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NYT Crossword December 22 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Monday 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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ALL CLUES76 CLUES
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1ADeep sleeps5 lettersSee answer ›6AHigh-speed Amtrak train5 lettersSee answer ›11AWord with punching or sleeping3 lettersSee answer ›14AOne of a battery's poles5 lettersSee answer ›15AOlder but ___5 lettersSee answer ›16AUnder the weather3 lettersSee answer ›17ASaxophone, trumpet, piano and bass, perhaps11 lettersSee answer ›19ADay-___ paint3 lettersSee answer ›20A"Garfield" dog4 lettersSee answer ›21A"It's freezing!"3 lettersSee answer ›22ATypical "Survivor" locales5 lettersSee answer ›24ARapper ___ Uzi Vert3 lettersSee answer ›25AYoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, for two11 lettersSee answer ›28AFish that may have an electric charge3 lettersSee answer ›29AStammering sounds3 lettersSee answer ›30AIndignation7 lettersSee answer ›31AWhat each U.S. senator represents5 lettersSee answer ›33ARaggedy ___3 lettersSee answer ›34ABreyers competitor4 lettersSee answer ›35ASome exams allow them9 lettersSee answer ›39ACops, slangily4 lettersSee answer ›42ARode the bench3 lettersSee answer ›43AYoga pose5 lettersSee answer ›47AEnjoying great success7 lettersSee answer ›49AWhat electric cars don't use3 lettersSee answer ›51ALike a 49-Across gauge that's near "Empty"3 lettersSee answer ›52AOverly fussy11 lettersSee answer ›54ABit of forensic evidence3 lettersSee answer ›55APink ___ (rock band)5 lettersSee answer ›56ASinger DiFranco3 lettersSee answer ›57ABill4 lettersSee answer ›58AMideast export3 lettersSee answer ›59ACheat … or a punny hint to the four sets of circled letters11 lettersSee answer ›63AFrench "a"3 lettersSee answer ›64AHearing-related5 lettersSee answer ›65APlaywright Chekhov5 lettersSee answer ›66AKind of lamp that's energy-efficient3 lettersSee answer ›67AEasily irritated5 lettersSee answer ›68ARomeo and Juliet, agewise5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DPersuades with flattery7 lettersSee answer ›2DDoing keto, perhaps7 lettersSee answer ›3DCreator of Firefox and Thunderbird7 lettersSee answer ›4DWoodworking tool4 lettersSee answer ›5DOrderly arrangement: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›6DOscars and Grammys, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›7DWispy clouds5 lettersSee answer ›8DApprox.3 lettersSee answer ›9DHarper ___, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird"3 lettersSee answer ›10DMonet or Manet6 lettersSee answer ›11DDon't blow it!7 lettersSee answer ›12DReaction to pollen, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›13DShiny coatings7 lettersSee answer ›18DLyft competitor4 lettersSee answer ›23DHeart attack risk factor6 lettersSee answer ›25DCherokee maker4 lettersSee answer ›26D"The kissing disease"4 lettersSee answer ›27DEm, to Dorothy4 lettersSee answer ›32DFoot, in baby talk6 lettersSee answer ›33DWord after fire or carpenter3 lettersSee answer ›36DActor Morales4 lettersSee answer ›37DDrug agent, informally4 lettersSee answer ›38D"No sweat!"4 lettersSee answer ›39DBall batted up and behind the catcher, say7 lettersSee answer ›40DLength of a pithy joke7 lettersSee answer ›41DReleased from jail early7 lettersSee answer ›44DPasta preference7 lettersSee answer ›45DNine-sided figure7 lettersSee answer ›46DStirs from sleep7 lettersSee answer ›48DIs over by6 lettersSee answer ›49DWith a light touch6 lettersSee answer ›50DSuffix with problem4 lettersSee answer ›53DGold standard5 lettersSee answer ›57DScourge4 lettersSee answer ›60DShade of color3 lettersSee answer ›61DSurgery sites, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›62DBeanie or bowler3 lettersSee answer ›
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