NYT Crossword December 12 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 Adrian Johnson and Jess RucksEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2S3A4S5C6A7U8S9E10A11C12T13S14IKNO15WRIGHT16SUIT17TINFOILHAT18PLEA19TEAMS20WA21SHTUB22BES23T24S25HASPS26V27A28LENCIA29MOLT30IPAD31RAW32FOOTA33G34E35SOB36FONDANT37TOE38APP39LESAUCE40DUAL41AIDS42STY43LISTS44S45ERVE46TSTOP47ARTEX48P49O50RIL51K52E53PINS54AS55S56EENONT57V58ICEE59THERESMORE60DART61HANGS62ABET

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASome free spots, for short4 lettersPSAS
5AGrounds5 lettersCAUSE
10ADoesn't just talk4 lettersACTS
14A"You're telling me!"10 lettersIKNOWRIGHT
16AWord with wet or sweat4 lettersSUIT
17AConspiracy theorist's accessory10 lettersTINFOILHAT
18A"Don't leave me!," e.g.4 lettersPLEA
19A16 in a Sweet Sixteen5 lettersTEAMS
22APersonal records5 lettersBESTS
25APadlocked fasteners5 lettersHASPS
30AJobs announcement of 20104 lettersIPAD
31ANews feed, perhaps10 lettersRAWFOOTAGE
35A[Waaaaah!]3 lettersSOB
37APart of a golf club3 lettersTOE
38ASee 5-Down10 lettersAPPLESAUCE
40ABinary4 lettersDUAL
41ASuccors4 lettersAIDS
42APhoto session workers8 lettersSTYLISTS
44AAce, e.g.5 lettersSERVE
47ARelative of a craft fair7 lettersARTEXPO
50A"Duino Elegies" poet5 lettersRILKE
58AIt's cool to drink4 lettersICEE
61AFloats5 lettersHANGS
62AGive a bad hand?4 lettersABET
DOWN
1DStone3 lettersPIT
2DVaudeville highlight4 lettersSKIT
5DWith 38-Across, one way to sit10 lettersCRISSCROSS
6DFeel gross3 lettersAIL
7D"Gross"3 lettersUGH
9D"Tell Mama" singer James4 lettersETTA
10DRocky road ingredient?7 lettersASPHALT
12DBind5 lettersTIEUP
13DSticks a fork in5 lettersSTABS
15DPart of NOW5 lettersWOMEN
21D"Fiddlesticks!"5 lettersSHOOT
24DWorkshop debris7 lettersSAWDUST
26DPossible need for entry4 lettersVISA
27DEach4 lettersAPOP
32D"That's the truth"5 lettersFACTS
33DKid's parent4 lettersGOAT
34DHagfish lookalikes4 lettersEELS
43DButcher shop buys5 lettersLOINS
44DPleasing to the palate5 lettersSAPID
45D"Buss It" rapper ___ Banks5 lettersERICA
48DWay4 lettersPATH
49DArm of the Dept. of Labor4 lettersOSHA
51DPart of a cabinet4 lettersKNOB
52DFrench 101 verb4 lettersETRE
57DThoroughly evaluate3 lettersVET
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