NYT Crossword December 10 2025 Answers

All 81 clues from the Wednesday 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 Kareem AyasEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES81 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"___ been had!"4 lettersWEVE
5AShoo away, in a way6 lettersSWATAT
11AThunderbolt wielder4 lettersZEUS
16ACity NE of Olympia6 lettersTACOMA
19ALike voice mail messages, for example11 lettersPRERECORDED
21ARed "Inside Out" character5 lettersANGER
24AJ.F.K. Library architect3 lettersPEI
25AVerbal hesitations3 lettersUHS
27A"No ___!"5 lettersDOUBT
33AGreen dispensaries?4 lettersATMS
38ABit of condensation4 lettersBEAD
39AType of flooded field9 lettersRICEPADDY
42AProtected lands for plants and animals14 lettersNATURERESERVES
45AOne who is acting?4 lettersDOER
46ACorp. money bigwig3 lettersCFO
47ASome pearls of wisdom4 lettersSAWS
48AThird-party holding6 lettersESCROW
51AUsed to have5 lettersOWNED
55ATime piece?3 lettersERA
56AHole in the wall7 lettersRATTRAP
63ALove poem opener11 lettersROSESARERED
67AArticle of pool equipment4 lettersRACK
70ACorn container4 lettersSILO
71ARelease steam4 lettersVENT
72ADiocese assemblies6 lettersSYNODS
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2DGame-tying goal6 lettersEVENER
4D"Or ___ what?"4 lettersELSE
5DLongtime NASCAR sponsor3 lettersSTP
6DAlters the shape of5 lettersWARPS
7DDell competitor4 lettersACER
8DSinger Amos4 lettersTORI
9D"You can say that again!"4 lettersAMEN
10DSensitivity4 lettersTACT
12DAx, so to speak3 lettersEND
13DBeehive State athlete3 lettersUTE
14DGrassy section3 lettersSOD
29DTrampoline mats4 lettersBEDS
30DElf product3 lettersTOY
33DCommon street sign symbol5 lettersARROW
34DSeveral things in a pagoda5 lettersTIERS
35DParty starters, in brief3 lettersMCS
36DSowing machine6 lettersSEEDER
41D___ gaz (carbonated: Fr.)4 lettersAVEC
50DNuts6 lettersWACKOS
52DStanding5 lettersERECT
53DAachen article3 lettersDAS
60DSongwriter Guthrie4 lettersARLO
62D___ Minor4 lettersURSA
63DFire up3 lettersREV
65DSloth, e.g.3 lettersSIN
66DSome N.F.L. linemen3 lettersDTS
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