NYT Crossword December 5 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by James McCarronEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1G2H3A4N5A6S7A8U9D10I11SEASON12TICKET13S14DONTPOKETHEBEA15R16EVE17ENLACES18RIA19RIS20EN21EROS22CALI23MEER24STEM25BATON26ATTA27CKAD28LONERS29SLIT30MINI31S32C33REAM34TAKET35H36A37T38ALARM39RATE40BOTH41LAYS42PILE43PESTO44ARK45ALBER46TA47TEN48HER49EGOESNOT50HING51TODAYYEARSOLD52CURSE53LEYTE

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
11ACan't-miss purchases?13 lettersSEASONTICKETS
14AWords of caution15 lettersDONTPOKETHEBEAR
16AThreshold3 lettersEVE
17ATies up7 lettersENLACES
18ACoastal waterway3 lettersRIA
19AUp5 lettersRISEN
24ACurtail4 lettersSTEM
25AStick in an orchestra5 lettersBATON
26ASpot likely to smear8 lettersATTACKAD
28AThey aren't party people6 lettersLONERS
29ACut, as with a box cutter4 lettersSLIT
30A"Fun-size"4 lettersMINI
34AWords of retaliation8 lettersTAKETHAT
38AWord with fire or false5 lettersALARM
39AHotel listing4 lettersRATE
40AOne and the other4 lettersBOTH
42ABundle4 lettersPILE
44ARefuge3 lettersARK
47AIt's perfect3 lettersTEN
48A"Might as well give it a shot ..."15 lettersHEREGOESNOTHING
53A1944 Pacific battle site5 lettersLEYTE
DOWN
1DWhat clones share7 lettersGENESET
2DIt might be on a rack3 lettersHAT
4D"High" time4 lettersNOON
6D"Arrested Development," e.g.6 lettersSITCOM
7DPines5 lettersACHES
8DRelatives of banjoleles4 lettersUKES
9DNebraska senator Fischer3 lettersDEB
10DRepeat7 lettersITERATE
11DCouncil, in Russian6 lettersSOVIET
12DGot misty6 lettersTEARED
13DSea shanty singer6 lettersSAILOR
15DShow stoppers, sometimes5 lettersRAINS
22D"Is this possible?!?"7 lettersCANITBE
24DTake a little off the top4 lettersSKIM
25DDog treat4 lettersBONE
27DSilent sort4 lettersCLAM
28DFancy4 lettersLIKE
30DKind of instinct8 lettersMATERNAL
32DShade of red6 lettersCLARET
33DBig name in fast food7 lettersRAYKROC
35DArgumentative7 lettersHOSTILE
36DGet to6 lettersATTEND
37DMinimal coverage provider?5 lettersTHONG
39DHearty steakhouse serving6 lettersRIBEYE
42DTricks5 lettersPLOYS
43DUnwitting mark5 lettersPATSY
46DRaced4 lettersTORE
49DDot follower in academia3 lettersEDU
50DSpicy3 lettersHOT
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