NYT Crossword December 2 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Tuesday 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 Jonathan BaudeEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2A3S4T5S6E7R8I9C10M11M12A13IMMAD14RATA15BEAM16NOOKS17DIEM18EGGO19ACRE20SOS21E22CLAIR23JOEP24ESCI25LAV26ONE27N28BATE29A30M31S32C33B34STV35AGES36DRAG37LIPSY38NC39AT40HEART41OTOH42ON43CD44ARBYS45DETO46XTEA47ALE48TIS49P50GMOV51I52E53S54O55C56ASIO57IMP58OSLO59COLA60B61ETA62ADLIB63HOOT64ACAI65SKATE66OPT67DOLL68LAMER

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1APosts on a battleship, say5 lettersMASTS
6AComic Idle of Monty Python4 lettersERIC
13A"Grrr!"5 lettersIMMAD
14APro ___ (fairly divided)4 lettersRATA
15ARay of light4 lettersBEAM
16ACozy corners5 lettersNOOKS
20A"Please help!"3 lettersSOS
21ADecadent dessert6 lettersECLAIR
25ABritish "facilities"3 lettersLAV
36AGo on for-ev-er4 lettersDRAG
39ADeep down7 lettersATHEART
45AHerbal remedy in a cleanse8 lettersDETOXTEA
47ABlue Moon, for one3 lettersALE
49AFamily-friendly film fare8 lettersPGMOVIES
54AThe "O" of A.O.C.6 lettersOCASIO
57ALittle devil3 lettersIMP
59AFizzy drink4 lettersCOLA
62AWing it onstage5 lettersADLIB
63ABlast4 lettersHOOT
66AGo (for)3 lettersOPT
67ASweet person4 lettersDOLL
68ANot nearly as cool5 lettersLAMER
DOWN
2DGas brand owned by BP5 lettersAMOCO
4DCriticize unfairly14 lettersTAKEPOTSHOTSAT
5D1960s antiwar grp.3 lettersSDS
6DHospital staffer, for short5 lettersERDOC
9DBrought up the rear8 lettersCAMELAST
12DLove of Spanish?4 lettersAMOR
15DGrey Goose competitor14 lettersBELVEDEREVODKA
22DHairball hacker3 lettersCAT
29DMany a Mideast native4 lettersARAB
31DSuperiors to cpls.4 lettersSGTS
32DOaf4 lettersCLOD
33DWhat spicy food has4 lettersBITE
34DLay eyes on4 lettersSPOT
35DClearasil target4 lettersACNE
38D"Huh, better than I expected"8 lettersNOTSOBAD
40DRing of light4 lettersHALO
43DSee 7-Down7 lettersCAPITAL
46DTop of the hour?3 lettersXII
52DTop-tier5 lettersELITE
53DNot drunk5 lettersSOBER
54DDos cubed4 lettersOCHO
56DFrequently4 lettersALOT
61DPrefix with conscious3 lettersECO
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