NYT Crossword December 6 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Saturday 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 CLUES72 CLUES
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1AIt goes around in circles4 lettersSee answer ›5AWinter quaffs10 lettersSee answer ›15ABooty4 lettersSee answer ›16ASource of rhythm in electronic music10 lettersSee answer ›17AWith 23-Down, bandolier, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›18ACourt order10 lettersSee answer ›19AChinese surname transliterating "Zuo"3 lettersSee answer ›20AAssessor5 lettersSee answer ›21ASome4 lettersSee answer ›22ATreats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink"7 lettersSee answer ›24AThread organizer4 lettersSee answer ›27AHome to the Temple of Hephaestus6 lettersSee answer ›28ACutters for kitchen installations8 lettersSee answer ›32AHigh-stakes gambler, in Vegas lingo5 lettersSee answer ›33ALike some car exteriors and hairy legs5 lettersSee answer ›34ADirector Jon M. ___3 lettersSee answer ›35ASit, say4 lettersSee answer ›36AMany a character on "Breaking Bad"5 lettersSee answer ›37AToiletry kit item4 lettersSee answer ›38APortrayer of Glinda in 2024's "Wicked," to fans3 lettersSee answer ›39ACleanse5 lettersSee answer ›40A"Indubitably!"5 lettersSee answer ›41AHoney and sugar, for two8 lettersSee answer ›43AHolder of arrows6 lettersSee answer ›44AThat stinks!4 lettersSee answer ›45APenn athletes7 lettersSee answer ›46AWebsite that competes with PCMag4 lettersSee answer ›49AHaving a good aura, in slang5 lettersSee answer ›51A"___ dat?"3 lettersSee answer ›52A"That's crazy!"10 lettersSee answer ›55AHippie happening4 lettersSee answer ›56AWarning preceding some "madness" during March Madness10 lettersSee answer ›57A"Please, Mom?"4 lettersSee answer ›58ASide effect after a BBQ meal, informally10 lettersSee answer ›59AAussie predator4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DClosing statement?10 lettersSee answer ›2D"Count me in!"10 lettersSee answer ›3DLead-in to some juicy gossip10 lettersSee answer ›4D___ rating (chess stat)3 lettersSee answer ›5DBig Apple cathedral6 lettersSee answer ›6DFur trade exports5 lettersSee answer ›7DFrozen treat4 lettersSee answer ›8DSinger with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat"9 lettersSee answer ›9DTennis duo?3 lettersSee answer ›10DIt might go for a buck3 lettersSee answer ›11DAmerican battle tank named for a general6 lettersSee answer ›12DFirst name in Norse exploration4 lettersSee answer ›13DNo trouble4 lettersSee answer ›14DDish commonly made in a Dutch oven4 lettersSee answer ›20DFormer French president ___ Coty4 lettersSee answer ›23DSee 17-Across4 lettersSee answer ›25DBread spread4 lettersSee answer ›26DIts first and second editions were published more than 60 yrs. apart3 lettersSee answer ›28DSacred Polynesian plants5 lettersSee answer ›29DYoga pants and such10 lettersSee answer ›30DEndangered African grazer10 lettersSee answer ›31DVery fast, in a way10 lettersSee answer ›33DRatty is one in "The Wind in the Willows"9 lettersSee answer ›36DTitle film character with a "lucky fin"4 lettersSee answer ›37DLongtime Nestlé product4 lettersSee answer ›39DPop3 lettersSee answer ›40DSpot to dock4 lettersSee answer ›42D"Wait a sec"6 lettersSee answer ›43DPursuits6 lettersSee answer ›45DClassic arcade game with a pyramid5 lettersSee answer ›46DShark bait4 lettersSee answer ›47D"Negative"4 lettersSee answer ›48DWho's asked the musical question "Do you want to build a snowman?"4 lettersSee answer ›50DLongtime catalog purveyor4 lettersSee answer ›53DWashington and Adams in Chicago: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›54DWide mouth3 lettersSee answer ›55DEmail abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›
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