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NYT Crossword December 29 2025 Answers

All 78 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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ACROSS
1ALife story, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›4AThe "S" of NASA5 lettersSee answer ›9AWhere Shrek lives5 lettersSee answer ›14AKerfuffle3 lettersSee answer ›15AOuter limits5 lettersSee answer ›16AThey're contained within books5 lettersSee answer ›17AIs severely underpaid15 lettersSee answer ›20AAndean animal with a long neck5 lettersSee answer ›21AEarth goddess4 lettersSee answer ›22ACondé ___ (magazine publisher)4 lettersSee answer ›23A"Tsk! Tsk!"5 lettersSee answer ›25AHumorist Bombeck4 lettersSee answer ›27AMotown or RCA11 lettersSee answer ›32AParticular place4 lettersSee answer ›35AStephen of "V for Vendetta"3 lettersSee answer ›36ACountry that contains the southern slope of Mount Everest5 lettersSee answer ›38AChicago trains3 lettersSee answer ›39ASeating area for 12 peers7 lettersSee answer ›42APiece of Grubhub info, for short3 lettersSee answer ›43AStringed instrument that rests on the ground5 lettersSee answer ›45ATin Man's need3 lettersSee answer ›46ALike the Mariana Trench4 lettersSee answer ›47AWorks that are heard rather than read11 lettersSee answer ›51ASister of Meg, Jo and Amy in "Little Women"4 lettersSee answer ›52AGives the ax5 lettersSee answer ›55ASoaks (up)4 lettersSee answer ›58APuppy sounds4 lettersSee answer ›61AFundamental belief5 lettersSee answer ›63ADescription for an ideal partner … or what the ends of 17-, 27-, 39- and 47-Across create?15 lettersSee answer ›66APut on TV5 lettersSee answer ›67AMolars and canines5 lettersSee answer ›68ASignal for an actor to go onstage3 lettersSee answer ›69APumpkin, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›70A"Alas ..."5 lettersSee answer ›71ATV's "___ Lasso"3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DCry like a baby4 lettersSee answer ›2DAdmired figures5 lettersSee answer ›3DBattle cry of the U.S. Marine Corps5 lettersSee answer ›4DKind of bagel6 lettersSee answer ›5DMany a PC file3 lettersSee answer ›6DReally eager4 lettersSee answer ›7DActor Michael of "Arrested Development"4 lettersSee answer ›8DCaught sight of6 lettersSee answer ›9DPlace to be pampered3 lettersSee answer ›10D1996 #1 hit for the Spice Girls7 lettersSee answer ›11DWater, in Colombia4 lettersSee answer ›12DTeam that plays at Citi Field4 lettersSee answer ›13D"Over here!"4 lettersSee answer ›18DOnetime retail chain giant5 lettersSee answer ›19D___ Grey tea4 lettersSee answer ›24DVery light brown4 lettersSee answer ›26DTail-less cat4 lettersSee answer ›28DAbove, in poetry3 lettersSee answer ›29DSynthetic fiber5 lettersSee answer ›30DFencing sword4 lettersSee answer ›31DNot on time4 lettersSee answer ›32D"Gimme a ___!"3 lettersSee answer ›33DCommoner4 lettersSee answer ›34DNorway's capital4 lettersSee answer ›37DTwo lengths of a pool3 lettersSee answer ›39DWhat a punch line may end4 lettersSee answer ›40DPart of a drill assembly or comedy routine3 lettersSee answer ›41D"Frozen" snowman4 lettersSee answer ›44DSeafood with claws7 lettersSee answer ›46DJeter in the Baseball Hall of Fame5 lettersSee answer ›48DRushing yards, e.g., informally4 lettersSee answer ›49D"Well, dang it!"6 lettersSee answer ›50DSlightly out of tune6 lettersSee answer ›53DPut into law5 lettersSee answer ›54DMove smoothly to another topic5 lettersSee answer ›55DWithout a date4 lettersSee answer ›56DRiver past Cincinnati4 lettersSee answer ›57DLima's land4 lettersSee answer ›59DTiny canine pest4 lettersSee answer ›60DDrove over the legal limit4 lettersSee answer ›62DTicked (off)4 lettersSee answer ›64DPeculiar3 lettersSee answer ›65DThe Falcons, on a scoreboard3 lettersSee answer ›
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