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NYT Crossword December 16 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Jason ReichEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ALibrary acquisition4 lettersSee answer ›5AInsta and Snap4 lettersSee answer ›9AStart5 lettersSee answer ›14ARoughly equivalent (to)4 lettersSee answer ›15AHomie4 lettersSee answer ›16AMaine-to-Florida hwy.5 lettersSee answer ›17AWhat shares a key with "(" on a keyboard4 lettersSee answer ›18AReason to buy a magazine, perhaps10 lettersSee answer ›20AHockey feints5 lettersSee answer ›22ALike someone who knows everything about a niche subject, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›23APrefix with cache or tag3 lettersSee answer ›24APerson in hot pants?4 lettersSee answer ›26AName on a prestigious award5 lettersSee answer ›28AIt may be blond or pale3 lettersSee answer ›31ADisgusting5 lettersSee answer ›33AC-suite types5 lettersSee answer ›36ALast stop before security, often8 lettersSee answer ›38AWords of communal support6 lettersSee answer ›39ATexter's "Then again …"4 lettersSee answer ›40AGroundbreaking 1988 Japanese animated action film5 lettersSee answer ›42AOrchestra-tuning instrument4 lettersSee answer ›43ANegligent6 lettersSee answer ›45ATurnabout, they say8 lettersSee answer ›47ATiny amount5 lettersSee answer ›48APay taxes via the internet5 lettersSee answer ›49AAir traveler's info3 lettersSee answer ›50ADrinks served at fountains5 lettersSee answer ›52AGovt. IDs4 lettersSee answer ›54ADown Under land: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›56AComputer acronym since the 1960s5 lettersSee answer ›58AInventor Nikola5 lettersSee answer ›62AThe IBM Simon Personal Communicator is considered the world's first one10 lettersSee answer ›65ACouple, in gossip4 lettersSee answer ›66A"Aw, shucks!"5 lettersSee answer ›67ADecorative pitcher4 lettersSee answer ›68AWacky4 lettersSee answer ›69ALords' lands5 lettersSee answer ›70ATells (on)4 lettersSee answer ›71AAfter 1-Across, shelf accessories … or what can be placed "around" the halves of 18-, 36-, 45- and 62-Across to make new phrases?4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DGenesis or Yes4 lettersSee answer ›2DMany a character in "The Grapes of Wrath"4 lettersSee answer ›3DBarnyard sound4 lettersSee answer ›4DPrepare to be knighted5 lettersSee answer ›5DEpitome of simplicity3 lettersSee answer ›6DGenre for Genesis or Yes, informally8 lettersSee answer ›7DLead (the way)4 lettersSee answer ›8DGlossy finishes6 lettersSee answer ›9DActive and enthusiastic sort7 lettersSee answer ›10DApprox.3 lettersSee answer ›11DEasily found on the internet, say10 lettersSee answer ›12DMemo heading4 lettersSee answer ›13DGrammy-winning R&B artist whose stage name is said to have been inspired by "The Matrix"4 lettersSee answer ›19DGolden Age studio known for many Astaire/Rogers films3 lettersSee answer ›21DYou might heave a big one4 lettersSee answer ›25DPlaces5 lettersSee answer ›27DMike in "Breaking Bad," for example5 lettersSee answer ›28DCancel, as a space launch5 lettersSee answer ›29DProcrastinator's mantra5 lettersSee answer ›30DWhat someone seeking validation might need10 lettersSee answer ›32DShallow boat with a square stern5 lettersSee answer ›34DNeighbor of a Slovene5 lettersSee answer ›35D"Take it easy!"5 lettersSee answer ›37DBrother to Groucho5 lettersSee answer ›38DMournful cries5 lettersSee answer ›41DOne in a box at the theater?8 lettersSee answer ›44DTranquilizes7 lettersSee answer ›46DPenalty in Monopoly4 lettersSee answer ›48DArtist known for his "impossible staircases"6 lettersSee answer ›51DSymbol of divine authority in hieroglyphics3 lettersSee answer ›53DGrab control of5 lettersSee answer ›54DWords before a date4 lettersSee answer ›55DTentative greeting4 lettersSee answer ›57DThe Hawkeye State4 lettersSee answer ›59DShow extreme fandom for, in slang4 lettersSee answer ›60DGive temporarily4 lettersSee answer ›61DRyan and Adams of Hollywood4 lettersSee answer ›63DWhistle blower or flag thrower3 lettersSee answer ›64DHosp. hot spots3 lettersSee answer ›
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