025 Answers
All 76 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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1AScoundrels4 lettersSee answer ›5APointed end of a pen3 lettersSee answer ›8AParts not filled in4 lettersSee answer ›12ACookies with their name embossed on them5 lettersSee answer ›14APrefix with -metric3 lettersSee answer ›15AAttracts5 lettersSee answer ›17ASomething to wave with pride?9 lettersSee answer ›19ASardinia, e.g., to Sardinians5 lettersSee answer ›20A"Absolument!"6 lettersSee answer ›21AFizzled out completely8 lettersSee answer ›23A"Nothing but ___!" (reaction to a swish)3 lettersSee answer ›24AIn the style of3 lettersSee answer ›26ABrand of cooler named for a mythical beast4 lettersSee answer ›27APlay loudly, as from a speaker5 lettersSee answer ›29ABreak away (from)6 lettersSee answer ›33A[That looks delicious …]5 lettersSee answer ›36AFlashy cycling maneuvers9 lettersSee answer ›38AShared by us4 lettersSee answer ›39AWhat a new hire might learn, with "the"5 lettersSee answer ›40A"That's not good!"4 lettersSee answer ›41A"Sunday Night Football" producer9 lettersSee answer ›43AFloating markers5 lettersSee answer ›44AWet floor?6 lettersSee answer ›45A"That's not good!"5 lettersSee answer ›47AOpera excerpt4 lettersSee answer ›49ACasual turndown3 lettersSee answer ›50APsychic's alleged ability, for short3 lettersSee answer ›53AThey're pulled to garner media attention, informally8 lettersSee answer ›57AMusic's Run the Jewels or Rae Sremmurd, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›59ASudden shocks5 lettersSee answer ›60ASpend money on "Wheel of Fortune" ... which won't help much for solving 17-, 21-, 36-, 41- and 53-Across!9 lettersSee answer ›62AUpside-down frown5 lettersSee answer ›63AExist3 lettersSee answer ›64ASkip over, in speech5 lettersSee answer ›65AMimicked4 lettersSee answer ›66APerfect score in Olympic diving3 lettersSee answer ›67AMany bills in tip jars4 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DThe eyes of an emoticon, typically5 lettersSee answer ›2DMake a case (for)5 lettersSee answer ›3DOpposite of credit5 lettersSee answer ›4D"And ___ bed"4 lettersSee answer ›5DNothing3 lettersSee answer ›6DDr. Seuss' "And to Think That ___ It on Mulberry Street"4 lettersSee answer ›7D4 on a par 3, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›8DHard-to-clean-up sparkly stuff7 lettersSee answer ›9DLike good omens10 lettersSee answer ›10DCollege instructor, for short4 lettersSee answer ›11D"To thine own ___ be true"4 lettersSee answer ›13DSudden, powerful gust of wind6 lettersSee answer ›16DUsed a stool, say3 lettersSee answer ›18DAthleisure brand originally from Italy4 lettersSee answer ›22DHomes on branches5 lettersSee answer ›25D___ Day (April observance)5 lettersSee answer ›27DClimactic fight in a video game10 lettersSee answer ›28D0% filled5 lettersSee answer ›30DFun word to shout into a canyon4 lettersSee answer ›31DFashion inits. in Manhattan4 lettersSee answer ›32DThose, en español4 lettersSee answer ›33DPuts on, as a jacket4 lettersSee answer ›34DYokel4 lettersSee answer ›35DApex predator of the ocean4 lettersSee answer ›37DMarks, as a ballot square5 lettersSee answer ›39D"The Thinker" sculptor5 lettersSee answer ›42DPored over7 lettersSee answer ›43DNot act up6 lettersSee answer ›46D___ Sea (arm of the Arctic Ocean)4 lettersSee answer ›48DMaking a plate appearance5 lettersSee answer ›50DScientist Hubble with a telescope named after him5 lettersSee answer ›51DFuzzy-feeling leather5 lettersSee answer ›52DExtremes of the earth5 lettersSee answer ›53DNightwear, informally3 lettersSee answer ›54DOblong tomato type4 lettersSee answer ›55DLose traction4 lettersSee answer ›56D"OK, go ahead"4 lettersSee answer ›58DCasual collared shirt4 lettersSee answer ›61DDesire3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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