NYT Crossword December 11 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Thursday 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 Kevin CurryEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2N3T4I5H6E7R8A9A10L11P12E13LOOT14OPER15A16LIEU17DREA18MTEAMS19AFAR20AISLE21EPSO22M23ECO24IL25L26NE27ALE28P29ICTU30R31E32PERFEC33T34JOGS35NINA36ITSOK37IPO38SANDP39IT40SRO41MET42AL43SEEP44OOPS45IMAGI46NEDRA47GONS48OWETO49DOH50HBO51SL52O53M54O55AL56E57X58A59AIM60S61THIN62KTANKS63CLAN64EMCEE65LICK66KENO67SEGA68ADDS

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ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1AAgainst4 lettersANTI
9ASuisse peak4 lettersALPE
13ASpoils4 lettersLOOT
14AWork of Bellini or Bizet5 lettersOPERA
16AStead4 lettersLIEU
17ASEAL … SWAT … B …10 lettersDREAMTEAMS
19ASome ways off4 lettersAFAR
20APlane divider5 lettersAISLE
23ASustainable start?3 lettersECO
26AAuthor Zora ___ Hurston5 lettersNEALE
28AUtopia … 10 … ideal …14 lettersPICTUREPERFECT
34AWarms up for a race, say4 lettersJOGS
35AColumbus's smallest ship4 lettersNINA
36A"No harm, no foul"5 lettersITSOK
37ABus. page news3 lettersIPO
38ALanding area in a long jump7 lettersSANDPIT
40ASign for cheap admission3 lettersSRO
41AWord with heavy or scrap5 lettersMETAL
43ASlip (out), in a way4 lettersSEEP
44ACry over spilt milk?4 lettersOOPS
45APuff … Komodo … Smaug …14 lettersIMAGINEDRAGONS
48ATake inspiration from5 lettersOWETO
49AQuote from Homer3 lettersDOH
50ACable staple since 19723 lettersHBO
55AEcho starter5 lettersALEXA
59APrepares to throw4 lettersAIMS
61AFish … scuba … Army …10 lettersTHINKTANKS
63AReunion group4 lettersCLAN
67ADreamcast developer4 lettersSEGA
DOWN
3DSteps up to, as the line4 lettersTOES
4DRight-leaning type7 lettersITALICS
5DSuper-trendy3 lettersHOT
6DElectrified Olympic weapon4 lettersEPEE
7DCollect, as rewards4 lettersREAP
8DHuggers4 lettersARMS
9DIn the style of3 lettersALA
12DCoin with 12 stars on it4 lettersEURO
15DActing collectively5 lettersASONE
18DUn-solid-ify4 lettersMELT
22DBe worthy of5 lettersMERIT
25DSol's sister4 lettersLUNA
28DBig wheels in the Vatican?10 lettersPOPEMOBILE
31DQuit5 lettersENDED
32DArt class staple5 lettersPAPER
33DAbrupt endings, of a sort4 lettersTKOS
38DNarrow openings5 lettersSLITS
39DBig Apple debut in 20104 lettersIPAD
44D"Lux-ur-ious!"7 lettersOOHLALA
46DNick of "Cape Fear"5 lettersNOLTE
47DPan in the butt?4 lettersGOAT
50DCybersecurity concern4 lettersHACK
52DElectrical units4 lettersOHMS
53DMaze runners, sometimes4 lettersMICE
56DChildren's author Blyton4 lettersENID
58DQuizzes4 lettersASKS
60D___-cone3 lettersSNO
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