NYT Crossword December 10 2025 Answers

All 81 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Kareem AyasEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES81 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"___ been had!"4 lettersSee answer ›5AShoo away, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›11AThunderbolt wielder4 lettersSee answer ›15AFirst name in daring jumps4 lettersSee answer ›16ACity NE of Olympia6 lettersSee answer ›17AFamiliar with the tricks of4 lettersSee answer ›18AEmulates a dog around the family dinner table4 lettersSee answer ›19ALike voice mail messages, for example11 lettersSee answer ›21ARed "Inside Out" character5 lettersSee answer ›23AOUT OF ORDER! PAPER TRAY REQUIRES MAINTENANCE!7 lettersSee answer ›24AJ.F.K. Library architect3 lettersSee answer ›25AVerbal hesitations3 lettersSee answer ›27A"No ___!"5 lettersSee answer ›31ALike some boarding school attire6 lettersSee answer ›33AGreen dispensaries?4 lettersSee answer ›37AIconic repeated Keanu Reeves role3 lettersSee answer ›38ABit of condensation4 lettersSee answer ›39AType of flooded field9 lettersSee answer ›42AProtected lands for plants and animals14 lettersSee answer ›44AOUT OF ORDER! USE STAIRS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!9 lettersSee answer ›45AOne who is acting?4 lettersSee answer ›46ACorp. money bigwig3 lettersSee answer ›47ASome pearls of wisdom4 lettersSee answer ›48AThird-party holding6 lettersSee answer ›51AUsed to have5 lettersSee answer ›54A___ Chinmoy, 20th-century Indian spiritual leader3 lettersSee answer ›55ATime piece?3 lettersSee answer ›56AHole in the wall7 lettersSee answer ›61ARapper who co-starred in 1994's "Above the Rim"5 lettersSee answer ›63ALove poem opener11 lettersSee answer ›67AArticle of pool equipment4 lettersSee answer ›68AChildren's author Carle who wrote "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"4 lettersSee answer ›69AOUT OF ORDER! USE SECOND-FLOOR BATHROOM INSTEAD!6 lettersSee answer ›70ACorn container4 lettersSee answer ›71ARelease steam4 lettersSee answer ›72ADiocese assemblies6 lettersSee answer ›73AFinal boss in the game God of War4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DSoftware accessed via an online browser6 lettersSee answer ›2DGame-tying goal6 lettersSee answer ›3DHealthier version of a breakfast side dish11 lettersSee answer ›4D"Or ___ what?"4 lettersSee answer ›5DLongtime NASCAR sponsor3 lettersSee answer ›6DAlters the shape of5 lettersSee answer ›7DDell competitor4 lettersSee answer ›8DSinger Amos4 lettersSee answer ›9D"You can say that again!"4 lettersSee answer ›10DSensitivity4 lettersSee answer ›11DSecret identity of Don Diego de la Vega5 lettersSee answer ›12DAx, so to speak3 lettersSee answer ›13DBeehive State athlete3 lettersSee answer ›14DGrassy section3 lettersSee answer ›20DSource of 3.5 million quotations, for short3 lettersSee answer ›22DPerformer of the 1992 dance song "Supermodel (You Better Work)"6 lettersSee answer ›26DGreek figures with multiple heads6 lettersSee answer ›28DStatus of 23-, 44- and 69-Across, as indicated by their clues and placement in the grid11 lettersSee answer ›29DTrampoline mats4 lettersSee answer ›30DElf product3 lettersSee answer ›32DOrg. opposed to "speciesism"4 lettersSee answer ›33DCommon street sign symbol5 lettersSee answer ›34DSeveral things in a pagoda5 lettersSee answer ›35DParty starters, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›36DSowing machine6 lettersSee answer ›40D"To your health!," in Germany6 lettersSee answer ›41D___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.)4 lettersSee answer ›42D[Don't open this at the office!]4 lettersSee answer ›43DOne of four rhyming letters3 lettersSee answer ›44DModern prefix with village3 lettersSee answer ›49D"The Matrix" character, with "the"6 lettersSee answer ›50DNuts6 lettersSee answer ›52DStanding5 lettersSee answer ›53DAachen article3 lettersSee answer ›54D"There is more to life than increasing its ___": Gandhi5 lettersSee answer ›57DSome needle work, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›58D"Community" character played by Donald Glover4 lettersSee answer ›59DApt letters missing from _ _stra_ _4 lettersSee answer ›60DSongwriter Guthrie4 lettersSee answer ›62D___ Minor4 lettersSee answer ›63DFire up3 lettersSee answer ›64DPrize that a prospector pries3 lettersSee answer ›65DSloth, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›66DSome N.F.L. linemen3 lettersSee answer ›
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