NYT Crossword December 15 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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 Jeff Jerome and Andrea Carla MichaelsEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2A3I4N5T6B7A8N9C10J11F12K13ARTOO14AREA15ALI16RESTU17P18DISR19OBED20ASA21LI22ES23SUBBED24HOB25NOBBE26D27SOAK28STUBBED29TOE30T31RUSS32DAS33T34O35P36HERBE37R38T39YE40S41WEDO42ODD43IU44D45EARED46D47UBBE48D49FILM50C51HIN52BEDAZZL53E54D55TOUCA56N57PELE58IMO59BUNKBE60DS61AS62IMOV63APT64LORE65UNITE66RES67ENYA68PETER

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1A___ Nicholas5 lettersSAINT
10AN.Y.C. airport3 lettersJFK
15AThrilla in Manila boxer3 lettersALI
16ARecharge one's batteries6 lettersRESTUP
18APrepared to bathe8 lettersDISROBED
20ACool ___ cucumber3 lettersASA
21A"Balderdash!"4 lettersLIES
23AFilled in (for), for short6 lettersSUBBED
24ASchmoozed (with)9 lettersHOBNOBBED
27AGood, long bath4 lettersSOAK
28ASlight injury from tripping10 lettersSTUBBEDTOE
30ABridge support5 lettersTRUSS
33ADo one better than3 lettersTOP
36APresident Hoover7 lettersHERBERT
42AUnconventional3 lettersODD
52AEnchanted9 lettersBEDAZZLED
55ABig-beaked tropical bird6 lettersTOUCAN
61ASci-fi writer Isaac6 lettersASIMOV
64ATales of yore4 lettersLORE
65AJoin in marriage5 lettersUNITE
66ALo-___ graphics3 lettersRES
68A___ Cottontail5 lettersPETER
DOWN
2D"You ___ right!"5 lettersARESO
3D"Ridiculous!"9 lettersITSABSURD
5DArtist Henri de ___-Lautrec8 lettersTOULOUSE
6DOne who's rotten from the start7 lettersBADSEED
7DSinger Grande, to fans3 lettersARI
8DLoch ___ monster4 lettersNESS
9DOpera great Enrico6 lettersCARUSO
19DOrchestral woodwind4 lettersOBOE
22DBe on the wane3 lettersEBB
25DCrash-investigating org.4 lettersNTSB
26DTurning point in W.W. II4 lettersDDAY
30DBut, briefly3 lettersTHO
31DLike a ripe strawberry3 lettersRED
33DRe-election restriction9 lettersTERMLIMIT
34DMany a Wordsworth poem3 lettersODE
35DPea holder3 lettersPOD
37DPart of a barbecue rack3 lettersRIB
46DComic actor Van Dyke4 lettersDICK
47DLacking the capacity6 lettersUNABLE
48DPrez before 10-Across3 lettersDDE
50DTwo-door auto5 lettersCOUPE
51DOutings for foxhounds5 lettersHUNTS
53DShow feelings onstage5 lettersEMOTE
54DCapital of Delaware5 lettersDOVER
55DLift on the slopes4 lettersTBAR
60DFunny in a subtle way3 lettersDRY
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