NYT Crossword December 8 2025 Answers
All 78 clues from the Monday 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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1ASir's counterpart5 lettersSee answer ›6AFolded Mexican snack4 lettersSee answer ›10AYoung chap3 lettersSee answer ›13A"___ is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings": Robert Benchley5 lettersSee answer ›14ASean of "The Lord of the Rings"5 lettersSee answer ›16AChicken ___ king3 lettersSee answer ›17AWyoming skiing mecca11 lettersSee answer ›19AFemale pig3 lettersSee answer ›20AGold, in Spanish3 lettersSee answer ›21ADessert with icing4 lettersSee answer ›22AMotor City hoopster6 lettersSee answer ›24ARun out of clothes?6 lettersSee answer ›26ALike an envelope that's ready to be sent6 lettersSee answer ›28A___ Major (constellation)4 lettersSee answer ›30A"Enola Holmes" actress ___ Bobby Brown6 lettersSee answer ›32ABicycle shorts material5 lettersSee answer ›35AComputer image4 lettersSee answer ›37AID checkers at an airport3 lettersSee answer ›39AGallery-filled Big Apple neighborhood4 lettersSee answer ›40AFinger or toe … or, when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down5 lettersSee answer ›41A"Get outta here!"4 lettersSee answer ›42AArtificial colorant3 lettersSee answer ›43AHalf of a train track4 lettersSee answer ›44A"That's boring!"5 lettersSee answer ›45AStarting point6 lettersSee answer ›48AGrand ___ (achievement in baseball or tennis)4 lettersSee answer ›50AHardest to find6 lettersSee answer ›52A"Let me clarify ..."6 lettersSee answer ›56AGesture suggesting "I see what you did there"6 lettersSee answer ›58ATop poker cards4 lettersSee answer ›60AMonarch at Versailles3 lettersSee answer ›61AGolfer's target ... or prize3 lettersSee answer ›62AEnd successfully11 lettersSee answer ›65AComedian Wong3 lettersSee answer ›66AMedieval stringed instruments5 lettersSee answer ›67A"___, meenie, miney, mo"5 lettersSee answer ›68ACrunchy sandwich, for short3 lettersSee answer ›69ACamp shelter4 lettersSee answer ›70AReligious ceremonies5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DMagic charms5 lettersSee answer ›2DNot together5 lettersSee answer ›3DInterior design5 lettersSee answer ›4DGenesis boat3 lettersSee answer ›5DThe eyes may have it7 lettersSee answer ›6DScuba gear4 lettersSee answer ›7DRemnants of a volcanic spew5 lettersSee answer ›8DCorp. exec overseeing engineers, say3 lettersSee answer ›9DStuff on an artist's palette8 lettersSee answer ›10DEleventh-hour9 lettersSee answer ›11DPotatoes, in Indian cooking4 lettersSee answer ›12DFrom ___ to dusk4 lettersSee answer ›15DActor Sam of "Jurassic Park"5 lettersSee answer ›18DAcorn droppers4 lettersSee answer ›23DSalt, in Paris3 lettersSee answer ›25DMoney across the Atlantic4 lettersSee answer ›27DMessages on which you might be cc'd6 lettersSee answer ›29DIraqis and Iranians6 lettersSee answer ›31DBiblical brother of Jacob4 lettersSee answer ›32DPsychedelic tab3 lettersSee answer ›33DToy on a string that's not a kite4 lettersSee answer ›34DCenter of a stone fruit9 lettersSee answer ›36DFilm special effects, for short3 lettersSee answer ›38DAfter-hours source of $$$3 lettersSee answer ›40DLost moisture8 lettersSee answer ›41DNonspecific amount4 lettersSee answer ›44DPet that stores food in cheek pouches7 lettersSee answer ›46DAuthor Fleming3 lettersSee answer ›47DWhat empty stomachs do5 lettersSee answer ›49DIn ___ of4 lettersSee answer ›51DNo longer available5 lettersSee answer ›53D"There ___ enough hours in the day"5 lettersSee answer ›54D"That's the truth!"5 lettersSee answer ›55DMosaic pieces5 lettersSee answer ›56DCovering over a wound4 lettersSee answer ›57DPause in the action4 lettersSee answer ›59D"It's gonna ___ you!"4 lettersSee answer ›63DHwy.3 lettersSee answer ›64DEarly Chinese dynasty3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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