NYT Crossword December 21 2025 Answers

All 143 clues from the Sunday 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 David KwongEdited by Will Shortz“Present Time”

PUZZLE GRID21×22 · SPOILERS HIDDEN

1S2K3I4P5L6A7N8E9S10B11A12M13A14S15O16D17ASH18O19P20TETROMINO21AMIR22PROWLS23EASESINTO24DARN25REMEDY26ANIL27LEE28SUNRO29SES30DMC31MENU32APR33IL34DOLCE35NAH36D37ATA38RI39CARDO40O41VEN42S43P44HERES45APA46PALMO47FFAS48COATS49T50ETON51REBRAND52E53D54IMSOAKE55D56VENT57NOR58ONSALE59OMNI60N61OIR62FANS63ITE64YIN65NETS66CAPE67SETI68THR69U70SABE71STELMO72RHIAN73N74O75N76P77O78P79BAR80CLAY81BIEN82DELI83TOO84KIN85LAYF86LAT87G88REWIN89SHRINK90RAY91AURA92S93BRAVE94CAESAR95CLE96C97HITTER98MUST99VE100S101SELS102HUSH103SUPINE104MENLO105ET106HER107E108S109P110N111ELF112DANCEDAROU113ND114IMS115THEE116ELI117DES118RARE119SKAT120ERATS121YESYES122ONCE123GETOVERIT124ADHERE125WEED126TRANSEPTS

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

ALL CLUES143 CLUES

ACROSS

1ASome Arctic transports9 lettersSKIPLANES

10AS.E.C. football powerhouse, for short4 lettersBAMA

14A1950s hangout with a jukebox8 lettersSODASHOP

20AGame piece made of four squares9 lettersTETROMINO

21A"The Kite Runner" protagonist4 lettersAMIR

22ASkulks6 lettersPROWLS

23AJoins gradually9 lettersEASESINTO

24A"Doggone it!"4 lettersDARN

25ATreatment6 lettersREMEDY

26ABlue colorant obtained from the indigo plant4 lettersANIL

27AWrangler alternative3 lettersLEE

28ABrightly colored Mediterranean flowers8 lettersSUNROSES

30ARap's Run-___3 lettersDMC

31ACourse catalog?4 lettersMENU

32AWhen Aries transitions to Taurus5 lettersAPRIL

34ASweetly, on scores5 lettersDOLCE

35A"I'll pass"3 lettersNAH

36AInput of certain mining4 lettersDATA

38AMontalbán who played Khan in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"7 lettersRICARDO

