NYT Crossword December 28 2025 Answers

All 140 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 Alex Eaton-SalnersEdited by Will Shortz“Off Broadway Musicals”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1P2L3A4T5H6S7D8C9A10R11D12L13A14V15S16T17I18G19AISHA20WEARER21EXIT22WRY23ROSET24TASTONE25NEPO26TISM27KNEE28UNITS29A30FT31PARTA32STA33RR34LE35TME36EATITU37P38GEN39O40ME41EJE42CTS43EDU44F45I46ELDTRIP47MOBIUS48S49TRIP50ACTED51ALE52C53BLED54MASTS55TAOS56PLENU57M58ERE59BUS60ARI61PALS62SA63LSA64ERE65C66T67LUL68LABY69SPLIT70REFRAI71N72SEALS73PASTS74BOTS75RNA76BAT77TEN78SP79RATS80PEGS81C82O83SEC84WAT85T86SOBA87GREET88PROLE89TARIA90T91OUT92DOORSY93AER94ENLACE95TREATS96SOB97B98ING99GOL100OW101NOT102R103E104POUND105GOB106CO107L108AS109RAV110I111EINSTE112IN113A114VERAGE115JANES116MEN117ERMA118README119ATONE120USE121LSAT122SENSED123YENTE

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
12ABaths in Bath4 lettersLAVS
16AComedian Notaro3 lettersTIG
21ASign in a theater4 lettersEXIT
22ADroll3 lettersWRY
23ARock of Ages12 lettersROSETTASTONE
27AProp for a proposal4 lettersKNEE
28ACollege credit hours5 lettersUNITS
29AFar from fore3 lettersAFT
31AStarting section5 lettersPARTA
32AFab Four drummer5 lettersSTARR
34A"I can handle that for you"5 lettersLETME
38ASubject of some modern maps6 lettersGENOME
41ABoots out6 lettersEJECTS
44AA Class Act9 lettersFIELDTRIP
47AA Strange Loop11 lettersMOBIUSSTRIP
50APlayed a part5 lettersACTED
51ABaldwin of "30 Rock"4 lettersALEC
53ARan in the rain, perhaps4 lettersBLED
54ABrig pair5 lettersMASTS
55ANew Mexico skiing locale4 lettersTAOS
56AFull legislative assembly6 lettersPLENUM
60AShapiro of public radio3 lettersARI
61ABuds4 lettersPALS
62AChips go-with5 lettersSALSA
64AStraight up5 lettersERECT
67AA Little Night Music7 lettersLULLABY
69ARent5 lettersSPLIT
70AA Chorus Line7 lettersREFRAIN
73APersonal histories5 lettersPASTS
74AAutomatons, informally4 lettersBOTS
75ACell letters3 lettersRNA
76A"___ down the hatches!"6 lettersBATTEN
78ANursery rhyme couple6 lettersSPRATS
80ACribbage markers4 lettersPEGS
81ASine's reciprocal, in trig5 lettersCOSEC
84ABit of power4 lettersWATT
86AJapanese noodle4 lettersSOBA
87AWave to, say5 lettersGREET
88AThe Producers11 lettersPROLETARIAT
91AInto the Woods9 lettersOUTDOORSY
93A___ Lingus3 lettersAER
94AIntertwine6 lettersENLACE
95AHalloween haul6 lettersTREATS
96AIn tears7 lettersSOBBING
99AEschew the high road, say5 lettersGOLOW
101A___ Dame5 lettersNOTRE
104ARepeatedly hit hard5 lettersPOUND
105ADollop3 lettersGOB
106APop group5 lettersCOLAS
109ASitar great Shankar4 lettersRAVI
111AThe Wiz8 lettersEINSTEIN
113AMean Girls12 lettersAVERAGEJANES
116AChess pieces3 lettersMEN
119ADo penance5 lettersATONE
120AApply3 lettersUSE
121AHurdle for a J.D.-to-be4 lettersLSAT
122ABecame aware of6 lettersSENSED
DOWN
1DPlayground area, often4 lettersPARK
2DFearsome felines5 lettersLIONS
3DPlus5 lettersASSET
4D"One of These Nights" band9 lettersTHEEAGLES
5DMakeshift tip collector3 lettersHAT
6DEpitome of graceful beauty4 lettersSWAN
7DArnaz of "I Love Lucy"4 lettersDESI
8DCertain stock holder9 lettersCATTLEPEN
9DCame about5 lettersAROSE
10DKylo ___ of "Star Wars"3 lettersREN
11DGig of a lifetime8 lettersDREAMJOB
12DAdvanced4 lettersLENT
13DGuitar, slangily3 lettersAXE
14DFront-of-the-line credential7 lettersVIPPASS
15DCousin of a mink5 lettersSTOAT
16DCheep trills?8 lettersTWITTERS
17DDodger's comeuppance8 lettersIRSAUDIT
18DIndoor recess locale3 lettersGYM
24DSuper-excited, in slang5 lettersTURNT
26DOne "T" of TNT3 lettersTRI
30DLeast hale8 lettersFEEBLEST
33DFoxx of 1970s TV4 lettersREDD
35DJudge pro ___3 lettersTEM
37DShort boxers, e.g.4 lettersPUPS
39DHow some medicines are taken6 lettersORALLY
42DOldsmobile Cutlass model5 lettersCIERA
44DLike 45-Down's flaw5 lettersFATAL
46DPrima ballerina6 lettersETOILE
49DPolice weapon5 lettersTASER
52DTransition points5 lettersCUSPS
56DBlue Ribbon brand5 lettersPABST
57DIce cream parlor offerings5 lettersMALTS
59DBorscht base5 lettersBEETS
61DClassic theater name6 lettersPALACE
65DLaw, but not order6 lettersCAREER
66DHints6 lettersTINGES
68DWord with record or union5 lettersLABEL
70DGive a twist6 lettersROTATE
71DDownright mean5 lettersNASTY
73DBit of wisdom5 lettersPEARL
77DString-plucking sound5 lettersTWANG
79DSources in etymology9 lettersROOTWORDS
80DProne9 lettersPROSTRATE
81DSome summers, in brief4 lettersCPAS
82DBlack-and-white desserts8 lettersOREOPIES
85DShell filling stations8 lettersTACOBARS
87DBasic programming command4 lettersGOTO
89DChicken pieces7 lettersTENDERS
90DPart of AT&T: Abbr.3 lettersTEL
97DDo a diner job3 lettersBUS
98DGathering of moles5 lettersINTEL
102DContinued interminably5 lettersRANON
105DBuzzing nuisance4 lettersGNAT
107DGlitzy fabric4 lettersLAME
108DLike some cheese4 lettersAGED
110D"Gotcha"4 lettersISEE
111DBlue-necked bird3 lettersEMU
112D"___ Believer"3 lettersIMA
114DFlock formation3 lettersVEE
115DBlue-winged bird3 lettersJAY
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