NYT Crossword December 23 2025 Answers

All 75 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 Nathan HaleEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1N2C3I4S5A6D7E8P9T10S11A12V13E14CASH15MINOR16CLIP17OTTO18SABRE19OLGA20CHO21COLATE22COIN23KHAKI24UNI25APNE26A27EAT28C29UPCA30KE31FTC32MIS33HAP34AS35TUTE36PROUDO37F38STAINED39CAND40YCORN41T42A43SK44NEO45E46T47C48H49USE50S51AYSW52H53O54USA55STE56PUP57AN58DCUT59CHRIST60M61A62SCOOKIE63AMEN64LASIK65VETO66NADA67YELPS68EDEN

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

ALL CLUES75 CLUES
ACROSS
5AHighly capable5 lettersADEPT
10ACtrl+S command4 lettersSAVE
16AShort video4 lettersCLIP
20AClassic Hanukkah treat13 lettersCHOCOLATECOIN
23ABrownish-yellow fabric5 lettersKHAKI
25ASleeper's breathing problem5 lettersAPNEA
28AClassic classroom party treat7 lettersCUPCAKE
32AUnfortunate accident6 lettersMISHAP
34AClever6 lettersASTUTE
36AHighly pleased about7 lettersPROUDOF
38AColored, as church glass7 lettersSTAINED
39AClassic Halloween treat9 lettersCANDYCORN
41AIt's part of the job4 lettersTASK
44APrefix with classic3 lettersNEO
45ACarve4 lettersETCH
49ATake advantage of3 lettersUSE
50A"Where'd you hear that?"7 lettersSAYSWHO
55ATake responsibility6 lettersSTEPUP
57ACry from a movie director6 lettersANDCUT
59AClassic Yuletide treat15 lettersCHRISTMASCOOKIE
63APrayer ender4 lettersAMEN
65AReject, as a bill4 lettersVETO
66ANothing, in Nogales4 lettersNADA
67ACries out5 lettersYELPS
68ABiblical garden4 lettersEDEN
DOWN
1DSgt. or cpl.3 lettersNCO
2DGo off a ski jump, say8 lettersCATCHAIR
3D"Oh, really?"8 lettersISTHATSO
5DPlayground retort4 lettersAMSO
6D1990s internet option6 lettersDIALUP
7DWith all judges present6 lettersENBANC
9DAspen or pine4 lettersTREE
10DReporter's big get5 lettersSCOOP
11DJust for grins8 lettersALLINFUN
26DNailed, as a test4 lettersACED
29D"Once ___ a time …"4 lettersUPON
33D___ Finn4 lettersHUCK
38DFlat-bottomed boat4 lettersSCOW
40D"That's correct!"3 lettersYES
41DResident of Pisa or Lucca6 lettersTUSCAN
43DGet more than a little mad6 lettersSEERED
48DMake negative remarks about6 lettersHATEON
51DIn a fitting way5 lettersAPTLY
58DSign of peace4 lettersDOVE
62DDrink slowly3 lettersSIP
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