40ATimer setting4 lettersOVEN

42AAreas of influence7 lettersSPHERES

45AMental health org.3 lettersAPA

46AFraudulently make seem like9 lettersPALMOFFAS

48ACovers completely5 lettersCOATS

49AWyoming peak5 lettersTETON

51ALike a corporation with a new logo, perhaps9 lettersREBRANDED

54AComment from someone caught in the rain8 lettersIMSOAKED

56AYellow avenue in Monopoly7 lettersVENTNOR

58AA bit off, say6 lettersONSALE

59AHyatt alternative4 lettersOMNI

60AHard-boiled genre4 lettersNOIR

62ATheForce.net for "Star Wars," for example7 lettersFANSITE

64ADark side3 lettersYIN

65AFormer big name in browsers8 lettersNETSCAPE

67AU.F.O.-watching org.4 lettersSETI

68ABy way of, informally4 lettersTHRU

70AKemo ___ (the Lone Ranger)4 lettersSABE

71ASailor's patron6 lettersSTELMO

72AFleetwood Mac hit named for a Celtic goddess8 lettersRHIANNON

76ADaddy3 lettersPOP

79AEponymous British financier James ___7 lettersBARCLAY

81ABy saying this you mean well4 lettersBIEN

82AWrap seller4 lettersDELI

83AAdopted, as a pet6 lettersTOOKIN

85AWasn't folded in a suitcase, say7 lettersLAYFLAT

87ADeveloped, as baby teeth6 lettersGREWIN

89ASci-fi miniaturizer9 lettersSHRINKRAY

91AEmanations5 lettersAURAS

93ABoldly face5 lettersBRAVE

94AKind of cipher in which A becomes B, B becomes C, e.g.6 lettersCAESAR

95AGuardians, on a scoreboard3 lettersCLE

96ABit of birdspeak7 lettersCHITTER

98ADamp, mildewy quality4 lettersMUST

99AThey hold water7 lettersVESSELS

102ASilence4 lettersHUSH

103ALying faceup6 lettersSUPINE

104A___ Park, Calif.5 lettersMENLO

105AAir5 lettersETHER

107ADisney subsidiary4 lettersESPN

111AA little help?3 lettersELF

112AEvaded, as a sensitive issue12 lettersDANCEDAROUND

114ASome pings, in brief3 lettersIMS

115A"Fie on ___!" (Shakespearean cry)4 lettersTHEE

116ASkips over6 lettersELIDES

118AFew and far between4 lettersRARE

119ARegulars at parks with ramps, informally9 lettersSKATERATS

121AReply after having one's memory jogged6 lettersYESYES

122ASome time ago4 lettersONCE

123A"What's done is done!"9 lettersGETOVERIT

124AStick (to)6 lettersADHERE

125AGarden interloper4 lettersWEED

126AChurch parts crossing naves9 lettersTRANSEPTS

DOWN

1DMake furious5 lettersSTEAM

2D"The Family Circus" cartoonist Bil ___5 lettersKEANE

3DTennis line judge's ruling5 lettersITSIN

4DDuke Ellington classic with the lyric "That was my heart serenading you"14 lettersPRELUDETOAKISS

5DWest side of L.A.?3 lettersLOS

6D"Is there still time for me to join you?"7 lettersAMILATE

7D51 to the hour8 lettersNINEPAST

8DStage direction5 lettersENTER

9DPhillipa of Broadway3 lettersSOO

10DGrammy winner Erykah4 lettersBADU

11D___ Gorman, "The Hill We Climb" poet6 lettersAMANDA

12DCopy6 lettersMIRROR

13DIced-tea-and-lemonade refreshments13 lettersARNOLDPALMERS

14DSpending romp5 lettersSPREE

15DOutput of certain mining4 lettersORES

16DCounterpart of a sub3 lettersDOM

17DFast start?12 lettersASHWEDNESDAY

18DFather, familiarly6 lettersOLDMAN

19DMentally overpower, with "out"5 lettersPSYCH

28DLike most moccasins6 lettersSLIPON

29DGreat Dane of cartoons, informally5 lettersSCOOB

33DMore livid6 lettersIRATER

37DKeister, in Leicester4 lettersARSE

39D2015 chart-topping hit for the Weeknd14 lettersCANTFEELMYFACE

40DSymbolic for its time7 lettersOFANERA

41DShoe company with an iconic checkerboard design4 lettersVANS

42DDescendant5 lettersSCION

43DApple: Fr.5 lettersPOMME

44DIs without5 lettersHASNT

47DRabid in appearance8 lettersFROTHING

50DWoman's nickname that sounds like two letters4 lettersEVIE

51DRice-A-___4 lettersRONI

52D"Borderlands" director ___ Roth3 lettersELI

53DHiding place3 lettersDEN

55DGene pools?8 lettersDNABANKS

57DOrg. with its own alphabet4 lettersNATO

61DAbbr. not found on most smartphones4 lettersOPER

63D"Aren't ___ lucky one?!"4 lettersITHE

66DIt has a lot of secretaries7 lettersCABINET

67DShirt collar stiffener4 lettersSTAY

69DWhere to find six "presents" in this puzzle?12 lettersUNDERTHETREE

71DKnock ’em dead4 lettersSLAY

72DCoolidge who sang the theme for "Octopussy"4 lettersRITA

73DJust getting started with5 lettersNEWAT

74DGreen shade5 lettersOLIVE

75DWhat Joe Montana was in the '80s5 lettersNINER

76DA TD scores six of these3 lettersPTS

77D"Fancy, that!"3 lettersOOH

78DPrickly denizen of coral reefs13 lettersPORCUPINEFISH

80DFamed lawyer in the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial14 lettersCLARENCEDARROW

81DMost minimal6 lettersBAREST

84DSome Korean exports4 lettersKIAS

86DCalmed deceptively6 lettersLULLED

88DBaseball slugger's stat4 lettersRBIS

90DBird used to deliver messages on "Game of Thrones"5 lettersRAVEN

92DBlueprints8 lettersSCHEMATA

97DAuthor Zora Neale ___7 lettersHURSTON

98DNoodled on, with "over"6 lettersMULLED

100DGirlfriend in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"6 lettersSLOANE

101DInformant6 lettersSOURCE

103D"Ta-ta!"5 lettersSEEYA

104DTricky pool shot5 lettersMASSE

106DSomeone enjoying a walk in the park5 lettersHIKER

108DMentally with it5 lettersSHARP

109D___ four5 lettersPETIT

110DFits one inside the other5 lettersNESTS

112DPorcine : pigs :: cervine : ___4 lettersDEER

113DEssential4 lettersNEED

117DIt might be good for a change3 lettersDYE

119DOne who knows the drill?: Abbr.3 lettersSGT

120DTeslas, e.g., for short3 lettersEVS

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