NYT Crossword December 17 2025 Answers
All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
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1ALock combinations?5 lettersSee answer ›6A___ League4 lettersSee answer ›10ASingle instruction4 lettersSee answer ›14AEnemy W.W. II vessel5 lettersSee answer ›15ATurner of old movies4 lettersSee answer ›16APowerful impulse4 lettersSee answer ›17AGroup of grumps sitting around kvetching?10 lettersSee answer ›19AElmer's nemesis4 lettersSee answer ›20AMeeting, casually4 lettersSee answer ›21AA smartphone has lots of these4 lettersSee answer ›22ACenterpiece of "The Hobbit"5 lettersSee answer ›23ACommunity property pronoun3 lettersSee answer ›25ALike barked orders4 lettersSee answer ›26AAli vs. Frazier, e.g.?15 lettersSee answer ›34AGenre for GloRilla3 lettersSee answer ›35AOfficial mandate6 lettersSee answer ›36AFellow fighter4 lettersSee answer ›37ABrand once known as "Standard Oil Company of Indiana"5 lettersSee answer ›39AMardi Gras day, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›40AWorks on a muffler, say5 lettersSee answer ›41AWelcome figure on Wall Street, unwelcome figure in a china shop4 lettersSee answer ›42ASee 50-Down6 lettersSee answer ›44ATo and ___3 lettersSee answer ›45AWelcome sight on a whale-watching cruise?15 lettersSee answer ›48APoindexter4 lettersSee answer ›49ATV freebie of a sort3 lettersSee answer ›50AEaster Island's country5 lettersSee answer ›52ADark-skinned fruit4 lettersSee answer ›55APieces of advice4 lettersSee answer ›59APrimordial substance4 lettersSee answer ›60APainstakingly explain something ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across10 lettersSee answer ›62ATakes a tour of4 lettersSee answer ›63ACompassionate4 lettersSee answer ›64ATerra ___5 lettersSee answer ›65ADoes the math, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›66APot grower?4 lettersSee answer ›67AH, on the N.Y.S.E.5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DTarot suit associated with the element of water4 lettersSee answer ›2DYamaha product4 lettersSee answer ›3DWhat makes a stud become studious?4 lettersSee answer ›4DFully get6 lettersSee answer ›5DHog's home3 lettersSee answer ›6D"That's a real shame"4 lettersSee answer ›7DSteakhouse order4 lettersSee answer ›8DMarchers in sidewalk cracks4 lettersSee answer ›9DHowl at the moon3 lettersSee answer ›10DChevy S.U.V.8 lettersSee answer ›11DAuthentic10 lettersSee answer ›12DOnes from platypuses have leathery shells4 lettersSee answer ›13DFly by night ... or by day4 lettersSee answer ›18DCompact holder5 lettersSee answer ›22DNeighbor of Ont.3 lettersSee answer ›24DRed carpet hairstyle, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›25DJost's longtime "Weekend Update" co-anchor3 lettersSee answer ›26DFood you might eat wearing a bib5 lettersSee answer ›27DOverplay for the audience5 lettersSee answer ›28DWas the bigger person, say10 lettersSee answer ›29DFollow, as advice5 lettersSee answer ›30DHave faith in5 lettersSee answer ›31DCanines, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›32DMega-5 lettersSee answer ›33DBig name in chicken or boxing5 lettersSee answer ›38D1990s comedy inspired by "Emma"8 lettersSee answer ›40D"Get Smart" bad guys4 lettersSee answer ›42DSuffix with beat or neat3 lettersSee answer ›43DThrow off5 lettersSee answer ›46DStick in the ground?3 lettersSee answer ›47DJust about anything on a string6 lettersSee answer ›50DWith 42-Across, the Mafia4 lettersSee answer ›51DCultivated, in a way4 lettersSee answer ›52DStart a turn in Twister4 lettersSee answer ›53DTime to do without4 lettersSee answer ›54DGary's ___ Towne Tavern (rival bar on "Cheers")4 lettersSee answer ›56DMinuscule amount4 lettersSee answer ›57DShort stroke4 lettersSee answer ›58DBatting avg., e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›60DRocksteady relative3 lettersSee answer ›61D"___ bin ein Berliner"3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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