NYT Crossword December 26 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Friday 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 Andrew SpoonerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2L3O4W5P6O7K8E9A10B11O12R13T14S15MONEYBAG16LOWART17USHERING18BULGUR19GEODE20GA21MUT22NEO23LILY24NANAS25CALL26YTD27MARDI28CAROL29TACOS30SHROVE31T32I33GHTROP34EWALKER35APIECE36OPINE37BRASH38MOIST39M40O41A42LONE43KENTS44GIFT45EMT46RETRO47PORNO48TIE49DIN50AM51BITION52OSSIFY53CELLMATE54PESETA55ESTEEMED

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
1ADawdler8 lettersSLOWPOKE
9ACuts short6 lettersABORTS
16AKitsch6 lettersLOWART
17ADoing some theater work8 lettersUSHERING
20AWhole kit and caboodle5 lettersGAMUT
24ASome babysitters5 lettersNANAS
27ATuesday, in French5 lettersMARDI
31AOne toeing the line?15 lettersTIGHTROPEWALKER
35AIndividually6 lettersAPIECE
36AEditorialize5 lettersOPINE
37AOverly self-assertive5 lettersBRASH
38ALike a good sponge cake5 lettersMOIST
44AFacility4 lettersGIFT
46ARe-fresh?5 lettersRETRO
48ALinked (with)6 lettersTIEDIN
50ADrive8 lettersAMBITION
53ALife partner, perhaps?8 lettersCELLMATE
55ATreated with respect8 lettersESTEEMED
DOWN
1DHow a supervillain might brag6 lettersSMUGLY
2DFlip6 lettersLOSEIT
3DWaiting for support, maybe6 lettersONHOLD
4DLike untended plots5 lettersWEEDY
5DFuneral ___4 lettersPYRE
6DBroad band?3 lettersOBI
8DCompetition that combines speed with balance15 lettersEGGANDSPOONRACE
9DProfessor Dumbledore5 lettersALBUS
10DContest4 lettersBOUT
13DMr. or Ms. Right8 lettersTRUELOVE
14DBaby sitter?8 lettersSTROLLER
27DStick by a fireplace5 lettersMATCH
28DMantra5 lettersCHANT
29DNearby things5 lettersTHESE
30DLike the pope's guards5 lettersSWISS
34DGreat illustrations8 lettersEPITOMES
38DConnected3 lettersMET
39DSister of Moses6 lettersMIRIAM
40DWorth considering6 lettersOFNOTE
41DMade up6 lettersATONED
44D"Understood?"5 lettersGOTME
46DBig break4 lettersRIFT
47DStack (up)4 lettersPILE
49DCasting need3 lettersDIE
51DShort diner order3 lettersBLT
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